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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
LAMSAS 1748 might could might could Female White 65 Until age 16 NC (Lasker) NC (Lasker) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 1485 I might could touch the net, but... might could Male White 26 College (Graduate) SC (Columbia SC) SC (Columbia) 2010 friend to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 32 Could I might possibly bother you for a minute? could might Female White 40s Graduate school (Some) Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 student to student Spoken 2.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1042 We report you to child support recovery -- he might could find you. If that's gon na be a problem, let us know. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Article in Journal 2010 worker to client Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 538 I figured I might not ought to. might not ought to Male White 75 7-8 years of school GA (Miller County) GA (Colquitt) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
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
LAGS 286 Might can. might can Female White 62 5th grade GA (6 miles from Milledgeville) GA (Milledgeville) 1970 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Montgomery 2021 At the time I lookd at it, I thought I may could draw a distinction there. may could Male White 27 Graduate school (Master's degree) MS (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 1991 Student to professor Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1597 might could might could Male White 70 Until age 17 VA (King and Queen Courthouse) VA (King and Queen Courthouse) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1844 might could might could Male Black 58 7 years SC (Charleston) SC (Charleston) 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
DiPaolo 1861 You might better look and see if you can find it might better Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1980 unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DARE 870 She may can do it. may can Unknown Unknown Unknown MS (Unknown) MS (Unknown) 1966 interviewee to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 381 Might could. might could Unknown Unknown 68 Unknown Unknown TX (Waxahatchie) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Brandstetter 1186 You might not should do that. might not should Unknown White Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 635 They used to could buy it. used to could Male White 70 9th grade GA (Cordele) GA (Cordele) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1940 mought could mought could Male White 69 About 18 months GA (Rincon) GA (Rincon) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1687 might can might can Male White 41 Until age 16 NC (Moyock) NC (Moyock) 1936 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
Montgomery 223 I don't know who you would talk to. You might would want to start with the person in the head office. might would Female White 50s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown 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 477 I might could help you. might could Male White 68 9th grade MS (Dillon) MS (Lorman) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1781 mought could mought could Male White 52 Until age 18 NC (Thomasville) NC (Thomasville) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 1446 The man said he might could send it later. might could Female White 39 Graduate school (Master's degree) TN (Sneedville) TN (Sneedville) 2010 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.4 Elicited
DiPaolo 1337 You might should call me, because I officiate basketball. might should Male White unknown Unknown TX (Henderson) TX (Austin, on phone) 1979 man to woman Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
COCA 1006 Daddy said she might can come home this week. might can Female Unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 2004 child to adults Written 1.4 Naturalistic
Mishoe 65 You might could possibly help me. I don't know. might could Female White 30s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 customer to clerk Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Coleman 1131 Mrs. Jones might’ve could’a told you. might've could Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
LAGS 571 They might would have called it the "shed room." might would Female White 52 High school GA (Sumter County) GA (Plains) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 319 Might could. might could Male Black 47 Unknown Unknown GA (Atlanta) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
England 2046 To lefenn & to trowwenn þatt swillc an shollde muʒhenn beon Shippennd off alle shaffte shollde muʒhenn Unknown Unknown England c1200 Written 1.4
LAMSAS 1623 might could might could Female White 45 Until age 17 VA (Newville) VA (Newville) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1879 might could might could Male White 75 Local one-teacher schools SC (Livingston) SC (Livingston) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1068 "We might could start being famous, Fike, " Eldon said. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1998 man to man Written 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 665 I used to could make. used to could Female White 80 8th grade MS (Jefferson) MS (Jefferson) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1516 might could might could Male White 42 Until age 16 PA (Mackeyville) PA (Mackeyville) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Park 902 He ought to could. ought to could Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) 1940 1.0
Skipper 161 We might could work something out. might could Male White 21 Unknown Unknown AL (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 413 Maybe they might could do something. might could Female White 37 High school FL (Oxford) FL (Oxford) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1972 might could might could Female White 65 Until age 14 GA (Bogart) GA (Bogart) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1719 mought could mought could Male White 71 Illiterate NC (Chinquapin P.O.) NC (Chinquapin P.O.) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mishoe 1 I thought you might could help me. might could Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 Customer to clerk Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
England 983 I can’t walk five mile I’ t’hahr nah, but ah used to could! used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (West Yorkshire) 1892 1.1
LAGS 507 I might could say "might could." might could Male White 28 Graduate school (Doctoral student at time of interview) AL (Troy) AL (Troy) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Cunningham 1274 He must have fa see something. must have fuh (have to) Unknown Black Unknown SC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) 1.0
Feagin 761 You might could just ... might could Female White 26 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 255 May would may would Male White 76 Unknown Unknown TN (Carter) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Reed 1476 I thought y'all might would. might would Female White 32 College (Graduate) SC (Lake City) SC (Columbia) 2011 friend to group Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1813 mought could mought could Female White 57 Very little NC (Friendship Church) NC (Friendship Church) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 1401 You might should take my name out. might should Female White 30 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Seymour) SC (Columbia) 2012 wife to husband Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Elsman 838 Then it might would be two thousand dollars for it. might would Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 97 I thought you might could do it a little different this time. I'm tired of this same old look. might could Female White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to hairdresser (f) Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 349 Might could. might could Male White 64 Unknown Unknown FL (Pensacola) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Scotland 1154 He’s gonna can pass his driving test next week. be going to can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
