A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

talks Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.1 27.6 0 0 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences5352 0 0 1 0 0
Number of authors28 27 1

Occurrences of talks in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
but it doesnae come n McGiver talks quietly. on page 54

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
We aa tak heed when Helen talks, on page 16

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
A tak Reid, when he talks o Braid Scots, tae be talkin on page 39

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
up slopes untarmacked bi thon talks on page 50

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
eh?" Where's the disdain? She talks aboot the peasants like they on page 55
oints towards Aldo. "Nae cunt talks aboot ma bairn like that!" on page 110

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
se days, whan onie politician talks o 'increased on page 94

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
respect - mi lady an now shi talks great Dundonian. An Neil Pate on page i
o an whut a bonnie weh it talks on page 56

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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
t aw across the States an her talks were aften the cause o uproar on page 124

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ot a pure funny accent an she talks dead fast; she gied me a puni on page 16
talk an talk. An aw she ever talks aboot is hersel an whitever g on page 23
e anybody ah know though. She talks aboot aw the weddins an the m on page 57
an's ma. Charlene hardly even talks tae Nicola anymair (cept when on page 115
really want tae cause aw she talks aboot these days is how much on page 148
Also on pages 169
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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
n platforms, gied speeches an talks on page 65
egligence, And without Method talks us into sense.' The greatest on page 101

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
That's whaur anither talks tae Morpheus wi his face on page 43
The Young Yin Talks Back tae the Auld Yin on page 98

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
through the wing mirror. 'He talks like he eats pages fae the di on page 13
Dante will grow intae. Aw he talks or cares aboot is poetry this on page 39

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ask hur oot. But the way she talks, you'd huv thought she'd live on page 3
ge. Aw ah kin dae is pray God talks some sense intae Stella Marie on page 63

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
Gien talks on Scots ower the years, I've on page 10

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
990s. But the peace daels, an talks tae en the tribbles, brocht t on page 121

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
s 'Impressions o Chinese', at talks aboot a veisit til Cheena an on page 7

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
ots”. In his submission, he talks o the need tae ken the differ
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Fleemin, Sandy Big Schuil, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
o'n." That's hou the wee anes talks, "Och, go'n. Go'n, ai?"
"Awae, min, that's hou bairns talks."
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Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
in at the wey the aulder fowk talks an tryin ti sort their "Engli
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
thaim ken the oot-come o thae talks.
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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
ot a pure funny accent an she talks dead fast; she gied me a puni
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Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
keep seein her an she always talks tae me. Ah wis pure mortified
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
because that's the wey awbody talks about a particular toapic, sa
wid come on board, cause they talks aboot fitba anaw. This is the
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Clark, Thomas Tae Kathleen Jamie, an ither Scots Scrievers, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
e argue wi maist o thaim. She talks aboot the problems o legitima
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
his neb while a Glesga keelie talks, pulls his face at the latest
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
om Scotland, trust me, nobody talks like this."
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Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
Where’s the disdain? She talks aboot the peasants like they
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Deid huddies an the Moray Eel, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
or the hindmaist Brexit trade talks. It wis the ainly industry ta
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
He talks aboot some multi-million poun
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
t noo anyways, an’ a’ the talks o’ Independence an’ we’
Andy’s the wan whae talks aboot devo max and devo this
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@jax6754 tweeted
to come tae one o yir future talks though! X(2015) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
@kat_luc01 Talks aboot Robertson and Galloway.(2016) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
of the Scots Language, as she talks aboot the reasons ahint the u (2021) twitter link
is Saturday - @ChrisMcQueer_ talks aboot scrievin in Scots. Get (2019) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
something and some smart arse talks down to you with sarcasm in t (2021) twitter link

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
-s: spaeks 'speaks, talks' on page 44

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