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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
Feagin 793 I might otta take it. might ought to Female White 30 9th grade AL (Unknown) AL (Selma) early 1970s Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 321 Might could. might could Male White 49 Unknown Unknown GA (Monticello) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1861 You might better look and see if you can find it might better Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1980 unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2224 might can Male Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown IN Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
DARE 870 She may can do it. may can Unknown Unknown Unknown MS (Unknown) MS (Unknown) 1966 interviewee to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 381 Might could. might could Unknown Unknown 68 Unknown Unknown TX (Waxahatchie) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Brandstetter 1186 You might not should do that. might not should Unknown White Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Skipper 163 I think I might would arrange that. might would Female White 44 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 635 They used to could buy it. used to could Male White 70 9th grade GA (Cordele) GA (Cordele) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 2001 I might can let you have these. might can Female Black 45 College (Some) SC (Columbia) SC (Columbia) 1992 Friends Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 3 Maybe I might should just forget the whole damn thing. might should Female White 30s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 woman to woman in restaurant Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1100 Things ain't real hot right now. Rex, there though, (nodding toward a half-naked man burrowed under an 83 Buick) is about to relocate in about a week to San Angelo. I might could use a man when... might could Male White unknown Unknown Unknown Film 1990 man to man Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
Feagin 729 I may can trail you over. may can Female White 60 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Birmingham) early 1970s acquaintance Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1025 That technology transfer, the permission occurred back during the Bush administration, my question being how long has this sort of transfer been going on that we might ought to have been more... might ought to Female White 44 Graduate school (Law degree) TX (Dallas) Television 1998 host to panelist Spoken 2.6 Naturalistic
LAGS 257 may would may would Female White 64 High school and business course AL (Stevenson) AL (Stevenson) 1980 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 477 I might could help you. might could Male White 68 9th grade MS (Dillon) MS (Lorman) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1337 You might should call me, because I officiate basketball. might should Male White unknown Unknown TX (Henderson) TX (Austin, on phone) 1979 man to woman Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
COCA 1006 Daddy said she might can come home this week. might can Female Unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 2004 child to adults Written 1.4 Naturalistic
Mishoe 99 I may could use a haircut one of these days soon. may could Male White 80s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 father to daughter Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 571 They might would have called it the "shed room." might would Female White 52 High school GA (Sumter County) GA (Plains) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1068 "We might could start being famous, Fike, " Eldon said. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1998 man to man Written 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 1498 I might could finish it tomorrow or the next day. might could Male White 28 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Sneedville) SC (Columbia) 2010 student to teacher Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 665 I used to could make. used to could Female White 80 8th grade MS (Jefferson) MS (Jefferson) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2256 might would Female White 70 to... Unknown Unknown FL Patient Spoken Naturalistic
Montgomery 193 At the time I looked at it, I thought I may could draw a distinction there. may could Male White 24 Graduate school (Some) MS (Unknown) SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Montgomery 194 There's lots of stuff I haven't gotten to. If I did, I might could develop my ideas more. might could Male White 24 Graduate school (Some) MS (Unknown) SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAGS 414 Might could do that. might could Male Black 22 College (Graduate) AR (Little Rock) AR (Little Rock) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2035 You might can go up to his room. might can Female White 65 College (Graduate) TN (Crossville) TN (Crossville) 2013 woman to family Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1419 You might can see the pipes of the heater. might can Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown UT (Salt Lake City) 1984 unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 36 People might ought to think about it for a long time. might ought to Male White 18 College (Freshman) Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 student to instructor Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 508 I'll try. I might could. might could Male White 67 8th grade TN (Arno) TN (Arno) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 762 You might could hang a doghouse [i.e. dormer] there. might could Male White 26 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 290 Might can. might can Female White 74 8th grade GA (Reidsville) GA (Glennville) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1368 You better go slow, or I might not can follow you. might not can Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Rosenberg) unknown Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2193 might can Male Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown TX Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
Elsman 839 ... that might could be changed. might could Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 employee to supervisor Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 350 Might could. might could Female White 85 Unknown Unknown MS (Hernando) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Mishoe 130 I thought y'all may would have some more of them in by now. may would Female White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 customer to clerk Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 604 She might would tolerate one. might would Female White 44 College TN (Knoxville) TN (Knoxville) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1083 " Well, " he replied cautiously, " What if they are? I suppose I might could perhaps have seen one of them before. " might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1993 man to man Written 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 698 Used to wouldn't. used to wouldn't Female White 78 Some education; barely literate LA (Kentwood) LA (Kentwood) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Montgomery 226 If you like it, I might can sell it. might can Male White 60s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAGS 446 Might could have done anything. might could Female Black 75 5th grade TX (Houston) TX (Houston) 1975 Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 68 I thought it was a good idea, but I might could have been wrong about that. might could Female White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to group Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 540 Might ought to. might ought to Male White 24 Graduate school (Doctoral student at Emory University at time of interview) TN (Chattanooga) TN (Chattanooga) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1308 They might could; I'm not sure. But they might could. My father (would could) tell you some stories might could Female White unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (Austin) woman to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 794 Well, I might otta go. might ought to Female White 15 9th grade AL (Unknown) AL (Selma) early 1970s Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 322 Might could. might could Female White 62 Unknown Unknown GA (Milledgeville) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1399 A: Do you know the roads out of here? B: No. A: We may better get a map. may better Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown On airplane to Austin TX woman to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2225 may would Male Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown MI Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
