Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

bather	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	18.4	24.7	16.6	0	0	0	0
Number of occurrences	59	48	11	0	0	0	0
Number of authors	24	18	6

Occurrences of bather in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
d he stertit nor he wis haein bather wi't, for he cuidna seem ti g on page 19
on. Nou her faither wis haein bather speakin. His sentences wad st on page 30

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
lse, but it nivver seemed tae bather him; aa he wad say wis, on page 86

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
e the neep-perk baunk wis nae-bather. Wi the derkness near fawd, A on page 22

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
wi nae inklin tae bather peyin heid on page 28

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
t's gaun on here, fer, gin ye bather tae tak the time an check oot on page 35
es roun the warld, an hae nae bather in accessin their pensions? B on page 138

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
awkward, but that's nae bather, on page 26
ei dizzna bather me. on page 32
but that ill no bather you. on page 50
it dizzna bather me. on page 55
nae bather ah-ta. on page 120

5 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
yon bear wuid hae had him nae bather. But the need tae turn an twi on page 39
ir ain had caused this latest bather. On an on it went, wi the o1m on page 52
me fowk micht like. It didnae bather her, but in aw the years she on page 57
t whingein, Tam nivver let it bather him. He wis jist thon kind o on page 63
k an they had nivver had onie bather winnin hame, een tho it micht on page 64
Also on pages 75, 76, 104, 105
10 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
'Aye, Da! Nae bather, Da! they answered, and they on page 57
here. We're no lookin for ony bather.' on page 60
owsened a brick wi nae muckle bather and poued it awa. Suddenly, o on page 61

3 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
air they dinnae get intae ony bather." Violet mindit thon promise, on page 117

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
ay, nae bather on page 80

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
it gart the days gang in nae bather, tho the job wes a gey sair a on page 65

2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Watter jeels intae ice nae bather. on page 39

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
e, the witch pullt him up nae bather. He sclimmed back doon the tr on page 35

1 matches

Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
The zoo! She wisna wan tae bather aboot baisties but mibbie she on page 118

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
in whilk he tells o gettin in bather at the schuil ower his spelli on page 121

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
lot cud senn ye tae sleep nae bather. But haud on! Iain Martin, th on page 91

1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
tae English. An they had nae bather distinguishin atween
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
pellins. That itssel isna ony bather: the trouble starts whan inst
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
rain. The rain an cauld disna bather me but this time it wis richt
he hairst, a fiver a day, nae bather. Stop takkin claes an cups o
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
wark in Scots, writers disna bather tae shaw the differ atween "b
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Thare needna be muckle bather wi consonant soonds in Scots,
ository register, this is nae bather – ye can juist write the t
2 matches

Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
dies stepped in. Whither they bather enterin isna oor problem. Yet
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Nine Fragments - III, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
tae gae tae lecturs, an didna bather at nicht? Ae muinlicht nicht
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
realised they didnae hae tae bather wi aa the trauchle o gangin t
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
“I’ll sort that, nae bather,” signs Davie.
gless for the snell wind tae bather him. He feels a bit begunkit
2 matches

McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ll shrug their shooders an no bather ava wi it. An in a situation
1 matches

@Sinethugcat tweeted
kens why? Ah dinnae hae onie bather wi her, havnae tweeted her or (2021) twitter link

Doric

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
uld coont a field o stots nae bather and hae a guid idea fu mony a on page 124

2 matches

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
e ging aboot wi. Bit it didna bather me. I wis as teuch as an auld on page 58

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Tod’s Thoucht , (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
bather yer lams, on page 79

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Northwords Now 43 - Shane Strachan, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Doric, poetry
bather yer lams, on page 19

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
nae bather. Noo the dairk
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
pit this tae ye simply, dinna bather yirsel. British identity? Nae (2022) twitter link

@daleser23 tweeted
gan oot. Ana think im gan tae bather dude im awa tae aberdeen on m(2013) search twitter
ob do that ina. Dina think il bather we a name(2013) search twitter
@Bleu_Innes nae bather bawbag(2014) search twitter
@MikeyForbes1 nae bather(2013) search twitter