A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

owner Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.5 11.1 9 9.9 11.6 0 0
Number of occurrences3122 6 1 2 0 0
Number of authors23 15 5 1 2

Occurrences of owner in Corpus

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Central

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
The Owner said "Ye are a sado, on page 18

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
dug that's hauf expectin its owner tae come in the door. He like on page 1

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
(Its owner's feet were hoat and bowfin.) on page 9

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
He's now the proud owner of several homes (Why no, wha on page 16

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
" ah snap "that fuckin chippy owner?" on page 64
doesnae mean he's a chippy owner does it? that's some low belt on page 65
And then there's, Archie. The owner ae The Carousel, who wis also on page 72
you threw it straight in its owner's puss. And as soon as ah saw on page 165

4 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
done ten thoosand mile. Last owner wis an auld wifie wha barely on page 79
owkery, she became the actual owner o the hoose.' on page 191
ss Honey had been the richtfu owner o the property on the edge o on page 222

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
id Yvonne, That when the shop owner chased them they stole his wh on page 169

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Finally the circus owner decidit that he would ask Pri on page 99

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
"disnae gang whitever wey its owner wants it tae. That's like you on page 108

1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ky generation. The anely caur owner in oor street wis a drivin in
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
an his bathroom. The previous owner had covered the suite in some
1 matches

Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
the civil magistrate that the owner of that valuable property …
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
hat bad, in fact, that it’s owner nearly peyed fur its badness
1 matches

@alistairdunn tweeted
nae have happened tae a nicer owner of a club...(2016) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
t? Ah'm still wunnerin if the owner micht turn up at ma door luik(2020) search twitter
@simonfromharlow Report the owner tae the RSPCA. The dug hus li(2020) search twitter

@weenell3 tweeted
his morning. Whit mair kin an owner ask fir ?????????? (2022) twitter link

Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
He threw it at the feet o its owner wi disgust. on page 74

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ant. If I cood meet the plant owner I wid explain fit I am thinki
1 matches

Martin, Keiron Ma Worst Nicht Oot, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
something tae di wi the last owner makin coffins there or someth
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Foo thochtul i dog owner Victoria Park #Aberdeen tae p(2017) search twitter
vas is riggit tae hing on the owner’s wa. Order ae aat https://t(2017) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
end up being involved as part owner o the Silver Darling? Will ea(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Her owner prood leads her aroond on page 141

1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
t. Da nixt moarnin he gied da owner some siller an aksed if he wi on page 116

1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
in stock an i am noo da prood owner o a pair a trainers (2021) twitter link

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