A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

'll Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words36.1 9.1 6 29.8 494.1 0 31
Number of occurrences11718 4 3 85 0 7
Number of authors25 13 2 2 4 4

Occurrences of 'll in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ntext-sensitive, this means ye'll oaften find two different spe on page vi

1 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 82 - Nevermas, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
I'll bide mair years in yon toun on page 25

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
there'll yet be mair tae follae on; on page 32

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
doos, best we could git. An, I'll tell you, thur wis nae 'canna on page 1

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
gie me a backie, that's aw ah'll say on the matter. on page 5
tae go through that again. Ah'll definitely practise ma answer on page 8

2 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
don't notice thum first, they'll be spotted by wan ay the neds on page 2

1 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
thirs time yi'll huv guessed fer yin last rhym on page 54

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"Jist gee up, ma wee pal. You'll never make it. Take it fae so on page 14
ntae git louder and before you'll ken it, you've foond yur new on page 15

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
se if ah jump in, aw the water'll jump oot that's how no. on page 13

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
e o the ither yins, aw that we'll mind noo. But, o coorse, it i on page viii

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
rs Tod, "Weel, ma dearie, whit'll it be this time? A sonsie fat on page 7
'He'll hae tae be killt' skraiked Be on page 9

2 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
hey wanted even mair grun, 'We'll jist hae Scotland an a.' on page 4

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
his, ony modren native spaeker'll see richt awa what's wrang wi
ine P. Slater, in a scene that'll be as fameeliar ti ony modren
2 matches

@OliphantWullie tweeted
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Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
s we deserve a wee treat So we'll draw oot wir siller an squand on page 15

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
"'Far'll we gyang the nicht, sister?'
ppies ower the wee raft. "'Fit'll we christen it? Aa boaties ha
oo I've catched an kept it, it'll bide in the wee box foraye, t
-on Samurai. I winner fit they'll makk o ye an yer fiddle?"
"I'll see tae Brian, Neil. You awa
30 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Ah'll hae tae geung back tae Westra on page 2
Fur he'll nip thee fingers - then thoo on page 5

2 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
at whither or no her vooels'll come haem. on page 6

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
ds. Athin standard English you'll hear an read o it bein on page V

1 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
ace atween dem. An da space we'll caa da lift.' So cam da mirkn on page 3
An da Göd Man said, 'We'll pit fish ati da watter, an fo on page 4
life 'Il nivir be da sam. You'll nivir again hae on page 5
at you ken richt fae wrang der'll aye be a feyt athin you atwee on page 6
lace in mind fir dee. Come, du'll hae dy closs kin wi dee an wa on page 9
Also on pages 11, 17, 19, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 42, 45, 47, 49, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 85, 87, 88, 93, 95, 97, 99, 106, 107, 115, 119, 120, 121, 123, 131, 137, 139, 141, 143, 147, 149, 151, 17, 161, 163, 166, 167, 173
69 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ey, an some aald neebirs at ah'll hae ta stroke aff a da list. on page 1
"I tink du'll nivver leet her, jewel," shü on page 2
his wye a life is gane, an ah'll miss him. on page 3
An Gude kens, we'll maybe see mair yet, fur da po on page 5
"Heth he'll mak him a wark whin he wins a on page 6

5 matches

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
hit'll be doonhill aa da wye, slidde on page 25

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
ic a peerie wird, but nirse. A'll varg on page 23
Sae we'll write an read an spaek hit, on page 25
drift i da silence. Dey'll be eggs shön. on page 36
A'll veesit i mi mind, clear vista on page 37
A'll start wi da horizon: draa on page 38
Also on pages 48
6 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
'I winder whit we'll dö wi Smootie whin we geng o
ie whin we geng on holiday? We'll hae tae pit her inta da catte
pit her inta da cattery. An we'll hae tae tak her tae da vet fu
n here. Mind dee head. Da fock'll be blyde ta see dee. Nicol an
e a heavy weight, Smootie. You'll have to cut down a bit on the
11 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
a sinn, an whan he's boarn, he'll be caad Immanuel" on page 1

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
An' the sacret Ah'll gie ye al' free, on page 3
He says, "Ah'll gae ye yir money noo, on page 8

2 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
on, accoardin tae tha saw: The'll aa be ketched oot in tha en, on page 12

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne A Furst Readin Book in Ulster Scots, (Evertype 2011) Ulster, weans
The wee rid hen sed, “Wha'll plant the seed?”
The wee rid hen sed, “Wha'll plant the seed?” The pig se
The wee rid hen sed, “Wha'll cut the wheat?”
“Wha'll grind the wheat?” The pig s
-’ The wee rid hen sed, “A'll dae it.’
17 matches

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