Table - See Overview for Filtering and Searching Explanation

source Entry Example Modal 1 Modal 2 Modal 3 Gendersort ascending Race / Ethnicity Age Level of Education Home Community, Town, or State Location Collected Year Relation to Addressee Medium Sentence Structure Status
LAMSAS 1959 might could might could Male White 55 8 years GA (Fort Hawkins) GA (Fort Hawkins) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1706 might could might could Male White 77 None NC (Beaver Dam) NC (Beaver Dam) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Skipper 168 He might could play pretty good. might could Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1800 might could might could Male White 74+ Illiterate NC (New Hope P.O.) NC (New Hope P.O.) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 442 Might could. might could Male White 24 Graduate school (at time of interview; Emory University) TN (Chattanooga) TN (Chattanooga) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1895 might could might could Male White 75 7-8 years SC (Chester) SC (Chester) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1519 maybe could maybe could Male White 79 Until age 18 PA (Nossville) PA (Nossville) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Verilogue Corpus 2195 might can Male Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown AL Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1736 might can might can Male White 68 Until age 16 NC (Turkey) NC (Turkey) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1991 may can may can Male White 85 College (Some) FL (Jacksonville) FL (Jacksonville) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Boertien 1277 I might not oughta do that. might not ought to Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
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
LAMSAS 1832 might could might could Male White 60 A little SC (Hemingway) SC (Hemingway) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Feagin 776 If ... we might could abbreviate it. might could Male White Unknown VA (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s Spoken Naturalistic
LAGS 474 Might could help you. might could Male White 43 College TX (Brownsville) TX (Brownsville) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken Naturalistic
Mishoe 86 The only thing that could change the outcome would be if we might could get a caution flag. might could Male White unknown Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 NBC announcer to audience Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
COCA 1045 Are you Bubba Pritchert, president of the Saucer Nuts of America?" Bubba took his time answering. "I might could be, " he said at last, his eyes narrowed." might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 2007 man to man Written 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1927 might could might could Male White 60 High school GA (St. Simons Island) GA (St. Simons Island) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1674 might could might could Male White 52 Until age 18 VA (Allum Ridge) VA (Allum Ridge) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1084 Berisarius suggested, " you might could say that we don't rightly know what he's done to poor Queen Artemisia. Could be he did torture her a little. " might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Novel 1993 man to man Written 1.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1551 mought could mought could Male White 73 Two or three weeks MD (Mt. Pleasant) MD (Mt. Pleasant) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
LAGS 628 You could buy flour, used to could. used to could Male Black 52 Some school; barely literate MS (Pulaski) MS (Pulaski) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 410 I might could do it. might could Male White 76 10th grade LA (Mount Union) LA (Mount Union) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 968 We’ll can agree fine will can Male White Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1886 Written 1.0
Mishoe 118 You might should go ahead and wake him up. might should Male White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 husband to wife Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1403 It's something you sure as hell shouldn't ought to have to do. shouldn't ought to Male White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin, in newspaper) 1981 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
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 1960 might could might could Male Black 68 None GA (Milledgeville) GA (Milledgeville) 1970 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Boertien 2130 might can SUBJECT might can Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.0 Elicited
LAGS 565 Might would call it. might would Male White 84 4th grade LA (Livingston) LA (Livingston) 1977 subject to fieldworker 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 1896 might could might could Male White 75 4th grade SC (Lancaster) SC (Lancaster) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1643 might could might could Male White 54 Until age 17 VA (Rice P.O.) VA (Rice P.O.) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Skipper 151 I had an aunt in Goldsboro who might could've been able to tell me… well I don't know. She weren't too bright, but then she might could've helped. might could Male White 25 Graduate school (Some) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
COCA 1070 You might could use a little trim, too. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1996 worker to client Written 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1520 might could might could Male White 73 Sunday school PA (Allenwood) PA (Allenwood) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Verilogue Corpus 2196 might could Male Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown VA Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1737 may can may can Male White 68 Until age 16 NC (Turkey) NC (Turkey) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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 1992 might could might could Male White 65 Country public school FL (St. Augustine) FL (St. Augustine) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 379 Might could. might could Male Black 17 Unknown Unknown TX (San Antonio) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown 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
LAMSAS 1586 might could might could Male White 77 Illiterate VA (Naulakla) VA (Naulakla) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 475 I might could help you. might could Male White 76 High school (2 years) TN (Lynnville) TN (Lynnville) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 87 That must didn't hurt him cause he's still in the lead. must didn't Male White unknown Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 NBC announcer to audience 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 1928 might could might could Male White 61 8th grade GA (Brunswick) GA (Brunswick) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1675 might could might could Male White 76 None VA (Spencer) VA (Spencer) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 533 Well, you might could. might could Male White 73 College (Some) TX (Huntsville) TX (Huntsville) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Butters 1229 You might ought to tie that tree from the other side. might ought to Male Unknown 45 Unknown Unknown NC (Durhamj) 1.0
