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source Entry Example Modal 1 Modal 2 Modal 3 Gender Race / Ethnicitysort descending Age Level of Education Home Community, Town, or State Location Collected Year Relation to Addressee Medium Sentence Structure Status
LAGS 251 May can tell you. may can Male Black 74 7th grade GA (Berrien Co.) GA (Ray City) 1978 male to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 599 Might would take. might would Male Black 38 6th grade LA (Church Point) LA (Church Point) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Jamaica 1225 wuda mos hafi “would must must” would must hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
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
Verilogue Corpus 2281 might could Male Black 20 to... Unknown Unknown AZ Patient Spoken Naturalistic
Labov 1241 Even in the streets, people useta would ask us to sing. used to would Unknown Black 37 Unknown SC (Unknown) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1917 might could might could Male Black 67 3 weeks GA (Lanier) GA (Lanier) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Cunningham 1271 I probably may could get them in quicker. may could Unknown Black Unknown SC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) 1.0
LAMSAS 1949 might could might could Female Black 48 9 years GA (Louisville) GA (Louisville) 1976 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 600 They might would take some brush. might would Male Black 72 4th grade FL (Mason City) FL (Mason City) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 379 Might could. might could Male Black 17 Unknown Unknown TX (San Antonio) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 727 You would might have ask me. would might Female Black 51 College (1 year) TN (Nashville) TN (Nashville) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1759 mought could mought could Male Black 77 3 years NC (Nashville) NC (Nashville) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1605 mought could mought could Female Black 75 Illiterate VA (Holdcroft) VA (Holdcroft) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Cunningham 1272 He might be can do that. might be can Unknown Black Unknown SC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) 1.0
LAGS 253 I may not ought to say it. may not ought to Male Black 82 7th grade MS (Holly Springs) MS (Holly Springs) 1974 male to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Jamaica 1226 wi mos hafi “will must must” will must hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Montgomery 190 You might can borrow Doctor Greiner's, if he's in. might can Female Black 40s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
Montgomery 2000 They might could give you instructions at Instructional Services. might could Female Black 45 College (Some) SC (Columbia) SC (Columbia) 1992 Friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Labov 1242 Can you get your civil rights without getting your head busted? You might will in the long run. might will Unknown Black 27 Unknown AL (Unknown) NY (New York City) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1856 might could might could Male Black 68 no information SC (Millettville) SC (Millettville) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
Cunningham 1273 He must have fuh do əm. must have fuh (=have to) Unknown Black Unknown SC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) 1.0
LAGS 254 Sometimes they maybe may would. may would Female Black 72 9th grade (Some) AL (Brantley) AL (Selma) 1978 female to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 96 I thought you said we might could get some candy? might could Male Black unknown Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 son to mother Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 602 I might would use and it and might wouldn't. might wouldn't Female Black 42 High school (Graduate) TX (Dallas) TX (Dallas) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 697 Used to wouldn't. used to wouldn't Male Black 78 8th grade MS (Brookhaven) MS (Little Springs) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Montgomery 2001 I might can let you have these. might can Female Black 45 College (Some) SC (Columbia) SC (Columbia) 1992 Friends Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 319 Might could. might could Male Black 47 Unknown Unknown GA (Atlanta) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Cunningham 1274 He must have fa see something. must have fuh (have to) Unknown Black Unknown SC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) 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
LAGS 288 Might can. might can Female Black 53 None GA (Spalding Co.) GA (Griffin) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Labov 1243 Well, you must can’t fuck good, then. must can Unknown Black 26 Unknown NJ (Unknown) NY (New York City) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1921 might could might could Male Black 53 Illiterate GA (Crescent) GA (Crescent) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 666 Used to could. used to could Male Black 52 Some school; barely literate MS (Pulaski) MS (Pulaski) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 414 Might could do that. might could Male Black 22 College (Graduate) AR (Little Rock) AR (Little Rock) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 605 He must can smell me. must can Male Black 88 6th-7th grade FL (Bealsville) FL (Bealsville) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1309 They could escape. And if they escaped, they might could retaliate might could Male Black unknown Graduate school (Doctoral degree) KY (Lexington) TX (Austin, radio) 1981 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1731 mought could mought could Male Black 89 no information NC (Calabash) NC (Calabash) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Montgomery 2003 You might ought to give them to someone else. might ought to Male Black Unknown Unknown GA (Atlanta) 1992 Taxi driver to Dispatcher Spoken Naturalistic
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
LAMSAS 1922 may can may can Male Black 53 Illiterate GA (Crescent) GA (Crescent) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 573 I might would have helped you. might would Female Black 33 Graduate school (Doctoral student at time of interview) MS (Red Creek) MS (Red Creek) 1979 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 509 I'm not sure, but I might could. might could Female Black 43 High school and business college AR (Little Rock) AR (Little Rock) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
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
