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Use in varieties of Scots

slate Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.6 7.1 18 0 34.9 41.3 35.4
Number of occurrences4414 12 0 6 4 8
Number of authors22 10 4 3 1 4

Occurrences of slate 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
e roof bear?-Watch that loose slate-Aw, it's comin doon! Heids!" on page 38
ause it left nae merk oan the slate. on page 107
l hid left oaf writin oan his slate wae wan finger when he realiz on page 120
the squeakin ae the Lizard's slate-pencil, an the chokin ae the on page 122

4 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 59 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Slate and blaes and reid ash mell on page 129

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
ma ain slate, the dunt o't, stane tae bane on page 81

1 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Pit it oan ma slate mate on page 97

1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ns striped ahin high wa’s o slate an granite – backs chokit w
t hid bin swept clear bit the slate slabs an fractured concrete w
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
hair scartit ontae a piece o slate gies an awmaist cartoonish im
1 matches

Letford, William Bevel, (Carcanet 2012 ISBN: 978 1 84777 192 6) Central - Stirling, poetry
Slate Knife Mcallum shouted fae the
1 matches

Sands, Finn THE GHAISTLY FITBAW MATCH, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
ichts beamtet him through the slate-grey sky. They shone o’er t
1 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
the vicious black and ragged slate o the storm clouds above. She
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
aches the day gang and luk in slate ponds.

Doric

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
hot through wi the strength o slate grey, on page 1

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ll e roof bear?-Mind at loose slate-Oh, id's coman doon! Heids be on page 36
all, as id left no mark on e slate. on page 105
ll hed left off writan on his slate wi wan finger, as he found id on page 118
phon, e squeakan o e Lizard's slate-pencil, an e chokan o e suppr on page 120

4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
present. Ilkie bairn sat wi a slate an a slate pencil. A map o th
an a slate pencil. A map o the warld hun
oot her ain version o't wi a slate pencil on her slatie, in scra
on her hauns..tae colleck her slate an piece an chakk gin it wis
wi snaa, an the tail o ilkie slate reef hid a fringe o icicles,
6 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
he kitchen wiz aal farrent wi slate flag on the fleer at the lum
1 matches

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
slate on the hearth, on page 23

1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
- Watch oot for yon shiggly slate - Oh, he's comin doon! Look on page 38
for hit left nae mark apo da slate. on page 110
l wis gien up writin apon his slate wi ee finger, for he fan at h on page 123
hon, da squeaks o da Lizard's slate-pencil, an da suppressed guin on page 125

4 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
at da time, twa storeys, wi a slate rüf, da first ane in dir too on page 7

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
roof bear? - Mind yon loose slate - Och, eet's comin doon! Hei on page 37
, as eet left nae daub oan th slate. on page 108
hae left off writin oan heis slate wi yin finger, as hei funnd e on page 120
on, th squeakin o th Lizard's slate-pencil, an th chokin o th sup on page 123

4 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
al the sailors drinkin on the slate efter wark. His temperance wa on page 23

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
wus lachin, fur his hoose wus slate't on page 15
Betwixt Tha Whuskin's roaks slate-grey An Miller's Isle. on page 22

2 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
or weight? - Mine that louse slate - Aw naw, it's comin doon! G on page 38
e, es it left nae mark on the slate. on page 109
had left aff scrievin on haes slate wi yin finger, es hae fun it on page 122
, the squeakin o the Lizard's slate-pencil, an the choking o the on page 124

4 matches

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