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source Entry Example Modal 1 Modal 2 Modal 3 Gender Race / Ethnicity Agesort descending Level of Education Home Community, Town, or State Location Collected Year Relation to Addressee Medium Sentence Structure Status
LAMSAS 1968 might could might could Male White 87 3-4 terms of country school GA (Goshen Highway) GA (Goshen Highway) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 455 Might could have helped me. might could Male White 87 6th grade LA (Spring Ridge) LA (Spring Ridge) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1882 might could might could Male White 87 Ages 6-10 SC (Graniteville) SC (Graniteville) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1572 mought could mought could Male White 87 2-3 years MD (Gallant Green) MD (Gallant Green) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
LAGS 242 I could used to do that. could used to Female White 87 7th grade FL (Rock Hill) FL (Rock Hill) 1973 female to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 562 I might would ask him. might would Male White 87 6th grade LA (Spring Ridge) LA (Spring Ridge) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 345 Might could. might could Female White 87 Unknown Unknown FL (Rock Hill) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS\ 662 Used to could. used to could Female White 87 7th grade FL (Rock Hill) FL (Rock Hill) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown 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 1931 might could might could Male White 87 On and off for 4 years GA (Folkston) GA (Folkston) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
LAMSAS 1593 mought could mought could Female White 88 Until age 15 VA (Callao) VA (Callao) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1942 might could might could Female White 88 Lessons at home and 6 months at school GA (Halcyon Dale) GA (Halcyon Dale) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 246 May can may can Female White 88 6th grade FL (Pineway) FL (Laurel Hill) 1973 female to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 472 Might could help you. might could Male Black 88 None LA (Ruston) LA (Ruston) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 347 Might could. might could Female White 88 Unknown Unknown FL (Laurel Hill) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 352 Might could. might could Female White 89 Unknown Unknown MS (Freerun) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1747 mought could mought could Male White 89 no information NC (Conway P.O.) NC (Conway P.O.) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
LAMSAS 1576 might could might could Female White 89 no information VA (Hickory Grove) VA (Hickory Grove) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 526 Might could tell you. might could Female White 89 High school (Graduate) TN (Paris) TN (Paris) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1731 mought could mought could Male Black 89 no information NC (Calabash) NC (Calabash) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 250 You may can still [get a sack of flour]. may can Female White 89 High school (Graduate) TN (Henry Co.) TN (Paris) 1974 female to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 702 She used to wouldn't be afraid. used to wouldn't Male Black 90 Less than 1 term school; illiterate FL (Shady Grove) FL (Shady Grove) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 613 You used could buy it. used could Male Black 90 Less than 1 term school FL (Shady Grove) FL (Shady Grove) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1786 might could might could Female Black 90 None NC (East Rocky Ford) NC (East Rocky Ford) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1916 might could might could Female White 90 Private governess, some public school GA (Savannah) SC (Savannah) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 722 Used to would. used to would Male Black 90 Less than 1 term school; illiterate FL (Shady Grove) FL (Shady Grove) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 658 Used to could. used to could Male White 90 3rd grade GA (Whitfield County) GA (Dalton) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 419 I might could do that. might could Female White 91 College (2 years) GA (Butler - rural) GA (Butler) 1970 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 707 They used to would run out. used to would Female Black 91 None (Literate) LA (Tensas Par) LA (Cooters Point) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1985 might could might could Male White 91 4-5 month session GA (Germany) GA (Germany) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 338 Might could. might could Male White 91 Unknown Unknown TN (Shelbyville) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 438 Might could. might could Female Black 91 None (literate) LA (Tensas Par) LA (Cooters Point) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1946 might could might could Male White 92 9 months GA (Wayesboro) GA (Waynesboro) 1948 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
LAGS 532 Things that somebody might could use now. might could Female White 93 College (1 year) GA (Fayetteville) GA (Fayetteville) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1903 might could might could Male White 94 None SC (Newberry) SC (Newberry) 1946 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
LAMSAS 1976 might could might could Male White 95 Local schools GA (Doraville) GA (Doraville) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
Hern.&S 2020 He might have couldn't have stopped. might have couldn't Unknown Black c17 High school student IL (Chicago) IL (Chicago) 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Hern.&S 2023 I might should do the dishes. might should Unknown Black c17 High school student IL (Chicago) IL (Chicago) 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Hern.&S 2025 He must can sing. must can Unknown Black c17 High school student IL (Chicago) IL (Chicago) 1970s Spoken 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
Ginns 882 Now, they was all translated in the book from the way they told ’em. The way they told ’em, they was too rough to put down. Gosh They was rough Rough words in ’em. My grandfather told him some he... might could Male White c60 Grade School NC (Watauga County) 1982 Written 1.0
LAMSAS 1503 maybe could maybe could Male White male None PA (Cochranville) PA (Cochranville) fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1071 Walter said. " Me and him might could be buddies. " might could Male Unknown teens Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1996 friend to friend Written 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1376 Then you might can get my mother. If it's good weather, my dad will be out in the field. might can Female White teens Unknown Unknown TX (Austin, on phone) 1979 woman to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
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
DiPaolo 1414 may used to may used to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) unknown Spoken unknown Naturalistic
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
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
