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source Entry Example Modal 1 Modal 2 Modal 3sort descending Gender Race / Ethnicity Age Level of Education Home Community, Town, or State Location Collected Year Relation to Addressee Medium Sentence Structure Status
LAGS 488 I might could. might could Male White 46 High school FL (Port St. Joe) FL (Port St. Joe) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1945 may can may can Male White 83 2 months GA (Alexander) GA (Alexander) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1362 That's why you might oughta give me a ring--if something comes up and I don't think about it. might ought to Female White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin, on phone) 1979 woman to woman Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Elsman 831 That's why I thought we might should get together. might should Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 employee to coworkers and supervisorsdepen Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1692 might could might could Female White 74 Only a little NC (Elizabeth City) NC (Elizabeth City) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Scotland 1147 Will he can help us the morn? will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 2.0
LAGS 582 I might would. might would Female White 50 6th grade MS (Lorman) MS (Lorman) 1974 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
COCA 1080 Yeah, but I- I sort of kind of like living that high, because if you live low down, somebody might could shoot in your house or something, but when you're up high, it probably can't happen... might could Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Television 1993 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
Reed 1451 I might could drive a race car. might could Male White 26 College (Graduate) SC (Greenwood) SC (Columbia) 2010 friend to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 690 I used to could do that. used to could Female Black 55 High school equivalent AR (St. Francis County) AR (Forrest City) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1541 maybe could maybe could Male White 65 Until age 14 WV (Salt Rock) WV (Salt Rock) 1940 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Scotland 927 He used to could do it when he was younger. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.3
Mishoe 61 Do you think Trevor might would loan me a cigarette? might would Male White 18 College (Some) Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 student to student (female) Spoken 2.4 Naturalistic
Skipper 171 We may can get them next week. may can Female White 19 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 425 I might could do that. might could Male Black 85 8th grade LA (Anacoco) LA (Anacoco) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
England 2051 Thou schalt mowe senden hire a lettre. schalt mowe Unknown Unknown England 1390 Written 1.0
LAMSAS 1629 mought could mought could Female White 81 3 years VA (Back Bay) VA (Back Bay) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1034 She used to could kill a horse with a fist between the eyes, but this week it's been migraines and fainting spells. used to could Female Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1991 woman to man Written 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1884 might could might could Male White 82 3 months of night school SC (Graniteville) SC (Graniteville) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1301 'If he would get out from behind his pulpit and do some recruiting, he might could find somebody who can kick. Franklin said. might could Male White 22 College Graduate KY (Princeton) Newspaper 1978 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
Feagin 787 You might better. might better Female White 26 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Skipper 157 You might not can see it. might not can Female White 44 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 519 You might could say. might could Male White 71 8th grade FL (Point Washington) FL (Point Washington) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 267 Might can do it. might can Female White 72 3rd grade GA (Gum Branch) GA (Allenhurst) 1969 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1393 If we had known, we may still could have done it. may could Male White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
Elsman 864 We thought we might could just put them ... might could Unknown White Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
England 1180 I’ll tell you who they could be. They might could be Luke Skywalker and Han Solo. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Newcastle) 1.0
LAGS 361 Might could. might could Female White 46 Unknown Unknown LA (Boothville) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
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
Montgomery 1995 It might could begin by a normal mother-daughter argument about different things. might could Female Unknown 20 College (Some) Unknown TN (Memphis) 1980 stranger to hypothetical Written Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1572 mought could mought could Male White 87 2-3 years MD (Gallant Green) MD (Gallant Green) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1819 mought could mought could Male White 77 A little NC (Bryson City) NC (Bryson City) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Labov 1239 I might can’t get no more fines, neither. might can't Unknown Black 12 Unknown Unknown NY (New York City) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 723 Used to would. used to would Male White 53 College (Graduate, B.S. degree) AL (Thomaston) AL (Foley) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
COCA 1018 If your preacher has more cars than Donald Trump, you might should shop around for a new church. might should Male White 40s Graduate school (Law degree) TX (Unknown) Television 1996 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 93 Lance may will want corn instead of potatoes. may will Female White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 aunt to niece Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 203 He knows some of the history and he may can help me, I suspect. may can Female White 55 College (Graduate) NC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.8 Naturalistic
LAGS 457 You might could have helped me. might could Female White 69 4th grade GA (Valdosta) GA (Valdosta) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1914 might could might could Female Black 40 9th grade GA (Savannah) SC (Savannah) 1972 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1331 I might not could stay the whole time. might not could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 2084 They might all oughta do that. might ought to Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
LAMSAS 1661 may can may can Male Black 80 None VA (Batesville) VA (Batesville) 1933 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1048 The tendency would be, I think, to water things down to such an extent that you're not doing all that you might could do within the confines of the First Amendment. might could Male White 40s Graduate school (Law degree) MS (Tupelo) Television 2006 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
COCA 1002 You may can go to these schools, but these kids will look at you and say, "Bryant Gumbel, he's a square." may can Male Black 26 High School CA (San Francisco) Television 1991 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 551 I might will. might will Male White 42 8th grade MS (Pleasant Hill) MS (Pleasant Hill) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 299 I might can do that might can Male White 86 Elementary school (Some) GA (Chatsworth) GA (Chatsworth) 1968 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1755 might could might could Female White 70 Illiterate NC (Sanders Chapel) NC (Sanders Chapel) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1065 " I might could be subject to get [a] call of nature, " Gary Lee Stringer said from his cot. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1998 man to man Written 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 1492 You might would have to import it in. might would Female White 20s Graduate school (Doctoral degree) SC (Columbia) SC (Columbia) 2011 teacher to class Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 659 Used to could. used to could Female Black 79 None GA (Clay County) GA (Fort Gaines) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1510 might could might could Male White 74 Very little; until age 21 PA (Orangeville) PA (Orangeville) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Hogrefe 896 I may could. may could Unknown Unknown Unknown LA (northern) 1934 Spoken 1.0
