Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

elsewhere	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	8.4	8.7	4.5	29.8	0	0	17.7
Number of occurrences	27	17	3	3	0	0	4
Number of authors	16	10	2	2			2

Occurrences of elsewhere in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
dun. Nou as A hae pyntit oot elsewhere, duns, like whit we ken o as on page 31
But as A hae seyed elsewhere in this wee book, the attitud on page 79

2 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
t ah've hud a chance tae live elsewhere, but ah dae. Ah love that bra on page 21
elsewhere. Mr McDonald's sent my mother on page 47

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
re's nae room tae swing a cat elsewhere. They know fine well ah've a on page 5
ud nae idea there wis a world elsewhere until we started school. Holi on page 30

2 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
orce o Scots in California an elsewhere in the States is gowf coorses on page 9

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ered the room but Pearcey’s elsewhere, loast in his thoughts. ‘Mr
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Goat held up elsewhere, ye know how it is.’ ah sai
1 matches

Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
re bein’ hunners’ ae room elsewhere. A reckon he’s in his forti
1 matches

Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
The stars urr partyin elsewhere the night.
1 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
�Sorry, Sick Boy, ma mind’s elsewhere. Ye were stood up tonight too
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
fine well we were getting fed elsewhere. The proud and stubborn auld
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
y well I just #fangirl ed you elsewhere so he can just get tae Falkir(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
d - theres nae sic savages elsewhere alloued tae wear cockade) htt(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ink and when the pubs shut go elsewhere to enjoy a drink - they can (2020) twitter link
ae him - its going on anyway elsewhere up here - n if u dont see it (2020) twitter link

Doric

@72redz1903 tweeted
sion and we may have tae look elsewhere (2022) twitter link
@AFCHereWeGo @DonsTalk Said elsewhere that his job became difficult (2020) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
sh lads aff the boats are gan elsewhere now! Be nae toasties left fer(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
left no doot that I should go elsewhere. on page 83

1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
e smaller types of bees found elsewhere but I doot our bees don't fan(2020) search twitter
ust hanging on in Sanday too. Elsewhere, I doot the school of 'Mother(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
wi' equivelent talent elsewhere an heft wi' tours bae oor bes on page 43
Hooiniver es heighlichted elsewhere the baag attraction at shud a on page 64
lia, the USA, New Zealand an' elsewhere on page 672

3 matches

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
os :) sometimes prittas , elsewhere purties(2020) search twitter