speech | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Occurences normalised per million words | 50.2 | 65.8 | 18.1 | 19.9 | 52.3 | 51.7 | 22.1 | |
Number of occurrences | 161 | 128 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | |
Number of authors | 64 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
inkin!' The drouth brocht his speech tae an en, an rowed himsel up on page 45
1 matches
Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
ie physical deformities and a speech impediment that wis cured by on page 3
1 matches
Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
finalise arrangements for his speech on discipline tae an educatio on page 43
1 matches
Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
hen it had feenished this wee speech, they aa cried "Hurray!" on page 28
This speech steirt up a richt ecarfuffle on page 31
2 matches
Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
written in Braid Scots or the speech, redeemed for literary purpos on page 36
written in Braid Scots or the speech, redeemed for literary purpos on page 39
jist as Unity hid yaized 'the speech, redeemed for literary purpos on page 40
ial of the idioms of Scottish speech'. The medium of Scots has bee on page 44
4 matches
Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
cantily aw throughoot Major's speech withoot takkin tent 0 a wird on page 6
3 matches
Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
In ma mammy's native speech: on page 36
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
he room is slowin doon and ma speech is rapidly descendin intae a on page 80
r tongue durin the acceptance speech. on page 117
2 matches
McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
e' his become pairt o everday speech. It is a sair reflection o ji on page 35
e rung tae Anglicised forms o speech bit that wisnae the case in t on page 64
2 matches
Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
But any weh, let me slur yir speech, on page 1
speech dead slur, on page 96
we oor speech o, which eh wiz blessed on page 115
3 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
sang he had lost the pouer o speech. Even the lairds who micht ha on page 90
2 matches
Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
rd thegither even in the same speech, as speakers jouk frae ane ti on page 7
were tellt by adults that the speech they brocht frae hame, their on page 8
2 matches
Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
agement o the yiss o Scots in speech and scrievin; in public and p on page 3
1 matches
Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
es that Scots speakes uses in speech an hoo this wirks wi the wrut on page 5
n for thaim that's versant in speech. on page 16
* wrutten twa-wey speech that uses unstaundart spellin on page 19
isna oot the ordnar in Scots speech an screivings. on page 30
Pattrens o speech on page 36
Also on pages 58
9 matches
Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
The cheerin that follaed this speech cairried on for a guid few me on page 80
1 matches
Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
o been listenin tae thon last speech o Coont Olaf's, kennin weel i on page 111
I've got tae mak a muckle big speech. It's gonnae be guid crack, I on page 137
Wance she'd feenisht her speech, Judge Strauss turnt tae Coon on page 143
3 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Nae wastit speech, strecht tae the pynt, on page 15
Wi shairpness, whan nae speech souns clear on page 78
2 matches
Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ter Scots in the Sooth, their speech is hoatchin wi words like pok on page 10
1 matches
Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
Gleswegians labellt their ain speech. There seemed tae be a shift on page 9
5 matches
Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
and yer vyces, wuirds, speech on page 16
1 matches
Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
Scots is the speech ae the gutter. Scots is a lei on page 3
1 matches
Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Scottish Corpus of Texts and Speech (SCOTS Corpus) at www.scottis on page 15
1 matches
Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
age is an element of everyday speech for many people in Scotland a on page 121
5 matches
Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
n a heicher plane nor ordinar speech. on page 56
1 matches
Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
re going to revise figures of speech. Alanna, what's the differenc on page 37
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
mon words an habits oot thair speech. As they gaed thair wey throu
1 matches
Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
eir starkly differing ways of speech, Evans wiz indirect n flowery
1 matches
Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
alane maintain the speech community), it will be import
1 matches
Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
poach, pooch, preach, reach, speech, teach, each.
1 matches
McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
aiterson for his help wi this speech, though he is no responsible
my life, I have not written a speech. I just thought I would stand
2 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
or the Scots language. In his speech the nicht afore, Dr. Kirk pro
nal or minority languages, in speech and writing, in public and pr
2 matches
Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
facilitatit an encouraged in speech an screivin in public an in p
1 matches
Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
taunart Inglis. As it affecks speech, the process conteenas tae sp
1 matches
Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
and stoicism and in their ain speech, wi the production o plays th
, tae gie a complete picter o speech in the hale o Scotland – Gl
plays that reflects everyday speech. This ane occurs in Feed my L
A feature o Glasgow speech is the yiss and coinin o rhym
4 matches
Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
yed by Jimmy Logan made a wee speech tae
when I wis invitit tae gie a speech at the University o Guelph in
2 matches
Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
ut fowk doon wi oor freedom o speech. An it's been gey weird this
1 matches
Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
e cut aff fae general demotic speech (whitever 'general' an 'demot
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
Tae hear the natural rhythm o speech captured weel raither nor squ
ant who is speaking", efter a speech bi the perceptive maid, Dorin
2 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
ie wis the theme o the openin speech for the "Voices o Scotland" r
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
-wan when Jimmy Reid gave his speech ‘. . . we don’t only buil
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
urig Wyn (UK) stertit oot his speech in his hamelt leid, Welsh, th
rd's crummock afore makin his speech whaur he quotit frae the Apoc
2 matches
Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
at she cud say that in normal speech an’ get awa’ wi’ it. It
1 matches
Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
me time an’ again. Ah huv a speech impediment. Scots birls roon
1 matches
Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
or in speech bubbles in
1 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
the effort o makin sicna lang speech in the Auld Langage, an mair
tae dae neist. He howpit that speech wad come til him, sae that he
re wintin,” he replied. His speech wis slurred. He pit baith erm
3 matches
Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
r political crackin, baith in speech in writing, wi 19t century ne
1 matches
Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
enjoys freedom o thocht and speech, and quittance frae dearth an
1 matches
McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
King’s “I hae a Drame” speech?* Haill pairts o the USA are
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Scottish Corpus of Texts and Speech (SCOTS) projeck haes been bro
, poems or in fack onie kinna speech or writin at aw. They can be
Scottish Corpus of Texts and Speech,
3 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
taun the historie o thair ain speech.
