Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

strangers	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	15	16.4	15.1	0	11.6	0	17.7
Number of occurrences	48	32	10	0	2	0	4
Number of authors	25	18	3		1		3

Occurrences of strangers in Corpus

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Central

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
y glances passed atween folk. Strangers in toon, twae guid luckin las on page 76

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
an touns that wad see a wheen strangers passin throu; an whaut, ahint on page 34
ere thrawn, determined-luikin strangers frae the east - the ane a mu on page 35

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ir accents markit them oot as strangers an they got mair nor a puckle on page 26
wis talk o simply haulin the strangers oot an stringin them up as th on page 27

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
tae the hospital: it wis two strangers that phoned the ambulance cau on page 169

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
e're no supposed tae talk tae strangers. Does yer mither no tell ye t on page 43

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
The Three Strangers on page 50
tae try an find thae strangers on page 51

3 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
But peace an I are strangers yet. on page 35

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An strangers passin through the toon wad v
Tae seek a livin among strangers
Bit sune the strangers cam yer freens,
3 matches

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
ose o civilisation atween twa strangers!
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e cannae go takin charity fae strangers. Huv ye paid him back yet?’
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
e been tellt aboot talkin tae strangers.'
hin stock of yersel in fronty strangers, you’ve got another think c
2 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
been taught no tae speak tae strangers, an’ ma ma wis sure tae hin
Dinnae speak tae strangers, ah but that wan backfired ta
llowed tae take sweeties frae strangers’ an ma ma gie’d me a clip
fused aboot whit the rule oan strangers wis. An’ feart tae ask in t
4 matches

Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ance for approaching complete strangers saying gimme a fiver or I’l
1 matches

Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
n an boadily functions become strangers.
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Talk tae strangers,
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
n fowk, wha were mair or less strangers tae her, wis colleagues that
her on tae twa ithers, baith strangers. That mony fowk passed throug
2 Strangers abraid
n the Uighurs an the Chinese. Strangers wis met wi hosteelity. Whan t
n the Uighurs an the Chinese. Strangers wis met wi hosteelity. Whan t
5 matches

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
ream o dancing wi friends and strangers! I cannae wait. The hope is r(2020) search twitter

@MizLiot tweeted
issues wi being called hen by strangers (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n up his hans. ""Ah'm nae fir strangers paawin aa ower ma." on page 11
omin ower him again. "They're strangers - a bunch o saddos like me, on page 55

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ie anxious aboot meetin up wi strangers." on page 35

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
, he wis daured tae spikk tae strangers, nae that he iver saw strange
, nae that he iver saw strangers, but he hid heard fairy tales
e hid heard fairy tales aboot strangers that frichtened him. Stranger
that frichtened him. Strangers wore pynty hats, or lang fite
he radio wifie. He didna like strangers at aa. Nae adult hid iver spe
5 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
me back tae 1985, busking wi strangers on a knowe abeen Siena in the (2021) twitter link

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ined iti wis ta be polite tae strangers, bit we spakk nae want among on page 13
ssed, an we shook haands laek strangers. on page 48

2 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
e lea a four yeit-oul wean wi strangers?" on page 7
ht an aal the toin an froin o strangers an lichts an realised she was on page 10

2 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
A micht as weel hae strangers caa, on page 43

1 matches

Gibson, Darren Oor ain strange lan, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster - Ards, poetry
Strangers in oor ain strange lan.
1 matches