A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

spikkers Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words24 29.3 28.6 9.9 0 0 0
Number of occurrences7757 19 1 0 0 0
Number of authors21 13 7 1

Occurrences of spikkers in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 2 - Editorial: A Twa Wey Street, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, prose
raither as Gaelic, that Scots spikkers maun luik for a guid steer in on page 3

2 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
versions. These days, English spikkers aften ken nae leid but their on page vii

1 matches

Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
- though the nummer o fluent spikkers, an o thaim that yaises Corni on page 107
eistem that disna exclude the spikkers o ane dialeck, an agin fowk t on page 108
stairt o ane an hauf million spikkers! on page 109

9 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
ye ken that they are aa Doric spikkers, who have been born and bred
1 matches

gov.scot Biggin a strang future for Gaelic an Scots, (Scottish Government 2022) Central, government
there a guid percent o Gaelic spikkers. Hit taks in tae the makkins
wk considerit theirsels Scots spikkers.
"The situation for Gaelic spikkers the noo is faur better nor te
3 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
re an sustain the community o spikkers an lairners whaure'er an wham
u hit is definit or on Gaelic spikkers whaure'er they bide an hou th
en the leid an support Gaelic spikkers in communities whaure'er they
r there significant nummers o spikkers.
digital resoorces thit Gaelic spikkers an lairners hae access tae, a
19 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ars o Scots the day are alsua spikkers and readers o Inglis; in fack
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Tae Kathleen Jamie, an ither Scots Scrievers, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
aboot the deid wirds than the spikkers wha gie thaim life - the lei
aboot somethin that aw Scots spikkers ken but dinnae like tae admit
big or gang hame - an Scots spikkers are gan big aw doon the line.
mmlin road. Like aw the Scots spikkers ah ken, ah howp Kathleen Jami
4 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
for the Scots language an its spikkers haes been rinnin on a Sunday
it's no juist the loss o its spikkers that maks a language vulnerab
2 matches

Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
e job, an wi a hantle o Scots spikkers amang ma colleagues, ah suin
ed it for whit it did tae its spikkers. Luved the wey it danced aff
ont aw belief tae see hou its spikkers are forced tae deny its exist
gien permission tae be Scots spikkers, but for aw the official yins
4 matches

Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
tae the fire, they say, Scots spikkers are getting hee-bluidy-haw fo
a fit in the door is aw Scots spikkers hiv really asked for - an, g
2 matches

Harper, Emma Promoting the Scots Leid, (The Scottish Parliament 2021) Central - Stranraer, government
a sense o inclusion for Scots spikkers; taks tent o the value o Scot
an tak tent o the needs o its spikkers; forbye encourages futur MSPs
2 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
French spikkers
Chinese spikkers,
Scots spikkers
fir English spikkers
4 matches

@ionafyfe tweeted
ple that it taks tent o Scots spikkers linguistic human richts by le(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
d fir hearin examples o Scots spikkers: https://t.co/uIOwcTGH7M http (2017) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
reive mony o oor words. Scots spikkers like oorsels kin aye decipher(2020) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
meesic wis floatin oot o the spikkers, on page 59

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
stairtit te blast oota aa the spikkers an a lood voice announced: 'I on page 41

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
ack and forrit atween the twa spikkers far abeen him in faist, fremm
1 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
m frae Glesca wye; affa queer spikkers. Sae doon I gid ti Edinbro, f
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
) concluded at ma nummers for spikkers fae the year afore wes near b
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
bbie is files used bi English spikkers as a diminutive o job. A sair(2020) search twitter
doon better wi some o the non-spikkers (mainly first gen non-spikker(2020) search twitter

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
ndavsn fit like, rock up thon spikkers!! #DoricDJ(2016) search twitter
Jimmy Broon ken. Rock up yer spikkers min!(2015) search twitter
@johnnydee72 dram, book n' spikkers m'loon!(2016) search twitter
hnnydee72 got ony rocking yer spikkers in e' free world?(2016) search twitter
e72 next wik min! Rock up yer spikkers min!(2015) search twitter
and 4 other occurrences.

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
te kick-aff wi aa/aw us Scots spikkers comin thegither/thegether tae(2020) search twitter
ots voices, I mean jist Scots spikkers spikkin aboot ‘normal stuffÂ(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
i hunders o thoosands o Scots spikkers. Thur language is rich, expre
1 matches

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