A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

derek Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.2 11.6 12 0 0 20.7 0
Number of occurrences3323 8 0 0 2 0
Number of authors10 6 2 2

Occurrences of derek in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
d by MPD white Police Officer Derek Chauvin, Minneapolis, 25/05/2 on page 77

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
photography collaborations wi Derek Ross, a local writer and phot on page 165

1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
rs bars fur oor troubles (bit Derek kept the Mars bars fur hissel
An Derek jist gets on wi’ it. On wi
“Derek?”
he places didnae let oan when Derek drannged thir buzzer or chapp
dark nicht – gaun – git! Derek mindit tae see thon done. Ken
14 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
cunt how loaded they ur. That Derek, the computer cunt’s bad en
1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
n wanker ah’m waitin oan - Derek. . . some-fuckin-hing, the ex
It’s that Derek prick, sittin there wae his f
‘Derek. . .’ ah sais, psychin mase
naesthetised by the ching, an Derek’s patter starts soundin bea
4 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
o the service, a guid freend, Derek Singer gied a readin that inc
1 matches

@weenell3 tweeted
@awsumedevil Morning Derek nae rain here (2022) twitter link

Doric

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
there wis a lad cawed Derek in bakers claes wi a kertie s
y a touch o desperation aboot Derek's voice. Bit mind you he wis
wis a laugh an the lad says. "Derek there
mair than a bittie desperate. Derek wis fer gettin the hang o
arted tae shun the Circle fin Derek wis pie sellin on
7 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
ed today, the highlight being Derek Mcinnes takin the time oot fa (2020) twitter link

Southern

@projecthawick tweeted
@Derek_Douglas50 Week din, Derek. And Tom Pyemount’s a guid m(2020) search twitter

@Woodwinecoolers tweeted
@awsumedevil Yeah no too bad Derek an it's a beautiful day doon (2022) twitter link