A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

doesn't Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.9 6.7 4.5 29.8 17.4 0 0
Number of occurrences2213 3 3 3 0 0
Number of authors19 12 3 2 2

Occurrences of doesn't in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
s, and it's impressive but it doesn't impress him. How he really go on page 15

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
'She doesn't have an iPhone,' Dolly grasse on page 18

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
oo, son, just be careful this doesn't come back to haunt yi. Mon, M on page 31

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
s, a boy waants his da aroon, doesn't he? Somebody should dae somet on page 1

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
h exterior, big bad Daisy who doesn't have feelings, and you act li on page 1

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ce to see someone in here who doesn't look old enough to be my gran on page 88

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
Kennedy said, "A healthy man doesn't think about his bones." Aibli
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
aking it an official language doesn't bring you a thing."
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
g please and when I dinnae it doesn't listen, I dinnae like it anym(2020) search twitter

@FaetheRye tweeted
@verbisan Oh, that doesn't look like an easy sewing job. (2022) twitter link

@RickHJohnston tweeted
the stats coming Stephen. SNP doesn't do enough of this. Well done (2022) twitter link

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
a hair stylist for a fiancée doesn't half save some money! (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
t be subjected to this... and doesn't this just show Scotland needs (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
r or less what I'm efter...it doesn't give me muckle room, like, an on page 72

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@beast_afc tweeted
on68653932 Disnae count if he doesn't regain control(2020) search twitter

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
or for Seaton at one time? It doesn't come much better than that. (2023) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
ther side. Sheu hoasts. "That doesn't usually happen?" sheu says, i on page 121
t because you lost your home, doesn't mean the rest of us can't loo on page 137

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@peediepuss tweeted
ee the Fair Isle the day?" It doesn't feel like an affectation(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"It doesn't matter, I'll manage," shü wi on page 16

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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
oot and aboot. I hope the hen doesn't get separation anxiety.(2020) search twitter
t care so much aboot? It just doesn't feel right to choose ??(2020) search twitter

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