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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
Cunningham 1274 He must have fa see something. must have fuh (have to) Unknown Black Unknown SC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) 1.0
Cunningham 1273 He must have fuh do əm. must have fuh (=have to) Unknown Black Unknown SC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) 1.0
Scotland 976 “Aha!”, think A, “it’ll no hev cood gar ends meet this bittie back, nih, A’se warran!” will no have could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Argyll) 1925 Written 1.0
Jamaica 1214 mait(a) hafi “may/might must” might hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Jamaica 1216 kuda hafi “could must” could hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Jamaica 1217 shuda hafi “should must” should hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Jamaica 1219 wuda hafi “would must” would hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
England 2048 Swa þatt menn sholldenn muɽhenn sen þurrh Goddspellbokess lare All hu þeɽɽ mihhtenn follɽenn rihht þatt stih. sholldenn hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Unknown England c1200 Written 1.3
Jamaica 1221 wi hafi “will must” will hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Jamaica 1223 mos(a) hafi “must must” must hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Boertien 2107 might hadn't ought might hadn't ought Female White 21 College Student TX (Beaumont) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
Boertien 2099 might not had ought might not had ought Female White 21 College Student TX (Beaumont) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
Boertien 1293 I might had oughta, hadn’t I? might had ought to Female White 21 College Student TX (Beaumont) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.8 Elicited
Jamaica 1222 mos(a) fi “must ought to” must fe (=for, ought to) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Labov 1108 That still might don’t help you. might don't Unknown Black Unknown NY (New York City) NY (New York City) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 206 That would account for why I may didn't know it then. may didn't Male White 40 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) FL (Unknown) SC (Unknown) SC State Administrator to unknown Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Mishoe 82 There weren't no way to be sure. Could be he may didn't want to come. may didn't Female White 60s Unknown Unknown SC (Myrtle Beach) c1990 female to family Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Mishoe 87 That must didn't hurt him cause he's still in the lead. must didn't Male White unknown Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 NBC announcer to audience Spoken 1.3 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
Mishoe 90 We waited as long as we could, cause we thought he may did want to go with us. may did Female White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 daughter to mother Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
Nagle 1142 Ælc cristen man hit sceall cunnan. “Each Christian man shall know it” sceall (=shall) cunnan (=could, ken, know) Male White Unknown Unknown England (Unknown) c1000 Written 1.0
Boertien 2122 might couldn't might couldn't Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
Boertien 2123 might couldn't might couldn't Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
DiPaolo 1433 So she might have couldn't, SO she might have couldn't drove that truck of yours might have couldn't Female White 11 Elementary School TX (Lamesa) TX (Lamesa) 1980 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.0 Elicited
Mishoe 105 I can live with it. Some people may couldn't, but I can live with it. may couldn't Male White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 stranger to stranger Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1423 I was afraid that you might couldn't find it. might couldn't Female White 47 High School TX (Henderson) TX (Henderson,) 1980 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 615 Used to couldn't buy it. used to couldn't Male White 89 High school GA (Springfield) GA (Springfield) 1969 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
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
LAGS 618 I used to couldn't stand something like that. used to couldn't Female Black 63 High school TX (San Antonio) TX (San Antonio) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 2104 might couldn't might couldn't Female White 21 College Student TX (Beaumont) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
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 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 621 Used to couldn't get it up every morning. used to couldn't Male Black 63 College (2 years) TX (Houston) TX (Houston) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Hern.&S 2020 He might have couldn't have stopped. might have couldn't Unknown Black c17 High school student IL (Chicago) IL (Chicago) 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 622 Used to couldn't. used to couldn't Male Black 74 Some school; illiterate MS (Sherard) MS (Sherard) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 623 Used to couldn't slaughter them. used to couldn't Male White 76 8th grade TN (Wear Valley) TN (Wear Valley) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1029 "You used to couldn't talk to him about history," Napier says. used to couldn't Male White 54 Graduate school (Law degree) SC (Blenheim) Newspaper 2001 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 624 You used to couldn't buy them. used to couldn't Male White 80 None FL (Bardin) FL (Bardin) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
DiPaolo 1328 I might just couldn't see it. might couldn't Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1032 We have had some success in broadening our economic perspective to- with NAFTA and the GATT agreement and selling more of our products that we used to couldn't sell. used to couldn't Male White 47 Graduate school (Law degree) AR (Hope) Radio 1993 elected official to constituency Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
LAGS 313 Might couldn't. might couldn't Female White 62 5th grade GA (6 miles from Milledgeville) GA (Milledgeville) 1970 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1332 He might not couldn't refuse. might not couldn't Male White unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (Austin) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 314 I might couldn't. might couldn't Male White 76 10th grade LA (Mount Union) LA (Mount Union) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 934 He might could no have done it. might could no Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
Scotland 942 He should could no have come. should could no Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
LAGS 536 You might have could have helped. might have could have Male Black 74 Little (Illiterate) MS (Sherard) MS (Sherard) 1977 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
