Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'pubs'

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Use in varieties of Scots

pubs	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	15.3	49	29
ORK - Orkney	9.9	1	1
SHD - Shetland	5.8	1	1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	9.8	3	2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen	11.9	1	1
DOR - General Northern	17.7	4	4
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	28.1	11	4
WCE - West Central	13.8	3	3
DUN - Dundee	74.3	7	2
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow	27.1	5	2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central	9.4	7	6
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)	55.6	4	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	28.1	2	2
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of pubs 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

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ags go up aroond the toon and pubs stock up wi beer. on page 29

1 matches

Shetland

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
n aa wear dem to da shops and pubs. #WearYourDamnMask #AllHailMo (2020) twitter link

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
e mak decent fowk tak tae the pubs Get foo tho ye may on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
yed blonde, 32, single, likes pubs an clubs. WLTM." on page 50

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ir supper, an syne hittin the pubs and clubs." on page 56

1 matches

Aberdeen

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
same time, for less than fit pubs in Temple Bar chairge for a p on page 8

1 matches

General Northern

@72redz1903 tweeted
e group that I come across in pubs etc that moan aboot the Dons (2022) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
hedandydons83 A mine when the pubs shut at 10 then up the road t(2020)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ner are we telt tae leave the pubs at 10, wife canna hae her yap(2020)

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
inger Minger has decreed that pubs and restaurants in Aberdeen w (2020) twitter link

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
tae the clubs insteed ae the pubs. It wis embarrassin. Ma mithe on page 1

2 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
n minded bi teachers, (and in pubs), that the least bookish, lea on page 97

1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
on90 ??. Noticed all the auld pubs were open again last Saturday(2020)
doesnt work. Id shut the pubs ?????(2020)
ng. Typical Scotland. The two pubs in north Queensferry have bee(2020)
rgeon for banning drinking in pubs and restaurants for a fortnig(2020)

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
in the rules efter a week for pubs n restaurants etc etc would b (2020) twitter link
nd enjoy a drink and when the pubs shut go elsewhere to enjoy a (2020) twitter link
side - if they shut doon the pubs again - its back tae the str (2020) twitter link
ng @elcourier spot on - real pubs all the way defo - goodbye t (2020) twitter link

West Central

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Fowk wha owned pubs earnt money fae miners, on page 67

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
e juist mean the turnin oot o pubs on a Friday nicht, the tumult
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
��s awright tae sing whin the pubs chuck oot
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
rds, or the foondries, or the pubs or in faimlies. We are affy l on page 66
gin the auld sangs in hooses, pubs an clubs aw ower Scotland niv on page 69
A wis stairtin tae perform in pubs an at folk clubs an tho ma ta on page 70

4 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an drinkin in pubs, on page 76

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
or twa. Nou in thae days the pubs were still shuttin at hauf pa on page 72
o wumman ye uised tae find in pubs back in the day. Nane o yer f on page 100

2 matches

Glasgow

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
a lump ay solid iron, an the pubs ay the Gallowgate, a fuckin e
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
se in many ay the surrounding pubs ay the time. Accordingly, he
auded in a city wae countless pubs affiliated tae either ay the
wee circular trays ye get in pubs , stoappin tae blether tae mar
3 matches

Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
how and a hauf richt noo. The pubs are open, but ye cannae get a
1 matches

General Central

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
se she used tae go around the pubs emptyin ashtrays wi a bucket. on page 79

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
aye the fitba, the kirk, the pubs, the jiggin (we hear about th on page 127

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
eive whanivver he wantit, bit pubs had a lowsin time. He glowert on page 16

1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
s, the steamie, trade unions, pubs , sporting clubs an ither soci
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
socializing is kinda well in pubs, tbh the less people drink in(2020)
balpunchbag What time dae the pubs open? About 12 hours after th(2020)

@raiphsays tweeted
r14 @agrandadathome Aye close pubs tae! Am fur mehr online learn(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
yer sates an tables ootside pubs, on page 21
in pubs or bookies. on page 49
tae whit folk in pubs will aye gie tae him. on page 70

3 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
but mainly in the auld mens' pubs and shops.(2020)

General Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Nae churches, pubs nor restaurants apen, on page 37

1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
unner year ago, an Ballyclare pubs bunged wi gypes! https://t.co (2018) twitter link