Table - See Overview for Filtering and Searching Explanation

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 1863 might could might could Male White 72 College (Some) SC (Blenheim) SC (Blemheim) 1948 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Boertien 1279 I shouldn’t oughta do that. shouldn't ought to Female White 21 College Student TX (Beaumont) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
Mishoe 56 I might could feel worse but I'm damned if I know how. might could Male White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 male to female in no. 55 Spoken 1.8 Naturalistic
Elsman 851 I think probably the only thing we may would have would be napkins. may would Female White Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
LAGS 362 Might could. might could Male White 57 Unknown Unknown LA (New Orleans) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 310 She might can tell you. might can Female White 80 8th grade plus business course TX (Noonday) TX (Marshall) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 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
LAMSAS 1957 might could might could Male White 60 9th grade GA (Fort Valley) GA (Fort Valley) 1965 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1372 I don't know if I can, but I might can get more rosebud centers. might can Female White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 woman to woman Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1704 mought could mought could Male White 82 1.5 months every summer NC (New Englehard) NC (New Englehard) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Scotland 1159 He used to would drink black coffee late at night. used to would Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
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
LAGS 710 Wheat, you used to would cut it. used to would Male White 70 9th grade GA (Cordele) GA (Cordele) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 947 Will he no can come? will no can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 2.0
LAGS 458 You might could have helped me. might could Female White 72 3rd grade; literate AL (Peterman) AL (Peterman) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1798 mought could mought could Female White 86 A few years NC (Boonville) NC (Boonville) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1085 I could see what might could be slightly objectionable to some people. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown GA (Atlanta) Newspaper 1993 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Reed 1463 Do you think we might should tell him ourselves? might should Female White 85 College (Graduate) TN (Sneedville) TN (Sneedville) 2010 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 2.4 Elicited
LAMSAS 1553 mought could mought could Female White 68 Until age 17 MD (Deal Island) MD (Deal Island) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 247 may can may can Male White 59 11th grade LA (Kentwood) LA (East Fork) 1974 male to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 552 I might will. might will Male Black 67 ca. 6th grade LA (Hawthorne) LA (Hawthorne) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 806 Didn’t you tell me you useta could see, once in a while, a Indian go through the mountain? used to could Female White 77 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) 1972 Spoken 2.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1893 might could might could Male White 78 College (Some) SC (Winnsboro) SC (Winnsboro) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1640 might could might could Male White 65 Until age 16 VA (Evergreen) VA (Evergreen) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Coleman 1109 Pearl can might cook supper. can might Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
DiPaolo 1312 A few pointers that you might could use... might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (Austin) 1980 teacher to class Spoken Naturalistic
Mishoe 88 I'm hoping they might can fill that jaw tooth and not have to pull it. might can Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 male to family Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Green 883 I really got to thinking that I might ought to hear the good Reverend preach. might ought to Unknown Unknown 9th grade TX (Unknown) Unknown 1967 Unknown Written 1.4
LAGS 394 Might could do it by next week. might could Male Black 53 Unknown Unknown TX (Houston) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 648 I used to could blow anything on a French harp. used to could Male White 76 10th grade LA (Mount Union) LA (Mount Union) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1734 might could might could Male White 73 no information NC (Clinton) NC (Clinton) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1989 might could might could Female White 69 8th grade FL (Mandarin) FL (Mandarin) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1405 C & F can might be classified together. can might Unknown Unknown 20s College Unknown TX (Austin) 1978 student to teacher Written 1.0 Naturalistic
Brandstetter 1191 They might not could adapt it for use in their classes. might not could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) 1.0 Elicited
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
Feagin 742 I mighta could, but I’m doing pretty well. might have could Female White 78 Unknown Unknown AL (Unknown) early 1970s acquaintance Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 490 I might could. might could Male Black 73 10th reader MS (Shucktown) MS (Klondike) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 2006 I'll tell you what you might can do. might can Female White 40 College (Some) Unknown SC (Columbia) 1994 Acquaintance to acquaintance. Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1583 may can may can Male White 71 Little education VA (Post Oak) VA (Post Oak) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1028 "Might ought to tune this thing," he'd say. might ought to Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Novel 1990 man to man (with audience) Written 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1830 might could might could Female White 71 Private tutor SC (Kingstree) SC (Kingstree) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mashburn 1247 He might could see you today. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown GA (Unknown) Spoken 1.0
Mishoe 24 We may can work something out. may can Female White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 aunt to niece Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Elsman 819 Hey, get a great dane and we might could make it happen. might could Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 330 Might could. might could Female White 51 Unknown Unknown GA (Fargo) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 278 I might can do it. might can Male White 62 High school GA (Warren Co.) GA (Warrenton) 1969 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 584 Might would rot them. might would Male Black 82 ca. 7th grade MS (Holly Springs) MS (Holly Springs) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1926 might could might could Male White 57 Business college GA (St. Simons Island) GA (St. Simons Island) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1343 That room has two beds. Now I don't know that they might would let you use that little refrigerator, but you have to check with them. might would Female White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 woman to woman Spoken 1.8 Naturalistic
Boertien 2095 That I might could have done that yesterday surprised me. might could Female White 30 College Student TX (Beaumont) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
