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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
DiPaolo 1384 Well, anyway, gosh. I might can do it, but, yeah. might can Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) woman to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 204 Mantle won the MVP the next year, when he might not should have. might not should Male White 40s Unknown SC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
Elsman 855 I think I might can do something with it. might can Male White College (Graduate) Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 employee to supervisors Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
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 1732 might could might could Male White 45 Until age 18 NC (Royal Oak) NC (Royal Oak) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1987 might could might could Male White 70 College (Some) GA (Clayton) GA (Clayton) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 708 They first used to would brace it thisaway. used to would Male Black 81 4th grade GA (Bellville) GA (Bellville) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 456 You might could have helped me. might could Male White 32 College (1 year) TX (Marshall) TX (Marshall) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 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
Harris 1235 You might should get her to a hospital anyhow. Bandaid might not work. There’s tetanus, ya know. might should Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Hotel clerk to a woman whose daughter has cut her hand on glass in the parking lot. Spoken 1.0
LAMSAS 1565 might could might could Male White 46 no information MD (Tracys Landing) MD (Tracys Landing) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 300 Might can might can Female White 74 8th grade GA (Cross Roads) GA (Toccoa) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Scotland 951 He used to could do it, couldn’t he? used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Montgomery 2004 If you can't do it there, we may could come there. may could Female White 55 College graduate Unknown AL (Tuscaloosa) c1993 Acquaintance to acquaintance. Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1581 mought could mought could Male White 83 1 year VA (Alsop) VA (Alsop) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1828 might could might could Male White 79 4th grade SC (Boyd) SC (Boyd) 1948 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 550 I might have used to use that. might used to Female White 42 College TX (Burkeville) TX (Wiergate) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 804 I useta could pick it up, but I can’t do it no more. used to could Female White 78 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1322 Q: Do you have a vase? A: I might could find one. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Skipper 142 It might would be better if you talked to him first. might would Female White 21 Graduate school (Some) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.3 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 1923 might could might could Male White 77+ 2 years GA (Darien) GA (Darien) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1670 might could might could Female White 35 College VA (Roanoke) VA (Roanoke) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 392 Might could catch some. might could Male Black 72 Unknown Unknown GA (Vienna) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 646 I used to could. used to could Female White 93 High school equivalent AR (Searcy) AR (Searcy) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1061 " It all boils down to will it be profitable, " he said. " It might could pay off, but I don't think so. " might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown GA (Unknown) Newspaper 2003 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1502 might could might could Male White 78 Until age 15 NJ (Perth Amboy) NJ (Perth Amboy) 1941 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
Smiley 888 wouldn't could wouldn't could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown NY (New Paltz) 1924
LAMSAS 1765 might could might could Male White 70+ no information NC (Bunn) NC (Bunn) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 1481 We may can make it, if we hurry. may can Female Black 20s College (Some) Unknown SC (Columbia) 2010 stranger Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
Feagin 741 We might not can come. might not can Female White Unknown Unknown AL (Unknown) early 1970s acquaintance Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 489 I might could. might could Female Black 67 4th grade FL (Pensacola) FL (Pensacola) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 79 She might can wear it if she fixes the belt. might can Female White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to family Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
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
Mashburn 1260 He ought to will see you. ought to will Unknown Unknown Unknown GA (Unknown) 1.0
Reed 2038 They might would know that one better. might would Female White 30 College (Graduate) TN (Crossville) TN (Crossville) 2013 woman to family Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1421 I might could go down to the little town where I was born. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown UT (Salt Lake City) 1983 unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 329 Might could. might could Male White 82 Unknown Unknown GA (Sumner) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1862 might could might could Male White 80 2-3 months in a winter SC (Lower Brownsville) SC (Lower Brownsville) 1948 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 583 I might would. might would Female Black 63 High school TX (San Antonio) TX (San Antonio) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1355 You might oughta go out. might ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown TX (Henderson) TX (Henderson,) 1979 clerk to man Spoken 1.0 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
Elsman 824 [One] used to could get a bag like this for three dollars - five dollars. used to could Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.0 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 1956 might could might could Male White 71 10th grade GA (Lollie) GA (Lollie) 1971 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 677 I used to could do it. used to could Female Black 74 College (3 years) TN (Chattanooga) TN (Chattanooga) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1703 might could might could Female White 41 High school NC (Manteo) NC (Manteo) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 425 I might could do that. might could Male Black 85 8th grade LA (Anacoco) LA (Anacoco) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 15 I wonder if you may would help me. may would Female White 30s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 daughter to mother Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
COCA 1077 She might could die. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1994 man to man Written 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1534 might could might could Male White 75 Until age 16 PA (Clearville) PA (Clearville) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 269 Might can do it. might can Male White 36 High school (Graduate) TN (Medon) TN (Jackson) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 920 He must can do it. must can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
