A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of speaks in Corpus

Central

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Sichin, speaks o disappyntit howps, on page 44

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
some lassie. It's Kenzie who speaks up. on page 17
o far this time. Stevie Broon speaks fur the first time. "Yi dinna on page 55
doin their own thing. McGiver speaks tae them like two pupils late on page 58

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
t their throat. Bit he haurly speaks noo whin ma maw's in. Startit on page 1

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Awbody speaks o the virr o the butterflee on page 7
Naewan speaks o it, the deep realities on page 31

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ay in London, the weather man speaks on page 8

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
nnerstood tae oniebuddie that speaks English but disnae hae Scots. on page 65

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
A cheeky papingo that speaks, on page 159

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
A message cast in stane, that speaks o hope. on page 21

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
cht tae be, even by them that speaks it. Sic notions in pairt are on page 7

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Mammy shakes hur heid as she speaks. This is a big deal tae hur. on page 28
The tongue she speaks: on page 31

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
tae mind o is that maist fowk speaks, reads an writes in thair ain on page 33
e instance. The Scots that he speaks in 'The Simpsons' is that orr on page 38
readin onything in Scots that speaks tae ye. This is the best wey on page 57
s fae bairnheid, stories that speaks til's as a wumman. That's whi on page 60

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
hocht Wee Grumphie. 'First he speaks in Pooh's voice, and syne he on page 48
'I dike gabbin wi Rabbit. He speaks aboot wice-like things. He do on page 51

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
me. Insteid o stutterin, she speaks mair clearly than ever before on page 114

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
speaks like yon on page 2

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
extempore tae him that speaks in tongues. on page 112

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
y. At the stairt, the owthors speaks aboot the new fund intress in on page 129

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
oo. For this reason some fowk speaks o the 'curse o Mairs'. But ai
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
-educatit warkin clesses that speaks Scots an educatit professiona
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
uist for the communities that speaks thae leids. It maks oor haill
hoo mony folk speaks Scots. Currently, the ainly s
bairns that speaks a community leid micht weel b
populations that speaks them, it is no reasonable tae
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
A message cast in stane, that speaks o hope.
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
eid or pruive that Scots fowk speaks it yit.
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
aist fowk in Northren Ireland speaks, as weel’s a hantle in Done
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
a crime, ’ There’s no one speaks like that’, they fleer, –
ic resonance in the play that speaks tae a Scottish owdience. For
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
f the feck o thae generations speaks Scots as a language for ilka-
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
mpot! Tak the North-East: wha speaks the best Doric? Is it doon in
in Gushetneuk mebbe? But wha speaks true Doric in Gushetneuk? Tel
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Sutherland, Hope Twa sisters, een room, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Buckie, prose
e drawn by i volume o fit she speaks at. She’s iways singin n lo
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
etter than mine, but she also speaks Jamaican Patois, which has Sc
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
onty languages, or as adults, speaks "ordinary" in the hoose an "p
gaun as faur as tae say she "speaks 'theatre'", listenin eydently
, Orgon an Tartuffe hissel aw speaks in Scots. This confirms whit
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
tae truly value aw fowk that speaks languages ither nor the ane o
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
aebody ah'm tellin ye naebody speaks like yon."
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
n wi the Inglified laird that speaks Scots whan it suits him, but
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
t I lairnt then hou muckle it speaks tae me. I'm shuir that listen
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
r whan yaised bi writers that speaks it an aw.
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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
For aft it speaks in Beatrice’s praise:
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Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
n oot o print, something that speaks volumes aboot an endemic indi
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
er (see PDF ablow), Kirkcaldy speaks aboot blethers agin him an ab
e PDF document ablow) Leatham speaks (in Hingin’ In) aboot the d
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McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
an confidence o the fowk that speaks it. But it seems that sic fow
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Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
die writes – or here e’en speaks – ilkaday normal Scots.
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Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
onal makar an Scots tung that speaks no ainlie tae Scots at hame a
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
re's no a man in aw Annandale speaks plainer nor me — deil be on
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
e their local dialect." Thare speaks a wifie that's aither donnert
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
ots language an the fowk that speaks the Scots language, but they
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Paterson, Stuart A. Here’s the Weather, (Scottish Poetry Library 2017) Central, poetry
ay in London, the weather man speaks
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ond. Then, ootae naewhere. He speaks
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@jamieonkeys tweeted
wi your mockin o the wey fowk speaks. An, btw, the correct spellin(2018) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
that every Tory has postit it speaks tae specious coordinated muck(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
o a single yin contacts ye or speaks tae ye. Unless its tae offer (2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
omebody wi a regional accents speaks oan the media, it tells young(2020) search twitter
entally fell intae a 'Naebody speaks like that' sized hole? https:(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
ept that @glasgowpauline also speaks highly of him. Do that's two (2022) twitter link
ry response. Er, tae me, that speaks volumes ?? (2022) twitter link
t damp-eyed when @mickbrick54 speaks this Saturday ?? and then get (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
'Naebody speaks like that'... bar the 39.9% o (2020) twitter link
'Naebody speaks like that'... bar the 33.1% o (2020) twitter link
'Naebody speaks like that'... bar the 38.4% o (2020) twitter link
'Naebody speaks like that'... bar the 45.3% o (2020) twitter link
'Naebody speaks like that'... bar the 48.8% o (2020) twitter link
and 2 other occurrences.

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
e that word patronising - it speaks volumes - enjoy your footbal (2021) twitter link
c breakfast for the reason he speaks down to people as if there si (2021) twitter link
d - theres a militant way he speaks and theres hatred there in hi (2021) twitter link

Doric

@McGoo1888 tweeted
city lad) and ye hear how he speaks...then 15 miles away ye have (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
its force, although he nivver speaks. What dis he want and why me? on page 85

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Shetland

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
esure it gies thaim, whan yin speaks til thaim, i thair ain hamlet
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