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source Entry Example Modal 1 Modal 2 Modal 3 Gender Race / Ethnicity Age Level of Education Home Community, Town, or State Location Collected Year Relation to Addressee Medium Sentence Structure Statussort descending
LAGS 553 I might would use it and might wouldn't. might wouldn't Female Black 42 High school (Graduate) TX (Dallas) TX (Dallas) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 301 I might can tell you. might can Female White 44 11th grade GA (Marietta) GA (Marietta) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Hasty 2136 You might could try and see if you want to try a little bit of that and see how it does for you. might could Unknown Unknown Physician to patient Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1048 The tendency would be, I think, to water things down to such an extent that you're not doing all that you might could do within the confines of the First Amendment. might could Male White 40s Graduate school (Law degree) MS (Tupelo) Television 2006 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
COCA 1002 You may can go to these schools, but these kids will look at you and say, "Bryant Gumbel, he's a square." may can Male Black 26 High School CA (San Francisco) Television 1991 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Skipper 147 I might would have put it under the TV. might would Male White 21 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 395 I might could do it. might could Female White 81 Unknown Unknown TN (Wartburg) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 649 I used to could just eat almost anything. used to could Female Black 72 9th grade AL (Selma) AL (Selma) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1375 We might can fix it might can Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 woman to cousin Spoken 1.0 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
LAGS 659 Used to could. used to could Female Black 79 None GA (Clay County) GA (Fort Gaines) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Reed 1483 If you call, they really might would come. That's a city tree, I believe. might would Male White 50s Unknown Unknown SC (Columbia) 2010 neighbor to neighbor Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2268 might not can Female Black 50 to... Unknown Unknown NJ Patient Spoken Naturalistic
Montgomery 237 Dena Dalton handles those accounts. I might could help you but I would rather have her call you. might could Female White unknown Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 491 I might could. might could Female White 59 6th grade MS (Lorman) MS (Lorman) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 755 You might could get it. might could Female White 60s Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (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
Mishoe 83 You might did already do that. I don't know. might did Female White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to family Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 331 Might could. might could Female Black 47 Unknown Unknown GA (Valdosta) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 585 Might would say. might would Male White 44 12th grade MS (Bogue Chitto) MS (Bogue Chitto) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
Verilogue Corpus 2204 might would Male Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown VA Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
Skipper 173 He might probably can find somebody to fix it. might can Female White 44 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 427 I might could do this. might could Female White 50 College (Graduate, B.S. degree) TN (LaFollette) TN (LaFollette) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 428 I might could farm. might could Male Black 62 None GA (Colquitt) GA (Blakely) 1971 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1409 They might could; I'm not sure. But they might could. My father would could tell you some stories but I'm not sure if he could tell you what you want to know. might could Female White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) woman to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 692 I used to could get money. used to could Unknown Unknown unknown 8th grade TX (Harrisville) TX (Temple) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 20 I wonder if he might would be interested in that? might would Male White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 man to man Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
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
LAGS 270 Might can do it. might can Male Black 67 4th grade LA (Zachary) LA (Zachary) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1036 Some people should- ought to be very careful about what they wish for. It might come true. should ought to Male White 50s College (Graduate, B.S. degree) MA (Boston) 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
Feagin 788 You might better shake it up. might better Female White 30 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Selma) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 116 We may can afford it, if we’re careful with the money. may can Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 father to son Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 364 Might could. might could Male White 35 Unknown Unknown AR (Lafferty) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown 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
DiPaolo 1346 She probably might would get it. might would Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1982 man to group 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
Verilogue Corpus 2237 might should Male Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown MA Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
England 1181 [A: He doesn’t think people ought to smoke.] B: Well, they shouldn’t ought to, should they? should ought to Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Newcastle) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 206 That would account for why I may didn't know it then. may didn't Male White 40 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) FL (Unknown) SC (Unknown) SC State Administrator to unknown Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
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
Labov 1240 In deep water. I might can get hurt. might can Unknown Black 14 Unknown Unknown NY (New York City) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 724 I don’t know what they used to would say. used to would Male White 53 College (Graduate, B.S. degree) AL (Thomaston) AL (Foley) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Mishoe 52 I thought I might could eat it, but when I tasted it, knew I couldn't. might could Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 husband to wife Spoken 1.8 Naturalistic
COCA 1019 So Kayes said " You might should have told me that, months ago. might should Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1991 man to man Written 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 554 Might wouldn't. might wouldn't Female White 44 College TN (Knoxville) TN (Knoxville) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 302 I might can think back. might can Male White 70 10th grade GA (Georgetown) GA (Georgetown) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1003 Well, I think what we're seeing may will be the last chapter in the terrible story created by Slobodan Milosevic in the Balkans. may will Male White 40 Graduate school (Master's degree) NY (New York) Television 2000 panelist to broadcaster Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Skipper 148 You might say, well, he might can get away with that. might can Male Black 20 College (Some) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