LAMSAS 1673 might could might could Female White 79 Reads little; can't write VA (Floyd P.O.) VA (Floyd P.O.) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Coleman 1135 He may should have gone. may should Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
Mishoe 121 Chuck needs to be fed and he may will need some water. may will Male Unknown 80s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 grandfather to grandson Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 679 I used to could play. used to could Male White 80 8th grade GA (St. Marys) GA (St. Marys) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 427 I might could do this. might could Female White 50 College (Graduate, B.S. degree) TN (LaFollette) TN (LaFollette) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1767 mought could mought could Male White 77 Illiterate NC (Oxford P.O.) NC (Oxford P.O.) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1072 Actually we might could have, because over the years we've been such good customers for Discover that they've kept raising our limit as we've kept approaching it. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1996 interior monologue Written 1.3 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1432 So she might've could driven that truck of yours. might've could Male White 11 Elementary School TX (Lamesa) TX (Lamesa) 1980 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.0 Elicited
LAMSAS 1522 might could might could Male White 40 Until age 19 PA (Independence) PA (Independence) 1940 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Montgomery 215 We might can leave Dalai in Nashville. might can Female White 70 College (Graduate) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 521 Might could see. might could Male White 33 College (4 years) GA (Colquitt) GA (Colquitt) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 775 She might could do that. might could Female White 70 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Gadsden) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2040 If that comes in a can, I might could do it. might could Female White 55 College (Graduate) TN (Farragut) TN (Seymour) 2012 woman to family Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1610 mought could mought could Female White 107 No education VA (Messick) Messick VA 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
England 990 He used couldn’t. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Warwick) 1.0
LAMSAS 1864 might could might could Female White 70 Sunday school SC (Hartsville) SC (Hartsville) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Boertien 1280 I mightn’t oughta do that. mightn't ought to Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
Mishoe 57 Do you think there is a chance Wallace may can come? may can Female White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 aunt to neice Spoken 1.5 Naturalistic
Elsman 852 I mighta coulda done that. might have could Female White Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 363 Might could. might could Female White 65 Unknown Unknown LA (Little Bayou Black) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 311 You might can help. might can Male Black 15 9th grade (Student at time of interview) TX (Houston) TX (Houston) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 617 Used to couldn't raise nothing on that soil. used to couldn't Female Black 65 8th grade TN (Covington) TN (Covington) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1958 might could might could Male White 75 High school GA (Fort Valley) GA (Fort Valley) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1373 If you can think of someone you might can sell some to... might can Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 volunteer to person Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1705 might could might could Female White 39 Until age 17 NC (Tiny Oak) NC (Tiny Oak) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Scotland 1160 Did they use to would drink black coffee late at night? used to would Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 2.0
Skipper 153 You might can pull some strings for me. might can Male White 21 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 711 People used to would do that. used to would Male Black 77 High school MS (Pontotoc) MS (Pontotoc) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 948 He’ll can do it, will he no? will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
LAGS 459 You might could have helped. might could Male White 82 8th grade AR (Melbourne) AR (Melbourne) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1799 might could might could Male White 41 2 years NC (Tobaccoville) NC (Tobaccoville) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
F&B 1230 These supporting ideas may could have been put into separate paragraphs. may could Unknown Unknown College (Student at time of interview) Unknown NC (Unknown) Unknown Written 1.0
LAMSAS 1554 might could might could Male White 42 Until age 14 MD (Wellington) MD (Wellington) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 248 may can do it may can Female Black 23 College GA (Brunswick) GA (Brunswick) 1977 female to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 553 I might would use it and might wouldn't. might wouldn't Female Black 42 High school (Graduate) TX (Dallas) TX (Dallas) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 2018 I can’t do those things like I useta could. used to could Female White 30s Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1894 mought could mought could Male White 75 Illiterate SC (Armenia) SC (Armenia) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1641 might could might could Female White 67 VA (Until age) VA (Throck) VA (Throck) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Coleman 1110 John may might help out with the party. may might Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
DiPaolo 1313 If you might could find a room that no one else is using at that time. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1980 secretary to instructor Spoken Naturalistic
Mishoe 89 You might will be able to. I don’t know. might will Male White 60s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 brother to brother Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Foxfire 884 Let me see one more time. I might can do it. might can Unknown Unknown Unknown GA (northeast) 1970 Written 1.0
LAGS 395 I might could do it. might could Female White 81 Unknown Unknown TN (Wartburg) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 649 I used to could just eat almost anything. used to could Female Black 72 9th grade AL (Selma) AL (Selma) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1735 might could might could Male White 68 Until age 16 NC (Turkey) NC (Turkey) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1990 might could might could Male White 85 College (Some) FL (Jacksonville) FL (Jacksonville) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1406 Well, he could might do it. could might Female White unknown Graduate TX (Tyler) TX (Austin) teacher to student Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Brandstetter 1192 They might couldn’t adapt it for use in their classes. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) 1.0 Elicited
Skipper 183 Would he might ask us about the history? Would might Male White 21 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 2.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 743 You could check on down the mall. You might could find it. might could Female White 40s Unknown Unknown AL (Unknown) early 1970s stranger Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic

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