Table - See Overview for Filtering and Searching Explanation

source Entry Example Modal 1 Modal 2 Modal 3sort descending Gender Race / Ethnicity Age Level of Education Home Community, Town, or State Location Collected Year Relation to Addressee Medium Sentence Structure Status
LAMSAS 1903 might could might could Male White 94 None SC (Newberry) SC (Newberry) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 2073 You might ought to. might ought to Male White 44 Unknown LA (West Monroe) Television 2013 man to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1650 might could might could Male White 62 Very little VA (Scottsburg) VA (Scottsburg) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Coleman 1119 He may ought to have gone. may ought to Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
LAGS 554 Might wouldn't. might wouldn't Female White 44 College TN (Knoxville) TN (Knoxville) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Feagin 958 I useta could. used to could Female White 60s Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1744 might could might could Female White 40 Until age 16 NC (Whiteville) NC (Whiteville) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Montgomery 220 We would have might maybe made it. would might Female White 70 College (Graduate) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Butters 1200 I don’t carry no lunch because I thought maybe, you know, they might would give me something to eat. might would Unknown Black Unknown Unknown NC (Wilmington) Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1428 He might've used to sing for the ... might've used to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1980 unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1415 I used to could say anything I wanted to. used to could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Maxfield 885 I don’t think I will can go. will can Unknown Unknown Unknown PN (southwestern) 1931 1.4
LAGS 396 I might could do it. might could Female White 86 Unknown Unknown GA (Blairsville) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 650 I used to could make the whistle blow. used to could Male White 79 9th grade LA (Bogalusa) LA (Bogalusa) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
LAMSAS 1593 mought could mought could Female White 88 Until age 15 VA (Callao) VA (Callao) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Scotland 966 He’ll can tell us. will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1881 Written 1.0
LAMSAS 1840 might could might could Male White 67 3 months total SC (Hell Hole) SC (Hell Hole) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 316 Might could. might could Female White 56 High school (Some) GA (Canton) GA (Woodstock) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Mashburn 1257 He may should see you today. may should Unknown Unknown Unknown GA (Unknown) 1.0
Feagin 744 I might could think of a few more. might could Female White 30s College (Bachelor's degree) AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 492 I might could. might could Female White 78 Some LA (Kentwood) LA (Kentwood) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 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
LAMSAS 1935 mought could mought could Male White 67 2-3 months a year until age 22 GA (Manassas) GA (Manassas) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1352 Consultant: I just don't know [the answer to your question about the program Scribe.] Student: (?) Consultant: And you might oughta come by tomorrow and... might ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1982 consultant to student Spoken 1.0 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
LAMSAS 1682 might could might could Male White 74 Very little VA (Thompson's Settlement) VA (Thompson's Settlement) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 332 Might could. might could Male Black 74 Unknown Unknown GA (Ray City) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Dumas 1139 You might oughtta take a look at that pie before you eat it. might ought to Female Unknown Unknown Unknown AR (Huntsville) 1987 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 586 I might would say that. might would Female White 69 11th grade MS (Soso) MS (Soso) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1776 might could might could Female White 80 Illiterate NC (Reidsville) NC (Reidsville) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 252 He may can tell you. may can Male White 67 High school AR (Arkansas City) AR (Arkansas City) 1977 male to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Jamaica 1216 kuda hafi “could must” could hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Reed 1441 We might could make it if we hurry. might could Female White 29 Graduate school (Master's degree) TN (Sneedville) TN (Johnson City) 2010 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.3 Elicited
LAGS 680 Everything I used to could of. used to could Female Black 85 A few years of school FL (Jacksonville) FL (Jacksonville) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken THAT CLAUSE Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1531 might could might could Male White 51 Grade school PA (Criders Church) PA (Criders Church) 1940 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Scotland 917 He might can do it, if he tried. might can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.3
LAGS 428 I might could farm. might could Male Black 62 None GA (Colquitt) GA (Blakely) 1971 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 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
England 2041 Na mare saltow ham con rede þen sternes of heyuen. sal con Unknown Unknown England 14th century Written 1.0
LAMSAS 1618 might could might could Male White 70 3 years VA (Beach) VA (Beach) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
England 999 I can’t do it now like I used to could. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Oxfordshire) 1.3
LAMSAS 1873 mought could mought could Female White 78 Limited, local SC (Lykesland) SC (Lykesland) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 522 Might could sleep on it. might could Female White 68 High school AR (El Dorado) AR (El Dorado) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
Feagin 776 If ... we might could abbreviate it. might could Male White Unknown VA (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s Spoken Naturalistic
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
Montgomery 188 Q: Can you give me the amounts? A: I might can give you the original amounts. might can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1967 might could might could Male White 48 no information GA (Greensboro) GA (Greensboro) 1965 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1382 Uh. They must.. I just don't know, you know. Uh. You might ask (woman's name) that. She might can tell you because she goes to school here might can Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Henderson) person to woman Spoken 1.3 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
