A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

peak Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.2 3.5 11.8 9.9 0 41.3 19.4
Number of occurrences247 8 1 0 4 4
Number of authors16 6 2 1 4 3

Occurrences of peak in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
fur a Berghaus jakit, a Mera Peak. The weather is pish here, es on page 7
nods n sticks it in his Mera Peak. on page 34

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
art o joukery-powkery tae the peak o perfection, somebody wha wi on page 102

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
north towards the magnificent peak o Schiehallion, Scotland's ho on page 83

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
the sense that they wear the peak caps or the tracky troosers t on page 169

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ichty-three things came tae a peak, on page 83

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
But be back at her peak on page 73

1 matches

Doric

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
wi a widow's peak that maks on page 35

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
"I'm fur Adam's Peak masel," quo Nava, fa'd nae fe
aethin. She'd sclimmed Adam's Peak in her birthlan o Sri Lanka l
"Fit kinno a place is Adam's Peak?" the Sangsters winted tae ke
ed wi butterflees, did Adam's Peak. Fur ower a thoosan years, pi
e'd suddenly myndit on Adam's Peak at the fit o a dreich Scottis
7 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
Olaf spys a peak an mairks hid. Inga senses a on page 24

1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Up Britain's highest peak on page 50

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
on the heichmaist peak,
1 matches

@officialAliRed tweeted
employed over 100 men at its peak in 1906; the stone was transp(2020) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
y McDonalds or cafe oan every peak?! ?? nae only that, a always (2020) search twitter

Ulster

Millar, Al Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, (Ullans Speakers Association 2023 ISBN: 978-0957666238) Ulster, poetry
e turned on tael, For Slemish peak! on page 59

2 matches

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
"George Best" even though his peak had been many years before. H on page 33

1 matches

Cartmill, Claire Three score years an ten, (Ballymoney and Moyle Times 2014) Ulster, newspaper
was nae so, when I wus at my peak
1 matches

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