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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 Year Relation to Addressee Mediumsort descending Sentence Structure Status
LAGS 246 May can may can Female White 88 6th grade FL (Pineway) FL (Laurel Hill) 1973 female to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Skipper 143 Let's try that. It might would work. might would Male White 25 Graduate school (Some) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1568 might could might could Male White 54 Until age 16 MD (River Spring) MD (River Spring) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 651 I used to could pick two hundred pounds a day. used to could Male White 76 9th grade MS (Quitman) MS (Quitman) 1980 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 399 I might could do it. might could Female White 68 Unknown Unknown GA (Rhine) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 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
LAMSAS 1725 mought could mought could Female White 71 Very little NC (Grants Creek) NC (Grants Creek) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1980 might could might could Female White 53 Graduate School (some) GA (Atlanta) GA (Atlanta) 1970 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 687 I used to could play a harp. used to could Male White 77 10th grade MS (Homewood) MS (Trenton) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
LAMSAS 1657 mought could mought could Male White 62 Short terms until 17-18 VA (Browntown) VA (Browntown) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Montgomery 1997 Someone from the archives staff might canhelp you. might can Female White 50 College graduate Unknown TN (Knoxville) 1994 Friend Spoken Naturalistic
COCA 1048 The tendency would be, I think, to water things down to such an extent that you're not doing all that you might could do within the confines of the First Amendment. might could Male White 40s Graduate school (Law degree) MS (Tupelo) Television 2006 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2280 may will Female Other 30 to... Unknown Unknown RI Patient Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1821 might could might could Male White 71 None NC (Highlands) NC (Highlands) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
Feagin 783 I might would. might would Female White 70s Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (West Anniston) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 79 She might can wear it if she fixes the belt. might can Female White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to family Spoken 1.3 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
LAGS 335 Might could. might could Female White 34 Unknown Unknown FL (Cedar Key) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1506 might could might could Male White 78 Until age 17 PA (Grantville) PA (Grantville) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1916 might could might could Female White 90 Private governess, some public school GA (Savannah) SC (Savannah) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Elsman 860 We might could just kinda look and see. might could Unknown White Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 277 I might can get the work finished. might can Female Black 78 10th grade GA (Jackson) GA (Jackson) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1600 might could might could Male White 64+ None VA (Central Garage) VA (Central Garage) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 431 You might could find one or two. might could Male White 77 10th grade LA (New Era) LA (New Era) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2216 might could Male Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown SC Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1757 mought could mought could Female White 80 Until age 15 NC (Manchester) NC (Manchester) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 1494 How could you might do this? could might Male White 40s Graduate school (Doctoral degree) WI (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2011 teacher to class Spoken 2.0 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
Mishoe 15 I wonder if you may would help me. may would Female White 30s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 daughter to mother Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 523 I might could talk with you. might could Male White 68 9th grade MS (Dillon) MS (Lorman) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1359 You might ought to give him a call. might ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1975 person to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1689 might could might could Female White 37 Until age 18 NC (Belcross) NC (Belcross) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 2030 You might feel an unction that you might should go to the altar. might should Male White 70 High school (Graduate) TN (Crossville) TN (Crossville) 2013 man to group Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1853 might could might could Male White 51 College (Some) SC (Walterboro) SC (Walterboro) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
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
Mishoe 111 We might will see some action now because the 15 car with Morgan Shepard is making his move in turn number four. might will Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 ESPN announcer at NASCAR race Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 619 Used to couldn't. used to couldn't Male White 95 8th grade MS (Pike County) MS (Holmesville) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 367 Might could. might could Female White 40 Unknown Unknown AR (Arkadelphia) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1538 mought could mought could Male White 80 None WV (Hanging Rock) WV (Hanging Rock) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1948 might could might could Female White 61 Hood's Chapel School GA (Augusta) GA (Augusta) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
MISC 892 [I] think if I could get in there and people would work with me, we might could get something going. might could Unknown White Unknown GA (Mayorsville) 1972 Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 309 I might can do that. might can Male White 76 6th grade LA (Rosefield) LA (Enterprise) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1625 might can might can Female White 44 10th grade VA (Whitleys Store) VA (Whitleys Store) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 463 He might could. might could Female White 37 High school FL (Oxford) FL (Oxford) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2248 might could Male Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown NJ Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1301 'If he would get out from behind his pulpit and do some recruiting, he might could find somebody who can kick. Franklin said. might could Male White 22 College Graduate KY (Princeton) Newspaper 1978 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1789 might could might could Male White 82 no information NC (New Salem School) NC (New Salem School) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 1454 Do you think we might can meet next week? How about Thursday? might can Male White 25 College (Graduate) SC (Gaffney) SC (Columbia) 2011 friend to friend Spoken 2.4 Naturalistic
