A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

speirs Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21 16 25.6 149 0 43.7 0
Number of occurrences6530 16 15 0 4 0
Number of authors24 15 5 2 3

Occurrences of speirs in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
t he walcomes stravaigers. He speirs at them, an he jots doun whit on page 55

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
"Whit?" speirs Yakcam, "Whit could wark bett on page 86

1 matches

Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
Miss World' competeeshun?' Ah speirs heem. He seys Ah shoud sue; b on page 78
, vanilla an sherbet dabs. Ah speirs the heid-bummer nuris if Sadi on page 80

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
en ye're spoken tae. When she speirs ye a question staund up first on page 128

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
n the warld stage. He richtly speirs whit fer? Hou shuid they be w on page 78

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
Inglis, an Christine Robinson speirs gin sum cheynges in spellin i on page 5

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
She luiks up an she speirs 'Miss, whit's gaun oan?' on page 12
Noo, gin onybody speirs, 'Whit am ah gettin at here?' on page 111
e us a favour auld frien,' he speirs. on page 125

3 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
ll shuin gae bye here. Gin he speirs whase meeda this is, tell him on page 42

3 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
en; she sets straicht up, and speirs on page 18

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
se. Plays mither fir birthin, speirs naethin in return. Unconditio on page 52

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
throu the years fae 1918, an speirs hou faur Scotland sees itsel on page 110

2 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
"Hae ye a stamp?" he speirs o her. on page 72

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
velopin knackiness. A faither speirs his dauchter Peggy what haes on page 138
awa frae, skaithit. Whan she speirs o'm ti licht doun frae his na on page 140

2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Collogue in Miranda do Duoro Speirs Intae Linguistic Enclaves in
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
e. He kens aw aboot thaim, an speirs gin thai wul luik on Sir Phil
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
aist ferlies,’ ‘Them that speirs aathing should be teelt naeth
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
ack in 1950, an ane that mony speirs tae this day, is: whaur is aw
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
Register Office for Scotland speirs approval frae the Scots Pairl
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
chts whan the verra fowk that speirs for thaim winna mak uiss o th
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
weir ribbons i’ my mane?’ speirs Mollie.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
7 in Part One. This question speirs whit meisures haes been taen
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
il o Europe. The legal ongaun speirs the Hame Office a nummer o im
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
s the darg is a muckle ane an speirs help an ideas frae ither orga
1 matches

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
. Peerie searchin the hoose?' speirs the Inspector. on page 80
fat are we tae mak o this"?' speirs the bobbie. on page 81
argeable offince, Inspector?' speirs P.C. Peerie. on page 82

3 matches

Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - Efter the war memorial at Cowdry Hall, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
tae forget; his grey silence speirs at bodies passin by, " fit wy on page 61

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
ce his shock an horror fin he speirs an I say no." on page 94

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
yang twa. Gie him fitivver he speirs for an dinna turn awa fae e l on page 12
be opent. Cause ilka een att speirs, gets, an ilka een att seeks, on page 15
sark anaa. Gie tae aabody att speirs at ye; fan a chiel taks fit's on page 89
t till ye. Cause ilka een att speirs gets, them att seek, fin an t on page 99
fess him till ma. Gin onybody speirs at ye fit wye ye're lowsin hi on page 112
Also on pages 118
10 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
e answer aa the questions she speirs o ye, like a fine loon, an na
1 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
speirs Inga ower the protein soup. on page 10
ks sloom by. "What are they?" speirs Darling, an the arkaeolojist on page 34
e tide tae Darling's hair, an speirs o the gods, at dinno exist, i on page 49
ip tae Mars, 'An wha's this?" speirs Gunnie, smirkan. Thay wir sna on page 63
"So wha's thee fock?" speirs Astrid, but Darling's reply i on page 65
Also on pages 114, 119, 122, 129, 136, 140
12 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine An Excerpt From Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Future Fantasy, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Orkney, poetry
“An wha’s this?” speirs Gunnie.
“So wha’s thee fock?” speirs Astrid, but
2 matches

Hershaw, William Seivin Verses for GMB, (Scottish Poetry Library 2015) Orkney, poetry
The makar speirs the silence,
1 matches

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
She luiks up an she speirs 'Miss, whit's gaun oan?' on page 219

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
She speirs at me the meanin
1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
Sandy Speirs o Blackcockha, it the heid o
Sandie Speirs nou bide up the Wulton i Hawi
2 matches

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