|
COCA |
1084 |
Berisarius suggested, " you might could say that we don't rightly know what he's done to poor Queen Artemisia. Could be he did torture her a little. " |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
1993 |
man to man |
Written |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
2060 |
No ship of greate burdon shall mowe comme ... in the seid Haven. |
shall |
mowe |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1495 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Mishoe |
36 |
People might ought to think about it for a long time. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
18 |
College (Freshman) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to instructor |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Coleman |
1107 |
I should ought to go with him. |
should |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
DiPaolo |
1310 |
But you might could check back in a month or two |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
worker to client |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2191 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
TN |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
322 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
62 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Milledgeville) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2223 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
IN |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Mishoe |
4 |
If you can find the exact same color [of carpet], I might could fix it so it doesn't even show.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
brother to sister |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
986 |
Nobody seems to can understand it. |
seems to |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Leicester) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1370 |
We might can go up there next Saturday. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
|
LAGS |
535 |
You might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
TX (Waco) |
TX (Waco) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
699 |
Used to wouldn't go fishing.
|
used to |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
TX (Waco) |
TX (Waco) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1008 |
Hopefully, before we're gone, we -- we might can make up for some of those wrongs we made along the way. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
High School |
TX (Vidor) |
Television |
1999 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
610 |
Shouldn't ought to.
|
shouldn't |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
College (1 year) |
TX (Victoria) |
TX (Victoria) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
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 |
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 |
|
Fennell |
2012 |
We will might do that. |
will |
might |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
1992 |
Unknown |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Green |
883 |
I really got to thinking that I might ought to hear the good Reverend preach.
|
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
9th grade |
TX (Unknown) |
Unknown |
1967 |
Unknown |
Written |
1.4 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1020 |
They might could; I'm not sure. But they might could. My father (would could) tell you some stori |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
1981 |
Woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1325 |
Q: Can you read Hebrew? A: I might can even read this word |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
man to man |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
1297 |
Could you might come over here for a minute?
|
could |
might |
|
Female |
White |
25 |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (College Station) |
|
|
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
1298 |
Would you might want to let your sister-in-law do that? |
would |
might |
|
Male |
White |
25 |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Houston) |
c1980 |
|
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1329 |
You might could have caught it. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
teacher to class |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
216 |
If it is that close, you might ought to reconsider the issue.
|
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
50s |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TX (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.2 |
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 |
|
DiPaolo |
1302 |
Driver: "Officer, can you tell me where I can get some water for my car?" Security Officer: "Well, you might could get some in this H.E.B. ma'am. But I'm not sure they have... |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
1981 |
man to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1332 |
He might not couldn't refuse. |
might not |
couldn't |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1303 |
We might could do some. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
1981 |
woman on phone |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Park |
898 |
I might can. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
1940 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Park |
899 |
I might could. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
1940 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1305 |
You might check the copy room [Xerox room]. It might could've ended up in there. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
1981 |
worker to client |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DARE |
868 |
They might could tell you where you could buy some whiskey. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Unknown) |
1967 |
interviewee to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Park |
900 |
I used to could |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
1940 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Reed |
1497 |
We might could make the case for that, but wouldn't we be overstating it? |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TX (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
student to class |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Park |
901 |
It might would. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
1940 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1307 |
I was thinking we might could (channel) Lewis in here sometime. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Graduate |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
|
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Park |
902 |
He ought to could. |
ought to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
1940 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1308 |
They might could; I'm not sure. But they might could. My father (would could) tell you some stories |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
|
woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Park |
903 |
She may can. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
1940 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1406 |
Well, he could might do it. |
could |
might |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Graduate |
TX (Tyler) |
TX (Austin) |
|
teacher to student |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1398 |
I might better hurry |
might |
better |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Tyler) |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
sister to sister |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
282 |
I might can.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
27 |
Technical school |
TX (Texarkana) |
TX (Texarkana) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
1299 |
It scared him that he may could’ve been killed yesterday.
|
may |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20 |
Unknown |
TX (southeast) |
TX (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 |
|
LAGS |
312 |
You might can find [it].
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
51 |
7th grade |
TX (Schulenburg) |
TX (San Antonio) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2126 |
must can't |
must |
can't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2127 |
must oughtn't |
must |
oughtn't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2128 |
may can't |
may |
can't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
1280 |
I mightn’t oughta do that. |
mightn't |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
1281 |
You might couldn’t do that.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2130 |
might can SUBJECT |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2131 |
might ought SUBJECT |
might |
ought |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
583 |
I might would.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
Black |
63 |
High school |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (San Antonio) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
1288 |
He must wouldn’t steal, would he? |
must |
wouldn't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.8 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
1290 |
Might ought you to’ve done that? |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
618 |
I used to couldn't stand something like that.
|
used to |
couldn't |
|
Female |
Black |
63 |
High school |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (San Antonio) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
1292 |
You might ought to have done that, mightn’t you? |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.8 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2113 |
might not ought |
might not |
ought |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
1300 |
Might you oughtn’t to have done that?
|
might |
oughtn't to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2083 |
They all might oughta do that. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2114 |
might not could |
might not |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2084 |
They might all oughta do that. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2115 |
might not would |
might not |
would |
|
Male |
White |
2 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2116 |
must not can |
must not |
can |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2117 |
must not ought |
must not |
ought |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2087 |
John might, I think, could do that. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2118 |
must not would |
must not |
would |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2088 |
John might could, I think, do that. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2120 |
might ought not |
might |
ought not |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
506 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
63 |
High school |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (San Antonio) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2121 |
mightn't ought |
mightn't |
ought |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2122 |
might couldn't |
might |
couldn't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2123 |
might couldn't |
might |
couldn't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2092 |
There might've ought've been somebody up there. |
might have |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
d |
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2124 |
might shouldn't |
might |
shouldn't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
1277 |
I might not oughta do that. |
might not |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2125 |
might can't |
might |
can't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
DiPaolo |
1349 |
Well, you might oughta call the police in Taylor and tell them what happened. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Rockdale) |
TX (Rockdale) |
|
man to woman (on phone) |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1320 |
I wonder if we might could put together an ordinance. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
35 |
College Graduate |
TX (Port Neches) |
TX (Austin, television) |
1982 |
councilman to council |
Spoken |
1.4 |
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 |
|
LAGS |
675 |
You used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
76 |
9th grade |
TX (Pleasant Retreat) |
TX (Tyler) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
502 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
66 |
8th grade |
TX (Pine Flat) |
TX (Pine Flat) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
706 |
I used to wouldn't think I'd ever drink instant coffee, but I do. |
used to |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
College (1 year) |
TX (Palestine) |
TX (Palestine) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
310 |
She might can tell you.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
8th grade plus business course |
TX (Noonday) |
TX (Marshall) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
479 |
I might could help you.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
TX (Noonday) |
TX (Marshall) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |