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source Entry Example Modal 1 Modal 2 Modal 3 Gender Race / Ethnicitysort descending Age Level of Education Home Community, Town, or State Location Collected Year Relation to Addressee Medium Sentence Structure Status
LAMSAS 1823 might could might could Female White 81 Very little SC(Burgess P.O.) SC (Burgess P.O.) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1023 Watty squinted down the road. "Might ought to go on foot." # It was decided that we'd park the Studebaker on the oil lease behind the property, make our way through the timber and come... might ought to Male White unknown Unknown OK (Unknown) Fictional Story 2005 man to man Written 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 244 I may can {do it} may can Female White 72 5th grade GA (Folkston) GA (Folkston) 1969 female to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1918 might could might could Male White 78 Common schools GA (Ellabell) GA (Ellabell) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Boertien 2088 John might could, I think, do that. might could Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
LAMSAS 1665 might could might could Female White 77 1 year VA (Dutch Creek) VA (Dutch Creek) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 337 Might could. might could Female White 65 Unknown Unknown TN (Forbus) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Reed 1496 He may very well will do it. may will Male White 29 Graduate school (Some) SC (Florence) SC (Columbia) 2012 friend to friend Spoken Naturalistic
LAGS 663 Used to could. used to could Female White 70 College (Graduate, B.S. degree) AL (Stockton) AL (Stockton) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1514 maybe could maybe could Male White 52 Until age 17 PA (Estella) PA (Estella) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Skipper 179 It may would have driven me out. may would Female White 19 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2032 I might could do that, but that's the prettiest part of the yard. might could Female White 65 College (Graduate) TN (Crossville) TN (Crossville) 2013 woman to son Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1855 might could might could Male White 68 Until 15, then studied optics 3 months in CT SC (Bamberg) SC (Bamberg) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Feagin 759 I toyed with, at least I toyed with the idea. I might could [have] been influenced, if somebody’ud taken an interest in me, of even goin’ into the ministry. might could Male White 47 18 years AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) 1968 Unknown Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
Mishoe 21 I might could use another piece of bread. might could Male White 80s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 father to daughter Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 527 You might could tell. might could Female White 23 6th grade TN (Rankin) TN (Rankin) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 275 Now I might can tell you something. might can Female White 38 High school (2 years) TN (Laurel Bloomery) TN (Laurel Bloomery) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1950 might could might could Male White 71 College (Some) GA (Louisville) GA (Louisville) 1965 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Boertien 2120 might ought not might ought not Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
Elsman 836 My friend Ashley used to could do the best impression of Miss Copeland, our principal? used to could Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1697 might could might could Male White 80 3 or 4 months NC (Oak City) NC (Oak City) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mishoe 117 I might should be taping this. I forgot how funny it was. might should Male White 17 Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 son to mother Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
Verilogue Corpus 2250 might can Female White 40 to... Unknown Unknown SC Patient Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1791 might could might could Male White 79 Until age 18 NC (Concord) NC (Concord) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 1456 I think I might ought to get a bike to ride to school. might ought to Male White 29 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Sneedville) SC (Columbia) 2011 husband to wife Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 695 Used to might. used to might Male White 77 11th grade AL (New Brockton) AL (New Brockton) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1546 might could might could Female White 85 Until age 16 MD (Battle Swamp) MD (Battle Swamp) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Montgomery 211 Y'all might rather come up on Saturday. might rather Female White 70 College (Graduate) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 465 Might could help me. might could Female White 19 College (Student at time of interview) MS (Hattiesburg) MS (Hattiesburg) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1634 might could might could Male White 75 Illiterate VA (Wingina P.O.) VA (Wingina P.O.) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1889 might possibly might possibly Female White 73 College (Some) SC (Edgefield) SC (Edgefield) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1306 If the defense gets the offense the ball, yeah, we might could win the game might could Male White 67 College (raduate AR (Fordyce) Television 1980 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
Feagin 792 We might otta give you a chicken sandwich. might ought to Female White 30 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Selma) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 54 Do you think Rosa might will be there? might will Female White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to group Spoken 2.4 Naturalistic
Boertien 2151 shouldn't SUBJECT ought shouldn't ought Female White 19 College Student TX (Dickenson) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.0 Elicited
LAMSAS 1728 might could might could Female White 49 Until age 18 NC (Riverside) NC (Riverside) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1983 mought could mought could Male White 85 Very little GA (Lonesome Cove) GA (Lonesome Cove) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1398 I might better hurry might better Female White unknown Unknown TX (Tyler) TX (Austin) 1980 sister to sister Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 402 I might could do it. might could Female White 81 4th grade FL (Sopchoppy) FL (Sopchoppy) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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 1577 might could might could Male White 81 6 months total VA (Nethers) VA (Nethers) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Verilogue Corpus 2283 might could Female White 60 to... Unknown Unknown GA Patient Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1824 might could might could Female White 70 None SC (Centenary P.O.) SC (Centenary P.O.) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 728 You would used to just say. would used to Female White 52 High school GA (Sumter County) GA (Plains) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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 1919 might could might could Male White 43 College (Some) GA (Lanier) GA (Lanier) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Boertien 2089 There might've oughta been a better way. might have ought to Female White 19 College Student TX (Dickenson) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
