A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of south in Corpus

Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
flocht o Canada Geese, fleein south. Kate luit him staund for ani on page 30

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
mornin sun, slantin throu the south-facin open door, cast a guid on page 22
in the Borders an doun in the South West, as mony as five or sax on page 28
t' tae the kintrae folk o the south-west - persecuted preacher a on page 29
barous Hielanmen doun tae the south-west, an quartered thaim in t on page 33
re an awa tae the west an the south . . . scatter doun tae Derval on page 36
Also on pages 37, 38, 39, 48, 51, 58, 59, 62, 63, 72
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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"He's stuck doon south. He cannae git back up until on page 140
n gestured tae the mysterious south Asian boay. on page 189

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
tae jile rebellious Boers in South Africa. An they were white fo on page 21

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
on that side, an ti thi South on page 44

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
hey were subjectit tae on the south side o the Forth cheenged ain on page 26
ten in the mornin wi a stiff south-easterly wind blawin an Jock on page 92

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
We hud some funny times doun South, aa thae on page 77
ie Stewart taen the road doun South, on page 152

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
he hills whenever ah wis doon South. on page 22

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
e recordit by Lochboisdale on South Uist atween 1929-35. She is b on page 62

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
ian constituencies (Edinburgh South and Livingston) at are hame t on page 9

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
Bob Johnston, the byreman at South Mains. on page 17

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
grippin swuirds frae the south, ay, an jacks o fine leather on page 31
wis a wee state in whit's nou south-central China, sae ye'd mebbe on page 33

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Some tae the South and the sun had fleen, on page 97

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Monument, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
They fesh't it haim til the South. on page 101

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
aicious eik til the Stirlin / South Carolina edeition o the warks on page 137

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
e route you must take, to the south and then towards Spain and th on page 47

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Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Ballad o an Irish student, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
He pushed on south, a sun-worshipper,
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Evie OOR WULLIE’S SEASON’S GREET, (Largs Writers Group 2015) Central - Largs, prose
n concoction. Keith gied us a South African tale aboot Samson, no
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
Joan McAlpine (South Scotland) (SNP):
Emma Harper (South Scotland) (SNP):
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
se a great fiery light in the south-west, after the setting of th
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
tion. In truith, he haed gaen south
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
accident on the esplanade. In South Havenport.”
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
d, my hair needs washed where South British English would require
e washed. In this example the South British English equivalent wa
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
ht,’ says Boabby. ‘In the south, where it’s dead hot in the
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
The riff fae Driving South comes through the speaker, cl
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
rescue the situation fae gaun south. ‘McDade, forget aboot it.
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
hough ah’ve been livin doon South fur near enough ten year. Ah�
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ng along Victoria Road on the South Side of Glasgow
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
r o the janny's office in the South Bridge Education Centre (Infi
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
t, now when the sun is at the south kip, the kye rowting on the l
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
ean, Embra’s no exactly the South o France bit they wandered ar
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Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
really is nae escapin. North, south, east an west…a kin pinpoin
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
heading east, we’re heading south. Good job I’ve been trackin
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Facebook link ( 2016) Central
watter an travelled aboot the south-west o Scotland for a while a
ewcastle an makin his way tae south-west Scotland whaur he did a
distances maistly across the south o Scotland. Apart frae the ef

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
joke. Fuckin Russian fae doon south. Hings could git hairy, mate�
r cardboard gangster fae doon south who hinks it’s easy pickins
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
d you tae fuck oaff back doon south and tell yur mates tae keep t
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
go fk so it's either bit Mair South or Aberdeen. Stirling winnae (2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
Ahhhhh! Scottish wrather doon South! Nice an sunny here in Scotla(2014) search twitter
nstead! Safe travels bac doon South! xxx(2014) search twitter
you left us Scots tae return South! So can only send hugggggssss(2014) search twitter
informed o yir gigs North an South. xxx(2014) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
@PureFitbaw Did some South African ref no do Us ootta so(2019) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
Nic1 is it on the train route south from Stone...oh yeah no train(2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
er tae me at the front in the south west stand!!! (2022) twitter link
We need the clever folk doon south tae run oor kintrae! (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
on league games on offer down south lately guys - never mind lol (2020) twitter link
he national league games down south - the epl games now r just c (2021) twitter link
d/sunday league amateurs doon south - its endless - pits the ti (2021) twitter link
nMusselburgh our friends down south aways provide top drawer cove (2020) twitter link
otball has started again down south - oh dear what a shambles! (2021) twitter link
and 2 other occurrences.

Doric

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 71 - Snuffy, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Doric, prose
den wi casks makkin thair wey south, whan I looked up, an fa shou
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Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
eak more incorruptly than the south [which speech] is become more
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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
g a damn sight better further south in a city,’ the Officer say
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@cligeey tweeted
A wee bit o the South island recycling nae bother i(2020) search twitter
@Meldrum04 Somebody fae South Korea like ma tweet aboot Dri(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Shetland

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
there's plenty of room in the South House - it's always being ex
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
hetland) and my pal's at 60S (South Orkney). I've got guillemots,(2016) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
2. South o the Gret Sea: do.
31. The South Room bi the Wattir: do.
SOUTH O THE GRET SEA
ti the south o the Gret Sea.
airtin aince mair ti the south-wast.
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Ulster