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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
LAMSAS 1781 mought could mought could Male White 52 Until age 18 NC (Thomasville) NC (Thomasville) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1078 Might could be. might could Female Unknown unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) Fictional Story 1994 woman to man Written 1.0 Naturalistic
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
LAGS 685 I used to could blow on it a little bit. used to could Male White 85 4th grade AL (Needham) AL (Needham) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1536 might could might could Male White 61 Part of three winters PA (Greenbriar) PA (Greenbriar) 1940 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Scotland 922 He should could do it. should could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Mishoe 4 If you can find the exact same color [of carpet], I might could fix it so it doesn't even show. might could Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 brother to sister Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAGS 510 It might could. might could Male White 62 7th grade GA (Manor) GA (Statenville) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 258 might better might better Male White 67 8th grade TN (Arno) TN (Arno) 1973 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
COCA 1029 "You used to couldn't talk to him about history," Napier says. used to couldn't Male White 54 Graduate school (Law degree) SC (Blenheim) Newspaper 2001 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1878 might could might could Female White 78 Country school SC (Patterson Mill) SC (Patterson Mill) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Feagin 1296 Could you might tell me where the administration building is? could might Male Black Unknown Unknown NY (Unknown) Spoken 2.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 782 The kids might would enjoy it if you gon throw it away. might would Female White 61 8th grade AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) 1972 Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 100 You may shouldn't eat that many peanuts, cause folks have told me they're not actual good for you. may shouldn't Female White 60s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 mother to son Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 352 Might could. might could Female White 89 Unknown Unknown MS (Freerun) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 606 Should ought to. should ought to Male White 58 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) LA (New Orleans) LA (New Orleans) 1983 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1973 may can may can Female White 65 Until age 14 GA (Bogart) GA (Bogart) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
Elsman 859 There's two possible things that we might would need. might would Unknown White Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1720 might could might could Female White 61 Until age 20 NC (Friendship) NC (Friendship) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
England 1175 You might can see underneath. might can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Newcastle) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 194 There's lots of stuff I haven't gotten to. If I did, I might could develop my ideas more. might could Male White 24 Graduate school (Some) MS (Unknown) SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAGS 448 I might could have done so-and-so. might could Female Black 66 Graduate school (Master's degree) MS (Jackson) MS (Jackson) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 1477 We might could come. might could Male White 20s College (Graduate) Unknown SC (Columbia) 2011 friend to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1814 might could might could Male White 16 High school student NC (Walnut) NC (Walnut) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Harris 1237 'Scuse me for buttin’ in ... You want postcards of blues musicians, you may could get ’em at that ... There’s that tourist place the corner of Beale there. may could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Memphis) [Elderly Caucasian Southern man, gratuitously, to a mother and her son (apparently northerners) outside the Peabody Hotel in Memphis. Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAGS 718 Used to would say. used to would Male White 26 Graduate school TN (Nashville) TN (Nashville) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Scotland 955 I cannae dae it the now, but I would could next week. would could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.1
Mishoe 36 People might ought to think about it for a long time. might ought to Male White 18 College (Freshman) Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 student to instructor Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 542 You might ought to go see about that. might ought to Male White 58 High school (Graduate) GA (Atlanta) GA (Atlanta) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 290 Might can. might can Female White 74 8th grade GA (Reidsville) GA (Glennville) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1909 might could might could Female White 79 Until age 12-13 off and on SC (Anderson) SC (Anderson) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
Reed 2079 I may could sell that. may could Male White 44 Unknown LA (West Monroe) Television 2013 man to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1656 mought could mought could Male White 82 Illiterate VA (Stony Creek) VA (Stony Creek) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Coleman 1123 She might should be taking some pills for her cold. might should Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
Feagin 812 I useta could, but I can’t any more. used to could Female White 15 9th grade AL (Unknown) AL (Selma) early 1970s Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 130 I thought y'all may would have some more of them in by now. may would Female White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 customer to clerk Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 384 They might could be called. might could Male White 68 Unknown Unknown LA (Lake Charles) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 638 We used to could get it here. used to could Male White 85 8th grade AR (Helena) AR (Rondo) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1750 might could might could Female White 59 Until age 15 NC (Darlington) NC (Darlington) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1063 Well, I think it was a 50/50 decision between the both of us, after looking at the long jump competition, knowing that you might could make it, jumping about 22 feet, 22-5, knowing that Miriam (sic)... might could Male Black 49 College (Graduate, B.S. degree) CA (Los Angeles) Television 2000 panelist to host Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Reed 1487 I think you might should move this paragraph down to here. might should Male White 28 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Sneedville) SC (Columbia) 2011 tutor to student Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1505 might could might could Male White 66 Until age 21 PA (Hanover) PA (Hanover) 1940 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Taylor 891 I mought ’a’ could if I’d ’a’ wanted to. mought have could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown MO (southwestern) 1923 1.3
Montgomery 226 If you like it, I might can sell it. might can Male White 60s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAGS 480 Might could. might could Male White 80 8th grade TN (Little Sycamore) TN (Little Sycamore) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown 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
