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 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 1728 might could might could Female White 49 Until age 18 NC (Riverside) NC (Riverside) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1983 mought could mought could Male White 85 Very little GA (Lonesome Cove) GA (Lonesome Cove) 1934 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
Mishoe 30 They're saying we may shall get some rain. may shall Female White 60s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 older woman to younger woman Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 284 An owl might can see in the dark. might can Female White 63 High school GA (Sardis) GA (Hartwell) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 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
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
LAMSAS 1577 might could might could Male White 81 6 months total VA (Nethers) VA (Nethers) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1824 might could might could Female White 70 None SC (Centenary P.O.) SC (Centenary P.O.) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Labov 1242 Can you get your civil rights without getting your head busted? You might will in the long run. might will Unknown Black 27 Unknown AL (Unknown) NY (New York City) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 136 That radio might could be playing softer. might could Female White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 mother to daughter Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 378 Might could. might could Female White 29 Unknown Unknown TX (Victoria) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Coleman 1117 I may should do that. may should Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
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 1919 might could might could Male White 43 College (Some) GA (Lanier) GA (Lanier) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1336 This thing here I might should turn over to Ann. might should Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1975 unknown 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
LAMSAS 1666 mought could mought could Female White 77 1 year VA (Dutch Creek) VA (Dutch Creek) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Montgomery 220 We would have might maybe made it. would might Female White 70 College (Graduate) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 474 Might could help you. might could Male White 43 College TX (Brownsville) TX (Brownsville) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 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 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 1760 mought could mought could Male White 76 3 months total NC (Nashville) NC (Nashville) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Butters 1208 The AIDS-infected child may could be allowed to visit the school for a short time during a controlled classroom activity. may could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) Written 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 1497 We might could make the case for that, but wouldn't we be overstating it? might could Male White 20s Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TX (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2011 student to class Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1515 might could might could Male White 72 Until age 20 PA (Huntersville( PA (Huntersville) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mishoe 62 This is what I was afraid of. I was scared this might would happen. might would Female White 20s Graduate school (Some) Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 student to group Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Scotland 964 Ye’ll no can work. will no can Male Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Fife) 1894 Written 1.0
LAGS 316 Might could. might could Female White 56 High school (Some) GA (Canton) GA (Woodstock) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown 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
Reed 2034 We might oughta put more on his side. might ought to Female White 65 College (Graduate) TN (Crossville) TN (Crossville) 2013 woman to family Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1607 might could might could Male White 56 Until age 16 VA (Ruthville) VA (Ruthville) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1857 might could might could Male White 69 8th grade SC (Allendale) SC (Allendale) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Cunningham 1274 He must have fa see something. must have fuh (have to) Unknown Black Unknown SC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) 1.0
Skipper 159 We might shouldn't have done it last night. might shouldn't Male White 21 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 411 I might could do it. might could Male White 67 8th grade LA (Provencal) LA (Provencal) 1975 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
Dumas 1138 We may can do it better. may can Male White 52 Unknown AR (Unknown) AR (Unknown) 1987 Spoken 1.0
LAGS 585 Might would say. might would Male White 44 12th grade MS (Bogue Chitto) MS (Bogue Chitto) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1952 might can might can Male White 82 2 years GA (Adrian) GA (Adrian) 1972 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 1401 You might should take my name out. might should Female White 30 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Seymour) SC (Columbia) 2012 wife to husband Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1699 might could might could Female White 41 Until age 13 or 14 NC (Holly Springs) NC (Holly Springs) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 253 I may not ought to say it. may not ought to Male Black 82 7th grade MS (Holly Springs) MS (Holly Springs) 1974 male to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 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
LAMSAS 1793 might could might could Male White 86 Illiterate NC (Mint Hill) NC (Mint Hill) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Butters 1227 You might would say that. might would Male Unknown 20s College (Student at time of interview) GA (coastal) NC (Durham) Unknown 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
LAMSAS 1548 might could might could Male White 53 Until age 17 MD (Preston) MD (Preston) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mishoe 95 Well, I don't know. He might not mind, but then again he might would. might would Female White unknown Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 secretary to professor Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 347 Might could. might could Female White 88 Unknown Unknown FL (Laurel Hill) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
