Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Intro a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Texts Writers Statistics Top200 Search Compare

Concordance

- pre-sorted concord - post-sorted concord - map and chronology - chronogrid - similar spellings - fine-grain concord -

Use in varieties of Scots

appearance	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	15.1	17.7	10.5	19.9	5.8	20.7	8.9
Number of occurrences	49	35	7	2	1	2	2
Number of authors	33	20	6	2	1	2	2

Occurrences of appearance 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.

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
n, when she noticed a stringe appearance in the air: it hid her fair p on page 83

1 matches

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
their dochter's betrothal. An appearance wis made by the aforesaid at on page 77

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
pig, wi a wyce and benevolent appearance in spite o the fact his tusks on page 6

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
breid. Ah can still pit in an appearance at the purvey though, that sh on page 15

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ton, likes. Wae it's run doon appearance and steel bars acroass it's w on page 182
the same undeniable shattered appearance as me. Ah didnae even need ta on page 187

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an appearance, on page 96

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
wi general approval an their appearance on the pier at Leith, tae tak on page 25

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
r an ma Auntie Jackie made an appearance up at ma gran's: whilst the a on page 56

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
day, until Chairlie made his appearance, they lay hiddled in their wa on page 9

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
elt me he wis cae mak a coort appearance; gin he didnae on page 125
Tae enhance the appearance o ma home on page 141

2 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
it when the wee fing makes an appearance, but his days are numbered, e on page 28

1 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
In order ae appearance on page 1

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
a like as no widnae pit in an appearance until nicht-time. Maist o the on page 30

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ecessarily involve a personal appearance. This is marra wi and reinfor on page 17

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
amiliar grocery chain maks an appearance. An Edinburgh gentleman wha v
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
hey were gey taen up wi their appearance.
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
e o that democracy, wield the appearance o injustice against the fact
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
whether before or after their appearance in Scots.6
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
Scots Tung aboot his youthfu appearance, Wullie reponed, "A doot it's
When he makit his first appearance alang wi The Broons in 1936,
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
h just thought he’d make an appearance soon enough, when he needed i
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
the Links, makin a lichtsome appearance.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
id that it wad chynge EBLUL's appearance an ootleuk. He said that, "Up
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
nt an itherweys licht ootside appearance. We're aw fameeliar noo wi ch
1 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e uise the laund, chyngin its appearance an effects on us forby.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
oo blind-sided wae the sudden appearance ay us — two, mad wae it baw
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
urgery tae chynge her Tibetan appearance -
ghur. An as faur as pheesical appearance wis concernt, she cud pass he
2 matches

Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ed i physical form, his first appearance sees him cawed tae the aid o
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
yin ae thum cloaks me. And ma appearance brings their conversation tae
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ed tae take some pride in its appearance. It coast a pretty penny but
1 matches

@Chazzbat tweeted
the heid" headache tae mak an appearance. #MSsucks(2020) search twitter
noo. She's lost her kittenish appearance.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
stick aboot his appearance, bit nae wye wid he say fit h
1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
er a while, in a rare ootside appearance, Betty, the Wifie Beggerey, c
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
stereotypical glaiket-leukin appearance o fuils. Houiver, aa o the an
1 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
hats nor rifles ivver made an appearance only bein stuff aboot some la
1 matches

@beast_afc tweeted
but Ken their tatties. First appearance for her so micht improve. You(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Ma bloody gout has made an appearance again on ma fit! Just in time(2016) search twitter
& blooming sasuge macks a re-appearance! Bit she is getting a'contine(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Dandelions makan their first appearance along the verges on page 16

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Haggis tasting notes, and whisky pairings, (Brisk Northerly 2019) Orkney, blog
product has a bonny speckled appearance, like the breist o a Mistleth
1 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
dda 2011 census gies da wrang appearance an shaas da fact at da census on page 7

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
n, when she noticed a curious appearance in th air: eet puzzled hur a on page 82

1 matches

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
eeps a ken, mentioned that ma appearance was quite Nordic-like. At fir(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
en, whin shag notice't an odd appearance in the air: it puzzelt hir a on page 84

1 matches

@OrangRuth tweeted
e after my world famous court appearance. After 3 shots of Bucky, he l(2016) search twitter