A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

earn Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.8 12.9 16.6 19.9 5.8 0 8.9
Number of occurrences4125 11 2 1 0 2
Number of authors29 17 7 2 1 2

Occurrences of earn in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ns wae them, but that doesnae earn yi the respect ae the streets on page 24

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
A lad wis telt, tae earn his keep on page 12
But couldnae earn his keep on page 27

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
condescendin creepiness will earn yous aw a skelp; on page 26

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
yae dinnae ken if yur gonnae earn a quid or a livin wage fae mo on page 28

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an earn meh braed - an honest buck. on page 47
an earn meh braed an honest buck. on page 49

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
tae the hand-loom weavin tae earn a crust. He'd likely learned on page 111

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
n the summer so that he could earn money. on page 132
But it'd be good fur her tae earn her ain pocket money. Claire on page 142
rewshire World is free, aw yi earn is four pee per paper. on page 144
ted an asked if ah wantet tae earn a tenner fur helpin her babys on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
e end, the ainly wey he could earn a few bawbees wis by howkin t on page 46

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
und 35 BC, an wir written tae earn a bit extra siller. Their fai on page 101

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
r the siller but for wull tae earn on page 8

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Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
the Ochils tae jyne the River Earn near Forteviot - at Inver (t on page 46

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Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Ballad o an Irish student, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
in order tae earn some pay.
1 matches

McFarlane, Ishbel Oor hail culture is fatphobic ... an thon’s the real shame, (The National 2020) Central, newspaper
hat diet”, or “A’ll can earn this sweetie gin A dae sic-an
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A shinin glint o windin Earn.
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Gilmour, Rosie Bak Tae Schuil, (Scots Hoose 2015) Central, weans
Wonderin, will a earn a dojo in ma cless the day
1 matches

Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
n ma airt. Whilst it's hoo ah earn a livin, ah didnae choose tae
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ch Venacher, Loch Voil , Loch Earn and on a rare occasion Loch T
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e press on, they telt him tae earn some siller in Shanzi an buy
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
ob Lookin efter aul fowk 'Tae earn a twa-three bob Ae thing aboo on page 15

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
guide tae lairn aboot foo tae earn a Nobel Peace Prize, ane o th on page 15

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
loon must break his back tae earn his day o' leisure? on page 108

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Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
hissed the cat. "If ye canna earn yer keep here, awa wi ye!" on page 22

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
er's wee craft ilkie day, tae earn some guid will an some neeps
war by wi annaa. She wis tae earn her keep an staun atween the
2 matches

Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
sly in a place o wark, or tae earn an equal pey? Mony trad wives
1 matches

The Flying Pigs There’s nae reassurance over national insurance, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
at ye winna pay onythin if ye earn less than £12,570 aifter Jul
However, if ye earn mair than £50 thoosand a yea
2 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
K far some i' their customers earn £280 per year fae ower 4500 (2019) search twitter
Yon TV detectives fair earn their pey: aifter twaa oors o(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
o much fur the catch that wid earn me renown. on page 72

1 matches

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
y in the guid wather whin hid earn.
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
n, an wintered oot twaese, ta earn da money tae buy dis place. H on page 73

1 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
An sterted oot tae earn a on page 35

1 matches

Gibson, Darren Cannae Thole Ye!, (lowcountrylad.blogspot.com/ 2014) Ulster - Ards, blog
thole him, tha mair it micht earn ye a clash roon tha heid. Whu
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