|
Mishoe |
96 |
I thought you said we might could get some candy? |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
son to mother |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
516 |
Might could say it.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
47 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
AL (Piedmont) |
AL (Piedmont) |
1980 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
770 |
At one time I might coulda helped you.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
50 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
264 |
I might can do it.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
Black |
45 |
Junior high school |
GA (Savannah) |
GA (Savannah) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1893 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
College (Some) |
SC (Winnsboro) |
SC (Winnsboro) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1640 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
65 |
Until age 16 |
VA (Evergreen) |
VA (Evergreen) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Coleman |
1109 |
Pearl can might cook supper. |
can |
might |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
358 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
40 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MS (Soso) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
612 |
That shouldn't oughtn't to be.
|
shouldn't |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1734 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
no information |
NC (Clinton) |
NC (Clinton) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1989 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
69 |
8th grade |
FL (Mandarin) |
FL (Mandarin) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1405 |
C & F can might be classified together. |
can |
might |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
20s |
College |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1978 |
student to teacher |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DARE |
875 |
"might could" = pasttense of "may can" |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
KY (central southern) |
|
c1960 |
|
|
|
|
|
Brandstetter |
1191 |
They might not could adapt it for use in their classes. |
might not |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Mishoe |
32 |
Could I might possibly bother you for a minute? |
could |
might |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Graduate school (Some) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to student |
Spoken |
2.0 |
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 |
|
Montgomery |
200 |
We might ought to bring it up just so we can think about it. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
454 |
Might could have helped me.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
66 |
9th grade |
LA (St. James Par) |
LA (New Orleans) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2006 |
I'll tell you what you might can do. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
40 |
College (Some) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
1994 |
Acquaintance to acquaintance. |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1583 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
Little education |
VA (Post Oak) |
VA (Post Oak) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1830 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
Private tutor |
SC (Kingstree) |
SC (Kingstree) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1247 |
He might could see you today. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
Mishoe |
134 |
Supper may will get cold before you finish playing with your building blocks. |
may |
will |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
grandmother to grandson |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
548 |
Might have used to.
|
might have |
used to |
|
Male |
White |
50 |
College (2 years) |
GA (Atlanta) |
GA (Atlanta) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
802 |
I had a sister-in-law that useta could make the best biscuits! |
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
9th grade |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
1972 |
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
296 |
Might can.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
Black |
42 |
High school (Graduate) |
TX (Dallas) |
TX (Dallas) |
1975 |
Unknown |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1925 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
58 |
Governess and 1 year boarding school |
GA (Valona) |
GA (Valona) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1342 |
Would you might wanna wait till the eight o'clock flight, when it's cheaper? |
would |
might |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Dallas) |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
sister to sister |
Spoken |
2.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2094 |
In the past, an ocean voyage might could be very dangerous. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
32 |
College Student |
TX (Matagorda City) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
DiPaolo |
1343 |
That room has two beds. Now I don't know that they might would let you use that little refrigerator, but you have to check with them. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.8 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2095 |
That I might could have done that yesterday surprised me. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
COCA |
1012 |
Research from the University of Rochester suggests the blue dye such as the stuff that's used in M&Ms may could help, perhaps, prevent paralysis. |
may |
could |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
IL (Lansing) |
Television |
2009 |
broadcaster to audience |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1673 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
79 |
Reads little; can't write |
VA (Floyd P.O.) |
VA (Floyd P.O.) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Coleman |
1135 |
He may should have gone. |
may |
should |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
391 |
He might could carry you to the doctor.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
85 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Jonesboro) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
645 |
I used to could remember. |
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
8th grade |
FL (Point Washington) |
FL (Point Washington) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1767 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
Illiterate |
NC (Oxford P.O.) |
NC (Oxford P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
1432 |
So she might've could driven that truck of yours. |
might've |
could |
|
Male |
White |
11 |
Elementary School |
TX (Lamesa) |
TX (Lamesa) |
1980 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1522 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
40 |
Until age 19 |
PA (Independence) |
PA (Independence) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
908 |
He would could do it if he tried. |
would |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Mishoe |
65 |
You might could possibly help me. I don't know. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
customer to clerk |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
739 |
If you hear of anything we might can do, please let us know. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
50s |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
MS (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
acquaintance |
Spoken |
3.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
233 |
I have a question that y'all might can answer about WordPerfect. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
NC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
487 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
55 |
High school (Graduate) |
AL (Montevallo) |
AL (Montevallo) |
1970 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2040 |
If that comes in a can, I might could do it. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Farragut) |
TN (Seymour) |
2012 |
woman to family |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1610 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
107 |
No education |
VA (Messick) |
Messick VA |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
990 |
