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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
LAMSAS 1787 mought could mought could Female White 77 Learned to read at home NC (Forestville Church) NC (Forestville Church) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1030 I used to couldn't eat enough and now I just eat because I feel hungry. used to couldn't Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Television 1997 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.8 Naturalistic
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
Boertien 1297 Could you might come over here for a minute? could might Female White 25 Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (College Station) Spoken 2.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 783 I might would. might would Female White 70s Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (West Anniston) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 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
LAGS 335 Might could. might could Female White 34 Unknown Unknown FL (Cedar Key) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1629 mought could mought could Female White 81 3 years VA (Back Bay) VA (Back Bay) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Skipper 177 I was just thinking I might could use them. might could Female White 19 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Boertien 2146 mightn't ought mightn't ought Female White 19 College Student TX (Dickenson) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
LAMSAS 1978 might possibly will might possibly will Female White 45 11th grade GA (Decatur) GA (Decatur) 1970 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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 19 Maybe we might should plan to eat out. might should Female White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 daughter to mother Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 273 Might can do it. might can Female Black 67 High school (Graduate) TX (Marshall) TX (Marshall) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 1995 It might could begin by a normal mother-daughter argument about different things. might could Female Unknown 20 College (Some) Unknown TN (Memphis) 1980 stranger to hypothetical Written Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2278 might can Female White 50 to... Unknown Unknown SC Patient Spoken Naturalistic
LAGS 561 I guess you might would say that. might would Female White 38 High school and 1 term trade school LA (Bayou Sorrel) LA (Bayou Sorrel) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.4 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
LAGS 367 Might could. might could Female White 40 Unknown Unknown AR (Arkadelphia) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1914 might could might could Female Black 40 9th grade GA (Savannah) SC (Savannah) 1972 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
LAMSAS 1755 might could might could Female White 70 Illiterate NC (Sanders Chapel) NC (Sanders Chapel) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 1492 You might would have to import it in. might would Female White 20s Graduate school (Doctoral degree) SC (Columbia) SC (Columbia) 2011 teacher to class Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 752 Y’all might could talk to her about it. might could Female White 61 8th grade AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1603 mought could mought could Female White 61 From ages 6 to 15 VA (Friends Church) VA (Friends Church) 1936 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 594 They might would say it. might would Female White 57 8th grade FL (Bardin) FL (Bardin) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1947 might could might could Female White 85 Private school GA (Bath) GA (Bath) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1694 mought could mought could Female White 74 2 months NC (Trapp) NC (Trapp) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
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
Boertien 2147 mightn't shouldn't ought mightn't shouldn't ought Female White 19 College Student TX (Dickenson) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
DiPaolo 1394 I can't charge it at [store name], but I may could at [store name]. may could Female White 70s Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) 1979 unknown Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 274 Might can do it tomorrow. might can Female Black 48 8th grade (Some) GA (Clayton Co.) GA (Lovejoy) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 1996 The mother would still have memories of being raped and because of that may would take her revenge on the baby. may would Female Unknown 20 College (Some) Unknown TN (Memphis) 1980 stranger to hypothetical audience Written Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2279 might would Female Black 60 to... Unknown Unknown MA Patient Spoken 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
Boertien 2085 Pledges might oughta all carry their pledge book with them at all times. might ought to` Female White 19 College Student TX (Dickenson) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
LAMSAS 1662 might could might could Female White 46 Until age 16 VA (Cismont) VA (Cismont) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Montgomery 210 There are some ideas we have in mind and you might could think about some of them. might could Female White unknown Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
LAGS 464 Might could help. might could Female White 20 College (Junior at time of interview) TX (Edinburg) TX (Edinburg) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1756 might could might could Female White 61 Until age 15 NC (Smithfield) NC (Smithfield) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 1493 You might could get something. might could Female White 20s Graduate school (Doctoral degree) SC (Columbia) SC (Columbia) 2011 teacher to class Spoken Naturalistic
LAGS 499 I might could. might could Female White 46 12th grade LA (Harrisonburg) LA (Harrisonburg) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 753 Thelma Chapin might could, now. might could Female White 70s Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
Elsman 830 The expression that the TA uses might could mislead a child. might could Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 employee to coworkers and supervisors Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 595 I might would say that. might would Female Black 30 College (4 years) TX (Houston) TX (Houston) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
