A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

switch Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.7 20.1 20.9 19.9 17.4 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences6140 14 2 3 1 1
Number of authors36 21 8 2 3 1 1

Occurrences of switch in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
switch oan the licht, dicht doon ma on page 75

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
SWITCH AUF YER RINGER on page

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
if ever you require Aldo tae switch his focus awey fae a sensitiv on page 130

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
the faither said, 'so when ah switch on the drill the mileage numb on page 18

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
odrums taen a grup o a muckle switch and poued it doon. on page 146
ra, he lowpit strecht for the switch, skailin Heedrum-Hodrums rich on page 149

3 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Ye cannae jist switch it aff, on page 60
guy at Polkemmet wha pu'd the switch, on page 79

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
switch sae that aw the lichts went a on page 157
en, jist as she'd got tae the switch, Violet felt a haund on her s on page 158

4 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
en Scots, and that many of us switch between Scots and standard En on page 121

1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
s place an waited fur her tae switch ma light oan. Dried beans an
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
in the brain, and we hud tae switch aff the machine.
1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
‘Somebody’s left its switch on,’ she thocht.
1 matches

Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Naw, yi know the rules. A switch ma moby aff when am at the co
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
n’s shinin’, can ye no’ switch aff yer damb phone, an’ jis
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
could be locked on tae them! Switch aff the current, at the mains
e, gin the Muppets forgot tae switch aff the bluidy mains furst (o
thegithir. They read thus, “Switch off at the mains.” Tick.
ull out the plug.” Tick. “Switch off at the mains.” Tick.
off with a stick.” Tick. “Switch off at the wall.” Tick. “
7 matches

Wallace, Lorna Tae A Selfie, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2014) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
An’ switch the camera tae front view
1 matches

McNulty, Victoria Hame, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Switch on the light
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ind me and ah flick the light switch.
ht awey Dougie hits the light switch oan. Which consequently pits
2 matches

@Cobradile94 tweeted
n. Hit taucht iz hou tae code switch an manage speakin mair'n 1 la(2018) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
hey use Swiss Deutsch but can switch to Hoch Deutsch if reqd. (2022) twitter link

@DABArbuckle tweeted
@ionafyfe Switch tae Classic FM.(2020) search twitter

@weenell3 tweeted
e only one who can afford tae switch one on ???? x (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
Coorie in, switch the big light aff, pit the to (2020) twitter link
ottish secondary schuils, wha switch atween Scots, English and Pol (2019) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ater there likes - a hud tae switch it aff m8 - laddie gets righ (2020) twitter link
@JamiePaterek could yous no switch this along the road at goregl (2020) twitter link
rks to play on in the area to switch the game to or are eos teams (2020) twitter link

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
Billie: Aye. Switch oan. on page 40

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
er. "Ah dinna even ken foo te switch the thing on...an Ah dinna ke on page 50

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Ye kin switch aff Brahms, on page 74
Switch aff yer brain on page 124
I'd love tae switch ye aff on page 139
Oki said tae me switch on oor TV on page 178

5 matches

Leslie, Dawn Press and Journal 2023-12-02 - Doric Corner, (no publisher recorded 2023) Doric, newspaper
s than fower Christmas lichts switch-ons te play at in the spaee o
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
y, that I got oot ma Nintendo Switch, plugged in ma earphones and
uare! She shouts every time I switch ma games on. This is rich com
2 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
or an opened it leanin in tae switch on the lecht an steed aside t
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
blether - noo it’s time tae switch on the turntable, gless in ha (2021) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
Wisna a hard decision to switch aff yon Kaye Adams on the wir(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
An switch aff yur phone; on page 88

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
I wish I hid a muckle switch on page 121

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Switch on dy computer," shü instruc on page 78

1 matches

Williamson, Christie Continuous at sea defence, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2015) Shetland, poetry
flick da switch? Wid du no
1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
My switch is da first console am gotten (2020) twitter link

Southern

@jamie_ginger tweeted
dae on a seterday morning bar switch the computer on and do some w(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Ah switch it on an' sit an' luk, on page 34

1 matches

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