A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

lands Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.8 24.7 9 19.9 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences5748 6 2 0 0 1
Number of authors28 23 2 2 1

Occurrences of lands in Corpus

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Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
rryin gear oot frae yin o the lands. He kent awready this wis the on page 136

2 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
at the boy's nose. He folds n lands next tae Finnegan, ~ whose fa on page 20

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
e it's no sae faur tae Muckle Lands, on page 11
nor brae nor muckle tuimit lands on page 37

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
eg, heritable portioner o the lands o the Cruikedbank o Greenock on page 48
o 1685, aa roun aboot in the lands o Kyle an Nithsdale, the kill on page 62
all an haill the Ten-shilling lands of Greenock called Cruikedban on page 79

5 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
n from the royal town, To his lands by the sea: on page 4

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ir power, eh? it wisnae their lands or titles. It wis their educa on page 91

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
orroway an ither Scandinavian lands. In thae kintraes the lowest on page 29
hae had the richt tae buy the lands they wark. That wis a richt r on page 84
s, an still is, seen in monie lands as the epitome o a daicent fo on page 94
ritish Empire, apairt fae the lands that were settled bi white Br on page 114

5 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
ist bounces aff the sword and lands in the mud in front ae me. on page 174

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Pride, power, castles an lands wir now on page 42
Meh dreams ir in distant lands, on page 98
lands distant ir held within meh dr on page 99

3 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
play agin ither fowk fae mony lands. Lik at MSN ye hae yer ain pr on page 54

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
e a truly ancient pedigree in lands aw ower this planet. on page 10
ds an mebbe even deer fae the lands that were held in common by t on page 82
cher mockin them on their ain lands! The situation fae their pynt on page 84
y Hill, owerlookin the bonnie lands o Strathmore. The erection o on page 85

4 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Bi some strange quirk it lands intact, on page 32

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
She sent him back tae spirit lands afar on page 33
A door tae Hell in the broon lands, on page 118

2 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
dded ower tae the graves. "It lands on wir great-granny's grave a on page 76

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
and in the brukken-doon lands on page 30

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
An drouthy Indian lands on page 55
Themed heritage aa ither lands tae dang; on page 63
In elfin lands wi ferlie names on page 70

3 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
play agin ither fowk fae mony lands. Lik at MSN ye hae yer ain pr on page 54

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
oan roofs. The markets an the lands on page 112

1 matches

Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
For fremmit lands. on page 55

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
angin fowk, ay, o aa the Nine Lands on page 23

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
p oan tae the tarmac path. It lands at the feet ay a boay who’s
hin ay a robust defence as he lands another two dull yins tae the
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
winter wind until it finally lands oan the wires that hing betwe
at ye, ya cunt.’ he sais an lands a dig tae the side ay junkieâ
2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
led fae aw ower Greece an the lands o the Aegean tae see an buy h
the haill island, an a wheen lands in Greece forby. Ivery day, f
2 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Through lands, nae man has tracked,
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
t, “naebody in the Excludit Lands has aircraft. Ye’re fae owe
1 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
he skips over it entirely and lands it on ma hip instead, creepin
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
nerra closes led tae the back lands. Ahint yin o the heich teneme
1 matches

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
e oor folk laid hans upon iss lands an grippit sair. An we're on page 10

5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
a trustin nature, Jed; an it lands him intil tribble, fyles.'
1 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
his cup. Hid hits the deck an lands in sic a wey hid spins. The n on page 159

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
He lands on the bow and awaits on page 149

1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
he'd get a wadge o Conn's oul lands in Ulster.
1 matches

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