A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'writing'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of writing in Corpus

Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
nyways annoyed if I don't get writing too regular. We need your pra on page 37

1 matches

Hall, Anja Poosack, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
I'm writing this upon me bed
1 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
- You are writing. on page 93

2 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
riety used in both speech and writing...Dialects are typically used
en written or word processed. Writing in dialect is forever dealing
2 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
fin me idder socials, read me writing, an stick some dosh in me Ko-(2021)
I hae twa degrees in creative writing, wan wi a distinction, an een(2021)

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ge Festival 2008 Senior Doric Writing Category on page 19
ge Festival 2011 Senior Doric Writing Category on page 34
ge Festival 2009 Senior Doric Writing Category on page 89

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Winner of the Doric Festival Writing Competition 2006 on page 44

1 matches

Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
ove the Doric and I dabble in writing Doric poems. I wrote a wee bo
1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
teen year on in this Creative Writing Class in Saughton. The last t
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2012) Doric - Buckie
bit o galavantin noo that im writing it a doon! Born n bred in Buc

South Northern

Aberdeen

The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
At the time o’ writing, naebdy is in overall control
1 matches

General Northern

Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
™s tae see if I could see any writing ,but na na thats probably why
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
ee fit the loonÂ’s like afore writing him aff (2021) twitter link

(South) East Central

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
first publisht in 1998 in New Writing Scotland an haes turned intae
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
rity languages, in speech and writing, in public and private life."
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
but when it came to writing it
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
t tae play brechin - and are writing off brora before a baws been (2021) twitter link

West Central

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The writing on the wa's o devotion. on page 20
The writing on the wa's o devotion, on page 21
The writing on the wa's o devotion, on page 22

3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
an his involvement wi ‘New Writing Scotland’. Robb argies here
1 matches

@MizLiot tweeted
ttish fowk o being trolls for writing in their ain language is a bi (2021) twitter link

Glasgow

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
an opportunity to assess your writing.' on page 7

9 matches

General Central

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
an opportunity to assess your writing.' on page 7
'We're going to be writing about Scotland, specifically, on page 8
'What kind of writing?' on page 12
ce to the five senses in your writing.' on page 22
t-year, what is everyone else writing about?' on page 24
Also on pages 38, 40, 44, 51
12 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
The factual nature o airticle writing itsel can be dauntonin eneuch on page 7
Writing in the third person secures a on page 11

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
cots is juist aboot 'creative writing' an isna the langage o a hail on page 121

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
you turn round ? Morna, stop writing on your arm. Now... pay atten on page 37

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
o income sidelined ither new writing and, efter sax hunner perform
1 matches

Heron, Caitlin Groonded, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
For writing in scots.
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
fae writing
writing,
An as writing the wey
writing fir masel.
4 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
l crackin, baith in speech in writing, wi 19t century newspaper air
1 matches

Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
Creative writing exercises based on the theme
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
weys. In Scots, you can read writing by Robert Burns, Robert Louis
ence tae enter the braw Scots writing competition for 2021, Lang Ma
2 matches

Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
Ahve already heard they’re writing tales o’ Finn and his ‘wi
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
History of Scottish Women’s Writing (1997) gangs oot its wey tae
1 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
t the grassroots constitution-writing process going on in Iceland t(2019)

@jax6754 tweeted
masel oot hoose tae continue writing letter tae ma younger self! A(2015)
@JeffBrazier writing day fir me tae! Assignment ta(2015)
rday and canae wait tae start writing oan Mon @JeffBrazier @PIVOTAL(2015)
@austinarmacost Fabby piece o writing Austin! Huggggssss fae Scotla(2015)
I went along tae ma 1st ever "Writing group" the nicht!?(2016)
and 1 other occurrences.

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
s there with discussion about writing and publishing and writing po(2019)

@LairnScots tweeted
ievins tae the @EducationScot writing competition and win books! Cl (2017) twitter link

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Here’s the Weather, (Scottish Poetry Library 2017) Central, poetry
penning us, writing us all in together,
1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
e spent a Sunday morning hour writing the only poem about sheep saf(2020)
l been geed but getting work, writing, the hoose being sorted, plan (2021) twitter link
uch poor and obviously skewed writing.(2020)

South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)

East Antrim (Larne)

@Angelinekking tweeted
tal/country walks :( Reading, writing and Phd unaffected. Phew! Ano(2020)

General Ulster