LAMSAS 1797 mought could mought could Female White 39 Until age 12 NC (Sage Creek) NC (Sage Creek) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 519 You might could say. might could Male White 71 8th grade FL (Point Washington) FL (Point Washington) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 1462 Jeff wants to know if we may should have chicken tonight. may should Female White 29 Graduate school (Master's degree) TN (Sneedville) TN (Johnson City) 2010 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.4 Elicited
Feagin 773 He might could bring her. might could Female White 70 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Gadsden) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 111 We might will see some action now because the 15 car with Morgan Shepard is making his move in turn number four. might will Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 ESPN announcer at NASCAR race Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
Scotland 1103 I’ll can go tomorrow. will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) Scotland (Unknown) 1999 1.0
LAMSAS 1892 might could might could Male White 80 College (Some) SC (Winnsboro) SC (Winnsboro) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 2062 I might would've died, sucking in so much air during a yawn. might would Female White 25 Graduate School (Master's degree) SC (Charleston) SC (Columbia) 2013 friend to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1639 might could might could Female White 74 no information VA (Wesley Chapel) VA (Wesley Chapel) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 361 Might could. might could Female White 46 Unknown Unknown LA (Boothville) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 615 Used to couldn't buy it. used to couldn't Male White 89 High school GA (Springfield) GA (Springfield) 1969 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1385 They've got two hurdles they've got to hop. One is they've got to, to uh get by the city. Second they gotta get by the federal government on their allocation. They might not can get... might not can Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin, television) 1979 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
Montgomery 205 I may not even can get out of the parking lot. may not can Male White 50 Graduate school (Master's degree) SC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Elsman 856 We would might want to take those out. would might Female White 26 Graduate school (Master's degree) IL (Unknown) SC (Unknown) 2007 employee to coworkers and supervisors Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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 1733 might could might could Female White 60 Until age 20 NC (Turkey) NC (Turkey) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1988 might could might could Female White 70 A few months FL (Fernandina) FL (Fernandina) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 709 People used to would buy lard. used to would Male Black 74 7 years of school MS (Lorman) MS (Lorman) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 457 You might could have helped me. might could Female White 69 4th grade GA (Valdosta) GA (Valdosta) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 47 It might coulda been a whole lot worse. might could Female White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to male Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 1092 To win a title, you have to have three things: a good system, a one-two punch, and good role players. Miami has all three, so they may can win the championship, unless they play the Spurs may can Male Black 40 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) NJ (Newark) Television 2012 man to group Spoken 1.8 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1566 mought could mought could Male White 83 None MD (Three Notch Road, Ridge) MD (Three Notch Road, Ridge) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
Scotland 952 He has to can swim, doesn’t he? have to can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) Written 1.0
Nagle 2005 I may've could have put this pin through it. may have could Male Unknown Unknown Unknown SC (Myrtle Beach) 1992 Automobile mechanic t customer. Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1582 might could might could Male White 71 Little education VA (Post Oak) VA (Post Oak) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1829 might could might could Male White 80 Rural schools SC (Kingstree) SC (Kingstree) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 551 I might will. might will Male White 42 8th grade MS (Pleasant Hill) MS (Pleasant Hill) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 805 [Can you do it?:] I useta could, but I can’t no more. used to could Female White 69 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Sand Mountain) early 1970s Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1323 You might could sweet-talk [girls' name]. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Skipper 143 Let's try that. It might would work. might would Male White 25 Graduate school (Some) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Coleman 1121 They might ought to be stripping tobacco instead of just waiting. might ought to Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
LAMSAS 1924 may could may could Male White 72 Local schools GA (Ridgeville) GA (Ridgeville) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1671 mought could mought could Female White 70 Very little VA (Shooting Creek) VA (Shooting Creek) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 393 He thought of something he might could do for me. might could Female White 95 Unknown Unknown LA (Hopewell) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
LAGS 647 I can't tell the difference now, but I used to could. used to could Female White 86 Some high school AR (Greenbrier) AR (Greenbrier) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Allan 1202 For a dime a head, I might could strip off the feathers. might could Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1503 maybe could maybe could Male White male None PA (Cochranville) PA (Cochranville) fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
Warner 889 I might could play the piano. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown AR (southeast) 1938 1.0
LAMSAS 1766 might could might could Female White 58 Until age 16 NC (Bunn) NC (Bunn) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1431 So she mighta could driven that truck of yours. might have could Male White 12 Elementary School TX (Henderson) TX (Henderson,) 1980 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.0 Elicited
Feagin 742 I mighta could, but I’m doing pretty well. might have could Female White 78 Unknown Unknown AL (Unknown) early 1970s acquaintance Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 490 I might could. might could Male Black 73 10th reader MS (Shucktown) MS (Klondike) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 80 I may can't do [it]. I'll have to wait and see. may can't Female White 60s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to family 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

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