Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Concordance

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Use in varieties of Scots

grammar	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	43.1	45.2	7.5	29.8	209.2	20.7	17.7
Number of occurrences	138	88	5	3	36	2	4
Number of authors	45	28	4	3	5	2	4

Occurrences of grammar 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

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
n seen in her brither's Latin Grammar, "A moose - ae a moose - ta on page 22

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
raphy, history, rithmatick an grammar. on page 10
aphy, history, rithmatick, an grammar, an I tellt the wee lad (a bi on page 12

2 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
aein seen her brither's Latin Grammar buik, "A mous-oa mous--tae a on page 21

1 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
no juist map ontae English in grammar, syntax an vocabularie. The m on page vii

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
His grammar neat, his English clean, on page 105

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
lls an she's worked at Renfra Grammar fur nearly thirty years. She on page 33
e ah even went tae the Renfra Grammar ah'd heard aw aboot Wully McC on page 131
atch ae her wi her new Renfra Grammar uniform. Awright Pipsqueak, h on page 169

6 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Grammar, geography, no withstanding, on page 18

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
s that hoo ye wad say it? Oor grammar sheed, bi Laura Green, looks on page 5
nce is biggit. Please see the Grammar an Idioms sheeds for mair inf on page 13
e tak a swatch o oor sheed on Grammar for mair parteeclars. on page 20

3 matches

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
he wore earrings. She gave us grammar an telt us hoo tae parse sent on page 120

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
at pouerfu at it bauchles the grammar o literary Scots (Purves, 199 on page 9

1 matches

Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ed a staundart orthography an grammar tae guide them an gie thaim c on page 109

2 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
lish-Scots Dictionary) an the Grammar Broonie. This micht be termt on page 56

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
e o Dauvit Purves’s A Scots Grammar an The Tragedie o Macbeth.
1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
grammar-checkin saftware package, gui
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
itral: ye canna lairn a lot o grammar an idiom aff o'd. The best Sc
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
an saws aa cock-ee'd. The'r a grammar tae lairn, an the richt denot
tit in David Purves' "A Scots Grammar" (Bell and Bain, 1997, ISBN o
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
vocabulary an a prescriptive grammar (mair David Purves nor Jim Mi
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Grammar, geography, no withstandin
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ects o langage, like spellin, grammar an vocabular. Houaniver, sin
1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ation – borraein vocabular, grammar an eidiom – Scots ay drew c
lis, baith in vocabular an in grammar. The Laitin influence aften c
2 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
y register maun hae a regular grammar.
i the weys at ye coud cleck a grammar for a expository register. I�
ns on verbs – is the kynd o grammar at wis recordit bi James Murr
ther strynds o a tradeetional grammar wad be the pairts o strang ve
neuch recordit strynd o Scots grammar is whit waek verbs taks sylla
12 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
are maist like a corruption o grammar and gramarye, aince learnin i
bit langer. Like vocabulary, grammar is aye chyngin. Alang the wey
chyngin. Alang the wey, Scots grammar an English grammar hae to som
an English grammar hae to some extent taen divai
ckle differences atween Scots Grammar and English grammar is that E
12 matches

Clark, Thomas Tae Kathleen Jamie, an ither Scots Scrievers, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
be ahint us. The purists, the grammar polis, the fowk wha care mair
1 matches

Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
tian, fir exemple: its modren grammar wis shapit in 1812 bi philolo
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
nae get theym startit oan the grammar. Whit’s richt and wrang.
Oor words. Oor syntax, n oor grammar. That’s juist a fancy wye o
2 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Scots grammar
prescriptive grammar
grammar,
wir ain grammar,
grammar.
8 matches

Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ine Robinson’s Modren Scots Grammar, ma ain Scots Learners’ Gra
, ma ain Scots Learners’ Grammar an the ‘big yin’, the Sco
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
onology), wirds (vocabulary), grammar and syntax (the wey that sent
S phonology forby US-specific grammar, idiom and vocabulary (e.g. f
Grammar/Syntax
ain richt, wi its ain unique grammar, syntax, vocabulary and idiom
4 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
heen featurs o distinct Scots grammar forby: fae the singular verb
1 matches

Smirnov, Kuzma , (Facebook 2015) Central, prose
ae anes i' Roushie, while the grammar i' the three leids is gey sib
pronoonciation, an staundard grammar haedna been creatit.
ard pronoonciation, staundard grammar, staundard dictionar - wioot
3 matches

@IshbelMcF tweeted
n her wuid be tricky, BSL grammar yaises placement. In the vide(2018) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
n an email an a. It micht hae grammar mistaks. https://t.co/HrUkxJL(2020) search twitter
impruive an lairn mair o the grammar an idiom o Scots(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
lease! Nixt time a pupil says grammar exercises are pointless... ht(2017) search twitter

@annieones tweeted
e context of teaching English grammar; if yae hear the weans speaki (2021) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
@ahbally The writer o the grammar section o the 'Scots Language (2020) twitter link
adameRouge @ScotGovScots The 'grammar' section o the Scots Language (2020) twitter link
#Scots grammar! Whit is the past tense o the (2020) twitter link
pretty guid fir lookin at the grammar o Scots: https://t.co/6MtGlgP (2020) twitter link
How weel dae ye ken yer Scots grammar? Click here tae learn aboot i (2019) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
Bruce: Waswolf. Yer grammar's aa wrang, Sweetheart. Ane w on page 40

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
n seen in her brither's Latin Grammar, "A moose-o a on page 20

1 matches

Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
mony unique features tae its grammar an a rich reenge o unique wir
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
pen as he screived his Latin grammar, an the rasp o the speen as i
on the table. It wisna Latin grammar nur algebraic equations that
2 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Eveneen Classes at the Grammar, fur twenty-wan pounds doon. on page 3

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
language - replete wi its own grammar, adverbs, prepositions, prono
1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
r, but owerleppan, vocabular, grammar, intonaetion an pronunciaetio
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
ween da twa tongues baith ida grammar an ida wirds. Athin standard on page V
eenit shö never mindit aboot grammar); "noo A'm oppenin oot laek d on page 16
ein athin her bridder's Latin grammar, "A mouse - of a mouse - to on page 22

3 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
comprehensive grammar o da language at'll on page 3
ct is tae mak a comprehensive grammar o baith pre-oil an da languag on page 10
wirld. Baith da vocabulary an grammar is a mixter o Norn, Scots, En on page 16
ir differ idda pronunciation, grammar an vocabulary atween Shaetlan on page 20
eferences, you can lippen wir Grammar an wir Dictionary firbye, at on page 21
Also on pages 29, 43, 55, 64, 75, 94, 95, 98
18 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
lic concept, dialects have no grammar or at best partial rules of g
or at best partial rules of grammar, possess a small vocabulary,
Languages, in contrast, have grammar rules and a wide vocabulary,
da idee at dialects haes nae grammar. He writes:
languages; they already had a grammar. The other varieties did not
12 matches

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
s Shætlan fir dis pairt o da grammar .

@HazelTindall tweeted
rks hard ta keep wir wirds an grammar gyaain.(2019) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
favourite aspects of shaetlan grammar https://t.co/2SnpjLFGMJ(2020) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
n seen in hur brither's Latin Grammar, "A moose-o a moose-tae a moo on page 21

1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
face tae his beuk, “A Scots Grammar” ISBN o 85411068 2.
1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
seein in hir brither's Latin Grammar, "A moose-o a moose-tae a moo on page 22

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Grammar struck mae dumb, on page 35

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
s gane - an the tradeetional grammar is maistly gane, mair nor mon
1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
worried aboot richt an wrang grammar. Aa the best! (2014) twitter link