A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

advert Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10 11.3 9 19.9 5.8 0 4.4
Number of occurrences3222 6 2 1 0 1
Number of authors19 11 4 2 1 1

Occurrences of advert in Corpus

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Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ae ma cap in hand ah saw this advert fae the DWP. Ah'm tellin ye l on page 120
ike that boay fae the sweetie advert, Bertie Bassett. You']] find on page 124

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
in on. lt becam clear whan an advert cam oot in the papers. It wis on page 85
ere dizzens o replies tae the advert bit aince the applicants hear on page 86

2 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
n kinks aboot a 'fantastical' advert in the Belfast Telegraph for on page 56

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy No on BBC, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
roads tryin ti leuk guid. Ae advert haed this cheil parkin abeich
by an jalouze hou it's a caur advert an the hale ettle o the argle
product's nae guid. The'r ae advert combines the twa gey weel.
The maist successfu insurance advert o aa time wis based on a eema
4 matches

Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
irst saw the "Eat yer cereal" advert wis a sicht tae behaud. Ah co
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
uin an a gey significant shae advert! There farcical taigelt wires
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
the new "Scottish Blend" tea advert.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
haes turnt oot tae be a braw advert for the Capital's Yuletide fe
, "Offside" an ithers an thon advert for Scottish Blend tea haes r
2 matches

Ahmad, Nyla How We Celebrate – scrievin prompt, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
Scrieve a lanely herts style advert for a person ye’d like tae
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
THE follaein advert wis taen frae the Press an Jo
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
tae the first ae it’s many advert breks and what’s the openin
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
Whoop whoop whoooo! Just saw advert fir "Bad Education" Series 1 (2014) search twitter
s got nothing oan the Irn Bru advert here in Scotland! Hee hee! xx(2014) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
ry time Ah see that Peppa Pig advert fer washin yer haunds, the le(2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
Ooh a free advert fae a wee yoon tryin tae get (2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
uddy objected tae the irn bru advert yet - made in scotland fae g (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e," said Stevie, pyntin te an advert farrer doon the page. "It say on page 50
advertisin. Ah'll jist sen ma advert stracht te the quine ma dream on page 52
's a leukie." Beldie read the advert es Dottie raikit in er hanbug on page 71

3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
eet. The doctor wisna a gweed advert fur his trade, as thin as the
1 matches

@Franwella tweeted
Likin th bru-jet advert.......numpties haha(2011) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
The maist annoying blooming advert on TV just noo! Yon bloody an(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Wan day, I read an advert ~ hid wis tailor-meed fur me. on page 68

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
Eynar pits oot a advert on page 149

1 matches

Shetland

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
da bairn on da Christmas Coke advert gits when he geens eftir da t (2020) twitter link

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
nted above a Milk of Magnesia advert. Maisie stapt an read aloud w on page 27

1 matches

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