A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

aks Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.5 0 0 0 87.2 0 13.3
Number of occurrences180 0 0 15 0 3
Number of authors5 3 2

Occurrences of aks in Corpus

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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
an I can aks nae mair o him dan dat. on page 24
e hit tae dem. Even afore dey aks A'll ken whit dey're seekin. on page 63
ir weel-aff, fir dey'll joost aks you back. Whan you hae a foy, on page 119
dat dey're bidden ta da foy. Aks fock dat ir ill-aff, an owld, on page 120
rivin o da dim dey started ta aks Jesus questions, hoopin dat h on page 147

7 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
wid aye aks dem ta get her a couple a cas on page 16
ic. Mam says it's no fair tae aks him, fur on page 29
," shü whispered firmly, "ta aks Captain John ta fetch da doct on page 34
him under da table, "Did shü aks dee in fur coftee?" on page 39
stunner noo, ah'm gyaain tae aks her oot dis weekend." on page 40
Also on pages 50, 77
7 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
ns. Da idea is d'ir a wye tae aks fir confirmation. Ithin on page 91

1 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
'Ye jaist had tae aks!'' on page 13

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
"But he haes'nae aks me yit." on page 15

2 matches

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