A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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paisley Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.3 30.3 3 0 0 10.3 13.3
Number of occurrences6559 2 0 0 1 3
Number of authors23 18 2 1 2

Occurrences of paisley in Corpus

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Central

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
an the cairt, Ah wis sent tae Paisley, on page 16

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
week tae dance classes in the Paisley toon hall an she won loadsa m on page 22
an her pal this afternoon in Paisley when me an Harpreet an Charle on page 58
upit cause she only moved tae Paisley, an it wid only've taen fifte on page 121
It said in The Paisley Express the day that a young on page 133
lly join the Youth Theatre at Paisley Arts Centre. He's roon oor ho on page 169

21 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Tae the student flat in Paisley Road West, on page 61

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
in) tae this wale oot o Janet Paisley's poyem, 'Gled Stanes', whaur on page 33

2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
cottishwalks.co.uk. Tony, fae Paisley, is a taxi driver at Glesgae on page 65

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
liam wis sent tae an uncle in Paisley tae cairry on his schuilin th on page 69

7 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
n, in Glesgy they cry it the 'Paisley Screwdriver'," wis the repone on page 96

1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 73 - Pop Gaes the Idol, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Hamilton, poetry
in Paisley or in Perth on page 114

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
Ian Nimmo White wis born a Paisley Buddy, an is a weel kent maka on page 120

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
ae nicht in Juin o 1676 ower Paisley:
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
f a manege, there are many in Paisley, and they have been the means
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ckle scrieved-on sclates frae Paisley Abbey, the’r naething o the
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
. Faur frae Ferguslie Park in Paisley, in an auncient pile somewhau
Alexander Hutchison an Janet Paisley) wi the 6 Frisian poems in th
2 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
aw’ ower the place!” Ian Paisley-like, wi’ yin finger pointi
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
kythed in a journal belangin Paisley cryed The Scotchman, an is da
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
rund thare, the likes o Janet Paisley, James Robertson, Graham Caie
Janet Paisley, poet, playwricht an ae time
It's the consait o Janet Paisley that fowk the warld ower, an
3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
nson, Robert Tannahill, Janet Paisley, Gerda Stevenson, Ellen Penni
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
s pairt o his airticle in the Paisley Daily Express on 21 Feb.:-
OWTHORS Janet Paisley an Alice Thompson wis amang t
2 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
Correction, a bishop fae Paisley wants restrictions lifted. He(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
@MrsAstronaut No fae Paisley, but I like ma buddie friens.(2020) search twitter
@CallanGranny @ruth_wishart A Paisley bodie gaun wrang!(2020) search twitter
pforpaddy Aye spot on! A guid Paisley buddie.(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
ould power a town the size of Paisley alone ?? (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
Sharleen Ah'm Shy by Janet Paisley https://t.co/OlNjhw5IzX via @ (2021) twitter link
Janet Paisley https://t.co/ByZQpgT85e https (2021) twitter link
eads 'Sarah, Fed Up' by Janet Paisley https://t.co/AHoAjmFRwQ via @ (2021) twitter link
ick here tae listen tae Janet Paisley's poem 'Breakin Rainbows', th (2018) twitter link
much loved - poem fae Janet Paisley is 'Sharleen: Ah'm Shy'. Clic (2018) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
ewife's uniform in thon days, Paisley pattern peenie, hair deen up on page 38

1 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
o Scots poetry fae Dunbar til Paisley. Dee us a favour - donate a (2020) twitter link

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
happing doors with you in the Paisley by elections. You were dead h (2021) twitter link

Ulster

@OrangRuth tweeted
les @_F_B_G_ Ian Richard Kyle Paisley would have dispelled thon dem(2019) search twitter
have the same dentist?? Thon Paisley Lundy will need wan if I get (2018) search twitter

@the_gellick tweeted
elp. Hence Covenanters, 1798, Paisley... (2015) twitter link