A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

serves Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.5 8.5 1.5 29.8 11.6 0 9.7
Number of occurrences2517 1 3 2 0 2
Number of authors20 14 1 2 2 1

Occurrences of serves in Corpus

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Central

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
In less radical cases, Scots serves to transmit a feeling of spec on page 36

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
hud yer three score 'n' ten. Serves me right, mind. Ma mither ay on page 1

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Kennedy, Julie Ma Mum and William Wordsworth, (Howkin Words Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1399988971) Central, prose
tae the Co-op, the wumman who serves us his jet black hair same as on page 13

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
about what serves best in dirty backroom fights on page 51

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Whase toun-wide sewer serves him for his cage, on page 32

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
grow up, work in a joab that serves tae kill our spirit, an then on page 24
on in the hallwey mirror only serves tae remind me ae how bad losi on page 62

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
e quaistion nou is whither it serves us weel the day, an maist imp on page 52

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
sley Ann's death. Ma da said, Serves him right. Ma ma said, Aye we on page 130

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
But if we cannae, it serves him nicht. on page 160

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
Pairt II o the Chairter that serves tae translate intil precise r on page 19

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
20. Pairt III o the Chairter serves tae translate intil precise r
serves an will contribute tae the le
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
t engagin wi genetic research serves tae threap the importance o t
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
, an staun up too fast, which serves only tae negate the statement
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McKillop, Roger The Flemings o’ Dalnoid, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
heir noses, (silly buggers - serves them right - while they are
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
cuttin this bloody grass. It serves me well tae keep busy, ye see
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Doric

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
Jist better carpet mair like. Serves mi richt fir be'in a grip.??(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ll soon be fine. In fact, hid serves him right. on page 21
e me granny's spurtle and hid serves me weel enough, on page 44

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Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
ic realities o the country it serves. Wur professionals in Lerwick
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Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
do you find best serves? on page 21

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
serves as a ineetial sketch o whit w on page 3

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Ulster

Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
lways in October if my memory serves me right
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Stewart, Kenny The Bread Van, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
n if its proper and my memory serves me right
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