A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

favour Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21.6 27.2 12 9.9 23.2 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences7054 8 1 4 2 1
Number of authors46 32 7 1 3 2 1

Occurrences of favour in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
wi time tae fash an fike for favour. on page 17

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
usic aff,' ah say. 'Ah need a favour.' on page 31

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
k mettle tae speir the king a favour: on page 38

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
ordeal. Ahm daein us baith a favour. on page 10

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
here returned with celestial favour is ma reply conveyed in yer b on page 44

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
me. But, here. Jist dae me a favour, eh? and keep an eye oan Aldo on page 73

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
but dae us ah a favour on page 17

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
asked me if ah wid dae her a favour an write her puni fur her, so on page 31
whit yi caw an error in your favour - Anyway, it's bad luck tae on page 54
n she's lookin fur money or a favour. Ma da's the same: he's got h on page 57
ne, said Emma. He's done yi a favour really, said her pal wi the t on page 58
the day it worked oot in his favour cause Tommy's gied him a wide on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
wid loss his case. 'Dae us a favour auld frien,' he speirs. on page 125

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
aist enterprisin visitors wid favour seein a country that cried it on page 14

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
Zander. Do me a favour. Stop talking. Your accent is on page 4

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Nae stern, aa even on her favour's leck. on page 9

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
ti luik on me wi favour yet, on page 29
Keep us in your favour. on page 35

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
I'd no expeck Him juist ti favour me. on page 22

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Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
he fowk') faction, that wis i favour o the leivin dialecks wi aw t on page 108

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
withoot feud or favour, on page 47

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
free verse, Purdie seems tae favour rhythm, rhyme an particlar st
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Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - Hame-combin, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
‘in its seemin favour duisna satisfy
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
• the anes in favour o borraein, especially frae L
• purists in favour o augmentin Inglis frae its a
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
len o the Yirth, an argied in favour o developin laws an poleitica
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Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
nou A’m daein him his last favour.
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Tae win ma grannie's favour an jist mebbe get a taste,
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
he Sunday Post athoot fear or favour, it gied a walcome meisure o
pentameter, but he seems tae favour the tetrameter form the maist
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
me in the close. Dae yersel a favour wee man an staiy away fae tha
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
s interview’s no gaun in ma favour.
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ie. We’re dain every cunt a favour. Probably tans hooses aw the
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
mortal: if a goddess dis ye a favour, ye maun thank her. Naething
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
o manheid seemed tae gaun in favour o the needlemen. They taen Sc
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
oo, gritly as a pynt in thair favour, that the chiels he had juist
e man, bit that wirkit in her favour. She wad bring a puckle smaa
allooed tae dae thaim baith a favour an turn him doon?
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
away again, huvin gained the favour ay the bar staff by bringin t
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
s made tae demit the croun in favour o her son Jemmie VI, a bairn
held in 1997 an 73% votit in favour o the re-foondin o the Scots
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Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
I bade i Scotland an votit i favour o Scots independence. I’m o
y want chynge – thae fowk i favour o Brexit dinna seem tae be ab
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Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ite. As an MP he aye votit in favour o Blair’s wars an ivver an
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
t’ as modal verbs in SSE in favour o ‘have to/need to’ (this
whaur ‘must’ is joukit in favour o ‘maun’ or, like SSE, â€
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Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
y manuscript aw scream oot in favour o female scrievership o these
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Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
s us tae the fourth threap in favour o female scrievership o Poem
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Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Do us a favour and gie yer maw
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
thon, Scots is jee’d oot in favour o English, and the existin oo
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
o_Giovino @Ian45368047 Nae in favour of royalty at all, this is tr(2020) search twitter

@annieones tweeted
he laid of yer ain country in favour ov an ither country an laid?? (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
nk the fm is doing everyone a favour? folk need t (2021) twitter link
the second season running in favour of kelty hearts - games feck (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
e. I cannot say I'm at all in favour of this, but who am I, a humb on page 55

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
the latest swain fa'en oot o favour?" on page 94

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Smith, Derek Northwords Now 43 - Derek Smith, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Doric, poetry
stack the odds in my favour. Mostly. on page 18

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Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
ae sae persistently argied in favour o.
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Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
ne that feminists shoud be in favour o weemin decidin fit it is th
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@72redz1903 tweeted
by S Korea, N Zealand etc in favour of falling in line with U.K. (2020) twitter link

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
Dunbar til Paisley. Dee us a favour - donate a copy til yer loca (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Please - do the world a favour and just stick to Shanks's ma on page 8

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Can I ask you a big favour, Aunt Maggie, "Would you writ on page 47
n ipon, dat gie dem a special favour. Bairns it's a mercy I cam ha on page 63

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
an roond dem rowed der favour. on page 60

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Williamson, Christie Shaetlan an compoonds a da richt, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2014) Shetland, blog
r good at, whit wi hae in wir favour, an whit wi can offer. Nuts a
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Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
When pigs fa' back in favour on page 45

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@cammyrudkin tweeted
la7 jist sti ther dae us aw a favour(2012) search twitter

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
"For ye hae fun favour wi God. Tak tent, ye ir for h on page 70

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