A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

di Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.5 15.7 54 0 29.1 0 4.4
Number of occurrences7331 36 0 5 0 1
Number of authors29 15 11 2 1

Occurrences of di in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'T'm DI Lamond,' the man wi the suit on page 1

9 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
'Aye, hoo di yi accoont fir the muckle pai on page 14

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ke wis fou eichteen inches in di. ameter and it wis slathered on page 118

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
how di yi heal a feelin? on page 39
Di yi ken any cunt that's got on page 97
di yi think that eh canna see on page 106

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
r Mister Auldhill an Princess Di were on the scene an whit the on page 34
hink, ah said tae Laura Kyle, Di think it's jist a rumour. Who on page 156

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
that ash burnt roses leave, O Di's sad story on page 44

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
ed on, "it's weel ayont me. A di'a ken hou A thocht a bit gowf on page 125

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Five sonnets o Cecco Angiolieri (1250-1319), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Oncia di carne, libra di malizia... on page 45

2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
The wife o the Laird o Di-Yan on page 39

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Se 'l cor di Becchina fosse diamante... on page 42

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ed on, "it's weel ayont me. I di'a ken hou I thocht a bit gowf
1 matches

Logan, Kirsty Lego, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
We went tae Di’Maggio’s. I loved it ther
1 matches

Gilmour, Rosie Bak Tae Schuil, (Scots Hoose 2015) Central, weans
Weel, whit di ye ken, its Linda and Kerry,
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e pits forrit the cantata Odo di mesto intorno as Clerk’s be
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Di’yi’ ken whit it’s like
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Il Rap di Vini Italiani
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
What else di ye dae bit fecht wi yer brith
1 matches

@IshbelMcF tweeted
uglasscot The lads spelled it Di, an it took me a wee whilie t(2019) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
ter an nowt's chynged. It's a di(2020) search twitter

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
He'd nae di-does fae Kathleen an Ronald a on page 15

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I'nicht, di-di-di-di'n'di on page 98
You say haud on di can bide) and I gan fir ma fl on page 147

6 matches

Crawford, Jack The Pluffer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
tele, nae internet. Fit wid a di wi masel a winderd?
1 matches

Ritchie, John Fishin in the Findhorn, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
aboot and I didna ken fit tae di next. Ma didie came ower and
1 matches

Robson, Euan Peelie wally, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
o time an a didnae ken fit to di wi masel. Abidy wis oot o the
cunnered. I didna ken fit tae di wi masel. There wis naethin o
panicking. A thocht fit wid a di? There wis nae wye it could b
t me nae tae be sae quick tae di ony mare housework in future.
4 matches

Martin, Keiron Ma Worst Nicht Oot, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
tae I didna ken something tae di wi the last owner makin coffi
ether, she didsna ken fit tae di wi him. He wis aye turnin up
decided the first thing a wid di fan a got hame wid be tae go
3 matches

Riddell, Conor San Diego, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ae the Canterbury Gardens tae di ma shopping. Fan a got there
A hid come a the wye here tae di some o ma Christmas shopping
2 matches

Dunnett, Nathan The Auld Asylum, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
red. There wisna onything tae di and we were lookin fir some e
wonderin fit we wir gaunt ae di noo. A thing fir sure a didna
2 matches

Bowie, Tyler Stookie, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ooked ower caul oot there tae di onyhthin. But I wis gie hungr
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
en. Ach weel. Nihin better ti di a suppose.(2019) search twitter
@AberdeenFC the pair of them di ma heid in. But.....will ayew(2019) search twitter
bz @bdantarctica Micht hae ti di mi ain range noo.(2019) search twitter
on i Broad Hill. Maybe we can di a jint show in yon new Art Ga(2019) search twitter
Theslidedown @aberdeentaxi1 I di monthly shotties ower i summe(2019) search twitter
and 9 other occurrences.

@daleser23 tweeted
Haha di canio. Take at ye fuckin dick(2013) search twitter

Shetland

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
peerie man atween hosts, "I'm di Trowie Diel Faider. Mi name i on page 35

3 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
dy (stressed) ~ di (unstressed) on page 29
2 dy/di yir on page 65

2 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
There's nane o' this la-di-da Inglish on page 28

1 matches

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