A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

below Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words26.5 17.6 10.4 129.2 116.2 72.4 17.7
Number of occurrences8635 7 13 20 7 4
Number of authors44 18 5 8 5 4 4

Occurrences of below in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
are floors and floors of folk below him. Some of them work for hi on page 15

1 matches

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
An whaur the daffins danced below the trees, on page 27

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
m, bass wallops the flair fae below. I sit oan ma bed, Iona oan h on page 3

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
carved into the winding gorge Below the abbey tower: on page 3
cliffs of Fife The waves rage below. on page 6

2 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
An sidewheels below dredged up fear. on page 18

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
e necklace, partially visible below a picture o the Sacred Heart. on page 14
gorgeous coats oan the flair below the resteraunt.' on page 54

2 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
yet threshed like the sea below Dunnottar. on page 112

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McPartlin, John Lallans 73 - Wrack, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
o yer whiteness a wrack below the snaw. on page 77

1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
voices in the blackness doon below, bi the burn. Ah kent the str
p an awa an the grun fell far below dizzy an dizzy an turning the
2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
it micht be a bittie below.
But lookin on the grass below Ah saw an unco sicht.
2 matches

McClelland, Ben Chicagof Island, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
didny see thaim n thay staun below th' tree n sterted lukin aroo
juring his-sel oan th' ground below. Th' twa wee jimmies, younger
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
intae ma room fae the street below. The time oan the alarm cloac
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
p an look tae the busy street below, bathed in sunlight, vibrant
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
gless eye an the silvery scar below it; the hallmark ay the menta
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
a rich jade green gloss paint below, an soft, eggshell emulsion a
, beamin oantae the drive fae below the quarter open garage door.
2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
rds the flat calm ay the glen below, back tae the bothy. Ah think
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
their descent intae the glen below.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
oot the windae tae the street below.
1 matches

MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
e; efter weeks o' peepin' fae below, efter weeks o' forcin masell
1 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
watchin the pines waltz doon below beyond the lang-deid rose gai
1 matches

@OliphantWullie tweeted
uil Lookin at aw the comments below, how 's onybody tae mak ony s (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
s available here and the book below. “tae be yersel, an tae mak (2020) search twitter
@LightGotta Scythed below the knee. A mere scratch!(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
ee, but Sturgeon has holed it below the water-line ?? https://t.c (2022) twitter link

@rattlecans tweeted
tax, min but no those who pay below X" kite a few times o'er past (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
esources I used in the tweets below... (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@ghsfp ps read the statements below - you might actually learn s (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
siren went. 'Quick, get doon below!' He turnt an baaled ti Forst on page 41

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
te-Oh, id's coman doon! Heids below!" (a loud crash)-"Noo, who di on page 36
a o green leaves at lay aweiy below her. on page 49
men on till e heids o e crowd below, an air they lay sprawlan abo on page 112

3 matches

Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ht that folk might see ye fae below. Ye cry tae yer auntie, “hi
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
auld days fan I bid in a flat below Radars. On second thoughts, m (2022) twitter link

@daleser23 tweeted
fin260785 check oot the video below it aboot cleverley. Quality(2013) search twitter

Orkney

Tait, Ruth Gallows Ha - Watchan Eyes, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
fifteen feet up fae the burn below, on page 9

2 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
campion, broon bladder-wrack below. on page 48

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
below the owergrouwn hedges on page 10
sometheen huge jist below the surfeece - on page 35

2 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
There's a drawer below that's handy on page 44

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Below the peedie trees. on page 63
Below me they start haedan north ta on page 142

2 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
sweeman below the rocks, on page 123

1 matches

Leonard, Ingrid Northwords Now 43 - Ingrid Leonard, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Orkney, poetry
Thi foor below is spread wi owld Orcadians, on page 18

1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
tive, most o the sooth end is below the horizon, it's mostly just (2020) twitter link
caa the drumstick is the bit below the knee, so we mibbe better (2021) twitter link

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Oh, he's comin doon! Look oot below!" (a lood crash) - "Noo dan, on page 38

1 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
t da heevens abön an da aert below, an mak a space atween dem. A on page 3

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
re an efter da core, as shaan below. on page 27
etc. See da sample text doon below (writin, wrot, happened). on page 36
grammatical information (see below). on page 39
t dis morphemes comes wi, see below inna dir ain sections. on page 43
hin is døn tae). Da paradigm below shaas da Shaetlan personal pr on page 52
Also on pages 57, 58, 65, 66, 68, 69, 71, 76, 77
16 matches

Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
vynd. So efter a while I göd below an faan him a oilskin an a pa
1 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
ed his lugs. Da freezin abyss below him numbed his legs. His sorr
1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Below thon wooden chair on page 28

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Och, eet's comin doon! Heids below!" (a loud crash) - "Noo, wha on page 37
een leaves that were lyin far below hur. on page 50
tae th heids o th throng doon below, an there they lay sprawlin a on page 115

3 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
pre-order, link in Kevin's RT below and ta to @edbookfest and @Ti(2020) search twitter
ther 5 inc @peeriemagnie Link below includes my Scots poem and vi(2020) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ly huv been in several places below that gap, there is nae way fi(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
rattled an a voice come frae below. "Guid mornin, Mrs Andrews." on page 54

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Bae geffin yin below Carnroe. on page 23

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Abundance ripped frae doon below on page 26

1 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
ger scooped oot all the earth below the prootas there
1 matches

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