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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
DARE 875 "might could" = pasttense of "may can" might could Unknown Unknown Unknown KY (central southern) c1960
H&S 1211 See that drug store? You might coulda find it there. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Bahamas (Unknown) 1.0
England 991 I can’t do it now, but I used to could used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Warwick) 1.1
Scotland 1161 He might should claim his expenses. might should Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
Scotland 907 He should can go tomorrow. should can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0 Naturalistic
Coleman 1112 He might would have seen Morris this morning, if he had arrived on time. might would Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.3 Elicited
Scotland 940 He should no can come. should no can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) Spoken 1.0
Scotland 959 Ye’ll can cum neist weik. will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (southern) 1.0
Mashburn 1250 He may could see you today. may could Unknown Unknown Unknown GA (Unknown) 1.0
DiPaolo 1345 She probably might would get it. might would Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1982 man to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Barrick 876 You won’t can go. will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown PN (Cumberland County) 1.0 Naturalistic
England 992 He use to could lift a fifty-six ower his heead wi’ one hand, but he can’t nah. used to could Unknown White Unknown Unknown England (West Yorkshire) Spoken 1.1
Scotland 1162 He might can go. might can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
Scotland 908 He would could do it if he tried. would could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Belize 1232 Yu mos yuz tu ... must used to Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Belize (Unknown)
Coleman 1113 He might can get the car fixed before we leave. might can Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.3
Montgomery 198 Sorry we don't carry them anymore, but you know, you may might can get one right over there at Wicks. might can Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Scotland 941 He should no could have come. should no could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Mashburn 1251 He might would see you today. might would Unknown Unknown Unknown GA (Unknown) 1.0
DiPaolo 1346 She probably might would get it. might would Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1982 man to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Dumas 1136 You still might can, Rachel. might can Unknown Unknown 30 Unknown Unknown TN (Knoxville) 1986 Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DARE 877 [Do you think you’ll go?] Might could. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown CO (Unknown) 1967 1.0
England 993 I us’t at could dance as weel as anybody when I was young. used at could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Lancaster) 1.3
Scotland 1163 He might could go. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
Scotland 909 He’ll can get you one. will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0 Naturalistic
Coleman 1114 I might ought to get myself going soon. might ought to Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
Brandstetter 1194 She might would like those, and he might would, too. might would Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) 1.1 Elicited
Scotland 942 He should could no have come. should could no Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Mashburn 1252 He might will see you today. might will Unknown Unknown Unknown GA (Unknown) 1.0
DARE 878 I might could should tell her about it. might could should Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown NC (central) 1989 Spoken 1.0
Traugott 1213 Ye shall mowe have itt of Toppis. shall mowe (=may) Unknown White Unknown Unknown England (Unknown) 1451 Written 1.0
England 994 I can’t work as I used to could. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Nottinghamshire) 1.3
DiPaolo 1377 Here's some more thread. I might can put it around the edge. might can Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 1164 He might could have done it. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
Scotland 910 He’ll might could do it for you. will might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) Spoken 1.0
Harris 1233 You might could try Don’s Hobbies down on Park [Avenue]. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Memphis) Memphis store clerk to a first-time customer from Atlanta. Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Coleman 1115 You might could get some information from the principal. might could Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
DiPaolo 1318 We don't have to necessarily know situations that might could affect the interpreter. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1982 teacher to class Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 612 That shouldn't oughtn't to be. shouldn't ought to Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Brandstetter 1195 I wonder if they might could adapt it for use in their classes. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) 1.4 Elicited
Scotland 943 He shouldnae no could have come. shouldnae could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Fennell 2012 We will might do that. will might Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) SC (Unknown) 1992 Unknown Spoken Naturalistic
Mashburn 1253 He may will see you today. may will Unknown Unknown Unknown GA (Unknown) 1.0
COCA 1055 Might could be. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 2004 friend to friend Written 1.0 Naturalistic
DARE 879 I might could should write home. might could should Unknown Unknown c20 College undergraduate Unknown NC (Durham) 1989 Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
England 995 I ewsed to could rip along as well as ony man, but I can’t noo. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Lincolnshire) 1.1
DiPaolo 1378 Take along the list of people and (name) might can show you where those people live. might can Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Scotland 1165 He might can have done it. might can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
Scotland 911 You’ll have to can do it whether you want to or not. will have to can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.3

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