A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

ins Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.6 11.2 8 0 5.8 21.9 30.9
Number of occurrences3621 5 0 1 2 7
Number of authors20 11 2 1 2 4

Occurrences of ins in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
t touchy because ae the break-ins doon at the canal yards recen on page 1

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ongaun lock-ins fir Gullocks, on page 72
his time tae dae it. The blaw-ins wi their caw-ins, interlowper on page 77

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
werenae back. Wives, an bidie-ins, if they werenae worryin that on page 33

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
beginnin ae first year. me, C ins Rice, Charlene Broon AKA Clar on page 169

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
An ins-pi-ra-tion-al story! on page 146

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
rt o the airt. Mair aboot the ins an oots o hill walkin, lik ui on page 65

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
a verra cosh-lyke wey, o the ins-an-oots o ma awn days as a co on page 9

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
rrate, explainin aw the fykie ins-an-oots as he gaes alang. Aga on page 140

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
the stours, ups-an-douns and ins-an-oots o the quaisten ower a on page 7

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
snowks inti aw the wee fykie ins-an-oots o Scots leid provesio
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
kinna bogils an meistical be-ins; he is, atweill, the opposite
e abraid wul gie thaim aw the ins-an-oots o what in fack haes h
2 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
or the Yirth an its leivin be-ins. We areddies hae environmenta
1 matches

Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
fowk kens aboot the oots and ins o the bill? I dinna watch or
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
- tae read, gaun intae the ins an oots o airticles an leirit
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
month, threapin aboot aw the ins an oots o Scottish theatre at
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@TranentAFC aye the eos lock ins - no comment lol (2020) twitter link
oing - dunno about the phone ins though - aye thats another s (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
doon - she usually kens the ins an oots o aathin." on page 24

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
inda an pullin doon the 'Walk-ins Welcome' sign, "Ah'v stoppit on page 10

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
o, frae langsyne, kent aa the ins an oots o the quarry.
na wint him tellin aabody the ins an oots o their transplant co
2 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
onn information, wi mair o da ins an oots on page 89

1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
gruesum wyfes an randie byde-ins---
1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
We awe naethin tae some blaw-ins frae ower the sea!” But she
1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Tha blaa-ins tuk it fur a deuk, on page 48

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Blaw-ins fae owre tha narra sea on page 17

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
oor eftèr that, anither yin insïstit: "Thïs fella wus shair on page 108

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
oncil estates filled wi "blaw-ins" laein Belfast acause o The T
1 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Ins an oots
Ins an oots
Ins an oots
3 matches

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