A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Intro a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Texts Writers Statistics Top200 Search Compare

Concordance

Enter a word to find all occurrences of, for example ablow

The word 'lke'

- basic concord - pre-sorted concord - post-sorted concord - map and chronology - chronogrid - similar spellings -

Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
lkeOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus7.4249
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 6.5 2 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 17.7 4 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 2.5 1 1
WCE - West Central 9.2 2 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 18.2 4 1
AYR - Ayrshire 104.8 8 1
LAL - General Central 2.7 2 1
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)
GUL - General Ulster 14.1 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of lke 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.

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
d yer horses. Ah ken ye dinna lke ma spakkin wi ma moo fu." on page 22
an composed fin the place wis lke the hethoose it the Duthie Pa on page 42

2 matches

General Northern

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I say fit like. Fit like fit lke on page 147

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
e beed tae get yokit swippert-lke, it's gettin as mirk as it ca on page 62
wein up!" Ailice said taivert-lke. on page 80
e Lion gomed at Ailice wabbit-lke. "Are ye animal-or vegetable- on page 99

3 matches

(South) East Central

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
e. Ye see bairns dinnae think lke that, they jist think oO' whi on page 31

1 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ext week, sir. That's whit ah lke tae hear, he said, an then he on page 25
right enough cause ah didnae lke the way it wis slevverin aw o on page 169

2 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ught tae hersel. "Efter a faw lke this, takin a heider doon the on page 9
"How come yer ecat's grinning lke that?" on page 59
wee breidsnapper wis snortin lke a steam-engine when she eaugh on page 61
e wid seem tae be'-or if ye'd lke tae pit it mair simply-'Never on page 90

4 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
k o rules for fauldin folk up lke telescopes: this time she fan on page 12
y wis lyin on tap o the table lke afore, "an things are waur th on page 19
Alison didnae lke the wey she said that, an tho on page 44

8 matches

General Central

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
"They lke haycorns,' said Pooh, 'sae th on page 23
is Wantin tae Coont Things - lke Roo's semmits and hoo mony da on page 55

2 matches

General Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
coorse it wus pit in the vice lke, on page 8

1 matches

Web Analytics