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
Mishoe 47 It might coulda been a whole lot worse. might could Female White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to male Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 555 Might would and might wouldn't. might wouldn't Male White 72 5th grade AR (Dudley Lake) AR (Dudley Lake) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 556 Might have would have helped me. might would Male Black 58 7th grade TX (Chicota) TX (Chicota) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1390 He may can tell you. may can Male White unknown Graduate Unknown TX (Austin) 1981 man to man Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1722 might could might could Male White 51 High school NC (Trenton P.O.) NC (Trenton P.O.) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
LAMSAS 1887 may can may can Male White 63 3-4 years SC (Philipps Church) SC (Philipps Church) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Elsman 829 That would be another one that might could come into question. might could Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 employee to coworkers and supervisors Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 247 may can may can Male White 59 11th grade LA (Kentwood) LA (East Fork) 1974 male to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Skipper 144 I told Anne she might could go. might could Female White 21 College (Some) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1569 might could might could Male White 70 Illiterate MD (Nanjemoy) MD (Nanjemoy) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 652 Used to could put boards. used to could Male White 76 6th grade GA (Decatur County) GA (Calvary) 1970 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 400 I might could do it. might could Male White 67 10th grade GA (Pembroke) GA (Pembroke) 1968 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 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
LAMSAS 1726 might could might could Male White 45 Until age 21 NC (Harris Creek) NC (Harris Creek) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1981 might could might could Male White 79 no information GA (Gainesville) GA (Gainesville) 1966 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 688 You used to could get it done. used to could Male Black 73 None (Illiterate) LA (Clinton) LA (Clinton) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1328 I might just couldn't see it. might couldn't Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1658 maybe could maybe could Female White 64 Until age 20 VA (Stuarts Draft) VA (Stuarts Draft) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Montgomery 1998 Some of what the church might can do is to offer a support program. might can Male White College graduate SC (Columbia) SC (Columbia) 1992 Acquaintance to acquaintances Spoken Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2281 might could Male Black 20 to... Unknown Unknown AZ Patient Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1822 might could might could Male White 83 Illiterate NC (Beaverdam) NC (Beaverdam) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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 784 My sick folks might would be better. might would Female White 70s Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (West Anniston) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 80 I may can't do [it]. I'll have to wait and see. may can't Female White 60s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to family Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 588 I might would say. might would Male Black 68 None GA (Milledgeville) GA (Sparta) 1970 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 336 Might could. might could Male White 19 Unknown Unknown FL (Fort Meade) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1507 ought to could ought to could Male White 73 4 months per year until age 18 PA (Turbotville) PA (Turbotville) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1917 might could might could Male Black 67 3 weeks GA (Lanier) GA (Lanier) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Elsman 861 Do you think he might can work in your department? might could Unknown White Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 Spoken 2.4 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
DiPaolo 1416 I don't think I have any grants you might could apply for. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 unknown Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
LAGS 432 You might could get a book. might could Female White 77 5th grade GA (Columbus) GA (Eelbeck) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 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 1495 We may not can find one here, but we should look anyway. may not can Male White 29 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Sneedville) SC (Columbia) 2012 husband to wife Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 720 People that used to would have high-hatted you. used to would Male White 61 5 years of school; literate TX (Belk) TX (Belk) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken Naturalistic
Mishoe 16 We have everything you might could need right here. might could Female White 30s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 clerk to customer Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 524 Might could tell him. might could Male White 69 10th grade LA (Coushatta) LA (Coushatta) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1360 That group should be asked to consider what our priorities might ought to be. might ought to Male Unknown 78 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) PA (Philadephia) TX (Austin) 1976 professor to faculty (during meeting) Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1690 might could might could Male White 83 Sunday school 19 days NC (Fort Island) NC (Fort Island) 1936 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
LAMSAS 1854 might could might could Male White 83 3rd grade SC (Colston) SC (Colston) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
Feagin 814 She useta wouldn’t take more’n a spoonful of anything. used to wouldn't Female White 70 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Gadsden) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 112 We wanted to come and we might possibly could have, but like everybody else, we got money worries. might could Female White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 aunt to niece Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 620 Used to couldn't. used to couldn't Female White 70 3rd grade TX (Fort Worth) TX (Fort Worth) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 368 Might could. might could Male Black 69 Unknown Unknown LA (Natchitoches) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic

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