Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

twist	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	15.1	14.6	15	9.9	11.6	20.7	22.1
Number of occurrences	49	29	10	1	2	2	5
Number of authors	38	23	8	1	2	1	3

Occurrences of twist in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
wi a soople twist o the hemmer. on page 22

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ck wae its heid, it'd somehow twist itsel roon an look up intae h on page 81

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
So ah grab him by his baws an twist. He screams like a fuckin ban on page 28

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
on a daud wi its heid, it wad twist itsel roun an gaup intae her on page 44

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
twist roon on page 41

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
pale haughty visage, a cruel twist tae his mou, an lang dark hai on page 38

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
l was just down this road." I twist roon unconsciously, in shock on page 3

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
s, no get their knickers in a twist ower fings even idults dinnae on page 7

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens on page 11

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
Then stab it intae the meat, twist an pull it oot,' Then he pats on page 1

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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
her. But the need tae turn an twist atween the knobbly lumps o ic on page 39

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
an lee's me tae twist i the wuin. Suddentlike, the on page 127

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
s, no get their knickers in a twist ower fings even adults dinnae on page 24

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Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
n in the shape o a hert, wi a twist o burnt tinsel aside it, aw t on page 81

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Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
In-twist- and pressin masses o rock on page 107

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Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
orits, but wi a wee Valentine twist! Fir exaimple, this is the ma
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
like that cunt oot ay Oliver Twist’s dug, growlin at me fae th
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
The trees creak and twist above us as we stoat intae th
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
poems in this pamphlet haes a twist at the end wad seem a tired o
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“An twist,” addit Raggle, merrily pan
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Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
chin aw ower, groanin way ery twist ‘n’ turn tae ajust the co
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Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
s, Charles Dickens and Oliver Twist times and a’ that. But a’
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
’s goat his panties aw in a twist aboot this Russian ersehole w
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
nothing huge... now how do I twist your arm into it ? ??(2020) search twitter

@jamieonkeys tweeted
rd', which I've given a queer twist in my tune #jazz #piano #jazz(2019) search twitter

@WhenDidADidny tweeted
ching and a found oot the big twist (2018) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
for the person is apt - the twist - chubby chekker and the fat (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ewis hated ma!" Donald felt a twist o resentment grip his guts. " on page 34
"Dinna get yer y-fronts in a twist - jist thank yer lucky stars on page 37

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
o nursan id (wheech wis till twist id up intill a sort o knot, a on page 59
og a blow wi ids heid, id wid twist idsell roond an look up in he on page 79

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
brush an the rods were stuck. Twist,
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
pin awa it ma tea an dain the twist on ma cheer tae divert masel,
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
it didna laist lang afore the twist o misery landed in her guts e
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@72redz1903 tweeted
tting their designer drars in twist - its a fuckin fitba top, (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
oot Hid a tattie salad wee a twist the nicht ye will ken fit a m(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
yle, birds eye pancakes wee a twist, fried Fittie fish wee lime &(2017) search twitter

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
A SKROO WI A TWIST on page 69

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
doose wi his head, wid he no twist himsel aroond an look up inta on page 83

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Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
d. Willie pulled aff a lump o twist
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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
i o nursin eet (which was tae twist eet up intae a sort o knot, a on page 60
dunt wi eets heid, eet would twist itsel roond an look up in hur on page 81

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Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
wi the Lory, wha went intae a twist, an aal it wud sae wus "A'm o on page 25
e o nursing it (whuch wus tae twist it intae a soart o a knot, an on page 61
a bleenge wi its heid, it wud twist itsel roon an luk up intae hi on page 82

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
cots commonity. Hit shud meet twist a yeir tae taak on page 55

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@fairfaaye tweeted
cottish Gàidhlig car (to twist). Or possibly derived from th(2020) search twitter