Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

frog	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	9.3	3.5	5.9	0	75.6	31	19.4
Number of occurrences	31	7	4	0	13	3	4
Number of authors	11	4	2		2	1	2

Occurrences of frog in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
the Duck: "maist times it's a frog, or a wirm. Question is, whit on page 26
roon face, an big eyes like a frog; an baith flunkeys, Alice not on page 55

3 matches

Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
roak that would have shamed a frog." on page 3

1 matches

Kennedy, Julie Ma Mum and William Wordsworth, (Howkin Words Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1399988971) Central, prose
n, it's no a leaf but a green frog hoppin over the grass. Better on page 20

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
" said the fish. "Jist like a frog!
"Weel," said the frog, "ye'll please yersel!
2 matches

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
An ye loup, Aboot like a frog, on page 53

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
de e Dueck: "id's generally a frog, or a worm. E question is, wh on page 24
oond face, an beeg eyes lek a frog; an both footmen, Alice notic on page 53

3 matches

Shetland

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ed. “Dunna gluff yon peerie frog.”
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Froggy smoorikins, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
So I tocht an interview wi a frog wid be a decent scoop for da
took a peerie start tae fin a frog willin tae spaek. Dey ir natu
e spill da beans on life as a frog.
Fraser Frog is tree year aald, mebbe fowe
n in full swing eenoo. Fraser Frog telt me aa aboot hoo he’s b
11 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
geese, draatsi, yul-girs and frog orchid. Bus shelter, peerie p(2013) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
d th Duck: "eet's generally a frog, or a worm. Th queestion is, on page 25
nd face, an muckle eyes lik a frog; an baith fitmen, Ahlice noti on page 54

3 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
aid the Duck: "it's usually a frog or a wurm. The thing is, what on page 26
a roon face, an big een lik a frog; an baith fitman, Alice notic on page 55

2 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
the sky. An that’s for why frog spawn is knowed aboot these p
n the green watter, slatherin frog spawn ower ma airms. Swift-li
2 matches