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source Entry Example 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 Structuresort descending Status
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
Boertien 2092 There might've ought've been somebody up there. might have ought to Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 d 1.0 Elicited
LAGS 297 I might can try. might can Male Black 65 None GA (Lee Co.) GA (Leesburg) 1977 Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Coleman 1132 He might’ve should’a gone anyway. might have should Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
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
Mishoe 123 I might can trade some books at the flea market Saturday. might can Male White 80s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 father to daughter Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 1472 I might ought to work out tomorrow night. It'll help work some of this soreness out. might ought to Female White 30 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Seymour) SC (Columbia) 2011 wife to husband Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 415 Might could do that. might could Male White 27 College (Business administration degree) AR (Huguley) AR (Lanett) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2036 We may can use the smaller oven. may can Female White 65 College (Graduate) TN (Crossville) TN (Crossville) 2013 woman to family Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 1276 I may cannot. may cannot Female White 21 College Student TX (Beaumont) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
Feagin 763 You might could ... might could Female White 60 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Birmingham) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1369 I might can. See me Thursday. might can Female White unknown Graduate Unknown TX (Austin) 1980 friend to friend Written 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
Butters 1228 I might should come over there. might should Female Unknown 45 Unknown Unknown NC (Durhamj) Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 1460 I may should do that next week. may should Female White 29 Graduate school (Master's degree) TN (Sneedville) TN (Johnson City) 2010 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.0 Elicited
LAGS 699 Used to wouldn't go fishing. used to wouldn't Female White 80 8th grade TX (Waco) TX (Waco) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 936 He must no can do it. must no can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
LAGS 447 Might could have done it. might could Male White 77 High school and business college MS (Macon) MS (Macon) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 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
England 2060 No ship of greate burdon shall mowe comme ... in the seid Haven. shall mowe Unknown Unknown England 1495 Written 1.0
Coleman 1107 I should ought to go with him. should ought to Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
LAGS 542 You might ought to go see about that. might ought to Male White 58 High school (Graduate) GA (Atlanta) GA (Atlanta) 1975 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
Mishoe 108 Do you think they can tell me something about the Mac hook-ups? Answer: They might can. might can Female White unknown Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 store employee to unknown caller Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 384 They might could be called. might could Male White 68 Unknown Unknown LA (Lake Charles) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 638 We used to could get it here. used to could Male White 85 8th grade AR (Helena) AR (Rondo) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Montgomery 202 The check has already been cut. Reply: We might could have some flexibility. might could Female White 40s Graduate school (Doctoral degree) Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 732 They may not can get help on Saturday. may not can Male White 65 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s acquaintance Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 298 I can try, I might can. might can Male White 63 9th grade GA (Blackshear) GA (Blackshear) 1969 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Coleman 1133 He might’a ought to’ve told you where to buy the seeds. might have ought to Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
Skipper 140 He might could have pulled a C out of it. might could Female White 25 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Jamaica 1210 Him mus’ can do it. must can Unknown Unknown Unknown Caribbean (Jamaica) Jamaica (Unknown) Unknown 1.0
Reed 1482 I might should've used the lint roller. might should Female White 30 Graduate school (Doctoral degree) TN (Seymour) SC (Columbia) 2011 wife to husband Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 905 They should ought to make the rules clear. should ought to Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1975 1.0
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
Reed 2037 We may can go to the lake. may can Female White 65 College (Graduate) TN (Crossville) TN (Crossville) 2013 woman to family Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1420 You might could split it between the two Ls. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown UT (Salt Lake City) 1984 unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
England 986 Nobody seems to can understand it. seems to can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Leicester) 1.0
LAGS 510 It might could. might could Male White 62 7th grade GA (Manor) GA (Statenville) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 1277 I might not oughta do that. might not ought to Male White 20 College Student TX (San Antonio) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
DiPaolo 1370 We might can go up there next Saturday. might can Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 friend to friend Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Elsman 841 She might could offer her own two cents’ worth on accommodations and modifications or whatever. might could Female White 30s College (Graduate) SC (Unknown) SC (Columbia) 2007 co-worker to co-worker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 1157 You’ll no need to can do that. will no need to can Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
Skipper 170 Okay, we might can fo that. might can Male White 21 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Elicited
Reed 1461 She may should have that done by five. may should Female White 29 Graduate school (Master's degree) TN (Sneedville) TN (Johnson City) 2010 interviewee to interviewer Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 700 Used to wouldn't have. used to wouldn't Female White 76 10th grade GA (Palmyra) GA (Leesburg) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 937 He must can no do it. must can no Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
LAGS 701 I used to wouldn't mention it. used to wouldn't Female White 31 High school and beautician training FL (Port Orange) FL (Port Orange) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 938 He mustnae can do it. mustnae can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
