A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

affen Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words37.1 22.8 12 0 75.6 93 199.2
Number of occurrences12045 8 0 13 9 45
Number of authors24 6 5 2 1 10

Occurrences of affen in Corpus

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Central

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Scots is seen ower affen as jist a spoken leid, an syn on page 6
nocht-fiction screiving maist affen used in newspaper, magazine o on page 9
e descriptors sic as 'mony', 'affen', 'significant' shuid be evit on page 11
It affen refers tae: on page 19
Thae is affen used as a demonstrative prono on page 28
Also on pages 30, 36, 38, 44, 45, 48, 49, 50, 57, 64
23 matches

Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Mairch wi the times, an affen thraw oot the auld graithins, on page 43

1 matches

Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
s, growin up wi thair faither affen oot an aboot the toun frequen on page 21

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
al larachs at Lithca, but she affen haes tae lippen on ither Euro on page 110

6 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
c as Liz Niven - dargin awa, affen in thair ain tyme, an whyles on page 121

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
castin aff fae the Sun but we affen daena see them for the bricht
it an its neebor Neptune haes affen been cawed ice etins raither
2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
rks thegither on projects, an affen in thair ain time. A puckle S
hit thay haed seen. But it is affen fickle tae tell whither the c
traivel til ither places, an affen the orra looks o the ‘eflin
3 matches

Briggs, Susi Diva, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central - Dumfries and Galloway, poetry
Affen no at the richt times as deem
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
Tak tent here that mony haes affen wrangly referred tae the Trea
ngland’ an ‘Inglis’ wis affen fund insteid o ‘Britain’
ng the community. Thir cheils affen comprehendit meenisters an pr
hile the wirkin man an wumman affen haed tae dae athoot.
unnon, in 1909, hame-rule wis affen gien a bye an drount in the p
6 matches

Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
that a wheen o meenisters wad affen reply "I didn’t catch what
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
s first," he thocht. It wisna affen he hid siller eneuch tae buy on page 30

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
fa Joan wis affen likened tae. on page 5
she affen scrubs on page 28

2 matches

Wheeler, Leslie Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, weans
His faimly, affrontit, didna affen gyang oot - on page 25

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
Ailice, it soupit her stracht affen her bink, an doun amo the hae on page 74

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
Ah’d daen. An in this warld affen eneuch it’s the sma things
1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
My mither tells me affen.
the affen-rypit
2 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
hits wye o bein. Affen shö skiled on page 34

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
aist generation. Dis shift is affen blemt apø da upsteer idda ec on page 10
üst "dialect", an English is affen spokken aboot as bein "proper on page 12
Bilingualism is affen traetit as sumthin unkan, wha on page 19
an. Dis soond isna fun aa dat affen aroon da wirld, an is onli fu on page 24
affen as it ivver wid be in Standir on page 61
Also on pages 69, 78, 90, 92, 99, 103
11 matches

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
an. Dis soond isna fun aa dat affen aroond da wirld, an is onnly

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
ooten missin ae dance, an gey affen wi his tackitie buits on
nd Dorothy. Is bairns wei wur affen up an aboot Girnwood
sum grit tales tae tell an affen spak aboot the ongangins in a
Nellie Govenlock gey weil an affen enjoyt hir
affen, sic is thaim an monie ither,
9 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
he bravest men o Larne, ma ma affen said." on page 21
e falit wi the holy spirit as affen as he pleased." on page 23
a ye may sweep the fluir mair affen fur the wean cannae abide bae on page 26
e lairnin, Sally," hir ma had affen said. "Set yersel tae lairnin on page 29
inen cud dam a river, she had affen bin toul bae hir faither. She on page 34
Also on pages 42, 45
7 matches

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
ould crak wae them 2a, an gye affen the less he allooed the mair on page 48
Doon whar for quait they affen gaen, on page 54

3 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Ye'll affen hear some quare guid crack, a on page 21

1 matches

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
ein hale-heidit fur a thïng; affen the'r mair auld-farrant wi th on page 9
in tha coorse o lairnin haes affen reestit owre tha heid o maitt on page 26

2 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
rScots identity. Thon success affen bes in spite o' clatters o' h on page 13
lue in thair ain richt. Gyely affen hits cultural forderin an' in on page 19
Airlan. Hit bes affen forgot at the Ulster-American on page 21
cairryin oot speirins we wur affen toul at hit on page 28
n weemen, men an' young fowk. Affen they host ither independent o on page 36
Also on pages 37, 40, 41, 44, 48, 49, 51, 52, 54, 60, 71
18 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
There's nae doot that A've affen felt better, on page 20
That affen we furget aboot, on page 27
But A've affen wunnered if it's iver bin ken on page 30
Ye know A've affen thocht aboot whut we now ken, on page 31
Thair's affen sumthin similar ye'll hear. on page 49
Also on pages 53
6 matches

Reynolds, Charlie Krisamas time is draa’in near, (Ullans Speakers Association 2011) Ulster - Coleraine, prose
Maebae tha oul God o Greed is affen mair in oor heids an wae dinn
1 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Ilka-day Ilka sennicht No sae affen Nivver
Ilka-day Ilka sennicht No sae affen Nivver
Hoo affen dae ye taak Airisch?
Hoo affen dae ye taak Ulstèr-Scotch?
Affen haein tacks o bein peerie-hee
5 matches

Gibson, Darren Oor ain strange lan, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster - Ards, poetry
For affen wurds prescribe the man,
1 matches

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
ma haun tae verse but no that affen – here's an oul yin :) https(2020) search twitter

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