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source Entry Example Modal 1 Modal 2 Modal 3 Gender Race / Ethnicity Agesort descending Level of Education Home Community, Town, or State Location Collected Year Relation to Addressee Medium Sentence Structure Status
LAMSAS 1972 might could might could Female White 65 Until age 14 GA (Bogart) GA (Bogart) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1973 may can may can Female White 65 Until age 14 GA (Bogart) GA (Bogart) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1541 maybe could maybe could Male White 65 Until age 14 WV (Salt Rock) WV (Salt Rock) 1940 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
LAGS 726 People used to would, you know. used to would Female White 65 8th grade TN (Knoxville) TN (Knoxville) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2032 I might could do that, but that's the prettiest part of the yard. might could Female White 65 College (Graduate) TN (Crossville) TN (Crossville) 2013 woman to son Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Reed 2033 We maybe shoulda gotten two. maybe should Female White 65 College (Graduate) TN (Crossville) TN (Crossville) 2013 woman to family Spoken 1.9 Naturalistic
Montgomery 222 Do you think we could get by with that? Then we might could do that. might could Female White 65 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 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 1762 might could might could Female White 65 Illiterate NC (Wise) NC (Wise) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
Reed 2036 We may can use the smaller oven. may can Female White 65 College (Graduate) TN (Crossville) TN (Crossville) 2013 woman to family Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2037 We may can go to the lake. may can Female White 65 College (Graduate) TN (Crossville) TN (Crossville) 2013 woman to family Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 732 They may not can get help on Saturday. may not can Male White 65 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s acquaintance Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 354 Might could. might could Female White 65 Unknown Unknown MS (Wicker) 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
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
LAGS 454 Might could have helped me. might could Female Black 66 9th grade LA (St. James Par) LA (New Orleans) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 581 I might would. might would Female Black 66 Graduate school (Master's degree) MS (Jackson) MS (Jackson) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 549 Might have used to said it. might have used to Female White 66 12th grade MS (Harrison County) MS (Saucier) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
LAMSAS 1965 might could might could Male White 66 Illiterate GA (Carrs Station) GA (Carrs Station) 1947 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
LAMSAS 1807 might could might could Female White 66 Irregular; until age 16 NC (Green Valley) NC (Green Valley) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1904 might could might could Male White 66 7th grade SC (Newberry) SC (Newberry) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 334 Might could. might could Male White 66 Unknown Unknown FL (Jena) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1717 might could might could Male White 66 Little or none NC (Emmaus Church) NC (Emmaus Church) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1622 might could might could Female White 66 Until age 16 VA (Prince George Courthouse) VA (Prince George Courthouse) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1505 might could might could Male White 66 Until age 21 PA (Hanover) PA (Hanover) 1940 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
LAGS 502 I might could. might could Female Black 66 8th grade TX (Pine Flat) TX (Pine Flat) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1982 might could might could Male White 66 High school graduate GA (Dahlonega) GA (Dahlonega) 1968 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 448 I might could have done so-and-so. might could Female Black 66 Graduate school (Master's degree) MS (Jackson) MS (Jackson) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 607 Shouldn't ought to. shouldn't ought to Male White 66 11th grade GA (Decatur) GA (Decatur) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1683 might could might could Female White 66+ None NC (Fruitville) NC (Fruitville) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1684 might can might can Female White 66+ None NC (Fruitville) NC (Fruitville) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 2064 Now, I might could wear that. might could Female White 67 College (Bachelor's degree) TN (Crossville) TN (Crossville) 2013 mother to son Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1641 might could might could Female White 67 VA (Until age) VA (Throck) VA (Throck) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 452 You might could have help me. might could Male Black 67 6th grade LA (Hawthorne) LA (Hawthorne) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2065 We may can park closer. may can Female White 67 College (Bachelor's degree) TN (Crossville) TN (Crossville) 2013 mother to son Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1642 may can may can Female White 67 Until age 12 VA (Throck) VA (Throck) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 266 I might can help you and I might not. might can Male White 67 High school TX (Matagorda) TX (Matagorda) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 489 I might could. might could Female Black 67 4th grade FL (Pensacola) FL (Pensacola) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
LAMSAS 1743 mought could mought could Male White 67 Very little NC (Macedonia Church) NC (Macedonia Church) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1840 might could might could Male White 67 3 months total SC (Hell Hole) SC (Hell Hole) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1935 mought could mought could Male White 67 2-3 months a year until age 22 GA (Manassas) GA (Manassas) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 270 Might can do it. might can Male Black 67 4th grade LA (Zachary) LA (Zachary) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 398 I might could do it. might could Female White 67 Unknown Unknown GA (Cornelia) subject to fieldworker 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