DiPaolo 1310 But you might could check back in a month or two might could Female Black 20s Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1980 worker to client Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1009 Maybe we have a few dollars we might can spend. might can Female Black 45 College (Graduate, B.S. degree) MI (Port Huron) Television 1996 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
LAGS 574 I might would have gone, but it rained. might would Female Black 63 4th grade and vocational program GA (Barnesville) GA (Jackson) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1764 might could might could Male Black 81 Illiterate NC (Moulton) NC (Moulton) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 668 Used to could. used to could Male Black 85 Illiterate MS (Woodville) MS (Lessley) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 416 Might could do that. might could Female Black 76 2 days of school TN (Fulton) TN (Fulton) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1552 might could might could Female Black 70 A little private education MD (Princess Anne) MD (Princess Anne) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 575 He might would. might would Male Black 71 11th grade AL (Clanton) AL (Clanton) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 323 Might could. might could Male Black 76 Unknown Unknown GA (Griffin) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown 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
LAGS 511 Maybe I might could. might could Male Black 68 None GA (Milledgeville) GA (Sparta) 1970 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 702 She used to wouldn't be afraid. used to wouldn't Male Black 90 Less than 1 term school; illiterate FL (Shady Grove) FL (Shady Grove) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1011 My stepfather, he fix TVs and vacuum cleaners, and he say since I can already drive, if I get my license, I might can go with him sometimes. Primary tabs might can Male Black unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1992 student to teacher Written 1.2 Naturalistic
LAGS 576 She might would hurt him. might would Female Black 47 None (Illiterate) GA (Valdosta) GA (Valdosta) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 418 Garlic might could do that [=make your eyes water]. might could Male Black 55 7th grade GA (Cumberland Island) GA (Sapelo Island) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 355 Might could. might could Male Black 52 Unknown Unknown MS (Pulaski) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 703 He used to wouldn't. used to wouldn't Female Black 65 8th grade TN (Covington) TN (Covington) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 387 You might could buy you… might could Female Black 84 Unknown Unknown GA (Cornelia) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 356 Might could. might could Male Black 77 Unknown Unknown MS (Edwards) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
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
LAGS 294 Might can. might can Male Black 78 8th grade MS (Little Springs) MS (Little Springs) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 642 I used to could. used to could Female Black 70 9th grade GA (Cordele) GA (Cordele) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 230 You might could find that next door. might could Female Black 30s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 326 Might could. might could Female Black 45 Unknown Unknown GA (Savannah) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1960 might could might could Male Black 68 None GA (Milledgeville) GA (Milledgeville) 1970 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Montgomery 231 They might could have some over there. might could Female Black 30s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 485 I might could. might could Female Black 65 8th grade GA (Leesburg) GA (Leesburg) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
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
LAMSAS 1961 might would might would Male Black 68 None GA (Milledgeville) GA (Milledgeville) 1970 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 358 Might could. might could Female Black 40 Unknown Unknown MS (Soso) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown 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 296 Might can. might can Female Black 42 High school (Graduate) TX (Dallas) TX (Dallas) 1975 Unknown Spoken unknown 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
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
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
LAGS 613 You used could buy it. used could Male Black 90 Less than 1 term school FL (Shady Grove) FL (Shady Grove) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 707 They used to would run out. used to would Female Black 91 None (Literate) LA (Tensas Par) LA (Cooters Point) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 297 I might can try. might can Male Black 65 None GA (Lee Co.) GA (Leesburg) 1977 Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 391 He might could carry you to the doctor. might could Male Black 85 Unknown Unknown GA (Jonesboro) 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
LAMSAS 1710 mought could mought could Male Black 77 Very little NC (Cahoque) NC (Cahoque) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 708 They first used to would brace it thisaway. used to would Male Black 81 4th grade GA (Bellville) GA (Bellville) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 392 Might could catch some. might could Male Black 72 Unknown Unknown GA (Vienna) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1589 might could might could Female Black 80+ Illiterate VA (George Walker's Place) VA (George Walker's Place) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 709 People used to would buy lard. used to would Male Black 74 7 years of school MS (Lorman) MS (Lorman) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 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 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
Jamaica 1214 mait(a) hafi “may/might must” might hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
LAGS 677 I used to could do it. used to could Female Black 74 College (3 years) TN (Chattanooga) TN (Chattanooga) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 425 I might could do that. might could Male Black 85 8th grade LA (Anacoco) LA (Anacoco) 1976 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
Verilogue Corpus 2265 might can Male Black 50 to... Unknown Unknown CA Patient Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1901 mought could mought could Male Black 73 Common schools SC (Newberry) SC (Newberry) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken

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