A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

ian Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words65.6 99.4 11.2 0 0 65.6 13.3
Number of occurrences203187 7 0 0 6 3
Number of authors34 24 3 4 3

Occurrences of ian in Corpus

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Central

Lang, Charles nobody remembers the birdman - Good Friday, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, poetry
Ian is feelin guilty fur the part on page 88

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
Young Ian Scobie thocht he'd been sent on page 26

35 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
hop soondin aff tae Fraser an Ian an Andrew an Duncan. Likes ta on page 1

4 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
e. In 1953 John MacCormick an Ian Hamilton (ane o the three lad on page 43
ence. Accordin tae this chap, Ian Hislop bi name, England took on page 80

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
anne's oan-and-aff boyfriend, Ian. on page 7
s fine fur Leanne's boyfriend Ian tae hide his baggies in Lewis on page 61

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Ian wes fell seick. Thrie month n on page 65

36 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 58 - Gairm review, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
s: there a gowdie o a baur by Ian Mac a'Ghobhainn caa'd A' Fumi on page 126

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
whein Macbeth-like freits, an Ian on page 10

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
Ian Scobie wis fifteen an a warki on page 95
nt the enterprise, Clancy and Ian wis syne at the tap o the scu on page 96
's jemmy frae the comic buiks Ian had no lank skailed oot kis t on page 97
may be able to help me with." Ian cuidna think o mony reasons t on page 98
At lowsin time, Ian thocht aboot hou Cherlie Clan on page 99

35 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
s in English, Poems in Scots, Ian Nimmo White, Trafford Publish on page 120
It's kenable that Ian Nimmo White haes thocht lang on page 121

4 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ompanion to Scottish History, Ian Donnachie and George Hewitt, on page 129

1 matches

Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
the years. SCOTSLEIR No.1 is Ian Crichton Smith's thochts on H on page 46

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
The laddie, Ian Scobie, Cherlie Clancy, an tw on page 58
Afore Ian cuid rin oot wi the line, hou on page 59
ar an he's gane tae see her.' Ian said, on page 60
'O coorse it is, Ian, the'r siller eneugh for the on page 61

40 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Gentlemen of the road, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Ian Nimmo White
1 matches

Evie OOR WULLIE’S SEASON’S GREET, (Largs Writers Group 2015) Central - Largs, prose
; and Bill sang and rapped an Ian concoction. Keith gied us a S
1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
Ian Jenkins Fiona McLeod4
Ian Cowan
2 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
arles Murray, John M Caie and Ian Middleton, tae name just a fe
Ian Middleton wrote a heap o litt
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
A Stranger Here Myself - Ian Pattison
Set in Darkness - Ian Rankin
othy Nights - Dave Bowen and Ian Mitchell
3 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 63 - The Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2003, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
et Bennett, Adam Macnaughtan, Ian Russell, Karine Polwart, Stan
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth In defence o SNHS, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Ian, ma freend in music, is chist
ook-owre fae the physician an Ian wis sent straicht for an ECG
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
e bid siccar tae his egalitar-ian principles, hivin been a unio
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
boot aw’ ower the place!” Ian Paisley-like, wi’ yin finge
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
edeetion, walit bi Professor Ian Brown, will leuk intae the su
1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
almers ??... This nae weather Ian, wiz it warm or cauld? (2023) twitter link

@jack_capener tweeted
cannae wait fir ian murray tae lose his seat lol(2019) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
cotch speech. Now its because Ian Blackford tells the truth and (2022) twitter link
liar as Prime Minister. Poor Ian Blackford shown the door for (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
arin aboot the pervertit shit Ian Watkins got up tae, Ah cudnae(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
The Soldiers Return (sang by Ian Bruce). Rabbie Burns wis a ge(2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
d_MP His bums oot the windae, Ian!(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
t coast sports cars - run by ian and kevin - top dollar garag (2020) twitter link

Doric

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
frae a novella in progress bi Ian R. Mitchell
1 matches

Ritchie, John Fishin in the Findhorn, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
didie spikin to a mannie cad Ian Gordon. I wis usy wonderin fi
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
ma wark landed on the desk o Ian Mate fae the General Register
r Office for Scotland (GROS). Ian wesna fashed the ae wey or th
nt o the scientific approach. Ian hissel thocht tae pit ma wark
siccar o fit he wes learnin, Ian ettled tae tak us on a journe
s fitwey she’d nae spik tae Ian in English she gied a grin an
5 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
te recordin o ae crack atween Ian W Landles, History teacher it
guid auld fashont crack n’. Ian Landels is ae weel kent publi
d Chairlie. Geofrey, Teddy an Ian. Chairlie jyned the R.A.F. an
3 matches

The Westender Ins and oots, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
unity that a'm share av heard Ian Landles sing a sang aboot thu
1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
ear and richt. Ta pal and tae Ian an aw x (2020) twitter link

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
t blonde twat walked aff when Ian Blackford aboot to speak oot?(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
Ian Crozier on page 4

1 matches

@OrangRuth tweeted
@RevRichardColes @_F_B_G_ Ian Richard Kyle Paisley would ha(2019) search twitter

@the_gellick tweeted
oot the apostrophe! I jalouse Ian's "house" rhymes wi "goose". (2015) twitter link

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