A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

request Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.7 12.2 3 9.9 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences2824 2 1 1 0 0
Number of authors23 19 2 1 1

Occurrences of request in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
as ye' jostled for space tae request yer Malibus and Tia Marias an on page 76

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
anaw but it wis just a token request. Ask fur suhin daft n you'll on page 7
'So, back to my request. I'm willing to settle at twe on page 57

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
oan request bi knocked-oot pans. on page 45

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ems a bit taken a back wae ma request but reluctantly gees me a noa on page 140

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
strong, wha has reponed ti my request fir an owersettin. Julian Dil on page 5

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
an cause they pit in a placin request tae send her tae Arkleston Pr on page 169

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
coorse, this wisna an aefauld request tae be held back. In Staundar on page 34

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
a request. on page 35

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
weel herd and undirstand his request and said that hym thocht his on page 20

3 matches

Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Kenspeckle Man, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
three months efter thon request.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
porate Body haes turnt doon a request bi the Cross Pairty Group on
1 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
orts an expertly cooncils, at request, individuals, groups, organis
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An then Ah hae a sma request -
tae ask - a very sma request.
2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Fae Mooth tae Page, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central, blog
d by his English teachers his request for classes aboot Scots becau
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
loan tae paiy his bills. His request is swiftly rebuffed by the lo
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ots Tung haed designed at the request o the awners o the post offic
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
Till waitin. Even the smawest request wid hae him dustin his coonte
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
s999jjs Thanks fer getting ma request in ??(2020) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
Ruth Davidson has accepted my request...”.(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
FAO teachers! We've had a request fir teachin resources fir the (2019) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
reedenin fin she heard Eric's request te the waitress. on page 18

1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
a lang lang time! Got friend request fae a random "lassie" on this(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ed back on again bi unanimous request. on page 4

1 matches

Shetland

Williamson, Christie Da Problem o dese Paerts, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Shetland, prose
tlandified at mi ain editor's request. Sic laek, hit's da first bit
1 matches

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