A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'link'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
linkOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus23.17445
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 2
SHD - Shetland 23.2 4 3
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 19.6 6 4
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 3
NEC - North East Central 46.4 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 23 9 6
WCE - West Central 4.6 1 1
DUN - Dundee 21.2 2 2
EDN - Edinburgh 31.4 5 3
GLA - Glasgow 21.7 4 2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 37.4 28 14
SEA - South East (Borders) 37.4 3 3
SWE - South West (Galloway) 55.6 4 1
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 28.1 2 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of link 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.

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
fingers an waatches the ship link on page 6

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ray Fergie, an egg box in the link box, on page 47

1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
laands whaar eence dey wir a link; on page 26
an mony an aald sixern, link-stanes on page 48

2 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
@JackDeeth Link please? I need tae see this(2021)

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
?@UpHellyAa? daday. Heres da link to watch da livestream if ony (2020) twitter link

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
div ye think is their common link? They hiv me for a mither-in- on page 15

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
mogrifeed inno the Horseman's link wi the Deil An she mindit, sy
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
akkin as she watched the last link in their chyne o life get wai
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
lation of coorse for the only link that there wiz atween the dee
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
he time-worn letter, the only link she noo hid wi her lang lost
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
@pressjournal cannae get the link tae wirk. Can u resend pls?(2015)

General Northern

@beast_afc tweeted
tter individuals cos they wid link better w(2020)

@cligeey tweeted
onashire Wid mak a fine cycle link(2020)

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
kely to come from the foundry link? You widna spik aboot the ‘e(2020)

North East Central

Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
a trainline wis planned, tae link Braemar tae Aiberdeen. Constr
1 matches

(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Big Brother and The Weakest Link on the screen above, on page 60
ife folk Cuid past and future link, on page 62

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
r eith it wes fur the lede ti link about an
It is anent the link atwein the ceities o Nyow Orl
2 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
it his rigbane an noo he cuid link an daunner an hap an rin an l
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
in the world. This permanent link is consanguineous, but wisnae
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
wersettins pints up the close link atween the twa languages as w
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
This link wi a weel kent classic an mod
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ig fae saltire will send me a link - mon the star lol (2020) twitter link

West Central

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Past chain-link fences, roostit 'Keep Out' si on page 28

1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
lt. Whit bathers me an gies a link atween aw the subjecks coveri on page 13

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
eh watch Thi Weakest Link. on page 103

1 matches

Edinburgh

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
tae link bodies fur love o Madlove's s on page 112

2 matches

Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ie on Reddit efter I postit a link tae the piece there, haes gar
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
icht afore. Bill wis her only link wi the rw.
is Muse was his last and only link wi the rw. Nusiret cudna unne
2 matches

Glasgow

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
postin link upon link o cheesy hits on page 39

2 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
im, the tension oan the chain-link leash Ged’s haudin lookin l
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
in as he resembles the missin link between apes an Homo sapiens,
1 matches

General Central

Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
hrou Scots. They will clearly link this CLPL approach tae the GT on page 7

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
tae ma harns. A cuid mak the link atween spoken an wrutten Scot on page 59

1 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
as gif it was straining ilka link o an unsichtit chain in its r on page 18

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
wi the leid, they will find a link tae the DSL tae help them oot on page 20

1 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Scots, but in sae daein, the link til the ruits becam brukken w on page 22

1 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
na Gàidhlig at the follaein link. Education Data – Bòrd na
1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ottish practice; the intimate link between that actorly practice
t that it’s ‘the intimate link between […] actorly practic
2 matches

Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
The Aitken Papers. This is a link tae a serious academic study
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
oke up and living room TV was link to bedroom I got up and turne(2020)

@g_hibby tweeted
hinking I'm happy no having a link tae the game... ????? (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
@JeffBrazier Link no workin!!! Just noticed jus(2015)

@OliphantWullie tweeted
uf Deutsch Michael !! Anither link wi the leids o oor European n (2022) twitter link

@raiphsays tweeted
@Reilly2Francis Heera a wee link tae it in ma shoap! :D https:(2020)
Efter am gonnae link ye tae a oany #tripedog poll (2020)
Sorry erra we link tae aw a cerd! He he.. https:(2020)

@LairnScots tweeted
by booking via the Eventbrite link ?????? https://t.co/mbU18yOEI (2021) twitter link
tps://t.co/0UuNhDDAky and the link tae the ushare site is here: (2020) twitter link
nterestin. Hae a look at this link fir information aboot 'glotta (2020) twitter link
lly native speakers. See this link: https://t.co/4WskjpIsFz Dinn (2020) twitter link
Follae the link tae see the video o Elaine C (2020) twitter link
and 7 other occurrences.

South East (Borders)

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
ench an hed gotten haud o the link atween Greek and Latin, an on
1 matches

@officialAliRed tweeted
latest chain in the #Selkirk link to Flodden. https://t.co/jU7V(2019)

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
r royal forefathers? a have a link to bloody ane? Treason, ma er(2020)

South West (Galloway)

@StuartPoet tweeted
noo available for pre-order, link in Kevin's RT below and ta to(2020)
us blether aboot ma new book, link ablo. Here's a wee clip fae t(2020)
the ither 5 inc @peeriemagnie Link below includes my Scots poem (2020)
it but ocht tae dae! Ye hae a link tae them? Ah've a wheen o gra(2020)

General Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
sich waark cud link wi' braider forderins in the on page 30
' Independence, gien the unco link Ulster-Scots gies Norlin Airl on page 64

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