|
Feagin |
791 |
And Glen said, "Mama, you might otta get you one."
|
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
8th grade |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
1972 |
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1016 |
And anything that you see that might would help the police, call and let it be known. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
SC (Union) |
Television |
1994 |
man during press conference |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
284 |
An owl might can see in the dark.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
63 |
High school |
GA (Sardis) |
GA (Hartwell) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
974 |
An dan, wi baid een staandin wide, Sae noucht could can ta pass me.
|
could |
can to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Shetland) |
|
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
COCA |
1040 |
Allie knew enough students and wanted to meet someone a little older and more mature. Someone totally different. That's what Allie was looking forward to: meeting guys who didn't say things... |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
2011 |
omniscient narrator |
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Elsman |
825 |
All third graders might not ... would have as much as fourth grade. |
might not |
would |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
employee to coworkers and supervisors |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1102 |
Aiblins when auld Dick gees o’er the post The youth himself may can to rule the rost. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
Scotland (Unknown) |
1768 |
|
Written |
1.2 |
|
|
Scotland |
960 |
Aiblins a new Scottish braidcastin authority micht can redd oot aw the foreign cockapentie pronunciations sae we ca keep oor ain hamelt Scottish vowels afore they aw disappear like a snaw aff a dyke. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
England |
2057 |
After the discrecyon of myne Executors as þe shal mow seme most ... expedient (OED).
|
shal |
mowe |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1449 |
|
Written |
1.3 |
|
|
COCA |
1072 |
Actually we might could have, because over the years we've been such good customers for Discover that they've kept raising our limit as we've kept approaching it. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1996 |
interior monologue |
Written |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1399 |
A: Do you know the roads out of here? B: No. A: We may better get a map. |
may |
better |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
On airplane to Austin TX |
|
woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
2028 |
A'll noa can gawn dhu-moarn (I won't be able to go to-morrow). |
will no |
can |
|
|
White |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland |
Scotland |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Jamaica |
1209 |
A [=I] should can find some. |
should |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Caribbean (Jamaica) |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
COCA |
1021 |
A sailor went by on his way up the ladder of the forecastle, and said to me, "You might ought to go below." |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
2009 |
man to man |
Written |
1.q |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
653 |
A man used to could raise a family fairly well.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
48 |
High school equivalent and 2 years trade school |
LA (Ville Platte) |
LA (Ville Platte) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
241 |
A heap of words could might be said.
|
could |
might |
|
Male |
White |
69 |
8th grade |
GA (Gough) |
GA (Gough) |
1970 |
male to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1172 |
A good machine clipper would could do it in half a day. |
would |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1312 |
A few pointers that you might could use... |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
teacher to class |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
England |
2044 |
... þatt mannkinn shollde muʒhenn wel Upp cumenn inntill heoffne.
|
shollde |
muʒhenn |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1200 |
|
Written |
|
|
|
England |
2050 |
... þai sall noght mow stand. |
sall |
mow |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1345 |
|
Written |
|
|
|
Elsman |
832 |
... what the general public might would find acceptable. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
169 |
... what else you may can do. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
NY (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1005 |
... the deep truth that God never gives you more than you can handle. So, I must can handle it and learn from this experience. |
must |
can |
|
Female |
White |
40 |
Unknown |
LA (Shreveport) |
Radio |
1998 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
839 |
... that might could be changed. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
employee to supervisor |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
2053 |
... tanne i schal mow truliche sey ... the wordes þat be writen in holi writ.
|
schal |
mow |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1400 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
COCA |
1069 |
... But you don't ever know what might could happen. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
1998 |
unknown |
Written |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
821 |
... but he might could show us today. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
853 |
... anything that looks like we might need it, we might better put aside ...
