Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

counter	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	5.9	6.6	9	0	0	0	0
Number of occurrences	19	13	6	0	0	0	0
Number of authors	12	8	4

Occurrences of counter in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
wemen wis sittin in ahint the counter whan thay gaed ben ti the lob on page 29

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ere wis a yung lass ahent the counter. When these twa chiels askit on page 104

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
tae leave a Valentine on the counter fur ma ma withoot anybody see on page 110

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
s sight o him, sortin out his counter for the spylt weans that'll c on page 72

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Monument, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
roadit intil Scotland for tae counter the on page 101

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
ahint the counter at ane o the local shops. The
n message-buirds in ahint the counter. The maist
denty, at the chiel ahint the counter wis studyin me.
3 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
messages or serrin ahint the counter in the chemist’s an
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
dy aboot hur methadone at the counter. It’s the perfect opportuni
ah swipe the haun gel fae the counter. The wumman waitin fur hur me
2 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
e tae the ithir side o’ the counter!”
1 matches

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
had teen anither counter ower at wire on page 41

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
ttin on the tidder side o the counter? For as muckie as she cwid di on page 69
pittin the siller doun on the counter. For she thocht tae hersel "A on page 75

3 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
it and twa o the office staff counter signed it as witnesses. Her a
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
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