Table - See Overview for Filtering and Searching Explanation

source Entry Example Modal 1 Modal 2sort descending Modal 3 Gender Race / Ethnicity Age Level of Education Home Community, Town, or State Location Collected Year Relation to Addressee Medium Sentence Structure Status
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
LAMSAS 1836 might could might could Male White 85 Taught at home SC (Georgetown) SC (Georgetown) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Montgomery 234 Doctor Scotton is out of town and I wonder if you might could answer a question for me. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.8 Naturalistic
LAGS 488 I might could. might could Male White 46 High school FL (Port St. Joe) FL (Port St. Joe) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 60 I thought I might could get them to react a certain way. might could Male White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 student to student Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1931 might could might could Male White 87 On and off for 4 years GA (Folkston) GA (Folkston) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Elsman 817 Yeah, she might could achieve some of those things ... she could, and she may ... might could Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1678 might could might could Female White 51 Until age 14 VA (Independence) VA (Independence) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1055 Might could be. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 2004 friend to friend Written 1.0 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2231 might could Female Graduate Degree (MD) Unknown GA Doctor-Patient Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1772 might could might could Female White 44 Until age 18 NC (Harpers Crossroads) NC (Harpers Crossroads) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1075 " Might could be out' er, " she said. might could Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1995 woman to man Written 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1437 You might could still keep the cuff and have French cuffs. might could Female White 40s Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 clerk to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 676 You used to could. used to could Male White 15 9th grade TX (Houston) TX (Houston) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1527 might could might could Male White 36 Until age 16 PA (Mount Hope) PA (Mount Hope) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Scotland 913 He might could have to go. might could have to Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
LAGS 424 I might could do that. might could Female White 36 High school LA (Shreveport) LA (Shreveport) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1615 mought could mought could Male White 84 no information VA (Dalbys) VA (Dalbys) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
England 995 I ewsed to could rip along as well as ony man, but I can’t noo. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Lincolnshire) 1.1
LAMSAS 1869 might could might could Male White 64 5th grade SC (Palmetto) SC (Palmetto) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 518 They might could say. might could Male White 46 Junior college AR (Mabelvale) AR (Little Rock) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 772 He might could get her. might could Female White 70 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Gadsden) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1710 mought could mought could Male Black 77 Very little NC (Cahoque) NC (Cahoque) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1711 mought could mought could Male White 70 Very little; until age 20 NC (Ernul P.O.) Ernul NC (P.O.) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 361 Might could. might could Female White 46 Unknown Unknown LA (Boothville) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1805 mought could mought could Male White 86 Illiterate NC (Ban Oak) NC (Ban Oak) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1560 might could might could Male White 65 Illiterate MD (Layhill) MD (Layhill) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
LAMSAS 1900 might could might could Male White 73 Business college SC (Reidville) SC (Reidville) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
DiPaolo 1319 Someone was seeking Elijah out so that he might could heal his leprosy might could Male White unknown Seminary Unknown TX (Austin) 1982 priest to congregation Spoken 1.3 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
LAMSAS 1741 might could might could Female White 47 Until age 19 NC (Elizabethtown) NC (Elizabethtown) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
W&C 1196 I used to couldn’t count ’til I, ’til I got me some work up here. used to could Female White 78 Unknown Unknown WV (Unknown) Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
Ginns 882 Now, they was all translated in the book from the way they told ’em. The way they told ’em, they was too rough to put down. Gosh They was rough Rough words in ’em. My grandfather told him some he... might could Male White c60 Grade School NC (Watauga County) 1982 Written 1.0
LAGS 393 He thought of something he might could do for me. might could Female White 95 Unknown Unknown LA (Hopewell) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
LAGS 647 I can't tell the difference now, but I used to could. used to could Female White 86 Some high school AR (Greenbrier) AR (Greenbrier) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1590 might could might could Male White 73 "slight" VA (Smith Mount Farm, Horners Mill) VA (Smith Mount Farm, Horners Mill) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1837 might could might could Female White 50 College graduate SC (Georgetown) SC (Georgetown) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 489 I might could. might could Female Black 67 4th grade FL (Pensacola) FL (Pensacola) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1932 might could might could Female White 86 Country school GA (Screven) GA (Screven) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1679 might could might could Male White 63 None VA (Dorton's School) VA (Dorton's School) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 329 Might could. might could Male White 82 Unknown Unknown GA (Sumner) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1773 might could might could Female White 80 Illiterate NC (Hurdle Mills) NC (Hurdle Mills) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1438 You might could keep the cuffs. might could Female White 40s Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 clerk to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
LAMSAS 1528 might could might could Male White 70 Very little; until age 10 PA (Hunterstown) PA (Hunterstown) 1940 fieldworker to informant Spoken
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
LAMSAS 1616 might could might could Male White 75 3 sessions VA (Deep Run Church) VA (Deep Run Church) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
England 996 I ewsed to couldn’t reād a line e’ th’ book. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Lincolnshire) 1.0
