A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

jobs Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words24.7 26.7 21.1 9.9 23.2 51.7 13.3
Number of occurrences7952 14 1 4 5 3
Number of authors36 21 10 1 2 1 1

Occurrences of jobs in Corpus

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Central

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
e. Even as the last o the pit jobs were wound down and Jock land on page 77

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
e wather!" says Jimmy, "Maist jobs is at a stanstill kis o this on page 86

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
haein ye aroun tae dae aa the jobs thae fower eejits disna wint on page 26

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
h oot fir local investment an jobs on page 77

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
really matter tae us - luv, jobs, opporchancities, spondoolick on page

1 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
mental menthol jobs on page 95

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
an thae that seem tae get the jobs o bein representatives. It ne on page 10
like the nummers o projectit jobs, that the project will lead t on page 36
un up their projections anent jobs tae be created? Likewise whan on page 37
verty are on the rise, an sic jobs as are bein created dinnae pe on page 53
n, fowk are flung oot o their jobs an hooses, but dae ye think t on page 54
Also on pages 75, 89, 90, 148
13 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
wuid be hunners an thousans o jobs - fer men - fer years tae c on page 46
y were aw abou tae lose their jobs, for there wisnae onie o them on page 53
had mairriet on lads wi guid jobs, an there wis jist him an wee on page 58
arents an had managed tae get jobs at the hand-loom weavin, whic on page 62

5 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
he hings aboot wi aw the nut jobs noo an he jist totally dingie on page 159
family are aw nut jobs an ah don't want ma daughter on page 169

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Than some gat their jobs back. on page 65

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
cht oot. They gave her rotten jobs tae dae, like the washin up a on page 78

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
he left for them were maistly jobs o wirk, likesay giein the dec on page 30
hate hivvin tae dae aw these jobs, and I hate Coont Olaf!" on page 32
mair than happy tae dae some jobs aboot the hoose for ye. Sunny on page 43
em dae aw kinds o scunnersome jobs, and then skelps them across on page 74
oont Olaf didnae leave us ony jobs tae dae," Violet said, "sae I on page 80
Also on pages 111, 113, 148
8 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
fecht ay for jobs and dinna fail on page 21

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
ar that they held ontae their jobs. on page 107

1 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
abulary). After that bunch of jobs he simply found quiet work as
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ws that he disna rin hauf the jobs ony the lave o us dis, no eve
sinnle his name kythes in the jobs oo rin. But it wad seem the m
2 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
€˜Naw but we’ve done enough jobs for guys who can barely let t
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
ud responsible. They took our jobs! Dey terk er jerbs! The poses
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
fowk maist suitable for thae jobs wisna at the forgaitherin.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ond on a residency an, that's jobs is no sae kenspeckle as thaim
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
kept on prep work an’ basic Jobs-bodyin’. He approached the
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
e noo gane – includin monie jobs, oor EU memmership, an the UK
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
maitters tae dae wi hooses an jobs. This legal ongaun is like ta
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
esource that’ll mak a dozen jobs, an vitally bring in fowk fae
1 matches

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
jlansdell @marebearturner Nae jobs hen! We're meeting one of Don (2022) twitter link
@jojodinks79 Think wan of ma jobs is laundry the mora gorgeous (2022) twitter link

@rattlecans tweeted
is nothing more than Bullshit Jobs for the middle classes who lo (2022) twitter link

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ke daein the gairden, an orra jobs for the meenister?" on page 100

1 matches

Philip, George Luikin Back, (Jas Gaesham 2008 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Doric, prose
scrieves aboot his pairt time jobs on a biggin site, in a holida on page 6

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
fan Ira had daen some plumbin jobs for him. 'Evenin, Ira,' says on page 8

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
less cobalt sky. Efter aa wir jobs war deen, wi'd ging aff explo on page 21
p the affest list o decoratin jobs tee. If the boredom disna kil on page 86

2 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
his country's economy an jobs first on page 20

1 matches

Robertson, Sine Lallans 58 - .. an the SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
o ye will ken fae yer ain day jobs. It's affa hertenin tae wark on page 111

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
lp him aa Ah can wi the ither jobs. We've nivver been feart o ha on page 105

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
the evenin's milkin, a kirn o jobs like threidin a strae raip, i
cyauve awa at a thoosan ither jobs that needin daein.
i a flittin, or ither cairtin jobs, afore stablin them fur the n
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
n wiz given vrocht deein orra jobs like clearin latrines or takk
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
administration wi loss twinty jobs. AatÂ’s affa sad. It wis fine(2019) search twitter

@AMaxwell54 tweeted
oon fa gets aa ih warst dirty jobs on ih fairm. Ih lowest o' ih (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ain cheust wisna the nicest o jobs, on page 16

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ta gying ta sea, fur dir nae jobs on da isle, an da peerie star on page 73
a bairn. Shü wid help wi da jobs aboot da croft, maetin hens, on page 77

3 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
ony retail / customer service jobs ower da years I kin certainly(2021) search twitter

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
e dae sae. Applicants fur tap jobs i Scotland; cuid weil hev tae
t til his ain haund daen orra jobs fur fock. A ken at hei wrocht
Universitie an ir i guid jobs. A mak antrin veesits owre yo
thairsels jobs owre here, an it fair gies ye
air haunds tae monie oot side jobs; sic is leukin the sheep, hel
5 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Ah'm sure thirs ither jobs ye'd be better at," on page 8
The jobs yae shud bae daein', on page 47

3 matches

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