A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

shiftit Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.3 12.3 6 0 23.2 10.3 0
Number of occurrences3324 4 0 4 1 0
Number of authors24 17 3 3 1

Occurrences of shiftit in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
bein there, anyroads: git it shiftit!" on page 37

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
its founds, thay jaloused, an shiftit, mair nor a wee bit, doun the on page 19

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
"Efter the whisky wis shiftit, they wis miraculous an Bing on page 26

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
nearly ready tae leave, ma da shiftit aboot in his chair, like he w on page 1

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
wis dune thon dey. Nae stanes shiftit. Nor the neist. The big man b on page 14

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
even diffrent oil-fields were shiftit fae bein in Scottish waters t on page 24

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ee, an later the ferries were shiftit tae Newport. By the time o th on page 91
the yawl whan the haill boat shiftit broadside intae the wind. It on page 92
pattern o the Black Band they shiftit their sphere o operations fer on page 106

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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
eir mark they're prone tae be shiftit on page 83

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
ebody could see they had been shiftit. on page 57

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
When he shiftit aff his flow o cloak, on page 112

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
And sae the thing wes shiftit backlins. on page 98

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
t if whan the tectonic plates shiftit on page 10

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
r frae aff the pit bing. Thai shiftit fower mile, frae the veelage
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
bairn, an cuidna be shiftit. Sae the men buddies skyved a
that eisie coungert. Shae shiftit inti hir braws, an tuik ti ha
2 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
a boulder ahint ye an it jist shiftit.”
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
and canty landscape and even shiftit the airt some o the tirlan bu
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
Wullie shiftit hes tent tae hes Faither.
Wullie shiftit hes attention tae hes Mum.
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
paint-slaigert sofae. Shoud a shiftit it afore I paintit the ceilin
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
n beird kittlin her face. She shiftit her sate, an he souched theat
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
aw his life.) but haes either shiftit tae Labour or no votit for th
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Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
A shiftit frae basso profondo tae false on page 3

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Vi shiftit in her seat as Sandy kickit h on page 31
"Em..." Chantelle shiftit in her seat. "Ah think it wis on page 60

2 matches

Shearer, Gillian Skitin Oan Thin Ice, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2019) Doric - Alford, prose
This wis his realm. Ruaraidh shiftit in his seat an felt a sliver
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
He shiftit as he spak, an da Dormoose fo on page 75

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
wis shiftit tae ān so as it güd tae bei on page 60

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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
s, da perspective seems ta be shiftit fae internal - da haemaboot
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Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
il ane articulated vehicle an shiftit ae gey wheen fellt treis
1 matches

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