A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

cousin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words36.8 33.9 57.3 19.9 29.1 10.3 26.6
Number of occurrences11866 38 2 5 1 6
Number of authors37 15 12 1 5 1 3

Occurrences of cousin in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
pulled an elder burd, ma big cousin's pal. Paula Cook, hur name i on page 6
hytey is Big Eck Green's half-cousin. That's how he gits away wae on page 30
up this road to watch ma wee cousin. on page 31
d man, married young n hud ma cousin, Stacey. Bill Davies is a law on page 37
'It's Emmma's big cousin from our bit. He text me aski on page 39

8 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
fact ah hud jist watched 'My Cousin Vinny' fur the first time in on page 70
"His cousin's a private investigator and on page 107
fact he's been workin at his cousin's scrappies fur the past six on page 123
assie. Accordin tae ma aulder cousin John she wis yin ae the few p on page 189

4 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ak like some dementit distant cousin o the Windsor faimlie. An ahe on page 48

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
ein yer uncle butcher yer big cousin wi a samurai sword, at Christ on page 175

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
en wis ma Auntie Jackie an ma cousin Emma, an ah feel lik ah hardl on page 56
Ma cousin Emma drapt a bombshell, She's on page 58
pty the night. Him an his big cousin - are huvin a party in his h on page 60
jist fun oot that ah've got a cousin that's in wan F. Her name's K on page 67
sister, said Wully McCoy. Big cousin then. Whit if she's no got a on page 83
Also on pages 125, 126, 130, 132, 133, 134, 169
23 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
As in yer granda's cousin's case, lost at sea on page 15
Ye felt yer cousin's conneree on the nicht on page 97
Whit aboot Jims' cousin Davey and his pairtner? on page 136

3 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
nge a merriage tae his second cousin on the Queen's side, nane ith on page 79

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
lugs. "He's either yer third cousin fower times ower, or yer fowe on page 15

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ntil then wis Pokémon oan ma cousin Gary's Gameboy - and he'd sn on page 31
road tae Dublin tae visit hur cousin. Whenever travelling's brough on page 87

2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
A'v juist been askin efter ma cousin's wee bairn that's been at th
1 matches

Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
friend. He’s gaun oot wi ma cousin, Kelly Campbell, an noo she
gain then she’d get her big cousin tae kick ma heid in. Ah wis t
tryin tae work oot if her big cousin widda been ma big cousin anaw
widda been ma big cousin anaw but she never said whit
anaw but she never said whit cousin she wis actually talkin aboot
5 matches

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
Samuel McDiarmid Young – a cousin o Hugh McDiarmid’s – hed
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
oay, Danny Coyle. Scanlon’s cousin an aw, McDade. He wis aff his
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Paul? Ah’m Tracey, Paul’s cousin.’
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
rworked barmaid is McDade’s cousin, Johnny Scanlon and his mate,
ny. ‘Where the fuck’s yer cousin anywaiy? Ah’ve been walkin
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
irnt that Scots an Frisian is cousin languages, an thon makit me e
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
l, the lawyer Utterson an his cousin Enfield, wis educatit men tha
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
. . Hoaw, cunto! That’s ma cousin yer talkin aboot.’ he sais,
shin oot the lines tae ma wee cousin.’
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
braw poem, screivit bi Janet Cousin, inower the first page an opp
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
He wis a cousin o John Steel, the main charac

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
mind. Like the memories ae ma cousin Akio. Who wis ma younger cous
Akio. Who wis ma younger cousin oan ma mothers’ side. A boa
2 matches

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
l Andrew his auntie Bessie’s cousin’s neighbour’s son, nae the (2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
. He'd jist got news that his cousin was missin somewey in the Nor on page 40

1 matches

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
wis a braw wash-hoose, an her cousin Jimmy an her wid play hoosies on page 16

1 matches

Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - My Faither's Fowk, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
een a their ane 'cousin'? on page 36

1 matches

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ae really my story - it's ma cousin Ellen's, bit she will niver l on page 57
e shed an there wis ma bonnie cousin lyin on the fleer, her airms on page 60

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
r? Jenna says she wis aat her cousin Leanne's hoose an her baby di on page 94

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
le, an gaive up thi goast. Ma cousin, "Nabbie," turn't up an say's on page 31
tae thi caravaan fae Aik. Ma cousin, Nabbie, weis alreadee air, s on page 32

3 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
wid ye believe it, ye ken yer cousin Lizzie, her att culdna hae ba on page 80

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
treet, fa div ye meet bit yer cousin on page 137

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
Lizzie, winted tae veesit her cousin Peter Middleton, the fairmer on page 51

8 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
I like dyeuk’s eggies.” Cousin Neil at New Deer keepit dyeuk
adda fell ower his face, like Cousin Neil’s parks fin the sun hi
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ages wi Minnie Bruce, a full cousin on her faither's side, throw
Seein her cousin warsslin up the Hill, she sho
purple merks at the tap o her cousin's breist been, bruises that l
'Thon's easy!' her cousin replied. 'Loons of coorse.'
ke her da tae swick? Isie her cousin wis a month younger than Minn
11 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
sat neist Nava in skweel. His cousin Jed wis bikin on ahin him, a
1 matches

@sovereigndaisy tweeted
Nah! Like being bested by yer cousin nae the school bully ????(2019) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@cligeey @Nicolejunemcka1 Ma cousin far Buckie is a Mair.(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
reed Fimo, an ma eldest an is cousin haudin e Monimusk reliquary. (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
He gaed tae see Jock, his cousin, - he wirked in the quarry a on page 16
The wan wi the cousin that hid the sam - and died on page 83

2 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
rst of June, to stay with her cousin Jane, who has seven of her ow on page 77

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
appened; he kent aa aboot his cousin's dooble life.
1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
dis adorable caird my peerie cousin sent me ???? https://t.co/oI2 (2020) twitter link

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
It's my peerie cousin's wedding day :-)(2013) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
fine tae ken my ain talented cousin is reading it ??????(2020) search twitter

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
rejadam @HalifaxBank Sorry ma cousin, a cannae trust typetalk! a c(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
"Esther's a cousin o mine. Reared bae ma ma's ou on page 9
kit bae the silence o the new cousin. on page 19
l boy an no a babbie. "Ee's a cousin o Leonard's." Maisie an Sally on page 20

4 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
An forbye, yer cousin Lïzbeth ïs for haein a sinn on page 70

1 matches

Thompson, Mark The Lost Ness Monster, (clydesburn.blogspot.com 2009) Ulster - Ards Peninsula, poetry
swum aff tae see Nessie, his cousin.
1 matches

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