DARE 871 I might could do it, if you’d let me try. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown FL (Unknown) FL (Unknown) 1966 Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 382 Might could. might could Male White 68 Unknown Unknown AR (Bay Fa) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Brandstetter 1187 I might even could do a poster as early as this spring. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Skipper 164 You might could wear a size three and a half. might could Female White 21 College (Some) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 636 You used to could buy that. used to could Male White 79 3-4 years of school GA (Fayette County) GA (Inman) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 2002 It might would be on the receipt. might would Male Unknown Unknown Unknown SC (Columbia) 1993 Stranger to stranger. Spoken Naturalistic
Mishoe 4 If you can find the exact same color [of carpet], I might could fix it so it doesn't even show. might could Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 brother to sister Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
Labov 1243 Well, you must can’t fuck good, then. must can Unknown Black 26 Unknown NJ (Unknown) NY (New York City) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 730 We may can do a lotta things later on today. may can Female White 61 Unknown AL (Unknown) early 1970s acquaintance Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1026 If evil is so easily accomplishable, can good be done as well by a very few individuals that might ought to act at this moment and are not? Ms. might ought to Female White 39 Graduate school (Law degree) TX (Dallas) Television 1993 panelist to host Spoken 2.6 Naturalistic
LAGS 258 might better might better Male White 67 8th grade TN (Arno) TN (Arno) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 478 I might could help you. might could Male White 85 9th grade MS (Bogue Chitto) MS (Bogue Chitto) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1338 Do you all have a light fixture that might would fit into (this thing)? might would Female White 20s Unknown TX (Henderson) TX (Henderson) 1979 woman to clerk Spoken 2.6 Naturalistic
COCA 1007 If they can come on the TV and talk to me at 1 and 2 AM, then I might can fit them in for a few minutes. might can Female White unknown Unknown Unknown Radio 2003 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
COCA 1050 Could be, this here City Man, once he finishes gettin " his folks" out, might could go on back, fetch Lottie and her kids...? might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 2006 narrator Written 1.4 Naturalistic
Mishoe 100 You may shouldn't eat that many peanuts, cause folks have told me they're not actual good for you. may shouldn't Female White 60s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 mother to son Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 572 You might would have done the same thing that the blacks have done. might would Male White 43 High school and business college AR (Little Rock) AR (Little Rock) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Reed 1499 I think you might should do that this way. might should Male White 28 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Sneedville) SC (Columbia) 2010 tutor to student Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 666 Used to could. used to could Male Black 52 Some school; barely literate MS (Pulaski) MS (Pulaski) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2257 might could Female White 70 to... Unknown Unknown TX Patient Spoken Naturalistic
COCA 1069 ... But you don't ever know what might could happen. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Novel 1998 unknown Written 1.4 Naturalistic
Reed 1472 I might ought to work out tomorrow night. It'll help work some of this soreness out. might ought to Female White 30 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Seymour) SC (Columbia) 2011 wife to husband Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 667 Used to could. used to could Female White 80 8th grade MS (Soso) MS (Soso) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2258 might would Female White 70 to... Unknown Unknown VA Patient Spoken Naturalistic
Scotland 904 In a crisis, what would a wee lassie like that could dae for me? would could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (West Lothian) 1979 stranger Spoken 2.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 195 Well if you can be morally bankrupt, then you must could bank morals. must could Male White 60s Graduate school (Doctoral degree) Unknown Unknown Unknown Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAGS 415 Might could do that. might could Male White 27 College (Business administration degree) AR (Huguley) AR (Lanett) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2036 We may can use the smaller oven. may can Female White 65 College (Graduate) TN (Crossville) TN (Crossville) 2013 woman to family Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 37 I thought I might could have a chance to get a ticket. might could Female White 20s College (Some) Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 friend to friend Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 509 I'm not sure, but I might could. might could Female Black 43 High school and business college AR (Little Rock) AR (Little Rock) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Feagin 763 You might could ... might could Female White 60 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Birmingham) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 291 I might can do it. might can Male White 62 High school and business course GA (Woodbine) GA (Woodbine) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1369 I might can. See me Thursday. might can Female White unknown Graduate Unknown TX (Austin) 1980 friend to friend Written 1.0 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2194 might could Male Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown AL Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
Elsman 840 I’m choosing happiness over money right now, because I might would choose that for Fridays too. might would Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 351 Might could. might could Male White 87 Unknown Unknown MS (Tunica) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Mishoe 129 She said she might wouldn't mind going with us if we had time to wait. might wouldn't Female White 60s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 woman to group Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 605 He must can smell me. must can Male Black 88 6th-7th grade FL (Bealsville) FL (Bealsville) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Butters 1228 I might should come over there. might should Female Unknown 45 Unknown Unknown NC (Durhamj) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 699 Used to wouldn't go fishing. used to wouldn't Female White 80 8th grade TX (Waco) TX (Waco) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 227 That's what I thought is that we may can carry it. may can Male White 74 College (Graduate) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 447 Might could have done it. might could Male White 77 High school and business college MS (Macon) MS (Macon) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 69 They may might overlook a slip here and a slip there, but they aren't going to overlook anything major. may might Female White 30s Graduate school (Some) Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 student to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 541 Might ought to be able. might ought to Male White 27 Graduate school (Master's degree) AL (Troy) AL (Troy) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1309 They could escape. And if they escaped, they might could retaliate might could Male Black unknown Graduate school (Doctoral degree) KY (Lexington) TX (Austin, radio) 1981 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
Feagin 795 They shouldn’t otta done that. They shoulda known better. shouldn't ought to Male White 16 College (Graduate) AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) 1972 Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 323 Might could. might could Male Black 76 Unknown Unknown GA (Griffin) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1402 You should oughta talk to both Financial Aid and (woman's name). should ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) person to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2226 may will Male Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown GA Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
DARE 872 We might could find some mackerel on the outer reef. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown FL (Gainesville) 1980 Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic

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