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 words5.7 7 5.9 9.9 0 0 0
Number of occurrences1914 4 1 0 0 0
Number of authors14 11 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

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
mad impressive stuff oan it, gives it back with a dissappointed on page 3

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Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
"Some say that is what gives the voice its beauty, the poi 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

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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

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

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