|
LAMSAS |
1613 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
Little education |
VA (Tangier Island) |
VA (Tangier Island) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1867 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
81 |
About 15 months total |
SC (Dovesville) |
SC (Dovesville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
1171 |
He wouldn’t could’ve worked, even if you had asked him. |
would |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1961 |
might would |
might |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
68 |
None |
GA (Milledgeville) |
GA (Milledgeville) |
1970 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1708 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
4 sessions of 2 months each |
NC (Whortonsville P.O.) |
NC (Whortonsville P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
951 |
He used to could do it, couldn’t he? |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1802 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
52 |
2 summers |
NC (Nathans Creek) |
NC (Nathans Creek) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Belize |
1232 |
Yu mos yuz tu ... |
must |
used to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Belize (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1557 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Until age 15 |
MD (Silver Run) |
MD (Silver Run) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1897 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
Common schools |
SC (Lancaster) |
SC (Lancaster) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1644 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
72 |
A few sessions |
VA (Lynch Station) |
VA (Lynch Station) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Wentworth |
887 |
She’ll never kin catch a mouse now. (Said when a pet cat became crippled).
|
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
WV (eastern) |
1930s |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1738 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
A little each winter |
NC (Cedar Creek P.O.) |
NC (Cedar Creek P.O.) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1993 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Local school through the 5th reader |
FL (Windsor) |
FL (Windsor) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
969 |
I looked for your brither before this, but nae doot ye‘ll can tak’ a message tae him.
|
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Fife) |
1929 |
|
Written |
1.1 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1588 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
52 |
Until age 18 |
VA (Western View) |
VA (Western View) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1835 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
None |
SC (Georgetown) |
SC (Georgetown) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1252 |
He might will see you today.
|
might |
will |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Nagle |
1141 |
þat hie healfre geweald wið Eotena bearn agan moston. “That they might own an equal share with the sons of the Geats.” |
moston (=must, might) |
agan (=own, owe, ought to) |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Unknown) |
c1000 |
|
Written |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1930 |
mought can |
mought |
can |
|
Male |
White |
87 |
On and off for 4 years |
GA (Folkston) |
GA (Folkston) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1677 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Very little |
VA (Chestnut Hill) |
VA (Chestnut Hill) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
920 |
He must can do it. |
must |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1771 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
84 |
Very little |
NC (Siler City) |
NC (Siler City) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Traugott |
1213 |
Ye shall mowe have itt of Toppis. |
shall |
mowe (=may) |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Unknown) |
1451 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1526 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
Until age 15 |
PA (Newburg) |
PA (Newburg) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
1103 |
I’ll can go tomorrow. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
Scotland (Unknown) |
1999 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1614 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
6 months total |
VA (Lee Mont) |
VA (Lee Mont) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1868 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
Country school |
SC (Hartsville) |
SC (Hartsville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
1172 |
A good machine clipper would could do it in half a day. |
would |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1962 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
64 |
Illiterate |
GA (Milledgeville) |
GA (Milledgeville) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1709 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
40 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Merritt P.O.) |
NC (Merritt P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
952 |
He has to can swim, doesn’t he? |
have to |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1803 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
Very little |
NC (Stony Fork P.O.) |
NC (Stony Fork P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1558 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
60 |
no information |
MD (Middletown) |
MD (Middletown) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1898 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
37 |
7th or 8th grade |
SC (Rock Hill) |
SC (Rock Hill) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1645 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College |
VA (Lynchburg)) |
VA (Lynchburg) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Smiley |
888 |
wouldn't could |
wouldn't |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NY (New Paltz) |
1924 |
|
|
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1739 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
57 |
no information |
NC (Hope Mills) |
NC (Hope Mills) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
970 |
What I want to ken is, if I winna could hinder him that’s my fiancé frae dicin’ or drinkin’ ‘t awa’ ance he got me mairried to him? |
will |
could |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Argyll) |
1927 |
|
Written |
1.2 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1589 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
80+ |
Illiterate |
VA (George Walker's Place) |
VA (George Walker's Place) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1836 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
85 |
Taught at home |
SC (Georgetown) |
SC (Georgetown) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1253 |
He may will see you today. |
may |
will |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1931 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
87 |
On and off for 4 years |
GA (Folkston) |
GA (Folkston) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1678 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
51 |
Until age 14 |
VA (Independence) |
VA (Independence) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
921 |
He should can do it. |
should |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1772 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
44 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Harpers Crossroads) |
NC (Harpers Crossroads) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1527 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
36 |
Until age 16 |
PA (Mount Hope) |
PA (Mount Hope) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
1104 |
I'll not can go tomorrow. |
will not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1615 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
84 |
no information |
VA (Dalbys) |
VA (Dalbys) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1869 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
64 |
5th grade |
SC (Palmetto) |
SC (Palmetto) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
1173 |
I used to could do it. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1963 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
64 |
Illiterate |
GA (Milledgeville) |
GA (Milledgeville) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1710 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
77 |
Very little |
NC (Cahoque) |
NC (Cahoque) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
953 |
He’d like to can swim, wouldn’t he? |
would |
like to |
can |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1804 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
52 |
Educated in Wilkesboro |
NC (Wilkesboro) |
NC (Wilkesboro) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1559 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
39 |
Until age 17 |
MD (Yellow Springs) |
MD (Yellow Springs) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1899 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
Until age 18 |
SC (Lancaster) |
SC (Lancaster) |
1967 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1646 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
mighty little |
VA (Keysville P.O.) |
VA (Keysville P.O.) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Warner |
889 |
I might could play the piano. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
AR (southeast) |
1938 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1740 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
no information |
NC (Bladenboro) |
NC (Bladenboro) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
971 |
But I doubt, Miss Girzie, ye’ll no can expec her to domicile with the like of you. |
will no |
can |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Ayrshire) |
1826 |
|
Written |
1.4 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1590 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
"slight" |
VA (Smith Mount Farm, Horners Mill) |
VA (Smith Mount Farm, Horners Mill) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1837 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
50 |
College graduate |
SC (Georgetown) |
SC (Georgetown) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1254 |
He may would see you today.
