A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

a'v Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.2 21.8 9.6 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences4741 6 0 0 0 0
Number of authors10 9 1

Occurrences of a'v in Corpus

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Central

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
A'd wantit tae walk hame but A'v endit up gettin the bus. on page 23
Mair recent like A'v enjoyed Callum and The Mounta on page 57
th hilarious an affa touchin. A'v aye loved comedy that's rooti on page 58
writin as a Shetlander first. A'v been sonsie eneuch tae inheri on page 60

8 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
Iona. Ach - A'v lat hit gae cauld! on page 4

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
kin o things. It's the first A'v ever crossed the Forth athoot on page 125

2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
A'v analysed the text o the hale
ly suggested bi John M. Tait. A'v been uizin this arrangement i
ctice for a fair while nou an A'v fand that it's faur aesier ta
A ken, tae certain dialecks. A'v pit forrit the idea that a or
This faur A'v maistly spoken aboot the writ
5 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
." She smiles a instant, gled A'v a genuine raeson for cryin in
or mibbie juist wi what daft A'v been. She pits the matches on
ma hert a dunt: A dinna think A'v touched anither leevin sowel
ain coffee an pynt. It's like A'v a pound abuin what A should h
something tae think that nou A'v got the siller A'v spent vern
8 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
A'v juist been askin efter ma cou
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
wi' aw ri trimmins; no' whin A'v gote a choice in it.
some juice aff fur ma gravy. A'v choped hauf a rid ingyin fur
2 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
'es a year yunger rin me an' a'v nivir lerrum furget it, birra
n, “ris'll bey ri thurd tum a'v been doon rer ri day.”
y kin feenish it aff ri morn. A'v a big boolin' match oan ri ni
3 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
A suppose A'v aye wrote
An A'v yit tae fun
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
"Weel A'v niver seen ane masel afore bu
1 matches

Smirnov, Kuzma , (Facebook 2015) Central, prose
A'v been readin yer debate anent
1 matches

@Cobradile94 tweeted
A'v nae idea whit's gotten intae (2018) search twitter
YAAAASS!!! A'v been wantin this fur 15 year!(2019) search twitter
@DrMDempster Magic! A'v aye wantit tae dae some fulmm(2020) search twitter
mpster That wis the best poem A'v iver heard! xP(2019) search twitter
@DrMDempster A'v duin 'at wi ma gemms.(2020) search twitter

@jack_capener tweeted
ird 'propone' bi accident cos A'v aye thocht it wis Inglis, no (2018) search twitter
DrMDempster @TheScotsCafe Aye A'v jynt the mailin list anaw! An(2018) search twitter

Doric

@d_anderson878 tweeted
A doot A'v said aw three in ma time. Con(2020) search twitter
A'v seen it in scrievit Scots bit(2020) search twitter
Micht dae that wi mine (faan A'v howkit it). https://t.co/X5G2(2020) search twitter
pinched it fae. Cannae mind. A'v seen a puckle versions o't - (2020) search twitter
on sticker kindo pits me aff. A'v nearly missed a puckle guid r(2020) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.