He used couldn’t. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Warwick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1864 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Sunday school |
SC (Hartsville) |
SC (Hartsville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
Skipper |
161 |
We might could work something out. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
581 |
I might would.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
Black |
66 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
MS (Jackson) |
MS (Jackson) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1958 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
High school |
GA (Fort Valley) |
GA (Fort Valley) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1373 |
If you can think of someone you might can sell some to... |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
volunteer to person |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
844 |
We might could do a cognitive lab at the end. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
supervisor to subordinates |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1705 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
39 |
Until age 17 |
NC (Tiny Oak) |
NC (Tiny Oak) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
1160 |
Did they use to would drink black coffee late at night? |
used to |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
Mishoe |
1 |
I thought you might could help me.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
Customer to clerk |
Spoken |
1.4 |
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 |
|
Skipper |
169 |
... what else you may can do. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
NY (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
423 |
I might could do that.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Graduate school (Law degree) |
AR (Fayetteville) |
AR (Fayetteville) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1799 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
41 |
2 years |
NC (Tobaccoville) |
NC (Tobaccoville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
F&B |
1230 |
These supporting ideas may could have been put into separate paragraphs. |
may |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
College (Student at time of interview) |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1554 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
42 |
Until age 14 |
MD (Wellington) |
MD (Wellington) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
940 |
He should no can come. |
should no |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
Mishoe |
97 |
I thought you might could do it a little different this time. I'm tired of this same old look. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to hairdresser (f) |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
517 |
I might could say "fixing."
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
79 |
High school and business school |
LA (Shreveport) |
LA (Shreveport) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
771 |
We might could even back up.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
15 |
9th grade |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
265 |
I might can do it.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
High school (3 years) |
MS (Biloxi) |
MS (Biloxi) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1894 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Illiterate |
SC (Armenia) |
SC (Armenia) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1641 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
67 |
VA (Until age) |
VA (Throck) |
VA (Throck) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Coleman |
1110 |
John may might help out with the party.
|
may |
might |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
DiPaolo |
1313 |
If you might could find a room that no one else is using at that time.
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
secretary to instructor |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
359 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
27 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MS (Picayune) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
613 |
You used could buy it.
|
used |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
90 |
Less than 1 term school |
FL (Shady Grove) |
FL (Shady Grove) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1735 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Turkey) |
NC (Turkey) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1990 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
85 |
College (Some) |
FL (Jacksonville) |
FL (Jacksonville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
Barrick |
876 |
You won’t can go. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
PN (Cumberland County) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Brandstetter |
1192 |
They might couldn’t adapt it for use in their classes. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Mishoe |
33 |
That might would be just fine. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
customer to clerk |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
707 |
They used to would run out.
|
used to |
would |
|
Female |
Black |
91 |
None (Literate) |
LA (Tensas Par) |
LA (Cooters Point) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
201 |
We lived out in the country, and Laura has had a pretty hard time as you might could imagine. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
Graduate school (Some) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.8 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
455 |
Might could have helped me.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
87 |
6th grade |
LA (Spring Ridge) |
LA (Spring Ridge) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2007 |
I'll tell you someone who might could help you. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College (Some) |
TN (Jefferson County) |
TN (Knoxville) |
1994 |
Friend |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1584 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
A few days for a few years |
VA (Rectory, Aquia Dist.) |
VA (Rectory, Aquia Dist.) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
957 |
They hæna cuid geate eane [=They have not been able to get one]. |
have |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (southern) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1831 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
60 |
A little |
SC (Hemingway) |
SC (Hemingway) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1248 |
He might can see you today. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
549 |
Might have used to said it.
|
might have |
used to |
|
Female |
White |
66 |
12th grade |
MS (Harrison County) |
MS (Saucier) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
803 |
But I useta could jus’ jump, jump jes’ as fast as they could throw it.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
297 |
I might can try.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
65 |
None |
GA (Lee Co.) |
GA (Leesburg) |
1977 |
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1926 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
57 |
Business college |
GA (St. Simons Island) |
GA (St. Simons Island) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1927 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
60 |
High school |
GA (St. Simons Island) |
GA (St. Simons Island) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1344 |
I might would come by. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Leander) |
TX (Austin, on phone) |
1981 |
man to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1013 |
I think because it's an election year we may actually address education, energy and crime and this may- could very well wind up being a better year than last year
Primary tabs |
may |
could |
|
Male |
White |
51 |
Graduate school (Law degree) |
MS (Grenada) |
Television |
1992 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1674 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Until age 18 |
VA (Allum Ridge) |
VA (Allum Ridge) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1052 |
She might could have a live interview. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TX (Abilene) |
Television |
2005 |
panelist to host |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |