Table - See Overview for Filtering and Searching Explanation

source Entry Example Modal 1 Modal 2 Modal 3sort descending Gender Race / Ethnicity Age Level of Education Home Community, Town, or State Location Collected Year Relation to Addressee Medium Sentence Structure Status
LAMSAS 1988 might could might could Female White 70 A few months FL (Fernandina) FL (Fernandina) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1404 He may will come back down the other side of the street. may will Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1014 I might not can write but I want a piece of a great man to remember. might not can Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1994 woman to man Written 1.1 Naturalistic
Mishoe 73 If it wouldn't be any trouble, could you might pick me up and give me a ride? could might Female White 30s Graduate school (Some) Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to female Spoken 2.2 Naturalistic
COCA 1053 And I felt like I might could help contribute to that. might could Male White 57 College (Graduate, B.S. degree) MS (Greenwood) Television 2005 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 579 I might would. might would Male White 45 High school AL (Lee County) AL (Opelika) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 327 Might could. might could Female White 84 Unknown Unknown GA (Surrency) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Nagle 2005 I may've could have put this pin through it. may have could Male Unknown Unknown Unknown SC (Myrtle Beach) 1992 Automobile mechanic t customer. Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1582 might could might could Male White 71 Little education VA (Post Oak) VA (Post Oak) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1829 might could might could Male White 80 Rural schools SC (Kingstree) SC (Kingstree) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Combs 1246 I might could do it. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown KY (Unknown) KY (Unknown) 1.0
LAGS 673 I used to could whistle. used to could Female Black 63 6th grade MS (Washington County) MS (Leland) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Skipper 167 She might should have gotten it. might should Male White 21 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 421 I might could do that. might could Male White 27 Graduate school (Master's degree) AL (Troy) AL (Troy) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1924 may could may could Male White 72 Local schools GA (Ridgeville) GA (Ridgeville) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1341 They might would pull out. might would Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 woman to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1671 mought could mought could Female White 70 Very little VA (Shooting Creek) VA (Shooting Creek) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mishoe 9 Could you drive back come Christmas? Might can. might can Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 brother to sister Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
England 992 He use to could lift a fifty-six ower his heead wi’ one hand, but he can’t nah. used to could Unknown White Unknown Unknown England (West Yorkshire) Spoken 1.1
LAGS 515 Might could say. might could Male Black 85 3rd grade; illiterate GA (Fayetteville) GA (Jonesboro) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 769 You might could lead into it. might could Female White 60 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Birmingham) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 263 I might can do it. might can Female White 71 8th grade GA (Screven Co.) GA (Hiltonia) 1970 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1765 might could might could Male White 70+ no information NC (Bunn) NC (Bunn) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1070 You might could use a little trim, too. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1996 worker to client Written 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 1481 We may can make it, if we hurry. may can Female Black 20s College (Some) Unknown SC (Columbia) 2010 stranger Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1520 might could might could Male White 73 Sunday school PA (Allenwood) PA (Allenwood) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Elsman 846 I might would too. might would Female White Graduate school (Master's degree) NC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
LAGS 357 Might could. might could Male White 78 Unknown Unknown MS (Raymond) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Scotland 1162 He might can go. might can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
LAGS 611 Shouldn't ought to have done it. shouldn't ought to Male White 58 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) LA (New Orleans) LA (New Orleans) 1983 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2038 They might would know that one better. might would Female White 30 College (Graduate) TN (Crossville) TN (Crossville) 2013 woman to family Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1421 I might could go down to the little town where I was born. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown UT (Salt Lake City) 1983 unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1862 might could might could Male White 80 2-3 months in a winter SC (Lower Brownsville) SC (Lower Brownsville) 1948 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Boertien 1278 We should oughta not do that. should ought to not Female White 19 Unknown TX (Dickenson) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
LAGS 705 Used to wouldn't. used to wouldn't Male White 77 Part of 9th grade GA (Lamar) GA (Lamar) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Montgomery 199 Do you think I might should just come up with another one? might should Female White 40s Graduate school (Some) NC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 2.4 Naturalistic
Scotland 942 He should could no have come. should could no Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
LAGS 453 You might could have help me. might could Female White 65 7th grade LA (Pecan Island) LA (Pecan Island) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1956 might could might could Male White 71 10th grade GA (Lollie) GA (Lollie) 1971 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1371 Mrs. [woman's name] said we might not can find it. might not can Unknown Unknown unknown College (Graduate) Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1703 might could might could Female White 41 High school NC (Manteo) NC (Manteo) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mishoe 41 When I came in, I thought I might woulda had some kind of chance, but I was wrong. might would Female White 30s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 woman to unknown Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
Coleman 1112 He might would have seen Morris this morning, if he had arrived on time. might would Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.3 Elicited
LAGS 547 I might used to call them. might used to Male White 63 9th grade GA (Blackshear) GA (Blackshear) 1969 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 801 I useta could play, too, but I couldn’t pick out nothin’! used to could Female White 77 6th grade AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) 1972 Unknown Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Feagin 802 I had a sister-in-law that useta could make the best biscuits! used to could Female White 74 9th grade AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) 1972 Unknown Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
LAGS 296 Might can. might can Female Black 42 High school (Graduate) TX (Dallas) TX (Dallas) 1975 Unknown Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1798 mought could mought could Female White 86 A few years NC (Boonville) NC (Boonville) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1085 I could see what might could be slightly objectionable to some people. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown GA (Atlanta) Newspaper 1993 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Reed 1463 Do you think we might should tell him ourselves? might should Female White 85 College (Graduate) TN (Sneedville) TN (Sneedville) 2010 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 2.4 Elicited
LAMSAS 1553 mought could mought could Female White 68 Until age 17 MD (Deal Island) MD (Deal Island) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mishoe 124 Could you might move that lamp so I can dust under it? could might Female White 60s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 mother to daughter Spoken 2.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 390 [People] might could carried. might could Female White 70 Unknown Unknown LA (West Monroe) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 644 I used to could, but I can't now. used to could Male Black 61 4th grade GA (Valdosta) GA (Valdosta) 1971 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1893 might could might could Male White 78 College (Some) SC (Winnsboro) SC (Winnsboro) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1640 might could might could Male White 65 Until age 16 VA (Evergreen) VA (Evergreen) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
Scotland 960 Aiblins a new Scottish braidcastin authority micht can redd oot aw the foreign cockapentie pronunciations sae we ca keep oor ain hamelt Scottish vowels afore they aw disappear like a snaw aff a dyke. might can Male Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) Written 1.0
Feagin 738 Well, you might can get what you want from them. might can Female White 50s Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s acquaintance Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Montgomery 232 Are you making a listing of this book? You know you might can just make a listing. might can Female White 60s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 486 I might could. might could Male White 62 College (1 year) TN (Portland) TN (Portland) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1734 might could might could Male White 73 no information NC (Clinton) NC (Clinton) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1989 might could might could Female White 69 8th grade FL (Mandarin) FL (Mandarin) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1405 C & F can might be classified together. can might Unknown Unknown 20s College Unknown TX (Austin) 1978 student to teacher Written 1.0 Naturalistic
Elsman 815 This might would be too much, or maybe what we might not want to do, but ask teachers. might would Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 employee speaking to coworkers and supervisors Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Mishoe 74 If all goes well, which it probably won't, I'm thinking I may can get it done by May. may can Female White 20s Graduate school (Some) Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to female Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
Dumas 1136 You still might can, Rachel. might can Unknown Unknown 30 Unknown Unknown TN (Knoxville) 1986 Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 580 I might would. might would Male White 53 College (Graduate, B.S. degree) AL (Foley) AL (Foley) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 328 Might could. might could Male White 21 Unknown Unknown GA (Ocilla) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Montgomery 2006 I'll tell you what you might can do. might can Female White 40 College (Some) Unknown SC (Columbia) 1994 Acquaintance to acquaintance. Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1583 may can may can Male White 71 Little education VA (Post Oak) VA (Post Oak) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1830 might could might could Female White 71 Private tutor SC (Kingstree) SC (Kingstree) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mashburn 1247 He might could see you today. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown GA (Unknown) Spoken 1.0
LAGS 674 I used to could work all day. used to could Male White 82 7th grade TN (Laurel Bloomery) TN (Laurel Bloomery) 1971 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Skipper 168 He might could play pretty good. might could Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 422 I might could do that. might could Female White 53 College (2 years) AR (Salem) AR (Salem) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1925 might could might could Female White 58 Governess and 1 year boarding school GA (Valona) GA (Valona) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1342 Would you might wanna wait till the eight o'clock flight, when it's cheaper? would might Female White unknown Unknown TX (Dallas) TX (Austin) 1980 sister to sister Spoken 2.3 Naturalistic
Boertien 2094 In the past, an ocean voyage might could be very dangerous. might could Female White 32 College Student TX (Matagorda City) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
LAMSAS 1672 might could might could Male White 52 Slight; until 15 or 16 VA (Sydnorsville) VA (Sydnorsville) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mishoe 10 There were about four left in the bookstore. If you hurry you might can get one. might can Female White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 student to student Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
England 993 I us’t at could dance as weel as anybody when I was young. used at could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Lancaster) 1.3
LAGS 516 Might could say it. might could Male Black 47 Graduate school (Master's degree) AL (Piedmont) AL (Piedmont) 1980 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 770 At one time I might coulda helped you. might could Male White 50 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 264 I might can do it. might can Female Black 45 Junior high school GA (Savannah) GA (Savannah) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1766 might could might could Female White 58 Until age 16 NC (Bunn) NC (Bunn) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1071 Walter said. " Me and him might could be buddies. " might could Male Unknown teens Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1996 friend to friend Written 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1431 So she mighta could driven that truck of yours. might have could Male White 12 Elementary School TX (Henderson) TX (Henderson,) 1980 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.0 Elicited
LAMSAS 1521 might could might could Male White 50 Until age 18 PA (White Deer Valley) PA (White Deer Valley) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Elsman 847 We'll send you a document with questions in it, like “What additional things would we may need from you ... ” would may Female White Unknown Unknown VA (Unknown) 2007 contractor to potential clients Spoken 2.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 106 You people might would get along with each other better if you would all just clean up after yourselves. might would Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 manager to staff Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 358 Might could. might could Female Black 40 Unknown Unknown MS (Soso) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Scotland 1163 He might could go. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
LAGS 612 That shouldn't oughtn't to be. shouldn't ought to Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2039 We might ought to get that and give it to [personal name]. might ought to Female White 55 College (Graduate) TN (Farragut) TN (Seymour) 2012 woman to family Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1609 might could might could Female White 107 No education VA (Messick) VA (Messick) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1863 might could might could Male White 72 College (Some) SC (Blenheim) SC (Blemheim) 1948 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Boertien 1279 I shouldn’t oughta do that. shouldn't ought to Female White 21 College Student TX (Beaumont) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
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

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