LAGS 603 Yeah, I might would use that term. might would Male White 45 High school AL (Lee County) AL (Opelika) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1908 might could might could Female White 78 College (Some) SC (Lebanon) SC (Lebanon) 1941 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 2078 You might ought to call a locksmith. might ought to Male White 44 Unknown LA (West Monroe) Television 2013 friend to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1655 might could might could Female White 62 Until age 20 VA (Gholsonville) VA (Gholsonville) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Butters 1227 You might would say that. might would Male Unknown 20s College (Student at time of interview) GA (coastal) NC (Durham) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 697 Used to wouldn't. used to wouldn't Male Black 78 8th grade MS (Brookhaven) MS (Little Springs) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1548 might could might could Male White 53 Until age 17 MD (Preston) MD (Preston) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Montgomery 191 Well you might would know. might would Male White 24 Graduate school (Some) MS (Unknown) SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 934 He might could no have done it. might could no Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
LAGS 445 I might could have done a little better. might could Female White 74 8th grade GA (Cross Roads) GA (Toccoa) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1749 mought could mought could Male White 68 no information NC (Hollister) NC (Hollister) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 1486 I think that we may should go ahead and do it, but what do you think? may should Female White 28 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Seymour) TN (Seymour) 2011 wife to husband Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 33 That might would be just fine. might would Male White 30s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 customer to clerk Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1043 Away from the house and the boys, they could talk about the larger issues in their life together, the needs of someone in their extended families, or the help they might could give the proud man who... might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Novel 2008 omniscient narrator Written 1.6 Naturalistic
LAGS 539 Might ought not done it. might ought not Male White 77 8th grade LA (Germantown) LA (Germantown) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1307 I was thinking we might could (channel) Lewis in here sometime. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Graduate TX (Unknown) TX (Austin) friend to friend Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
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
LAGS 287 Might can. might can Male White 63 High school (Graduate) GA (Deepstep) GA (Deepstep) 1970 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Montgomery 2022 One of our goals might ought to be to encourage non-member involvement. might ought to Male White 22 College graduate SC (Columbia) 1991 Acquaintance to acquaintances Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1598 may can may can Male White 70 Until age 17 VA (King and Queen Courthouse) VA (King and Queen Courthouse) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1845 might could might could Male White 86 8th grade SC (Charleston) SC (Charleston) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1399 A: Do you know the roads out of here? B: No. A: We may better get a map. may better Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown On airplane to Austin TX woman to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DARE 871 I might could do it, if you’d let me try. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown FL (Unknown) FL (Unknown) 1966 Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
Mishoe 132 You might not shouldn't put so much water directly on those flowers. might not shouldn't Female White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 wife to husband Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 382 Might could. might could Male White 68 Unknown Unknown AR (Bay Fa) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Brandstetter 1187 I might even could do a poster as early as this spring. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 636 You used to could buy that. used to could Male White 79 3-4 years of school GA (Fayette County) GA (Inman) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1941 might could might could Male White 76 About 10 months GA (Sylvania) GA (Sylvania) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1688 mought could mought could Male White 79 None NC (Old trap) NC (Old Trap) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Labov 1243 Well, you must can’t fuck good, then. must can Unknown Black 26 Unknown NJ (Unknown) NY (New York City) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 730 We may can do a lotta things later on today. may can Female White 61 Unknown AL (Unknown) early 1970s acquaintance Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 224 I might would even compare the pre-test and post-test. might would Male White 24 Graduate school (Some) MS (Unknown) SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1026 If evil is so easily accomplishable, can good be done as well by a very few individuals that might ought to act at this moment and are not? Ms. might ought to Female White 39 Graduate school (Law degree) TX (Dallas) Television 1993 panelist to host Spoken 2.6 Naturalistic
LAGS 478 I might could help you. might could Male White 85 9th grade MS (Bogue Chitto) MS (Bogue Chitto) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1782 mought could mought could Female White 79 Little NC (Corinth Church) NC (Corinth Church) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 1447 Jeff wants to know if we might could have chicken tonight. might could Male White 28 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Sneedville) TN (Sneedville) 2010 son to mother Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1338 Do you all have a light fixture that might would fit into (this thing)? might would Female White 20s Unknown TX (Henderson) TX (Henderson) 1979 woman to clerk Spoken 2.6 Naturalistic
COCA 1007 If they can come on the TV and talk to me at 1 and 2 AM, then I might can fit them in for a few minutes. might can Female White unknown Unknown Unknown Radio 2003 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
Mishoe 66 Here, in the great U S of A, we can't deprive a man of his livelihood. They may can do a thing like that in Japan, but not here. may can Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 TBS announcer to camera Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1050 Could be, this here City Man, once he finishes gettin " his folks" out, might could go on back, fetch Lottie and her kids...? might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 2006 narrator Written 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 572 You might would have done the same thing that the blacks have done. might would Male White 43 High school and business college AR (Little Rock) AR (Little Rock) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 320 Might could. might could Male White 81 Unknown Unknown GA (Tallapoosa) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
England 2048 Swa þatt menn sholldenn muɽhenn sen þurrh Goddspellbokess lare All hu þeɽɽ mihhtenn follɽenn rihht þatt stih. sholldenn hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Unknown England c1200 Written 1.3
LAMSAS 1624 mought could mought could Male White 75 no information VA (Mills Swamp) VA (Mills Swamp) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken

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