LAMSAS 1870 mought could mought could Male White 84 Not much SC (Sumter) SC (Sumter) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 519 You might could say. might could Male White 71 8th grade FL (Point Washington) FL (Point Washington) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 773 He might could bring her. might could Female White 70 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Gadsden) early 1970s Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1965 might could might could Male White 66 Illiterate GA (Carrs Station) GA (Carrs Station) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1712 might could might could Female White 75 College (Some) NC (Vanceboro) NC (Vanceboro) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 362 Might could. might could Male White 57 Unknown Unknown LA (New Orleans) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
England 1167 [Q: They wouldn’t break any of your windows or anything?] A: Oh no! They’re double glazed. They wouldn’t could. would could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Newcastle) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1806 might could might could Male White 39 At Charity School NC (Hickory) NC (Hickory) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1561 might could might could Male White 49 Until age 18 MD (Sandy Spring) MD (Sandy Spring) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 458 You might could have helped me. might could Female White 72 3rd grade; literate AL (Peterman) AL (Peterman) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1901 mought could mought could Male Black 73 Common schools SC (Newberry) SC (Newberry) 1946 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
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
Feagin 806 Didn’t you tell me you useta could see, once in a while, a Indian go through the mountain? used to could Female White 77 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) 1972 Spoken 2.4 Naturalistic
Mishoe 136 That radio might could be playing softer. might could Female White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 mother to daughter Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1742 mought could mought could Male White 76 Very little NC (Crusoes Island) NC (Crusoes Island) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
W&C 1197 I might could make up one, but I don’t know. might could Female White 11 Unknown Unknown WV (Unknown) Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAGS 394 Might could do it by next week. might could Male Black 53 Unknown Unknown TX (Houston) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 648 I used to could blow anything on a French harp. used to could Male White 76 10th grade LA (Mount Union) LA (Mount Union) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1591 might could might could Male White 51 Privately at home VA (Blenheim Farm) VA (Blenheim Farm) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1838 might could might could Female White 74 6 months total SC (Macedonia) SC (Macedonia) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Feagin 742 I mighta could, but I’m doing pretty well. might have could Female White 78 Unknown Unknown AL (Unknown) early 1970s acquaintance Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Montgomery 236 I have only a listing for administration. Do you think they might could help you? might could Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) call to operator regarding airport limo service Spoken 2.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 490 I might could. might could Male Black 73 10th reader MS (Shucktown) MS (Klondike) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1933 might could might could Female White 50 College (Some) GA (Jesup) GA (Jesup) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Elsman 819 Hey, get a great dane and we might could make it happen. might could Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1680 mought could mought could Male White 63 None VA (Dorton's School) VA (Dorton's School) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 330 Might could. might could Female White 51 Unknown Unknown GA (Fargo) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
COCA 1056 Might could be. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 2004 unknown Written 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1774 might could might could Male White 41 Until age 21 NC (Orange Grove) NC (Orange Grove) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 1439 I might could do that next week, maybe by Tuesday. might could Male White 30 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Sneedville) SC (Columbia) 2010 student to teacher Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 678 Used to could buy them anywhere. used to could Female White 78 High school GA (Macon) GA (Macon) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1529 might could might could Male White 58 Until age 18 PA (Fairfield) PA (Fairfield) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 426 I might could do that, too. might could Male Black 80 4th grade LA (Olivier) LA (Olivier) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 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
LAMSAS 1617 might could might could Male White 79 5th grade VA (Richmond) VA (Richmond) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
England 997 I used to could do it as well as any one, one while. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Lincolnshire) 1.1
LAMSAS 1871 might could might could Male White 65 Until age 10 or 11 SC (Loring Mill) SC (Loring Mill) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 520 You might could say. might could Male White 70 8th grade AR (Union Township) AR (Des Arc) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 774 Might could might could Female White 70 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s Spoken Naturalistic
Hasty 2134 You know what might could help that is losing some weight. might could Doctoral degree Unknown Physician to patient Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1966 might could might could Male White 80 9th grade GA (Delhi) GA (Delhi) 1976 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Elsman 852 I mighta coulda done that. might have could Female White Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1713 mought could mought could Male White 74 None, illiterate NC (Shelmerdine) NC (Shelmerdine) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 363 Might could. might could Female White 65 Unknown Unknown LA (Little Bayou Black) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
England 1168 I can’t play on Friday. I work late. I might could get it changed though. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Newcastle) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Verilogue Corpus 2266 might could Female White 0 to 9 Unknown Unknown TN Patient Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1807 might could might could Female White 66 Irregular; until age 16 NC (Green Valley) NC (Green Valley) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Harris 1234 We might could take ’em swimmin’ tomorrow in Gatlinburg. might could Female Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) One mother to another re: disappointed children and a closed motel pool. Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1562 mought could mought could Male White 78 From ages 8 to 11 MD (Ritchie) MD (Ritchie) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken

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