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source Entry Example Modal 1 Modal 2 Modal 3 Gender Race / Ethnicity Age Level of Educationsort descending Home Community, Town, or State Location Collected Year Relation to Addressee Medium Sentence Structure Status
Mishoe 75 Ed McMahon has been wanting to give me a million dollars for 10 years now and according to his last letter, this might will be the year. might will Male White 30s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 brother to sister Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Scotland 2028 A'll noa can gawn dhu-moarn (I won't be able to go to-morrow). will no can White Unknown Unknown Scotland Scotland 1.0
England 977 He wouldn’t could go. would could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Durham) 1.0
Visser 1268 Who this booke shall wylle lerne May well enterprise. shall will Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Unknown) England (Unknown) 1481 Written 1.4
Feagin 755 You might could get it. might could Female White 60s Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 333 Might could. might could Male White 76 Unknown Unknown GA (Calvary) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1363 Jeanie's house is the fartherest from K-Bob. Do you think they might oughta meet us there? might ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin, on phone) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 2.4 Naturalistic
Skipper 179 It may would have driven me out. may would Female White 19 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 1148 They maybe could be working in the shop. maybe could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
Mishoe 11 I think he might could do it. I just don't know if he will. might could Male White 30s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 male to male Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Jamaica 1223 mos(a) hafi “must must” must hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Scotland 928 I want to can do that. want to can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Mishoe 107 If we could might change the color of the paper, I think it would look a little better. could might Female White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 customer to clerk Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
England 2052 Thou schalt mowe senden hire a lettre. schalt mowe Unknown Unknown England c1390 Written 1.0
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
LAGS 366 Might could. might could Female White 56 Unknown Unknown AR (Mena) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1394 I can't charge it at [store name], but I may could at [store name]. may could Female White 70s Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) 1979 unknown Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Elsman 865 ... 'cause he might would have a chance. might would Unknown White Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 Spoken 1.3 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
Mishoe 44 I thought you might would like this. might would Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 husband to wife Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2279 might would Female Black 60 to... Unknown Unknown MA Patient Spoken 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
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
Skipper 140 He might could have pulled a C out of it. might could Female White 25 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown 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
Coleman 1127 I may ought to have been doing my homework. may ought to Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
LAGS 398 I might could do it. might could Female White 67 Unknown Unknown GA (Cornelia) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Price 1206 I may not can keep that up. may not can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Written 1.0
Hogrefe 897 I might could do that. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown LA (northern) 1934 1.0
Mishoe 76 Could you might fry me some chicken? could might Male White 16 Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 son to mother Spoken 2.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 2029 Ivray wain in thu toon ull can say thawt (Every child in the village will be able to say that). will can White Unknown Unknown Scotland Scotland 1.0
England 978 Will he can go? will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Durham) 2.0
Cunningham 1269 They may would do that for you. may would Unknown Black Unknown SC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) 1.0
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
LAGS 334 Might could. might could Male White 66 Unknown Unknown FL (Jena) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1364 I might oughta look into that. might ought to Male White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1981 man to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Skipper 180 I might could work both shifts, just not that one on Saturday. might could Male White 20 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 1149 You might would like to come with us. might would Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
Mishoe 12 I'm nervous. I'm afraid I may can't do it all. may can't Female White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to female Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Jamaica 1224 mos(a) kyan “may/might must” must can Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Scotland 929 I'd like to could do that. would like to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Mishoe 108 Do you think they can tell me something about the Mac hook-ups? Answer: They might can. might can Female White unknown Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 store employee to unknown caller Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 109 He might can put the son of a bitch back together. He's good at shit like that. might can Male White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 husband to wife Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
England 2053 ... tanne i schal mow truliche sey ... the wordes þat be writen in holi writ. schal mow Unknown Unknown England c1400 Written 1.0 Elicited
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
LAGS 367 Might could. might could Female White 40 Unknown Unknown AR (Arkadelphia) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown 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
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
Mishoe 45 We may can get one of those apartments close to the school this summer. may can Female White 30s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to male Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2280 may will Female Other 30 to... Unknown Unknown RI Patient Spoken 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
