Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Concordance

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Use in varieties of Scots

pattern	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	7.8	5.7	7.5	29.8	11.6	10.3	13.3
Number of occurrences	25	11	5	3	2	1	3
Number of authors	21	8	5	3	2	1	2

Occurrences of pattern in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
r faces, ye see, an cause the pattern oan thir backs wis the same a on page 79

1 matches

MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
Under his wings the pattern on page 61

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
ght ah wis showin a troubling pattern of behaviour and suggested ah on page 1

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
lear attempt tae prevent onie pattern o crime that micht lead tae t on page 104
werenae daft, an true tae the pattern o the Black Band they shiftit on page 106

2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Corp buskit in blank-pattern claes, on page 39

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
auds for a meenit or mair the pattern o the fine grille bein drawn on page 72

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
ey they dinna follae the same pattern as in English.
soondit INJUM, tho the stress pattern's the same as in the English.
2 matches

Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
r by the menfowk war the same pattern, pace an nummer as the anes a
1 matches

@Chazzbat tweeted
fabric come wi the stitching pattern on it, or did yer mither stit(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
uniform in thon days, Paisley pattern peenie, hair deen up in a sca on page 38

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
eath in 2019), a funky spiral pattern (tae celebrate the 20th anniv on page 18

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ere lyan on their faces, an e pattern on their backs wis on page 76

1 matches

Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
id a yella cardigan wi a reid pattern doon e sides. Ye hid on fite
1 matches

@Franwella tweeted
First sewin pattern .... weel secon, bit last t(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Treadle machine, paper pattern used wance on page 42

1 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Unusual pattern, white and blue. on page 104

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
suddenly changed thur sleepan pattern.’ The newsreader allowed hi
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
t wis a reddir tasteful muted pattern in da Fair Isle allover I wis on page 13

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Fur dey mak da warp in a pattern o livin, while on page 19

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
e lyin oan their faces, an th pattern oan their backs on page 78

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ur lyin on thir dials, an the pattern on thir backs wus the same is on page 80

1 matches

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
gates be tae be graithed. Fur pattern, tha Lear an Lectronic Keppin on page 40
technical leid maittèrs, fur pattern on page 41

2 matches