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source Entry Example Modal 1 Modal 2 Modal 3 Gendersort descending Race / Ethnicity Age Level of Education Home Community, Town, or State Location Collected Year Relation to Addressee Medium Sentence Structure Status
Feagin 805 [Can you do it?:] I useta could, but I can’t no more. used to could Female White 69 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Sand Mountain) early 1970s Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Mishoe 83 You might did already do that. I don't know. might did Female White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to family Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
W&C 1196 I used to couldn’t count ’til I, ’til I got me some work up here. used to could Female White 78 Unknown Unknown WV (Unknown) Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1948 might could might could Female White 61 Hood's Chapel School GA (Augusta) GA (Augusta) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
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
LAMSAS 1695 might could might could Female White 74 2 months NC (Trapp) NC (Trapp) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 387 You might could buy you… might could Female Black 84 Unknown Unknown GA (Cornelia) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 741 We might not can come. might not can Female White Unknown Unknown AL (Unknown) early 1970s acquaintance Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 230 You might could find that next door. might could Female Black 30s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown 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 326 Might could. might could Female Black 45 Unknown Unknown GA (Savannah) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Boertien 2149 might SUBJECT ought might ought Female White 19 College Student TX (Dickenson) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.0 Elicited
LAGS 678 Used to could buy them anywhere. used to could Female White 78 High school GA (Macon) GA (Macon) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 420 I might could do that. might could Female Unknown unknown 8th grade GA (Savannah) GA (Savannah) 1972 unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 774 Might could might could Female White 70 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s Spoken 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
DiPaolo 1334 I might should take a Thursday off sometime. might should Female White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 woman to woman 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
Reed 1089 Mighta shoulda waited at that other stop might have should Female White 30 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Seymour) SC (Columbia) 2012 wife to husband Spoken Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2217 may can Female Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown GA Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1758 might could might could Female White 44 Not much NC (Erwin) NC (Erwin) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 2031 We might could get it done tonight. might could Female White 65 College (Graduate) TN (Crossville) TN (Crossville) 2013 woman to family 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
W&C 1197 I might could make up one, but I don’t know. might could Female White 11 Unknown Unknown WV (Unknown) Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1949 might could might could Female Black 48 9 years GA (Louisville) GA (Louisville) 1976 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1696 might could might could Female White 43 Until age 18 NC (Askewville) NC (Askewville) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
LAMSAS 1790 might could might could Female White 42 Until age 18 NC (Wingate) NC (Wingate) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1546 might could might could Female White 85 Until age 16 MD (Battle Swamp) MD (Battle Swamp) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Montgomery 231 They might could have some over there. might could Female Black 30s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 485 I might could. might could Female Black 65 8th grade GA (Leesburg) GA (Leesburg) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Elsman 820 It might would've come back to you and you would've tried it. might would Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 327 Might could. might could Female White 84 Unknown Unknown GA (Surrency) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
COCA 1076 And, I thought, well, and when me and my friend had talked about it, we thought we might- could get a job. might could Female White 28 College (Graduate, B.S. degree) AR (Lonoke) Television 1994 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Boertien 2150 should SUBJECT ought should ought Female White 19 College Student TX (Dickenson) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.0 Elicited
DiPaolo 1397 This might better go in here. might better Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1980 woman to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 1289 I might could do that, couldn’t I? might could Female White 21 College Student TX (Beaumont) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.8 Elicited
LAMSAS 1576 might could might could Female White 89 no information VA (Hickory Grove) VA (Hickory Grove) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Feagin 775 She might could do that. might could Female White 70 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Gadsden) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1823 might could might could Female White 81 Very little SC(Burgess P.O.) SC (Burgess P.O.) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mishoe 53 If she wouldn't eat so much salt, she might would feel better. might would Female White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 mother-in-law to daughter-in-law Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAGS 263 I might can do it. might can Female White 71 8th grade GA (Screven Co.) GA (Hiltonia) 1970 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Elsman 852 I mighta coulda done that. might have could Female White Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1335 We might should make up a list of things for the people to check on. might should Female Unknown unknown Graduate Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 woman to group (friends) 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 1665 might could might could Female White 77 1 year VA (Dutch Creek) VA (Dutch Creek) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
Harris 1234 We might could take ’em swimmin’ tomorrow in Gatlinburg. might could Female Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) One mother to another re: disappointed children and a closed motel pool. Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 199 Do you think I might should just come up with another one? might should Female White 40s Graduate school (Some) NC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 2.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 453 You might could have help me. might could Female White 65 7th grade LA (Pecan Island) LA (Pecan Island) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2032 I might could do that, but that's the prettiest part of the yard. might could Female White 65 College (Graduate) TN (Crossville) TN (Crossville) 2013 woman to son Spoken 1.1 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
