Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

kis	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	43.9	48.1	15	0	5.8	372.1	0
Number of occurrences	142	95	10	0	1	36	0
Number of authors	15	10	2		1	2

Occurrences of kis in Corpus

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Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
the Scottish leiterarie scene kis o his forthricht opeinions an on page 3

3 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
concrete cuid get jurmummelt kis the watter juist froze in the on page 85
didna make muckle difference kis his past misdaeins wis aboot on page 86

7 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
icious. He got cried 'Yakcam' kis it wis 'Mackay' spelt backart on page 26

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
draw braith for sechin sair, kis A'm thinkin aye on ma man tha on page 45
ir denner, he coudna jyne in, kis he haedna plack nor farden. H on page 46
. But dinna you be taigilsum, kis A'm a wee thing fasht for tim on page 47
O, it micht be a wee whilie, kis A canna mak speid. on page 48

8 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
kis than ye kin hae time an a thi on page 10
kis the hochs hae actual on page 14
than put aff wearin tham kis Ah dinnae like tham on page 15
kis Ah've ainly e'er seen wan on page 20
Juist kis thay rebelt again the patriar on page 26
Also on pages 36
6 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
Onywey, yin night I steyed in kis there wis somethin guid on th on page 136

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
er's bunker somewey or ither, kis oor Intelligence chiels thoch on page 65

5 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
an exceptioun is be-in made, kis o the wechtiness o the topick on page 116

3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
onie thenks til hir for thon, kis it haes been a braw aspeck o on page 7

1 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
an interdick, but deifferent, kis it involves peyment o a suret on page 22
hrou monetarie depreciatioun, kis, in 1593, the war a new Ack w on page 24

3 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
Awa, kis we ir olite ilka man! on page 31

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
s Ian had no lank skailed oot kis they wis ower juvenile for a on page 97

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
The thrid beuk is langer kis it is a novella. Wi its cobbl on page 120

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
yce is weill-kent ti millions kis o his rael wide-reyngin expai on page 135
its awn wey. Mark stauns oot kis o the fack that it is closer on page 136
ayont the grauf wes aw aboot, kis it's: unmeet for mortal ear a on page 137
no a saikless sowel frithat, kis he haes spulyied his niece o on page 138
hn is a poem at is kenspekkil kis o the veisual brawness o its on page 139
Also on pages 140, 141
15 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
e sheet?' The laddie wondert, kis Cherlie nivver uswally screiv on page 58
raig Street an Saltire Street kis he cuidna stan no kennin whit on page 60

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
ditorial o Lallans Nummer 82, kis, as shuirlie aw readers o the on page 6
at's thematicallie challengin kis cynicism seems (ay, mebbe jui on page 7

4 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
e wud onnerstaun thair ettle, kis for the maist o thaim, he wud on page 91

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
time an beir wutness efter), kis it wes on this day, i the bra
1 matches

Peffers, Bob The Pittin Doon o Guid Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
schuil an Ah fund oot Ah wis, kis the Dominies tuk the Lochgell
he Lochgelly Tawse tae Ma han kis Ah said, "Aye", an he said Ah
tae masel tae spak the Inglis kis the tawse wis richt sair on m
3 matches

Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
Auld Grannie an Grandfaither kis ma faither wis awa fechtin in
tter doon a sheugh an listen, kis that's jist whit it soonds li
ered tae be a modern addition kis it replaced an auld cast irn
3 matches

Durie, Nick A Scots Letter, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Glasgow, prose
snae muckle tyme tae dae this kis naebodie mah years gies e'en
gets til the feck o speikers kis wur meidie haes gang roon tha
trew ye are A'm gey flattered kis we a need tae mak sur wur lei
ye can tell is hou tae dae it kis gin wu aw mak wur ain wabstei
4 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
d. Sir Philip quat the airmie kis o a gammlin debt. In Rotterda
til the enn, it is suggestit, kis his retour wes juist a seyal
tit, but pit Browne intil’t kis he wes knawn ti hae smeddum a
� ir baith seeminlie skreivit kis thai plenish us wi scenes wei
u this wad be a guid subjeck, kis aw bodie wad ken straucht awa
5 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
e Mirren !” Shae gied hir a kis.
a kis, at semed a whein forritsum,
2 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
e is a wee bittie deifferent, kis it means at for ilka ack, str
wey this haes a kinna mense, kis we nou hae sae monie machines
reibute til the argie-bargie. Kis, as in awthing, a bodie needs
ckin new laws bi Pairliament, kis ye can hae monie guid laws, b
4 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
e saipret depairtment exists, kis at Glesga, Scottish leiteratu
e later depairtment cam aboot kis o what he wes as mukkil as wh
ment ti skreivin i the Scots, kis, as Robb says, it wes the ric
heatre’, is verra valuable, kis Scott’s plays ir nou awmais
pectivelie, is ithout smitch, kis the latter, in fack, is a min
6 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
bey against a wa’ When a’ kis't Dotie Scully twice She said
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
It mustae bin the succar, kis efter six days o increasin in
1 matches

Doric

Johnston, Mary Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
osie like you canna ging oot, kis een o eese days, ee micht be on page 83
e ti hud up an ither bairn an kis e loon his a fite ring roon h on page 84

3 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
Margit keppit me aff e bus an kis o ma case we teen a taxi til
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
aat me fur biding far ah wis kis an auld wifie https://t.co/fK(2017) search twitter
Ah wis richt mollach Josep kis ah dinnae ken foo tae change (2018) search twitter
I lo'e it fin it dings doon kis plunkit netter comes oot tae (2018) search twitter
eekin aat some elses screen kis it is mair interesting! https(2018) search twitter
te - ah'm gyan tae bide here kis ahm counting doon the hours(2018) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

Shetland

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
ompetitors, an I kaen dem aa, kis we're been compeetin fur year
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
thousan year, becam possible kis o the hieroglyphic seistem o on page 34

3 matches

Purves, David Lallans 73 - Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
i the sheuch nou, kis Ah haed on page 38

1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
that spak aboot the Toe Brig, kis she thocht the name, The Tay
1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
kis thay canna finnd a saft saet,
kis this mornin the coorse wund
kis Ah’m sweir ti gae oot
3 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
ument in oor nain Scots Tung, kis efter-in-aa, isna ane’s ham
melt langage than ochts ense, kis eet’s i ma bluid/genes tae
the nicht wi uz it the Haugh; kis the Borth’ick Waitter wis i
kis o it bein central tae saivrel
tae the Wolf, tae grip thum; kis sic trysts wur wrangous. Bot
28 matches