|
may |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Nagle |
1142 |
Ælc cristen man hit sceall cunnan. “Each Christian man shall know it” |
sceall (=shall) |
cunnan (=could, ken, know) |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Unknown) |
c1000 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1932 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
86 |
Country school |
GA (Screven) |
GA (Screven) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1679 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
None |
VA (Dorton's School) |
VA (Dorton's School) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
922 |
He should could do it. |
should |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1773 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
Illiterate |
NC (Hurdle Mills) |
NC (Hurdle Mills) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Jamaica |
1214 |
mait(a) hafi “may/might must” |
might |
hafi (=have to, must) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1528 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
Very little; until age 10 |
PA (Hunterstown) |
PA (Hunterstown) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
1105 |
I might will can go tomorrow. |
might |
will |
can |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
Scotland (Unknown) |
1994 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1616 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
3 sessions |
VA (Deep Run Church) |
VA (Deep Run Church) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1870 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
84 |
Not much |
SC (Sumter) |
SC (Sumter) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1964 |
might can't |
might |
can't |
|
Male |
White |
64 |
Illiterate |
GA (Milledgeville) |
GA (Milledgeville) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1711 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
Very little; until age 20 |
NC (Ernul P.O.) |
Ernul NC (P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
954 |
I dinae think he’ll dae it, but I suppose he might could. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.8 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1805 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
86 |
Illiterate |
NC (Ban Oak) |
NC (Ban Oak) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1560 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
65 |
Illiterate |
MD (Layhill) |
MD (Layhill) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1046 |
If he could learn when to keep his mouth shut, thought Clearwater, and how to think ahead, he might could still turn out with some kind of maturity and style. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
2007 |
narrator |
Written |
1.2 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1900 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
Business college |
SC (Reidville) |
SC (Reidville) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1647 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
66 |
None but literate |
VA (Chatham P.O.) |
VA (Chatham P.O.) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Payne |
890 |
Go to see Mr. Smith. He might can tell you. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (eastern) |
1909 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1741 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
47 |
Until age 19 |
NC (Elizabethtown) |
NC (Elizabethtown) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
972 |
Yince an A’d wun there, A thocht, A micht mebbies cood geet a hurl the lenth o Hawick.
|
might |
mebbies (=maybe) |
could |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Roxburghshire) |
1925 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1591 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
51 |
Privately at home |
VA (Blenheim Farm) |
VA (Blenheim Farm) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1838 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
6 months total |
SC (Macedonia) |
SC (Macedonia) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1255 |
He might should see you today.
|
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
England |
1143 |
þeah we hine for þam alwaldan agan ne moston. “Though we might not hold it against the all-powerful.”
|
moston (=must, might) |
agan (=own, owe, ought to) |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Unknown) |
c1000 |
|
Written |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1933 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
50 |
College (Some) |
GA (Jesup) |
GA (Jesup) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1680 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
None |
VA (Dorton's School) |
VA (Dorton's School) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
923 |
He'll can do it. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1774 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
41 |
Until age 21 |
NC (Orange Grove) |
NC (Orange Grove) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Jamaica |
1215 |
mait(a) kyan “may/might can” |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1529 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
Until age 18 |
PA (Fairfield) |
PA (Fairfield) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1617 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
5th grade |
VA (Richmond) |
VA (Richmond) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1871 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
65 |
Until age 10 or 11 |
SC (Loring Mill) |
SC (Loring Mill) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1965 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
66 |
Illiterate |
GA (Carrs Station) |
GA (Carrs Station) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1712 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
75 |
College (Some) |
NC (Vanceboro) |
NC (Vanceboro) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
955 |
I cannae dae it the now, but I would could next week. |
would |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|