A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of soonds in Corpus

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ea in their droves. The vowel soonds ae Glaswegian, mebbe its mais on page vi
s two totety shrieks, an mair soonds ae broken gless. "There's a f on page 38
ake care ae the sense, an the soonds'll take care ae themsels'." on page 89

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Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
wakin up tae daylight and the soonds ae singin birds. Oan this par on page 34

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
nd frae the grisly sichts and soonds an smells o the fecht. An I g on page 60

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"Soonds guid, I'll come alang on page 230

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
d hear wee splitterie sploosh soonds o chuckie-stanes plip-plop in on page 24

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
the fricatives, gralloch the soonds on page 77

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
is a bittie mair sib tae the soonds o Hebrew than Standard Englis on page vii

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
tae the door. Ocht here, that soonds like wan o' the bairns gittin on page 30
in' coorser oot there noo, it soonds like the wund's movin' roond. on page 38

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
That soonds jist like that pair ae misera on page 112
And as ah turn tae reveal the soonds identity ah see that it's a v on page 168
his book Cathcher in the Rye. Soonds quite an interestin character on page 192
"Soonds like a kindred spirit. Ah'll on page 195

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ner and ninety-nine fifty. It soonds a lot less but it isnae. Cliv on page 46
s Honey,' Matilda said. "Thon soonds hunky-dory.' on page 84

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
ontack wi a British agent. It soonds lik something oot o a film. I on page 76

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
e its lums, and unco wheechin soonds comin fae deep inside it. And on page 7
pper made shairp wee reeshlin soonds in the wheeshtit room. on page 32
vit on them, and unco clankin soonds were comin fae ahint a wheen on page 118
'Noo that soonds mair like it,' said Mr Saut, on page 123

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
With sichts and soonds lik these the heart still thr on page 16

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
o?' Grannie skraiked. 'I hear soonds.' on page 32
. It wis makkin unco groozlin soonds in its thrapple. Its neb wis on page 54

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
w haes thair ain spellings an soonds for parteeclar words. on page 15
same, is spellt the same, but soonds gey different whan spoken alo on page 18
Spoken leids is made up o soonds. Baith Scots an Soothron spok on page 62
radeetional spellings o vowel soonds chenges gauin bi leid, as the on page 63
teeclar tendencies in hoo the soonds chenges compared wi ither dia on page 64

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
. Skail awa aw the myndins an soonds ae ma bairnheid. Turn ma back on page 4
We hear the soonds ae Iona's peirie heels as she on page 5

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
e widd, Pooh makkin hoo-areye soonds aw the wey. on page 13
side, and made reengin-aboot soonds wi his tongue, and considerin on page 21
Forest wis fou o douce, lown soonds, that aw seemed tae be sayin on page 101

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Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
Sae by mornin the soonds comin doon tae the street on page 36

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
bittie grund and the racklin soonds wid fade awa and Mr Tod wid s on page 25

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
"Soonds easy enough, eh?" Violet agre on page 40
dae wi them? Hearin the faint soonds o the hook-haundit mannie tal on page 92

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
makkin heich-pitched squaikin soonds like A had niver kent afore. on page 80

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
ae mair nor a mixter-maxter o soonds and wirds, phonemes and morph on page 3

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Drosten, John Lallans 67 - Fower Poems bi John Drosten, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
a wheen o soonds distinctless on page 135

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Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
"Weel, ma sang soonds better in the widd," the bird on page 100
tellt the Emperor. "Ilka note soonds jist the wey it should. Fae l on page 103
ed in the richt order, hoo it soonds disnae muckle maitter." on page 106

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
n. In the saicont, it seendil soonds a fauss or fekless nott, e'en on page 135

