|
LAMSAS |
1732 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
45 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Royal Oak) |
NC (Royal Oak) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1987 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
College (Some) |
GA (Clayton) |
GA (Clayton) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1403 |
It's something you sure as hell shouldn't ought to have to do. |
shouldn't |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin, in newspaper) |
1981 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
DARE |
873 |
We might could come over to your house if the weather is nice. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
35 |
Unknown |
FL (Pensacola) |
FL (Unknown) |
1966 |
|
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
130 |
I thought y'all may would have some more of them in by now. |
may |
would |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
customer to clerk |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
384 |
They might could be called.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
LA (Lake Charles) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Brandstetter |
1189 |
Well, it might not would bother you, I would guess. |
might not |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
638 |
We used to could get it here.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
85 |
8th grade |
AR (Helena) |
AR (Rondo) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2004 |
If you can't do it there, we may could come there. |
may |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College graduate |
Unknown |
AL (Tuscaloosa) |
c1993 |
Acquaintance to acquaintance. |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1581 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
1 year |
VA (Alsop) |
VA (Alsop) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1828 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
4th grade |
SC (Boyd) |
SC (Boyd) |
1948 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Carr |
1245 |
We might could get the hall over Whittimore’s store, if we fail to get the other one. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
AR (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.3 |
|
|
Feagin |
732 |
They may not can get help on Saturday. |
may not |
can |
|
Male |
White |
65 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
acquaintance |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
226 |
If you like it, I might can sell it. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
480 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
TN (Little Sycamore) |
TN (Little Sycamore) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1923 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77+ |
2 years |
GA (Darien) |
GA (Darien) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1340 |
How is it no one might not would notice that but (woman's name)? |
might not |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
2.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1009 |
Maybe we have a few dollars we might can spend. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
Black |
45 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
MI (Port Huron) |
Television |
1996 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1670 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
35 |
College |
VA (Roanoke) |
VA (Roanoke) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
68 |
I thought it was a good idea, but I might could have been wrong about that. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to group |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Coleman |
1133 |
He might’a ought to’ve told you where to buy the seeds. |
might have |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
574 |
I might would have gone, but it rained.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
Black |
63 |
4th grade and vocational program |
GA (Barnesville) |
GA (Jackson) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
322 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
62 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Milledgeville) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1764 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
81 |
Illiterate |
NC (Moulton) |
NC (Moulton) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Jamaica |
1210 |
Him mus’ can do it.
|
must |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Caribbean (Jamaica) |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
|
1.0 |
|
|
Reed |
1482 |
I might should've used the lint roller. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Seymour) |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
wife to husband |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
668 |
Used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
85 |
Illiterate |
MS (Woodville) |
MS (Lessley) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1519 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
Until age 18 |
PA (Nossville) |
PA (Nossville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
905 |
They should ought to make the rules clear. |
should |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Skipper |
164 |
You might could wear a size three and a half. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College (Some) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
416 |
Might could do that.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
76 |
2 days of school |
TN (Fulton) |
TN (Fulton) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2037 |
We may can go to the lake. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Crossville) |
TN (Crossville) |
2013 |
woman to family |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1420 |
You might could split it between the two Ls. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
UT (Salt Lake City) |
1984 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1421 |
I might could go down to the little town where I was born. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
UT (Salt Lake City) |
1983 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
5 |
I thought I'd ask you and we might could ask Jennifer.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
987 |
Shay’d used to couldn’t sit nur stan’.
|
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Leicester) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1862 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
2-3 months in a winter |
SC (Lower Brownsville) |
SC (Lower Brownsville) |
1948 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
511 |
Maybe I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
68 |
None |
GA (Milledgeville) |
GA (Sparta) |
1970 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
1278 |
We should oughta not do that. |
should |
ought to not |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
Unknown |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Feagin |
765 |
If she had seen ’em, she might could have said who they are.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
259 |
might better
|
might |
better |
|
Male |
White |
74 |
5th grade |
GA (Buford) |
GA (Buford) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1956 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
10th grade |
GA (Lollie) |
GA (Lollie) |
1971 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1371 |
Mrs. [woman's name] said we might not can find it. |
might not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
842 |
That would be nice. Even we might could use it for OAASIS [=a grant project].