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 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
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
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
COCA 1084 Berisarius suggested, " you might could say that we don't rightly know what he's done to poor Queen Artemisia. Could be he did torture her a little. " might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Novel 1993 man to man Written 1.4 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1383 You might can hold on to a branch or... might can Male White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1981 man to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1027 We might ought to get you in a tub first. might ought to Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Novel 1993 father to son Written 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1010 Come on now woman, you might can tell it, but you can't change it. might can Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1994 brother to sister Written 1.1 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1321 You might could. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1070 You might could use a little trim, too. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1996 worker to client Written 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1429 We're gonna have to find somebody who might possibly could handle these people. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) unknown Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1353 We might oughta leave that out. People around here are sensitive about racial issues. might ought to Female White unknown Unknown TX (Henderson) TX (Henderson,) 1979 reporter to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1311 (You/Y'all) might could sign better. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (Austin) 1980 teacher to class Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 386 Might just could be. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown FL (Tomoka Farms) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
COCA 1028 "Might ought to tune this thing," he'd say. might ought to Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Novel 1990 man to man (with audience) Written 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1011 My stepfather, he fix TVs and vacuum cleaners, and he say since I can already drive, if I get my license, I might can go with him sometimes. Primary tabs might can Male Black unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1992 student to teacher Written 1.2 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
DiPaolo 1430 Even if he doesn't get the Stanford job, they might could still come. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) unknown Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1354 You might oughta. might ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Henderson,) 1979 clerk to man Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1085 I could see what might could be slightly objectionable to some people. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown GA (Atlanta) Newspaper 1993 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Montgomery 196 Things are going to be interesting next year. You might not can go to Poland. might not can Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1312 A few pointers that you might could use... might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (Austin) 1980 teacher to class Spoken Naturalistic
Mishoe 127 They'll be running out real soon. So if y'all want some, you might should ought to run right on down there. might should ought to Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 disc jockey to on-air audience Spoken 1.2 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
DiPaolo 1323 You might could sweet-talk [girls' name]. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1072 Actually we might could have, because over the years we've been such good customers for Discover that they've kept raising our limit as we've kept approaching it. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1996 interior monologue Written 1.3 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
DiPaolo 1313 If you might could find a room that no one else is using at that time. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1980 secretary to instructor Spoken Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1386 I know what I can do instead of working this afternoon. I might can go see (name) take his first swimming lesson. might can Female White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1982 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1324 Call back some other day and I might could tell you some more about it. might could Female White unknown Unknown TX (Lamesa) TX (Austin, on phone) 1979 woman to woman Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 420 I might could do that. might could Female Unknown unknown 8th grade GA (Savannah) GA (Savannah) 1972 unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1356 It's seven o'clock. I might oughta call Jack. He may be worried. might ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Lubbock) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
DiPaolo 1314 We might could work on it. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1980 secretary to instructor Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1014 I might not can write but I want a piece of a great man to remember. might not can Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1994 woman to man Written 1.1 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1325 Q: Can you read Hebrew? A: I might can even read this word might can Male White unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (Austin) 1980 man to man Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1074 Janie, letting her voice go good-old-girlish, says she might could, then quotes a figure that would put a strain on most people's gratefulness if she weren't so sure they'd smile... might could Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1995 woman to group Written 1.4 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1357 I might oughta go back and get that suit. Those pants look(ed) cute on me. might ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Lubbock) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1086 You might could stay here tonight, " the aunt said. might could Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1992 woman to woman Written 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1315 I've got this chart we might could use. might could Female White unknown Graduate Unknown TX (Austin) woman to woman (friends) Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1388 [Woman's name], you may can do this stroke, too. may can Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1978 teacher to student Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1326 I might could sublegally get it for you. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown TX (Corpus Christi) TX (Austin) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 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

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