Table - See Overview for Filtering and Searching Explanation

source Entry Examplesort ascending Modal 1 Modal 2 Modal 3 Gender Race / Ethnicity Age Level of Education Home Community, Town, or State Location Collected Year Relation to Addressee Medium Sentence Structure Status
LAGS 413 Maybe they might could do something. might could Female White 37 High school FL (Oxford) FL (Oxford) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 3 Maybe I might should just forget the whole damn thing. might should Female White 30s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 woman to woman in restaurant 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 1503 maybe could maybe could Male White male None PA (Cochranville) PA (Cochranville) fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1508 maybe could maybe could Male White 67 Until age 19 PA (White Hall) PA (White Hall) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1514 maybe could maybe could Male White 52 Until age 17 PA (Estella) PA (Estella) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1517 maybe could maybe could Male White 80 Until age 14 PA (Holt's Hollow, Johnson's Run/Milesburg) PA (Holt's Hollow, Johnson's Run/Milesburg) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1519 maybe could maybe could Male White 79 Until age 18 PA (Nossville) PA (Nossville) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1523 maybe could maybe could Male White 70 Until age 14 PA (Spruce Hill) PA (Spruce Hill) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1525 maybe could maybe could Male White 41 Until age 18 PA (New Bloomfield) PA (New Bloomfield) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1533 maybe could maybe could Male White 79 2-3 years PA (Buck Valley) PA (Buck Valley) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1535 maybe could maybe could Male White 75 Until age 16 PA (Clearville) PA (Clearville) 1939 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
LAMSAS 1658 maybe could maybe could Female White 64 Until age 20 VA (Stuarts Draft) VA (Stuarts Draft) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1833 maybe could maybe could Female White 79 4th grade SC (Plantersville) SC (Plantersville) 1948 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 255 May would may would Male White 76 Unknown Unknown TN (Carter) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 256 may would may would Female White 63 High school GA (Sardis) GA (Hartwell) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 257 may would may would Female White 64 High school and business course AL (Stevenson) AL (Stevenson) 1980 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1414 may used to may used to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) unknown Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Boertien 2098 may not can may not can Female White 21 College Student TX (Beaumont) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
LAMSAS 1924 may could may could Male White 72 Local schools GA (Ridgeville) GA (Ridgeville) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Boertien 2128 may can't may can't Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 Elicited
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 248 may can do it may can Female Black 23 College GA (Brunswick) GA (Brunswick) 1977 female to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1583 may can may can Male White 71 Little education VA (Post Oak) VA (Post Oak) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1598 may can may can Male White 70 Until age 17 VA (King and Queen Courthouse) VA (King and Queen Courthouse) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1642 may can may can Female White 67 Until age 12 VA (Throck) VA (Throck) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1661 may can may can Male Black 80 None VA (Batesville) VA (Batesville) 1933 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 1752 may can may can Male White 73 Illiterate NC (Rocky Mount P.O.) NC (Rocky Mount P.O.) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1780 may can may can Female White 76 Very little NC (Sophia) NC (Sophia) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1820 may can may can Male White 77 A little NC (Bryson City) NC (Bryson City) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1852 may can may can Male White 84 Until age 14 SC (Hendersonville) SC (Hendersonville) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1874 may can may can Female White 78 Limited, local SC (Lykesland) SC (Lykesland) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1887 may can may can Male White 63 3-4 years SC (Philipps Church) SC (Philipps Church) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1910 may can may can Female White 79 Until age 12-13 off and on SC (Anderson) SC (Anderson) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1922 may can may can Male Black 53 Illiterate GA (Crescent) GA (Crescent) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1945 may can may can Male White 83 2 months GA (Alexander) GA (Alexander) 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 1984 may can may can Male White 85 Very little GA (Lonesome Cove) GA (Lonesome Cove) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1991 may can may can Male White 85 College (Some) FL (Jacksonville) FL (Jacksonville) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 246 May can may can Female White 88 6th grade FL (Pineway) FL (Laurel Hill) 1973 female to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAGS 247 may can may can Male White 59 11th grade LA (Kentwood) LA (East Fork) 1974 male to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Montgomery 204 Mantle won the MVP the next year, when he might not should have. might not should Male White 40s Unknown SC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
Coleman 1134 Mama might’ve would have gone if it hadn’t been raining. might've would Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.3 Elicited
Jamaica 1215 mait(a) kyan “may/might can” might can Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Jamaica 1214 mait(a) hafi “may/might must” might hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Reed 1468 Look, you might should really think this through. Do you want to do that? might should Male White 25 College (Graduate) SC (Gaffney) SC (Columbia) 2011 coach to player Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 128 Look in that TV guide and see if they might will be running a race on Sunday. might will Male White 80s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 father to daughter Spoken 3.4 Naturalistic
England 2058 Lete me have knowlache of ʒour mynde ... whan ʒe shall moun be in this cuntre. shall moun Unknown Unknown England 1481 Written 3.0
Skipper 143 Let's try that. It might would work. might would Male White 25 Graduate school (Some) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Foxfire 884 Let me see one more time. I might can do it. might can Unknown Unknown Unknown GA (northeast) 1970 Written 1.0
