Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

waltz	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	5	3.6	4.5	59.6	0	0	0
Number of occurrences	16	7	3	6	0	0	0
Number of authors	12	6	3	3

Occurrences of waltz in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
'You're just going to waltz over there, chap his door and on page 21

2 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
olences, Mum says. "While you waltz in here late lit it's an efte on page 1

1 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
an leopards waltz. on page 35

1 matches

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
h me still. We were taught to waltz tae - Come Over the Stream, on page 120

1 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
inter furs, watchin the pines waltz doon below beyond the lang-de
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
mr p - done the st bernards waltz yet - thats the thing lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Wheeler, Leslie Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, weans
Aul-fashioned waltz or polka, a hornpipe or strat on page 13

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
mair, Barney i'bear dunces i'waltz! on page 133

1 matches

Shepherd, Robbie Harknin tae the braw souns, (John Benjamin 2000) Doric, newspaper
To that old Scottish Waltz
1 matches

Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gallows Ha - The Weather Dance, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
e the rhythm o a St Bernard's Waltz, on page 28

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
oond her and we did a smoochy waltz. on page 30
We danced the last waltz taegither on page 66

2 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Tae this slow waltz, rest thee noo. on page 151
In a solitary waltz on page 158

2 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
e the rhythm o a St Bernard's Waltz on page 154

1 matches