Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

o'	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	718.1	293	590.9	635.9	75.6	1075	5125.2
Number of occurrences	2301	570	392	64	13	104	1158
Number of authors	83	36	22	5	5	5	10

Occurrences of o' in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose

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Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
Then proceeds wi' his line o'patter on page 14
"I'll help ye oot in time o'need on page 24
He slowed his pace yince oot o'sicht. on page 29
An' when ye mak them yer bill o'fare on page 32

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
flegs an pookin o't, neb stappit wi its on page 60

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
THEY'RE A' GROWN UP NOO BAITH O'ER SIX FEET TALL BUT THIS WUS on page

122 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
ttled in, Ah kinna jist dover o'er sometimes an' ma on page 6
mind jist gans O'er aw soorts. Ah think masell on page 7
ye like, o' aw the auld women o'er on page 10
k that niver are able tae git o'er their loss because o' that. on page 21
whit o't, Ah'm gittin' on a bit masel on page 27
Also on pages 29, 34
174 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry

7 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Bell Craig, And left the mark o's cloot. on page 10

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
y'll be nae maire ae this ten o'cloak curfew pish efter themor on page 131

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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Airticle an Biggin o't on page 2
Airticle an Biggin o't on page 9
hon tree? The soons comin oot o't coud wauk up the deid! on page 18

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ye werenae comin till eleven O'clock." She wobbled across the on page 22
Onywye, seven o'clock sharp, Shuggie appeared on page 26
nixt corner, ganshin tae Mrs O'Flaherty. Noo, if ever there w on page 91

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear, on page 79

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose

1 matches

Drosten, John Lallans 67 - Fower Poems bi John Drosten, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry

3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
at dis exist; an the wee-ness o't maks for dowie readin: twa v on page 116

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
hat fir big tatties; or the'r O'Hara, daein weel fir hissel, w on page 134

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
... an hedna gotten nae guid o'd avà. Jaírus himsel cums oo on page 135
Fleming brings a byordnar eik o's awn, an, frithat, it's juist on page 136

2 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 67 - Efter the Bonspiel, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
o'stanes snickerin', swooshin' o on page 63

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
0 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
k at this passage fae the Tam O'Shanter, that, gey typical o B
e sheet as faur as the readin o'd gaes, an that's nae wonder,
iffered letters in the writin o'd. We canna chainge the fack t
a lot o grammar an idiom aff o'd. The best Scots prose that's
4 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
0 matches

Fenton, Janet A Guid New Year tae yin and a!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
0 matches

McClelland, Ben Chicagof Island, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
ed it 'n' climbed up th' tree o'er fae th' trio. Th' pressure
1 matches

Mc Rae, Thomas The Neep Lantern, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
0 matches

Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
0 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
"Kate O'Shanter's Tale and Other Poems
o no yet published poem, Kate O'Shanter's Tale. This poem is n
2 matches

Muir, Glenn The Bruce Triumphant, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, poetry
O'er the hill cam Bruce's men
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Flemings o’ Dalnoid, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
An' o'erfilled his warld,
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
0 matches

Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
0 matches

MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Silence stretched o'er th' moonlit sky as th' star
1 matches

Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
0 matches

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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
fit wye, but that wis the wye o't. Ah widna be surprised if th on page 35

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
MAK THE BEST O'T on page 15

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose

28 matches

Abel, Charlie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
oratio Hornblower and Patrick O'Brian's Jack Aubrey. Bit sadly on page 25

11 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the Jeweller an make the best o't. He heapit his plate wi onyt on page 15

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
therweese, ye micht be e waur o't, an e shirra han ye ower tae on page 12

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
ozart, we're rockin in Cambus O'May on page 74
Disna hae a pint o'view on page 105
ns aa climt on board an maist o'em cheered an roared on page 118
Wednesday mornin at six o'clock as i'day begins on page 132
e could rint a tint on i'Isle o'Skye on page 135

189 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
o e month, an disna tell what o'clock id is!" on page 66
instance, suppose id wis nine o'clock in e mornin, joost time on page 67
a thing ah ask! Id's aye six o'clock noo." on page 69

3 matches

Smith, Derek Northwords Now 43 - Derek Smith, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Doric, poetry

7 matches

McDonald, Charlie Doric Scots Books an Poems, (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Fae left o'er wool tae needles an' pins
1 matches

Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
0 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
0 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
, fur he'd promised a shottie o't tae Tullynorth... The corn w
ots micht hae bin at the back o't like Helen o Troy, an some f
, tho, they lay hauf in, hauf o't o the mou o't, lyin on their
t o the mou o't, lyin on their wames on the
eerit o the hairst creepit in o't, a great grey ghaist o a baw
25 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
0 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
id” she'd tae start at five o'clock every morning and work t
work through tae at least ten o'clock every night. She was all
2 matches

TheChielMeister Philomena and Alcohol, (youtube.com 2010) Doric, poetry
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TheChielMeister Oatcakes 'n' Cheese, (youtube.com 2009) Doric, poetry
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TheChielMeister Nae mince in Moray, (youtube.com 2008) Doric, poetry
0 matches

Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2022) Doric - Aberdeen

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
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McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
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McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
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McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
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@AMaxwell54 tweeted
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Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose

2 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry

1 matches

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2017) Orkney

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
oot sae far, they lost sight o't in the far ocean. An than an
1 matches

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Shetland

Hall, Nat nobody remembers the birdman - Hairst, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Shetland, poetry

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
, as in He's tømin an He's 5 o'clock eenoo. De'r a on page 56

4 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
0 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2017) Shetland

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Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
A sentry o'er a' Borderlands on page 12
Like tides o'er lives recedes on page 16
A' o'er the world am known througho on page 20
Read the world o'er on page 21
O'er mony decades, death it near on page 34
Also on pages 35, 42, 47, 49, 50
59 matches

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Cos ye couldna hae o'er muckle, on page 149
Haun me o'er ma specs; on page 152

2 matches

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper

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The Westender Pipin for the Young Yins, (The Hawick Paper 2008) Southern, newspaper
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The Westender Loupin Salmon, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
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The Westender Ins and oots, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
ps forbye. Mei, when ee think o'd, what a huge contribution It
1 matches

The Westender Mairchers did oor toon prood, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
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Ulster

Warwick, Matthew Fergie an Freens oan tha fairm, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2011) Ulster - Rural Mid-Antrim, weans

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Before six o'clock in the evenin' on page 7
We must hae a bit o'pride, on page 27
Ye'll be sure o' a guid cup o'tay. on page 28

77 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry

1 matches

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans

1 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
o'respect an' saimeness o' treat on page 16
5.17.2 Taks accoont o'consultatioin wi' public autho on page 59

1066 matches

BardOfMilebush To A Merican Food, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
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BardOfMilebush Untitled poem, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
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Gillen, Charles Oot Here Mae Lane, (Words without Borders Magazine 2004) Ulster, prose
The rid earth turns o'er as wee lift the furst fur'
1 matches

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