Verilogue Corpus 2228 might could Male Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown GA Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1434 She mighta, mighta coulda driven that truck of yours. might have could Male White 12 Elementary School TX (Lamesa) TX (Lamesa) 1980 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.0 Elicited
LAGS 411 I might could do it. might could Male White 67 8th grade LA (Provencal) LA (Provencal) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 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
LAMSAS 1866 might could might could Male White 62 High school SC (Boykin) SC (Boykin) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mishoe 119 I got as far as Jacksonville and stopped. I thought I might would make it all the way to Orlando, but I was too tired. might would Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 brother to sister Spoken 1.8 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1961 might would might would Male Black 68 None GA (Milledgeville) GA (Milledgeville) 1970 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Boertien 2131 might ought SUBJECT might ought Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.0 Elicited
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
LAGS 566 Some people might would call it a "hill," but I wouldn’t. might would Male White 55 High school (Graduate) LA (Lake Providence) LA (Lake Providence) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 348 Might could. might could Male White 34 Unknown Unknown FL (Barbineau Park) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Skipper 170 Okay, we might can fo that. might can Male White 21 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Elicited
LAGS 444 Might could have. might could Male White 19 College (student at time of interview) MS (Jackson) MS (Jackson) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 56 I might could feel worse but I'm damned if I know how. might could Male White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 male to female in no. 55 Spoken 1.8 Naturalistic
LAGS 266 I might can help you and I might not. might can Male White 67 High school TX (Matagorda) TX (Matagorda) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1897 might could might could Male White 73 Common schools SC (Lancaster) SC (Lancaster) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Skipper 152 Who do I know who knows somebody who knows somebody that might can put me in touch with somebody. might can Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
COCA 1071 Walter said. " Me and him might could be buddies. " might could Male Unknown teens Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1996 friend to friend Written 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1521 might could might could Male White 50 Until age 18 PA (White Deer Valley) PA (White Deer Valley) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Verilogue Corpus 2197 may will Male Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown MD Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
LAGS 682 We used to could. used to could Male Black 72 6th grade FL (Cedar Key) FL (Cedar Key) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1993 might could might could Male White 75 Local school through the 5th reader FL (Windsor) FL (Windsor) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 598 You can catch one and mash im and he might would sting. might would Male Black 52 Some school; barely literate MS (Pulaski) MS (Pulaski) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 380 Might could. might could Male White 53 Unknown Unknown TX (Falfurrias) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Mishoe 88 I'm hoping they might can fill that jaw tooth and not have to pull it. might can Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 male to family Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 298 I can try, I might can. might can Male White 63 9th grade GA (Blackshear) GA (Blackshear) 1969 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1929 might could might could Male White 78 Mostly self-taught GA (St. Marys) GA (St. Marys) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1676 might could might could Male White 52 no information VA (Ridgeway) VA (Ridgeway) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 534 He might could write his name. might could Male White 60 4th grade (Literate) AL (Alpine) AL (Alpine) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1085 I could see what might could be slightly objectionable to some people. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown GA (Atlanta) Newspaper 1993 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1770 might could might could Male White 58 3 months per year until age 21 NC (Leesville) NC (Leesville) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1435 So she mighta coulda driven that truck a yours. might have could Male White 13 Middle-school student TX (Lamesa) TX (Lamesa) 1980 interviewee to interviewer Spoken Elicited
LAGS 630 You used to could buy it. used to could Male White 85 9th grade MS (Bogue Chitto) MS (Bogue Chitto) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 412 I might could do it. might could Male White 82 8th grade LA (Ridge) LA (Ridge) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
Reed 1057 I might should have run that by them. might should Male White 39 Graduate (Master's Degree) TX (Houston) Television interview 2012 man to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
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 1962 might could might could Male White 64 Illiterate GA (Milledgeville) GA (Milledgeville) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 349 Might could. might could Male White 64 Unknown Unknown FL (Pensacola) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Reed 1466 I might can swing by after class. Say around 2:15? might can Male White 20s College (Graduate) Unknown SC (Columbia) 2011 unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1898 might could might could Male White 37 7th or 8th grade SC (Rock Hill) SC (Rock Hill) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Skipper 153 You might can pull some strings for me. might can Male White 21 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
LAMSAS 1522 might could might could Male White 40 Until age 19 PA (Independence) PA (Independence) 1940 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Verilogue Corpus 2198 may will Male Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown OH Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
LAGS 683 I used to could eat a green. used to could Male Black 73 2nd grade; illiterate AL (Butler County) AL (Greenville) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 599 Might would take. might would Male Black 38 6th grade LA (Church Point) LA (Church Point) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic

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