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
ts (including any local Scots speech form such as Buchan, Glasgow
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
ert, what did you think of my speech yesterday afternoon?" Uncle R
1 matches
Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
regular in aw sorts o pairt o speech, but essentially whaurivver E
id in their itherwise English speech; thon is tae sey, in muckle t
2 matches
wee-windaes Whit is Scots?, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2018) Central, prose
Scots bade wi us in everyday speech, in poetry, story an sang, fi
1 matches
Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
In my bairn days, I hed the speech o a bairn, the mind o a bairn
sh English’ in relation tae speech, but no in relation tae scrie
speak’, ‘teacher’, ‘speech’, are aa English words. Sae
? Should I no juist leave the speech o my bairn days ahint me, and
t it mints tae me is that the speech (leid), the mind and the thoc
8 matches
Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
Sneck, a mair true-tae-modren speech version that remains harmonio
1 matches
Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
e mind whan thinkin aboot the speech o Scotland, includin the Engl
ae as “English” or the “speech o the Angles”. This tribe a
2 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
miserable fuckin motivational speech if ever there wis yin. Especi
1 matches
@jack_capener tweeted
ample of purely "broad" Scots speech: Aye, yon chielie wis a gey s(2018) search twitter
an mair Scots in yer ilkaday speech an spread awareness o the lei(2018) search twitter
nintentionally anglicising ma speech depending on who A'm talkin t(2018) search twitter
@IshbelMcF tweeted
seen BSL interps, they yaise speech whan the gloves wad be silent(2018) search twitter
@RickHJohnston tweeted
task because of their Scotch speech. Now its because Ian Blackfor (2022) twitter link
TRUE, Blackford's speech was exceptional.. But blanked (2022) twitter link
@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ternal wording of her earlier speech?(2020) search twitter
@fairpechtoot tweeted
t Tryin tae fun a video o yer speech at the TRAD awards tae show t(2017) search twitter
tae talk aboot wir language" speech!(2017) search twitter
@GMacminto tweeted
s tae slang, illiterate speech an that. (2022) twitter link
@johnstone_shane tweeted
r "East Coast" wurds in'ae ma speech, Glesgae pals pit it richt do (2021) twitter link
@LairnScots tweeted
assumptions that it is 'lazy speech' are wrang: https://t.co/SczJ (2020) twitter link
(Scottish Corpus of Texts and Speech) website: https://t.co/ZHUf2J (2020) twitter link
fir the distinctive markers o speech fae the North East. #Scots Aw (2020) twitter link
ociations between nonstandard speech and childhood
https://t.c (2019) twitter link
i Scots, Against
forms of speech masquerading as Scots we reco (2019) twitter link
Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
min their richt tae freedom o speech on page 26
1 matches
Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
hen id hed finished iss short speech, they all cheered. on page 26
Iss speech caused a remarkable sensation on page 29
2 matches
Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
the tree. He wis incapable o speech, could only mak these high-pi
1 matches
Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
be mair civil an decreyed the speech o Lowland Scotland, some fae
everse the corruption o their speech:
rruptly than the south [which speech] is become more mingled and d
3 matches
@72redz1903 tweeted
ed Oswald Mosely fae giving a speech in the toon in the 30s. Mob (2020) twitter link
@_DawnLeslie tweeted
nges that are underwye in the speech community. Nithin cliq(2020) search twitter
@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ctions in aboot ma acceptance speech! She's ainly acceptin a bloop (2020) twitter link
eat blethers an music. Ma wee speech 26 meenites in. https://t.co/ (2020) twitter link
I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
land Scots as representin dir speech an language. As wis seid, dis on page 20
able is really jüst a unit o speech soond(s) at can be seid on di on page 27
ties is closs or far awa idda speech on page 58
3 matches
Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
form of distinctive Ayrshire speech, Caithnessian usage, Lallans
e is the variety used in both speech and writing...Dialects are ty
ts are typically used only in speech in domestic conversation, at
hat may not come naturally in speech, but certainly does when writ
the joins between thoughts, speech and the printed words are mos
5 matches
Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
eet hed feeneeshed this short speech, they aw cheered. on page 27
This speech caused a richt cafuffle amang on page 30
under, an this was eis firrst speech. on page 67
3 matches
Purdie, David C. Lallans 74 - I Hae A Drame, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, poetry
An owersettin taen frae the speech deleivert bi Dr Martin Luther
1 matches
Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
mpectin oan the richt o' free speech sich mockin' o' a people an h on page 54
egional ir minoritie leids in speech an' screeds in public an' on page 57
2 matches
@the_gellick tweeted
@barriegadgey He yince gied a speech in Ulster Scots tae the gansh (2015) twitter link
@MarkThompStuff tweeted
marvellous description of the speech and folk of Strangford Lough,(2020) search twitter