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source Entry Example Modal 1 Modal 2 Modal 3 Gender Race / Ethnicity Age Level of Education Home Community, Town, or State Location Collected Yearsort descending Relation to Addressee Medium Sentence Structure Status
Scotland 1146 She might can get away early. might can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
LAGS 335 Might could. might could Female White 34 Unknown Unknown FL (Cedar Key) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Jamaica 1222 mos(a) fi “must ought to” must fe (=for, ought to) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Scotland 926 He’ll should can come the morn. will should can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Skipper 177 I was just thinking I might could use them. might could Female White 19 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Boertien 1299 It scared him that he may could’ve been killed yesterday. may could Female White 20 Unknown TX (southeast) TX (Unknown) 1.4 Elicited
England 1178 [A: I’m sorry Geoffrey won’t be able to come tonight because he’s going to the pictures.] B: Alright, he’ll can get a try on Tuesday. will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Newcastle) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 367 Might could. might could Female White 40 Unknown Unknown AR (Arkadelphia) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Montgomery 209 My father-in-law flies a lot and gets a lot of frequent flier miles. We might could drop him a hint, and he might would help us. might could Male White 24 Graduate school (Some) MS (Unknown) SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Skipper 147 I might would have put it under the TV. might would Male White 21 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Butters 1205 What It Might Can Do ... The Rural Development Act of 1972 might can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown GA (Unknown) Written
Hern.&S 2027 He may might must can sing. may might must can Black Unknown Doctoral student at Emory University at time of interview IL (Chicago) IL (Chicago) 1.0 Elicited
Scotland 1147 Will he can help us the morn? will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 2.0
LAGS 336 Might could. might could Male White 19 Unknown Unknown FL (Fort Meade) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Scotland 927 He used to could do it when he was younger. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.3
Skipper 178 You may can study on the way down. may can Male White 21 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1392 I may not can read it as well as it is written. may not can Female White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Henderson,) woman to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
England 1179 [A: Could you do with any plants?] B: No, not really. I might could do with one or two spaces filled. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Newcastle) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 368 Might could. might could Male Black 69 Unknown Unknown LA (Natchitoches) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Montgomery 210 There are some ideas we have in mind and you might could think about some of them. might could Female White unknown Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
Skipper 148 You might say, well, he might can get away with that. might can Male Black 20 College (Some) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.4 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
England 977 He wouldn’t could go. would could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Durham) 1.0
Scotland 1148 They maybe could be working in the shop. maybe could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
LAGS 337 Might could. might could Female White 65 Unknown Unknown TN (Forbus) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Jamaica 1223 mos(a) hafi “must must” must hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Scotland 928 I want to can do that. want to can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Skipper 179 It may would have driven me out. may would Female White 19 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown 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
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 369 Might could. might could Female Black 71 Unknown Unknown LA (Pineville) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
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
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
Skipper 149 I'm going to ask her if she might can help me get a job. might can Female White 21 College (Some) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
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
Price 1206 I may not can keep that up. may not can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Written 1.0
Scotland 2029 Ivray wain in thu toon ull can say thawt (Every child in the village will be able to say that). will can White Unknown Unknown Scotland Scotland 1.0
England 978 Will he can go? will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Durham) 2.0
Cunningham 1269 They may would do that for you. may would Unknown Black Unknown SC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) 1.0
Feagin 750 But you might could catch ’em home one night. might could Female White 61 8th grade AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 1149 You might would like to come with us. might would Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
LAGS 338 Might could. might could Male White 91 Unknown Unknown TN (Shelbyville) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Jamaica 1224 mos(a) kyan “may/might must” must can Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Scotland 929 I'd like to could do that. would like to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
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
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 370 Might could. might could Male White 48 Unknown Unknown LA (Ville Platte) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
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
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
Skipper 150 … and I was wondering if I might could come and talk to you later in the week. might could Unknown Unknown 20s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1332 He might not couldn't refuse. might not couldn't Male White unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (Austin) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 813 I useta wouldn’t stay at home when ... used to would Female White 78 Unknown AL (Cleburn) AL (Native of Cleburn, Ranolph Counties, but 30 years in Anniston) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
England 979 They’ll not can get any food. will no can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Durham) 1.0
