Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

clappers	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	3.7	4.5	1.5	19.9	0	0	0
Number of occurrences	12	9	1	2	0	0	0
Number of authors	9	6	1	2

Occurrences of clappers in Corpus

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Central

Robson, Frances Lallans 82 - The Locomotive, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Till it's gaun like the clappers, breengin awa, on page 30

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
wee thumbs are gawn like the clappers as she types away. on page 6

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
or, legs goin like the fuckin clappers. This isnae Mad Max. They aw on page 60

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
erin awa up the puil like the clappers, makin muckle waves as it wen on page 22
n the Hatter wis awa like the clappers oot 0 that court, athoot even on page 44

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
and ma heart's goin like the clappers. Mum and Kate are sittin in t on page 25

1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Gentlemen of the road, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
in black shuin wi metal clappers,
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Big Schuil, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
brain cells is gaun like the clappers in thare." But A wisna lattin
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ma heart’s goin like the clappers. The time tae call fur help h
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
richts, is tung gaun like the clappers, he can fairly news. She leuk on page 27

1 matches

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
He can go like the clappers on page 120

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Gaan like the very clappers on page 121

1 matches