A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

birk Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.9 7.7 7.5 9.9 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences2215 5 1 0 1 0
Number of authors14 10 2 1 1

Occurrences of birk in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Black Cuddy, (Scottish Book Trust 2019) Central, prose
tap o the brae, in a big auld birk, twa doos were newsin. on page 1

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Ah maun seem as a birk or aik on page 69

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
She wis mair lik a slender birk nor a saugh greetin bi the ri on page 14

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ven they still let us use the birk and the belt like ah done im on page 83
use the birk! He kept their bahoukies that on page 150

2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
a braw growthe o native aik, birk, hizzel an esh. Efter the lyt on page 65

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Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
doonbye the birk-wuid's gowden street on page 52

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
they speirnae the same birk. on page 78
houlet loued licht attour his birk. on page 80

2 matches

Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
mmer day gin there wis nary a birk in sicht! on page 46

1 matches

McDonald, Alistair Lallans 59 - Huntegowk, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Netherlee, poetry
Frae birk an brae an ilka glen,
1 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
ein her the look o a leafless birk.
hear Hazel’s thoughts, the birk lady wis gone.
on the flair, like one ae the birk lady’s fur coats that didna
3 matches

Doric

Skinner, Alison C. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Leaves, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
un on the cover. Some Deeside birk, she thocht hid likely been g on page 22

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
t. I laid till it's dowp wi a birk-branch, bit it wis a dashed t on page 51

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
allie, as much as the smaaest birk in the neuk o Kilrogie wids.
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ir. Here an yonner the antrin birk or rodden warssled tae growe,
orrel o roadies rinnin throwe birk an fir, a den fur junkies, lu
2 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
realised that I wis cheust a birk. on page 68

1 matches

Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
avourite airt wi its hazel an birk. She’d seen the Laird o Dun
1 matches

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