A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

type Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words28.8 35.6 20.8 29.8 0 32.8 13.3
Number of occurrences8967 13 3 0 3 3
Number of authors45 30 7 3 3 3

Occurrences of type in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
nae huv you doon as the vocal type,' ah say, lickin mah lips an on page 14

1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 85 - What Kind Of Scots?, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
So is it a BBC Hogmanay type of thing? on page 8

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
you wid caw, the sentimental type. The evenin hus offered me so on page 167
cotland's loast youth and the type ae erse ah despise. on page 169

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
re is anither problem wi this type o governance, on page 28
wi Public Finance Initiative type schemes tae date, like the Ed on page 36
n agit-prop an street-theatre type acteevities. Ach, some fowk w on page 51
e. The public-schuil Oxbridge type, that divvy up the walth o th on page 114
0 million; the design o a new Type 26 destroyer that his been ch on page 120
Also on pages 121
7 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Eh've Met Yir Type Afore on page 100
but eh've-met yir type afore. on page 102

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
o bein a wiselike kirk-gangin type o chiel, an he had a pretty h on page 33
ad control o aw the land this type o behaviour wis illegal, an s on page 82

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Marie, even though she's the type ae lassie that wid look good on page 23
en though she's no really oor type a person. Widyi mean no oor t on page 104
t he's no the confrontational type an he's got enough on his pla on page 169

6 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ellius the Sardinian wis that type o man. on page 116
Is he a birsie argy-bargyin type? Then we'll say he's aye keen on page 118
he moncylender's debtors, the type on page 120
'Och, ah'm no the religious type,' ah replies, weakly. on page 126

4 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
ack tae her. 'This is a new A-type wormhole. It isna on ma map.' on page 5

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
n back. You know she's no the type o person tae get involved in on page 46
Ah tell Lauren tae type 'Leanne' intae the search bar on page 91

2 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ane is an exemple o the tale type. There is an animal fable o t on page 62

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
There's faur owre mony o your type gaun aboot! I'd hae yez aa in on page 65

1 matches

Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ruitit in its staundart fowk-type o the trevellin throu dangers on page 4

1 matches

Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
Nou whit I did wis tae type out aa the wordies in thir po on page 46

1 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
funny: Nichols wiz never the type to require a hammer or a scre
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
o the covert Scotticism o the type: the dog wants walked, my hai
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ce wis a military leader o ae type or anither, an wis committit
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
bed vibe. This is exactly the type ay conversation ah feared ah
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
unwilling tae enter intae any type ay social interaction. Ah’v
1 matches

Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
d huv been a lassie next door type. Blonde hair, wee glasses, bi
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
w if ah’m comin or goin. Ah type “Glasgow to London train”
Ah type 111 intae ma phone and press
again. Ah bite the bullet and type 111 intae ma phone. It’s th
3 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
, what food, what games, what type o walk, kindo hands, what sha
1 matches

Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Creepy Hollows,’ ah type.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
hey meet they suin revert tae type. They exchynge quick fire ban
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
email breenge, the’r a new type stertin ti come in mair an ma
1 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
nly eat Kennomeat, onie ither type wid be left untouched.
really ma dug, being a Spitz type he wis a yin person dug and h
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
explained that this was the type o’ treatment they were used
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
cognised him! Henrick wis the type o’ player wha, though a sta
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
They were the ilk pheesical type as Tad. Only Tad, an he micht
They were the ilk pheesical type as Tad. Only Tad, an he micht
thaim were the same pheesical type as the chiel Tad, wi the Nean
I wonder - Rh-negative blood type? Cystic fibrosis?”
Warld. There wis a pheesical type that fowk wis convergin on, a
5 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
mare poncy, yuppie cunts, the type ay which widnae last two minu
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
‘’If you’re the prayin type, son’’ ah tell him ‘’
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
t yae wid label the religious type. Which is a far cry fae the b
lflessly be the strong silent type. Cos if no then ah might end
2 matches

@alistairdunn tweeted
is, just don't think he's the type of player we need(2016) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
ter aw', ye took time oot tae type them.. :).. ?? (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
hee! Anr wee ? please....whit type o music dae you listen tae? x(2014) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
t it was the sleekit timorous type o moose(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
@Lenniesaurus Thur's a type o man on here wha hus a fitba(2020) search twitter
it online is ayont me. Ah cin type far easier than Ah cin scriev(2020) search twitter
why dae we niver hear o this type o polis stop happenin tae whi(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
ey didnae always come fae the type of faimily that the Tories se(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
outbreak - defo a look at me type but so fake its priceless (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
he chunces o ony o'em bein my type?" on page 48

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Lut's type in his name, than - see if w on page 54

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
k aboot the Roman times. This type o
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ht in the Great War teen this type o hert complaint and her fath
somebody hid thrown a napalm type grenade in amongst them. Naeb
e bodies for the burnin syrup type stuff that continued tae inci
body. The only ither forensic type clue wiz that at each murder
4 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
n intae ony details aboot the type o questions I'd speir but let
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2013) Doric - Buckie
ngs its dinger an evry time a type a wordie it makes up ain o it
Buckie, your contraption 'ill type doric but it is a sair fecht

@72redz1903 tweeted
ken fit yir like, we ken yir type - predictable, a stereotype, (2021) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
ver doubt. He ain't a fouling type(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
mper, and telt me I wisna his type! on page 42

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Tae type in geen an than post green, on page 135

1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
n a Day-the-earth-stood-still type of cosmic miracle we stopped (2020) twitter link

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Aye, thon's the type o 'causey-clash', on page 214

1 matches

@officialAliRed tweeted
ight enough - erse ower heid type brakes!(2020) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
ght Unpredictable?! Only whit type o rain we're gonnae get!(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Stewart, Kenny The Wee Broon Hen, (no publisher recorded 2022) Ulster, poetry
ed gears o the Sturmey Archer type
1 matches

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
hough on hamely fare we dine" type perspective(2020) search twitter

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
nnea no??? Mibbie we shouldne type revolusshon in big capitals a(2021) search twitter

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