A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

queen's Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.1 13.2 18 0 0 72.4 31
Number of occurrences5226 12 0 0 7 7
Number of authors18 12 4 1 1

Occurrences of queen's in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
The Queen's Croquet-Grun on page 76
ll, she took her haun aff the Queen's jaw-" the Rabbit stairtit. Al on page 81
an ah should ae croqueted the Queen's hedgehog the noo, cept fir it on page 83
in oan, as she could hear the Queen's voice in the distance, scream on page 84
The Queen's argument wis that, if suhin d on page 86
Also on pages 91, 122
7 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
"She cuffed the Queen's lugs-" stertit the Rabbit. Al on page 44

4 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
d wis chyngit intae leid. The Queen's bellie wis tuim. Aye, and the on page 9

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ce speak aw fluentlike in the Queen's English. A clear sign he belo on page 41

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
go tae get the sword but the Queen's jist came oan the on page 172

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Some ither auld queen's luik gey duin, Puir auld 'Bac on page 44

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Play the game. Learn the guid Queen's English. Write and write unti on page 32
iful words ah kin find in the Queen's English. Writin in Scots is a on page 34
osophical man and in the guid Queen's English. on page 53

3 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
tae his second cousin on the Queen's side, nane ither than Big Mag on page 79

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
, but ma favourite place, the Queen's View, is a short drive away. on page 92

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Bothwell: The Queen's dance is ending nou. on page 14

1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
passed the Haufwey Inn an the Queen's View anen Jimmie drapped us a
1 matches

@OliphantWullie tweeted
FAUnder21 Brilliant tae see a Queen's Park player (Connor Smith) in (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
da usd tae tell me tae speak "queen's English"or "proper English". (2021) twitter link
wae "and", tha's nae "proper queen's English". (2021) twitter link

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
E Queen's Croquet-Groond on page 74
"She boxed e Queen's loogs - " e Rabbit began. Ali on page 79
d-an A should hev croqueted e Queen's hedgehog joost noo, only id r on page 81
e wis goan on, as she heard e Queen's voice in e distance, sereaman on page 82
E Queen's argument wis at, if somethin on page 84
Also on pages 89, 120
7 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
ae manage. Ye can be the Fite Queen's pawn, gin ye like, sen Lily's on page 32
dent blowder o wunn wafft the Queen's fyaakie ower a little burnie. on page 69
id it pit Ailice in myn o the Queen's fyaakie.) on page 92

3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
. She'd won a bursary tae the Queen's 'varsity tae study Fine Airts
1 matches

@cligeey tweeted
See the queen's missed ma aff the list again (2020) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Th Queen's Croquet-Gruund on page 76
"She boxed th Queen's lugs-" th Rabbit sterted. Ahl on page 81
an Ah should hae croqueted th Queen's hedgehog jist noo, only eet r on page 83
s gettin oan, as she heard th Queen's voice in th distanee, screami on page 84
Th Queen's argument was that, if summit on page 86
Also on pages 91, 124
7 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
The Queen's Croquet-Grun on page 77
"Shae boxt the Queen's lugs - " the Rabbit stairtet. on page 82
an A shud hae croquetet the Queen's hedgehog thur noo, only it ru on page 84
us gan on, es shae hear't the Queen's voice in the distance, squeal on page 85
The Queen's argiement wus, that if someth on page 87
Also on pages 92, 125
7 matches

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