A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

lang's Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.8 11.6 7.5 9.9 0 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences3223 5 1 0 2 1
Number of authors16 10 3 1 1 1

Occurrences of lang's in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
As lang's I used the roond moo'ed tool, on page 114

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ed auld Scotia wi thair junk, Lang's they wir cushy, on page 29

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
faimished' they peenged. 'Hoo lang's it gonnae be afore we get a b on page 31

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 79 - Oot o the Mooths o Weans, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
"Ay, Ah'l suin be is lang's yersel, Gran, see," an Morag on page 92

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ottie pink feet. Its tail wis lang's ma airm, theek is a thack-rai on page 81

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
uch, "here's yin wi a chin as lang's a throssle's neb!" An frae th on page 42

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ae whammle thon joodgement as lang's Kloss's criteria staund. Atte on page 56

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
that lang's it wes kept, pumped oot dry, on page 107

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
air faces clear anaw noo. Sae lang's he kep hes glesses oan onywey on page 18

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
aesy see the pynt in. Sae as lang's we'r no gaun for the phonemic
As lang's A hae an auld cloot,
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
dy's unco pouers o logic, hou lang's it gaunnae be noo afore it co
WATCH twa men eatin. As lang's there's a power or capacity o
in an about their een, - as lang's they keep lookin at you, and
k, or the speakin cawn, - as lang's they every noo an then lay do
e, or tell an anecdote, - as lang's they keep frequently cawin on
7 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ae hae a wee bit say on it as lang's the'r space.
's walcome tae come alang sae lang's they fetch thair ain tinnie,
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
issel shuid be the hangman as lang's he mairries yin o the
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
It daesna maitter the gate as lang's ye juist Gie's Yer Crack sae
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
can be pit forrit in Scots as lang's the'r an English owersettin a
1 matches

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
, A micht as weel hae some as lang's yir offrin.' Sae the siller w on page 78

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
As lang's ye tak care far ye hing up ye on page 15

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
on the step. "Ye've a face as lang's a fiddle." on page 48

1 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
r races tae Federal Tings, as lang's sheu taks back better daels; on page 142

1 matches

Southern

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ThompStuff Aye ye'll be fine, lang's yer no bevvyin in Manchester!(2020) search twitter
@JimCMackintosh Lang's as it disnae influence yer dr(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Bakes as lang's tha day an tha morra, on page 31

1 matches

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