A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of spaek in Corpus

Central

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
, Scots wis relegated tae the spaek o Scottish characters in nove
in bairns tae "write hou they spaek" is nae wey tae gae aboot it.
ke this is "aesy", "raeson", "spaek" an "daecent".
3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
rt, an me wi nae idea hou tae spaek aboot thae kin o things. It's
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
eirsels intae Scots, baith in spaek an on paper. A example is the
iter o chyce). Altho baith in spaek an traditional texts the dist
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
n - What a day! I can haurly spaek whan she’s thare, I can hau
en hou is’t she wad raither spaek wi Stuart aboot things than m
the maet awae. I think I’ll spaek tae him aboot that. Amen.
I says til him tae try an no spaek like a bairn, aither. Ye ken
ven noticed Elsie startin tae spaek that wey a bittie. An Janice
5 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
tae the wumman an readin her spaek aff the chiel’s hauns.
can sign. “What wey div ye spaek sae guid?” he spiers, “My
e spiers, “My brither disna spaek.”
3 matches

Orkney

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
a shy lad, though, and disna spaek, on page 40
I spaek, 'Weel, Mr Clouston, I hope n on page 41
ks a peedie while afore he'll spaek. on page 42
didna say it though, I didna spaek, on page 43

4 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
The folk spaek aafal funny here - you widna on page 10
"We'll spaek more in the morneen bit, fur on page 52

2 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
o her craft. "Ye'll waant tae spaek tae Eynar on page 9
an naen o them ivver spaek aboot hid; Higgie, back on page 16
ir, no unnerstannan enogh tae spaek, on page 63
eu smiles, promieses thay''ll spaek, cheerios, an firm taks Darli on page 64
Thay spaek aboot Mars on page 65
Also on pages 68, 81, 87, 88, 96, 111, 122, 123, 125, 126, 129, 155
22 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
like he might jist waant tae spaek - on page 23

1 matches

Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
Orcadians don't aal spaek the same ither. Different per on page 8

2 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Will a lone voice spaek up on the Eve o Aal Hallows? on page 153

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Spaek tae him ur his like on page 59
So spaek hid, use hid on page 125
Niver spaek turned tae nicer speak on page 135

4 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine An Excerpt From Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Future Fantasy, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Orkney, poetry
Thay spaek aboot Mars
1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
l be shaemed fir the wey thay spaek, an at mor weys o thinkan an
aliesaetion, firdered bi text-spaek an Twitter abbrevieaetions an
ow wad hid be gin we didno aa spaek the leid o govrenment? – or
it, right enof, bit chos tae spaek tae wir comrads an femlies wi
4 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
euv aroon, the mor tungs we a spaek wi.
thlee, sumtaims slolee. A kin spaek pasabil RP, bit haer an thir
kirs ken snellee hoo hoo thei spaek cheenchis ithers’ persepshi
an in the nanosekind afore ye spaek whan ye reealais a the soshil
omirs spaekan (or traiän tae spaek) Orcadian, atakan a traveleen
8 matches

@HJosephineGiles tweeted
CD American teenager at disno spaek Scots" is the maist Scots Lei(2020) search twitter

@johnkmitchinson tweeted
s a language - why can we no spaek aboot Scots waeoot haean to d (2019) twitter link
uy books in languages I dinna spaek! (2021) twitter link
ey at chantan means tryan tae spaek waeoot yer accent? (2021) twitter link

@peediepuss tweeted
oncrieff Ae Giddy Gad, nivver spaek! Aal nivver trust a Lerwick c(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
y - mind on dat whanivir you spaek aboot me. on page 16
e again dis is whit ta say - spaek Loard, fir dy servant is list on page 21
Wha-ivir dusna dö or spaek ill. on page 31
Loard said 'Wha can I pit ta spaek tae da fock? Wha 'Il tak dat on page 53
Dem dat canna spaek - 'll start ta roar. on page 55
Also on pages 87, 93, 117, 125, 137, 17, 160
15 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
dis year. Dey say you soodna spaek ill o da deid, bit shü wis a on page 4
rest him dere, whin he coodna spaek da language. I never said clo on page 5
s taen ta Tracy. Ah'll hae ta spaek ta Chloe an Brian afore I spa on page 10
ur du obviously didna want ta spaek aboot it, bit dat lass is no on page 18
omeane a my ain generation ta spaek tae. Happy Christmas, Moira." on page 32
Also on pages 44, 50, 53, 58, 78
12 matches

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
Fences canna spaek laek a daek - on page 29

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
k if du wis da hidmist een ta spaek on page 19

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
asses startit ta come ower ta spaek. on page 35

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
idda plaesses at wis wint tae spaek Norn (Orkney an Caithness). on page 7
l aabody understaands aathin (spaek da sam on page 11
naebody understaands onythin (spaek different languages), an dial on page 12
oo, dug, bag, hoose, gadder, spaek, ken, blyde. on page 38
m entity. Fir example, we can spaek aboot a coo 'a cow' or five c on page 48
Also on pages 52, 54, 71, 74, 80, 88, 107
19 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Sae we'll write an read an spaek hit, on page 25
sae we spaek jöst whit we tink, an whit w on page 86

2 matches

Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
a bein up against hit, sae ta spaek, bit damndee wan. If a traale
1 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
kent. As her coach I couldna spaek tae her durin da competeeshin
is no ta be sneezed at. We'll spaek aboot whit göd wrang whin we
2 matches

Williamson, Christie Truth, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
at darena spaek hit’s nem.
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Thule Revisited, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
We couldna spaek tae dem, but liftit
1 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
etlan. Whaar fock wis wint ta spaek aboot ‘spaekin Shaetlan’,
Shaetlan’, noo dey maestly spaek aboot ‘spaekin da dialect�
examples o different kinds o spaek at you micht (or micht no) he
is a bairn, da wye at I still spaek, an whit I wid a caad, an wid
ticed is at, whin fock duisna spaek aboot ‘spaekin dialect’ d
9 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2017) Shetland
o you spell your wirds; we aa spaek different an' different areas

Nicholson, Hannah Da Wye At I Spaek, (self-published 2021) Shetland - Brae, poetry
Da Wye At I Spaek
Da fokk at tell me tae spaek Engleesh
At da wye at I spaek isna a language.
hear fokk suggest at how you spaek
Da wye at you spaek isna a sign
7 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ower generations on dey still spaek aboot hoo dir great great gra
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Watt, Valerie Froggy smoorikins, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
art tae fin a frog willin tae spaek. Dey ir naturally blate craet
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De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
e wis a sooth man, an couldna spaek Shetland, but a göd enyoch v
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
Thanks Ann! I'm ay blyde tae spaek aboot my wild neighbours. Aa (2018) search twitter