Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

cat's	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	10	5.7	15.1	9.9	17.4	41.3	13.3
Number of occurrences	32	11	10	1	3	4	3
Number of authors	21	8	7	1	2	2	1

Occurrences of cat's 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
p tae Alice, an lookin at the Cat's heid wae interest. on page 83
The Cat's heid stairtit fadin the meeni on page 86

2 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
n up tae Alison, an giein the Cat's heid a queer luik. on page 44

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Mammy is the very cat's pajammies on page 29

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
rough as a cat's tongue; I'll no mind the time on page 95

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
Ah knuckle-kaimed the cat's orange fur. on page 16

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
A'm hed a cat's lick on page 35

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
yin for monie a lang day. The cat's murrin an thrummin micht weil on page 42

2 matches

@iainnicol tweeted
herwaves that's just whit big cat's wantin you tae think.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ps pittin Donald in myn o the cat's backside. He sighed an closed on page 36

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
an lookan at e Cat's heid wi great interest. on page 81
E Cat's heid began fadan aweiy e meen on page 84

2 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
In nae time avaa Cat's moo begood ti slaver agane fo on page 84

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
aid ti masel, 'As shooer as a cat's a hairy beast, you're an unde on page 72

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
e colour o roosty iron, green cat's een an a hairt-shaped face wi
e's lang ringlets war weet as cat's sookins plaistered roon her b
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
wi him, an she wis coorse as cat's dirt. Mair coorse, in fac. Sh
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
wid o hid the leavins fae the cat's bowel inno a piece! https://t(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@theJeremyVine The cat's got yer back.(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
That tortie cat's haean kettleens again on page 34

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
a Alice, an lookin hard at da Cat's head, aaber ta ken whit dis w on page 86
Da Cat's head startit dimmin awa juist on page 88

2 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
possesive marker - s, laek da cat's tail, fir maist fokk is intui on page 36

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
p tae Ahlice, an lookin at th Cat's heid wi great curiosity. on page 83
"A cat's allowed tae look at a king," on page 84
Th Cat's heid sterted fadin awa th mee on page 86

3 matches

The Westender Loupin Salmon, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
nowadays. They filled in the Cat's Pil a few years suin and A' h
1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
up tae Alice, an lukin at the Cat's heid wi pooerfu curiosity. on page 84
"A cat's allood tae luk at a king," sa on page 85
The Cat's heid stairtet fadin awa the m on page 87

3 matches