Reed 1453 Larry might could return the book later. might could Male White 29 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Sneedville) SC (Columbia) 2010 man to man Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1407 Land may need not be paid for may need Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1981 ad Written 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 93 Lance may will want corn instead of potatoes. may will Female White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 aunt to niece Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Jamaica 1216 kuda hafi “could must” could hafi (=have to, must) Unknown Black Unknown Unknown Jamaica (Unknown)
Montgomery 2015 Ken Passman may could. may could White College graduate Unknown SC (Columbia) 1994 Stranger to stranger Spoken Naturalistic
Reed 1489 Just a sec, I might can find that for you. might can Female White 30s College (Graduate) Unknown SC (Columbia) 2011 female to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 2086 John, I guess, may could do that. may could Female White 21 College Student TX (Beaumont) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
Boertien 2090 John might, I think, have oughta. might have ought to Female White 19 College Student TX (Dickenson) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 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
Coleman 1198 John might should ought to annoy Bill. might should ought to Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 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
Coleman 1120 John might could be working at his office today. might could Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
Coleman 1110 John may might help out with the party. may might Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
Reed 1447 Jeff wants to know if we might could have chicken tonight. might could Male White 28 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Sneedville) TN (Sneedville) 2010 son to mother Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Reed 1462 Jeff wants to know if we may should have chicken tonight. may should Female White 29 Graduate school (Master's degree) TN (Sneedville) TN (Johnson City) 2010 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.4 Elicited
DiPaolo 1363 Jeanie's house is the fartherest from K-Bob. Do you think they might oughta meet us there? might ought to Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin, on phone) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 2.4 Naturalistic
COCA 1074 Janie, letting her voice go good-old-girlish, says she might could, then quotes a figure that would put a strain on most people's gratefulness if she weren't so sure they'd smile... might could Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1995 woman to group Written 1.4 Naturalistic
Elsman 840 I’m choosing happiness over money right now, because I might would choose that for Fridays too. might would Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
England 1180 I’ll tell you who they could be. They might could be Luke Skywalker and Han Solo. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Newcastle) 1.0
Scotland 963 I’ll no can bide lang. will no can Male Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Perthshire) 1887 Written 1.0
Scotland 1103 I’ll can go tomorrow. will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) Scotland (Unknown) 1999 1.0
England 982 I’ll can gang to-day. will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Cumberland) 1.0
England 989 I’d use to could du it in halfe the toime. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Leicester) 1.0
Scotland 2029 Ivray wain in thu toon ull can say thawt (Every child in the village will be able to say that). will can White Unknown Unknown Scotland Scotland 1.0
DiPaolo 1403 It's something you sure as hell shouldn't ought to have to do. shouldn't ought to Male White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin, in newspaper) 1981 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.6 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
Mishoe 28 It's a long way and he might will can't come, but I'm gonna ask. might will can't Female White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 aunt to niece Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Boertien 1294 It scared him that he might could’ve been killed yesterday. might could Female White 21 College Student TX (Beaumont) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.4 Elicited
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
DiPaolo 1348 It needs a tune-up, but you might oughta get) [one]. might ought to Male White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin, on phone) 1980 man to man Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Park 901 It might would. might would Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) 1940 1.0
LAGS 560 It might would. might would Male Black 84 8th grade MS (Soso) MS (Soso) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Elsman 820 It might would've come back to you and you would've tried it. might would Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Montgomery 213 It might would be worthwhile for you to reread section four, five, and six. might would Male White 24 Graduate school (Some) MS (Unknown) SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 2002 It might would be on the receipt. might would Male Unknown Unknown Unknown SC (Columbia) 1993 Stranger to stranger. Spoken Naturalistic
Skipper 142 It might would be better if you talked to him first. might would Female White 21 Graduate school (Some) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1339 It might would be best [(long pause) if he drove the car into town for you]. might would Female White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 woman to woman (on phone) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 47 It might coulda been a whole lot worse. might could Female White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to male Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 510 It might could. might could Male White 62 7th grade GA (Manor) GA (Statenville) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 1995 It might could begin by a normal mother-daughter argument about different things. might could Female Unknown 20 College (Some) Unknown TN (Memphis) 1980 stranger to hypothetical Written Naturalistic
LAGS 383 It might could be a dreary day. might could Female White 71 Unknown Unknown GA (Hiltonia) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Skipper 179 It may would have driven me out. may would Female White 19 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1413 It may supposed to come out in the shape of a rhinoceros. may supposed to Male White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1981 man to man Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Brandstetter 1185 It may shouldn’t be like that in that particular context. may should Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1391 It may can be moved. may can Unknown Unknown unknown Graduate Unknown TX (Austin) 1976 unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1022 It has been suggested today that Rudy Giuliani might ought to send him a campaign contribution, because he's the one who teed him up. might ought to Male White 64 College (Graduate) Washington, D.C. Television 2007 panelist to panelist Spoken 1.4 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
Labov 1240 In deep water. I might can get hurt. might can Unknown Black 14 Unknown Unknown NY (New York City) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic

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