LAMSAS 1714 might could might could Female White 53 High school (Some) NC (Winterville P.O.) NC (Winterville P.O.) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 364 Might could. might could Male White 35 Unknown Unknown AR (Lafferty) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
England 1169 The girls usually make me some [toasted sandwiches], but they mustn’t could have made any today. must could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Newcastle) Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
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
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
Reed 1471 Coach, do you think we might could scrimmage today? might could Male Black 12 Middle School (Student) SC (Columbia) SC (Columbia) 2012 player to coach Spoken 2.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1808 might could might could Female White 64 Very little NC (Kings Creek) NC (Kings Creek) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
Reed 1090 You mighta coulda just got the socket, but they're hard to find. might have could Male White 35 High school (Graduate) TN (Sneedville) TN (Sneedville) 2012 man to woman Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 712 Well, they used to would refer to that. used to would Male Black 77 High school MS (Pontotoc) MS (Pontotoc) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1563 might could might could Male White 38 Until age 22 MD (Aquasco) MD (Aquasco) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Scotland 949 He’ll can do it, can he no? will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) Spoken 1.0
LAGS 460 Might could have offered some assistance. might could Male White 37 11th grade TX (Harmony) TX (Harmony) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
LAMSAS 1904 might could might could Male White 66 7th grade SC (Newberry) SC (Newberry) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1321 You might could. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2074 Tie rod may could do that or a bearing may could do that. may could Male Other 30s Unknown Unknown SC (Columbia) 2013 clerk to customer Spoken 2.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1651 might could might could Female White 48 Private; to high school VA (Younger Store Community) VA (Younger Store Community) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Coleman 1120 John might could be working at his office today. might could Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
LAGS 555 Might would and might wouldn't. might wouldn't Male White 72 5th grade AR (Dudley Lake) AR (Dudley Lake) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Feagin 807 I useta could hear him playin’ the organ. used to could Female White 85 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Tuscaloosa) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1745 might could might could Male White 78 2 months NC (Pembroke) NC (Pembroke) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Montgomery 221 The only thing I might would have like that is an egg-shell mattress. might would Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
Butters 1201 I imagine that they will disbar him. But he told, he told Nixon about the thing, and what would–might would happen. might would Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1429 We're gonna have to find somebody who might possibly could handle these people. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) unknown Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1500 might could might could Male White 53 Winters until age 18 NJ (Oak Grove) NJ (Oak Grove) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Wentworth 886 He’ll not kin go. will not can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown WV (eastern) 1931 Spoken 1.0
LAGS 397 I might could do it. might could Male White 80 Unknown Unknown GA (Dahlonega) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 651 I used to could pick two hundred pounds a day. used to could Male White 76 9th grade MS (Quitman) MS (Quitman) 1980 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
LAMSAS 1594 might could might could Female White 57 Until age 17 VA (Remo) VA (Remo) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1841 might could might could Male White 75 3 months a year until age 14 SC (Summerville) SC (Summerville) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 317 Might could. might could Female White 71 10th grade GA (Walton Co.) GA (Monroe) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Mashburn 1258 He may ought to see you today. may ought to Unknown Unknown Unknown GA (Unknown) 1.0
Feagin 745 Mr. Kershaw might could tell you ’bout that. might could Female White 61 Unknown AL (Unknown) early 1970s acquaintance Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
LAMSAS 1936 might could might could Male White 84 2-3 local schools GA (Bellville) GA (Bellville) 1948 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1353 We might oughta leave that out. People around here are sensitive about racial issues. might ought to Female White unknown Unknown TX (Henderson) TX (Henderson,) 1979 reporter to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Elsman 822 I figured she might not would tell me about it ... might not would Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1683 might could might could Female White 66+ None NC (Fruitville) NC (Fruitville) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 333 Might could. might could Male White 76 Unknown Unknown GA (Calvary) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
COCA 1058 We might could raise some money if we had a good idea. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown LA (New Orleans) Fictional Novel 2004 man to man Written 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 587 I might would say that. might would Female Black 44 High school (Graduate) TN (Knoxville) TN (Knoxville) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1777 mought could mought could Male White 83 6 months total NC (Guilford College) NC (Guilford College) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 253 I may not ought to say it. may not ought to Male Black 82 7th grade MS (Holly Springs) MS (Holly Springs) 1974 male to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Jamaica 1217 shuda hafi “should must” should hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Reed 1442 We might could shorten the sleeves, if you want. might could Female White 85 College (Graduate) TN (Sneedville) TN (Sneedville) 2010 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.3 Elicited
LAGS 681 We used to could use it. used to could Male Black 72 6th grade FL (Cedar Key) FL (Cedar Key) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1532 might could might could Male White 79 2-3 years PA (Buck Valley) PA (Buck Valley) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken

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