A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

draws Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.4 13.3 3.2 0 0 0 8.8
Number of occurrences2925 2 0 0 0 2
Number of authors19 15 2 2

Occurrences of draws in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
draws a corset o fear aroond me. on page 16

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
y knows it. That prick Bailey draws the boot aff Addison's chops. on page 28

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ross her nerra een. Her mooth draws thegither like the neck ae a on page 1

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
that draws the ootmaist tent on page 29

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
is openin suprisinly draws a chorus ae sniggers that ech on page 54
draws ah kin see it's startin tae h on page 132

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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
that each day draws us present an' past on page 101

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
mple, an aw he dis is sits an draws 'wee air-a-planes on the back on page 16

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Whit magnet draws us tae a foreign shore? on page 15
Whit magnet draws us tae a foreign shore? on page 21
Whit magnet draws us tae a foreign shore?. on page 22

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
She draws a biro tat on wan roch glute on page 68

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
ialects an styles that A find draws us in. on page 57

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ae raison for doun-luikin; it draws nae merk atween Jew and Greek on page 97

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
Fleming, it maun be said, draws mair on his awn abeilities wh on page 136

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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
mple, an aw he dis is sits an draws wee aeraplanes on the back ae
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Whit magnet draws us tae a foreign shore?
Whit magnet draws us tae a foreign shore?
Whit magnet draws us tae a foreign shore?
3 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
™s dashboard reads 7:56 as it draws up tae the Masonic Lodge. ‘
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
’s on tae plums.’ Scanlon draws his beak alang the table taki
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Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ip is inserted under her skin draws yer eyes tae it. Her skin’s
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
meenit, he taks her oxter an draws her forrit aff the walcome ma
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
wave as ah get tae work, she draws them briskly shut again wae a
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Doric

Bolland, John Tales Fae The Doric Side - Hadean Eon: 4.5 Billion Years ago , (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
an ay thi greedy sook o space draws on page 82

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
that draws aabody aroon like moths on page 14

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Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
chin a cultural festival. Hit draws aboot a hunner an' fifty thoo on page 65

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@the_gellick tweeted
s the caul oot whan dailygaun draws in. (2014) twitter link

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