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source Entry Example Modal 1 Modal 2 Modal 3 Gender Race / Ethnicity Age Level of Education Home Community, Town, or Statesort ascending Location Collected Year Relation to Addressee Medium Sentence Structure Status
Nagle 1141 þat hie healfre geweald wið Eotena bearn agan moston. “That they might own an equal share with the sons of the Geats.” moston (=must, might) agan (=own, owe, ought to) Male White Unknown Unknown England (Unknown) c1000 Written
Skipper 152 Who do I know who knows somebody who knows somebody that might can put me in touch with somebody. might can Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2239 might can Female Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown FL Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
Jamaica 1219 wuda hafi “would must” would hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
England 2045 forrþi let be swellenn þa þe middle & þe little, þatt Crist ne shollde mu ʒ henn himm O nane wise attwindenn. shollde muʒhenn Unknown Unknown England c1200 Written 1.4
Mishoe 88 I'm hoping they might can fill that jaw tooth and not have to pull it. might can Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 male to family Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1386 I know what I can do instead of working this afternoon. I might can go see (name) take his first swimming lesson. might can Female White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1982 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Elsman 857 If the items are gonna be released, they can't share, but if they aren't gonna be released, they might could. might could Unknown White Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 Spoken 1.8 Naturalistic
LAGS 368 Might could. might could Male Black 69 Unknown Unknown LA (Natchitoches) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
England 1173 I used to could do it. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Newcastle) 1.0
Skipper 182 I thought they might would've included that, but I wanted to ask you first. might would Male Black 20 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2271 may will Female White Unknown Unknown VA Patient Spoken Naturalistic
Harris 1236 You might should get that [fee] looked after today, else they might cancel your registration. might should Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown College official to an undergraduate student. Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 24 We may can work something out. may can Female White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 aunt to niece Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Coleman 1122 They might would be stripping tobacco now if they had gotten it ready. might would Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.3 Elicited
Mishoe 120 I got some, but I might should buy a little bit more. might should Female White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 daughter to mother Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2207 may can Male Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown NY Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
Allan 1202 For a dime a head, I might could strip off the feathers. might could Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Warner 889 I might could play the piano. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown AR (southeast) 1938 1.0
Scotland 970 What I want to ken is, if I winna could hinder him that’s my fiancé frae dicin’ or drinkin’ ‘t awa’ ance he got me mairried to him? will could Male White Unknown Unknown Scotland (Argyll) 1927 Written 1.2
Mishoe 56 I might could feel worse but I'm damned if I know how. might could Male White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 male to female in no. 55 Spoken 1.8 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1356 It's seven o'clock. I might oughta call Jack. He may be worried. might ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Lubbock) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 336 Might could. might could Male White 19 Unknown Unknown FL (Fort Meade) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
COCA 1059 He might could drink a strawberry cold drink. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Novel 2008 narrator Written 1.0 Naturalistic
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
LAGS 535 You might could. might could Female White 80 8th grade TX (Waco) TX (Waco) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 699 Used to wouldn't go fishing. used to wouldn't Female White 80 8th grade TX (Waco) TX (Waco) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 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
LAGS 610 Shouldn't ought to. shouldn't ought to Female White 29 College (1 year) TX (Victoria) TX (Victoria) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1325 Q: Can you read Hebrew? A: I might can even read this word might can Male White unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (Austin) 1980 man to man Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 216 If it is that close, you might ought to reconsider the issue. might ought to Male White 50s Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TX (Unknown) SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.2 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
Boertien 1298 Would you might want to let your sister-in-law do that? would might Male White 25 Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (Houston) c1980 Spoken 2.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1329 You might could have caught it. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (Austin) 1980 teacher to class Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1018 If your preacher has more cars than Donald Trump, you might should shop around for a new church. might should Male White 40s Graduate school (Law degree) TX (Unknown) Television 1996 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1302 Driver: "Officer, can you tell me where I can get some water for my car?" Security Officer: "Well, you might could get some in this H.E.B. ma'am. But I'm not sure they have... might could Male White 50s Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (Austin) 1981 man to woman Spoken 1.0 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
DiPaolo 1303 We might could do some. might could Female Unknown unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (Austin) 1981 woman on phone Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Park 898 I might can. might can Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) 1940 1.0
Park 899 I might could. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) 1940 Spoken 1.0
