A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

measure Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.7 9.8 9 19.9 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences2819 6 2 0 0 1
Number of authors23 15 5 2 1

Occurrences of measure in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
measure it. Where has it all gone? Wh on page 18

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
up an went tae the table tae measure hersel by it, an saw that, ne on page 20

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
in equal measure; ilk ain is due on page 66

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
fae a young age that the true measure ae a boay's toughness is what on page 88

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
How do yi measure a sense o pride on page 75

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e thir wis nothin fur her tae measure, an then the cheeky cow in th on page 96

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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
They say if ye canna measure it, it's no thare at aw on page 103

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Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
O number, measure, wecht and want. on page 79

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Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
a point, it becomes the only measure ay worth ye’ve really goat
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
inations an bespoke, made-tae-measure units an drawers intae a gaff
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
f pint ay Tennents lager an a measure ay varying whiskies depending
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Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
or a helpin tae create a guid measure o that cultural deficit, via
or a helpin tae create a guid measure o that cultural deficit.”
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
boatle an pourin another big measure.
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Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
enophobic policie in for guid measure.
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
o the fowk, an we can ainlie measure democracy by measurin the con
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ned or an Imperial Rees Moggy measure?(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
Max hus the measure o Cameron. He'd best tread ca(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
ing indy done. Yep, that is a measure of the man. Mair interested i (2022) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
n cae'd him. Aye, she hid the measure o him. Abody hid. He'd nae fr on page 35

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
wi creamy thrown in for guid measure. In the auld toon, ye can tas on page 4

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
up an went till e table till measure hersel by id, an found at, as on page 19

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@cligeey tweeted
es0 Least a ken a wis oot can measure it anither day(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ere undisturbed. Kirk Yard - measure lichen patches on gravesteens (2021) twitter link
ncho. A bonnie wyve, deen tae measure, by Doña Gregoria, campesina (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I felt a love beyond aal measure, on page 27

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Hall, Simon W. Haggis tasting notes, and whisky pairings, (Brisk Northerly 2019) Orkney, blog
chauvinism thrown in for good measure. This month, Brisknortherly b
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Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
went ower tae the tibble tae measure hirsel agin it, an fun that, on page 20

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