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
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
LAMSAS 1695 might could might could Female White 74 2 months NC (Trapp) NC (Trapp) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 689 Used to could get him for a dollar. used to could Female Black 77 None (Illiterate) LA (Boothville) LA (Boothville) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 244 I may can {do it} may can Female White 72 5th grade GA (Folkston) GA (Folkston) 1969 female to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 531 I might could think up some. might could Female White 75 8th grade MS (Lauderdale) MS (Lockhart) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 1299 It scared him that he may could’ve been killed yesterday. may could Female White 20 Unknown TX (southeast) TX (Unknown) 1.4 Elicited
Feagin 785 I thought you might would like that letter. might would Female White 60s Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 337 Might could. might could Female White 65 Unknown Unknown TN (Forbus) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Skipper 179 It may would have driven me out. may would Female White 19 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown 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
COCA 1095 I might could have stood anything but that. might could Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1991 interior monologue Written 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 275 Now I might can tell you something. might can Female White 38 High school (2 years) TN (Laurel Bloomery) TN (Laurel Bloomery) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 1997 Someone from the archives staff might canhelp you. might can Female White 50 College graduate Unknown TN (Knoxville) 1994 Friend Spoken Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2280 may will Female Other 30 to... Unknown Unknown RI Patient Spoken Naturalistic
COCA 1000 I consider where each person has come from, what their talent levels are, where they may could have come from ... may could Female Black 60 College (Graduate, B.S. degree) PA (Edenborn) Radio 2008 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 369 Might could. might could Female Black 71 Unknown Unknown LA (Pineville) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1916 might could might could Female White 90 Private governess, some public school GA (Savannah) SC (Savannah) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1333 (girl's name), could you might find you a place somewhere? could might Female White unknown College Graduate TX (west) TX (Austin) 1979 teacher to student Spoken 2.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 2086 John, I guess, may could do that. may could Female White 21 College Student TX (Beaumont) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
LAGS 657 I used to could spell. used to could Female White 82 High school and commercial college TX (Austin) TX (Austin) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 211 Y'all might rather come up on Saturday. might rather Female White 70 College (Graduate) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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 1757 mought could mought could Female White 80 Until age 15 NC (Manchester) NC (Manchester) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 500 I might could. might could Female White 36 Graduate school (Master's degree) LA (Lake Charles) LA (Lake Charles) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 754 You think you might could drop off and take a rest for about an hour? might could Female White 50s Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) Spoken 2.4 Naturalistic
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
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
Elsman 831 That's why I thought we might should get together. might should Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 employee to coworkers and supervisorsdepen Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 596 What we might would say. might would Female Black 40 7th grade GA (Sumter County) GA (Koinonia) 1974 subject to fieldworker 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
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
COCA 1080 Yeah, but I- I sort of kind of like living that high, because if you live low down, somebody might could shoot in your house or something, but when you're up high, it probably can't happen... might could Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Television 1993 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAGS 690 I used to could do that. used to could Female Black 55 High school equivalent AR (St. Francis County) AR (Forrest City) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1790 might could might could Female White 42 Until age 18 NC (Wingate) NC (Wingate) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 532 Things that somebody might could use now. might could Female White 93 College (1 year) GA (Fayetteville) GA (Fayetteville) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
Feagin 786 And I thought I might better tell you. might better Female White 60s Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Boertien 2149 might SUBJECT ought might ought Female White 19 College Student TX (Dickenson) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.0 Elicited
COCA 1096 Seems like if I could just remember that, I might could come to some kind of reckoning about come me to kill him. might could Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1991 interior monologue Written 1.2 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
LAGS 276 I might can. might can Female White 22 College (Graduate, B.S. degree) TN (Knox Co.) TN (Morristown) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 564 Might would call it. might would Female White 63 High school GA (Sardis) GA (Hartwell) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1001 We've heard a little from military officials suggesting that some of the Iraqi civilians may could have been -- or, possibly could have been involved in this attack. may could Female White 36 College MN (Unknown) Television 2003 broadcaster to reporter Spoken 1.4 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 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
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
LAGS 501 I might could. might could Female White 42 College TX (Burkeville) TX (Wiergate) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic

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