A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

awn Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words36.8 49.3 4.5 159 5.8 20.7 0
Number of occurrences11896 3 16 1 2 0
Number of authors26 20 3 1 1 1

Occurrences of awn in Corpus

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Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
er decades. This nou haes its awn catalogue, thenks ti John. Ge on page 3

7 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
tae awn withoot facin on page 104

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
'Naething. I awn them.' on page 47
'Hou can a bodie awn the starns?" on page 48

4 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
m the baurman didnae seem tae awn a watch aither. on page 27

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
n o thaim! Forby thir, he can awn sax thousan poems an twa hunn on page 45
wi a Halie Faither, sae A can awn ma monie sins (Sains himsel). on page 48

3 matches

Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
kness awbody kens but nane'll awn or I gar them crack. on page 55

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
but weemin wha awn thair ain sowel on page 30

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
sense o déjà vu aboot yeir awn bairnhood fescination wi nudi on page 5

3 matches

Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
A awn at ither kell-heids wes pried on page 10
thur days, nor the Scots, we awn." on page 13
g the Perlament fistlins maun awn its dewtie, than furm the tim on page 25

3 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
e the heid o Jesus." He didna awn at it menit a curn ither thin on page 44
ltic ruids, tho A'm blythe ti awn at the auld eimages tuik a gu on page 47

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
but nou we awn a future bricht on page 20

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
the neist I's awn a royal wean, on page 42

1 matches

Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
t spellin an grammar, we maun awn that maist Scots spikkers are on page 109

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
r no daein this as lang as ye awn it. Gin ye read and tak tent on page 69

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
's a buik weill-wurdie in its awn richt. on page 116

10 matches

Foyle, Ghillie Lallans 58 - The Hildebrand Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Gin thu can awn thy faither, A'l depone on page 87

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Aa: I awn afore aamichty God, on page 97

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
urprise ti thaim at's read ma awn reviews, on page 6
Scots, whilk isna ithout its awn cherm. (We maun on page 7
e wey, o the ins-an-oots o ma awn days as a collegianer, an Dau on page 9

3 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
s saired a need an keppit its awn knackiness. on page 23

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
nae mair nor luve, she winna awn, on page 43

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
ans at ilk is spaicial in its awn wey. Mark stauns oot kis o th on page 136
he launs at wes hauden bi his awn fowk i the auld time, aw kis: on page 138
ark is gey an skeillie in its awn richt). She sees Willie i the on page 139
he ceircumstaunces o Willie's awn yirdin, an a bodie canna help on page 140
gg wyves monie a detail o his awn personal ceircumstances. Path on page 141
Also on pages 142
12 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
an shame the deil, sae Ah'll awn ma wirds. The mair sae, as Ah on page 56

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
rael souch o the man frae his awn wurds. Ither warks in this is on page 6
supernaitral, complete wi its awn sense o juistice, but forby a on page 7

2 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ginal. Whan we skreive in oor awn leids, emphatic punctuation t on page 91

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
rit ti mair happenins i thair awn airts. Mebbies, gin he’d be
i be gien wittins anent thair awn Scots dictionar projeck, ‘W
A wes in) warna wantin thair awn vieve skinkil. The collogue f
ks for the raukil tung in its awn cauf-kintra. O coorse, as mai
, i the past, he haes run his awn film an televeisioun companie
10 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
p. She sees it as freitin hir awn daith, an altho the narrator
crack. Still, cumin frae his awn pen, the tale can be a compel
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
he Scots Executive's gaun tae awn that it haes a policy for Sco
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
Grant, “tho A maun awn at thai wesna alane i the spu
1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
snae. Haein said thon, I maun awn there are mony things in the
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
’t), is taen frae Scott’s awn poem: ‘Sang for a Floddenâ€
uns, an gey kenspekkil in his awn richt forby. But mukkil mair
wes incorporat intil Robb’s awn ‘The Collected Poems of Ale
gs’, an the author caws his awn studies o poems, plays an aca
tivelie. This is doun til his awn eident wark in clessifiein an
11 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
I hiv tae awn tae bein embarrassed at bein
t frae him seems tae want tae awn up tae no bein able tae unner
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
o Scots speakers that didnae awn tae speak Scots at aw, giein
1 matches

Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
1. Awbody hes the richt tae awn gear his lane as weel as in c
1 matches

Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
See, its no eneuch tae jist awn that Scots is a language, we
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
s Tung", when in fack A canna awn tae be oniethin ither nor a 7
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
or no, wad say no but they'd awn tae speak the Glesca Patter o
1 matches

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
ou, Mumzy Darling. Ye hiv yer awn boax. on page 40

1 matches

TheChielMeister Ah'm e chiel (sae dinna fash), (youtube.com 2011) Doric, poetry
Aff ah gied awa ower by til awn fit wis certie richtfou mines
1 matches

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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
n burns a few o thaim tae her awn slaet tae ameuse hersel whan on page 58
, jeust waants tae plaese his awn tongue. He sets tae blendan a on page 80
guff o Astrid's sweit, an her awn. Turn, sheu thinks, one-and-t on page 82
i Darling's silence aboot her awn faithers, on page 83
sweetchan tae marry Darling's awn, on page 84
Also on pages 90, 99, 118, 141, 153, 163
12 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine An Excerpt From Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Future Fantasy, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Orkney, poetry
gien neows o her awn, myndan on only
Darling’s silence aboot her awn parents,
etchan tae marrae Darling’s awn,
unspaekable barman. Whan her awn
4 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
a göd-döin een; an acht ta awn. on page 100

1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
Masel, A’ve nae idaia whae awn’s thum noo. Gin A mynd rich
Lairds at kan bloust at thay awn mair nor
2 matches

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