Table - See Overview for Filtering and Searching Explanation

source Entry Example Modal 1 Modal 2 Modal 3 Gendersort descending Race / Ethnicity Age Level of Education Home Community, Town, or State Location Collected Year Relation to Addressee Medium Sentence Structure Status
LAGS 591 Might would say. might would Male Black 74 7 years of school MS (Lorman) MS (Lorman) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 2130 might can SUBJECT might can Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.0 Elicited
LAGS 685 I used to could blow on it a little bit. used to could Male White 85 4th grade AL (Needham) AL (Needham) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 433 Might could get a few of them cork stoppers. might could Male Black 64 Elementary school MS (Oxford) MS (Lafayette Springs) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1556 might could might could Male White 41 Until age 17 MD (Benson) MD (Benson) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1896 might could might could Male White 75 4th grade SC (Lancaster) SC (Lancaster) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Boertien 1295 That I might could’ve done it yesterday excited me. might could Male White 30 College Student TX (Beaumont) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.4 Elicited
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 159 We might shouldn't have done it last night. might shouldn't Male White 21 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
LAMSAS 1992 might could might could Male White 65 Country public school FL (St. Augustine) FL (St. Augustine) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 623 Used to couldn't slaughter them. used to couldn't Male White 76 8th grade TN (Wear Valley) TN (Wear Valley) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1408 (woman's name) oughta could answer my questions although I didn't do so well. oughta could Male White unknown Unknown TX (Henderson) TX (Henderson,) man to woman Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
Reed 1093 If you do that, it might could spark might could Male White 28 College (Graduate) SC (Greenwood) SC (Columbia) 2012 man to group Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1586 might could might could Male White 77 Illiterate VA (Naulakla) VA (Naulakla) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1046 If he could learn when to keep his mouth shut, thought Clearwater, and how to think ahead, he might could still turn out with some kind of maturity and style. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 2007 narrator Written 1.2
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 307 You might can fix it. might can Male Black 46 High school LA (Zachary) LA (Zachary) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1063 Well, I think it was a 50/50 decision between the both of us, after looking at the long jump competition, knowing that you might could make it, jumping about 22 feet, 22-5, knowing that Miriam (sic)... might could Male Black 49 College (Graduate, B.S. degree) CA (Los Angeles) Television 2000 panelist to host 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 656 I used to could sing. used to could Male White 66 8th grade FL (Jena) FL (Jena) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1525 maybe could maybe could Male White 41 Until age 18 PA (New Bloomfield) PA (New Bloomfield) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
LAGS 245 I may can may can Male White 64 6th grade AR (Evening Shade) AR (Evening Shade) 1977 male to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1867 might could might could Male White 81 About 15 months total SC (Dovesville) SC (Dovesville) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 338 Might could. might could Male White 91 Unknown Unknown TN (Shelbyville) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
England 1143 þeah we hine for þam alwaldan agan ne moston. “Though we might not hold it against the all-powerful.” moston (=must, might) agan (=own, owe, ought to) Male White Unknown Unknown England (Unknown) c1000 Written
LAMSAS 1961 might would might would Male Black 68 None GA (Milledgeville) GA (Milledgeville) 1970 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 592 Might would say it. might would Male White 39 High school FL (Shady Grove) FL (Shady Grove) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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 686 Used to could get them., used to could Male White 85 4th grade AL (Needham) AL (Needham) 1978 subject to fieldworker 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
LAGS 434 The worms might could get in them. might could Male White 76 8th grade TN (Wear Valley) TN (Wear Valley) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1557 might could might could Male White 52 Until age 15 MD (Silver Run) MD (Silver Run) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mishoe 64 We need something we might would turn into something. might should Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 husband to wife Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
COCA 1029 "You used to couldn't talk to him about history," Napier says. used to couldn't Male White 54 Graduate school (Law degree) SC (Blenheim) Newspaper 2001 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1897 might could might could Male White 73 Common schools SC (Lancaster) SC (Lancaster) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 528 He might could tell you a lot of stuff. might could Male White 79 9th grade LA (Bogalusa) LA (Bogalusa) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 1296 Could you might tell me where the administration building is? could might Male Black Unknown Unknown NY (Unknown) Spoken 2.0 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2197 may will Male Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown MD Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
LAGS 370 Might could. might could Male White 48 Unknown Unknown LA (Ville Platte) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown 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 624 You used to couldn't buy them. used to couldn't Male White 80 None FL (Bardin) FL (Bardin) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 718 Used to would say. used to would Male White 26 Graduate school TN (Nashville) TN (Nashville) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Montgomery 212 If you do have a chance to look at this, it might would be better to start with section four. might would Male White 24 Graduate school (Some) MS (Unknown) SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