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
supervisor to subordinates |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1703 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
41 |
High school |
NC (Manteo) |
NC (Manteo) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
101 |
Could we might stop and get me just a cheeseburger and nothing else? |
could |
might |
|
Male |
White |
16 |
High school student |
SC (Myrtle Beach) |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
son to mother |
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
353 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MS (Trenton) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1158 |
He used to might visit us on Sundays. |
used to |
might |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
607 |
Shouldn't ought to.
|
shouldn't |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
66 |
11th grade |
GA (Decatur) |
GA (Decatur) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1797 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
39 |
Until age 12 |
NC (Sage Creek) |
NC (Sage Creek) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Butters |
1229 |
You might ought to tie that tree from the other side. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
Unknown |
45 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Durhamj) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Reed |
1462 |
Jeff wants to know if we may should have chicken tonight. |
may |
should |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Johnson City) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
701 |
I used to wouldn't mention it.
|
used to |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
31 |
High school and beautician training |
FL (Port Orange) |
FL (Port Orange) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1552 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
70 |
A little private education |
MD (Princess Anne) |
MD (Princess Anne) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
195 |
Well if you can be morally bankrupt, then you must could bank morals. |
must |
could |
|
Male |
White |
60s |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
938 |
He mustnae can do it. |
mustnae |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
449 |
We might could have found it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
85 |
10th grade |
MS (Kosciusko) |
MS (McCool) |
1980 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1892 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
College (Some) |
SC (Winnsboro) |
SC (Winnsboro) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
2062 |
I might would've died, sucking in so much air during a yawn. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
25 |
Graduate School (Master's degree) |
SC (Charleston) |
SC (Columbia) |
2013 |
friend to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1639 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
no information |
VA (Wesley Chapel) |
VA (Wesley Chapel) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
37 |
I thought I might could have a chance to get a ticket. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
College (Some) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
543 |
I might ought to spot-fight them. [fire ants]
|
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
College (1 year) |
MS (Oktibbeha County) |
MS (Oktoc) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1311 |
(You/Y'all) might could sign better. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
teacher to class |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
797 |
Well, I useta could play fairly well.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
10th grade |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
1972 |
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
291 |
I might can do it.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
62 |
High school and business course |
GA (Woodbine) |
GA (Woodbine) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1733 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
60 |
Until age 20 |
NC (Turkey) |
NC (Turkey) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1988 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
A few months |
FL (Fernandina) |
FL (Fernandina) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1404 |
He may will come back down the other side of the street. |
may |
will |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DARE |
874 |
I might could go there tonight. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TN (Perry County) |
|
1954 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Mishoe |
129 |
She said she might wouldn't mind going with us if we had time to wait. |
might |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
woman to group |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
385 |
Might could be.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Marietta) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Brandstetter |
1190 |
Well, it might wouldn’t bother you, I would guess. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
639 |
Used to could buy.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
6th grade and self-educated |
TX (Schulenburg) |
TX (Schulenberg) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Nagle |
2005 |
I may've could have put this pin through it. |
may have |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Myrtle Beach) |
1992 |
Automobile mechanic t customer. |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1582 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
Little education |
VA (Post Oak) |
VA (Post Oak) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1027 |
We might ought to get you in a tub first. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
1993 |
father to son |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1829 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
Rural schools |
SC (Kingstree) |
SC (Kingstree) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Combs |
1246 |
I might could do it. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
KY (Unknown) |
KY (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Feagin |
733 |
Well, I may can catch it [=a bus]. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
15 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Selma) |
early 1970s |
acquaintance |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
227 |
That's what I thought is that we may can carry it. |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
74 |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
481 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
17 |
High school (Graduate) |
TN (Dayton) |
TN (Dayton) |
1971 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1924 |
may could |
may |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
Local schools |
GA (Ridgeville) |
GA (Ridgeville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1341 |
They might would pull out. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
woman to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1010 |
Come on now woman, you might can tell it, but you can't change it. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1994 |
brother to sister |
Written |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1671 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Very little |
VA (Shooting Creek) |
VA (Shooting Creek) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
69 |
They may might overlook a slip here and a slip there, but they aren't going to overlook anything major. |
may |
might |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Graduate school (Some) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Coleman |
1134 |
Mama might’ve would have gone if it hadn’t been raining. |
might've |
would |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.3 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
575 |
He might would.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
71 |
11th grade |
AL (Clanton) |
AL (Clanton) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
323 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
76 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Griffin) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1765 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70+ |
no information |
NC (Bunn) |
NC (Bunn) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1070 |
You might could use a little trim, too. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1996 |
worker to client |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1481 |
We may can make it, if we hurry. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
Black |
20s |
College (Some) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2010 |
stranger |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
669 |
Used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
62 |
College (1 year) |
LA (Slidell) |
LA (Slidell) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1520 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
Sunday school |
PA (Allenwood) |
PA (Allenwood) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
906 |
He used tae widnae let me up the brae. |
used to |
wouldnae |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (West Lothian) |
1979 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
417 |
Might could do that.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
76 |
9th grade |
TX (Pleasant Retreat) |
TX (Tyler) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2038 |
They might would know that one better. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Crossville) |
TN (Crossville) |
2013 |
woman to family |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2039 |
We might ought to get that and give it to [personal name]. |
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Farragut) |
TN (Seymour) |
2012 |
woman to family |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1609 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
107 |
No education |
VA (Messick) |
VA (Messick) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
6 |
Did I put enough money in the meter? You might should go check.
|
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
man to man at lunch |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |