A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

search Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words37.8 47.8 27.1 49.7 17.4 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences12193 18 5 3 1 1
Number of authors50 32 9 4 3 1 1

Occurrences of search 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

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
urn or no. So aff she went in search ae her hedgehog. on page 84

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
he says. "They'll do a strip search. You're walking. If I'm sprun on page 1

6 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
broat me intae the bookies in search ae ma first win in donks, As on page 29
in someboady who's last hoose search wis spent oan the campin sect on page 52
collapses tae the groond tae search fur the hing. on page 111
he Joab database stations tae search fur a needle in a haystack un on page 122
git up oaff ma erse and go in search ae the elusive, Dougie. He's on page 168
Also on pages 182
6 matches

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
As we search on page 194

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Ir search taks ir ti me on page 77

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
nline gemmes. A wab rake wi a search Ingine for 'online games' wil on page 54

1 matches

Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, Carl M on page 84

2 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
oan dolphin-search, we expeck compliance on page 16

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
swore I wid keep gaun wi the search until I'd got her whit she wa on page 30

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
d, an mak a leet. Syne ye can search yer document for words that d on page 43
t is important tae ken that a search o whit's in an airticle on Wi on page 47
es for ordnar allou users tae search for aesome words, no saws. on page 50
rs can either dae a thesaurus search or tak a swatch o the categor on page 51

4 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
said tae the stable lad, "can search this kingdom high an low. Mak on page 85

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
Where-intil a Search is organdised, and Wee Grumph on page 34
ristopher Robin Pd Organise a Search for him, sae come wi me.' on page 35
weel, it's whit ye dae tae a Search, when ye dinna aw reenge aboo on page 36
wis fowerteen or fufteen, the Search for Tottie wis aye gaun on aw on page 44
e is Loast. We must begin the Search richt awa.' on page 45

6 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
n tae type 'Leanne' intae the search bar, and she scrolls back a f on page 91

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Search an rake in the pang-fou shops on page 16

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
nline gemmes. A wab rake wi a search Ingine for 'online games' wil on page 54

1 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
I gaed tae the Napa Valley in search o guid wine an discovered tha on page 8

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
In Search o Robert Henrysoun on page 123

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
next day Hercules stertit his search for the buhl. He fund it bang on page 31

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
r for easy comparison. We can search for ither forms o the wird an on page 15
it foontainheid o evidence. A search o compeir produces 419 hits, on page 16
really bizarre spellins. The search is limitit tae spellins that on page 17
is bein referred tae. A quick search o SENAT in the RPS thraws up on page 18
College of Justice. The same search also caaed up several quotati on page 19
Also on pages 20
8 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
an Sergey Brin set thair new search ingine Google gaun ten year s
ndin ocht but juist wants tae search an search an search. While aw
an search an search. While aw this is gaun on, Go
n a company comes up in a wab search. For ordinar a company ettles
y nou leeves aff sortin sicna search-ingin rankins — the ‘opti
10 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
n pairt o this steid is “In Search of Moon Trees“. Whit’s mu
uvin awa giein a haund wi the search for extraterrestrial intellig
e feck o fowk. Ae pairt o the search for life on Maurs haes been a
3 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
s tae shouther is the endless search for le mot juste. In the mais
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
In Soothron this is cryed the Search For Extraterrestrial Intellig
ist weel-kent instance o this search tae date is fae 15 August 197
Wales, that is fundit for tae search for life ayont this warld. In
3 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
atin is helpit bi an internal search ingine, an the abeelity tae s
1 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
e Livvy anywhere. There wis a search party looking for her all e'e
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
parched big time. A frenzied search for bait ensued. Faither spot
ae come up wi some worms. The search for bait went on, eventually
2 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ed tae explain “how to site-search a pot of paint?” Tae explai
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ien an Kamile had set oot tae search the huts an the mine openins,
at best, an stauchert oot in search o breakfast. The halflins -
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
or juist dae a wab search for Scots Tung?
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
government troops stertit tae search frae Clydesdale intae Nithsda

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
s still pitch-daurk an then a search licht cams on, frichts me nea

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
o the Scots Pairlament’. A search in the online DSL finds: ‘A
online DSL finds: ‘Advanced Search for memmer (full text, both S
ts were found.’ An Advanced Search for ‘member’ gies 231 res
e DSL: ‘Results of Advanced Search for surroond (full text, both
the DSL is online, wi the ‘Search’ function – yon byous too
5 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
expenses paid trip abroad. In search ae findin a new fancy hoose.
‘Bowel Cancer’ intae the search engine. A persistent change i
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
diagnosis wrong died wae yin search oan google. Ah’ve goat ever
1 matches

@IshbelMcF tweeted
n it took me a wee whilie tae search it oot.(2019) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
might excel as a troubador in search of an empire but he canna and(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
@MrMalky Cheers Val.... I'll search for tae ?? (2022) twitter link

@pmcm1355 tweeted
@SkyNews A quick "Google" search will have Vladimir Putin keec (2022) twitter link
Putin dis a wee quick Google search he'll be keechin his drawers. (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
a go tae page, the oany wan i search oot. Love yae hen... a true s (2021) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
/t.co/ZHUf2JRKCB whaur ye can search fir examples wi audio by clic (2020) twitter link
nd pick up an Oor Wullie word search! #owbbt #Scots https://t.co/N (2019) twitter link
ht' and 'mith'. TIP - ye can search fir English words in the Scot (2018) twitter link
e tae find new Scots wirds or search fir definitions o unfamilar w (2018) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@YellowCube7 the worst search engine on the internet n that (2020) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
In search o some medicament on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
fin Billy' ll bi pittin oot a search pairty fir's." on page 33

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the metal steps an set aff in search o their cases. on page 7

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Fir daein a word search, ma freen on page 102

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
er turn or no. So she went in search o her hedgehog. on page 82

1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
t it wis too late tae mount a search party. In any case, they wid
ornin o the day in question a search party wis organised between m
aid by those wha attendit the search tae be enormous in size, thre
e remembers that cauld mornin search;
here wis a few fowk among the search party wha questioned whit kin
6 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
y the length o Scotland “in search of the soul of the nation”
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
xt bit richt in his heed. The search team hid found a pistol, and
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
boot that. This started a big search o the area but nithin wiz fou
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
had sailed the seven seas in search o Spanish treasure. The coins
1 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Bit noo ye've tae search aboot, fan yer petrol rins do
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
y Missus Sandy Ken's aboot ma search ??(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Skea, Bessie Gallows Ha - Earth-bound, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
r me the sparklan wine!' - I search fur haimlock still! on page 24

2 matches

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
hem in, thoo really needs tae search on page 88

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
hert, springs eternal - the search fur a man still goes on on page 43

1 matches

Miller, Alison The Point o Tinsal, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Orkney, poetry
ravels tae the North Isles in search o wirds for his dictionary o
1 matches

Shetland

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
karvald went tae da Arctic in search o an ancient ring, said tae b
1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
ay at the moment, gonna up my search game!! (2015) twitter link

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
on nights lik dis. Hiprah for Search and Rescue!(2016) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
They search aboot The Siller Holes on page 19

1 matches

Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Wi evil scheme ait search fae me. on page 48

1 matches

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