LAMSAS 1599 might could might could Male White 44 College VA (West Point) VA (West Point) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1846 might could might could Male White 83 Grammar school SC (Charleston) SC (Charleston) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
Mishoe 68 I thought it was a good idea, but I might could have been wrong about that. might could Female White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to group Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 574 I might would have gone, but it rained. might would Female Black 63 4th grade and vocational program GA (Barnesville) GA (Jackson) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 322 Might could. might could Female White 62 Unknown Unknown GA (Milledgeville) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1941 might could might could Male White 76 About 10 months GA (Sylvania) GA (Sylvania) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1358 You might oughta take them some letters to the post office. might ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Elsman 827 I might could recruit some people from Aiken too. might could Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1688 mought could mought could Male White 79 None NC (Old trap) NC (Old Trap) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
England 1143 þeah we hine for þam alwaldan agan ne moston. “Though we might not hold it against the all-powerful.” moston (=must, might) agan (=own, owe, ought to) Male White Unknown Unknown England (Unknown) c1000 Written
Skipper 164 You might could wear a size three and a half. might could Female White 21 College (Some) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 416 Might could do that. might could Female Black 76 2 days of school TN (Fulton) TN (Fulton) 1974 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
Jamaica 1220 wi mos “will must” will must Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
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
LAGS 686 Used to could get them., used to could Male White 85 4th grade AL (Needham) AL (Needham) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1537 might could might could Male White 76 Until age 12 or 14; off and on PA (Cannelton) PA (Cannelton) 1940 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Scotland 923 He'll can do it. will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Mishoe 5 I thought I'd ask you and we might could ask Jennifer. might could Female White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 511 Maybe I might could. might could Male Black 68 None GA (Milledgeville) GA (Sparta) 1970 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 259 might better might better Male White 74 5th grade GA (Buford) GA (Buford) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
England 2047 forr þatt Crist ne wollde nohht þatt Nicodm ne wisste þatt he ne shollde muʒhenn nohht ben borrʒhenn, þohh he mihhte Lefenn & trowwenn rihht o Crist þurrh Cristes miccle tacness, But iff he wære... shollde muʒhenn Unknown Unknown England c1200 Written 1.4
LAMSAS 1625 might can might can Female White 44 10th grade VA (Whitleys Store) VA (Whitleys Store) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1030 I used to couldn't eat enough and now I just eat because I feel hungry. used to couldn't Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Television 1997 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.8 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1880 might could might could Male White 44 High school (Some) SC (Hattieville) SC (Hattieville) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Boertien 1297 Could you might come over here for a minute? could might Female White 25 Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (College Station) Spoken 2.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 783 I might would. might would Female White 70s Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (West Anniston) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 101 Could we might stop and get me just a cheeseburger and nothing else? could might Male White 16 High school student SC (Myrtle Beach) SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 son to mother Spoken 2.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 353 Might could. might could Male White 77 Unknown Unknown MS (Trenton) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 607 Shouldn't ought to. shouldn't ought to Male White 66 11th grade GA (Decatur) GA (Decatur) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1974 might could might could Male White 62 Cleveland School GA (Bogart) GA (Bogart) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1389 You may can get that structure in German. . . may can Male White unknown Graduate Unknown TX (Austin) friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Elsman 860 We might could just kinda look and see. might could Unknown White Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1721 might could might could Male White 69 Little; until age 21 NC (Pleasant Hill) NC (Pleasant Hill) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
England 1176 I mightn’t can use this thumb properly, if it heals like this. might can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Newcastle) 1.3
Montgomery 195 Well if you can be morally bankrupt, then you must could bank morals. must could Male White 60s Graduate school (Doctoral degree) Unknown Unknown Unknown Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAGS 449 We might could have found it. might could Female White 85 10th grade MS (Kosciusko) MS (McCool) 1980 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 1478 I thought I might could make it. might could Male White 20s College (Graduate) Unknown SC (Columbia) 2011 friend to group Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1568 might could might could Male White 54 Until age 16 MD (River Spring) MD (River Spring) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1815 might could might could Male White 78 One or two months NC (Dillingham) NC (Dillingham) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1094 Well, he might could. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Television 1991 panelist to panelist Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 719 They used to would stack it. used to would Female White 76 6th grade TN (Rocky River) TN (Spencer) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 956 He cannae dae it these days, but he used to could. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.1
Mishoe 37 I thought I might could have a chance to get a ticket. might could Female White 20s College (Some) Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 friend to friend Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 543 I might ought to spot-fight them. [fire ants] might ought to Male White 63 College (1 year) MS (Oktibbeha County) MS (Oktoc) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 291 I might can do it. might can Male White 62 High school and business course GA (Woodbine) GA (Woodbine) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1910 may can may can Female White 79 Until age 12-13 off and on SC (Anderson) SC (Anderson) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1327 I've seen ones that might possibly could be flowers, but I haven't seen any yet [that are flowers]. might could Male White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1984 man to woman Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Reed 2080 I might can do the final paper. might can Female White 29 Graduate School (Master's degree) SC (Greenwood) SC (Columbia) 2013 friend to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic

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