A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of writer in Corpus

Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
As for me, I'm a features writer on the New Scot. It's like I' on page 69

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
om. A night ae networkin as a writer at yin ae these fancy theatre on page 47
Hearsay that someboady kent a writer who shagged an author who goa on page 49
ess by introducin us tae some writer cawed J.D Salinger. And she s on page 192

3 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
ations wi Derek Ross, a local writer and photographer, and thegait on page 165

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
read the likes o the Radical writer Thomas Paine in the echteenth on page 19

1 matches

Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
personal conclusions fae the writer, based upon the factual infor on page 84

6 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
e version o the past that the writer, or whaivver is peyin the wri on page 10
oot tae include Walter Scott, Writer tae the Signet that went on t on page 26
t; an assault, tho as anither writer pyntit oot, murder wis nae th on page 104

4 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
'It's my dream to be a writer,' he says. on page 12
Ah want tae be a writer because ah love books. Dante on page 36

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
can be pit tae the pruif. The writer maun bide neutral bi drawin o on page 10
Ye cuid, for an instance, writer yer airticles in a Burns styl on page 40

2 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
urns is that he, as nae ither writer except Dunbar, covers a vast
1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
r, accordin tae Matthew Fitt, Writer/Teacher,
d. Sheena Blackhall, Creative Writer in Scots based at Aiberdeen U
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
nglish. This means that for a writer writin the wee pirlicues o Sc
ne o them. Mony a traditional writer haes written his ain Aiberdee
n shouldna be uized binna the writer's ettlin for a parteeclar dia
3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
Sae aftwhiles a writer niffers a richt Scots wird fo
n some traditional texts, the writer uises the spellin "be" for "b
ayin "straitjaiket" etc. If a writer is ettlin at shawin this kin
but the'r nae raeson for the writer hissel tae gae wrang here.
Abuin aa this, a writer dis, need onybody say'd, be a
8 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
acDougall raicently saired as Writer in Residence in Soutar Houss
1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
hings havy on Inglis style: a writer canna mak a play on siccan a
1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
er problem that no ilka Scots writer uised Scots its lane. Burns w
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Writer's Block
That A am cursed wi writer's block.
An niver think o writer's block.
The world - but for ma writer's block.
A genius wi writer's block.
5 matches

Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
es tae run, an McIlvanney the writer will cairy on lang efter McIl
wed the maist humane an liefu writer tae hae be born o these shore
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
ion in the Festival, makar an writer, Don Paterson, wi A L Kennedy
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
, thanks tae the generosity o writer Matthew Fitt, o readin his ar
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
the coort o Henry VIII. Scots writer, Edwin Stiven, haes owerset i
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
aein oot an aboot tae scuils, writer's groups, history an heritage
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
a writer
left tae the writer.
2 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
behauf o clients – an as a Writer tae the Signet forby, the law
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
Scots writer Matthew Fitt shares a word ab
€˜hey, you’re a really good writer, I didn’t know you had it i
2 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
As ah writer o fiction based on fact aboot

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
inguistics the American crime writer, lane amang sic writers I hae(2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
ma life, but such a talented writer ! Listen tae it often. (2022) twitter link
on St. when Alan Jamieson wis Writer in Residence. Then later at M (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
er guid yin fir bairns is fae writer @SusiBriggs1. Her poem, 'Whee (2021) twitter link
@ahbally The writer o the grammar section o the ' (2020) twitter link
Scots in Education blether wi writer @SusiBriggs1 and Rhona Alcorn (2020) twitter link
Jyne us, writer @SusiBriggs1 an @ScotsDiction (2020) twitter link

Doric

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
that you being a writer and gay on page 38

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e funcied himsel as a bit o a writer, ye ken. Imagine aat!" she'd on page 91
in wi an education - mebbe a writer like he'd dreamt o in aa his on page 95

3 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
r son is aafal clever. He's a writer in Dundee. on page 10

1 matches

Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
tae a lot o fokk, best-loved writer, George Mackay Brown. The GMB on page 9

1 matches

Shetland

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Da nicht afore da Trowie Show, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
mair talented an better laek writer tae tak ower fae me dis mont.
1 matches

Southern

Ulster