LAMSAS 1548 might could might could Male White 53 Until age 17 MD (Preston) MD (Preston) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 445 I might could have done a little better. might could Female White 74 8th grade GA (Cross Roads) GA (Toccoa) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1635 mought could mought could Female White 61 Private teacher VA (Mt. Tabor) VA (Mt. Tabor) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1043 Away from the house and the boys, they could talk about the larger issues in their life together, the needs of someone in their extended families, or the help they might could give the proud man who... might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Novel 2008 omniscient narrator Written 1.6 Naturalistic
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
LAMSAS 1729 mought could mought could Male White 75 no information NC (Whiskey Creek) NC (Whiskey Creek) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 381 Might could. might could Unknown Unknown 68 Unknown Unknown TX (Waxahatchie) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 635 They used to could buy it. used to could Male White 70 9th grade GA (Cordele) GA (Cordele) 1976 subject to fieldworker 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
LAGS 477 I might could help you. might could Male White 68 9th grade MS (Dillon) MS (Lorman) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1920 mought could mought could Male White 80 Until age 12 or 13 GA (Flemington) GA (Flemington) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1667 mought could mought could Male White 55 Until age 16 VA (Nellysford) VA (Nellysford) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mishoe 65 You might could possibly help me. I don't know. might could Female White 30s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 customer to clerk Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Coleman 1131 Mrs. Jones might’ve could’a told you. might've could Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
LAGS 319 Might could. might could Male Black 47 Unknown Unknown GA (Atlanta) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown 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
LAGS 665 I used to could make. used to could Female White 80 8th grade MS (Jefferson) MS (Jefferson) 1978 subject to fieldworker 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
Park 902 He ought to could. ought to could Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) 1940 1.0
Skipper 161 We might could work something out. might could Male White 21 Unknown Unknown AL (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 413 Maybe they might could do something. might could Female White 37 High school FL (Oxford) FL (Oxford) 1974 subject to fieldworker 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
Mishoe 1 I thought you might could help me. might could Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 Customer to clerk Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
England 983 I can’t walk five mile I’ t’hahr nah, but ah used to could! used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (West Yorkshire) 1892 1.1
LAMSAS 1857 might could might could Male White 69 8th grade SC (Allendale) SC (Allendale) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 507 I might could say "might could." might could Male White 28 Graduate school (Doctoral student at time of interview) AL (Troy) AL (Troy) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 761 You might could just ... might could Female White 26 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s 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
Mishoe 97 I thought you might could do it a little different this time. I'm tired of this same old look. might could Female White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to hairdresser (f) Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 349 Might could. might could Male White 64 Unknown Unknown FL (Pensacola) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1794 mought could mought could Male White 81 18 days NC (Danbury) NC (Danbury) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1083 " Well, " he replied cautiously, " What if they are? I suppose I might could perhaps have seen one of them before. " might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1993 man to man Written 1.4 Naturalistic
Reed 1459 They may could get back to us tomorrow. may could Female White 29 Graduate school (Master's degree) TN (Sneedville) TN (Johnson City) 2010 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.0 Elicited
LAMSAS 1549 mought could mought could Male White 69 Very little MD (Tilghman Island) MD (Tilghman Island) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Montgomery 192 I think that I might could find enough differential there to test the distinction. might could Male White 24 Graduate school (Some) MS (Unknown) SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Scotland 935 He mightnae could have done it. mightnae could Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
LAGS 446 Might could have done anything. might could Female Black 75 5th grade TX (Houston) TX (Houston) 1975 Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1636 mought could mought could Male Black 86 no information VA (Cumberland Courthouse) VA (Cumberland Courthouse) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mishoe 34 I guess I might could do it. might could Male White 18 College (Freshman) Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 student to instructor Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
COCA 1044 If nothing else, he thought, there was someone in the deeds office that he might could get to lose the papers and snarl up the transaction with red tape for a few weeks. might could Male White unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) Fictional Novel 2008 narrator Written 1.6
DiPaolo 1308 They might could; I'm not sure. But they might could. My father (would could) tell you some stories might could Female White unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (Austin) woman to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1730 might could might could Female White 55+ no information NC (Wilmington) NC (Wilmington) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1985 might could might could Male White 91 4-5 month session GA (Germany) GA (Germany) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DARE 871 I might could do it, if you’d let me try. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown FL (Unknown) FL (Unknown) 1966 Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 382 Might could. might could Male White 68 Unknown Unknown AR (Bay Fa) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Brandstetter 1187 I might even could do a poster as early as this spring. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 636 You used to could buy that. used to could Male White 79 3-4 years of school GA (Fayette County) GA (Inman) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic

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