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source Entry Example Modal 1 Modal 2 Modal 3sort ascending Gender Race / Ethnicity Age Level of Education Home Community, Town, or State Location Collected Year Relation to Addressee Medium Sentence Structure Status
DiPaolo 1351 You might oughta take your good skis. might ought to Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1982 man to group (friends) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 2101 shouldn't SUBJECT ought shouldn't ought Female White 21 College Student TX (Beaumont) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.0 Elicited
LAMSAS 1681 might could might could Male White 77 A little VA (Meadowview) VA (Meadowview) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Dumas 1138 We may can do it better. may can Male White 52 Unknown AR (Unknown) AR (Unknown) 1987 Spoken 1.0
Elsman 822 I figured she might not would tell me about it ... might not would Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Mishoe 81 You might should better try on some of your clothes before you go home. might should Female White 60s Unknown Unknown SC (Myrtle Beach) c1990 female to family Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 333 Might could. might could Male White 76 Unknown Unknown GA (Calvary) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 587 I might would say that. might would Female Black 44 High school (Graduate) TN (Knoxville) TN (Knoxville) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1775 might could might could Male White 49 Until age 20 NC (Yanceyville) NC (Yanceyville) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1076 And, I thought, well, and when me and my friend had talked about it, we thought we might- could get a job. might could Female White 28 College (Graduate, B.S. degree) AR (Lonoke) Television 1994 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Reed 1440 Harry said he might could fix the car. might could Female White 85 College (Graduate) TN (Sneedville) TN (Sneedville) 2010 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.4 Elicited
LAMSAS 1530 might could might could Male White 59 Until age 17 PA (Oak Grove) PA (Oak Grove) 1940 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
Skipper 175 We might can get down some weekend soon. might can Female White 40s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 918 He might could do it, if he tried. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.3
LAGS 429 You might could find. might could Female White 68 High school AR (Three Creeks) AR (El Dorado) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 988 They mighta coulda moved it. or It mighta coulda been moved. might have could Male White Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1980 Man to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1422 You mightn't oughtn't drink orange juice when you take aspirin. mightn't oughtn't Male White 50 Some college TX (Lamesa) TX (Lamesa) interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
England 998 I can’t run as I use to could. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Warwickshire) 1.3
LAMSAS 1872 might could might could Female White 78 Limited, local SC (Lykesland) SC (Lykesland) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Boertien 1289 I might could do that, couldn’t I? might could Female White 21 College Student TX (Beaumont) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.8 Elicited
Mishoe 17 I might could have done better. I just didn't have enough time. might could Female White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 student to student Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 523 I might could talk with you. might could Male White 68 9th grade MS (Dillon) MS (Lorman) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 777 Some of them might could have. might could Female White 30s Unknown GA (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 271 Might can do it. might can Male Black 22 Technical school (Some) LA (New Orleans) LA (New Orleans) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Hasty 2134 You know what might could help that is losing some weight. might could Doctoral degree Unknown Physician to patient Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1966 might could might could Male White 80 9th grade GA (Delhi) GA (Delhi) 1976 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1381 Well, since you have this "L" to get in, you might can go on Monday and get it over with. might can Male White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) friend to friend Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1713 mought could mought could Male White 74 None, illiterate NC (Shelmerdine) NC (Shelmerdine) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
England 1168 I can’t play on Friday. I work late. I might could get it changed though. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Newcastle) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Elsman 854 We might could even stuff the catalogs in the bags? might could Female White Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 113 If we're careful and if nothing else bad don't happen, we might can come in November. might can Female White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 aunt to niece Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAGS 365 Might could. might could Female White 23 Unknown Unknown AR (Little Rock) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 619 Used to couldn't. used to couldn't Male White 95 8th grade MS (Pike County) MS (Holmesville) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Reed 1470 We may should go easy on the defensive drill. We gotta rest their legs. may should Male White 29 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Sneedville) SC (Columbia) 2012 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1807 might could might could Female White 66 Irregular; until age 16 NC (Green Valley) NC (Green Valley) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Harris 1234 We might could take ’em swimmin’ tomorrow in Gatlinburg. might could Female Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) One mother to another re: disappointed children and a closed motel pool. Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1562 mought could mought could Male White 78 From ages 8 to 11 MD (Ritchie) MD (Ritchie) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 713 They used to would hang themselves. used to would Female White 80 8th grade MS (Jefferson) MS (Jefferson) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 207 We have done an analysis of what we do and what we might could do. might could Male White 45 College (Graduate) Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
Scotland 950 He used to could do it, didn’t he? used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
LAGS 461 If you told me the word, I might could have thought of some. might could Female White 36 Graduate school (Master's degree) AL (Anniston) AL (Anniston) 1980 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1902 might could might could Male Black 73 Common schools SC (Newberry) SC (Newberry) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 2072 You might should've researched some. might should Female White 63 Unknown LA (Vivian) Television 2013 mother to son Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1649 might could might could Female White 62 Until age 13 or 14 VA (Concord Church) VA (Concord Church) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Coleman 1118 He may ought to go before too long. may ought to Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
Mishoe 49 Would it might be something we haven't even seen before? would might Male White 18 College (Some) Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 male to instructor Spoken 2.6 Naturalistic
