Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'brick'

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Use in varieties of Scots

brick	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	16.5	53	31
ORK - Orkney	39.7	4	3
SHD - Shetland	5.8	1	1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)	35.2	1	1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	3.3	1	1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen	23.7	2	2
DOR - General Northern	17.7	4	4
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	25.6	10	4
WCE - West Central	41.4	9	3
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh	12.6	2	2
GLA - Glasgow	38	7	3
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central	12	9	5
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)	41.7	3	2
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of brick in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Disease an genius, Gospel, brick. on page 20
in the blood-brick mooth o Magnus. on page 27

2 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The hot broon brick in pink cloot, on page 45

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the wartime brick hoose on page 149

1 matches

Shetland

Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Scalloway Castle, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, poetry
Athin’ da brick wark. Da brutal earl
1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

@JamesAmcvean tweeted
better banging yer heed affa brick wall than debating a NO Surrr(2020)

Mid Northern A

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
ed. “Naw. A’m no pittin a brick throu yin o thay,” A says.
1 matches

Aberdeen

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
�, wi its bonnie reid an fite brick, is the place far Leonardo da on page 17

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
d? They said 'fit he found as brick he left as marble'. Weel you on page 89

1 matches

General Northern

Wood, Evelyn Tales Fae The Doric Side - Carlo, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
block had been an he found a brick that he took back wi him tae on page 29

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
n tae prove I'm no thick as a brick, on page 175

1 matches

@daleser23 tweeted
a big bulking sesh. #bulker #brick #shit #house(2013)

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
d to bake a loaf, but baked a brick instead you could describe it(2020)

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
it wis not me what flung the brick through the off-licence winda on page 1

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
nd inside. Insteed ae a white brick ae gold ah'm huddin this tiny on page 150

1 matches

Letford, William Bevel, (Carcanet 2012 ISBN: 978 1 84777 192 6) Central - Stirling, poetry
Half Brick Mcpherson pulled oan eez wate
bangin ma heed off a brick waw
2 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
v tae dae is follie the Yella Brick Highroad,” Glinda said.
aff she went alang the Yella Brick Highroad. She wis cheered by
sed for miles alang the Yella Brick Highroad. Her and Toto nivir
ple trees growin by the Yella Brick Highroad and went tae pick a
Man had jined them, theYella Brick Highroad meandered intae the
6 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ur the wee weans wis a dreich brick buildin cried Skelpem Haw Pri on page 60
ttie gairden, It wis a modern brick hoose that couldnae huv been on page 86
er path leadin tae a toty rid-brick cottage. The croft wis that w on page 177
uld hoose, muckle eneuch, rid-brick. It's cooried awa in the widd on page 190
e clachan, the bonnie wee rid-brick Georgian biggin kent as The R on page 221
Also on pages 229
6 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
o cause it's lik talkin tae a brick waw when she gets in wan her on page 150
Naw. It wis lik talkin tae a brick waw cause no matter whit ah s on page 169

2 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Guid Fences Mak Guid Neibours, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
A'll see it murthert afore a brick faws!
1 matches

Edinburgh

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
e tae buildin site, deliverin brick an cement an timmer, gettin c on page 136

1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
nd tuithless Cameron sweels a brick aboot their craigs and drouns
1 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
one then. Mine is basically a brick though. Dolly's hus a camera on page 6

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ries tae find purchase on the brick wall, behind the spikey fence on page 15
He's cut aff by a brick comin right through the top w on page 59

2 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
hear fae behind me an a hauf brick flies by ma heid, hittin a pa
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
mortar gap at the tap ay the brick , ma left leg aff the wheelbar
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
is constructed wae red facing brick wae stane copin.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
boattle or skelped wae a hauf brick oer the years. Ah kin put a n
1 matches

General Central

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
chelt and gumsy, Jones ties a brick aroond their necks and droons on page 6

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
nd bruckle, sae he lowsened a brick wi nae muckle bather and poue on page 61
waited sae that Mr Tod could brick up the gap in the waw. He wis on page 72

4 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ed wi hooses biggit o fauchie brick, and pulled up haufwey doon t on page 19

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Those words hit me like a brick. After everyhin ah've done fu on page 28

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
We'll plaister him in dust an brick - on page 35

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
for the reid brick an industrial gray o the ceit
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
their ain noo, brick an stane an gless on page 55

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
t wis bit tall trees shrooded brick wark camps. on page 14

2 matches