Mishoe 29 I think I might would like me a piece of cake. might would Male White 16 Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 son to mother Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
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
LAGS 647 I can't tell the difference now, but I used to could. used to could Female White 86 Some high school AR (Greenbrier) AR (Greenbrier) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Scotland 2028 A'll noa can gawn dhu-moarn (I won't be able to go to-morrow). will no can White Unknown Unknown Scotland Scotland 1.0
LAMSAS 1602 might could might could Male White 67 3rd grade VA (Guinea neighborhood) VA (Guinea neighborhood) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
England 977 He wouldn’t could go. would could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Durham) 1.0
LAMSAS 1851 might could might could Male White 84 Until age 14 SC (Hendersonville) SC (Hendersonville) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Visser 1268 Who this booke shall wylle lerne May well enterprise. shall will Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Unknown) England (Unknown) 1481 Written 1.4
Feagin 755 You might could get it. might could Female White 60s Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 137 I don't think we might will need any more than two hours tops. might will Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 mechanic to customer Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Montgomery 235 I'm calling for someone else, but I hope you might would know when the course would be offered next. might would Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.8 Naturalistic
LAGS 489 I might could. might could Female Black 67 4th grade FL (Pensacola) FL (Pensacola) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1946 might could might could Male White 92 9 months GA (Wayesboro) GA (Waynesboro) 1948 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1363 Jeanie's house is the fartherest from K-Bob. Do you think they might oughta meet us there? might ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin, on phone) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 2.4 Naturalistic
Elsman 832 ... what the general public might would find acceptable. might would Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1693 might could might could Female White 44 College (Some) NC (Winfall) NC (Winfall) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Scotland 1148 They maybe could be working in the shop. maybe could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
LAGS 329 Might could. might could Male White 82 Unknown Unknown GA (Sumner) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 583 I might would. might would Female Black 63 High school TX (San Antonio) TX (San Antonio) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1787 mought could mought could Female White 77 Learned to read at home NC (Forestville Church) NC (Forestville Church) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Jamaica 1223 mos(a) hafi “must must” must hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Reed 1452 We might could design it better. might could Male White 29 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Sneedville) SC (Columbia) 2010 tutor to student Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 691 Better than he used to could. used to could Female White 77 8th grade AR (Hearn) AR (Hearn) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1542 might could might could Male White 38 Until age 14 DE (Willow Grove) DE (Willow Grove) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Scotland 928 I want to can do that. want to can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Mishoe 62 This is what I was afraid of. I was scared this might would happen. might would Female White 20s Graduate school (Some) Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 student to group Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Skipper 172 I may can pick it all up Thursday morning. may can Female White 21 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 426 I might could do that, too. might could Male Black 80 4th grade LA (Olivier) LA (Olivier) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
England 2052 Thou schalt mowe senden hire a lettre. schalt mowe Unknown Unknown England c1390 Written 1.0
LAMSAS 1630 might could might could Male White 18 College student VA (Back Bay) VA (Back Bay) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1036 Some people should- ought to be very careful about what they wish for. It might come true. should ought to Male White 50s College (Graduate, B.S. degree) MA (Boston) Television 1996 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1885 might could might could Male White 63 3-4 years SC (Philipps Church) SC (Philipps Church) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1302 Driver: "Officer, can you tell me where I can get some water for my car?" Security Officer: "Well, you might could get some in this H.E.B. ma'am. But I'm not sure they have... might could Male White 50s Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (Austin) 1981 man to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 788 You might better shake it up. might better Female White 30 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Selma) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Skipper 158 We might can play tomorrow morning. might can Male White 44 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 520 You might could say. might could Male White 70 8th grade AR (Union Township) AR (Des Arc) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 268 Might can do it. might can Male White 72 High school (Graduate) AL (Adger) AL (Birmingham) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1979 might could might could Male White 59 Graduate school (Master's degree) GA (Atlanta) GA (Atlanta) 1968 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1394 I can't charge it at [store name], but I may could at [store name]. may could Female White 70s Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) 1979 unknown Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Elsman 865 ... 'cause he might would have a chance. might would Unknown White Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
England 1181 [A: He doesn’t think people ought to smoke.] B: Well, they shouldn’t ought to, should they? should ought to Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Newcastle) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 362 Might could. might could Male White 57 Unknown Unknown LA (New Orleans) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 616 But you used to couldn't. used to couldn't Female Black 72 6th-7th grade LA (Sterlington) LA (Sterlington) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 1996 The mother would still have memories of being raped and because of that may would take her revenge on the baby. may would Female Unknown 20 College (Some) Unknown TN (Memphis) 1980 stranger to hypothetical audience Written Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1573 might could might could Male White 78 Until age 16 MD (Keedysville) MD (Keedysville) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1820 may can may can Male White 77 A little NC (Bryson City) NC (Bryson City) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Labov 1240 In deep water. I might can get hurt. might can Unknown Black 14 Unknown Unknown NY (New York City) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic

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