A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

number Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words54 55.5 33.2 129.2 122.1 41.3 22.1
Number of occurrences173108 22 13 21 4 5
Number of authors69 37 14 7 6 2 3

Occurrences of number in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
broken gless. "There's a fair number ae cucumber-frames oot there, on page 38
en feelin fair glum aboot the number ae executions the Queen'd oar on page 91
"Then how's it no Number Wan?" asked Alice. on page 116

3 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
mah number wan rule. They're the only cu on page 9

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
e ae year elder anaw n got ma number fae somebody n asked us tae m on page 6
clyde Police, who attended in number. The boys managed to evade ca on page 55

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'Ye huv tae buy two packs! No number two. No the second wan. Two p on page 1

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
and I am number 79467 on page 90

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
n I contemplatit the possible number o his ither 'nephews', I wisn on page 72

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
fae the hips and done a right number oan me. Yin minute it's yur s on page 14
a simple peanut who cawed his number. Accordin tae what ah heard h on page 62
d see places further than the number thirty yin bus could take us on page 90
m tellin ye likes, it wis the number yin hit comedy ae the year. T on page 120
st another national insurance number oan the books. Sure, oan came on page 125
Also on pages 144, 145, 146, 155, 156, 171, 178, 180
16 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
number upon on page 94

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
his bit o paper. 'Motor number wan wis bocht by me fur twa h on page 45
'Motor number four cost eichty-six pund a p on page 46
The mither, diallin the number on the phone, said, 'See, men on page 59
und it haurd tae multiply wan number by anither.' on page 67
us awready read a dumfoonerin number o books,' Miss Honey said. 'A on page 90
Also on pages 228
10 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
gee it a number, a name, an a bell on page 36
e no got a national insurance number on page 90

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
gentry on ae side and a great number of his friends an admirers on on page 87
bers tho had lost ane o their number tae pneumonia - he wuidnae l on page 88

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
an she pit doon Iain's mobile number. on page 110
discount, an Stramash got tae number wan in the charts. on page 119
bottom ae the page thir wis a number fur the eatin disorders helpl on page 146
e top ten hits tncludin their number one single, STOOSHIE. Both St on page 169

5 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
hit she wore tae bed. Channel Number Five. If they'd asked Lizzie, on page 22
'd probably be waitin fer yin number tae. Ma life wis gaun tae be on page 28

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
a line sayin ah'd changed ma number. When she called, she got a m on page 45
me tae move away. Changin ma number wis the only way ah could dis on page 46
'Kin ah get yer new number? Ah'd best be aff in a minute on page 48
he back o ma haun; we gat the Number 20 intae Clydebank, before ju on page 55
askin fur Srella Marie's new number. Ah didnae know she'd changed on page 80
Also on pages 111
7 matches

Tindal, Betty Lallans 67 - Two poems by Betty Tindal, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Dumfries, poetry
only a number. on page 129

1 matches

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

1 matches

Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
he wis behaving, an when the number 59 cam up an he slippit the s on page 112

1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Soor Ploom Fairy, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
’m stappit intae this satin number,
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
Scots as a langage, tho. The number o Scots spaekers that haes na
1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
. There are, though, a growin number o national media ootlets in S
seein a fair increase in the number o poetry an drama portfolio s
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
The'r a fair number o differs atween the Scots fo
1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
An so we assaultit number 47 Lexwell Drive, startin fae
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
Muskelbourge, stonding upon a number of pillers, made of tyle ston
1 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
ion for the planet Earth in a number of countries and regions, whi
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
key. Maist o aw, the drone at Number 10, yon whirrin, hauf-deid HA
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
possible to assemble a large number of Latin-derived words in whi
1 matches

Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
. Truth tae tell hooiver, the number o Scottish wolves had been dr
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah’m puffin the last ay the number as we walk aff the other side
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae the car park, an goat her number. Ah phoned her, an took her f
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
lessly crushin their opposite number’s haun until wan, unable ta
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
grasping oot at its opposite number in an attempt tae become wan.
1 matches

Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
richt aboot is this: when yer number’s up, it’s up.
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ant a friendly chat, my phone number is 0786539581!
e, but Mammy did say when yer number’s up, it’s up. It wis lik
2 matches

Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
t nae say in this? So when ma number’s up, is some witchy bastar
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
You'd think by the number of roads that lead tae it, Ca
l week, ah cannae believe the number of folk that have been tae se
2 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ectit, it wisnae until murder number three came along that they ha
Number three wis definitely a nasty
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
lub an’ baith wore the same number. As A say A dinni’ follow f
1 matches

Duncan, Robert Peeweep, (Wigtown 2015) Central - Lumphinnans, poetry
tae Lumphinnans Number Wan!”
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae gie him her pal’s phone number an asked her oot. Call me a c
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
aged to produce an impressive number of inaccuracies about the Sco
h Executive acknowledges in a number of official documents that Sc
2 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
p’s captain is paid fur the number o slaves on board a vessel an

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
bairn, I’m confrontit wi a number o blecks. In speech, I find a
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
rd. And awready this gangster number yin is rubbin me up the wrong
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
nally, ah’m standin ootside number eight and hesitantly ah stick
e even begin tae tell yae the number ae times he’s left me cring
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
n anyhing, mate. Could be any number ae hings’’
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
tae ma contact and dial up a number.
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
ext tae me in bit, it's phone number 6 in a year... At least this (2020) search twitter
be a big bairn... "Writes the number doon" ??(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
address. Tried tae phone the number, but it's invalid. Cannae fun(2020) search twitter

@pmcm1355 tweeted
sumthin aboot it, demand the number lik the devolvit governments (2022) twitter link

