A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

gives Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.9 7.2 6 9.9 0 0 0
Number of occurrences1914 4 1 0 0 0
Number of authors13 10 2 1

Occurrences of gives in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ent tae the fact that no cunt gives a fuck aboot the place. It's on page 3

1 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
'the kiss one lover gives to another on page 37

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Megan gives me a noad tae confirm this is on page 44

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ords, ladies an gentlemen, it gives me great delight tae announce on page 72

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Och who gives a shit, said Charlene, Everyt on page 26

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
n hur two pence in wi me. She gives aff the impression that if sh on page 34
dge that the Clan wish me bad gives me an uncomfortable feelin ah on page 89

2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ma name. The doac smiles and gives oaff an aura ae friendliness
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
pol1314 The coo eats grass an gives milk(2020) search twitter

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
am. Ah dinnae like cheesecake gives me the boak! (2022) twitter link

@LowEndJardo tweeted
er all ma bank details if she gives me the right look (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
kewizz1960 @OfficialQosFC who gives a fuck - good luck to the gu (2020) twitter link
see it u must b blind - who gives a fuck if folk get in - away (2020) twitter link
covid says it all 2 me - who gives a fuck about the usa - all u (2021) twitter link

Doric

@DoricPhrases tweeted
RAF-23WM-75DA-33KD-02NV this gives you the opportunity to watch (2018) search twitter
ottish accent. Nae really, it gives us fowk fae #Aiberdeen a rich(2018) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
n - see V Hibs. Ref actually gives it tae them (2023) twitter link
s developing as left backs - gives one or two o them the opportu (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
resso; it makes us happy, and gives us energy.
1 matches

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