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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
LAGS 377 Might could. might could Female White 86 Unknown Unknown TX (Caney) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Brandstetter 1182 The participants are asked to choose two of the ideas that they might could adapt for use in their classes. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) TN (Unknown) Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
LAGS 631 I used to could do that. used to could Female White 77 5th grade GA (Columbus) GA (Eelbeck) 1976 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1896 might could might could Male White 75 4th grade SC (Lancaster) SC (Lancaster) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 2066 I might should've asked for fruit instead. might should Female White 31 Graduate school (Doctoral Degree) TN (Seymour) SC (Columbia) 2013 wife to husband Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1643 might could might could Male White 54 Until age 17 VA (Rice P.O.) VA (Rice P.O.) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1097 He might could be in a coma. Might be weeks and months. Might be years. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1991 man to group Written 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 725 They used to would walk. used to would Male White 49 10th grade AR (Leslie/Maple Grove area) AR (Baker) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 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
LAGS 726 People used to would, you know. used to would Female White 65 8th grade TN (Knoxville) TN (Knoxville) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 220 We would have might maybe made it. would might Female White 70 College (Graduate) Unknown SC (Unknown) 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
LAGS 474 Might could help you. might could Male White 43 College TX (Brownsville) TX (Brownsville) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1738 might could might could Female White 70 A little each winter NC (Cedar Creek P.O.) NC (Cedar Creek P.O.) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1993 might could might could Male White 75 Local school through the 5th reader FL (Windsor) FL (Windsor) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1334 I might should take a Thursday off sometime. might should Female White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 woman to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 62 This is what I was afraid of. I was scared this might would happen. might would Female White 20s Graduate school (Some) Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 student to group Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
Coleman 1129 Mrs. Jones might would have told you about the old courthouse. might would Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
LAGS 568 Might would cause you to break out. might would Female White 57 10th grade GA (Clinch County) GA (Homerville) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 316 Might could. might could Female White 56 High school (Some) GA (Canton) GA (Woodstock) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Montgomery 2010 If the material was dfferent ;the stain might have would have all come out. might have would Female White Unknown Unknown SC (Columbia) 1995 Clerk in dry cleaners to customer. Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1587 might could might could Female White 83 no information VA (Cold Harbor) VA (Cold Harbor) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1834 might could might could Female White 65 Governess and summer school SC (Waccamaw Neck) SC (Waccamaw Neck) 1948 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Butters 1207 This was very frustrating to me because we might could have won the match if every one would have played like that during the match. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) Written 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS\ 662 Used to could. used to could Female White 87 7th grade FL (Rock Hill) FL (Rock Hill) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1513 might could might could Male White 75 Off and on until age 18 PA (Long Meadow/Dingman's Ferry) PA (Long Meadow/Dingman's Ferry) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Park 899 I might could. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) 1940 Spoken 1.0
Skipper 158 We might can play tomorrow morning. might can Male White 44 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 410 I might could do it. might could Male White 76 10th grade LA (Mount Union) LA (Mount Union) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1929 might could might could Male White 78 Mostly self-taught GA (St. Marys) GA (St. Marys) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1676 might could might could Male White 52 no information VA (Ridgeway) VA (Ridgeway) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
England 980 I haven’t could get across the doors. haven't could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Durham) 1.0
LAGS 504 I might could. might could Male White 74 7th-8th grade TX (Caldwell) TX (Caldwell) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Cunningham 1271 I probably may could get them in quicker. may could Unknown Black Unknown SC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) 1.0
Feagin 758 But you could lost it [=beauty], too, cause you might could have an accident and really get, y’know, you could really be ugly, y’know. might could Female White 16 9th grade AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) 1969 Unknown Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAGS 252 He may can tell you. may can Male White 67 High school AR (Arkansas City) AR (Arkansas City) 1977 male to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1770 might could might could Male White 58 3 months per year until age 21 NC (Leesville) NC (Leesville) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1435 So she mighta coulda driven that truck a yours. might have could Male White 13 Middle-school student TX (Lamesa) TX (Lamesa) 1980 interviewee to interviewer Spoken Elicited
DiPaolo 1366 I might oughta read. might ought to Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1981 man to woman Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Elsman 835 I used to could just go and hit the road and stay as long as I wanted to. used to could Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 94 I thought you might would be the one to know. might would Male White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 male to secretary on phone Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 346 Might could. might could Unknown White 42 Unknown Unknown FL (Wausau) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Scotland 1151 He might no could do it. might no could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
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
Reed 1057 I might should have run that by them. might should Male White 39 Graduate (Master's Degree) TX (Houston) Television interview 2012 man to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1613 mought could mought could Male White 76 Little education VA (Tangier Island) VA (Tangier Island) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1867 might could might could Male White 81 About 15 months total SC (Dovesville) SC (Dovesville) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAGS 694 Used to could play one. used to could Male White 78 8th grade TN (Spring City) TN (Spring City) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1545 might could might could Male White 53 Until age 14 DE (Sandy Landing) DE (Sandy Landing) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Montgomery 188 Q: Can you give me the amounts? A: I might can give you the original amounts. might can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 931 He will can do it. will can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
