Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

knockin	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	13.9	10.1	22.5	0	11.6	41.3	17.7
Number of occurrences	45	20	15	0	2	4	4
Number of authors	31	15	10		2	2	2

Occurrences of knockin in Corpus

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Central

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
s skitin aboot like that, you knockin aboot the hoose aa day, yer m on page 78

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ck mah handbag oan the table, knockin hers aff in the process, on page 5

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
eat intae a capitalist state. Knockin yer pan in fur pennies so's s on page 1

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
knockin in thair pans on page 13
the weans are knockin lumps on page 27

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
wait fur guid stuff tae come knockin' on page

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Knockin doon the glass ceiling an bui on page 15

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
beh knockin ower four guys jars on page 9

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ool dinners; an when she's no knockin her pan oot wi aw that, she's on page 33
ugh tae her, You better no be knockin anythin, an that soon made he on page 53
en she endet up gettin caught knockin stuff an the rest ae them ran on page 83
l. Ah tolt her aboot Charlene knockin oot the tucky, an how she's s on page 124

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
fairmer an he'd seen Shuggie knockin lumps oot o it, an as he thou on page 28
broon yin." An then the polis knockin on his door. They could be on on page 44

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
told me Jamie swung fur him, knockin the glass oot on page 10

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
ng Grant Street an he stertit knockin in imaginary nails, ettlin ta on page 99

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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n-thou fur, ah didnae see you knockin the lines back when they were
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McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
a serious Afro an’ you’re knockin’ seven colours o’ shit oo
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
antle o thochts that’s been knockin aboot i ma heid for a whilie,
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
d @bsuk mind the pavements - knockin awe the pensioners down - u (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
smaaest thing, trippin ye up, knockin ye doon, syne blaain ye sky-h on page 54

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Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
ur rattle ee's cage. (Soond o knockin oan a coaffin lid.) Wakey, wa on page 40

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Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
eenit or twa, then jumped up, knockin ower my cuppie. The cheetie g on page 124

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
That he'd been knockin at death's door He wisna real on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
deludey Dolly Parton wannabe, knockin back the last o the champagne on page 62

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
na hae ony supper," she said, knockin back er wine an takkin anithe on page 30

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I' ghost train nixt an then knockin doon cans wi' a ba on page 111

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
te hostelry, The Ploo an Coo, knockin back his fifth pint o bitter. on page 107

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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
As the knockin got mair desperate Lizzie wiz
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e terror he ran fae the hoose knockin the young constable doon on t
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
hed ma fair in the richt side knockin iver inch o breath fae ma. Th
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
r mind and she felt her knees knockin wi fear. Seein how close she
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
m e' charts mannie. Ashcroft, knockin' oot Grunies oan Union Street(2016) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
onia Oor hoose has two people knockin their pan in working fae hame (2020) twitter link

@Franwella tweeted
punchin yersel in the face n knockin yer glesses off.....bit it wi(2011) search twitter

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
l fin whit you're efter. Keep knockin - you'll git ta whaar you wa on page 97

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Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
y, bit be da wye da winch wis knockin I kent der wis sometin amiss.
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
oan eet. She went in withoot knockin, an hurried upstairs, feirt i on page 33
"There's nae yis knockin," said th Fitman, "an that's on page 55
re micht b' some sense in eer knockin," th Fitman went oan, withoot on page 56

3 matches

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
e with sum sae-called JW kept knockin ma door persuade me tae joi (2021) twitter link

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
it on it. Shae went in wi'oot knockin, an went upstairs at a rate, on page 34
"Thur's nae use knockin," said the Fitman, "an thur's on page 56
r micht bae some sense in yae knockin," the Fitman cairriet on, wi' on page 57

3 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ut he's lukin, ïf ye keep on knockin lang eneuch, he'll rise an gi on page 89

1 matches