Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'intent'

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Use in varieties of Scots

intent	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	11.4	37	26
ORK - Orkney	9.9	1	1
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern	22.2	5	2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	12.7	5	5
WCE - West Central	23	5	3
DUN - Dundee	21.2	2	2
EDN - Edinburgh	37.6	6	4
GLA - Glasgow	4.6	1	1
AYR - Ayrshire	13.1	1	1
LAL - General Central	11.9	9	5
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)	32.8	1	1
GUL - General Ulster	14.1	1	1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of intent in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
e's Brig - weel, that wis me intent on page 41

1 matches

General Northern

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
yes an breathin fast an deep, intent as he wis on hackin aff every on page 118

2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
e fear o hell intae us is her intent . Ere wis fire flash aye wi fo
e fear o hell intae us is her intent .
her intent . Michty me fit a nicht, yon w
3 matches

(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Intent and vague and funny, Putterin on page 54

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ion oan the airmchair wae the intent ae continuin ma journey ae se on page 63

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
rk. He didnae notice ava, sae intent wes he on Mr Gray, an she tho
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
That A went oot, intent tae spray
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
on MSP. The Edinburgh anes is intent on haein a forgaitherin ilka
1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'Matilda wis listenin, intent. 'How auld wis yer auntie whe on page 190

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Intent, his practised ee weighed up on page 207

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Intent, his practised ee weighed up on page 11
A decree statin her intent, Tae halt these sales, on page 30

2 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
dnae be you Ma ain lines seem intent oan keepin’ up wi' the pace
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
gin bi the media wi the plain intent tae try an keep as monie Scot on page 25

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
intent, fir meh actions which eh res on page 112

1 matches

Edinburgh

Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
at the dad wis up tae. He wis intent oan nuttin else except fae em on page 35

1 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
ear that he hed nae religious intent in his wark. It wis the Scots on page vi

1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
wis oan his wy’ tae Appin, intent oan the eviction o’ oor Cla
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
n realised that his mates wis intent on gettin blootered. He wis t
im. They were deidly serious, intent on a mission o utter despair,
ly attaches tae deeds duin wi intent .
3 matches

Glasgow

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ee the flesh, bit canna guess intent - maun rustle up yer ain sub
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
dgers, wha strippt him wi the intent o brendin him wi a rid-hot ai on page 26

1 matches

General Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
a mynd at wis fenced in ti aa intent, somelike a forleitit factory on page 17

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
or law, bit bi guid naitur an intent. on page 14

2 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
un principles an statements o intent on page 5
un principles an statements o intent on page 14
un principles an statements o intent. on page 23

3 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
body’s first leid is tae aw intent smoored.
om; an finally the proclaimed intent o the new Scots
2 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
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East Antrim (Larne)

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
A'd pit it by wi guid intent, on page 41

1 matches

General Ulster

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
ogramme, its a statement of intent, and the sign of a new wave o(2020)