A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

isn't Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.7 8 14.4 0 17.4 21.9 17.7
Number of occurrences3315 9 0 3 2 4
Number of authors23 13 3 2 1 4

Occurrences of isn't in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
ifferent from where he is. It isn't better or worse, on page 18

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
justice warrior, but this isn't right. Men shouldn't compete on page 12

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
and be nice to Shaun, his mum isn't doing very well, she says bac on page 37

1 matches

MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
Isn't it or hiv a goat it aw wrang? on page 61

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
But isn't it dulesome on page 45

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
an more action, he said, This isn't an interlude. on page 169

1 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
frozen in the middle. It just isn't good enough. Would you make s on page 4

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
and Bettie. It's a disgrace, isn't it?" on page 113

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
"Ay it's nice tae see that, isn't it?"
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
'Aye, hen, isn't it amazin?'
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
ying "maybe nows no the time" isn't something anyone could really(2020) search twitter
t's his responsibility and he isn't as sharp or on the ball as he(2020) search twitter
@ThomasM08749768 Upset isn't a threat and i wisnae being d(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
dst of a global pandemic, but isn't Natural Law a factor at some (2020) search twitter

@johnstone_shane tweeted
@molach95 @Krista_DC Isn't there a buik written by a Sco (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
a,' said Geddes. 'A sma warld isn't it?' on page 44

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
s yer maist favourist colour, isn't it?" Ah speert ag Missus Reed on page 64

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
It's awfully hot, isn't it, Ronnie? Pauline leukit a on page 42

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
"Id isn't," sade e Caterpillar. on page 42
"Only mustard isn't a burd," Alice remarked. on page 87
"Id isn't mine," sade e Hatter. on page 107
s written till nobody, wheech isn't usual, ee ken." on page 115

6 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
en't said, He's not coming/He isn't coming, We haven't heard on page 89
hit wye is he no comin? ('Why isn't he coming?' no "what way is h on page 100

2 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
tae see da Siberian Accentor. Isn't it a bonny peerie bird ?? htt(2016) search twitter

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
digenous language and culture isn't always inclusive of other dis(2020) search twitter
ter threads during a pandemic isn't maybe the healthiest use of t(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
sang til lairn ye the wirds. Isn't that right, Maisie?" on page 1

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
sinn? His mither's caad Mary, isn't she? An ir his brithers no Je on page 9

1 matches

@Angelinekking tweeted
@mauricemulvenna Och isn't it wile guid craic? God's tru(2020) search twitter

@OrangRuth tweeted
nat a loyalist at all, so he isn't. #Supermac(2019) search twitter

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