A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

curls Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.2 9.8 12.1 9.9 11.6 10.3 22.1
Number of occurrences3619 8 1 2 1 5
Number of authors20 10 4 1 2 1 2

Occurrences of curls in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
geegled, shakin her auld grey curls, on page 29

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
hey baith bowed low, an their curls goat tangl't thegither. on page 55

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
shi curls up in ir defence, on page 62

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
oker straight bar some random curls. Baith her an Kelly Marie wur on page 37

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
dark and handsome man. Ma lip curls as ah wipe the worst o the wh on page xiv
ma broon hair intae the ticht curls that fell doon ower ma should on page xx
front o the mirror. Ma sponge curls hud set perfectly beneath ma on page 54
s, and twirled wan o ma broon curls. He gestured fur me tae move on page 57
At the rate ah'm gaun at, ma curls will ainlie bounce again if a on page 63
Also on pages 77, 81
7 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
Once, I snippt ma bonnie curls on page 23
at comb winna saft yir towsie curls on page 30
Wi ribbond curls and polished shoon on page 53

3 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
an it’s dead wiry lik paki curls, yi widnae be able tae see th
1 matches

Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
s wore hur hair in big, broon curls, and a wee tartan pinny and w
1 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
wimplin path, with her ruddy curls fleein behin her.
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
looking, wi her blonde frizzy curls and her neat school uniform n
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Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
uks an tossed er bottle blone curls. "It's a (she made rubbits' l on page 35
aftan, gied er frizzle o reed curls a shak an stairtit er speel: on page 60

2 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Yer mane o golden curls on page 50

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
they both bowed low, an their curls got entangled tigithir. on page 53

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
seeing that een o his son’s curls wis threatenin tae spyle his
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
nin ane o Minnie's lang black curls roon the fingers o his left h
en twinin the lassie's bonnie curls, noo fell tae strakin her hei
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
gowden curls an blue een that blinkit fin
1 matches

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
crestan white is hid curls an then braks on page 17

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
baith med a grett bow, an der curls got wippled tagidder. on page 57

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
fae wi yun boannie heid a red curls. Still, I suppose we aa laek on page 11

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
hey baith bowed low, an their curls got mixed up th'gither. on page 55

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
the rollers, brushed oot the curls an catcht the mahogonie tints on page 18
et perched on tap o hir dairk curls. "Guid morning, Mrs Andrews," on page 19
on tap o hir heid in a pile o curls, crooned wi a lang, white vei on page 23
e. Hir sister's shouler-lenth curls wur loose aroon hir neck, wi on page 25

4 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
baith bowed ower low, an thir curls got tangelt thegither. on page 56

1 matches

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