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
LAGS 386 Might just could be. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown FL (Tomoka Farms) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 640 I used to could. used to could Male White 65 10th grade GA (Walton County) GA (Walnut Grove) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1955 might could might could Male White 77 8th grade GA (Cobbville) GA (Cobbville) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1370 We might can go up there next Saturday. might can Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 2125 might can't might can't Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
Elsman 841 She might could offer her own two cents’ worth on accommodations and modifications or whatever. might could Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1702 mought could mought could Female White 70 Unknown NC (Rodanthe) NC (Rodanthe) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Montgomery 229 I just can't do what I used to could do. used to could Female White 71 College (Graduate) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 483 I might could. might could Male White 24 Graduate school (Doctoral student at Emory University at time of interview) TN (Chattanooga) TN (Chattanooga) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1797 mought could mought could Female White 39 Until age 12 NC (Sage Creek) NC (Sage Creek) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Butters 1229 You might ought to tie that tree from the other side. might ought to Male Unknown 45 Unknown Unknown NC (Durhamj) 1.0
Reed 1462 Jeff wants to know if we may should have chicken tonight. may should Female White 29 Graduate school (Master's degree) TN (Sneedville) TN (Johnson City) 2010 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.4 Elicited
LAGS 701 I used to wouldn't mention it. used to wouldn't Female White 31 High school and beautician training FL (Port Orange) FL (Port Orange) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1552 might could might could Female Black 70 A little private education MD (Princess Anne) MD (Princess Anne) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Scotland 938 He mustnae can do it. mustnae can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Mishoe 71 Could I might see an example of that on the board? could might Female White 30s Graduate school (Some) Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 student to professor (female) Spoken 2.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 577 I might would say that. might would Male White 50 College GA (Waycross) GA (Waycross) 1979 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1892 might could might could Male White 80 College (Some) SC (Winnsboro) SC (Winnsboro) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 2062 I might would've died, sucking in so much air during a yawn. might would Female White 25 Graduate School (Master's degree) SC (Charleston) SC (Columbia) 2013 friend to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 325 Might could. might could Male White 61 Unknown Unknown GA (Statesboro) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1639 might could might could Female White 74 no information VA (Wesley Chapel) VA (Wesley Chapel) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1311 (You/Y'all) might could sign better. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (Austin) 1980 teacher to class Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 797 Well, I useta could play fairly well. used to could Male White 80 10th grade AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) 1972 Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Skipper 165 You might should check further. might should Female White 21 College (Some) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 419 I might could do that. might could Female White 91 College (2 years) GA (Butler - rural) GA (Butler) 1970 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1733 might could might could Female White 60 Until age 20 NC (Turkey) NC (Turkey) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1988 might could might could Female White 70 A few months FL (Fernandina) FL (Fernandina) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1404 He may will come back down the other side of the street. may will Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DARE 874 I might could go there tonight. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Perry County) 1954 1.0
Brandstetter 1190 Well, it might wouldn’t bother you, I would guess. might would Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) 1.4 Elicited
Mishoe 7 Can you fix this? I might can. might can Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 father to son Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 513 Might could put. might could Male White 80 Less than 7th grade AL (Abercrombie) AL (Duncanville) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Nagle 2005 I may've could have put this pin through it. may have could Male Unknown Unknown Unknown SC (Myrtle Beach) 1992 Automobile mechanic t customer. Spoken Naturalistic
LAGS 261 I might can't do it, but I'll try. might can't Male White 62 High school GA (Warren Co.) GA (Warrenton) 1969 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1582 might could might could Male White 71 Little education VA (Post Oak) VA (Post Oak) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1027 We might ought to get you in a tub first. might ought to Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Novel 1993 father to son Written 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1829 might could might could Male White 80 Rural schools SC (Kingstree) SC (Kingstree) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Combs 1246 I might could do it. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown KY (Unknown) KY (Unknown) 1.0
Feagin 733 Well, I may can catch it [=a bus]. may can Female White 15 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Selma) early 1970s acquaintance Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 103 I wonder if they may could fix it. may should Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 customer to clerk Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 355 Might could. might could Male Black 52 Unknown Unknown MS (Pulaski) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 609 Shouldn't ought to. shouldn't ought to Female White 42 College TX (Nacogdoches) TX (Nacogdoches) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1924 may could may could Male White 72 Local schools GA (Ridgeville) GA (Ridgeville) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1341 They might would pull out. might would Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 woman to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1010 Come on now woman, you might can tell it, but you can't change it. might can Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1994 brother to sister Written 1.1 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1671 mought could mought could Female White 70 Very little VA (Shooting Creek) VA (Shooting Creek) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Coleman 1134 Mama might’ve would have gone if it hadn’t been raining. might've would Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.3 Elicited
