A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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skies Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.7 10.6 24 99.4 29.1 0 8.9
Number of occurrences5421 16 10 5 0 2
Number of authors34 15 10 6 2 1

Occurrences of skies in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
In skies o snaw the forenicht comes, on page 21

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Robson, Frances Lallans 85 - What Kind Of Scots?, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
It bides in the gurlie winter skies; on page 9

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
n sair fae whit should aye be skies clear o the reek an skreighs on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
'Clear skies mak for cauld nichts, Hugh. I on page 81

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
fairms watch, fearfully, the skies. on page 40

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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
Not unobserved in skies abun, on page 13
Lang ruined under skies baith bricht and clear on page 29
Piercin the rents in racin skies abuin each slope on page 129

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Tae wyte the brashy skies an blindrife spate on page 25
Skies mirken wi the ugsome scour o on page 30

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Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
tae spile the Earth, the skies an seas, on page 52

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McPartlin, John Lallans 67 - Efter the Bonspiel, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
ere yin lang bonspiel o' blue skies, on page 63

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
ywood productions sic as Dark Skies, Independence Day, the X File
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
On a dreich day wi lowrin skies
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Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
he chase. Frae ma windae, the skies ar monochrome, the streets ar
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
land an atmospheric, dramatic skies fur as far as the eye could s
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McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Under April's weeping skies,
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
A looked uptae the skies,
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
it isnae rainin’ an’ the skies ur clear Which isnae often a
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@g_hibby tweeted
ze here noo, rain's off, blue skies and the sun is peeping oot no (2022) twitter link
kD1957 Afternoon Mick... Blue skies and sun here noo mate... Away (2022) twitter link

Doric

Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - Efter the war memorial at Cowdry Hall, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
aneath feldspar skies, twa granite eens tak tent. c on page 61

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
sclate skies, as the haill frame on page 31
Files on a day o skies as blue ye'd think on page 33
an clear as simmer skies from which the hope on page 44

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
There is ane o them wide blue skies on page 1

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Stervin caul fan i'skies ir grey on page 85

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Gran day wi skies sae bonny an an clear,
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
A richt fine day wi skies sae bonny an blue.
Weak is the sin, wi blue skies up abeen.
2 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
oom winda, I can see that the skies have cleared a fair bit and t
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
ness of the Scottish land and skies.”
1 matches

The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
y’ll be drapping oot of the skies on to fowk’s nappers.
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
irn wud hiv been funny in oor skies!(2018) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
Funny skies the nicht https://t.co/A6zmaL(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gallows Ha - A Spell o Good Wather, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Blue skies and sun up high, on page 31

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
d cursed the poor lad tae the skies Bit Rabbie niwer lost his coo on page 77

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
That hiv com doon fae the skies on page 71
Glettan skies on page 94
re branches against blue/grey skies on page 112
Blue skies and sun up high on page 157

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Blue skies fae sunrise tae sunset on page 130

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Sheu met wi sunshine an blue skies on page 115

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Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Bonny blue skies - on page 93

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Giles, Harry Josephine WHIT TAE WRITE NOU?, (https://harryjosephine.com/ 2015) Orkney, blog
rchiepelago’s mony-wathered skies.
1 matches

Shetland

Graham, Laurence Flans Frae Da Haaf, (Shetland For Wirds 2000) Shetland, poetry
Nor skies nae langer lour,
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
ew weeks, makkin clear mornin skies all da more welcomer https://(2016) search twitter
I'm blyde tae see September skies again #Shetland https://t.co/(2019) search twitter
Shetlanders - eyes tae da skies as da dancers are brawly brig(2016) search twitter
Fae thunderous skies tae thunderous seas.(2014) search twitter

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
for bricht skies wull follae. on page 57

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