LAGS 400 I might could do it. might could Male White 67 10th grade GA (Pembroke) GA (Pembroke) 1968 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2077 You might ought to go to WalMart and pick yourselves up a personality. might ought to Male White 67 Graduate School (Master's degree) LA (Vivian) Television 2013 grandfather to grandsons Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1508 maybe could maybe could Male White 67 Until age 19 PA (White Hall) PA (White Hall) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1602 might could might could Male White 67 3rd grade VA (Guinea neighborhood) VA (Guinea neighborhood) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 567 Some people might would call them "tow sacks." might would Female Black 67 9th grade AR (Blytheville) AR (Blytheville) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 252 He may can tell you. may can Male White 67 High school AR (Arkansas City) AR (Arkansas City) 1977 male to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1917 might could might could Male Black 67 3 weeks GA (Lanier) GA (Lanier) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
DiPaolo 1306 If the defense gets the offense the ball, yeah, we might could win the game might could Male White 67 College (raduate AR (Fordyce) Television 1980 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAGS 508 I'll try. I might could. might could Male White 67 8th grade TN (Arno) TN (Arno) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 258 might better might better Male White 67 8th grade TN (Arno) TN (Arno) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Reed 2063 We might ought to try turpentine. might ought to Male White 67 Graduate (Master's Degree) LA (Vivian) Television 2013 husband to wife Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1735 might could might could Male White 68 Until age 16 NC (Turkey) NC (Turkey) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1736 might can might can Male White 68 Until age 16 NC (Turkey) NC (Turkey) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1769 mought could mought could Female White 68 A few months for a few years NC (Cary P.O.) NC (Cary P.O.) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1960 might could might could Male Black 68 None GA (Milledgeville) GA (Milledgeville) 1970 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1737 may can may can Male White 68 Until age 16 NC (Turkey) NC (Turkey) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1961 might would might would Male Black 68 None GA (Milledgeville) GA (Milledgeville) 1970 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
LAGS 522 Might could sleep on it. might could Female White 68 High school AR (El Dorado) AR (El Dorado) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 429 You might could find. might could Female White 68 High school AR (Three Creeks) AR (El Dorado) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 523 I might could talk with you. might could Male White 68 9th grade MS (Dillon) MS (Lorman) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1564 mought could mought could Male White 68 4th grade MD (Shady Side) MD (Shady Side) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 588 I might would say. might would Male Black 68 None GA (Milledgeville) GA (Sparta) 1970 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 399 I might could do it. might could Female White 68 Unknown Unknown GA (Rhine) subject to fieldworker 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
LAMSAS 1749 mought could mought could Male White 68 no information NC (Hollister) NC (Hollister) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 626 Used to could buy all that kind. used to could Male White 68 9th grade MS (Dillon) MS (Lorman) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1753 mought could mought could Female White 68 Very little NC (Black Creek P.O.) NC (Black Creek P.O.) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 469 Might could help you. might could Female White 68 1st grade MS (Redwood) MS (Redwood) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1855 might could might could Male White 68 Until 15, then studied optics 3 months in CT SC (Bamberg) SC (Bamberg) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1727 mought could mought could Male White 68 no information NC (Canetuck) NC (Canetuck) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1856 might could might could Male Black 68 no information SC (Millettville) SC (Millettville) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 381 Might could. might could Unknown Unknown 68 Unknown Unknown TX (Waxahatchie) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown 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
LAGS 382 Might could. might could Male White 68 Unknown Unknown AR (Bay Fa) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
COCA 1008 Hopefully, before we're gone, we -- we might can make up for some of those wrongs we made along the way. might can Male White 68 High School TX (Vidor) Television 1999 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1859 might could might could Male White 68 Into 5th reader SC (Hampton) SC (Hampton) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1637 mought could mought could Male White 68 12 months VA (CaIla) VA (CaIra) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 384 They might could be called. might could Male White 68 Unknown Unknown LA (Lake Charles) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 511 Maybe I might could. might could Male Black 68 None GA (Milledgeville) GA (Sparta) 1970 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
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
LAGS 457 You might could have helped me. might could Female White 69 4th grade GA (Valdosta) GA (Valdosta) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 805 [Can you do it?:] I useta could, but I can’t no more. used to could Female White 69 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Sand Mountain) early 1970s Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 586 I might would say that. might would Female White 69 11th grade MS (Soso) MS (Soso) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 241 A heap of words could might be said. could might Male White 69 8th grade GA (Gough) GA (Gough) 1970 male to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 524 Might could tell him. might could Male White 69 10th grade LA (Coushatta) LA (Coushatta) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 462 You might could have. might could Male White 69 8th grade MS (Lee County) MS (Saltillo) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 368 Might could. might could Male Black 69 Unknown Unknown LA (Natchitoches) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic

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