A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

spellin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words63.4 82.8 6 0 127.9 10.3 66.4
Number of occurrences203161 4 0 22 1 15
Number of authors55 42 2 5 1 6

Occurrences of spellin in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
urrent consensus fir standart spellin, ir where Glaswegian pronunci on page vi

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
her-side faimlie, chynged the spellin o Jean ti the French ane, ti on page 28

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
read and scrieve frae an auld spellin book that had belanged tae Mr on page 6

2 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
ry Scots an nane o them hes a spellin aa agree wi. In this owersett on page vii
cots Leid; whan in dowt oer a spellin, I hae maistly chosen tae fol on page viii

2 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
Thur's spellin mistakes in every other word. on page 1

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
n be settled oor a quick fire spellin bee. Whereas me and aw ae ma on page 68

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
re, laddie, while ah gie ye a spellin test tae see if ye've learnt on page 138
orked haurd wi him at hame on spellin and readin. on page 139
Nigel gied her the richt spellin, which pit the Trunchbull's g on page 140
it thegether and we learn the spellin in nae time. D'ye want tae he on page 141

5 matches

Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
d Italian wi a German style o spellin. But it's a leid that develop on page 5

1 matches

Dareau, Mareau Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST), (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
Afentimes it's juist thit the spellin isnae hoo oo wad dae it nooad on page 59

3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
on speirs gin sum cheynges in spellin is raellie necessar. A guid q on page 5

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
didnae get full makes oan ma spellin tests, and ah could wipe the on page 16
s ma dream tae be in the toap spellin group before ah go the big sc on page 26

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
never, lead til a guddle whan spellin oot Scots. on page 16

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
he doesna spell it richt, but spellin's no awthin. There's days whe on page 69

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
got one too many wrong oan ma spellin test, she grabbed me by the c on page 37

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - Review Lang Syne in the East Neuk o Fife, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
the buik (yasin 'Scotscreive' spellin) are best bocht thegither. Ba on page 54

1 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
haes been angicised in their spellin at hame...thus in Sweden I ha on page 10

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
sed. The eloquence devotit to spellin-oot the buke's first principl on page 95

1 matches

Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
g, sair, divisive fechts ower spellin - sumthing that will be weil on page 107
the debates that we hae aboot spellin an grammar, we maun awn that on page 109

3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
llum, gree wi Dauvit Purves's spellin model for on page 6

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ry o the reader; mindin whilk spellin variations or verb pairts hae on page 15
Variable spellin is an interestin an problemat on page 16

3 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
been ti scance an cheynge the spellin o wurds, aiblins in line wi t on page 22
juist a whein possibeilities; spellin wesna staunardised lang syne; on page 25

5 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
bather at the schuil ower his spellin. The teacher gruppit his tie, on page 121

1 matches

Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
n frae the Report o the Scots Spellin Comatee, we'll can feature it on page 4

5 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
Bernard Shaw's argiement for spellin reform? Ghoti spells fish - on page 56

17 matches

Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
than we made chyces anent the spellin o Scots (SCOTSCREIVE), than w on page 46

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
wyce-like ower-vizzie o Scots spellin, an ye can tell this haes bee on page 7

1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
o “Cysill”, a Welsh leid spellin an
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
's spellins is. Consistency o spellin is juist aboot unheard o in S
Tak tent o Hunter's spellin o "büde": diacritics for thi
l Dictionar disna mention the spellin "fuit", but the lesson disna
that it gaes on tae offer the spellin "wuid", whaur this should be
he'r ither daft norries anent spellin in the SSD, an naither the SN
43 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
n maun be made wi this "stap" spellin. We ken that "stap" can mean
l texts, the writer uises the spellin "be" for "bi" tae try an shaw
aditional writers no like the spellin "bi"? The answer is that ane
3 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
langage ava. The tradeetional spellin guid can beir aa thae differi
he main principle ahint Scots spellin.
a the aspects o langage, like spellin, grammar an vocabular. Houani
en sae faur haes been adae wi spellin, I’ll tak examples frae whi
rae whit shoud be the foond o spellin – the soonds o Scots.
5 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
nnin ti the Scot Leid; an the Spellin Report aa pynts oot at naitur
ve aften been telt at a Scots spellin, grammar or whitiver shoud ju
2 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
iod o Scots an ilk oncome tae spellin tae mak a furm o the leid tha
n read the argiement that the spellin is wrang acause it uises Ingl
2 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 81 - Chynge for chynge’s sake?, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
ue (DOST) is the wey that the spellin o Modren Scots haes chynged s
id haud a pen, we find in the spellin o Modren Scots a wheen o inno
maximalist’ scuil o Scots spellin that maks differ fae the Ingl
we can agree this a stannart spellin in Modren Scots.
, derk or dirk, or the latest spellin dairk? For aa that dirk(ness)
8 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
Howanever, the spellin yaised bi William wis an auld
ed, Robert yaised the English spellin an left it oot. Sae, juist ta
2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Fae Mooth tae Page, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central, blog
in it. There is nae set wey o spellin or standard Scots. The langua
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
tae. There nae standart wey o spellin Scots sae no kennin the spell
Scots sae no kennin the spellin is nae excuise for no writin,
2 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
se the same words or the same spellin’s an’ that’s a guid hin
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
English spellin
spellin conventions,
single spellin system,
or dialectical spellin thit
explore spellin
5 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
e read and write frae an auld spellin beuk that haed belanged Mr Ca
bein the wrang wey roond, the spellin wis correct aa the wey throu.
2 matches

McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
eiver gaein their ain gate wi spellin, diction an idiom (no that th
1 matches

Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
r the style. Noo awbodie kens spellin can aye gar a shushie amang S
1 matches

Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
eral contentions aroond Scots spellin an there is nae strick offici
atit an a belief that English spellin is preferred where similar wu
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
ocabular, eedioms, gremmar an spellin;
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
beit whiles in aulder forms o spellin, fae ‘amang’, ‘mair’
1 matches

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
use’ – the maist frequent spellin o a word that’s sometimes s
here are even instances o the spellin ‘hus’ in Scots.
. This is faur the commonest spellin, fae aulder Scots richt up ta
grund for a standardisation o spellin – the King James Bible (161
4 matches

@jamieonkeys tweeted
speaks. An, btw, the correct spellin is "It leuks like Nicola want(2018) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
onars disnae like 'deif' as a spellin! A'll still yaise it, tho. @m(2019) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
sharp Thur's nowt wrang wi ma spellin, Sassenach.(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
awa fae the idea of only wan spellin.(2016) search twitter

@annieones tweeted
ack I wis wurrid aboot gittin spellin wrang, bit huv jist been gaun (2021) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
sgow, lookin at the history o spellin an the concept o non-standard (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
An fa's te say a Spellin's wrang, on page 5

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
affa complicatit an ye ken ma spellin's nae jist the best." Ronnie on page 38
te wirry se muckle aboot the spellin noo - he cud git awa wi onyt on page 41

2 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
he his daein tae some fowk's spellin. Nae his wyte richt eneuch. h(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
erent opeenions aboot dialect spellin; da spellin at Laureen Johnso on page VI

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
een spellin tidder: comins an gyaains map on page 19

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
2.4 Spellin in Shaetlan on page 32

3 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
sibeelity o policy, strategy, spellin, standards, or onything syste
-spell a language at haes nae spellin. You canna mak grammatical mi
oodna gie Shaetlan a standard spellin caase dat wid mean at you wir
irds, you wid hae ta baese da spellin on wan dialect - a central M
at in fact, haein a standard spellin cood hae da opposite effect,
14 matches

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
can be spellt wi "ö". Eider spellin is fine, an some languages ø

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
intae Klaize. A slick an cool spellin o da wird “claes”. But Me
1 matches

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
Quair auld quiz an a wheen o spellin errors forby!(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
An leeve athoot this spellin game. on page 37

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
s consistent es possible. The spellin conforms tae traditional prac on page vi

1 matches

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
lin leid maittèrs tha like o spellin an spaikin 'at haes bin a wee on page 43

1 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
is the issue o' standardisin' spellin in Ulster-Scots es bein' need on page 31

3 matches

Reynolds, Charlie Tak pride in yer ain tongue, (North Antrim Speak 2009) Ulster - Coleraine, blog
. Yer toul bae tha cynics yer spellin is aa wrang ir that yer ony m
ha first tae gie in aboot tha spellin for tha mair wae hae dictiona
2 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
ianjamesparsley Crackin aboot spellin would put you in mind o Tom L (2015) twitter link
rstaun folk on "Twatter": the spellin's aa throuither, an nae yin a (2014) twitter link
change it 2. Use he aul Scots spellin "Duchie" 3. Mak up a neologis (2014) twitter link
gie a wheen o lessons on your spellin! #ulsterscotsliteracy (2014) twitter link
@UlsterFryNI Ulster Scots spellin is aye quare crack ya gansh y (2016) twitter link
and 2 other occurrences.

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