A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

answers Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.1 30.3 10.6 19.9 17.4 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences7459 7 2 3 2 1
Number of authors46 32 7 2 2 2 1

Occurrences of answers in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
e wae riddles that've no goat answers?" on page 69

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Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
wis quickly spinnin at aw the answers ah didnae ken. Brooke wis dai on page 35

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
before? Fuck sakes!' Naebody answers but we aw laugh. We're aw buz on page 48

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
. He tried tae listen tae the answers tae the ither questions but h on page 40

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
te it on riddles that hae nae answers." on page 44

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
Thur wur ten answers tae that question. Did he ken on page 1

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
or patronisin non-answers on page 40

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
ling queue by giving worrying answers in the online mental health a on page 1

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
It ayewis got the answers richt. on page 21

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"He shouts at me and demands answers I don't have." The brass neck on page 55
"Aldo" he answers aw gleefully. on page 113
do. Anwey, you'll no find any answers in that hing. Trust me, eh? a on page 149

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
et her brains asteep on these answers. 'Ah want tae mak sure ah've on page 203

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
answers ti give. on page 77
ctors ir still lookin fir thi answers on page 89

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
y through till it tolt us the answers in English. on page 17
startet scribblin doon aw the answers. on page 80
coulda at least a gied me the answers. on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Wi aa his answers in his fists. on page 37

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
the phone frae her pootch an answers. on page 3

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Hardie, George Lallans 58 - twa poems bi George Hardie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Hamilton, poetry
freehaun answers on page 41

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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
the yins that were aye or naw answers.
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
answers tae thir problems. Some think
110. Thir concerns an answers proponed could aye be address
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
e Meenister gied the follaein answers:-
Scots language, alang wi the answers gien bi the Scots government.
s wis pyntit oot, the scant o answers anent Scots bi the Executive
tee o Experts is wechtin thae answers noo an will nae doot be ower
4 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
y through till it tolt us the answers in English.
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
r no thare’s life on Maurs. Answers tae this verra quaisten an ma
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
y haesna come up wi ony ither answers.
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
The answers are o coorse diverse. Amangst
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Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
€™He shouts at me and demands answers I don’t have’’. The bra
ium, pretendin tae hae aw the answers. Whilst the media and public,
2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
an yer ain gemme, Coyle’ he answers defiantly.
st get oan wae it Coyle’ he answers a bit too sharp, like he’s
2 matches

Geraghty, Martin 378, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
A teenage boy finally answers. He rolls his eyes and tuts.
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
nit! Troll back a couple o’ answers! “Haw, Adie, c’mere! Whit
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Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
be informed fae the answers it haed til its public-speir
s Government will bore at the answers til
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
in. Mebbe it wid gie him some answers.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
d at aw an the ither sax haed answers that haed naethin tae dae wi
n that gin they gie some guid answers tae the questions on Welsh, I
clyped, they'll wecht aw the answers an, gin they fund thaim wanti
3 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ard tae note doon maire ae ma answers.
ollowed your example’’ he answers, aw bug eyed n that. ‘’An
2 matches

@iainnicol tweeted
land no be independent? Wrang answers ainlie, obviously.(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
npR @ionafyfe Ye'll finnd the answers tae aw yer question....an the(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
appyntit we didnae get proper answers, but Ah'm fairly certain that(2020) search twitter
spirin. It shows thit thir ur answers oot there, ye jist need the r(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
t questions fae fowk wha want answers tae serious questions/issues (2021) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ing football - time for some answers ? (2020) twitter link
@NicolaSturgeon time for some answers fm - or jason leitch ? (2020) twitter link
h the game - what about some answers and respect professor - inst (2020) twitter link
anny hide - time to get some answers of the snp me thinks and fife (2020) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
For knowledge wi yer answers "God came first" "Iell me the on page 15

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
Fit's yer readin o't?" An he answers, "Loo e Lord yer God wi aa ye on page 98

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
id in askan puzzles at hev no answers." on page 67

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
en, fan fowk tyne their dugs-'answers tae the name "Baatie", hed on on page 45

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
hae tae speir at him fur the answers? She wis a nesty wifie. She w
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ull you hae ony mair?" Jonsar answers, "Aye you wull get anither
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@Manuforti1968 tweeted
there. I wiz shoutin oot the answers, obviously ye nivver heard mi(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
Roon an trou, maan feet write answers on the floar? on page 140

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
nterviews (both questions and answers), hard news reports aboot NHS
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
layin up guddicks at haes nae answers." on page 71

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
order in a strip o things, an answers da question "whit een?" on page 66
firmation (i.e. lookin fir da answers Yis or No, bit we on page 89

2 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
in askin riddles that hae nae answers." on page 69

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@cammyrudkin tweeted
d questions or eel get stipid answers #toottootflatoot(2012) search twitter

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Unther lang-settled answers, weeglin on page 37

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