A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

liquid Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.1 11.3 7.5 0 5.8 10.3 0
Number of occurrences2922 5 0 1 1 0
Number of authors22 16 4 1 1

Occurrences of liquid in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
p an it's practically totally liquid. on page 24
m, scoopin this horrible pink liquid oot ae a vat an flinging it i on page 60

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
the whisky. Tam gazed at the liquid, held it up tae his neb an to on page 47

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Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
An run lik liquid gowd throu aa my banes on page 66

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
day fer lunch - o the mainly liquid variety - at the Wig an Pen. on page 75

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
is the hot water or the fairy liquid or simply the shock, but the on page 169

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ade o gless, ye could see the liquid flowin and bubblin alang insi on page 75

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
LIQUID PARAFFIN, the nixt yin wis ca on page 21
aff the tap o the liquid, and a fizzin frichtsome smel on page 33

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
tle fowk, in bottles blawn in liquid gless blawn wi winter reeds a on page ix
Mercury displays its liquid metal bluid that slips sae fa on page 15

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
ushed duckweed, which hid the liquid dung on page 112

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
obe o hard iron surroondit wi liquid iron that kirns an turns an m
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
no bieldit bi eneuch solit or liquid shields wad be birselt bi dei
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Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ngs, with examples including: liquid, liquidate, local, locality a
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
zlin in response, the crimson liquid pishin oot his nose.
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah go under again, the cauld liquid fillin ma open mooth.
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
n glass falling intae a shiny liquid, moving coz o my hand, buildi
les are relaxed and there’s liquid flowing through yir body, a g
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
™ tae be sayed aboot the auld liquid diet
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MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
elt th' taps aff sensation o' liquid form oan mah heid bit 'twas d
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Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
enched ‘n a strikin crimson liquid which lookt awfa like blood b
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Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Twa pints o liquid courage fae the bar, fower ma on page 41

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Haein' a liquid lunch instead o' grub on page 90

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
s the Earl o Hell's westcoat, liquid ice frae the frozen Bens o Br
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. Raised ma broo when ye said liquid fitba instead o fluid fitba. (2020) search twitter

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
LIQUID PARAFFIN, da neist een wis ca
1 matches

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Exalts the praises o oor liquid rose. on page 208

1 matches

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