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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
mooin soonds at the twa fowk as they gaed
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
roper Aiberdeen lang - aa - soonds! Sae he'll think A'm makin fu
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
Lairnin tae think in Scots soonds easier said than duin but it'
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Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
sten, kis that's jist whit it soonds like, Sheugh! Abin yone sieve
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
rns an Fergusson, whaur Scots soonds wis scomfished ablo English s
this is the differ atween the soonds o "ay" an "aye". The uise o t
uent wi the development o the soonds o Scots: onybody that disna k
ps (SSS, RWS), romantic as it soonds, or walin spellins on a fesh-
esier for them if a wird that soonds the same in Scots an Scottish
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Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
e think, juist English wi the soonds an saws aa cock-ee'd. The'r a
iffers bein scomfished in the soonds o their ain dialecks, or that
explained awa in terms o the soonds bein ower similar in ae diale
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ds bi the end o Februar. This soonds aw richt but tent maun be tae
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Wi sichts an soonds lik these the hert still thri
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Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
e the foond o spellin – the soonds o Scots.
be muckle bather wi consonant soonds in Scots, sin maist o thaim i
e as English. Scots haes some soonds at English disna, or haurdly
like sklent, an the ‘ch’ soonds in loch, trauchle, nicht, etc
Vowel soonds is a bittie mair difficult, c
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
That soonds richt ugsome, Lord. Like some
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Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
‘b’, ‘d’, an ‘g’ soonds, an aither - (e)d or - t endi
is no sae strechtforrit as it soonds, than whit ither alternative
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
hit it is. That conceit mebbe soonds a tait orra an wantin explica
me fowk haes the structurs an soonds o the leid an ithers the voca
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
a fair feck o facts, feegurs, soonds an sichts o awthing adae wi t
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
a yella an orange plume, that soonds muckle like a reek o fuel. At
d the time an the description soonds mair like a modren UFO report
or tae hame in on seegnals an soonds in the air. The telegraph exi
icks thay stertit tae pick up soonds thocht tae be seegnals comin
byordnar licht, a licht that soonds awmaist like a fause, man-mad
7 matches

Fenton, Janet A Guid New Year tae yin and a!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
truck bell, wi the shapes and soonds o the words ringin roond an a
1 matches

Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
truck bell, wi the shapes and soonds o the words ringin roond an a
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Soonds o the kirk an court: early ai
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
eme, an the muisic, voices an soonds mairit richt weel wi the lich
1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
mes. ‘Hmm . . . Planet Braw soonds nice. Or Leesome, or Bonnie.�
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ife sky, an tae the fameeliar soonds o the Bluebell Polka an ither
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
im. The air wis filled wi the soonds o battle, whoops and yips fra
“Soonds braw,” Shug murmured.
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McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
�Jist you write it doon as it soonds, Adie, an’ we’ll ken whit
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
wi the soonds in wir wirds.
soonds.
wirk oot the soonds
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
the shooders an, “Aye, that soonds aboot richt.” I mean, third
er vyce wis droont oot by the soonds o the ruim emptyin, tables an
2 matches

McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
om Qatar” – a stance that soonds exackly like their “sports
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Ewen, Allan The Blin Man an the Man Wha Couldna See, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
afore him, a rich tapestry o soonds an smells. The blin man wis s
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
the schuils an libraries, it soonds lik a richt guid ploy that ca
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
s rhotic, meanin that ‘r’ soonds in the middle and at the end
SSE has gey kenable vowel soonds. Fur exemple, the vowel soond
. Fur exemple, the vowel soonds in wirds sic as ‘go’, ‘
are elongatit diphtong vowel soonds. Tak tent forby o the apocryp
bly distinct, wi sindry vowel soonds, and ‘four’ bein disyllab
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Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
raither ken the combination o soonds and whit it means as a hale.
ye jist hear a combination o soonds that ye syne mell thegither i
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ae inside the hoose. And what soonds like fort knox bein opened up
is muffled pleas are the only soonds tae be heard in this rather l
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
The phonemic inventories (the soonds) o Scots and Gaelic happen ta
in ye can weel pronoonce they soonds and ye read oot thir wirds, y
bringin wi thaim the Germanic soonds and wirds that wid gang on ta
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
in loud and annoyin unnatural soonds again. Which is a sure sign t
e ma stomach. The fuckin hing soonds like a rattlin washin machine
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
e and is too busy enjoyin the soonds and smells oan offer tae reco
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@Cobradile94 tweeted
pster That makes sense, "Boo" soonds like a Scots thing tae say ta(2019) search twitter
This soonds smashin! https://t.co/WXqEaOO(2020) search twitter

@ionafyfe tweeted
@d_bertson This soonds like the maist braw video gam(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
s he can come roond noo, then soonds pit oot that Ah want a quote.(2020) search twitter
flix, an thinkin, "that bloke soonds like Raj fae The Big Bang The(2020) search twitter
urus Ah'm 50 year auld, an it soonds like ye're haen tae fecht the(2020) search twitter
n he wis a surgeon? Acause he soonds like a complete dumbwit. http(2020) search twitter
ma hoose that's sae muckle it soonds like a licht aircraft when it(2020) search twitter
and 3 other occurrences.

