Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Intro a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Texts Writers Statistics Top200 Search Compare

Concordance

- pre-sorted concord - post-sorted concord - map and chronology - chronogrid - similar spellings - fine-grain concord -

Use in varieties of Scots

aunt	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	24.1	8.6	58.5	19.9	58.1	31	31
Number of occurrences	78	17	39	2	10	3	7
Number of authors	17	9	2	1	2	1	2

Occurrences of aunt 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

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
end, Kate haed a word wi her aunt, an her aunt haed a word wi h on page 27

2 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
Fortune favoured ma aunt. She hud met hur ain good man on page 37

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
merest smitch of a fag, Great-aunt Lizzie. on page 54
'Tam, I knew yer aunt I'm no borin ye? on page 56

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Ann wis alive. Wully McCoy's Aunt Linda wis wi Lesley Ann when on page 130

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
me over. When ah say it's ma aunt, a whit-the-fuck look is writ on page 91

1 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
! I aince interviewed a grand aunt o mine, and she cam awa wi th on page 6

2 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
fur my aunt's chassis? on page 31

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
‘My Aunt Margaret’s Mirror’ is a m
wth o time ti speik aboot his aunt an himsel. The ‘aunt’ in
an himsel. The ‘aunt’ in quaistion is Magret Bot
lins, wha dee abraid. Ae day, Aunt Magaret tells him hou the aul
the narrator herkens til his aunt’s thochts on weimen’s rel
6 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
mmlin bakes made by Doris’s Aunt Jeannie.
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
ilda. And He is not mocked!" (Aunt Mary ayewis pits on the Engli on page 35

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
o the roadie. 'Yon's far yer aunt at Ballater near got her hat on page 51

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
kk, up by Tullynorth, far her aunt, Lotty Menzies wad be gaither
'Ye can see yer faither noo,' Aunt Mysie telt the twa bairns.'Aa
Aunt Mysie pit her airms roon her
Aunt Mysie tuik Minnie awa, an mad
. On the neist fleer doon wis Aunt Florence's room, an on tither
30 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
a, Bappy bedd wi his uncle an aunt, Kieran's Ma an Da, Jude an C
oon cam ower tae Brian an his aunt, tuik aff his bunnet, respect
t egg tae fund himself an his aunt aroon the warld. As aabody th
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Drumneachie Ferm, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Doric, poetry
n the byre tae the hairth. Ma aunt ay referred tae her man as �
rst, his loons neist, syne ma aunt an the quines. Hinmaist o aa
2 matches

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
come tae bring Harry tae his aunt an uncle. Thur the only famil
aid Dumbledore firmly. ‘His aunt an uncle will be able tae exp
2 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
up ta spend da simmer wi her aunt Doris, an as fur Nicola, ah'm on page 17
ns. I mind her greetin tae my aunt ae night whin shi: didna ken on page 28
"Can I come in, Aunt Maggie?" he aksed, "Mother sp on page 47
Aunt Jemima and da Sweed Heid on page 62
every penny we hedd, bit his aunt gie wis a milkin coo, an we t on page 72
Also on pages 76
8 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
Anna comes tae be his aunt. on page 86

2 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
cle, Jim Rodger, an his wife, aunt Lizzie, nee’ Jirdin, wur
Uncle Jim and Aunt Lizzie an thair faimlie. Ay,
land, whan ma uncle Wullie an aunt Chrissie flittit intil Hawick
3 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
m Esther. I stayed wi yer oul Aunt Libby on page 6
mine. Reared bae ma ma's oul aunt Libby." on page 9
ay, sae it is," said he. "Yer aunt Maisie maks a great cup oO ta on page 12
e know Popeye the sailor man! Aunt Maisie, Daniel disnae know Po on page 13
tveriebodie laughed, an says Aunt Maisie tae me, wud it no affr on page 45
Also on pages 60
6 matches

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
ous camo in the first pic and Aunt Ella's hurchin in the 2nd pic (2021) twitter link