A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

make-up Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.3 10.1 10.4 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences2720 7 0 0 0 0
Number of authors11 9 2

Occurrences of make-up in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
i lacquert hair, weirin stage make-up an a goun. The sounds comin o on page 29
n wi the fremmit speak an the make-up an thon goun. It daesna maite on page 30

2 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
git on the perfect amount ae make-up. Most lassies caked themselve on page 26

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
he wis aw dressed. Pittin her make-up oan at the kitchen mirror. Sh on page 1

3 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
l, fling shirts oan, Iona her make-up, doonstair fir the bus, patch on page 3

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
ae care aboot boys, fitbaw or make-up. on page 7

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'Hunners o make-up on ma face! on page 6

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
roots. She wis plaistered in make-up and she had wan o thae bumfli on page 21

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ae care aboot boys, fitbaw or make-up. on page 3

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
d see better tae pit on their make-up and wigs, and there wis fowk on page 135
a vyce cawed. "Judge Strauss! Make-up is waitin on ye!" on page 137

3 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
id ye never learn tae put oan make-up properly?' on page 30
worried that ah'd sweated ma make-up aff that ah didnae notice hoo on page 56
ootfit and sandals, hair and make-up done tae perfection ~ a look on page 83
bat an eyelid at my freckled, make-up free skin. on page 88

5 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
rld o meanins, tae pittin oan make-up, gaein tae the picters an, sy on page 90

1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
She hidna on make-up or stuff on er een on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
lulite treatmints; facials an make-up; botox injections an the sair on page 82
uitcase. Inside wis aa kine o make-up: foondation an pooder fir aa on page 83

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
anbug an checkit her facefu o make-up. on page 57
aiss. "Fit wi the hair an the make-up an maintainin ma oorglaiss fi on page 58
draar gn tak oot a wee yalla make-up bug. on page 65

4 matches

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