Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

mock	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	114.2	66.3	96.5	39.7	325.5	578.8	252.3
Number of occurrences	366	129	64	4	56	56	57
Number of authors	26	13	7	2	1	1	2

Occurrences of mock 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

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
The Mock Turtle's Story on page 87
d tae Alice, "Hiv ye seen the Mock Turtle yit?" on page 91
e this wee lassie tae see the Mock Turtle, an tae hear his histo on page 92
So they went up tae the Mock Turtle, who looked at them wa on page 93
"Wancee," said the Mock Turtle finally, wae a deep si on page 94
Also on pages 95, 96, 97, 98, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 122, 123
55 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
The Mock Turtle s Tale on page 44

58 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Wi mock sairy face he bowed his heid, on page 10

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
rise, he stuid up, gied a wee mock bow, an said, 'I'm Edam Begg on page 68

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
his e'e, he wis only makin' a mock o'" me. Ah gicd him a lick on on page 7

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
evie's cheenge, she said in a mock posh vyce: on page 102

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Tae mock oor blindness wi a dwiny ster on page 25
O peety, mock the bruckle huills on page 81

2 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
an made an selt mock staffs frae osiers on page 112

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
ont the reinge o pantomime an mock-historical comedie, on page 8
s us a guid short yairn i the mock-heroic fasson; Stephen Pacitt on page 9

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
Offerin thaim tae the twa in mock invitation. Thai lukked back on page 18

1 matches

Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ks aff. Meantime, ither fowks mock baith makkars an pro-staunnar
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
s' paintit ower a backgrund o mock tartan in A New Blend of Scot
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
perspiration aff his haun in mock outrage. McShane chimes in an
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
yhoo old boy!’ he sais in a mock upper class, English accent,
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
aul McDade!’ Donna sais, in mock outrage, or mibbe real outrag
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
yesser saying it and then to mock me fer fixing ma commas and b(2020) search twitter

Doric

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Ye mock ma accent that shifts on page 1

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
E Mock Turtle's Story on page 85
de till Alice, "Hev ee seen e Mock Turtle yit?" on page 89
dna gone far afore they saw e Mock Turtle in e distance, sittan on page 90
So they went up till e Mock Turtle, who looked at them wi on page 91
n e constant heavy sobban o e Mock Turtle. Alice wis awful near on page 92
Also on pages 93, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 120
56 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
Kingie an Queenie sat on the mock stage an we the plebes were t
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
e, but I jist canna thole the mock Jacobite, twee nationalism br (2022) twitter link
was, decided on and ordered a mock chop supper. (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
t big licks with his phone to mock the stadium as small time. Of(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ae Ashvale & comes back wee a mock chop, nae chips and pickled e(2016) search twitter
l or darts wee the locals & a mock chop supper on the(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
er wi a smoked savage chaser. Mock chop jist makes me blecher.(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
and hid seems kindo petty tae mock, on page 42
spots and stripes and wans wi mock bow ties. on page 47

3 matches

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
an continue tae mock on page 7

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Da Mock Turtle's Tale o it on page 89
said ta Alice, "Is du seen da Mock Turtle yit?" on page 93
n, "an tak dis lass ta see da Mock Turtle, an ta hear his histor on page 94
rna geen far afore dey saa da Mock Turtle, a piece aff, sittin l on page 95
ught us' in English," said da Mock Turtle, tirn: "du's truly no on page 96
Also on pages 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 125, 126
56 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Th Mock Turtle's Story on page 87
d tae Ahlice, "Hae ee sein th Mock Turtle yet?" on page 91
nae got far afore they saw th Mock Turtle in th distanee, sittin on page 92
Sae they went up tae th Mock Turtle, whae looked at thum w on page 93
in Ahlice. "Ee did," said th Mock Turtle. on page 93
Also on pages 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 123, 124
56 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ndrews,"' caalt Maisie in the mock-subservient chorus she had co on page 46

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
The Mock Turtle's Story on page 88
d tae Alice "Hae yae seen the Mock Turtle yit?" on page 92
t that far afore they saw the Mock Turtle a brev bit frae thim, on page 93
So awa they went up tae the Mock Turtle, wha lukt at thim wi b on page 94
"Yae did," said the Mock Turtle. on page 95
Also on pages 96, 97, 98, 99, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 124, 125
56 matches