A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

how's Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.6 18.1 3.2 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences3634 2 0 0 0 0
Number of authors14 12 2

Occurrences of how's in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
Moose's tail wae wunner; "bit how's it sad?" An she kept oan on page 29
"How's it the same difference?" said on page 68
"Then how's it no Number Wan?" asked Alic on page 116

3 matches

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
e bit beam back and say fine, how's the wean. For ye'd the Silver on page 79
oke yer reverie, sayin hullo, how's it gaun, an auld man gettin n on page 80

2 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
'How's aht?' Broonie says wae a moot on page 30
tarily like a halo. 'Hi, son, how's you?' the angelic voice asks. on page 39

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
e'll no be makin yer ain noo. How's the plant daen?' I hunt him. on page 1

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
fer Honey,' Miss Honey said. 'How's yersel, Mrs Wormwidd?' on page 88
'How's it gawpit?' Matilda speired. on page 106
ae be douce and gleg the day. How's yer lugs, Eric, efter yer las on page 209
'Huv ye? How's that?' Matilda speired. on page 223

4 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
rson looked at me an he said, How's the foot Kirsty, an ah said, on page 25
mess, Hich how's about it sexy, he said tac Yv on page 169

5 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
seen you for sic a lang time. How's Betsy keeping? And wee a Jean on page 92

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
aboot this Coont Olaf tae us. How's he meant tae be relatit tae u on page 15
"Weel, how's aboot yese come next door tae on page 37
?" Klaus said, straicht awa. "How's aboot the morra?" on page 43
"Mebbe," Violet said. "And how's aboot you haein a wee rake th on page 129

4 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ie. David nods in agreement. 'How's Lewis?' on page 11

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
eend in the haill wide warld, how's tricks?" said Diomedes when H on page 34

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
'How's it different?'
1 matches

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