A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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lifes Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15 21 4.5 0 0 0 17.7
Number of occurrences4841 3 0 0 0 4
Number of authors24 18 2 4

Occurrences of lifes in Corpus

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Central

Donaldson, Gordon Lallans 90 - Echty-Echt, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
rs. Seiventie fowk lost their lifes, wi near a thousan skaithed, on page 36

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
coors? We needna pit on: oor lifes are miserable, forfochten and on page 6

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
dy laid again tham thair hale lifes on page 37
an whit maist wid allow thair lifes tae be seen as on page 44

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
re oan the best trip ae their lifes. But the sad truth is the hoo on page 28

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
messages, tae reflect on oor lifes, tae help wi oor memory, tae on page 4
some o thir terms thair hail lifes athoot kennin it wisna Soothr on page 38
, despite the rauchness o the lifes leeved, it is at the hinneren on page 58

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
took each anither's lifes on page 49

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
yir lifes and yir daiths, see, is aa do on page 23

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ch at thair mishanters, thair lifes wadna be tae thole ava. An th on page 127

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ng tradeetion o fowk that’s lifes lippens on the sea an whit co
oot aboot thir fowk an thair lifes, in the bygane an the nou, at
2 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
spak o hard wark an hard lifes, faur abuin oniething Jenny o
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
in the middle o their warkin lifes, ar bein left tae rot in the
1 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ayont the stramash o wir ain lifes forby, bein as deeply rootit
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
Lat me be fair oot wi ye. Oor lifes is miserable, a tyauve, and c
‘And e’en the miserable lifes oo dae lead isna alloued tae
t me, ye will aa skraich your lifes oot at the block ithin the ye
t-throu the cutty lave o your lifes! And abuin aa, pass doun this
that the rattons sauft their lifes. Major raised his trotter for
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
takin up mair space in thair lifes, gettin mair o thair care, an
again. “They tane thair ain lifes.”
again. “They tane thair ain lifes.”
eft me ma lane, bit thair ain lifes wis hell. That’s for quhy t
4 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
and, acause it touches on oor lifes even tae the day. Tak tent he
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
mmunities haes ower their ain lifes. Delegatin that control means
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
that saw six fowk tyne their lifes whan a bin lorry lost control
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
e penetrate ilka aspeck o the lifes o the American fowk, an o the
s grue whan we watched “The Lifes o Ithers” an siclike films
n the law value pit upo bleck lifes. Still? The day? Whit, hauf a
3 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
t folk go out and enjoy there lifes again - aye its ok 2 b cauti (2021) twitter link
thers through out our working lifes and into retirement! (2021) twitter link
onybuddy - n shakin on it - lifes too short - banter probably (2021) twitter link
ack to normality and live our lifes again imo - b positive - no (2021) twitter link

Doric

Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
l day fan Katie cam intae oor lifes, wi a thud an a lot o panic.
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
t messages. He also saved the lifes o his Laird, an aabody in Kno
1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ud wash & nae worked in their lifes. As for the boy presenting it(2018) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
ae tha wame Taen care ma hale lifes lenth; on page 64

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Sae passes anither o' lifes relays, on page 12

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
An the Bann rowls ain an lifes wheel turns as sure as time m on page 47

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Gillen, Charles Oot Here Mae Lane, (Words without Borders Magazine 2004) Ulster, prose
An' I luk an' I think, sure lifes only a blink, an' mae three
1 matches

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