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source Entry Example Modal 1 Modal 2sort ascending Modal 3 Gender Race / Ethnicity Age Level of Education Home Community, Town, or State Location Collected Year Relation to Addressee Medium Sentence Structure Status
DiPaolo 1424 I don't hear too well. I thought maybe I better put it on, or I might not could understand you. might not could Female White 68 High School TX (Henderson) TX (Henderson,) 1980 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1411 They might could; I'm not sure. But they might could. My father would could tell you some stories but I'm not sure if he could tell you what you want to know. would could Female White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) woman to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DARE 881 People probably might not could tell. might not could Unknown Unknown Unknown MS (native, WI resident) WI (Unknown) 2003 Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 494 I might could. might could Male White 68 8th grade AR (Polk County) AR (Hatton) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 748 My sister might could tell you somethin’ further bout that, cause she was oldest and she might have known somethin’ about it; but me, I don’t know anything about it. might could Female White 61 Unknown AL (Unknown) early 1970s Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1589 might could might could Female Black 80+ Illiterate VA (George Walker's Place) VA (George Walker's Place) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1836 might could might could Male White 85 Taught at home SC (Georgetown) SC (Georgetown) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 336 Might could. might could Male White 19 Unknown Unknown FL (Fort Meade) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 337 Might could. might could Female White 65 Unknown Unknown TN (Forbus) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1932 might could might could Female White 86 Country school GA (Screven) GA (Screven) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1679 might could might could Male White 63 None VA (Dorton's School) VA (Dorton's School) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 685 I used to could blow on it a little bit. used to could Male White 85 4th grade AL (Needham) AL (Needham) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 433 Might could get a few of them cork stoppers. might could Male Black 64 Elementary school MS (Oxford) MS (Lafayette Springs) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1773 might could might could Female White 80 Illiterate NC (Hurdle Mills) NC (Hurdle Mills) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1438 You might could keep the cuffs. might could Female White 40s Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 clerk to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1528 might could might could Male White 70 Very little; until age 10 PA (Hunterstown) PA (Hunterstown) 1940 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 527 You might could tell. might could Female White 23 6th grade TN (Rankin) TN (Rankin) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1616 might could might could Male White 75 3 sessions VA (Deep Run Church) VA (Deep Run Church) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
England 996 I ewsed to couldn’t reād a line e’ th’ book. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Lincolnshire) 1.0
LAMSAS 1870 mought could mought could Male White 84 Not much SC (Sumter) SC (Sumter) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 369 Might could. might could Female Black 71 Unknown Unknown LA (Pineville) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1711 mought could mought could Male White 70 Very little; until age 20 NC (Ernul P.O.) Ernul NC (P.O.) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 465 Might could help me. might could Female White 19 College (Student at time of interview) MS (Hattiesburg) MS (Hattiesburg) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1805 mought could mought could Male White 86 Illiterate NC (Ban Oak) NC (Ban Oak) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1560 might could might could Male White 65 Illiterate MD (Layhill) MD (Layhill) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Feagin 811 You useta could. used to could Female White 30 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Selma) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1900 might could might could Male White 73 Business college SC (Reidville) SC (Reidville) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1647 might could might could Female White 66 None but literate VA (Chatham P.O.) VA (Chatham P.O.) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1319 Someone was seeking Elijah out so that he might could heal his leprosy might could Male White unknown Seminary Unknown TX (Austin) 1982 priest to congregation Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 401 I might could do it. might could Female White 77 6th grade FL (Mason City) FL (Mason City) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 655 Now I used to could run. used to could Male White 65 7th grade AR (Cave City) AR (Cave City) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1741 might could might could Female White 47 Until age 19 NC (Elizabethtown) NC (Elizabethtown) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
Ginns 882 Now, they was all translated in the book from the way they told ’em. The way they told ’em, they was too rough to put down. Gosh They was rough Rough words in ’em. My grandfather told him some he... might could Male White c60 Grade School NC (Watauga County) 1982 Written 1.0
LAGS 495 I might could. might could Male Black 75 None LA (Lake Providence) LA (Lake Providence) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 749 If these people wanted it, they might could keep it. might could Female White 61 8th grade AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) 1972 Unknown Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1590 might could might could Male White 73 "slight" VA (Smith Mount Farm, Horners Mill) VA (Smith Mount Farm, Horners Mill) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1837 might could might could Female White 50 College graduate SC (Georgetown) SC (Georgetown) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 338 Might could. might could Male White 91 Unknown Unknown TN (Shelbyville) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1933 might could might could Female White 50 College (Some) GA (Jesup) GA (Jesup) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
