A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

instance Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words50.2 73.5 13.6 19.9 5.8 41.3 8.9
Number of occurrences161143 9 2 1 4 2
Number of authors40 28 6 2 1 2 1

Occurrences of instance in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
it used aw through Alice, fir instance-"erying", "sobbing", "sheddin on page vi

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
For instance, whan first he saw my aeropla on page 15
nummer insteid o a name. For instance, he micht cry it, 'Asteroid 3 on page 18
her dorty pride. Ae day, for instance, whan descrivin her fower tho on page 32
gie me a wiselike biddin. For instance, he coud bid me be gane athin on page 41
avaiger maun shaw pruifs. For instance, gin the discovery is o a muc on page 55
Also on pages 70
6 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
For instance, if ye were tae say, on page 21

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ide in the hairt o Embra, fer instance, it's a pressin ane. The leec on page 89
en up opportunities, like fer instance reversin the cuts tae the Tax on page 148

2 matches

Dareau, Mareau Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST), (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
Share is in fack an affy guid instance o twae deefferent aspecks o t on page 59

1 matches

Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
eptions o the writer; in this instance, it's throu MacDougall's focu on page 84

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
retendin tae be historic, fer instance we'll likely nivver ken gin A on page 10

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
at startet wi a vowel. So fur instance, Shut yir ugly mug, wid becom on page 17

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
me wey? Breakfast cereal, for instance?' on page 148

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
O the aulder weys, fr'instance on page 89
Like time fr'instance, that's real, it passes, on page 103

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
ws that ye'll aye can find an instance o the Scots word wrutten doun on page 5
o staundart practice. For an instance, tae set furth airticles in S on page 7
ootset, an formatting. For ae instance, Wikipedia's Manual of Style on page 9
For an instance: on page 10
For an instance on page 11
Also on pages 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 38, 40, 41, 47, 48, 51, 53, 64
79 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
daein whit he does. That, for instance, is - on page 83

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
rious deiffekwalties, lik fur instance, homophons, whaur the reinge on page 11

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
haron, age 12', tae gie a for instance. Sae, e'en gin Ah was ettlin on page 9

5 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
speakin aboot Caledonia, for instance, Moffat taks flytes at a curn on page 110

1 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
direct in tyme cuming at the instance of the pairteis complenand ch on page 23

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
n in some important weys. For instance, it maistly deals wi Scots hi on page 130
boot for a lang time nou; for instance, Hume Brown's Early Traveller on page 132

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
unkent til the ithers. Ae sik instance o 'spaicial-Matthaen' materia on page 136

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
nglish. Aa ower Scotland, fer instance, we hae the word Hall stuck o
d aa ower the warld, (wha fer instance his been translatit intae mai
2 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
Scots. For instance the Scots Leid Resource Centr
1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
n the Doric—the poetry, for instance. There is some great poetry w
1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
at startet wi a vowel. So fur instance, Shut yir ugly mug, wid becom
1 matches

McFarlane, Ishbel Maun we mak new wirds fir a chyngin warld?, (The National 2020) Central, newspaper
minority leids ken thon. Fir instance A kent that in deaf culture
1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
weel. It is fun in Scots, for instance, in John Gau (translatin frae
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
t ahin the cloods? In anither instance, fae 1787, a curious baw o fi
ect that wis gey orra. For ae instance, on 2 November 1912 a body in
Aiblins the maist weel-kent instance o this search tae date is fae
lie kythed in the air. For ae instance, Bishop John Lesslie’s hist
ny reports fae thae times. Ae instance o a tube-shaped object seen i
8 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
g species and the planet. For instance, Bolivians call Mother Earth
1 matches

Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
"dreich" like "droukit", for instance, tho o coorse back then ah co
1 matches

Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
mean in reality? Weel, for an instance, it wad shuirly mean the UK g
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
lessical’) muisic. Tak, for instance, the liturgical muisic o the
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
k some cynical remerk — for instance he wad say that God haed gien
mony dífficulties — for an instance, later in the year, at the ha
t. The hens and deuks, for an instance, haint three firlots o aits a
ame the wild craiturs, for an instance, foondert aamaist strecht. Th
4 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
in there wis milk eneuch, for instance, bit Malik micht feel they ne
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
newspaper airticles bein ane instance. But the heid anes in Scotlan
ed soondit, but it’s a guid instance o the sang. Please clap yer m
lies. In fact, this is a guid instance o a question that haed a econ
wrutten in Scots an is a guid instance o politics an rivalries hame-
4 matches

McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Independence Referendum, for instance).
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
hts abuses. It wis richt, for instance, for the warld o cricket tae
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
doot hae taen tent o monie an instance o it oot-through, in sindry s
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
rie and Scott. Obviously, ane instance o the wird ‘recompence’ i
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Edinburgh than massel. A rare instance ae hope which wis quickly das
1 matches

@MizLiot tweeted
e weren’t being rude in that instance wi Wass alt (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
v the banter - which in this instance wisnae thats awe - enjoy the (2021) twitter link

Doric

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Tak fir instance the picter ah wis luikin at t on page 40

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
we hed e door between us. For instance, if ee were inside, ee micht on page 55
ing ee lecked wi e clock. For instance, suppose id wis nine o'clock on page 67
all e things be-an alive: for instance, air's e arch A've got till g on page 81

3 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
some, Fermer Bert Dugald for instance, Cyaard hid mair in common wi on page 118

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
aspects o the island. For instance the one track road at ey were
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
For instance fit wid she dee if she nocht
1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
for instance. I waukent early
1 matches

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
dyin the language in use. For instance, my ain project is aboot gai(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
owels in Orkney language? For instance, whit wey wid you write 'plac on page 8

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Bonny Isle o Sanday, (Brisk Northerly 2016) Orkney, blog
For instance … the Broonie o Helliehowe
1 matches

Shetland

@tattooedselkie tweeted
Tak eanoo, fir instance. I'm da admin fir a particula(2021) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
oo hed th door atween 00, For instance, if ee were inside, ee micht on page 56
hin ee lik'd wi th clock. Fur instance, suppose eet were nein o'cloc on page 69
s aw th hings bein alive: fur instance, there's th airch Ah've got t on page 83

3 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
r it tae weans in schuils fir instance? Cannae lair playin tennis at (2021) twitter link

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
in yae likt wi the clock. Fur instance, imagine it wus nine o'clock on page 71
l the things baein alive: fur instance, thur's the arch A hae tae go on page 84

2 matches

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