@fairpechtoot tweeted
This is whit it soonds ilka, yince doos greet... Bra(2016) search twitter

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
howe soonds frae Yer thrapple on page 75

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 78 - Scots Teegars, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, prose
"Soonds like a neebor's ginge Tom-cat on page 80

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
uid haein oor lugs fou o hull soonds.”
“Ay. Soonds lik a lamb blaein for its mit
2 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
rse – through the night she soonds like a seal barkin. I can hea
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Fake News Statement – If it soonds like a’bidy is spiking sh1te(2017) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
CL @GlasgowCityFC Fits gan on soonds waur than blokes singin. Scre(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@d_anderson878 Soonds like e story o them bein made(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
k is heid, makan funny moanan soonds. He stairt tae gae a scrape o on page 21

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
the haaf an deeper yet. Whit soonds sheu'd find oot thir, whit wa on page 44
plant mairkan hids time, but soonds instaed - no-ya-no-butlike s on page 46

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Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
, though thir ferly different soonds. on page 8

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Soonds, cracklan, spittan on page 56

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
hid's mibbe no is bad is hid soonds. At least he's in hospital an on page 38

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Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
, prepositions, pronouns, and soonds.
s on wur TV screens. Shetland soonds pretty Central Belt-ish a lot
2 matches

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2021) Orkney
‘who’. Tae me, ‘who’ soonds very English, very ‘proper�

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2017) Orkney
llan at the changan light and soonds around me so I thowt wae coul

Ljosland, Ragnhild New, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
Pittan new soonds in me mooth
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Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
aed tae yooniversitee, an noo soonds naeraboot totalee Brighton.
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@HJosephineGiles tweeted
blyde tae ken thee thowts an soonds an wirds.(2020) search twitter

@peediepuss tweeted
@HazelR74 Soonds and luks aafo fine! (2021) twitter link
Don't ken that een here. Also soonds like a coordinated excuse tae(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Come an help me oot o dis!" (Soonds o mair brokken gless.) on page 37
twa peerie scriechs, an mair soonds o brokken gless. "For sic a l on page 38
'Look you ta da sense, an da soonds'll look ta demsels.'" on page 91
afil lang silence, an da only soonds wis da antrin "Hjckrrh!" fae on page 95
said da Mock Turtle; "but hit soonds lack an aafil lock o bruck tu on page 106
Also on pages 114, 126
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Watt, Roseanne Moder Dy, (Polygon 2019 ISBN: 978-1846974878) Shetland, poetry
s o dir stons, de wye a voice soonds dere, fornenst de swaar o de on page 42

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De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
A shuttle o soonds on page 19

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
Phonology is da study o soonds, an dis section spaeks aboot on page 22
t odds dey ir atween da vowel soonds is maed bi cheingin da positi on page 23
y da onli diffrence atween da soonds /e/ (laek da ai in traivel) a on page 24
or doon idda hass fir deeper soonds (uvulars, an glottals). Conso on page 25
Da Standirt English "th" soonds is aafil rare, onli fun ithin on page 27
Also on pages 28, 36, 56, 98
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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
da wireless soonds i da hamely but end, on page 30
sichts an soonds, constancy an change, on page 34
da door, lay by da images, da soonds on page 37
foo o soonds on page 96
aa needfu soonds aroond dem? on page 107

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Sutherland, Stella Half a Twalmont, (Shetland For Wirds 2014) Shetland, poetry
scents, soonds, flooers
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De Luca, Christine Thule Revisited, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
wi a skurtfoo o soonds.
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Walterson, Barbara Da Trow o’ Fogla Skerry, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
e! He still made some gruntin soonds but I saa da concentration in
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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
t ends in p, t, k, b, d, an g soonds. So ‘beukit’ an ‘parkit
s sang haes a lock o ‘aw’ soonds in wirds laek faa, an maas, b
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Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
da onn'y diffrence atween da soonds /e/ (laek da "ai" in "traivel

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
r auld haes been learning his soonds an haed tae write examples do

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
I ken we hae da ö and ø soonds but dis was a different soond

Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Snurtysleeves. “Howe Hockin soonds brilliant!”
n hoo tae hock oot howes? Dat soonds a guid practical subject,”
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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
Soonds lik I’ll be readin da What’ (2020) twitter link

@tattooedselkie tweeted
@LalaPie Soonds ideal!(2021) search twitter
Soonds lik me https://t.co/BfktHSjgF(2021) search twitter
@lauraaloane Yun soonds good ta me!(2021) search twitter

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
e dae sae; an onie ither leid soonds fremmit i ma lug. It’s ma e
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Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
tnotes! Hugh's brither George soonds interestin ana. (2015) twitter link
maggin aboot in aul sheuchs soonds like a quare geg. (2014) twitter link
@AnDuinnineach - soonds like a sleekit gett in the au (2014) twitter link