A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

da's Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20 26.2 18.1 0 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences6451 12 0 0 0 1
Number of authors17 13 3 1

Occurrences of da's in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
drew widnae argue wi him. His da's just like ma faither, ye know on page 1

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
it's jist the way it is. Da's jist urnae on the cairds fur on page 1

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
e probably chapped mah maw an da's room door tae tell thum aboot on page 3
SAMMY'S DA'S FUNERAL on page 75
ght, here ah um. We're at mah da's funeral. It's aw quiet apart on page 76
fur wit ah did tae him at mah da's funeral a few month ago thoug on page 173

7 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Ma da's got bad feet. He says it's ca on page 11
Ma da's never paddult in the sea or w on page 13
pendin on how bad yi look. Ma da's at his work an ma ma's away u on page 18
Harpreet's fell oot wi me. Ma da's at his work an ma ma's helpin on page 39
kin fur money or a favour. Ma da's the same: he's got hunners ae on page 57
Also on pages 61, 67, 83, 97, 99, 100, 101, 140, 156, 159, 169
22 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
Thing is but, ma Da's clatterin aboot at 6:00 in th on page 17
And aw the while ma Da's staunin there lookin at us li on page 24
Ma Da's deid smart abot a ton o tings on page 25

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
noo, Grannie, Geordie said. 'Da's jist had this haill room repe on page 46

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Da's and Maws livin beyond rehears on page 45
But for a novice his da's pinned the nappy quite clever on page 75

2 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
true" yammered the Wee Tods. 'Da's no haein ye on! We've hunners on page 48

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
wish we could use oor maw and da's money on page 58
'll hae control o oor maw and da's siller and he can get shot o on page 100

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Da's been pushin up daisies fur ne on page 1
Da's favourite haunt, the Clydesid on page 3
sisted oan buyin him a drink. Da's warmth appeared tae pass aff on page 10
ip. It made the last months o Da's life so much easier tae deal on page 43

5 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
the laddie's reaction tae his Da's bein let oot the jyle an his
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
MA DA'S A nutter. Radio rental. He'd
'Ma da's no in the now.'
Between his map-readin and ma da's drivin it wis a miracle we go
3 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
he's greetin wae the pain, an Da's haudin ur
1 matches

Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
urra. When we got back tae my da's flat he stuck the news oan an
1 matches

Doric

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ained broon, the effects o ma Da's smokin. Ma said it wis aboot on page 42
s. Ah wunner if the insides o Da's lungs luik the same. If ye cu on page 43
closin time yet but ah'm sure Da's due tae be chuckit oot seen e on page 44
boot in the dark. Jist lik ma Da's hauns outstretched, luikin fu on page 45

4 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
the Fittie Bar, ma da's favourite, on page 1

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
be an ancestor o Fauldie, her Da's favourite horse, tho Fauldie
in we roup oot at Mairtinmas, Da's pitten me tae a braw schule i
bby watter. She ran throw her Da's peat cut at the Moss o Leddra
Minnie's mither cam in wi her da's sark, tae say that Jock hid h
t needit a stick tae wauk. An da's mowser's broon, Betsy, wi jis
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ll twal. Her Ma wirkit at her Da's surgery as a nurse an wis ric
sy wye o telling ye this. Yer Da's nae yer rael Da. Yer richt da
2 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
An' sates lake mae Da's ermchair, on page 26

1 matches

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