LAMSAS 1680 mought could mought could Male White 63 None VA (Dorton's School) VA (Dorton's School) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1056 Might could be. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 2004 unknown Written 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 686 Used to could get them., used to could Male White 85 4th grade AL (Needham) AL (Needham) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Skipper 180 I might could work both shifts, just not that one on Saturday. might could Male White 20 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 434 The worms might could get in them. might could Male White 76 8th grade TN (Wear Valley) TN (Wear Valley) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1774 might could might could Male White 41 Until age 21 NC (Orange Grove) NC (Orange Grove) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 1439 I might could do that next week, maybe by Tuesday. might could Male White 30 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Sneedville) SC (Columbia) 2010 student to teacher Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1529 might could might could Male White 58 Until age 18 PA (Fairfield) PA (Fairfield) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 528 He might could tell you a lot of stuff. might could Male White 79 9th grade LA (Bogalusa) LA (Bogalusa) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1020 They might could; I'm not sure. But they might could. My father (would could) tell you some stori might could Female White Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (Austin) 1981 Woman to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1617 might could might could Male White 79 5th grade VA (Richmond) VA (Richmond) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
England 997 I used to could do it as well as any one, one while. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Lincolnshire) 1.1
LAMSAS 1871 might could might could Male White 65 Until age 10 or 11 SC (Loring Mill) SC (Loring Mill) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 370 Might could. might could Male White 48 Unknown Unknown LA (Ville Platte) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1965 might could might could Male White 66 Illiterate GA (Carrs Station) GA (Carrs Station) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1712 might could might could Female White 75 College (Some) NC (Vanceboro) NC (Vanceboro) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
England 1167 [Q: They wouldn’t break any of your windows or anything?] A: Oh no! They’re double glazed. They wouldn’t could. would could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Newcastle) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 466 You might could help out. might could Female White 71 10th grade FL (Rockmart) FL (Rockmart) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1806 might could might could Male White 39 At Charity School NC (Hickory) NC (Hickory) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1561 might could might could Male White 49 Until age 18 MD (Sandy Spring) MD (Sandy Spring) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Feagin 812 I useta could, but I can’t any more. used to could Female White 15 9th grade AL (Unknown) AL (Selma) early 1970s Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1901 mought could mought could Male Black 73 Common schools SC (Newberry) SC (Newberry) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1648 mought could mought could Female White 66 None but literate VA (Chatham P.O.) VA (Chatham P.O.) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1320 I wonder if we might could put together an ordinance. might could Male White 35 College Graduate TX (Port Neches) TX (Austin, television) 1982 councilman to council Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 402 I might could do it. might could Female White 81 4th grade FL (Sopchoppy) FL (Sopchoppy) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 656 I used to could sing. used to could Male White 66 8th grade FL (Jena) FL (Jena) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1742 mought could mought could Male White 76 Very little NC (Crusoes Island) NC (Crusoes Island) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
LAGS 496 I might could. might could Female Black 38 College (1 year and some business college) LA (Monroe) LA (Monroe) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 750 But you might could catch ’em home one night. might could Female White 61 8th grade AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1591 might could might could Male White 51 Privately at home VA (Blenheim Farm) VA (Blenheim Farm) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1838 might could might could Female White 74 6 months total SC (Macedonia) SC (Macedonia) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 339 Might could. might could Female White 34 Unknown Unknown TN (Crossroads) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Mishoe 11 I think he might could do it. I just don't know if he will. might could Male White 30s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 male to male Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1681 might could might could Male White 77 A little VA (Meadowview) VA (Meadowview) 1935 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
LAGS 435 You might could get up here and help me. might could Female White 73 7th grade TN (Big Creek) TN (Big Creek) 1971 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1775 might could might could Male White 49 Until age 20 NC (Yanceyville) NC (Yanceyville) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
Reed 1440 Harry said he might could fix the car. might could Female White 85 College (Graduate) TN (Sneedville) TN (Sneedville) 2010 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.4 Elicited
LAMSAS 1530 might could might could Male White 59 Until age 17 PA (Oak Grove) PA (Oak Grove) 1940 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 529 I might could tell you. might could Female White 78 5th-6th grade FL (Shady Grove) FL (Shady Grove) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 988 They mighta coulda moved it. or It mighta coulda been moved. might have could Male White Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1980 Man to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
England 998 I can’t run as I use to could. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Warwickshire) 1.3
LAMSAS 1872 might could might could Female White 78 Limited, local SC (Lykesland) SC (Lykesland) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
LAGS 371 Might could. might could Male White 70 Unknown Unknown TX (Wiergate) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 625 But I used to could. used to could Male White 36 12th grade LA (Monroe) LA (Monroe) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Hasty 2134 You know what might could help that is losing some weight. might could Doctoral degree Unknown Physician to patient Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1966 might could might could Male White 80 9th grade GA (Delhi) GA (Delhi) 1976 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Elsman 852 I mighta coulda done that. might have could Female White Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1713 mought could mought could Male White 74 None, illiterate NC (Shelmerdine) NC (Shelmerdine) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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 467 I might could help you. might could Male White 32 Graduate school (Law degree) AL (Talladega) AL (Talladega) 1980 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2266 might could Female White 0 to 9 Unknown Unknown TN Patient Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1807 might could might could Female White 66 Irregular; until age 16 NC (Green Valley) NC (Green Valley) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
LAMSAS 1562 mought could mought could Male White 78 From ages 8 to 11 MD (Ritchie) MD (Ritchie) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1902 might could might could Male Black 73 Common schools SC (Newberry) SC (Newberry) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken

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