Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

impression	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	14.2	15.1	18	0	5.8	10.3	8.9
Number of occurrences	46	30	12	0	1	1	2
Number of authors	28	18	6		1	1	2

Occurrences of impression 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

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
roon his eyes. It gees yi the impression he's always growlin at everyw on page 7
hin doon hur neck n A git the impression he's been chattin hur up. A r on page 39

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
bit bigger. Nae limbs but an impression ae a face. That left her. She on page 1

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
dread tae fink whit his first impression o ma story is. Ah fink ah've on page 7

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ae seconds. Yit, it makes an impression oan me. And ah smile tae mase on page 162
tae. Always tryin tae gee the impression he's Edinburgh's very ain Ton on page 183

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ne, it's jist that that's the impression ye get fae history. on page 116

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
, tryin tae dae a Rabhy Burns impression cause he thinks he's dead fun on page 90
ll, said Charlene, This is an impression ae wee Chrissie any time he s on page 111

3 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
dread tae fink what his first impression o ma story is. on page 22

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
e in wi me. She gives aff the impression that if she hudnae fell pregn on page 34

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
e til’m). We ir left wi the impression (nae mair) that the narrator
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
te gies an awmaist cartoonish impression o whit a Pechtish man micht h
1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
impression growin up wis that there wis
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
an ah’m gettin the distinct impression she’s no diggin the pleasan
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ormed me but ah wis under the impression it wis at ten forty.’ ah sa
h. Ah’m gettin the distinct impression this interview’s no gaun in
2 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
startit tae dae an aeroplane impression round the room, airms ootstre
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
nor Beatrice, bit he gied the impression o bein massive. He remindit h
ranger ... if we dae gie that impression, Beat
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
lcet tones muffle tae a vague impression ay the song as ah submerge ma
1 matches

Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
tereotypin Scots an giein the impression that it isna a language, but
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
, an flicked tae a page wi an impression o her face, ‘A’m 张秀�
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
The first impression ah git ae the boay tells me h
1 matches

@alistairdunn tweeted
@Reannelamont Ahhh, a got the impression there would be folk dain the (2017) search twitter

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
@linda8h Ah kindae get the impression yir no a fan then Linda? ????(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
Adam is daein a fine impression o Wurzel Gummidge wi that hai(2020) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
, ye huv tae stop em gein the impression they huv nae faith in ye tae (2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
lish fan she wunts tae mak an impression.) on page 35

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
l hae" Nae measuring or first impression By five oor Ann wis in posses on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
irt - wi wint te mak a gweed impression." on page 27
tal camera, "...giein a false impression." on page 52
second chunce te mak a first impression.'" Ronnie noddit, his myn mad on page 56

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
aa aboot makkin a gweed first impression oan folk." on page 20

1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
he gloamin, an naethin but an impression in the hay tae tell o his bei on page 118

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ntry, an he wanted tae mak an impression. on page 106

1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
oor eyes, but, cmon, its impression management fae the club. And (2022) twitter link
2 drapped oot. I aye got the impression that Neilson was gan tae be t (2020) twitter link
intellect and left a lasting impression - sad news (2020) twitter link

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
e weans would be to do an impression of the Limmy sketch above... (2020) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ken? It medd sic a terrifying impression on my nine year aald mind, at on page 56

1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
in them, an haes gien oot the impression she haes nae interest avaa in on page 5

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
leanin, she liked tae gie the impression she was, aye airmed wi some i on page 55

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
on at hir feet, they gien the impression o baein almaist oot o sicht, on page 16

1 matches