A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

an' Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words735.4 352.7 334.6 39.7 46.5 51.7 5748.8
Number of occurrences2441711 226 4 8 5 1487
Number of authors41 18 9 2 2 2 8

Occurrences of an' 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.

Central

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry

19 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose

240 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose

224 matches

McLeish, Alistair Lallans 102 - Eco Cheil, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, poetry

3 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government

2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose

3 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 67 - Efter the Bonspiel, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry

4 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
0 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
0 matches

Gilmour, Rosie Shoapaholic, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
0 matches

Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
0 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
0 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
0 matches

Muir, Glenn The Bruce Triumphant, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, poetry
0 matches

McKillop, Roger The Flemings o’ Dalnoid, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
0 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
0 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
0 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
0 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
0 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
0 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
0 matches

Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
0 matches

@fourmenterian tweeted
(2016) search twitter

Doric

Abel, Charlie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper

4 matches

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry

93 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry

28 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose

6 matches

McDonald, Charlie Doric Scots Books an Poems, (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
0 matches

Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
Aye. An'aa' I could see wis my ain fac
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
0 matches

TheChielMeister Oatcakes 'n' Cheese, (youtube.com 2009) Doric, poetry
0 matches

TheChielMeister Nae mince in Moray, (youtube.com 2008) Doric, poetry
0 matches

Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2022) Doric - Aberdeen

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
0 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
0 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
0 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
0 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
0 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
0 matches

@AMaxwell54 tweeted
(2020) twitter link
(2020) twitter link
Gin ere wis, Ah'd hae 'at een an'aa!!... 'At'll learn 'em. Boom (2020) twitter link
(2020) twitter link
(2023) twitter link

Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry

1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
(2021) twitter link
(2021) twitter link
(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2017) Shetland

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry

1 matches

The Westender Loupin Salmon, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
0 matches

The Westender Ins and oots, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
0 matches

The Westender Mairchers did oor toon prood, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
0 matches

Ulster

HRConnect Candidate Wittens Beuklet, (Northern Ireland Executive 2025) Ulster, government
mpliance an' velue fer catter an'identifyin' airts o' consairn. on page 8

320 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry

82 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
wul ax mair agin o' this plen an'wul bae needfu' o' resourcin b on page 18
re, airts, lesser uised leids an'spoarts. Hefts fer cultural tr on page 19
iv bae Ulster-Scots creatives an'companies at the empouerment a on page 24
stitutions ber]s intherlockin an'intherdependent. Hit's gyely i on page 27
an' the Norlin Airlan Pipin' an'Drummin' Schuil tae heft indiv on page 42
Also on pages 57, 66
1057 matches

Belfast City Council Leid Strategy – Draft Ection Plen 2023-2026, (Belfast City Council 2023) Ulster, government
0 matches

Gillen, Charles Oot Here Mae Lane, (Words without Borders Magazine 2004) Ulster, prose
0 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Bread Van, (Facebook 2020) Ulster, poetry
0 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
(2018) twitter link
(2019) twitter link

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