Cunningham 1270 I probably may will go there tomorrow. may will Unknown Black Unknown SC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) 1.0
Feagin 751 She might could be, help you out with something else. might could Female White 61 8th grade AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1365 I might ought to go get us something to drink. might ought to Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) woman to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 1150 You might should claim your expenses. might should Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
LAGS 339 Might could. might could Female White 34 Unknown Unknown TN (Crossroads) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Scotland 930 He's bound to could do that. bound to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Skipper 181 So that might would work, don’t you think? Something like that? might would Male White 20 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1395 These times I do not regret, but they may could have been better. may could Male Black 20s College Unknown TX (Austin) student to teacher Written 1.1 Naturalistic
Brandstetter 1182 The participants are asked to choose two of the ideas that they might could adapt for use in their classes. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) TN (Unknown) Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
LAGS 371 Might could. might could Male White 70 Unknown Unknown TX (Wiergate) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Montgomery 213 It might would be worthwhile for you to reread section four, five, and six. might would Male White 24 Graduate school (Some) MS (Unknown) SC (Unknown) 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
Skipper 152 Who do I know who knows somebody who knows somebody that might can put me in touch with somebody. might can Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
Butters 1207 This was very frustrating to me because we might could have won the match if every one would have played like that during the match. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) Written 1.3 Naturalistic
England 980 I haven’t could get across the doors. haven't could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Durham) 1.0
Cunningham 1271 I probably may could get them in quicker. may could Unknown Black Unknown SC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) 1.0
Feagin 752 Y’all might could talk to her about it. might could Female White 61 8th grade AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 1151 He might no could do it. might no could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
LAGS 340 Might could. might could Male White 18 Unknown Unknown AL (Birmingham) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Jamaica 1225 wuda mos hafi “would must must” would must hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Scotland 931 He will can do it. will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Skipper 182 I thought they might would've included that, but I wanted to ask you first. might would Male Black 20 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Brandstetter 1183 You might should go there because they might move it to New Jersey. might should Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 372 Might could. might could Female White 42 Unknown Unknown TX (Nacogdoches) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Labov 1241 Even in the streets, people useta would ask us to sing. used to would Unknown Black 37 Unknown SC (Unknown) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 214 To do everything decently and in order, we might ought to wait on Joe. might ought to Male White 30s Graduate school (Some) NC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Skipper 153 You might can pull some strings for me. might can Male White 21 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
England 981 I doubt I’ll not can get. will not can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Durham) 1.4
Cunningham 1272 He might be can do that. might be can Unknown Black Unknown SC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) 1.0
DiPaolo 1367 We might oughta leave us on a little night light in here. might ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown unknown man to group (family) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 1152 He maybe no could do it. maybe no could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
LAGS 341 Might could. might could Male White 78 Unknown Unknown AL (Shelby) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Scotland 932 Will he can do it? will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 2.0
Skipper 183 Would he might ask us about the history? Would might Male White 21 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 2.0 Naturalistic
Brandstetter 1184 Yeah, I think she might would like those. might would Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 373 Might could. might could Male White 53 Unknown Unknown TX (Tyler) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Montgomery 215 We might can leave Dalai in Nashville. might can Female White 70 College (Graduate) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Skipper 154 Who else is there who might would know? might would Male White 20 College (Some) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 2.6 Naturalistic
Butters 1208 The AIDS-infected child may could be allowed to visit the school for a short time during a controlled classroom activity. may could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) Written 1.0 Naturalistic
England 982 I’ll can gang to-day. will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Cumberland) 1.0
Cunningham 1273 He must have fuh do əm. must have fuh (=have to) Unknown Black Unknown SC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) 1.0
Feagin 754 You think you might could drop off and take a rest for about an hour? might could Female White 50s Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) Spoken 2.4 Naturalistic
Montgomery 240 The lighted bus appeared on top of the next hill and as it approached, they moved out into the street to meet it. He put his hand under her elbow and hoisted her up on the creaking step. She entered... might could Female White unknown Unknown Unknown GA (Unknown) woman to unknown Written 1.4 Naturalistic
Scotland 1153 You have to can drive a car to get that job. have to can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
LAGS 342 Might could. might could Female White 51 Unknown Unknown AL (Prattville) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Jamaica 1226 wi mos hafi “will must must” will must hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Scotland 933 He might no could have done it. might no could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0

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