A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

changin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.6 14.2 9 9.9 29.1 0 17.7
Number of occurrences4428 6 1 5 0 4
Number of authors27 12 6 1 4 4

Occurrences of changin in Corpus

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Central

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
t himsel at the big school by changin his name. But why? on page 7

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Aw, wait! ma luck must be is changin, right enough. Ah've goat Ald on page 83
es is clamp up before quickly changin the topic ae conversation. Na on page 167
evaporates intae thin air. A changin emotion which sends his cigar on page 184

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
teacher when ah come oot the changin rooms. Ah said, Whit you daei on page 15
look an then she said, Anyway changin the subject ah wis tellin yi on page 30
ur. She took that long in the changin rooms that ah actually shoute on page 53
We wur in the PE. changin room gettin changed tae go pl on page 95
day. We startet a new unit on Changin Public Health in the Eighteen on page 169

6 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Himsel is changin colour like the Cathkin will on page 134

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
n he's callt Daniel. Clearly, changin yer name's a fing. on page 11

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ve tae tell me tae move away. Changin ma number wis the only way ah on page 46

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
teacher when ah come oot the changin rooms. Ah said, Whit you daei
1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
day. We startet a new unit on Changin Public Health In the Eighteen
een it cos it wis in the boys changin rooms; yi could hear Cantsmel
2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Changin, yet changeless an serene,
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
the dosh and she showed us a changin room and toilet, gied us sun
1 matches

McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
new coach! He strutted in the changin room wi a swagger aboot him,
He stood in the middle eh the changin room n commanded tae us… "C
2 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ar enough ten year. Ah’m no changin fur naeb’dy.
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ost an eye. On arrival at the changin’ room fir the furst Interna
1 matches

Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
hts the want o a “g” i “Changin Scotland” as confusin i her
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
in oan the days yit tae come. Changin the minds ae the Leith Nation
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
l, eh? Bruce hus cloacked the changin ae the guard and hus noticed
1 matches

@iainnicol tweeted
dinna mind yer Depute Leader changin.(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
s a disgrace if it happens - changin the rules efter a week for pu (2020) twitter link

Doric

Innes, Brian P. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Thochts o a Teacher, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
see that some things are aye changin, bit some things aye bide the on page 49

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
as changin world markets an the lack o i on page 32

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I'm changin fester 'an i'wethir, if ye an on page 179

1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
n tears at things wi its ever-changin cocktail o elements. The peop on page 118

1 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
oot for a blether in the van, changin their Agatha Christies and Ba
1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Bittie aboot oor Doric dialect, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Inverurie, blog
In order te survive in these changin times, the profile o oor Scot
1 matches

Orkney

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
wirk in. Ony sign o' the sky changin, an weet comin, wis aye sumin
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
said Alice, braaly gluffed wi changin sae fast, but aafil blyde ta on page 20
Changin as fast as dis, hit gae her a on page 52

2 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
waar I wis doin onything life changin, bit I sall nivver say clowe, on page 64

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
An even whin da changin saisons brocht
1 matches

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
r viking heritage alang we da changin o da season and da return o d (2019) twitter link

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
lang gaun. In its place was a changin hut. Four idle waals tae prot on page 51

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Oor changin place afore we swum. on page 2

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ly replied; "but A dinnae lik changin sae aften, yae know." on page 50

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
An iver changin reference on page 26

1 matches

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