LAGS 449 We might could have found it. might could Female White 85 10th grade MS (Kosciusko) MS (McCool) 1980 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 13 Maybe we might should wait till next week. might should Female White 20s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to female Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2062 I might would've died, sucking in so much air during a yawn. might would Female White 25 Graduate School (Master's degree) SC (Charleston) SC (Columbia) 2013 friend to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 267 Might can do it. might can Female White 72 3rd grade GA (Gum Branch) GA (Allenhurst) 1969 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Coleman 1198 John might should ought to annoy Bill. might should ought to Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
LAGS 543 I might ought to spot-fight them. [fire ants] might ought to Male White 63 College (1 year) MS (Oktibbeha County) MS (Oktoc) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1311 (You/Y'all) might could sign better. might could Unknown Unknown unknown Unknown TX (Unknown) TX (Austin) 1980 teacher to class Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Feagin 797 Well, I useta could play fairly well. used to could Male White 80 10th grade AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) 1972 Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 109 He might can put the son of a bitch back together. He's good at shit like that. might can Male White 50s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 husband to wife Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
DARE 874 I might could go there tonight. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Perry County) 1954 1.0
LAGS 385 Might could be. might could Male White 71 Unknown Unknown GA (Marietta) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 639 Used to could buy. used to could Male White 79 6th grade and self-educated TX (Schulenburg) TX (Schulenberg) 1978 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1027 We might ought to get you in a tub first. might ought to Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Novel 1993 father to son Written 1.0 Naturalistic
Combs 1246 I might could do it. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown KY (Unknown) KY (Unknown) 1.0
Feagin 733 Well, I may can catch it [=a bus]. may can Female White 15 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Selma) early 1970s acquaintance Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 481 I might could. might could Male White 17 High school (Graduate) TN (Dayton) TN (Dayton) 1971 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 45 We may can get one of those apartments close to the school this summer. may can Female White 30s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 female to male Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
DiPaolo 1341 They might would pull out. might would Female Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown TX (Austin) 1979 woman to group Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 2100 I might shouldn't oughta. might shouldn't ought to Female White 21 College Student TX (Beaumont) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
LAGS 299 I might can do that might can Male White 86 Elementary school (Some) GA (Chatsworth) GA (Chatsworth) 1968 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 575 He might would. might would Male Black 71 11th grade AL (Clanton) AL (Clanton) 1977 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Skipper 141 I don't know. I might would say that. might would Male White 25 Graduate school (Some) Unknown SC (Unknown) Unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
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
Scotland 906 He used tae widnae let me up the brae. used to wouldnae Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (West Lothian) 1979 Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 417 Might could do that. might could Female White 76 9th grade TX (Pleasant Retreat) TX (Tyler) 1974 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
England 987 Shay’d used to couldn’t sit nur stan’. used to could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown England (Leicester) 1.0
LAGS 511 Maybe I might could. might could Male Black 68 None GA (Milledgeville) GA (Sparta) 1970 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Boertien 1278 We should oughta not do that. should ought to not Female White 19 Unknown TX (Dickenson) TX (Unknown) c1980 1.0 Elicited
Elsman 842 That would be nice. Even we might could use it for OAASIS [=a grant project]. might could Female White 30s Graduate school (Master's degree) Unknown SC (Columbia) 2007 supervisor to subordinates Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Scotland 1158 He used to might visit us on Sundays. used to might Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Unknown) 1.0
Skipper 171 We may can get them next week. may can Female White 19 Unknown Unknown SC (Unknown) unknown Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Butters 1229 You might ought to tie that tree from the other side. might ought to Male Unknown 45 Unknown Unknown NC (Durhamj) 1.0
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
Scotland 939 He shouldnae can come. shouldnae can Unknown Unknown Unknown Scotland (Hawick) Scotland (Hawick) 1.0
LAGS 450 Some people might could have gone. might could Female White 86 High school (Some) AR (Greenbrier) AR (Greenbrier) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Reed 2063 We might ought to try turpentine. might ought to Male White 67 Graduate (Master's Degree) LA (Vivian) Television 2013 husband to wife Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 268 Might can do it. might can Male White 72 High school (Graduate) AL (Adger) AL (Birmingham) 1975 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Coleman 1109 Pearl can might cook supper. can might Unknown White Unknown Unknown NC (Unknown) 1975 1.0 Elicited
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
LAGS 386 Might just could be. might could Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown FL (Tomoka Farms) subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Brandstetter 1191 They might not could adapt it for use in their classes. might not could Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown TN (Unknown) 1.0 Elicited
LAGS 640 I used to could. used to could Male White 65 10th grade GA (Walton County) GA (Walnut Grove) 1974 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
COCA 1028 "Might ought to tune this thing," he'd say. might ought to Male Unknown unknown Unknown Unknown Fictional Novel 1990 man to man (with audience) Written 1.0 Naturalistic
Mashburn 1247 He might could see you today. might could Unknown Unknown Unknown GA (Unknown) Spoken 1.0
Feagin 734 He may not could afford it. may not could Male White 61 Unknown AL (Unknown) AL (Unknown) early 1970s acq Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
LAGS 482 I might could. might could Male White 62 5th grade TN (Chattanooga) TN (Chattanooga) 1972 subject to fieldworker Spoken 1.0 Naturalistic
Mishoe 46 We might can find a closer way to go. might can Female White 30s Unknown Unknown SC/ NC (Unknown) c1990 wife to husband Spoken 1.0 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

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