Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

treasure	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	12.6	8.1	14.9	39.7	34.9	20.7	13.3
Number of occurrences	41	16	10	4	6	2	3
Number of authors	31	13	8	3	4	1	2

Occurrences of treasure in Corpus

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Central

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Oor Wullie, it is a national treasure that captures the Strathclyde on page 59
rse, the warks o oor national treasure Rabbie Burns. For nochtfictio on page 60

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
A treasure ayont ither bairns - on page 17
Nae treasure made ye o a flaucht on page 77

2 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
A treasure in Hell he'll suin be needin, on page 29

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
Stevenson tho endytit “Treasure Island” as a conter ti the
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
we treasure ivry glint
1 matches

Atkins, Elise Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central, prose
t, before he could unwrap the treasure, Jonny cawed oot tae him.
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Oh! Whit a treasure’s left behind,
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
is their leid an’ they must treasure it an’ dae it richt. An ken
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
n a’d huv tae say We should treasure every sunny day Mibbe the odd
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
tottie wee wallet. The furst treasure it yielded wis a leebrary cai
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ins intae Scots o the likes o Treasure Island bi Robert Louis Steven
eelity o a Scots owersettin o Treasure Island for the aulder collegi
2 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
She replied with Burns Nae treasure, nor pleasure could mak us ha(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
e @ei_folklore website, a wee treasure kist o riches: https://t.co/W (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ps. Junk te onybody else, bit treasure te Mam. on page 79

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
We read Treasure Island on page 85

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
here you are the treasure an treasurer o the hoose, fit
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
it like there'd be pirates an treasure an palm trees an skinklin lin
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
as at ay does. I strike on my treasure and bend doon to fummle in am
uried fan I strike on ma next treasure. It’s a bittie harder to ge
2 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
Drama room I checked the wee treasure door but het wiz shut but I c
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
hurried intae my office wi my treasure, locked the door an pulled th
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
even seas in search o Spanish treasure. The coins were doubloons and
1 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
response tae lockdoon task - treasure hunt wi list o Scots wirdies (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A treasure tae tak wae a pebble ur twa on page 17

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A great treasure, me mindeen fae Granny's on page 47
That rare treasure fae the shore on page 121

2 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Hid wis a time tae treasure, Sam on page 131

1 matches

Shetland

Williamson, Christie Gairden, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, poetry
An dere, du’ll fin treasure
1 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
It was like a treasure chest o old words and history

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
still find endemic botanical treasure #Unst #Shetland https://t.co/(2017) search twitter
Found this treasure on da shore when doin my mont(2014) search twitter
A good haul fae half an hour treasure huntin. Happy solstice! http:(2014) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
Joost feenished da barins treasure hunt part o da village gala # (2018) twitter link

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
and aw there!) whae's a total treasure trove o auld poems and songs.(2020) search twitter
rk fir wir leid, Mairi a real treasure.(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
n it." Sally swiped dust frae Treasure Is/and an handed it tae an ea on page 57

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Rejoice tha treasure whan aits foond on page 23
Yer treasure chest ait aver flows, on page 26

2 matches