A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Concordance

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The word 'finds'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
findsOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus10.93527
ORK - Orkney 29.8 3 2
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
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 11.9 1 1
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 15.3 6 5
WCE - West Central 4.6 1 1
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 16.3 3 2
AYR - Ayrshire 13.1 1 1
LAL - General Central 14.7 11 8
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) 88.3 1 1
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 finds 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

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
her, an wi this truth Astrid finds forgieness: a caald waarmth a on page 33
shaem. But wi the waaltz sheu finds hersel an lifts her Darling o on page 131

2 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
world is on his shoolders. He finds Mother in the backhoose lukan on page 39

1 matches

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
t programme o da winter. Mike finds oot aboot results based agri-(2019)

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ow surprised he'll be when he finds oot who A am! But A'd better on page 32

1 matches

Aberdeen

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
He finds the richt angle on page 54

1 matches

General Northern

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
later doon the line, fan she finds oot for hersel?' on page 99

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
He finds 'at aa his booze has gone an on page 121
Fa finds i siller fan ye puy i' rint? on page 148

2 matches

(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
aks mair o a body's pint than finds its wey inti his mou.' on page 75

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
young fresh pussed actor who finds himself oan the set ae a Kevi on page 62

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
'ry news channel that whaever finds this wummin Is invitit tae oo on page 85

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Gin He finds oot He'll be richt vext!
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
hat's champion dancers. Fiona finds her talent in conceptual art
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
destination, the Wee Brither finds the islands o Skye, Muck, Rhu
1 matches

West Central

Clark, Thomas Tae Kathleen Jamie, an ither Scots Scrievers, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
h ken, ah howp Kathleen Jamie finds a reason o her ain tae keep o
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
at maist o the archaeological finds fae there are fae the 2nd cen on page 32

1 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“at the moment, I think she finds you a pain. But at the same t
1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
the shock ae his life when he finds oot who ah'mur! Bit ah'd bett on page 34

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
Paco finds a manky auld tea towel an att on page 31

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
t nice. Tasty as fuck. Mah da finds another needle fae somewhere on page 2

1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
But finds the gate baith stey and steep on page 78

1 matches

General Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
mbling down. More and more he finds himself on page 18

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
She finds three beds aw in a raw. on page 33

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Where-intil Heehaw finds the Hootelry and Hoolet Flits on page 137

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Whan she finds the muckle clan on page 6

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ing a body can stravaig. Mony finds endless oors o divert an plei on page 65

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Fowk that’s aff on a vaige finds oot hou best tae win at thair
1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
treebution tae Ulster dialect finds itsel wantin recogneetion as
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
These ferlie finds shaw the trade connections th
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
idin in plain sicht, but whae finds a chiel choreyin credit fur h
1 matches

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
™. A search in the online DSL finds: ‘Advanced Search for memme
1 matches

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
story o the kind that rarely finds a place on the front page. Mu(2019)

South West (Galloway)

Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
Then finds a sombre tune on page 61

1 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
triumphant ates whut'er ait finds, on page 45

1 matches

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