A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

spang Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.5 8.2 9 9.9 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences2416 6 1 0 0 1
Number of authors12 9 2 1 1

Occurrences of spang in Corpus

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Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
odie skelpin alang wi an unco spang, buskit in a yella skerf? An on page 48

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
w the ills o this life o oors spang frae the tyranny o human fowk on page 6

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
in ma spang, howp in ma hert, on page 36

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
in noo in ma heid, gin it wis spang mintit. Skaldie hirplin afore on page 12

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
' he said. Aw ma maist secret spang-new inventions are cookin and on page 99
re I am inventin a completely spang-new line o gundy!' He stapped on page 102

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
methin, and the fir-cone gaed spang oot o his loof and intae the on page 86

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
n sicna braw day Barbar hed a spang in hiz staup. Ye'l unnerstaun on page 42

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
one it again! I've skelped it spang on the neb! Richt on the coo' on page 51

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
nvelope. There is a momentary spang o the nerves, the convenience on page 72

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
s chyngit for our ain day, an spang-new anes). The makin o siccan on page 129

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
ameron's 'Nevermas'. In 'Life Spang', a prose owersettin frae the on page 7

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
reddies ti ding doun the mid-spang
w wi ye up the brae an pyke a spang neive-fu o flouers ti pit on
2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. , (no publisher recorded 2017) Central, poetry
ht, tae the winnock awa did I spang,
ddit, an shot up the lum wi a spang.
2 matches

Doric

Johnston, Mary Lallans 82 - Life Spang, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
Life Spang on page 26

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
"A lichtsome spang the sanns alang, A shortsome on page 53
ersel aa an haill deived. She spang'd tae her feet, an lowpit owe on page 100

4 matches

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
kent, ould reedo wis maakan a spang Ower the fence. Trouble wis, on page 14

1 matches

Ulster

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
ty dunt. Frichtit, she gien a spang til tha dure an then, hairt-s
1 matches

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