Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

brandy	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	6.9	5.1	12.1	9.9	0	10.3	8.9
Number of occurrences	22	10	8	1	0	1	2
Number of authors	17	6	7	1		1	2

Occurrences of brandy in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
--"Haud up his heid-Gie him a brandy-dinnae choke him nou-- on page 37

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Adders malkied wi brandy, on page 71
brandy, textiles, coal on clippers, on page 77

3 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ur contribution. Whit wis it? Brandy fudge. Ye had aa the bairns g on page 62

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
Baudelaire used tae keep his brandy in, the scaudered cushion aff on page 13

1 matches

Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
herry an A dinna ken hoo much brandy wis poored intae thon wee hol on page 118

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
juist caain back her saicont brandy efter reddin up her graith, a
1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
not Noir: fairmyaird & cherry brandy on the neb, sweet plummy frui(2020) search twitter

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
o Daia slichtly fou on ploom brandy the lang eenin streeks oot ta on page 3

1 matches

Abel, Charlie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
meats, and 'pisco', a kin o' brandy, files drank wi lime, egg 'n' on page 25

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
his heid - Brandy noo - Dinna chock him - How on page 37

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
its heid's a raisin burnin in brandy." on page 42

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
r senses wi the aid o a stiff brandy, an the doctor an landlord ar
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e laddie pour his father some brandy the bottom fell clean oot o h
1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
y aff the whiskey & stuck tae brandy but made nae difference(2016) search twitter
chunce ye can throw in a wee brandy wee that price as if I tak th(2017) search twitter

Orkney

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
and hid tae be sedated wae a brandy and port fae The Reel. Hids f on page 86

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
voices - "Haud up heis heid-Brandy noo - Dinnae choke on page 37

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
chter rattled frae Hughie lik brandy balls in a cake tin, a ticher on page 14

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
e o voices-*Houl haes heid up-Brandy nooDimnae choke 'im-How wus i on page 39

1 matches