LAGS 555 Might would and might wouldn't. might wouldn't Male White 72 5th grade AR (Dudley Lake) AR (Dudley Lake) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Feagin 807 I useta could hear him playin’ the organ. used to could Female White 85 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Tuscaloosa) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 556 Might have would have helped me. might would Male Black 58 7th grade TX (Chicota) TX (Chicota) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 808 I useta could go to Birmingham to shop. used to could Female White 85 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Tuscaloosa) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 304 He might can tell you. might can Male White 46 10th grade FL (Lake City) FL (Hopeful Church) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1744 might could might could Female White 40 Until age 16 NC (Whiteville) NC (Whiteville) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Butters 1200 I don’t carry no lunch because I thought maybe, you know, they might would give me something to eat. might would Unknown Black Unknown Unknown NC (Wilmington) Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1428 He might've used to sing for the ... might've used to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1980 unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1415 I used to could say anything I wanted to. used to could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Wentworth 887 She’ll never kin catch a mouse now. (Said when a pet cat became crippled). will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown WV (eastern) 1930s 1.0
Skipper 146 They might not could have gone over the state line to get her. might not could Male White 25 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 398 I might could do it. might could Female White 67 Unknown Unknown GA (Cornelia) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 652 Used to could put boards. used to could Male White 76 6th grade GA (Decatur County) GA (Calvary) 1970 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1593 mought could mought could Female White 88 Until age 15 VA (Callao) VA (Callao) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Scotland 966 He’ll can tell us. will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1881 Written 1.0
LAMSAS 1840 might could might could Male White 67 3 months total SC (Hell Hole) SC (Hell Hole) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mashburn 1257 He may should see you today. may should Unknown Unknown Unknown GA (Unknown) 1.0
Feagin 746 We might could run it over to you. might could Female White 50s Unknown AL (Unknown) early 1970s stranger Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 241 A heap of words could might be said. could might Male White 69 8th grade GA (Gough) GA (Gough) 1970 male to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1935 mought could mought could Male White 67 2-3 months a year until age 22 GA (Manassas) GA (Manassas) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1352 Consultant: I just don't know [the answer to your question about the program Scribe.] Student: (?) Consultant: And you might oughta come by tomorrow and... might ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1982 consultant to student Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1682 might could might could Male White 74 Very little VA (Thompson's Settlement) VA (Thompson's Settlement) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Dumas 1139 You might oughtta take a look at that pie before you eat it. might ought to Female Unknown Unknown Unknown AR (Huntsville) 1987 1.3 Naturalistic
Elsman 823 I might could pay off some debts then. might could Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 82 There weren't no way to be sure. Could be he may didn't want to come. may didn't Female White 60s Unknown Unknown SC (Myrtle Beach) c1990 female to family Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 334 Might could. might could Male White 66 Unknown Unknown FL (Jena) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 588 I might would say. might would Male Black 68 None GA (Milledgeville) GA (Sparta) 1970 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1776 might could might could Female White 80 Illiterate NC (Reidsville) NC (Reidsville) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Jamaica 1216 kuda hafi “could must” could hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Reed 1441 We might could make it if we hurry. might could Female White 29 Graduate school (Master's degree) TN (Sneedville) TN (Johnson City) 2010 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.3 Elicited
LAMSAS 1531 might could might could Male White 51 Grade school PA (Criders Church) PA (Criders Church) 1940 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
Skipper 176 I may can find out tomorrow. may can Female White 19 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 919 He must could do it. must could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
LAGS 430 He might could find a picture. might could Female White 57 8th grade FL (Carraway) FL (Bardin) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
England 2041 Na mare saltow ham con rede þen sternes of heyuen. sal con Unknown Unknown England 14th century Written 1.0
LAMSAS 1618 might could might could Male White 70 3 years VA (Beach) VA (Beach) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
England 999 I can’t do it now like I used to could. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Oxfordshire) 1.3
LAMSAS 1873 mought could mought could Female White 78 Limited, local SC (Lykesland) SC (Lykesland) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Boertien 1290 Might ought you to’ve done that? might ought to Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.0 Elicited
Mishoe 18 I've always thought if you stayed on that road right, there you might would run smack into it. might would Male White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 stranger to stranger Spoken 1.8 Naturalistic
LAGS 524 Might could tell him. might could Male White 69 10th grade LA (Coushatta) LA (Coushatta) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 778 Francine Barber said that I might could get a ride with you might could Female White 37 Unknown GA (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 272 Might can do it. might can Male Black 87 4th grade LA (Bull Run Plantation) LA (Ardoyne) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1967 might could might could Male White 48 no information GA (Greensboro) GA (Greensboro) 1965 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1382 Uh. They must.. I just don't know, you know. Uh. You might ask (woman's name) that. She might can tell you because she goes to school here might can Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Henderson) person to woman Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1714 might could might could Female White 53 High school (Some) NC (Winterville P.O.) NC (Winterville P.O.) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
England 1169 The girls usually make me some [toasted sandwiches], but they mustn’t could have made any today. must could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Newcastle) Spoken 1.1 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
Mishoe 114 We might can catch a few old catfish for the pot if we're lucky. might can Male White 60s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 man to nephews Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 366 Might could. might could Female White 56 Unknown Unknown AR (Mena) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 620 Used to couldn't. used to couldn't Female White 70 3rd grade TX (Fort Worth) TX (Fort Worth) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Reed 1471 Coach, do you think we might could scrimmage today? might could Male Black 12 Middle School (Student) SC (Columbia) SC (Columbia) 2012 player to coach Spoken 2.4 Naturalistic

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