A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

sa Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.7 16 12.8 49.7 5.8 21.9 79.6
Number of occurrences6430 8 5 1 2 18
Number of authors29 12 5 3 1 2 6

Occurrences of sa in Corpus

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Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
side o the room. The weans aw sa silent, fashed, waitin. And t on page 210

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
wur feet then da widnae feel sa stupit. An who's AW AE US, sh on page 13
Aye, ah said, Ah mean... wee sa va bee-en mer-see. on page 21
an spoke ower the top ae her. Sa against your religion tae dae on page 25
ma maw's boyfriend, she said, Sa big gold fucker aboot two inc on page 42
. Charlene, ah said, Don't be sa nosey. Ah wis only askin, she on page 58
Also on pages 59, 82, 148, 154
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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
till they sa oor lord's heidcrest dancin, on page 35

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Foyle, Ghillie Lallans 58 - The Hildebrand Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Sa Hildebrand caws God's mirk du on page 87

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Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
t the complante is maid apoun sa that the party playntife mak on page 23
the amounts o securitie war: sa small as thay have not gevin on page 24

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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
Sa fervently did me infek,
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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
Aye, ah said, Ah mean ... wee sa va bee-en mer-see.
1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
wur feet then da widnae feel sa stupit. An who’s AW AE US,
1 matches

Wilson, Lucy Lock Doon, (Greenock Telegraph 2021) Central - Greenock, poetry
Never thought ad miss school sa much but am going crazy.
in ma jammies, ave never been sa lazy.
It’s really naw sa great but we need to keep oor
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
I wes a bridge but naebody sa I wes.
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
turkey dinners in the run up, sa ri last 'hing A waant tae sit
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Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
Yur uncle Toamy's a tradesman sa 'es git a few mair bob aboot
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Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
m 49 ‘That treuth sall try, sa far above’).
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Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
oo her spirit is filled wi ‘sa greit joy’ as she contempla
wirds, truth shall pruive ‘sa far above’ and ‘mair holi
hon ‘freindschip and amitie sa suire’ they will gie themse
els, wi nae haudin aff, wi ‘sa greit feruencie and force’
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
git ae the boay tells me he’sa wee bit like masel. In that h
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
oose, an that wis the last wi sa o them.Bit they bade on, an f on page 35

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
She sa the rain doonfa.
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
st miserable day at you ivver sa,
an warm, the best day I ivver sa.
o the best days that I ivver sa
fit div you think he sa? Wid you believe it stannin e
4 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
sna muckle forrit frae afore, sa
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@Manuforti1968 tweeted
. Bit as usual as seen as she sa ma savage she winted bit. Sto(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Sclater, Kathryn Gallows Ha - The chapel by the burn, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
At last he sa the burn o Cupwally on page 6

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
And never sa again on page 44
d wae me when he cam home and sa hoo weel I could drive all by on page 128

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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Ye sa the reek driftan across the r on page 62

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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Thule Revisited, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
wid a rin ta hoid, whin dey sa da soondless Norskes
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
that this could no b' denied, sa she tried anither queestion. on page 63

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
i meet ye, the lenth o Cho-fu-Sa?
1 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
A wee atween dreams, an sa, on page 1
Bak, an sa the ithers, awa on page 7
Sa, in stooned wunther, thon on page 8
But gien nae word o whut she sa: on page 9
at last, spahlterin, ye half-sa on page 13
Also on pages 18, 22, 23
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Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
ovo traictors tha yin nicht A sa on page 5

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
an Weert sa . on page 9

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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Yae nivir sa' the like; on page 26

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Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
Hae ye iver sa tha lake in yer life on page 16

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Gillen, Charles Oot Here Mae Lane, (Words without Borders Magazine 2004) Ulster, prose
' oul' bridle an' straps that sa' monies a crap, an' an oul
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