Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Concordance

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Use in varieties of Scots

obvious	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	26.6	32.4	21	0	11.6	10.3	22.1
Number of occurrences	86	64	14	0	2	1	5
Number of authors	53	37	12		2	1	2

Occurrences of obvious in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
his hardon. Mean, it wis sae obvious the bastard wis only playin a on page 35

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ain. Smash a windae? Naw, too obvious, could cut maself, leave bloo on page 30

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ost supernatural powers. It's obvious that last week is on everywan on page 23

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ae talk aboot that. Says it's obvious wha's wean she is. She's aboo on page 1

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
signpostin blatant obvious points on page 40

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Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
Ye'd think it would have been obvious, them having the same name an on page 36

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Fae Megan's demeanour it wis obvious that time hudnae bein a heale on page 31
irms tae me the now blatantly obvious. That if ah'm turnin doon sut on page 84
And it's pretty obvious that by the wey he's twitchin on page 108
nts huddin the boay back it's obvious they're strugglin tae contain on page 110
s, of course. But it's pretty obvious tae me that she's jist itichi on page 156

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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Maister o the obvious on page 99

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'Try no tae mak it that obvious,' Miss Honey said. on page 209

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ontrol tourism sector bein an obvious case in pynt) bit tae be show on page 9
Oxbridge types is screaminly obvious tae monie o us. An at the hai on page 77

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
him so as no tae mak it ower obvious that the king wis oot amang, on page 17
their houses an it wis pretty obvious tae awbody on Bonnetmaker Hil on page 96

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
r at the gate makin it really obvious who we wur talkin aboot. Her on page 37
Bunsen's bum, an bein really obvious aboot it anaw. on page 67
ade a big dramatic sigh, It's obvious, she said, He's tryin his bes on page 110
da pure kilt her cause it wis obvious she wis jist daein it tae be on page 127
ers fur every subject an it's obvious she's gaunnae go places once on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Mairriet weemin dinnae mak it obvious tae ye tho. They like tae on page 114

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
None o us made it obvious, but we would all watch Da ea on page 44

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ater generations. There's nae obvious inklin o this fac o transienc on page 72

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ional methodology is glarinly obvious. We send oot buiks tae wir re on page 14
essin a large body o text. An obvious example tae luik at is the Au on page 17

2 matches

Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
alouse things that are no sae obvious. It wis when Ah stertit tae s on page 113

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
d English wird "Hall". It wis obvious - they kennt fine, fer had t
1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
3. Forby Sheena Blackhall’s obvious belief in the guid o thae vis
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
sar ti mak the ‘ch’ soond obvious, e’en tho words like nicht
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
xxv). Bi this, Dunn means the obvious fact at English is the main l
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
buds and play ma book. It’s obvious wu’ll be here a while.
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
pairt o’ the city, wae nae obvious direction tae heid. Sarajevo
1 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
Eventually, they took they obvious solution and jist used a bin
1 matches

Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Tae us the day it micht seem obvious tae present data by gate o ch
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
�� he sais, tae his Misses’ obvious annoyance.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
the lot. Couldnae be any mare obvious if he hud a fuckin neon light
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
e the burn, tryin tae see the obvious waiy doon. ‘Piece ay piss.�
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
mean?” “It will be quite obvious when ye get ower tae her.”
1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
Wance Maggie left we’d nae obvious bogey man an’ it jist turne
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
obvious
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
igs in guid halth wis gey and obvious. Sae they gree’d ithoot ony
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
... aathin trig an tidy, nae obvious place for a scrap o paper tae
Thair een met. Wis it that obvious? she wonnert. “We-ell,” s
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae McDade’s immediate, an obvious disapproval as he spits oan t
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
, a show, a farce that wad be obvious tae a bodie that leukit a wee
1 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
e sais, as if it’s the most obvious thing in the world.
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
dingiein or dingin-doon o the obvious. The Quarto is stappit fou o
� takkin nae tent at aw o the obvious affinities wi poem 49 o the s
, we hae in Marie Maitland an obvious candidate fur exactly which w
dingiein or dingin doon o the obvious, whaurivver a wumman’s wird
4 matches

@MartinBroon tweeted
Well its obvious whit mob the NL bloke that pi(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
r cultural references thit ur obvious tae me, then remindin masel t(2020) search twitter
@creativeblock_ It wisnae obvious tae me, but the photie Ah saw(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
@SatyagrahAlba Its obvious. They're aw feart of the SNP.(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
@storiesbysamuel Too obvious tae dae a wee dual narrative?(2018) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
e pal, but YOUR superpower is obvious ?? (2022) twitter link

@Sinethugcat tweeted
pilloried fer pyntin oot the obvious. Bit it's fine tae say AS is (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
eld @ScottishLabour think its obvious m8 - labour stronghold in oo (2021) twitter link
is ma all time pick m8 - fir obvious reasons lol (2020) twitter link
gutted its at the oriam fir obvious reasons - but enjoy the game (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
nk we'll leave it there. It's obvious you've put a great deal into on page 58

1 matches

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
t as non-binary. It wis kinda obvious onywye, bit naebdy ooted ma a on page 99

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
" wis written on the loo It's obvious they hid set forth Tae hae a on page 15

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
ting eit shut richt, eit weis obvious eit sumthein weis up. Eit's e on page 26
ubbie hole aift. Noo, eit wis obvious o thi pannikken atmosfeer onn on page 47

2 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Getting the obvious oot o the wey, ye canna nae g on page 9

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e'r s'post te leuk beyond the obvious." Ah pit ma heid oan ae side on page 30

1 matches

Wheeler, Leslie Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, weans
The cure it is obvious: he must stop wearing clothes on page 25

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
Broon, recoontin the event wi obvious horror.
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Leslie, Dawn Press and Journal 2023-12-02 - Doric Corner, (no publisher recorded 2023) Doric, newspaper
care use. Nae mebbe the maist obvious subject fir trainee medics, b
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
d gang haund in haund wi mair obvious nutritional information on sw
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@beast_afc tweeted
ana bit willnae tak aboot the obvious glamour. Tak it as like the d(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ledge you laddie, stating the obvious!(2017) search twitter

@McGoo1888 tweeted
.wan eyed Stan the Jambo well obvious...and a few incomplete others (2021) twitter link

Shetland

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
perimental writin is faar fae obvious. In fact, da hael idee is a l
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
g “da present” hit wis da obvious choice. An whit a gadderie o
1 matches

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
@d_anderson878 Yer obvious yaisin Lallans Autoricht ?? (2021) twitter link

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
chansts bes obvious. on page 44
centre o' excellence wud hae obvious potential. Aa the saime on page 47
heft tae tellin oor story. An obvious example wud bae a sculpture i on page 51
the American Revolution hit's obvious at thon anniversary maun bae on page 64

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Sae obvious tae me!! on page 54

1 matches