A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

marks Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.5 15.7 16.5 19.9 5.8 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences4731 11 2 1 1 1
Number of authors29 17 7 2 1 1 1

Occurrences of marks in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
o think ahead. All those daft marks in school result in all the n on page 37

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
wis nae uise, for it left nae marks on his sclate. on page 44

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
e day when ah didnae get full marks oan ma English spellin tests, on page 7

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e spoke aboot her and how the marks she left oan folk are still f on page 88
n unable tae verify any blade marks or dried up blood splatterd a on page 172
d he was met wae the sight ae Marks hand clutched acroass ma neck on page 199
Aldo stood oor Marks fittin boady and smirked. "Is on page 200

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Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
the buik stravaigs aboot that marks it oot fae ither explorations on page 84

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
that made aw the clothes fur Marks an Sparks. See aw yir 'Tregij on page 52
at school yet still get pish marks, look lik total numpties. on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
reivin the shelves o Marks and Sparks fir aa kin o growt on page 110

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
, but you've no idea the crap marks I get on page 46

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Then outbye Marks and Spencers, I found a new l on page 123

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Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
b merkit wi the bluid an claw marks o hunners o years. A raggit s on page 9

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Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303425) Central - Glasgow, weans
Big claw marks - but where dae they go? on page 14

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Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
s ablo the oxters o his white Marks and Spencers sark. on page 37

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Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
istory an she got the highest marks in oor class fur the prelim;
fur the prelim; she got full marks in the General exam an then a
2 matches

Letford, William Bevel, (Carcanet 2012 ISBN: 978 1 84777 192 6) Central - Stirling, poetry
Pock marks appeared in Johnny's cement
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
fake tan, wet perms and chib marks, no necessarily in that order
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
oan the plummy voice tae. Tap marks hen.
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ll complexion, aw fuckin pock marks an oily skin; fuckin skeletal
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
boring intae me, leaving tiny marks; I can see them now when I cl
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McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
gh bit some fun’ their gory marks! Big “Gaddy” Angus, wha n
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
A cairn noo marks his passing,
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McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
room. Those wha’d got their marks wid call oot tae ask question
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
. Fowk frae the food bank tae Marks n Spencers. Mair o’ theym i
1 matches

Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
they fun her, she hud scorch marks a’ up an doon her body.”
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Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
twa-three tickets in ma box Marks an Spencer, ICI An a puckle i on page 15

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
sentrait mair on lynen up yer marks, an cood steem up quicker fyl on page 60

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ak denner an syne aabody gies marks oota ten. They ging roon te e on page 25
sails on by, grippin onte her Marks and Spencer's bug like a badg on page 43

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
greasy haun marks across the fridge on page 14
wi yer miniature teeth marks on page 30

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
His great affinity wi animals marks him oot as especial but nae n on page 118

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
marks on my drawers.
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ae say there hid been strange marks on pathways high up – roond
gn-language, verified the paw marks but regrettit he hadnae seen
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
in she saw the bloody scratch marks faar her neebour hid tried ta
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Rubs black hand-marks aff the doors. on page 23

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ae mention the skill o forman marks on the paper, on page 109

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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
ied in his haands an whaar da marks ir on his boadie.' on page 155

1 matches

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
her keel-marks lik open scaurs, on page 151

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
mmy’s eebrous were question marks. She haed a semicolon smile.
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