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
Coleman 1128 I may can plow the bottom if it doesn’t rain anymore. may can Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.3 Elicited
LAGS 399 I might could do it. might could Female White 68 Unknown Unknown GA (Rhine) subject to fieldworker 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
Park 898 I might can. might can Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) 1940 1.0
Mishoe 77 Do you think if we wrote them a letter, they might would keep it on? might would Male White 16 Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 son to mother Spoken 2.6 Naturalistic
England 979 They’ll not can get any food. will no can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Durham) 1.0
Cunningham 1270 I probably may will go there tomorrow. may will Unknown Black Unknown SC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) 1.0
LAGS 335 Might could. might could Female White 34 Unknown Unknown FL (Cedar Key) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1365 I might ought to go get us something to drink. might ought to Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) woman to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Skipper 181 So that might would work, don’t you think? Something like that? might would Male White 20 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 1150 You might should claim your expenses. might should Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
Mishoe 13 Maybe we might should wait till next week. might should Female White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to female 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
Scotland 930 He's bound to could do that. bound to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Mishoe 110 I'm gonna give a little demonstration of what might woulda happened to that guy if we'd a fought. might would Male White 40s Unknown Unknown Television Show c1990 character from NBC's 'Cheers' to barfolk Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
England 2054 for he shal mowe shewe be experience th’entente of his good will (OED). shal mowe Unknown Unknown England 1402 Written 1.0
COCA 1038 I used to wouldn't talk to nobody, but now I talk to people I haven't seen, you know, I ain't backwards or nothing. used to wouldn't Female Unknown unknown Unknown AR (Plainview) Television 1992 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1304 By the end of the summer, she might could have it might could Female Unknown unknown Unknown TX (Austin) TX (Austin) 1981 woman to man (neighbors) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 790 I might otta do that might ought to Male White 30s Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 368 Might could. might could Male Black 69 Unknown Unknown LA (Natchitoches) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1396 If you need me, holler. -Well, you might better stay in. why don't you stay in here? might better Male White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Henderson) 1979 father to daughter Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Elsman 867 They may not can give it to you that second. may not can Unknown White Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Brandstetter 1183 You might should go there because they might move it to New Jersey. might should Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
Mishoe 46 We might can find a closer way to go. might can Female White 30s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 wife to husband Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2281 might could Male Black 20 to... Unknown Unknown AZ Patient Spoken Naturalistic
Labov 1241 Even in the streets, people useta would ask us to sing. used to would Unknown Black 37 Unknown SC (Unknown) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1334 I might should take a Thursday off sometime. might should Female White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 woman to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Coleman 1129 Mrs. Jones might would have told you about the old courthouse. might would Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
Butters 1207 This was very frustrating to me because we might could have won the match if every one would have played like that during the match. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) Written 1.3 Naturalistic
Park 899 I might could. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) 1940 Spoken 1.0
Mishoe 78 This is the strangest weather. Could it might have something to do with that greenhouse thing? could might Male Black 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 student to student Spoken 2.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1418 Well, once we get under way, it shouldn't oughta take us very long. shouldn't ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (San Antonio) 1981 unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
England 980 I haven’t could get across the doors. haven't could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Durham) 1.0
Cunningham 1271 I probably may could get them in quicker. may could Unknown Black Unknown SC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) 1.0
LAGS 336 Might could. might could Male White 19 Unknown Unknown FL (Fort Meade) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1366 I might oughta read. might ought to Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1981 man to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Skipper 182 I thought they might would've included that, but I wanted to ask you first. might would Male Black 20 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Scotland 1151 He might no could do it. might no could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
Mishoe 14 Would there might possibly be any more of those forms in the office? would might Female White unknown Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 student to secretary Spoken 2.0 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2249 might should Male White 60 to... Unknown Unknown MD Patient Spoken Naturalistic
Jamaica 1225 wuda mos hafi “would must must” would must hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Scotland 931 He will can do it. will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
LAMSAS 1855 might could might could Male White 68 Until 15, then studied optics 3 months in CT SC (Bamberg) SC (Bamberg) 1947 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 1797 mought could mought could Female White 39 Until age 12 NC (Sage Creek) NC (Sage Creek) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1642 may can may can Female White 67 Until age 12 VA (Throck) VA (Throck) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1920 mought could mought could Male White 80 Until age 12 or 13 GA (Flemington) GA (Flemington) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken

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