A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

ance Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21.8 27.8 21.1 0 0 20.7 0
Number of occurrences7054 14 0 0 2 0
Number of authors20 14 5 1

Occurrences of ance in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
lea paintit white, yon laund ance wild on page 2
They'll aw at ance appear on page 69
Then aw at ance, a clood on page 100

3 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
unce or conductin a fuckin séance. on page 4

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
un Ponesk Glen tae Darnhunch. Ance back at Priesthill, wi the fu on page 30
their knees at a conventicle. Ance a sodger wi the Dutch an Fren on page 36
- true as it micht be - for ance upon a time, he tae, like Ped on page 41
a faither every day, no juist ance a week - an she hersel needi on page 42
thaim. Spied an surrounded at ance by a ring o steel, they tried on page 45
Also on pages 51, 55, 62, 67, 70, 73, 76
14 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
in awa hame an tell aboot it? Ance a sowel starts thinkin like t on page 125

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
ae Samson's braid back as the ance roosty coulter an plooshare, on page 17

2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Ice thows tae watter ance mair. on page 39

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
e muckle as a Scots sign? Sae ance again, whit seemit a chap at on page 121

3 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
shawl roond her shoothers hid ance belonged tae her noo deid gra
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
id for us wis tae set oot for ance an aa that apostrophes stauni
airch an stravaig facilities. Ance this is duin the site will be
n sayin what funny they spak. Ance A'd gotten tae ken the Hawick
3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
n awà hame an tell aboot it? Ance a sowel starts thinkin like t
1 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
The Ers leid wis ance spoke aw throu Éire, but noo
up for tae heeze up the leid. Ance mair thir thochts are pyntit
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
hissel haudin his wheesht for ance, kin o confirmed it.
“it maun a been juist that ance, juist a wee pree tae see wha
2 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
wirk for Scots an aw, for he ance sayed that “the chief need
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
Edward’s airmy, ance it cam deep intae Scotland ef
angside the Scottish nobility ance mair. He mairchit throu Gallo
2 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
Ance ye’v taen awa aa the haar o
free fae English tyranny, an ance mair open for business. It is
2 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ae the wheen monasteries that ance dottit the launds o the Pecht
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ion o His wark. Whiles, mebbe ance a year, the council wad gie t
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
ang ma watter bottle wis tuim ance mair, an ma lips war parched.
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
this,” says ma grandmither ance mair, an ance mair the bairns
mair, an ance mair the bairns keek oot the
se war the ghaist lichts back ance mair!
3 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
inker cried William Chilsholm ance bade in the hoose here. His a
is hit wi a sledgehammer, its ance braw kist o marble nou duntit
2 matches

Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
he Buchan railway line. There ance wis a line linkin aa the Nort
anither bleak wasteland that ance supportit life but nou anely
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
rainin buird in the scullery. Ance the mince wis simmerin in the
1 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
r tae keep a haud o the back. Ance ye fell aff an hurt yersell a
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
tters, and wad write them oot ance or twice ilka day sae as tae
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
your tongue about taxes till ance ye quat texin’ yourse’s w
1 matches

DaibhidC Moa an the tynt sun, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
Ance she wis lowse o the wouf's ch
1 matches

Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
st dinna forget yer passport! Ance ye get tae Mont Salève, fit on page 5
Ance yer belly is fu, aire is plen on page 9
even want tae dae it twice - ance throu the day an ance at nich on page 10
estlt awa in the city centre. Ance ye fin it, ye will realise ji on page 13
ye'll see hills an mountains. Ance ye've been on tap o the build on page 16
Also on pages 17, 18
9 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I ance kent a quine on page 104

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
anny, syne," Nava stertit aff ance mair, nane pit oot that her f
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
e wesnae about tae speir him. Ance he wes a puckle hunner yairds
1 matches

Fowler, Ross Sunday Fitba wi ma Faither, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
Ance he hid cleaned himself up and
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
h haed aboot a month ago. Nae ance durin ma seiven year o educat
1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
wur, bot hei wis ance askit bi ae fermer tae hae ae
; muther naiter bringin fouth ance mair, frae the growthe (veget
2 matches

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