A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

name's Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.3 12.3 10.6 9.9 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences3324 7 1 0 1 0
Number of authors16 11 3 1 1

Occurrences of name's in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
"The name's Alice, yer Majesty," said Ali on page 78

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
OOR NAME'S DODDIE on page 22

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
ah'm introduced tae her. Her name's Daisy Douglas. We shake hawns on page 1

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
els ae social deprivation. Ma name's Steven Scott, by the wey. Ah' on page 85
relinquishes and he snaps "Ma name's Westwater, ya cheeky cunt!" c on page 108
school, mum" ah telt her "His name's, Aldo." on page 197

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
r teacher's a pure bitch. Her name's Madame Bonnet except yi prono on page 16
who we wur talkin aboot. Her name's Harpreet, ah said, An she wan on page 37
ext tae Bunsen. Bunsen's real name's Winston Turner but it rhymes on page 46
ne's got a new boyfriend. His name's Wully McCoy an he's a right n on page 60
a cousin that's in wan F. Her name's Kelly Campbell an she's a rig on page 67
Also on pages 75, 103, 153, 169
11 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
no enjoyed the verse, Then ma name's Seamus Heaney! on page 48

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Or ma name's no Tam." on page 99

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Daniel. Clearly, changin yer name's a fing. on page 11

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'Hello, my name's Doctor Lowry,' he says, openi on page xvi

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
"Atlas, how ye daein? Name's Hercules. Ah'd shak yir haun on page 46

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
For your name's sake, lead me and airt me. on page 97

1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
' 'e's jist makin' shoor 'e's name's oan ri bone. As if A wid dare
1 matches

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
'My name's Andra Clouston. Ma freens ca on page 30

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
WILL How can I help you - my name's Black It's a Will a'm needin on page 15

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
nnersin spikkin. Mmm hmm. Yer name's Tina. Oh! Ye likit the soun o on page 53
"Ma name's Elsie and Ah'v bin seein a co on page 65

2 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ar! Pleased to meet you - my name's Brown." on page 69

1 matches

Southern

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