A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

parent Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.7 10.5 1.5 19.9 11.6 10.3 0
Number of occurrences2921 1 2 2 1 0
Number of authors23 17 1 1 2 1

Occurrences of parent in Corpus

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Central

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
juist reject as ye dae when a parent imparts wisdom. on page 3

2 matches

Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
is a two-levelt process gin a parent/carer wants their bairn tae b on page 41

1 matches

Kennedy, Julie Ma Mum and William Wordsworth, (Howkin Words Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1399988971) Central, prose
'See at the parent's night next week, gonnae wea on page 11

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
n punishment fur the pizenous parent. However the scheme that wis on page 35

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
wis gaunnae apply fur Single Parent benefits, an whit baby grows on page 58

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
se things thegither mak thaim parent-pruif. on page 25
oot first on this website for parent. And if there's ONY kind o fe on page 26

2 matches

Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
ace tae face presentations at parent events whaur appropriate. on page 7

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
means 'actin in the role o a parent," he said. "It's a legal term on page 66

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Out circlin frae the parent ruit on page 3

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
return. Unconditional lou o a parent. on page 52

1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
airn gettin checked either by parent or
1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
n thought somehow somewhere a parent might ha sensed, it wiz their
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
He looks at me in the waiy a parent wid tae a recalcitrant wean a
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
e her hoose. Jist ootside her parent’s bedroom, a shaft fae a st
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
hakkin his heid at her like a parent warnin a bairn awa fae some d
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
dith Gillespie o the Scottish Parent Teacher Cooncil. Shawin aw th
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
in yir life – a teacher, a parent, a pal – that’s ayewis ga
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
A solicitor, speakin for the parent's group, telt the press that
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
, some right up tae pr7 ! One parent said to me. You’re kids must(2020) search twitter

Doric

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
hardly bit ane or twa single-parent faimlies and even their mithe
1 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
is haen his third, an Erika's parent's no weel, on page 68
aet, or Erlend's, or Erika's parent? Is hid no creches an nurses on page 69

2 matches

Shetland

Watt, Valerie Froggy smoorikins, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
its o algae an plants. Bein a parent when you’re a frog is nae b
1 matches

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
Tip fae a parent- wrap an elastic band/hair bo (2020) twitter link

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
de in wir leid an yit anither parent set oan passin it oan tae the(2020) search twitter