|
might |
better |
|
Female |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
865 |
... 'cause he might would have a chance. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
740 |
.. to find a doctor that might can do something. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
acquaintance |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
764 |
.. might could ... |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
|
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 |
|
DiPaolo |
1408 |
(woman's name) oughta could answer my questions although I didn't do so well. |
oughta |
could |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Henderson) |
TX (Henderson,) |
|
man to woman |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1333 |
(girl's name), could you might find you a place somewhere? |
could |
might |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
College Graduate |
TX (west) |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
teacher to student |
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Harris |
1237 |
'Scuse me for buttin’ in ... You want postcards of blues musicians, you may could get ’em at that ... There’s that tourist place the corner of Beale there. |
may |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Memphis) |
|
[Elderly Caucasian Southern man, gratuitously, to a mother and her son (apparently northerners) outside the Peabody Hotel in Memphis. |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1301 |
'If he would get out from behind his pulpit and do some recruiting, he might could find somebody who can kick. Franklin said. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
22 |
College Graduate |
KY (Princeton) |
Newspaper |
1978 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1029 |
"You used to couldn't talk to him about history," Napier says. |
used to |
couldn't |
|
Male |
White |
54 |
Graduate school (Law degree) |
SC (Blenheim) |
Newspaper |
2001 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1068 |
"We might could start being famous, Fike, " Eldon said. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1998 |
man to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1028 |
"Might ought to tune this thing," he'd say. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
1990 |
man to man (with audience) |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DARE |
875 |
"might could" = pasttense of "may can" |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
KY (central southern) |
|
c1960 |
|
|
|
|
|
COCA |
1083 |
" Well, " he replied cautiously, " What if they are? I suppose I might could perhaps have seen one of them before. " |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1993 |
man to man |
Written |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1075 |
" Might could be out' er, " she said. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1995 |
woman to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1081 |
" Just out? " he half mimicked. " Out where? You think you might could tell me? " |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1993 |
man to woman |
Written |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1061 |
" It all boils down to will it be profitable, " he said. " It might could pay off, but I don't think so. " |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
Newspaper |
2003 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1065 |
" I might could be subject to get [a] call of nature, " Gary Lee Stringer said from his cot. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1998 |
man to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1064 |
" I expect to see a picture of us with him might could be in newspapers in Memphis and New Orleans, " C. Moorman said. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1998 |
man to man |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1082 |
You go on down to the next house down. Yella house sits back from the road. Real old man, he sits in the yard. He might could tell you. He's ninety-eight. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1993 |
woman to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Dumas |
1138 |
We may can do it better. |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Unknown |
AR (Unknown) |
AR (Unknown) |
1987 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
COCA |
1055 |
Might could be. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
2004 |
friend to friend |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1018 |
If your preacher has more cars than Donald Trump, you might should shop around for a new church. |
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Graduate school (Law degree) |
TX (Unknown) |
Television |
1996 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1030 |
I used to couldn't eat enough and now I just eat because I feel hungry. |
used to |
couldn't |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Television |
1997 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.8 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
849 |
I think it may would be a good idea. |
may |
would |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
employee to supervisor and subordinates |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1085 |
I could see what might could be slightly objectionable to some people. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Atlanta) |
Newspaper |
1993 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1066 |
He would be deputy to Marice's uncle until the sheriff died or retired, and then it might could be he would win his own election to sheriff. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1998 |
narrator |
Written |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Hern.&S |
2027 |
He may might must can sing. |
may |
might |
must can |
|
Black |
Unknown |
Doctoral student at Emory University at time of interview |
IL (Chicago) |
IL (Chicago) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2190 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
AL |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2191 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
TN |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2192 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
CA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2193 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
TX |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2194 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
AL |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2195 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
AL |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2196 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
VA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2197 |
|
may |
will |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
MD |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2198 |
|
may |
will |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
OH |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2199 |
|
may |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
AL |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2200 |
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
CA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2201 |
|
may |
can |
|
Female |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
FL |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2202 |
|
may |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
SC |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2203 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
SC |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2204 |
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
VA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2205 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
AL |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2206 |
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2207 |
|
may |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
NY |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2208 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
SC |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2209 |
|
might |
will |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
WI |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2210 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
KY |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2211 |
|
might |
will |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
MD |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2212 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
NC |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2213 |
|
may |
will |
|
Female |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
MA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2214 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
AL |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2215 |
|
may |
should |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
IN |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2216 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
SC |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2217 |
|
may |
can |
|
Female |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2218 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
FL |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2219 |
|
may |
will |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
SC |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2220 |
|
may |
will |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
SC |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2222 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
IN |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2223 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
IN |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2224 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
IN |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2225 |
|
may |
would |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
MI |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2226 |
|
may |
will |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2227 |
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2228 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2229 |
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2230 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
VA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2231 |
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2232 |
|
may |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
IN |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2233 |
|
may |
can |
|
Female |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2234 |
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2235 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
TX |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |