A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

locked Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.5 17 16 9.9 5.8 10.9 13.3
Number of occurrences4832 10 1 1 1 3
Number of authors38 23 9 1 1 1 3

Occurrences of locked in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
ae him yon gowden chyne, then locked it wi ma key on page 52

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
They locked him up in the Funny Ferm. on page 29

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ften wi sentimental themes ir locked intil historical an een nosta on page 37

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
s. She put the magazine back, locked the shed an heaved the box aw on page 1

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
noo no locked an only lookin furrit. on page 22

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ible winter o 1683, they were locked awa safe ablow the ice. on page 56

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
laund, miscaad my deeds, And locked me in the juggs. on page 10

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ntion aw the time when ye get locked up in there. It's awfie.' on page 98
whidder, papped me inside and locked the door. That wis ma second on page 103

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
He locked aa the miners out fir five we on page 83

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
he comin o anither day wi yer locked-doon thochts tae on page 127

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
let me in, Bobby? Ye must've locked it frae the inside." on page 29
oupies. Yince in his room, he locked the door, flung the bag ontae on page 39

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
in oor money against a wa, ah locked him oot. He hud naewhar else on page 50
ma Isla thocht o hur. She gat locked oot hur hoose wan nicht and W on page 79

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Facebook link ( 2022) Central
Jist imagine bein locked up niver kennin when yer deat

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
n point, I found a toilet and locked myself in, pechin and wheezin
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Gilmour, Rosie Fareweel tae Wallyford, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
Locked in oor herts wi memories sure
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Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
the morn’s nicht then." He locked eyes wi his pal like a lion s
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
us had helped in some wey, an locked him up in his ain Labyrinth w
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McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
flowin’ an’ you could be locked on tae them! Switch aff the c
react to a workmate having a locked-on-shock?” The lecturer set
2 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
te ae this. Ae her! She needs locked up!’
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
But we are not going to stay locked in our seats.” He raikit in
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MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
eath, listening. Mah eyes hud locked oan th' dyke beside me, mah b
ankle. Th' steel grip as thay locked thair haun in steid. Graduall
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
e o a lichtnin bolt. Ilka ane locked shut. Aa ower kenable, Allan
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Facebook link ( 2019) Central
t and the rebels and ended up locked in the Edinburgh Tolbooth for

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
Soon aifter he wis locked up in the Edinburgh Tolbooth

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
y Cooncil an sentenced tae be locked up on the Bass Rock if he did

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
steveseagull ffs - u shood b locked up or pit in isolation oot th (2020) twitter link
t half the elc clowns shood b locked up lol (2021) twitter link

Doric

Nicol, Paul Tales Fae The Doric Side - Her Hauns, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
her haun, steadfast fan locked wae mine as we wakk doon the on page 24

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
an get locked oot, half-naked on page 10

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ond e hall, but they were all locked; an when Alice hed been all e on page 10

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Och weel at's the sheds a'a locked up, the ile changed o the car
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
penalties", wi the ill-doers locked inno isolation wards. Likewys
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
tae my office wi my treasure, locked the door an pulled the screen
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Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
n it ah jist stared at the tv locked in fear .
ell ,but ah didna ah was like locked in a Star Trek tractor beam a
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@72redz1903 tweeted
ch but the likes of Melbourne locked doon for less. 20 in 100 000 (2020) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Ye canny keep yon lassie locked up fae the Fittie Bar! Deen t(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
back at night, I find they're locked the door. on page 83

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Shetland

Williamson, Christie Gairden, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, poetry
but locked in here
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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ond th hall, but they were aw locked: an when Ahlice hed bin aw th on page 10

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Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
An it's locked the hale place doon. on page 37

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Dornan, Stephen Ode Tae 2021 , (twitter 2022) Ulster - Comber, poetry
They locked us doon, then let us oot,
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@MarkThompStuff tweeted
@billykayscot If we’re locked doon ony langer ayont simmer (2020) search twitter

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