A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

tries Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.3 24.5 30.4 39.7 11.6 10.9 0
Number of occurrences7246 19 4 2 1 0
Number of authors33 18 10 2 2 1

Occurrences of tries in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
eting. 'Ladies, please.' Huey tries tae calm me doon but ah shrug on page 7
everyhin is aw strained as he tries wi aw his might tae fight bac on page 12

2 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
dandelion heed. Billy the Kid tries tae grab ma leg but A snatch on page 15
e their mates, Matthew Whyte, tries tae step in ma way. on page 28
smashing the next dafty that tries it with me on page 33
lyin doon low. The Roadrunner tries tae charge up the hill, unsto on page 35
breach anaw. A solid teacher tries tae grab Wee Kenzie n his big on page 46

6 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ae the hoose. Nancy, hurryin, tries tae dodge unner, then roon it on page 1

4 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
yellaes o yer tartan, in the tries on page 22

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
icked up oan. As yit again he tries tae persuade me tae droap an on page 80
Craig tries tae make a joke aboot the sit on page 102
yellin again. While the boay tries tae remain focused on Leith's on page 110
ma recent run ae bad luck he tries tae act sympathetic:"Ah'm sor on page 117
the rush ae adrenaline. Craig tries tae engage me in conversation on page 134
Also on pages 146
6 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
l it's doonricht criminal. It tries tae get awbody thinkin that t on page 36

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
akin the dinner an mah auntie tries tae entertain the thousand we on page 173
ll pelt towards his bulge. He tries tae deflect it wi the sword b on page 175

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Charlene tries tae dae everythin Keily Marie on page 28
ge an rotten eggs an then she tries tae deny it. Ah think the mai on page 90
durin swimmin she goes up an tries tae pull aw the boyzees trunk on page 94
re some big mad gangster dude tries tae shut her up, said Chris R on page 133
onne's fault she's shy - she tries her best an she's fine when s on page 169

8 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
e wul speik o naethin bot nit-tries." on page 4

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
l awa and get the gear. If he tries tae get oot, shoot him.' on page 21

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ok, which efter hauf-a-dizzen tries had finally cleekit on tae so on page 122

1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
. He stotters in the daurk an tries tae find his footin, but aa t on page 9

1 matches

McCabe, Mary Lallans 73 - Tap Table, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
ncient gushet whaur an artist tries his haun. on page 117

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
taelin scam. Ae nicht, Millar tries ti swum stown sheep athort a
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ons can be tint whan a writer tries tae translate in his heid fae
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
an med habitautioun amang the tries. Thai’r
wes envirounit wi tries. The trig kailyairds hed flak
forrest merkin lang straucht tries. Nou a trie
the tries ti hissell, an, kiz the Dougl
4 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
rovost, Baillie an Toun Clerk tries tae find a new toun
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
man persona he so desperately tries tae exude as we start walkin
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
McClurg, Fernando tries an fails tae get tae grups wi
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
e!”), an Labour desperately tries tae reframe Scots politics i
1 matches

@ThonJacobite tweeted
it jist at the meenit Johnson tries tae cross the border the morn(2021) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
acht,' he said, 'if she ivver tries that on me, Ah'll land een on on page 40

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
while he tries tae pour watter on page 19
an if sae, tries to weigh up, on page 60

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ir clackin up an doon es she tries te spik. on page 45
y insteid: she's the wifie fa tries er best te keep's amused. Ilk on page 46

2 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
If somebiddy tries tae tak ma place on page 82
She tries tae succeed on page 126

3 matches

Uri, Antonia North East filmmakker feart for the futur o Doric, (Doric Future 2019) Doric, blog
Fan askit foo she tries tae uphaud the Doric, she sai
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Tries tae rain bit wither dis bide
Tries tae rain bit day dis bide fai
Tries sair tae rain bit bides affa
3 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Bricht in the mornin en it tries tae rain,
Dry day bit tae rain it tries sair,
Tries sair tae rain it dis bide dry
3 matches

Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
Yer brither tries tae grab yer hat an pulls een
1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
- through the letter box. He tries the door. Loaked. So it’s r
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
Maitlis tonight on #Newsnight tries to explain that USA and UK ra (2020) twitter link

@Woodside Wullie tweeted
so gypehied TIE nonsense that tries tae brainwash bairns in oor s (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Tries tae keep a'body happy. on page 23
And tries tae get his beareens while th on page 70

2 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
Darling tries tae gaither Martian manners. on page 9
enna, maed up like a Martian, tries tae tise thaim tae her teum r on page 42

2 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
StE: Oppen da grind afore du tries tae shift da kye. on page 107

1 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
t should seem aesy. See if du tries ower herd? Du's gaein ta end
1 matches

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
She tries tae kid-on like they dae on page 158

1 matches

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