LAGS 442 Might could. might could Male White 24 Graduate school (at time of interview; Emory University) TN (Chattanooga) TN (Chattanooga) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1961 might would might would Male Black 68 None GA (Milledgeville) GA (Milledgeville) 1970 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1708 mought could mought could Male White 75 4 sessions of 2 months each NC (Whortonsville P.O.) NC (Whortonsville P.O.) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Mishoe 30 They're saying we may shall get some rain. may shall Female White 60s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 older woman to younger woman Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
COCA 1038 I used to wouldn't talk to nobody, but now I talk to people I haven't seen, you know, I ain't backwards or nothing. used to wouldn't Female Unknown unknown Unknown AR (Plainview) Television 1992 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
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
DiPaolo 1304 By the end of the summer, she might could have it might could Female Unknown unknown Unknown TX (Austin) TX (Austin) 1981 woman to man (neighbors) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 790 I might otta do that might ought to Male White 30s Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 284 An owl might can see in the dark. might can Female White 63 High school GA (Sardis) GA (Hartwell) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 1465 Do you think we might should tell him ourselves? might should Female White 38 Graduate school (Master's degree) TN (Sneedville) TN (Sneedville) 2010 interviewee to interviewer Spoken Elicited
LAMSAS 1802 might could might could Female White 52 2 summers NC (Nathans Creek) NC (Nathans Creek) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1396 If you need me, holler. -Well, you might better stay in. why don't you stay in here? might better Male White unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Henderson) 1979 father to daughter Spoken 1.1 Naturalistic
Elsman 867 They may not can give it to you that second. may not can Unknown White Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) 2007 Spoken 1.0 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
LAGS 378 Might could. might could Female White 29 Unknown Unknown TX (Victoria) subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Brandstetter 1183 You might should go there because they might move it to New Jersey. might should Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) Spoken 1.3 Naturalistic
LAGS 632 You used to could buy lard in buckets, too. used to could Female White 85 7th grade MS (Weathersby) MS (Weathersby) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1897 might could might could Male White 73 Common schools SC (Lancaster) SC (Lancaster) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Reed 2067 If it's the difference in grammar, I may should take points off. may should Female White 25 Graduate School (Master's degree) NJ SC (Columbia) 2013 friend to group Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1644 might could might could Female White 72 A few sessions VA (Lynch Station) VA (Lynch Station) 1934 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1099 Might could. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1990 man to man Written 1.0 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
Montgomery 221 The only thing I might would have like that is an egg-shell mattress. might would Male White 40s Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.6 Naturalistic
COCA 1023 Watty squinted down the road. "Might ought to go on foot." # It was decided that we'd park the Studebaker on the oil lease behind the property, make our way through the timber and come... might ought to Male White unknown Unknown OK (Unknown) Fictional Story 2005 man to man Written 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 475 I might could help you. might could Male White 76 High school (2 years) TN (Lynnville) TN (Lynnville) 1973 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1739 might could might could Female White 57 no information NC (Hope Mills) NC (Hope Mills) 1937 fieldworker to informant Spoken
DiPaolo 1423 I was afraid that you might couldn't find it. might couldn't Female White 47 High School TX (Henderson) TX (Henderson,) 1980 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1335 We might should make up a list of things for the people to check on. might should Female Unknown unknown Graduate Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 woman to group (friends) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1004 We may should take us a little joyride somewheres. may should Female Unknown Unknown Unknown Novel 1990 Mother to daughter Written 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 63 I'll tell you what we might should do. might should Female White 40s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 sister to sister Spoken 1.4 Naturalistic
COCA 1049 One brick-okay, you might could see how one brick might have had a crack in it or something, but for a whole round section of the wall to let go... might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 2006 man to man Written 1.4 Naturalistic
LAGS 569 They might would do it. might would Male White 82 4th grade AR (Piggott) AR (Piggott) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 317 Might could. might could Female White 71 10th grade GA (Walton Co.) GA (Monroe) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
Montgomery 2011 Professor Smith, the committee chair, may can give you some further information. may can Male White College graduate Unknown SC (Columbia) 1995 Staff member of a university's Sponsred Programs Office to a faculty member. Spoken Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1588 mought could mought could Female White 52 Until age 18 VA (Western View) VA (Western View) 1936 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1835 might could might could Male White 83 None SC (Georgetown) SC (Georgetown) 1946 fieldworker to informant Spoken
COCA 1067 He thought, I have done pretty good in my life, and if I keep on I might could be a true success. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Story 1998 interior monologue Written 1.2 Naturalistic
LAGS 663 Used to could. used to could Female White 70 College (Graduate, B.S. degree) AL (Stockton) AL (Stockton) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken unknown Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1514 maybe could maybe could Male White 52 Until age 17 PA (Estella) PA (Estella) 1939 fieldworker to informant Spoken
Park 900 I used to could used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) 1940 1.0
Skipper 159 We might shouldn't have done it last night. might shouldn't Male White 21 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 411 I might could do it. might could Male White 67 8th grade LA (Provencal) LA (Provencal) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAMSAS 1930 mought can mought can Male White 87 On and off for 4 years GA (Folkston) GA (Folkston) 1947 fieldworker to informant Spoken
LAMSAS 1677 mought could mought could Male White 75 Very little VA (Chestnut Hill) VA (Chestnut Hill) 1935 fieldworker to informant Spoken
England 981 I doubt I’ll not can get. will not can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Durham) 1.4
LAGS 505 I might could. might could Male White 55 10th grade TX (Beaumont) TX (Sabine Pass) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Cunningham 1272 He might be can do that. might be can Unknown Black Unknown SC (Unknown) SC (Unknown) 1.0
Feagin 759 I toyed with, at least I toyed with the idea. I might could [have] been influenced, if somebody’ud taken an interest in me, of even goin’ into the ministry. might could Male White 47 18 years AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) 1968 Unknown Spoken 1.2 Naturalistic
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

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