Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

hedges	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	11.7	9.1	21	9.9	0	10.3	17.7
Number of occurrences	38	18	14	1	0	1	4
Number of authors	27	14	7	1		1	4

Occurrences of hedges 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

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
ame: the black lines o roads, hedges, on page 18

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
e tried banks, an ah've tried hedges," the Doo went oan, no listen on page 52

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
tried bankins, and I've tried hedges," the Cushie Doo gaed on, tak on page 44

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
and linseed cake grew on the hedges. The animals couldnae stick M on page 6

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
rps o auld man's beard in the hedges, and the haws were ripenin sc on page 175

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
walls, but hedges and trees. It's full o daft-l on page 52

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
, inti the ruck - jumpin the hedges, ditches, on page 35

1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
another draw on her Benson n Hedges filter tae freshen her breath
1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
In aa the hedges by the road,
1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
reet. There is growlin in the hedges. Pleese come and get me quick
1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
tween the lang flourish o the hedges, the haws an the birks. It’
1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
natin the motor an the row ay hedges in front ay me as it comes ro
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Signposts an hedges
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ntseed bannocks growed on the hedges. The bease hatit Moses cause
he biggins needit ruifin, the hedges wis neglectit and the bease w
2 matches

@Sinethugcat tweeted
ttin choked wi "topsoil": nae hedges, nae trees, jist soil gettin (2021) twitter link
hoppin doon trees, rippin oot hedges... lossin aa their topsoil... (2021) twitter link

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
hedges scutchit leaves an browls gai on page 3

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
oot intill e main roads an e hedges an bid them aa come in; A'm s on page 106

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ve tried banks, an A've tried hedges," e Pigeon went on, withoot a on page 50

1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
tree, an frolicking amon the hedges this spring they are nae play(2019) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
runners playing off him e.g. Hedges. I think he will bring what W (2021) twitter link
mair ruthless. But, along wi Hedges hes been very good this sea (2020) twitter link
best all round game. Him and Hedges were great (2020) twitter link
arguably oor best performer, Hedges, his nae got the class tae hi (2020) twitter link
, McGeoch, McKenna, Anderson, Hedges. I would love if McRorie is c (2020) twitter link
and 2 other occurrences.

@beast_afc tweeted
e gaes fur 3 in the middle we hedges still at wingback(2020) search twitter
Hedges hairband MIA https://t.co/6HV(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
Hedges is a thorn in their side the (2020) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
below the owergrouwn hedges on page 10

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
e tried banks, an Ah've tried hedges," th doo went oan, withoot pi on page 51

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
d two strang men tae clip the hedges on Saturday an ye'll be nae g on page 41

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
e try't banks, an A hae try't hedges," the Pigeon went on, wi'oot on page 52

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
y o' green gressy fiels, nate hedges, wavin' co'm. on page 42

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@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
yur a gran lassie. We had the hedges cut the day, the contractor w(2020) search twitter