A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

isn Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.7 16.5 25.6 0 29.1 21.9 17.7
Number of occurrences5831 16 0 5 2 4
Number of authors38 22 7 4 1 4

Occurrences of isn 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 Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
ifferent from where he is. It isn't better or worse, on page 18

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
justice warrior, but this isn't right. Men shouldn't compet on page 12

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
and be nice to Shaun, his mum isn't doing very well, she says b on page 37

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MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
Isn't it or hiv a goat it aw wran on page 61

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
But isn't it dulesome on page 45

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
he thinks she's too fat. This isn' true. She's fifteen an she w on page 146
an more action, he said, This isn't an interlude. on page 169

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
frozen in the middle. It just isn't good enough. Would you make on page 4

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
and Bettie. It's a disgrace, isn't it?" on page 113

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ae (http://www.supernovae.net/isn.htm). Gamma rays skelps intae
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
! Ye’re a’ decorated! My! Isn’t that lovely. Ta! (As MAGG
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Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
some cases maybe a month, two isn’t unheard of.’
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
"Ay it's nice tae see that, isn't it?"
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
'Aye, hen, isn't it amazin?'
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
hit pairt o’ ‘national’ isn’t ‘nationalist’ dae the
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
s craig tae leuk. “Amazing, isn’t it?” he sayed. “It’
ay,” he sayed, “Beatrice, isn’t it? Okay, Beatrice,” he
pied by your Tibetan servant, isn’t it? Where is she, if I ma
n the sand with these people, isn’t it? Don’t you agree?”
around, but public transport isn’t very good in Dalhousie, a
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
oks mystified ‘’But there isn’t a toilet next to the rece
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Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
after her Grandmother Towers. Isn’t she just beautiful! Pray
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
ying "maybe nows no the time" isn't something anyone could real(2020) search twitter
t's his responsibility and he isn't as sharp or on the ball as (2020) search twitter
@ThomasM08749768 Upset isn't a threat and i wisnae being(2020) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@Judy_Jarv The boy op isn’t tae be sniffed at ! ????(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
dst of a global pandemic, but isn't Natural Law a factor at som(2020) search twitter

@johnstone_shane tweeted
@molach95 @Krista_DC Isn't there a buik written by a S (2020) twitter link

@MizLiot tweeted
ng increasing rumours that AS isn’t actually being blocked fra (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
a,' said Geddes. 'A sma warld isn't it?' on page 44

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
s yer maist favourist colour, isn't it?" Ah speert ag Missus Re on page 64

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
It's awfully hot, isn't it, Ronnie? Pauline leukit on page 42

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
"Id isn't," sade e Caterpillar. on page 42
"Only mustard isn't a burd," Alice remarked. on page 87
"Id isn't mine," sade e Hatter. on page 107
s written till nobody, wheech isn't usual, ee ken." on page 115

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
it is. That’s a nice game, isn’t it?” Miss Helen Troy th
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Bundy Broch The Doric Min, (YouTube 2020) Doric - Brouch, poetry
It isn’t proper English, its doric
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
in the Ward afore a wis. Isn’t technology wunnerfae!
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ny Riddle,” she wad say. “Isn’t it a richt bonnie day?”
tae friens fin yer nae weel, isn’t it noo.” An Dookers the
Dr Ewan’s a clivver doctor, isn’t he noo.”
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Lawrie, Alistair Caw, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric - Stonehaven, prose
that’s the truth o it anaw isn’t it jist? Awthin in sight
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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Yis! Isn yon a disgrace," I said, "Sh on page 44

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
en't said, He's not coming/He isn't coming, We haven't heard on page 89
hit wye is he no comin? ('Why isn't he coming?' no "what way is on page 100

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Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
But it's just da wye, isn' it? Da men says at you're no
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
tae see da Siberian Accentor. Isn't it a bonny peerie bird ?? h(2016) search twitter

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
digenous language and culture isn't always inclusive of other d(2020) search twitter
ter threads during a pandemic isn't maybe the healthiest use of(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
sang til lairn ye the wirds. Isn't that right, Maisie?" on page 1

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
sinn? His mither's caad Mary, isn't she? An ir his brithers no on page 9

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@Angelinekking tweeted
@mauricemulvenna Och isn't it wile guid craic? God's t(2020) search twitter

@OrangRuth tweeted
nat a loyalist at all, so he isn't. #Supermac(2019) search twitter

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