DiPaolo 1305 You might check the copy room [Xerox room]. It might could've ended up in there. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (Austin) 1981 worker to client Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DARE 868 They might could tell you where you could buy some whiskey. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (Unknown) 1967 interviewee to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Park 900 I used to could used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) 1940 1.0
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
Park 901 It might would. might would Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) 1940 1.0
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
Park 902 He ought to could. ought to could Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) 1940 1.0
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
Park 903 She may can. may can Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) 1940 1.0
DiPaolo 1311 (You/Y'all) might could sign better. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (Austin) 1980 teacher to class Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1312 A few pointers that you might could use... might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (Austin) 1980 teacher to class Spoken Naturalistic
Fennell 2012 We will might do that. will might Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) SC (Unknown) 1992 Unknown Spoken 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
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
DiPaolo 1398 I might better hurry might better Female White unknown Unknown TX (Tyler) TX (Austin) 1980 sister to sister Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1406 Well, he could might do it. could might Female White unknown Graduate TX (Tyler) TX (Austin) teacher to student Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 282 I might can. might can Male White 27 Technical school TX (Texarkana) TX (Texarkana) 1974 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
LAGS 312 You might can find [it]. might can Male Black 51 7th grade TX (Schulenburg) TX (San Antonio) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 639 Used to could buy. used to could Male White 79 6th grade and self-educated TX (Schulenburg) TX (Schulenberg) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 2113 might not ought might not ought Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
Boertien 2114 might not could might not could Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
Boertien 1300 Might you oughtn’t to have done that? might oughtn't to Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.0 Elicited
Boertien 2083 They all might oughta do that. might ought to Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
Boertien 2115 might not would might not would Male White 2 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
Boertien 2084 They might all oughta do that. might ought to Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
Boertien 2116 must not can must not can Male White 20s College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
Boertien 2117 must not ought must not ought Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
Boertien 2118 must not would must not would Male White 21 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
Boertien 2087 John might, I think, could do that. might could Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
Boertien 2120 might ought not might ought not Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
Boertien 2088 John might could, I think, do that. might could Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
Boertien 2121 mightn't ought mightn't ought Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
LAGS 506 I might could. might could Female Black 63 High school TX (San Antonio) TX (San Antonio) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
Boertien 2124 might shouldn't might shouldn't Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
Boertien 2092 There might've ought've been somebody up there. might have ought to Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 d 1.0 Elicited
Boertien 1277 I might not oughta do that. might not ought to Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
Boertien 2125 might can't might can't Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
Boertien 2126 must can't must can't Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
Boertien 2127 must oughtn't must oughtn't Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
Boertien 1280 I mightn’t oughta do that. mightn't ought to Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
Boertien 2128 may can't may can't Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
Boertien 1281 You might couldn’t do that. might could Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
Boertien 2130 might can SUBJECT might can Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.0 Elicited
Boertien 2131 might ought SUBJECT might ought Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.0 Elicited
LAGS 583 I might would. might would Female Black 63 High school TX (San Antonio) TX (San Antonio) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 1288 He must wouldn’t steal, would he? must wouldn't Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.8 Elicited
Boertien 1290 Might ought you to’ve done that? might ought to Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.0 Elicited
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 1292 You might ought to have done that, mightn’t you? might ought to Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 2.8 Elicited
DiPaolo 1349 Well, you might oughta call the police in Taylor and tell them what happened. might ought to Male White unknown Unknown TX (Rockdale) TX (Rockdale) man to woman (on phone) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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 417 Might could do that. might could Female White 76 9th grade TX (Pleasant Retreat) TX (Tyler) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 675 You used to could. used to could Female White 76 9th grade TX (Pleasant Retreat) TX (Tyler) 1974 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
LAGS 706 I used to wouldn't think I'd ever drink instant coffee, but I do. used to wouldn't Female White 71 College (1 year) TX (Palestine) TX (Palestine) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 479 I might could help you. might could Female White 80 8th grade TX (Noonday) TX (Marshall) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 310 She might can tell you. might can Female White 80 8th grade plus business course TX (Noonday) TX (Marshall) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic

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