A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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singers Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.8 22.6 10.6 0 11.6 20.7 8.9
Number of occurrences5744 7 0 2 2 2
Number of authors20 11 5 2 1 1

Occurrences of singers in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
rs ae the court, "The list ae singers in that last concert, bring i on page 110
n, who wis readin the list ae singers. on page 111

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
the psalm-singers rang their bells on page 32

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ers, "Bring me the leet 0 the singers in that last concert!" At tha on page 44

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
ys, treddsmen war whyles braw singers anaw, an Sachs becam what is on page 45

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
spinsters, gout, fishmongers, singers, maids, sair throats, Barbado on page 77

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
k the same sheddin atween the singers: the'r them that say, "Hearke on page 56

7 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Singers aa hae the same faut. Gif'n y on page 116

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
The singers on the yett stapped aw at yin on page 13

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
nae ken richtlie the leid the singers are yaisin. Forby, the auld a on page 62

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ark wi the Kilbarchan wabster singers. on page 69

15 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
richt tae gie a dunt tae the singers, for they yaise the leid inth on page 77

3 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
her ten Scots an Gaelic women singers in a maist wonnerfu gaitherin
untie Fiona, ane o oor finest singers, an Sandy Stanage, an ootstau
2 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 63 - The Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2003, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
e Thing. Nancy haes heard oor singers an musicians, read oor poetry
1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
Halls! Ma folks lued the guid singers like Kenneth McKellar but tho
rns country amang a faimily o singers had a lot tae dae wi that We
2 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
aw the singers aboot me,
an singers
singers.
3 matches

@ionafyfe tweeted
ng tonight! Shona/Iona. Baith singers. Baith fae Huntly. Easy deen.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
e festival in July ilka 'ear. Singers that hiv performed aire ower on page 6

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
e court, "Bring me e list o e singers in e last concert!" on wheech on page 108
ueen, who wis readan e list o singers. on page 109

2 matches

Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
chums tae watch warld-famous singers an be served bacon rolls by R
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
hungeret, watchin three carol singers buyin ferlies frae a vannie o
1 matches

@cligeey tweeted
@TacketyBeets Aye nae ballad singers onywye(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
H, cant, sangs, storytellers, singers. joogle, gadgie, mangin @Hist (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
heen, sittin readin da list o singers. on page 115

1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
'm trying tae work oot who da singers are ?? https://t.co/34CiTBo0Z(2019) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
court, "Bring iz th list o th singers im th last concert!" oan whic on page 111
en, whae was readin th list o singers. on page 113

2 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
rt, "Bring mae the list o the singers in the last concert!" on whuc on page 112
en, wha wus readin the list o singers. on page 114

2 matches

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