A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

parks Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words29.3 14.9 93.5 0 5.8 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences9429 62 0 1 1 1
Number of authors28 10 15 1 1 1

Occurrences of parks 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

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
heep and kye grazed the green parks. She couldna wark fast enough on page 10

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
aundin its lane amang a sea o parks in the days whan Main Street on page 19

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
grey caur-parks machair bi coral strands. on page 43
red hot! Let's thrang the car parks, strand an shops. on page 77

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
e flouers, the lambies in the parks, the souch o a warm wind on m on page 69

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
s an' toons an' hillsides an' parks an' corner shops an' offies . on page

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
ar on the watter, haar in the parks, River and white haar o the n on page 29

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
gettin when he worked at the Parks Department. Yir no really dae on page 97
Ma da worked at the Parks Department since he left scho on page 100

2 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
parks ootby cam in as weel, cairrie
The kye were lyin doun in the parks, wabbit wi the
2 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
amangst the trauchlers in the parks o leiterature. Here, in a sma
1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
Braw colours in thir parks in North East Fife efter the (2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
meantime m8 - n picking the parks with the good viewpoints - o (2020) twitter link
t/haddington n dunbar r great parks tae watch fitbaw at - add in (2020) twitter link
a like visitin awe the varios parks that r available - n am a na (2020) twitter link
trips round awe these public parks just now lol (2020) twitter link
ae the burra lads - ferguson parks looking braw guys (2020) twitter link
and 10 other occurrences.

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
fairmer could walk athort his parks athoot touchin girse or grun on page 29

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
atin like a fedder athort the parks an dykes an burns, half snoov on page 41

1 matches

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ma auld claes an heid tae the parks, in the simmer or the byre in on page 59

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
l sit an skive An look at the parks - oh what rare! on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
In hairstin parks an earth at's bare. on page 11

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
rtson, an they wid ploo their parks an catch their salmon ti the on page 94

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
njoyt ilky passin season; saa parks o dark grun chynge te sweyin on page 21
s wirkin silently in Hillies' parks - shaddas o the past an pres on page 92

3 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
aes? Leuk at e floories i the parks, foo they growe, they dinna d on page 14
oots some shepherds oot i the parks, watchin ower their sheepies, on page 82
bath he wis gyan throw e corn parks an his disciples were pu'in e on page 88
or his gear, an e chiel i the parks maunna come hame. Myn on Lot' on page 109

5 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
, Oslo isnae lackin in bonnie parks . The 'Botanical Garden', 'Fr on page 16

3 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I took a rin, oot in i'parks on page 123
I telt ye aboot Raspberry Parks on page 155
Flockin tae i' parks on page 162

3 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
snvaav loes the trees an the parks, sae lown an gentie the kissi on page 12
"In Winter, fan the parks is fite, on page 86

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
Several sharnie parks later, we war twa fairms awa on page 51

4 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
knypin on, trumpin ower boggy parks an plouterin throw burns, bar on page 87

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Cabrach Days, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Plooin the Powneed parks,
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
is face, like Cousin Neil’s parks fin the sun hid ahin a cloud.
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
See the parks sae bonny an green,
their parks. Fit wid ey de if seven hunne
2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Parks an dykes wi sna are fer foo,
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
traivelled ower her faither's parks tae a cottar hoose at the roa
hame lay ower Steenhillock's parks tae the east. The Bruces aine
o Matthew Bruce's hey an corn parks. Dandy hid left the schule at
yowes, bit maistly he let his parks oot fur feedin beasts. He ane
s wad be lichtit in puckles o parks roon Leddrach, ay, an Dunrach
20 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
er, Meikleburgh itsel, wi its parks an its wynds, its auncient un
Landseer an scenes o yowes in parks wi shepherdesses. The Javans
2 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
abit o leavin it onywhere. In parks an dumps – an even jist oot
1 matches

Legge, Robert Oot in the Middle o Naewye, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
Broon like plood parks
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
turnin the corn yalla in the parks, he wis still his lanesome. H
dykefur a last luik ower the parks afore he flew hame tae his la
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Drumneachie Ferm, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Doric, poetry
n smells o the ferm, frae the parks an the byre tae the hairth. M
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
parking in #Aberdeenshire car parks is a backwards step in encour(2019) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
eughs, haughs, mires, dubs an parks. #lairnscots #scotslanguage # (2020) twitter link
lls used in coastal fairmers' parks? Drainage? Tae mak it less du (2021) twitter link

Shetland

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
e set to ta turn da hay on da parks at's no been colled yet. Back
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
s, crescents, hills, lanes an parks. In St Andrews, the fact that
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
d taewart the gate o the Town Parks, an the motor turnt ontae The on page 36

1 matches

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