A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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lawyer Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.3 16 6.4 0 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences3530 4 0 1 0 0
Number of authors21 18 2 1

Occurrences of lawyer in Corpus

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Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
he mainner o a Glesca defence lawyer!' on page 49
sisted Tam, 'a Glesca defence lawyer wid expect a logical answer a on page 50

2 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
sin, Stacey. Bill Davies is a lawyer, Glasgow Uni graduate. He's a on page 37

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
cannae dae that. I'm doon the lawyer the morra, first thing. Get h on page 1

3 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ellin a midden o a motor, yer lawyer wid be a university graduate on page 93
a said. 'Can ye no get a guid lawyer and fecht it?" on page 199
Honey received a letter fae a lawyer, tellin her that the last wil on page 222

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
e first man they robbit wis a lawyer cried Smith but aw they got a on page 105

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The lawyer thinks the fairmer's better a on page 103
that wis murnin aboot bein a lawyer wull nou be the fairmer OK? on page 104

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
rtit tae clap. Unless ye're a lawyer yersel, ye'll mebbe think it' on page 152

1 matches

McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
So he tellt his Tapster Lawyer tae gan and see whit like the on page 60
The Tapster Lawyer went rid as bluid, then white on page 61
jist as vexed as the Tapster Lawyer when he couldnae see a single on page 62
"Aye, right," the Tapster Lawyer agreed. on page 63

6 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
r she maun hae been a defence lawyer at ae time. Laestweys, she cu on page 18

1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Aa the lawyer breeds that thrang here
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
story, Dr Jekyll hissel, the lawyer Utterson an his cousin Enfiel
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
sed again, Mungo Campbell the lawyer rode atween me an’ Glenure.
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
A tenant o Gavin Hamilton the lawyer, an fermin Mossgeil wi his br
1 matches

@iainnicol tweeted
ruthbo Yaas. You should be ma lawyer.(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
@wgsaraband The lefty lawyer we loe best is ower busy reli(2020) search twitter
tTories @murdo_fraser FM is a lawyer tae trade an wider by a muckl(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
ufacturer, no a bent American lawyer.(2020) search twitter

@ricky_ballboy tweeted
cht tae be – but as a former lawyer, A’m gey aware o the power o (2020) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
Pacey aye n the greatest ever lawyer was petrochelli - never lost (2021) twitter link

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
tty Bruce hid dreamt o bein a lawyer, a doctor, a professional chi
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
"The lawyer-fowk hae bin in tae draa up m
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ssie aboot Lord Braco being a lawyer doon in Edinburgh and that he
n Edinburgh learning tae be a lawyer like his father. Mistress Gor
2 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
, fur I wis finally gotten da lawyer's letter dis moarnin. Dis is on page 94

1 matches

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