A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

staps Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.1 9 7.5 19.9 5.8 10.3 39.8
Number of occurrences3618 5 2 1 1 9
Number of authors21 11 4 1 1 1 4

Occurrences of staps in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
The cairt track staps at the auld kirk. Jist a wee on page 16

1 matches

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
like that soond, but it never staps.' on page 3

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
nment haes taen verra hertnin staps for ti forder Scots wi its 'A on page 3

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
paidle bare-fittit. Aboot sax staps oot an it stertit gaitherin s on page 22

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ddle, Linnet Hall, Merseheid, staps tae on page 11
whaur the only staps are made bi drivers on page 45

2 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
she staps, slips aff the kilt, and stau on page 93

1 matches

Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
The recordin staps. on page 25

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
nd aw! And it fills ye up! It staps ye fu! It's jist braw!' on page 108

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
An staps for a jam-piece at the Taj Ma on page 22
an Kaltenbrunner staps a gant wi a nieve on page 41

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
n for an gin ye faa, yer time staps whan ye lae the ruif - no wh on page 58

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
A staps the chainge in ma pootch. "Wh
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
he Aeneid inti Scots, Douglas staps in a bit explanatory text ane
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
eids her wey throu the crood, staps deid at the furniture shop, p
n haw clock begins tae chime, staps itsel, embarrassed. Stap-moti
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
or every chaumer efter aa, an staps twa o them in Davie’s oxter
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
sae, we hae seen some muckle staps forrit i the normalisation o
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
e - nor cwid we care less Fa staps throu the letters an bills fo on page 15

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
follaein auncient staps on page 3

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
n ticket ilkie time the train staps." on page 39

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
n edder side o the front door staps an blaik railins afore aat. W on page 88

1 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
missed aa this weeks. Astrid staps an pits aside the sketch an d on page 94

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine An Excerpt From Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Future Fantasy, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Orkney, poetry
staps awey an the uncan body
1 matches

Shetland

Jamieson, Robert Alan Lallans 58 - Eicht poems bi Robert Alan Jamieson, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
An staps him bannik-foo. on page 27

1 matches

Southern

Purdie, David C. Lallans 74 - I Hae A Drame, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, poetry
staps o the Lincoln Memorial, Washi
1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Bus staps, an pairks fur motthors. on page 11

1 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
hannlin at staps the advancin' o' Ulster-Scots on page 28
£10k ir unner fer festivals) staps curns fae progressin' an, mai on page 38
skeels; an' hit staps curns fae forderin the amoont on page 39
thon staps langer tim' strategy at exist on page 65

4 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
The yin that niver staps tae think on page 13
An niver staps fur breeth nor drooth, on page 22
An this gaes ain, it niver staps, on page 50

3 matches

Warwick, Matthew Tha Feardie Geng hae tae bide at hame, (Sensory Attachment Centre 2020) Ulster - Ballymena, weans
Onyplace it staps it maks a wheen o puir craitu
1 matches

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