Montgomery 197 Do you have any time this afternoon that I might could talk with you? might could Female White 20s College (Graduate) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
LAGS 451 He might could have got well. might could Female White 78 5th-6th grade FL (Shady Grove) FL (Shady Grove) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1765 might could might could Male White 70+ no information NC (Bunn) NC (Bunn) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1070 You might could use a little trim, too. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1996 worker to client Written 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 1481 We may can make it, if we hurry. may can Female Black 20s College (Some) Unknown SC (Columbia) 2010 stranger Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 669 Used to could. used to could Male White 62 College (1 year) LA (Slidell) LA (Slidell) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1520 might could might could Male White 73 Sunday school PA (Allenwood) PA (Allenwood) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Scotland 906 He used tae widnae let me up the brae. used to wouldnae Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (West Lothian) 1979 Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 39 I might would send it in if they would just give me til Monday. might would Female White 20s Graduate school (Some) Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to male Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 545 Might should have. might should Male White 76 6th grade GA (Decatur County) GA (Calvary) 1970 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2038 They might would know that one better. might would Female White 30 College (Graduate) TN (Crossville) TN (Crossville) 2013 woman to family Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 293 Might can. might can Male White 64 College (1 year) MS (Holcomb) MS (Holcomb) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1421 I might could go down to the little town where I was born. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown UT (Salt Lake City) 1983 unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
England 987 Shay’d used to couldn’t sit nur stan’. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Leicester) 1.0
LAMSAS 1862 might could might could Male White 80 2-3 months in a winter SC (Lower Brownsville) SC (Lower Brownsville) 1948 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Boertien 1278 We should oughta not do that. should ought to not Female White 19 Unknown TX (Dickenson) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
Feagin 765 If she had seen ’em, she might could have said who they are. might could Female White 55 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAGS 387 You might could buy you… might could Female Black 84 Unknown Unknown GA (Cornelia) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 641 I used to could. used to could Female White 71 10th grade FL (Rockmart) FL (Rockmart) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1956 might could might could Male White 71 10th grade GA (Lollie) GA (Lollie) 1971 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1371 Mrs. [woman's name] said we might not can find it. might not can Unknown Unknown unknown College (Graduate) Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Elsman 842 That would be nice. Even we might could use it for OAASIS [=a grant project]. might could Female White 30s Graduate school (Master's degree) Unknown SC (Columbia) 2007 supervisor to subordinates Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1703 might could might could Female White 41 High school NC (Manteo) NC (Manteo) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Scotland 1158 He used to might visit us on Sundays. used to might Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
Scotland 1159 He used to would drink black coffee late at night. used to would Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
Montgomery 230 You might could find that next door. might could Female Black 30s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 484 I might could. might could Male White 69 8th grade GA (Burke County) GA (Gough) 1970 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
LAGS 702 She used to wouldn't be afraid. used to wouldn't Male Black 90 Less than 1 term school; illiterate FL (Shady Grove) FL (Shady Grove) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1553 mought could mought could Female White 68 Until age 17 MD (Deal Island) MD (Deal Island) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Scotland 939 He shouldnae can come. shouldnae can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Mishoe 72 What I need is money and time. Then I might could go. might could Female White 20s Graduate school (Some) Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 student to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 578 I might would. might would Female White 52 High school GA (Sumter County) GA (Plains) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1893 might could might could Male White 78 College (Some) SC (Winnsboro) SC (Winnsboro) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 326 Might could. might could Female Black 45 Unknown Unknown GA (Savannah) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
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
Feagin 798 I useta could imitate anybody ’n anything that come up, I could imitate ’em. used to could Female White 61 8th grade AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) 1972 Unknown Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Skipper 166 Slate uptown might could fix it, too. might could Male White 21 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown 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
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
DARE 875 "might could" = pasttense of "may can" might could Unknown Unknown Unknown KY (central southern) c1960
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
Mishoe 8 If you go sign up right now, you might can still get in the class. might can Female White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 student to student Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAGS 514 I think I might could recognize it. might could Male White 32 Graduate school (Law degree) AL (Talladega) AL (Talladega) 1980 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.4 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
LAGS 262 I might not can call. might not can Male White 55 College (Graduate) AL (Abbeville) AL (Abbeville) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1583 may can may can Male White 71 Little education VA (Post Oak) VA (Post Oak) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken

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