A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

ap Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words55.6 3 3 228.5 505.7 0 278.8
Number of occurrences1816 2 23 87 0 63
Number of authors20 4 2 6 6 2

Occurrences of ap in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
e the bottle tae Howie's face ap back again. He was sober. How on page 1

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
d in the certainty o the love ap protection o Almighty God ... on page 36

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
nineteenth century there were ap affy lot mair Gaelic speakers on page 64
n aw oor systems o governance ap damn near ilka governmental a on page 88

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
st richt, cauld, wet an windy ap nae maitter hou ye dresst, ye on page 64

1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Falad in linth an build. Bit ap
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Chantelle smiled seductively ap adjustit her blue satin jumps on page 58

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
o e things ye acceese him o. Ap Herod didna aither, cause he' on page 119

1 matches

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
gittan too near tae her calf, ap meed a spret for the dog. Ben on page 14

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
no be muckle kop fur roondan ap thee sheep! on page 50

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
rs o waakan claes - an leuks ap at fower meuns. Or is it doon on page 107
mmers at track her credits is ap, an aence this process teuk y on page 114
line atwart the Haa wi light-ap letters, in a tong thay deu a on page 126
trid - a seicont bairn steps ap - "But what if she's got it on page 129
s; next a set tae frapp thaim ap, an than a waaltz. on page 130
Also on pages 146
7 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Next year, mibbee, shae'll be ap and awaey. on page 69

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Lallans 67 - Fower Poems efter Rilke, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Orkney, poetry
mak ap a mirkeneen love song; on page 58

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine An Excerpt From Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Future Fantasy, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Orkney, poetry
“A’m only seen hid fae ap on Ascraeus.
1 matches

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
he tang bed then tae be rooed ap tae run the weet.
hed gotten a lok o' tang teen ap an skailed on the green, hid
s lukin fir drift an gatherin ap aa the bits o' wid he could f
id, aye gainin a fit, or twa, ap the banks, bit faith hid wis
The log wid hae tae be braken ap at the banks an teen heem in
10 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
eedyots. No wan bit! Keep hid ap! (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Hall, Nat nobody remembers the birdman - Hairst, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Shetland, poetry
staris gadder apö da wires... on page 82

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Grottie-Buckie and Tirli-Wirli, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997352) Shetland, weans
-en o a fysh wi him, laid oot apö da bruckie-plate. on page 14
Tirli-Wirli tocht ill apön Grottie-Buckie, an fur his on page 15
bi dancing apön hit an flatchin hit oot. on page 20
e löt his peerie freend ride apön his shooder. on page 33
Grottie-Buckie pickit apö da door. An wid you believe on page 35

5 matches

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
Sun glisters icicles. Apön glansin snaa on page 25
apö mi memory. on page 26
ghost apö da watter. I wisna ready fo on page 27
apö Moor Fea man be conductin d on page 28
Graet hulters tipper apö broos, waitin on page 29
Also on pages 30, 33
10 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
da straff o birds apö da banks on page 19

4 matches

Nicholson, Hannah Eemis Stane 1 - Dance o da Selkies, (Eemis Stane 2022) Shetland, poetry
Apö da stone, an da men on page 14

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
da UK. Hit pre-daets English apø da isles an isna mutually i on page 7
anguage (Norn) at wis spokken apø da on page 9
stry, led tae multilingualism apø da isles trowe da middle ag on page 10
. Da raison wis tae keep doon apø da Celtic tribes at wis tra on page 13
a lok o Aest Norse influence apø da language o da plaess. on page 15
Also on pages 19, 20, 22, 30, 47, 50, 70, 79, 91, 97
16 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Der wirds is dew apö da speeder's wub: on page 21
Der a yarbent settled apön me fae you gud: on page 23
ta whit's lippened. Takk pity apö dem on page 24
an fresh tusk an tatties apö da table. on page 28
Sun bricht apö kirn o tide ita da gyos; on page 36
Also on pages 39, 40, 44, 46, 49, 50, 64, 68, 70, 71, 93, 96, 100, 105, 115
24 matches

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
a button an keepit his finger apön hit till dey wir naethin l
elled HAIR REMOVER. KLINE HIT APÖN YOUR LEGS, hit said, AN LA
LESTER. Dey wir a pooder-puff apö da tap an he balled dat in
He fan a box o CANARY SEED apö da skelf. ‘Maybe hit’ll
e saa a bottle o GIN staandin apö da dresser. Granny wis braa
6 matches

De Luca, Christine Soondscapes, (Shetland For Wirds 2015) Shetland, poetry
Apö da broo, ahint a wheeshtit
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Paes Eggs, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, poetry
apö paes egg. ‘Tak care noo.
1 matches

De Luca, Christine St Ninian's Isle, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, poetry
– is shö sits apö da alter noo – her flicht
e, on a boannie day, wi birds apö da wing
2 matches

De Luca, Christine Gaet-markers, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
laek a dorro an da haand apön da tiller
apön a steekit kame – laek in
2 matches

Williamson, Christie Guide, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
as da day at shon apö
1 matches

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
dem" is referrin tae depends apø da context, but der seldom

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
peerie constructions eekit on apø da end o stætments or comm

Williamson, Christie Da Problem o dese Paerts, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Shetland, prose
trill grund fur me ta scrieve apö - a Tom Leonard poyim, da
Fur dat, I med a meditation apö da phrase 'syne some o wis
2 matches

Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Minni-Babbi, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, prose
Da day hit appeared apö da horizon wis a fine sunny
ose I could see fokk staandin apö da cliffs, lookin oot an wa
f an could see da ship tossin apö da spindrift at wis formin
3 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
Du man stow awa apö da Leirna.
up on da windowsill an pickit apö da gless (a trick her midde
ta see if shö could lay een apön some o her cousins. Maybe
geng is shö plaesed, pickin apö da window ta win inta Magnu
'Mam, we could pit a notice apö Radio Shetland. Der awfil g
5 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
l dis intense sadness creepin apö me. Mind when we could geng(2021) search twitter

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
Forrit - Levellin' Ap Ulster-Scots 4 on page 3
Forrit - Levellin' Ap Ulster-Scots on page 4
Executive Summin' Ap on page 5
The settin' ap o' thrie research an' educati on page 6
ants at alloos curns tae bigg ap an' shew thair capacity bae o on page 7
Also on pages 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 21, 26, 27, 28, 33, 38, 40, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 53, 54, 56, 58, 61, 64, 66, 69, 70, 71
61 matches

Depairtment fur Commonities Hargey announces heidwie oan plens fer Airish an’ Ulster-Scots, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
ture Plen wi’ the settin’ ap o’ Expert Adwisory Penels.
“Thae penels wur maide ap o’ experts fae acroass acad
2 matches

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