A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

lacks Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words3 3.5 1.5 9.9 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences107 1 1 1 0 0
Number of authors8 5 1 1 1

Occurrences of lacks in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
is local, taxed fir only lacks on page 45

1 matches

Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
cairryin oot their functions, lacks ony positive direction and ad on page 25

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ch? Dae yae hink it's just he lacks a bit ae community spirit? Or on page 96

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Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
Studies' in scuils. Yet Scots lacks statutory recogneition or pro
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
omes up with the goods but he lacks. . . substance, y’know?’
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
and quick feet. But he sorely lacks confidence. Fur he’s goat h
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
be in vain. Truth is he jist lacks that eye ae the tiger instinc
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Doric

@72redz1903 tweeted
eer - plays wi heid doon and lacks a fitba brain (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
s lots back home. Whit Orkney lacks is trees." on page 10

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
chair nearest da fire, fur he lacks tae be waarm. I took him in m on page 31

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