A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

patter Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.1 26.2 4.5 0 0 10.3 13.3
Number of occurrences5851 3 0 0 1 3
Number of authors34 27 3 1 3

Occurrences of patter in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
she heard the oe totey pitter-patter ae feet in the distance, an s on page 17

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
aff Tam's coat tails, his ain patter is decent. on page 30
'Wit's this "no surrender" patter, ya wee fuckin Orange bastard on page 48

2 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
Then proceeds wi' his line o'patter on page 14

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
while she heard a wee pitter-patter o feet faur awa, an she smert on page 16
s meenit!" Then there wis the patter o wee feet on the stairs. Ali on page 35

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
the patter like watter that awbody kens on page 8
patter then began, wirds wee haun gr on page 24
'm gey shair ye'll ken aw the patter sae buy in fir Christmas afor on page 77

3 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
such a wheechin' whirwind o' patter an' blethers an' haivers thit on page

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
n, n that. Seducin me wae her patter and as soon as ah telt her ab on page 151
ghin at ma faither's terrible patter and he even insisted oan dain on page 198

2 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
wi'yer Allegorical patter. on page 105

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
yir patter's shite an on page 101

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
door giein it aw this mental patter. on page 19

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ma brain fur ma best Glasgae patter as ah write. on page 21

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
ead an write in ony leid, the patter buskin the gremmar an spellin on page 8
Michael Munro's The Complete Patter, a rare an uissfae wark for t on page 61

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ut tae listen tae their shite patter. on page 79

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
n wi fowks and thair ilka-day patter. Scots is the leid o the ferm on page 3

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
y lugs is deaved wi somebdy's patter on page 9

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
He had tae gie her some patter pronto, itherwise he wis gonn on page 15
n tae listen tae Eurystheus's patter wis daein his nut in. But whi on page 26

2 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
air than some extreme seeming patter. So he retorted, ‘aye. Yer
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
, no juist for the sake o bad patter!), an hinners folk that wants
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
. Whaur dis he git aa the bad patter? I’v even noticed Elsie sta
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
JADIE Oh yes, yes! Powerful patter that; billiard talk, monkey-c
1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
the wey tae Liz Lochhead’s Patter Merchants, Tartuffe and Miser
turalistic form that apes the patter o the cities, but is no ayewi
the unchancy virr o the urban patter. Baith media are artifeecial,
s wi leiterarie Scots and the patter o the cities, cleekin Scotlan
4 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
"Pitter patter,
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
good wan Stevie. Ah like yer patter.’ he sais, grinnin. ‘In a
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
d yoga guru - gies it aw the patter aboot mysticism an white an r
ah sais, unimpressed that ma patter’s been dismissed so abruptl
2 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
chucklin tae himsel like his patter’s fuckin tap drawer.
ed by the ching, an Derek’s patter starts soundin bearable. Ah t
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah’ve hud enough ay his patter an make fur the slope, ignori
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
time an' listenin' in tae rur patter whin ma uncle Toamy ast me ta
1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Daft Days, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
'm gey shair ye'll ken aw the patter
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
ey'd awn tae speak the Glesca Patter or some ither kinna Glesca Sl
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert The Wit o Solomon, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
But Naamah kent his patter weel
1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Here’s the Weather, (Scottish Poetry Library 2017) Central, poetry
the patter like watter that aabody kens
1 matches

Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
speaking in defence of weegie patter
1 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
in their ain accents, words & patter. Thon shuidnae be a big deal,(2020) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
@imed314 @GlasgowsVoice The patter is primarily whit? ????(2020) search twitter

@WhenDidADidny tweeted
Patter tbf (2017) twitter link
Unreal patter aff that posh dick Jambo Oliv (2018) twitter link
e on the plane. Commitment to patter at 3700ft is impeccable (2018) twitter link
it the "what aboot Sinclair" patter need to give it a fuckin bye (2018) twitter link

@LowEndJardo tweeted
a Glad to be back, missed the patter and the good folks ae twitter (2021) twitter link

Doric

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
or because I heard the pitter patter o them as they hut the side o
1 matches

@beast_afc tweeted
murray__ @morganmlmx Spelling patter? https://t.co/JTHGpLbj5R(2020) search twitter

@JamesAmcvean tweeted
alanalfaRFC @weegingerdug Yer patter is pish anal...oops alan(2020) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Stuart's ropey patter micht impress on page 9

1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
An pitter-patter on page 52

1 matches

BardOfMilebush Untitled poem, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
der at me 's if I stole their patter But dinnae scratch your heids
1 matches

Robinson, Philip Tae a Virus, (no publisher recorded 2020) Ulster, poetry
Noo that’s tha Jet2 patter
1 matches

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