A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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prizes Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.5 12.2 16 19.9 29.1 65.6 22.1
Number of occurrences5123 10 2 5 6 5
Number of authors20 10 5 1 1 2 1

Occurrences of prizes in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
"Bit wha's gonnae gie oot the prizes?" asked a chorus ae voices, on page 27
utin oot, in a confused wey, "Prizes! Prizes!" on page 28
that, then?-It wis Bill, nae prizes fir guessin-Wha's gaun doon t on page 38
n doon fae the sky bit - nae prizes fir guessin - anither serpen on page 52

6 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
haes won, an they maun aa get prizes." on page 26
n oot in a richt clamjamfry, "Prizes! Prizes! Prizes!" on page 27

6 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'Nae prizes fur guessin wha it wis,' Mati on page 198

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
fu in Scotland an there's nae prizes fer guessin whaur the lairds on page 83

1 matches

McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - The Tale ae a Worm, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
Before prizes could be gien, some professor on page 114

1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Gentlemen of the road, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
e’s anither wan o me winnin prizes
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
, he wun til essay an poetrie prizes, includin the Grierson Verse
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
The presentation o prizes will tak place at 9am on Wedn
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Tung Quaich, certificates an prizes wis praisentit tae the winner
1 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ey still gied oot gowdfish as prizes and yin or twa wid end up in
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
AK Bell shop or tae ie awa as prizes for some o the bairns' compet
1 matches

@raiphsays tweeted
wee Steve win aw a runner up prizes!(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
en ahint his hoose an hid won prizes an cups an things. Ah nairrie on page 35

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
e Prize, ane o the five Nobel Prizes that despite bein establisht on page 15

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ody has won, an all mosst hev prizes." on page 25
id), an handed them roond as prizes. Air wis exactly wan a-piece on page 26

5 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
ke wirsels he’d taen aa the prizes that could be taen an wis set
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
. The wrang fowk wull get the prizes" said the judge.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
deed. They’ll niver win ony prizes noo. Efter as ma wirk it’s
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
We lukk'd like raffle prizes at the Kirkwall Lammas Fair. on page 3
s o entertainment and there's prizes won each day on page 29

2 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
dy is won, an aabody most get prizes." on page 27
in a eabbi-labbi, eryin oot, "Prizes! Prizes! on page 28

5 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
fou o their latest prizes. on page 142

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
'body has won, an aw must hae prizes." on page 26
et), an haunded them roond as prizes. There was exactly yin-a-piec on page 27

5 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
n, an yaes'll hae tae aal eit prizes." on page 27
ntae it), an gien thim oot es prizes. Thur wus exactly yin each, a on page 28

5 matches

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