A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

ensure Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.7 6.9 4.4 0 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences1914 3 0 1 0 0
Number of authors13 8 3 1

Occurrences of ensure 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

Hershaw, William Lallans 102 - Editorial: Jean Tamson’s Bairns, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
ss the Scots Language and tae ensure forby that Scots is recognise on page 5

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
This seems tae ensure that the mood ae the night re on page 78
site. Hopeless endeavours tae ensure that folk like me never git t on page 86
a hands acroass his mooth tae ensure the blasts ae hate he's litti on page 163

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
VoW o 2014: 'the UK exists to ensure opportunity and security for on page 24
ial an ethnic differences tae ensure that even eftir kintras stopp on page 27
in Parlie , set up tae try an ensure nae clear majorities, the sNP on page 28
es are aye gangin upwards tae ensure mair profit), the railways an on page 137

4 matches

Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
pularity in social media. Tae ensure sustainable cultural growth f on page 3
* Education Scotland will ensure the implementation o the Adul on page 7

2 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
Or sorcery. A doctor maun ensure on page 112

1 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
education resoorces. We wull ensure tae thit Sabhal Mòr Ostaig g
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
a Gàidhlig has been able tae ensure for its scrievers an sangster
1 matches

@bigandymccoll tweeted
side. Sounds like he wants to ensure our best chance. I'm open to (2022) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
nk Leave yer address an we'll ensure Twa bags o the finest farm ma on page 15

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
tae ensure he is broonin on page 54

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
fairm shops is a braw wey tae ensure that ye are getting a local p
1 matches

Shetland

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
cusations of parochialism and ensure your succession to Uppity, it on page 35

1 matches

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