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Use in varieties of Scots

liz Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.5 22.1 4.5 9.9 0 10.3 22.1
Number of occurrences5343 3 1 0 1 5
Number of authors21 16 2 1 1 1

Occurrences of liz in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
f ma maw wisnae glarin at me. Liz Addison doesnae look one bit on page 52
Liz Addison tuts loudly. on page 55
lookin fur them. God's sake, Liz. Use yir heed, wumant' on page 56
"They'll do anything, Liz Addison shoots. on page 57

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
yaized bi fowk. An noo we see Liz Lochhead an Hector Macmillan, on page 40

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
then too. Owen Lennon. Here. Liz Leonard. Here. Tom Lochhead. on page 47

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
students in Scotland, A read Liz Lochhead's Mary Queen of Scot on page 58

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
liz mccolgan on page 6
thon liz mccolgan's a real tonic, eh n on page 32

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
and o teachers - fowk sic as Liz Niven - dargin awa, affen in on page 121

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Irvine Welsh, Matthew Fitt an Liz Lochhead. The scripts o Rab C
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
MSP wi special guest speaker Liz Niven, owthor. The Conference
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
s Got Her Head Chopped Off - Liz Lochhead
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Hypochondriak, aw the wey tae Liz Lochhead’s Patter Merchants
see the end o. Mibbes anerlie Liz Lochhead’s re-imaginin o Le
€™t. Baith Douglas Young, and Liz Lochhead yaise owersettins o
ettins rax a crouse climax in Liz Lochhead’s Tartuffe and Edw
Oresteia tae Calton Hill, and Liz Lochhead forsook Molière for
5 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
hought aboot hame. What would Liz and Francis and Anne
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
James Kelman, Kathleen Jamie, Liz Lochhead - an ye're talkin a
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
Bob Marley, Louise Bennett an Liz Lochead walk intae a pub in D
is echoed in the sentiment o Liz Lochead’s bairnsang:
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
Liz Lochhead's "TARTUFFE"
aist production o Tartuffe bi Liz Lochhead. Its performance is
Liz Lochhead taen the stage in th
advocacy o the yuiss o Scots. Liz Lochhead taks tent that the S
in Scots. This confirms whit Liz Lochhead said. The words o th
6 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
or) an ae-time punk, his wife Liz an thair dochter, Anne Marie.
e perspective o aither Jimmy, Liz or Anne Marie. Sic is her gif
ce, Donovan shaws that Jimmy, Liz an Anne Marie each haes the n
only think o the rain-draps, Liz in her first moments o passio
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
es the likes o Chic Charnley, Liz McColgan an Jim Leighton, if
(Liz McColgan p.6)
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
hristine de Luca, Rab Wilson, Liz Niven, Willie Hershaw, Alexan
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
st Centre for a couple hours, Liz, ah'1l no be lang.'
1 matches

wee-windaes Whit is Scots?, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2018) Central, prose
ie Kesson, James Robertson an Liz Lochhead. It is takken tent o
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@mccann_liz Mornin Liz. Sunshine and cald here ????(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
awkies, napp coat , Grey, nae Liz Lochead blue, Nae tartan hid,(2020) search twitter
ncy @Lenniesaurus Hae ye read Liz Lochhead's Bairn's Sang/Kid's(2020) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
TelegraphWorld @Telegraph And Liz Truss... no got the military (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
Did Liz Truss even get a chance tae s (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
Click here tae hear Liz Lochhead readin her poem, 'Ki (2020) twitter link

Doric

Wood, Evelyn Tales Fae The Doric Side - Carlo, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
memory o childhood. Ma freen Liz an I were plannin a holiday t on page 28

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
An Annie left Liz on page 86

2 matches

Orkney

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
alf a dizzen aiggs, a toy for Liz on page 40

1 matches

Southern

@officialAliRed tweeted
route to Barrmill with Granny Liz. ???? https://t.co/PWEIzGKBLD(2019) search twitter

Ulster

Warwick, Matthew Fergie an Freens oan tha fairm, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2011) Ulster - Rural Mid-Antrim, weans
Jock, an a wee lassie caa'ed Liz. on page 3
kye alang tha loanen. Jock an Liz kep tha beese oan tae tha cas on page 4
guid crap the year, Da," siz Liz. "Aye, it's a powerfa aathegi on page 8
Wullie and Liz is warkin at biggin up a stan on page 9

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