A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'cannot'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
cannotOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus5.71915
ORK - Orkney 39.7 4 2
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 35.2 1 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 21 2 1
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 5.2 2 2
WCE - West Central 17.8 4 3
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 2.6 2 2
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of cannot in Corpus

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Orkney

Skea, Bessie Gallows Ha - Earth-bound, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
hert that knew the pain, that cannot ask fur peace again, on page 24

3 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
egret permission to visit him cannot be granted. I am at the same on page 38

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
es," shü complained, "I just cannot compete." on page 15

1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
"E trial cannot proceed," sade e King in a aw on page 112

1 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
r case the Scottish tongue. I cannot say I'm at all in favour of t on page 55

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
mou tae a pint, "Mrs Rennie I cannot jeppardize the health of my o on page 35

1 matches

General Northern

@glenlivetloon tweeted
t aa noo... the Tories really cannot spouting absolute keech. This(2019)

(South) East Central

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
We are the voice of those who cannot speak for themselves. We are
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@RyanMusselburgh cannot lol (2020) twitter link

West Central

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
wha say: I'm Scottish but I cannot help it. on page 139

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
l squinty? Ah've tried to but cannot seem to do it in a straight l on page 123
RISTOPHER DUFFY TRU LUV 4EVER CANNOT BE DESTROYED on page 169

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
We cannot allow sic filth oan oor scree on page 35

1 matches

Edinburgh

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
‘’You most certainly cannot’’ she retaliates. ‘’H
1 matches

General Central

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
'Honore, ye cannot leave your mother all alone t
1 matches

@IshbelMcF tweeted
efer to a specific person who cannot hear, and Deaf for the commun(2019)

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