Mishoe 96 I thought you said we might could get some candy? might could Male Black unknown Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 son to mother Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1929 might could might could Male White 78 Mostly self-taught GA (St. Marys) GA (St. Marys) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 560 It might would. might would Male Black 84 8th grade MS (Soso) MS (Soso) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1676 might could might could Male White 52 no information VA (Ridgeway) VA (Ridgeway) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 308 You might can find one. might can Male Black 75 None LA (Lake Providence) LA (Lake Providence) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2230 might could Male Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown VA Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1771 might could might could Male White 84 Very little NC (Siler City) NC (Siler City) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1436 The road might have coulda been flooded out. might have could Male White 40 High School TX (Lamesa) TX (Lamesa) 1980 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.0 Elicited
LAMSAS 1526 might could might could Male White 77 Until age 15 PA (Newburg) PA (Newburg) 1940 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mishoe 33 That might would be just fine. might would Male White 30s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 customer to clerk Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 497 I might could. might could Male White 36 12th grade LA (Monroe) LA (Monroe) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1868 might could might could Male White 72 Country school SC (Hartsville) SC (Hartsville) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mishoe 133 If you're going on a trip, we might should better look it over. might should better Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 mechanic to customer Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1962 might could might could Male White 64 Illiterate GA (Milledgeville) GA (Milledgeville) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
LAGS 687 I used to could play a harp. used to could Male White 77 10th grade MS (Homewood) MS (Trenton) 1974 subject to fieldworker 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
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 161 We might could work something out. might could Male White 21 Unknown Unknown AL (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2198 may will Male Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown OH Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
LAGS 371 Might could. might could Male White 70 Unknown Unknown TX (Wiergate) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 625 But I used to could. used to could Male White 36 12th grade LA (Monroe) LA (Monroe) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 1 I thought you might could help me. might could Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 Customer to clerk Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
COCA 1094 Well, he might could. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Television 1991 panelist to panelist Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 2011 Professor Smith, the committee chair, may can give you some further information. may can Male White College graduate Unknown SC (Columbia) 1995 Staff member of a university's Sponsred Programs Office to a faculty member. Spoken Naturalistic
Montgomery 213 It might would be worthwhile for you to reread section four, five, and six. might would Male White 24 Graduate school (Some) MS (Unknown) SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1835 might could might could Male White 83 None SC (Georgetown) SC (Georgetown) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 467 I might could help you. might could Male White 32 Graduate school (Law degree) AL (Talladega) AL (Talladega) 1980 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1047 He had sold his quota of Bibles and then some and did she reckon she might could come on over to his cabin after dark for a little roll in the hay before he headed out? might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 2007 man to woman Written 2.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1930 mought can mought can Male White 87 On and off for 4 years GA (Folkston) GA (Folkston) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1677 mought could mought could Male White 75 Very little VA (Chestnut Hill) VA (Chestnut Hill) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 309 I might can do that. might can Male White 76 6th grade LA (Rosefield) LA (Enterprise) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1064 " I expect to see a picture of us with him might could be in newspapers in Memphis and New Orleans, " C. Moorman said. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1998 man to man Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1527 might could might could Male White 36 Until age 16 PA (Mount Hope) PA (Mount Hope) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mishoe 34 I guess I might could do it. might could Male White 18 College (Freshman) Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 student to instructor Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 498 I might could. might could Male White 42 Graduate school (Master's degree) LA (Natchitoches) LA (Natchitoches) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1615 mought could mought could Male White 84 no information VA (Dalbys) VA (Dalbys) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 247 may can may can Male White 59 11th grade LA (Kentwood) LA (East Fork) 1974 male to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1869 might could might could Male White 64 5th grade SC (Palmetto) SC (Palmetto) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 340 Might could. might could Male White 18 Unknown Unknown AL (Birmingham) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1963 might can might can Male White 64 Illiterate GA (Milledgeville) GA (Milledgeville) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1710 mought could mought could Male Black 77 Very little NC (Cahoque) NC (Cahoque) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1079 Damn. Might could be. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Novel 1994 father to son Written 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 688 You used to could get it done. used to could Male Black 73 None (Illiterate) LA (Clinton) LA (Clinton) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2263 might will Male White 70 to... Unknown Unknown NC Patient Spoken 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
LAGS 436 Might could. might could Male White 50 Unknown AL (Burgess Plantation) AL (Russellville) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1559 might could might could Male White 39 Until age 17 MD (Yellow Springs) MD (Yellow Springs) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mishoe 66 Here, in the great U S of A, we can't deprive a man of his livelihood. They may can do a thing like that in Japan, but not here. may can Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 TBS announcer to camera Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1031 That's right. You used to could- that's right. You used to could. used to could Male Black 39 High School CA (Oakland) Radio 1994 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic

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