@rattlecans tweeted
ollowing the Brexit vote, the number of folk from NI who applied f (2022) twitter link

@changed_days tweeted
vin the jelly bit tae past is number 1! (2021) twitter link

@johnstone_shane tweeted
rd ye kin throw in a wee "ah" number an yir sortit. (2020) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
Scots has FOWER wirds fir the number '1'. Celebrate diversity in l (2019) twitter link

@LowEndJardo tweeted
Embdy got a dial a booze number but one a can get a bottle ae (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
huvin a great day m8 - game number 12 tonite - ya bewty lol (2020) twitter link
the tranent medical practice number - it seems to be missing - (2020) twitter link
nMcCallion is the laddies reg number no - SNP-DHW lol (2020) twitter link
@MWilliamsHT usa defo number one - followed by the above (2021) twitter link
they will take your name and number lol (2020) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
, "That red's a cheeky little number." on page 34

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ma breath, Ah find Jennifer's number. on page 80

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ee find a number o bathan-machines in e sea, s on page 20
ounds o broken gless. "What a number o cucumber-frames air mosst b on page 36
no very sure, as she minded e number o changes she hed gone throug on page 51
e hed felt quite unhappy at e number o executions e Queen hed orde on page 89
"Then id oucht till be Number Wan," sade Alice. on page 114

5 matches

Wheeler, Leslie Brockit, the Ferm Toon Cat, (Grampian Regional Council 2000) Doric, weans
Billy couldna believe the number o fowk that wir at the match.
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
a car number plate at sixty yards awa. Afo
1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
we endeavoured tae recruit a number o villagers tae help wi oor e
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
So there wis me, aboard the number 69 bus fae the Broch tae St C
1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
“You an me,” he says. “Number 34 Rossie Avenue. A’v been
1 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
As Lang as yer co-oopie number ye cud quote
1 matches

The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
. I ken yer meant tae write a number in the wee boxes, but I jist
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
record: well dane, bit fit a number o pies tae aet in ae sittin!(2019) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
ked for me in Brussels a good number of years back when confronted (2022) twitter link
le, they will nae doot have a number of suspensions oar the season (2021) twitter link
us a presence. Even jist the number o shots he had compared tae W (2020) twitter link

@Franwella tweeted
Have jist noticed th number o th beast in yer mobile! @ai(2012) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
tae Radio Rentals? I've auld number fae years ago wee 4 digits bi(2017) search twitter
e asking fer yer bunk accoont number within 5 minutes! https://t.c(2018) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@NicolaSturgeon Jist a number, Quine. It's nae sair. Honest(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Tae get wan single number and ah'm thinkan tae mesel on page 39
We hiv every single number - I cheust kent we'd get hid on page 40
folk a ring - I wrote their number doon." on page 56

3 matches

Hall, Simon W. Tae thee, or no tae thee?, (Brisk Northerly 2020) Orkney, blog
id tae me: ‘Pit in thee PIN number, buddo.’ And anither time I
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
Mr an Mrs Dursley, o number fower, Privet Gate, were proo
and backed oot o the drive o number fower.
t feeneeshed diallan his home number when he changed his mind. He
e pulled intae the driveway o number fower, the first thing he saa
4 matches

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2017) Orkney
Reevlers, wur approchan a big number. I wonder if wi’ll mak hid

Miller, Alison The Point o Tinsal, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Orkney, poetry
Owld Norse: Number Wan – a burden; Twa –
1 matches

Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
d tae gie their lives – the number spared wis….nane.
1 matches

@johnkmitchinson tweeted
@tattooedselkie @moadore The number o times a’ve been speered ab (2021) twitter link

@peediepuss tweeted
ur weel warned! Times withoot number they wur warned! (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
een braaly pitten aboot at da number o executions at da Wheen wis on page 93
"Dan it ocht ta be Number Wan," said Alice. on page 119

2 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
n at the hotel, but here's my number, if you want to get in touch. on page 24
back in my bag. Dan I rang da number. on page 59

2 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
Estimated number o Shaetlan spaekers: aboot 30 on page 7
4.1.4 Number: Een or a lok o da sam on page 49
y oot). Dey dunna cheinge fir number, so dey bide da sam whidder i on page 58
− Whit number did du phone? on page 60
4.4.2.2 Number invariant on page 64
Also on pages 65, 66
11 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
whit I wis daelin wi. Kent me number wis up. Da herd pairt wis tel
1 matches

Ritch, Paolo A Remembrance Day, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, poetry
Laek neem, rank an number;
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
l wid lik ta hear fae you. Da number ta ring is Lerrick 8987.'
ik a mitten? An der's a phone number an hit's no wir een! Whit's g
Wi dat, Mam phoned da number on da tag. Hit wis Ingrid an
and name tag with your phone number on it, and the name Mitten!'
4 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
HAWICK'S NUMBER ONE BARBER on page 9

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
gie dootfu, ay yp, minded th number o chainges she hed bin thro t on page 52
ersel, as she was vexed at th number o executions th Queen hae ord on page 91
"Then eet should b' Number Yin," said Ahlice. on page 117

3 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
n o Alice wae hae correctet a number o errors an further regulariz on page vi
had feelt brev an sad at the number o executions the Queen had or on page 92
"Thin it oucht tae bae Number Yin," said Alice. on page 118

3 matches

Robinson, Philip Tae a Virus, (no publisher recorded 2020) Ulster, poetry
Yer number will be up.
1 matches

@HurchinHome tweeted
Aye, Ullans must have a number of words for thon @ianjamespa(2015) search twitter

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