| alec | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 37.6 | 16.2 | 106.6 | 0 | 104.6 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| Number of occurrences | 122 | 32 | 71 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | |
| Number of authors | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
ae wark, sometimes Ah hae oor Alec a doctor, or Jessie a fine la on page 6
"Mither," quoth Alec, 'wha are ye knittin'" the so on page 7
the nicht, an' there wis oor Alec a proper loddie, aye needin' on page 37
Yet Ah winder if Ah want oor Alec at the sea an' oor Jessie mai on page 38
5 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
Whan Alec McLeish wis bein interviewed
1 matches
Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
twae o my mither’s uncles, Alec Young, an Alec Smith.
Young, an Alec Smith.
2 matches
Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
t the wee bar talkin tae auld Alec McEwan, tryin tae cadge ah dr
r tae get them baith a drink. Alec politely declines but Tam, be
oyle. Where ye been hidin?’ Alec sais.
‘Och, ye know how it is Alec, cannae be bloody arsed hauf
€˜Aye, it has right enough’ Alec sais ‘but ye need tae get o
8 matches
Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
g wi’ a silence as we heard Alec, oor sometime champion o’ f
Alec said ‘the dream will never
™ve the best o’ respect fer Alec, and Nicola, bit it all looks
3 matches
Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
ht, chattin’ aboot Big Eck. Alec. Salmond. Oor First Minister.
he conversation wis which wis Alec Salmond, wur First minister,
that he wis a fair smart guy Alec, an’ it mak’s me laugh co
a Scotsman really is, it’s Alec. He’s nae Brad Pitt in look
‘Aye, bit it proves that Alec Salmond wid be Oor Wullie gra
9 matches
Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
s unco wark. Ane sic body wis Alec Finlay.
1 matches
@jack_capener tweeted
5 @PeteWishart Braw tae hear, Alec! We'll mak a richt activist o(2019) search twitter
@billykayscot tweeted
ver a dram on Burns Night Sir Alec Douglas-Home astonished Winni(2020) search twitter
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Alec." Ina dumpit er shoppin bag d on page 22
"So fit happened te Alec, en?" on page 23
ncy gaun roon te the hoose - Alec's mebbe lyin it hame in is bo on page 24
heard the terrible news about Alec. on page 25
oan aa the gory details aboot Alec. Oh ay, an Ah near firgot, ye on page 26
Also on pages 27
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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Alec sighed an lay back on the pil on page 68
hink Ah'd get muckle fir ye." Alec smirkit. "Ye've a lotta miles on page 69
nna ging aff yer feet," leuch Alec, "Eence ye ging aff yer feet on page 70
iet grub an nae extras," said Alec, humphin a muckle bug o dug m on page 71
urnin up his nose at it" said Alec, lookin jist as disgustit as on page 72
Also on pages 73
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
e Steenhillock. His twa loons Alec an Ned war dairymen in the to
auchin an clappin her hauns. 'Alec, Airchie, Arthur, Alan, Alber
I heard Jock Dow spikkin tae Alec an Ned at the roup yestreen,
Jist twa frae Steenhillock - Alec an Ned Mathieson. Bit there's
t, guidin them up the stairs, Alec Mathieson hyterin as he gaed,
22 matches