A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

pointy Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words2.1 2.5 0 0 11.6 0 0
Number of occurrences75 0 0 2 0 0
Number of authors6 5 1

Occurrences of pointy in Corpus

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Central

Kennedy, Julie Ma Mum and William Wordsworth, (Howkin Words Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1399988971) Central, prose
one else in the faimily his a pointy chin, mair like oor dad. on page 9

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
. "The door's got thoosands o pointy pikey tackets stickin ooty it on page 98

1 matches

McClelland, Ben Chicagof Island, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
Their teeth wur razor sharp, pointy like a spear. Yin a beasts gr
1 matches

Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
f, ye cuid see lecky spark wi pointy shards atween the twa pylons.
1 matches

MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
y puhlin me. Whin ah felt th' pointy gust o' win`, ah knew 'twas u
1 matches

Shetland

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
kit Meenie’s hair ahint her pointy lug an said tae her “Meenie
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Wi his red an green claes an pointy lugs he wis joost laek da pic
1 matches

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