Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

gesturin	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	5.6	9.3	0	0	0	0	0
Number of occurrences	18	18	0	0	0	0	0
Number of authors	7	7

Occurrences of gesturin in Corpus

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Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ae the letters man?" he asks, gesturin taewards the pile. on page 133
did this?" ah demand tae ken. Gesturin taewards the lassie. on page 146
re "Look aroond yae" he says. Gesturin tae his five goons. "You migh on page 184

3 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
'Yes, Elise,' she says, gesturin tae me. on page 23

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
, and he walked back onstage. Gesturin tae the short-haired wumman t on page 134

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'Not at all,' ah say, gesturin, tae ma tea-stained tartan ni on page 45
ees and look at hur,' ah say, gesturin tae Stella Marie, 'oot and ab on page 63

2 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
(turnin ti The Fower Maries, gesturin wi her emptie haunds) on page 35

2 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
lait.' Ah kin jist see Sidney gesturin wi es hauns. Ah wunner whit t on page 47

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Gesturin fur me tae come wae him, ah f
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ine?” the first nurse says, gesturin tae a grey black panel at the
He stands, gesturin fur me tae leave. Ah’ve a s
he pub closed,” Senga says, gesturin tae The Wee Tavern.
3 matches

Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
fur him, and look,’ ah say, gesturin tae ma leather couches, ‘he
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
behind him oan its hind legs, gesturin fur us tae foallie. Ah look a
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ome refreshment?” he sayed, gesturin tae thaim tae sit thairsels d
yed, pittin up the bottle, an gesturin tae the man tae
2 matches