LAMSAS 1605 mought could mought could Female Black 75 Illiterate VA (Holdcroft) VA (Holdcroft) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
LAGS 295 Might can. might can Female White 72 5th grade AR (Dudley Lake) AR (Dudley Lake) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown 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
LAGS 389 You might could call them. might could Female White 50 Unknown Unknown MS (Lorman) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2250 might can Female White 40 to... Unknown Unknown SC Patient Spoken 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
Verilogue Corpus 2251 might could Female White 50 to... Unknown Unknown NC Patient Spoken Naturalistic
Feagin 744 I might could think of a few more. might could Female White 30s College (Bachelor's degree) AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1792 might could might could Female White 41 Until age 19 NC (Concord) NC (Concord) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 1457 I might would want to go see a movie. Would you want to go? might would Female White 29 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Seymour) SC (Columbia) 2011 wife to husband Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 22 We might should go in. might should Female White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 student to group of students Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 232 Are you making a listing of this book? You know you might can just make a listing. might can Female White 60s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Elsman 821 ... but he might could show us today. might could Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Dumas 1139 You might oughtta take a look at that pie before you eat it. might ought to Female Unknown Unknown Unknown AR (Huntsville) 1987 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 586 I might would say that. might would Female White 69 11th grade MS (Soso) MS (Soso) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1889 might possibly might possibly Female White 73 College (Some) SC (Edgefield) SC (Edgefield) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Boertien 2151 shouldn't SUBJECT ought shouldn't ought Female White 19 College Student TX (Dickenson) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.0 Elicited
LAGS 680 Everything I used to could of. used to could Female Black 85 A few years of school FL (Jacksonville) FL (Jacksonville) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken THAT CLAUSE Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1728 might could might could Female White 49 Until age 18 NC (Riverside) NC (Riverside) 1937 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
LAGS 422 I might could do that. might could Female White 53 College (2 years) AR (Salem) AR (Salem) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 2000 They might could give you instructions at Instructional Services. might could Female Black 45 College (Some) SC (Columbia) SC (Columbia) 1992 Friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 522 Might could sleep on it. might could Female White 68 High school AR (El Dorado) AR (El Dorado) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2283 might could Female White 60 to... Unknown Unknown GA Patient Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1824 might could might could Female White 70 None SC (Centenary P.O.) SC (Centenary P.O.) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mishoe 54 Do you think Rosa might will be there? might will Female White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to group Spoken 2.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 264 I might can do it. might can Female Black 45 Junior high school GA (Savannah) GA (Savannah) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Elsman 853 ... anything that looks like we might need it, we might better put aside ... might better Female White Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 2089 There might've oughta been a better way. might have ought to Female White 19 College Student TX (Dickenson) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
LAGS 618 I used to couldn't stand something like that. used to couldn't Female Black 63 High school TX (San Antonio) TX (San Antonio) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1666 mought could mought could Female White 77 1 year VA (Dutch Creek) VA (Dutch Creek) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 358 Might could. might could Female Black 40 Unknown Unknown MS (Soso) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 454 Might could have helped me. might could Female Black 66 9th grade LA (St. James Par) LA (New Orleans) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2033 We maybe shoulda gotten two. maybe should Female White 65 College (Graduate) TN (Crossville) TN (Crossville) 2013 woman to family Spoken 1.9 Naturalistic
LAGS 554 Might wouldn't. might wouldn't Female White 44 College TN (Knoxville) TN (Knoxville) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1606 might could might could Female White 80 Illiterate VA (Gillams) VA (Gillams) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Feagin 958 I useta could. used to could Female White 60s Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 296 Might can. might can Female Black 42 High school (Graduate) TX (Dallas) TX (Dallas) 1975 Unknown Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Reed 1400 That might would be a good idea. might would Female White 30 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Seymour) SC (Columbia) 2012 wife to husband Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1698 might could might could Female White 70 Illiterate NC (Holly Springs) NC (Holly Springs) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 390 [People] might could carried. might could Female White 70 Unknown Unknown LA (West Monroe) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 745 Mr. Kershaw might could tell you ’bout that. might could Female White 61 Unknown AL (Unknown) early 1970s acquaintance Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 1458 We may not can do that. We can't be at every single thing. may not can Female White 29 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Seymour) SC (Columbia) 2011 wife to husband Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 23 I don't think I failed, but I think I might coulda done a lot better. might could Female White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to female Spoken 1.8 Naturalistic
Elsman 822 I figured she might not would tell me about it ... might not would Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 587 I might would say that. might would Female Black 44 High school (Graduate) TN (Knoxville) TN (Knoxville) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic

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