COCA 1005 ... the deep truth that God never gives you more than you can handle. So, I must can handle it and learn from this experience. must can Female White 40 Unknown LA (Shreveport) Radio 1998 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1666 mought could mought could Female White 77 1 year VA (Dutch Creek) VA (Dutch Creek) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Coleman 1130 Mrs. Jones might’ve could told you. might have could Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
Mishoe 86 The only thing that could change the outcome would be if we might could get a caution flag. might could Male White unknown Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 NBC announcer to audience Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 338 Might could. might could Male White 91 Unknown Unknown TN (Shelbyville) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
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
LAMSAS 1760 mought could mought could Male White 76 3 months total NC (Nashville) NC (Nashville) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 1497 We might could make the case for that, but wouldn't we be overstating it? might could Male White 20s Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TX (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2011 student to class Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 664 Used to could. used to could Female White 46 High school MS (Kosciusko) MS (Kosciusko) 1980 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1515 might could might could Male White 72 Until age 20 PA (Huntersville( PA (Huntersville) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
Reed 2033 We maybe shoulda gotten two. maybe should Female White 65 College (Graduate) TN (Crossville) TN (Crossville) 2013 woman to family Spoken 1.9 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1606 might could might could Female White 80 Illiterate VA (Gillams) VA (Gillams) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Feagin 760 She might could give ... might could Female White 26 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 22 We might should go in. might should Female White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 student to group of students Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
LAGS 276 I might can. might can Female White 22 College (Graduate, B.S. degree) TN (Knox Co.) TN (Morristown) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1951 might could might could Male White 82 2 years GA (Adrian) GA (Adrian) 1972 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 1400 That might would be a good idea. might would Female White 30 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Seymour) SC (Columbia) 2012 wife to husband Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 2121 mightn't ought mightn't ought Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
Elsman 837 Somebody else may can think of some more may can Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1698 might could might could Female White 70 Illiterate NC (Holly Springs) NC (Holly Springs) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mishoe 118 You might should go ahead and wake him up. might should Male White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 husband to wife Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 370 Might could. might could Male White 48 Unknown Unknown LA (Ville Platte) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
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
Verilogue Corpus 2251 might could Female White 50 to... Unknown Unknown NC Patient Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1792 might could might could Female White 41 Until age 19 NC (Concord) NC (Concord) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 1457 I might would want to go see a movie. Would you want to go? might would Female White 29 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Seymour) SC (Columbia) 2011 wife to husband Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 696 She used to wouldn't used to wouldn't Female White 71 5th grade TN (Springfield) TN (Springfield) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1547 might could might could Male White 73 A little until age 12 MD (Dominion) MD (Dominion) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
LAGS 466 You might could help out. might could Female White 71 10th grade FL (Rockmart) FL (Rockmart) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1635 mought could mought could Female White 61 Private teacher VA (Mt. Tabor) VA (Mt. Tabor) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
Mishoe 55 Could we might possibly just cancel Christmas this year? could might Female White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to male (family) Spoken 2.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 561 I guess you might would say that. might would Female White 38 High school and 1 term trade school LA (Bayou Sorrel) LA (Bayou Sorrel) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
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
Boertien 2152 should SUBJECT ought might should ought might Female White 19 College Student TX (Dickenson) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.0 Elicited
LAMSAS 1729 mought could mought could Male White 75 no information NC (Whiskey Creek) NC (Whiskey Creek) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1984 may can may can Male White 85 Very little GA (Lonesome Cove) GA (Lonesome Cove) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Brandstetter 1186 You might not should do that. might not should Unknown White Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Skipper 151 I had an aunt in Goldsboro who might could've been able to tell me… well I don't know. She weren't too bright, but then she might could've helped. might could Male White 25 Graduate school (Some) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
LAGS 403 I might could do it. might could Female White 20 College (Student at Emory University at time of interview) FL (Ft. Myers) FL (Ft. Myers) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1578 might could might could Female White 55 Until age 14 VA (Madison) VA (Madison) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 2284 Well, we might could have stopped them. Yeah, we might could have, but who knows might could Male White 70s College (Graduate) TN (Johnson City) SC (Columbia) 2013 coach to reporter Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1825 might could might could Male White 55 4th grade SC (Manning) SC (Manning) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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 497 I might could. might could Male White 36 12th grade LA (Monroe) LA (Monroe) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 246 May can may can Female White 88 6th grade FL (Pineway) FL (Laurel Hill) 1973 female to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic

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