Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Intro a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Texts Writers Statistics Top200 Search Compare

Concordance

- pre-sorted concord - post-sorted concord - map and chronology - chronogrid - similar spellings - fine-grain concord -

Use in varieties of Scots

slates	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	17.9	10.1	13.5	0	52.3	113.7	39.8
Number of occurrences	58	20	9	0	9	11	9
Number of authors	18	10	2		2	2	2

Occurrences of slates 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
"That's their baw up oan the slates fir guid, if it please yer Ma on page 80
jurors wir aw busy writin oan slates. "Whit they daein?" Alice whi on page 107
doon aw three dates oan their slates, then addit them up, then red on page 109
vered fae the shock, an their slates an pencils'd aw been fun an g on page 115
tae write this doon oan their slates, when the White Rabbit interr on page 116
Also on pages 119
9 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
an abune a few slates short o a roof-tree. on page 53

1 matches

Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
Frae wet blue slates. on page 68

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
he kent the baw wis up on the slates. She said, saftlike, 'Okay. I on page 82

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
p an wis takkin a cairt fou o slates back tae the mill. The lads s on page 106

2 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
Weel, the baw's on th slates this time, awricht. on page 36

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
That goes up on the slates on page 145

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
he hole. "The baw's no on the slates yet, Mr Tod! We're no gaun ha on page 29

1 matches

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
es table that we wrote on oor slates an she said that if we were c on page 120

1 matches

Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Mercie! The baa's on the slates. on page 55

1 matches

@OliphantWullie tweeted
y dinnae......the baws on the slates!!!! (2022) twitter link

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
re all writan richt busily on slates. "What are they doan?" Alice on page 105
doon all three dates on their slates, an then added them up, an re on page 107
shock o be-an upset, an their slates an pencils hed been found an on page 113
till write iss doon on their slates, when e White Rabbit interrup on page 114
jury all wrote doon on their slates, "She disna believe air's an on page 117

8 matches

@cligeey tweeted
st been spikken aboot gan oot slates are looking a bit tie drier n(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
wis aa aafil trang writin apo slates. "Whit ir dey döin?" harkit on page 110
ot doon aa tree dates apo der slates, an dan addit dem up, an took on page 112
in tirled headie-craa, an der slates an pencils wis been fun an ha on page 118
nin ta write dis doon apo der slates, whin da White Rabbit brook i on page 119
Da jury aa wrot doon apo der slates, "Shö doesna believe der a e on page 122

8 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
nin exhibietion o a bourach o slates that haed faan aff the Laich
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ors were aw scribblin awa oan slates. "Whit are they daen?" Ahlice on page 108
doon aw threi dates oan their slates, an then added thum up, an re on page 110
gettin toppled ower, an their slates an pencils hae bin funnd an g on page 116
tae write this doon oan their slates, when th White Rabbit interru on page 117
jury aw wrote doon oan their slates, "She disnae believe there's on page 120

8 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
ddie; aince strippit ae wheen slates af its ruif tae
replenish sum ruifin slates, in aboot the mansion hoose o
happint at Yid wis pittin the slates richt efter ae
3 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
an Whuskin's neuk Blue leevin slates, on page 26

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
lve jurors wur at scrievin on slates. "What ir they daein?" Alice on page 109
doon aal three dates on thir slates, an thin addet thim up, an re on page 111
shock o baein upset, an thir slates an pencils had bin fun an hau on page 117
tae scrieve this doon on thir slates, whin the White Rabbit interr on page 118
ury aal scrieved doon on thir slates. "Shae disnae baelieve thur's on page 121

8 matches