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
DiPaolo 1376 Then you might can get my mother. If it's good weather, my dad will be out in the field. might can Female White teens Unknown Unknown TX (Austin, on phone) 1979 woman to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 660 Used to could. used to could Female White 81 4th grade FL (Sopchoppy) FL (Sopchoppy) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Reed 1473 might could be indefinite leave might could Male Unknown 40s Graduate school (Some) Unknown SC (Columbia) 2011 unknown Spoken Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2269 might could Female White 50 to... Unknown Unknown KY Patient Spoken Naturalistic
Montgomery 238 They might can break one of us, but they can't break all of us. might can Female White 30s College (Graduate) Unknown SC (Unknown) from a wikipedia listing Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 492 I might could. might could Female White 78 Some LA (Kentwood) LA (Kentwood) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 756 She might could be a big help to you. might could Female White 60s Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) Early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2075 I may should take another shirt. may should Male White 30 Graduate School (Master's degree) IL (Abingdon) SC (Columbia) 2013 friend to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 84 We might can keep a pet there. might can Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 father to son Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 332 Might could. might could Male Black 74 Unknown Unknown GA (Ray City) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown 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
Elsman 833 The general public might would endure. might would Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2205 might can Male Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown AL Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
Skipper 174 Well, we may can go to the falls Saturday afternoon then. may can Female White 40s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Skipper 175 We might can get down some weekend soon. might can Female White 40s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 429 You might could find. might could Female White 68 High school AR (Three Creeks) AR (El Dorado) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1423 I was afraid that you might couldn't find it. might couldn't Female White 47 High School TX (Henderson) TX (Henderson,) 1980 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1410 They might could; I'm not sure. But they might could. My father would could tell you some stories but I'm not sure if he could tell you what you want to know. might could Female White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) woman to woman Spoken 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
LAGS 693 We used to could go to where we wanted to. used to could Male White 72 7th grade TX (Houston) TX (Houston) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Hern.&S 2020 He might have couldn't have stopped. might have couldn't Unknown Black c17 High school student IL (Chicago) IL (Chicago) 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 21 I might could use another piece of bread. might could Male White 80s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 father to daughter Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 523 I might could talk with you. might could Male White 68 9th grade MS (Dillon) MS (Lorman) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 271 Might can do it. might can Male Black 22 Technical school (Some) LA (New Orleans) LA (New Orleans) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1037 They used to wouldn't let you pay a guitar around partly because they called it sinful music- the devil's music, you know? used to wouldn't Male Black 80 Elementary School MS (Winona) Radio 1994 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.3 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
Feagin 789 You might otta have that checked. might ought to Female White 74 13 years AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) 1972 Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 117 I might should be taping this. I forgot how funny it was. might should Male White 17 Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 son to mother Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 365 Might could. might could Female White 23 Unknown Unknown AR (Little Rock) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 619 Used to couldn't. used to couldn't Male White 95 8th grade MS (Pike County) MS (Holmesville) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1347 I might might oughta stay to be sure you tell the truth. might might ought to Female White unknown Unknown TX (Henderson) TX (Henderson,) 1979 mother to daughter Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Elsman 866 What we might can do is as we work with our contractors on developing them ... might can Unknown White Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2238 might could Female Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown GA Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
Brandstetter 1182 The participants are asked to choose two of the ideas that they might could adapt for use in their classes. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) TN (Unknown) Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
Montgomery 207 We have done an analysis of what we do and what we might could do. might could Male White 45 College (Graduate) Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
LAGS 461 If you told me the word, I might could have thought of some. might could Female White 36 Graduate school (Master's degree) AL (Anniston) AL (Anniston) 1980 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
COCA 1097 He might could be in a coma. Might be weeks and months. Might be years. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1991 man to group Written 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 725 They used to would walk. used to would Male White 49 10th grade AR (Leslie/Maple Grove area) AR (Baker) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 53 If she wouldn't eat so much salt, she might would feel better. might would Female White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 mother-in-law to daughter-in-law Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
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 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
LAGS 303 You might can see that light. might can Male White 75 8th grade GA (Miller Co.) GA (Colquitt) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Skipper 149 I'm going to ask her if she might can help me get a job. might can Female White 21 College (Some) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
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
DiPaolo 1377 Here's some more thread. I might can put it around the edge. might can Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 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
LAGS 661 Used to could have that. used to could Female Black 44 High school equivalent AL (Dothan) AL (Dothan) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic

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