A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Intro a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Texts Writers Statistics Top200 Search Compare

Concordance

Enter a word to find all occurrences of, for example sonsie

- pre-sorted concord - post-sorted concord - map and chronology - chronogrid - similar spellings - fine-grain concord -

Use in varieties of Scots

discovery Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.6 8.2 3 9.9 11.6 0 0
Number of occurrences2116 2 1 2 0 0
Number of authors16 12 2 1 1

Occurrences of discovery in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
as he'd been when he made tha discovery. on page 44

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
hiel gied a grand assay o his discovery tae the International Starn-k on page 19
there are speirins intae his discovery.' on page 55

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
crime that micht lead tae the discovery o the criminals. This spoke o on page 104

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
Discovery on page 60

2 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
The maist impressive discovery in whit wis jist a preliminar on page 20

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ne in parteeclar that's cryed Discovery an it runs for 400 mile wi cl
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
n by the soil. This byordinar discovery shaws that the fowk whae bidi
useums in the Hielans: Tarbat Discovery Centre near Tain or Groam Hou
2 matches

Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
pit ye aff the joy o yer ain discovery, or worse, mak themsels yer t
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
wan o thaim deals wi Jimmy's discovery o Buddhism an hou him daein t
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
s life, the consequences o’ discovery! Ma fingers widnae work, ma p
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
lockit in ice, lik Scott’s Discovery or Franklin’s Erebus. Or wa
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ve me the real deal landrover discovery anytime lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
said Belle "That's a strange discovery ye've made on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ttie, leukin horrified it the discovery. on page 23

1 matches

Orkney

@peediepuss tweeted
ogy @KevMorgans @WPPmagazine @Discovery @NatGeoPhotos @OPOTY @ukphoto(2020) search twitter

Shetland

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
Thanks tae da discovery o an elusive Diplo Skull my i (2020) twitter link
Granny meid da discovery danite dat she wis in fact we (2021) twitter link