A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

won't Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.2 18.5 10.6 9.9 0 0 48.7
Number of occurrences5536 7 1 0 0 11
Number of authors26 19 4 1 2

Occurrences of won't in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Ah Maunna, ah Coudna, ah WON'T on page 30

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
'Right, promise you won't laugh,' Dolly says as she tak on page 4
t manky that ahm 100% sure he won't notice us lookin in at him. H on page 22

2 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
eat her, n heat it n fuel it. Won't you?' on page 37

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
at how now won't speak on page 58

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Ye won't be content till yer time is a on page 55
The war won't be. won till the day that ye on page 84

2 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Yer wee goatie, won't rock the boatie, on page 107

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ll jist huv tae dae wioot it, won't ye,' his wife tellt hum. And on page 29
en ye'll huv tae buy anither, won't ye?' the faither said, still on page 35
we'll need tae hear that yin, won't we?' on page 72

4 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
look smashin, said Charlene, Won't she Kirsty. Emm aye, ah said, on page 23
We won't black affront yees on page 116
ure forget aw aboot me. No ah won't, she said. Aye right. Kirsty, on page 120

3 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
This verse the day won't tax yer brains, on page 43

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
em,' he says. 'The bams. They won't bother you unless you bother on page 5
need to worry about it. There won't be any set parameters, either on page 7
throat starts playing up. You won't get into any trouble.' on page 15

3 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
nd enjoy my breakfast, but ah won't be touchin it wi a bargepole. on page 84
st huv seen all sorts now; he won't bat an eyelid at my freckled, on page 88
eyes widen. 'Oh,' he says. 'I won't pry.' on page 117

3 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
goes back to work the cradle won't rock. Ye can bet she'll be bl on page 40

1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Cistern just won't flush,
An' the blanket won't come on,
2 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
"That's good, but it won't travel."
people won't understand it."
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“You won't be offended?”
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
h is fkd up beyond belief and won't give me the time of day ?? th(2020) search twitter
ken if ye dinnae get it they won't eat to be stubborn, labels do(2020) search twitter
evmac582 @RabDickson4 No they won't because things will require s(2020) search twitter

@fourmenterian tweeted
tt If there's a Brexit the £ won't be on a shoogly peg, it'll be(2016) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
Johnson maybe meant Indy won't happen while he's PM. SHOULDN (2022) twitter link

@bigandymccoll tweeted
e, and that Scotland's future won't be shackled by this?? https:/ (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
s be on holiday and oor weans won't be subjected to this... and d (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
about twenty minutes and you won't recognise yourself," said the on page 83

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Dear Florence, won't ye come oot tae play? on page 154
Och, It Won't Be Long, Help an It's Only A on page 174

4 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
YOU teen. Nae explanation. We won't to get peace and harmony with(2020) search twitter

@McGoo1888 tweeted
Celtic will win this season...won't be allowed...so it would be n (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
They won't ask, they just grip you, on page 156

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Wull yae, won't yae, wull yae, won't yae, wul on page 100
Wull yae, won't yae, wull yae, won't yae, wul on page 101

10 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
An if yer richt it won't matter a whit, on page 17

1 matches

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