A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

chanter Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.4 5.7 3 0 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences1411 2 0 0 0 1
Number of authors13 10 2 1

Occurrences of chanter in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
tin, he can dae the lot. Some chanter so he is. But it's no joost h on page 1

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
irns as weel fer hewis a braw chanter an storyteller, oor Jock, wis on page 67
takabin (peyit fer bi Glescae chanter Pat Kane), fowk were sleepin on page 103

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
mogenes is still a first rate chanter on page 121

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
and hauntit dug that plays a chanter fu o mange on page 43

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
and the chanter o the ghosties on page 17

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
clarsach an chanter, ay, a sonsie skirl on page 17

1 matches

Mc Rae, Thomas The Neep Lantern, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
dy wha’d brocht alang ’is chanter gave thaim a bit tune. Then E
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
"and the chanter o the ghosties
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
that song, Jeanie an I. Some chanter, so he is. His dulcet tones m
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
hine after the rain - what a chanter elkie was! (2021) twitter link

Doric

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Thi chanter cam tae life, on page 24

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
€™d his fingers dancin on the chanter. Michty but his fammils were
1 matches

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
er Scots craturs niver blew a chanter! @M_McGuinness_SF (2015) twitter link