England 998 I can’t run as I use to could. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Warwickshire) 1.3
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
England 2057 After the discrecyon of myne Executors as þe shal mow seme most ... expedient (OED). shal mowe Unknown Unknown England 1449 Written 1.3
LAMSAS 1635 mought could mought could Female White 61 Private teacher VA (Mt. Tabor) VA (Mt. Tabor) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1307 I was thinking we might could (channel) Lewis in here sometime. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Graduate TX (Unknown) TX (Austin) friend to friend Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Montgomery 189 You might ought to go ahead [and use the printers] might ought to Male White 55 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Unknown) SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 443 You might could have. might could Female White 77 College (1 year) GA (Lamar County) GA (Barnsville) 1972 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
England 1168 I can’t play on Friday. I work late. I might could get it changed though. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Newcastle) 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 1729 mought could mought could Male White 75 no information NC (Whiskey Creek) NC (Whiskey Creek) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1984 may can may can Male White 85 Very little GA (Lonesome Cove) GA (Lonesome Cove) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1861 You might better look and see if you can find it might better Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1980 unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 31 If you follow this map carefully, you might can get there with the rest of us. might can Female White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 professor to student Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAGS 285 Might can. might can Female White 55 College GA (Newnan) GA (Newnan) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown 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
Montgomery 2001 I might can let you have these. might can Female Black 45 College (Some) SC (Columbia) SC (Columbia) 1992 Friends Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1578 might could might could Female White 55 Until age 14 VA (Madison) VA (Madison) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1825 might could might could Male White 55 4th grade SC (Manning) SC (Manning) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1100 Things ain't real hot right now. Rex, there though, (nodding toward a half-naked man burrowed under an 83 Buick) is about to relocate in about a week to San Angelo. I might could use a man when... might could Male White unknown Unknown Unknown Film 1990 man to man Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
Mishoe 135 I kinda wanted to go to Sears, if you have a few minutes and might wouldn't mind driving me. might wouldn't Female White unknown Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 woman to daughter-in-law Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 379 Might could. might could Male Black 17 Unknown Unknown TX (San Antonio) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Coleman 1118 He may ought to go before too long. may ought to Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
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 1920 mought could mought could Male White 80 Until age 12 or 13 GA (Flemington) GA (Flemington) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1337 You might should call me, because I officiate basketball. might should Male White unknown Unknown TX (Henderson) TX (Austin, on phone) 1979 man to woman Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
Boertien 2090 John might, I think, have oughta. might have ought to Female White 19 College Student TX (Dickenson) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
LAMSAS 1667 mought could mought could Male White 55 Until age 16 VA (Nellysford) VA (Nellysford) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Montgomery 221 The only thing I might would have like that is an egg-shell mattress. might would Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
LAGS 475 I might could help you. might could Male White 76 High school (2 years) TN (Lynnville) TN (Lynnville) 1973 subject to fieldworker 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 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 1761 might could might could Male White 43 Until age 16 NC (Nashville) NC (Nashville) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1068 "We might could start being famous, Fike, " Eldon said. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1998 man to man Written 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 1498 I might could finish it tomorrow or the next day. might could Male White 28 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Sneedville) SC (Columbia) 2010 student to teacher Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1516 might could might could Male White 42 Until age 16 PA (Mackeyville) PA (Mackeyville) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mishoe 63 I'll tell you what we might should do. might should Female White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 sister to sister Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Scotland 965 Baith you and her will can spare some o’ the cost. will can Male Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Ayrshire) 1822 Written 1.0
LAGS 317 Might could. might could Female White 71 10th grade GA (Walton Co.) GA (Monroe) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown 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
LAGS 318 Might could. might could Female White 78 Unknown Unknown GA (Lithonia) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown 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
Reed 2035 You might can go up to his room. might can Female White 65 College (Graduate) TN (Crossville) TN (Crossville) 2013 woman to family Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1419 You might can see the pipes of the heater. might can Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown UT (Salt Lake City) 1984 unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic

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