A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

rows Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.4 8.5 5.9 0 17.4 0 19.4
Number of occurrences2817 4 0 3 0 4
Number of authors18 10 2 3 3

Occurrences of rows in Corpus

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Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ne it?' he asked, scannin the rows o faces. on page 40

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 104 - Whaur Div Ye Belang Tae?, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
n row or catalogue. Valuation rows wis pit thegither bi the burg on page 40

3 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
d tae mairch slowly alang the rows o desks, inspectin their haun on page 135
k, her een slowly scannin the rows o toty weans. 'You!' she bowf on page 142

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
le wis cleared up. Jist a few rows ower fae the yung lass wis an on page 110

1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
a busy toun. On aw sides were rows o cube-shaped buildins, aw th on page 8
distance, they cud see ither rows o sheenin mirror buildins - on page 12
laed Cloot on his roonds, the rows o sheenin buildins ablow them on page 16
in the asterbaw stadium: jist rows o hovernuts o various shapes on page 20

4 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
An twa lest three-pace rows fleg deils on page 59

1 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 58 - Three Waddins and Fowr Funerals - a monologue, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
her wimmen. Ach! we had bonny rows, A can tell ye. on page 59

1 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
ese bags full o creatures – rows and rows o them wi their eyes
and rows o them wi their eyes sewn shu
2 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
e wis this load o’ shoes in rows a’ lined up outside. Which
1 matches

Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
cher frae my school wis a few rows behind us. I waved and he wav
1 matches

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
n tuik oot a wee notebook, wi rows of boxies on ilkie page an me
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
he hated rows, an Gracie’s rows war bobbydazzlers. He pit doo
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2013) Doric - Buckie
gairtens for aul wifies , Six rows across an a fit lang. black w

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
Maggie', he wid rant whin da rows blew up, 'Aa du wis ever ony on page 49

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Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
g on me sock meaning twartree rows . I still say dis

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ae tak a last look at da neat rows o raisins. “Far better laek
1 matches

Ulster

Millar, Al Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, (Ullans Speakers Association 2023 ISBN: 978-0957666238) Ulster, poetry
, an faded names On forgotten rows o foggy stancs, Frac ither ti on page 30

1 matches

Dickey, William Yarns 3 - Annual General Report, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Ballymena, prose
e guid saits in the front twa rows had tae dodge fallin slates d
e guid saits in the front twa rows. Monie of the audience were l
2 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
n a giant buttercup again the rows o white peeble-dash. Ah leuke
1 matches

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