Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

schemes	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	12.9	13.6	6	9.9	5.8	0	39.8
Number of occurrences	42	27	4	1	1	0	9
Number of authors	26	18	4	1	1		2

Occurrences of schemes 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

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
s n hus mad stories fae other schemes. Finnegan's da is a butcher n on page 8
tag-alongs n tramps fae other schemes na few Fleeto wans nearby, wh on page 45
oung men passin through these schemes n schools. Our maws look horr on page 54

3 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
fae the schemes tae the islands, fae high-ris on page 8
New road extensions skyte by schemes, McDonalds, Poundworlds, blue on page 77

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ertit bi modern capitalism in schemes across the kintra. on page 10
ublic Finance Initiative type schemes tae date, like the Edinburgh on page 36

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
fae thi hert o thi Dundee schemes on page 72

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
They'd no mak fun O his grand schemes, on page 32

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Yet in and oot the fadin schemes, hooses that cost on page 55
That's now clothed wi the schemes but it wisna back than on page 153

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
mang the hell o the schemes on page 76

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
our guidsire frae the ill-aff schemes, on page 9

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
The best-laid schemes o' mice an men gang aft agley on page 84

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
as an i the new 'sink' housin schemes, attitudes was mair gallus. H on page 9

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
Skame Heid-Yin' i.e. equality schemes manager - Ah'm quotin frae S on page 56

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ctin names fer oor streets an schemes - an that means oor local co
1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 75 - The MacNificat, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
aen a brattle tae bauchle the schemes
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
ld send them on chainge-aboot schemes wi bairns fae ither dialeck r
1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
ects. Validatin Scots through schemes such as the SQA award boosts
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
irst. Gin siller is pit intae schemes lik the Boord o Ulster-Scotch
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
that eat a puir diet stey in schemes wi nae shops or dinna hae gui
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
6 Best laid schemes gang agley
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Plots an’ plans an’ other schemes Bit whin ‘hings don't fa’
1 matches

Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
the anes that bides in beezer schemes and doesna tak muckle tae dae
1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Here’s the Weather, (Scottish Poetry Library 2017) Central, poetry
fae schemes tae the islands, fae high-ris
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ht in the middle o the housin schemes - guid wee club there tae n (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
tastefu colour schemes. An ye shid ayewis try an leu on page 20

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Aa ma wee plans an schemes on page 204

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
said, ‘Weel, the best laid schemes o mice an men, Tam,’ an pic
1 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
e a jot aboot yous an me, and schemes tae tak awa fitiver pooer you (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
The Best-Laid Schemes on page 60

1 matches

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
mples fae The Burren, and how schemes might aid Shetland crofting/n(2019) search twitter

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
maakin a leet o' new fundin' schemes wud bae easy tae dae bit wud on page 5
ts capital an revenue fundin' schemes tae heft the forderin an' waa on page 8
irt o' library classification schemes. on page 9
grammes, projects an' fundin' schemes maun hae an element o' empour on page 17
Ulster-Scots specific fundin' schemes on page 39
Also on pages 40, 59
8 matches

BardOfMilebush To A Merican Food, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
"The best-laid schemes o' mice and men Gang aft agle
1 matches