A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

needna Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.7 11.3 15.1 9.9 58.1 10.3 0
Number of occurrences4422 10 1 10 1 0
Number of authors31 18 8 1 5 1

Occurrences of needna in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
We are yer sclaves-ye needna ken oor names. on page 94

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McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
wha needna mair nor beuks on page 32

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Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
hink smairtly oan it, mon. Ye needna pit oan on page 46

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
can juidge mysel onieplace. I needna bide here.' on page 41

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
eggs is aye peeled! An nou A needna walk ava. Thon fermer is cout on page 48

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
aitur o this life 0 coors? We needna pit on: oor lifes are miserab on page 6

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
Ye needna glaum at ma silk goon on page 40

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
On that ye needna worry For they come frae Edin on page 33

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
cal an linguistic reasons. It needna be different for Scots. on page 7
This trend needna be inevitable. Glen Pryde's D on page 13

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
er lunch. She smiled at me. I needna have worried. She'd nay teeth on page 22

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Five sonnets o Cecco Angiolieri (1250-1319), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
An gin I wush 't war mair ye needna wunner: on page 45

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Ye needna keep on wi yer mumphin an gru on page 39

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
e hoise thair dowp but a body needna be a leesh an swank kemp for on page 65

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
the pairlament for a vote. It needna be pyntit oot that sicna prov on page 121

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Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Thare needna be muckle bather wi consonant
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
’r needin richt Scots. That needna awthegither tak the place o a
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
Yit tae gie Scots its due needna hae ony poleetical meanin whi
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
hunched encumbered wifie. Ah needna zoom tae see she wiz ma mithe
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
adies makkit Scots happen. We needna drag fowks tae the Lallans ki
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
I needna hae fashed, for the gods had
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Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
also mind that this nixt term needna be aw aboot independence, ham
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Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
that dee fit they're tellt Ye needna tell me they can think on page 15

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
rket thi car?" Aye say's "Yea needna ask mee cus aw car's look's t on page 41

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
he disna like dugs! Weel, she needna bother comin here, than." San on page 25

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
e've nae muckle faith! Na, ye needna say, 'Fit'll we ett, fit'll w on page 14

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
a pack o cards, efter all. A needna be frichened o them!" on page 76
school, too," sade Alice. "Ee needna be so proud as all at." on page 92

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
'Ye needna skreich, ye're like tae deive on page 88

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
for aathing. Ah tell ye, she needna bother sendin him a Valentine
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
his fingers fur luck. Bit he needna hae bothered... he wisna pyki
“Ye needna come tae the play the morn if
2 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
irld goes on withoot me and I needna lift a hand. on page 25

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Da story-teller needna tink At he could lay it by, on page 6
a pack o eairds, efter aa. I needna be fairt for dem!" on page 81
-schöl tö," said Alice; "du needna be sae prood as aa yon." on page 97
nt o trouble, you ken, for we needna try ta fin ony. An yit I dunn on page 122

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Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
r gie nor tak awa. So dan you needna hae ony faer. Lat your haerts on page 141

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Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
ant wid cled dem laek yun. We needna budder tryin da rivlin on her on page 35

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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
8. Fock at spaeks dialect needna can ta read or write it.
- at you edder canna, maana, needna, or duina faa ta dui onything
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Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
edy will shift dis feerie. Du needna budder wi dee honey an hill b
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Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
auld-sons frae their faithers needna learn on page 131

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