Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

cairds	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	28.1	30.3	18.1	29.8	52.3	31	17.7
Number of occurrences	90	59	12	3	9	3	4
Number of authors	41	29	4	1	4	1	2

Occurrences of cairds in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
, as well as the hale pack ae cairds: the Knave wis staunin in fro on page 106
.) "Ye're nuhin bit a pack ae cairds!" on page 120

2 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
sattle doun wi the cairds an letters - on page 17
Foostie pieces, cairds, on page 80

2 matches

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
the worst sort o incomer. Yer cairds were marked. Not once had ye on page 78

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
gie wey, fawin like a pack o cairds, duntin an dangin yin-anither on page 25

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
b telt Harry tae mak up thair cairds for Friday. Harry nivver turn on page 86

2 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
gs, they're nowt but a pack o cairds efter aa. I neednae be feart on page 44

4 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
School was not oan the cairds. Twa months he'd got tae go a on page 1

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
all cards and cairds accepted on page 17
nae-cairds-acceptit on page 72

2 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
it is. Da's jist urnae on the cairds fur me: on page 1

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
for a wee drink an a gemm et cairds an I hae ti tak thaim doun ti on page 42

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
wi its cairds and gemms and adventurs. on page 15

1 matches

Drosten, John Lallans 67 - Fower Poems bi John Drosten, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
circulatit wi glesses an race cairds, on page 135

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
e king's heid. "If ah play ma cairds richt here, ah could git rid on page 5

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ry said. E jist picked up the cairds an pushed thim in a cardboard on page 44

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
lawbourers, got oot a pack o cairds an stertit in tae pley three on page 58
luck agane. I've gien up the cairds, the dugs an the horses!' on page 61

4 matches

Robertson, James Melt (Yin), (Kettillonia 2001) Central, poetry
The spaein cairds nae dout o some vile witch -
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
e 8t November 2002. The votin cairds wis gien oot bi buik-shops an
1 matches

Fenton, Janet A Guid New Year tae yin and a!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
Stewart Bremner's posters an cairds brocht a smile tae mony and t
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Daein it yersel, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
t anither o ma crushed, manky cairds grippit like a vice atween th
shottie at makkin ma ain Yuil cairds!
it on the front o shiny white cairds wi seasonal wirds like ‘Bon
offerin a range o Scots wird cairds that we makkit oorsels. Hou c
uter whaniver we haed tae rin cairds throu it? The thrawn paper fe
11 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
bastart foldin like a pack ay cairds. His gormless pal couldnae pr
1 matches

Lehane, Matt La Le La Le La Iron Mountain, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
identity cairds- nae trials- an house arrest
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Review: O is for Hoolet, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
is that the audience is gied cairds wi questions tae speir tae Mc
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ottish devolution was oan the cairds, Murphy missed nine oot o thi
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Yule Cairds for 2002 Weel Aheid o Time
For aw that this year's cairds is faur airlier nor ither yea
gien a quote for five hunner cairds. It's tae be howped an aw tae
and wi preein exemplars o the cairds. This shuid gie a braider spr
r spreid o shops haundlin the cairds nor in the bye-gane, giein Sc
6 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
et afore, richt? The identity cairds were similar, an thare wis a
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
vil's pictur'd beuks" (playin cairds) bi cleikin intae this spaici
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
muckle weel daein o wir Yule cairds this year an Richard, wir con
1 matches

@IshbelMcF tweeted
@DrMDempster Its on the cairds tae be an SQA exam an aw.(2018) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
#FringeScots @IshbelMcF Cairds in a shop in Cockburn Street.(2016) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
ol an they made up TOP Trumps cairds. Here's his !!! (2022) twitter link

@fairpechtoot tweeted
week! Guid fir weans tae mak cairds fir their maws. https://t.co/(2016) search twitter

@changed_days tweeted
eel aulder than a um? ???? Ur cairds marked fur the 15th wi that ? (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
tae her in awe - its oan the cairds (2020) twitter link
hees defo no the man - 2 red cairds n a dodgy penalty is what a s (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the gun, it cud easy say nae cairds or veesitors." Jock gaithered on page 24
"Ay, bereavement cairds, please." on page 25

5 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Aye, bit Tarot cairds an readin tay leaves. Come on on page 34
l reports an special occasion cairds; a reed velvet boxie wi bitti on page 79

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ither day it's bingo, bools, cairds or knittin. Jessica's a toppe on page 46

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
taen't, an they'll gie ye yer cairds. Na, na, Jess, Ah'll jist tak on page 107

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
��drappie’ wi wir cigarette cairds, or ‘knifey’ wi the broke
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ary on last year’s Yuletide cairds. Geordie Broon luikit nae dif
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
ts folk oot faan ye're playin Cairds Agin Humanity, let ma tell ye(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
You can keep your cairds and Scrabble fur they're no a on page 34
the coontiess smelly calleen cairds dropped in bi 'Pigeon Post'. on page 57
nd send aff piles o Christmas cairds tae folk that might be deid W on page 81

3 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
an animals, an da hale pack o cairds forbye: da Jeck wis staandin on page 109
"You're naethin but a pack o cairds!" on page 123

2 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
st tae write oot da Christmas cairds, da wirds a Basil Anderson da on page 1
x, an dere wis aa da birthday cairds dey wir ever gien her. Inside on page 24
lf da night drinkin an playin cairds, an dan dey lie in dir beds t on page 72
ey barbecued sausages, played cairds, an telt jokes. Da troots, at on page 93

4 matches

Williamson, Christie Shaetlan an compoonds a da richt, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2014) Shetland, blog
it’s at wi aa hay different cairds ta takk tae da sam table.
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
see da lowest row o birthday cairds an pickit oot a yallow flooer
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
laek da picters on Christmas cairds. “My name is Pepper Minstix
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
"Jings, they're only a pack o cairds, efter aw. Ah dinnae need tae on page 78
es, as weil as th hale pack o cairds: th Knave was standin aheid o on page 107
"Ee're nithin except a pack o cairds!" on page 121

3 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
l, "Sure, they'r only a pak o cairds, efter aal. A need nae bae fe on page 79
s, es weel es the hale pack o cairds: the Knave wus stannin afore on page 108
. "Yae'r naethin yit a pack o cairds!" on page 123

3 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
An Ah ax'ed for mae cairds - dae ye see? on page 3

1 matches