A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

ye' Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.9 7.6 15 9.9 0 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences2915 10 1 0 2 1
Number of authors18 10 5 1 1 1

Occurrences of ye' in Corpus

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Central

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
a show ae presentin them tae ye's baith for approval afore yer on page 76
eemed tae gie it much thocht, Ye'd done it yersel often enough. on page 77

2 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
sausage? How aboot thit time ye'd discovert a hauf price sale on page

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
colour ilka ten seconds when ye're sookin them, and wee fedder on page 13

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Ye're losin aa yer hair!" on page 8

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
ed tae him a Guid Hum, sic as ye'd Hum in A Cantie Wey tae Ithe on page 1
o clock,' said Pooh glegly. 'Ye're jist in time for a wee bitt on page 3

2 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
'Ye've never had a daicent ploy ye on page 9

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
n. If ye hudnae known better, ye'd huv thocht he'd walked strai on page xiii

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ye've been awa ower lang.
Ye'd shairly catcht me,
An if o mine ye're wantin ocht
Ye're welcome tae it.
An if ye'll only mak me free
103 matches

Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
t masel go a wee bit noo that ye're no' here tae watch me. Dae
y bother noo. Never mind hen. Ye've aye got me - ah'll aye be
promised ye, and that's whit ye'll be gettin'. Ah jist hope th
Besides - if ye'd talked tae me aboot it afore
4 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
ed it's MOT.. And let me tell ye's, it's cauld oot there.. :( N (2023) twitter link
(2022) twitter link
? Have a guid day all.. Catch ye's later.. :) (2023) twitter link

@DABArbuckle tweeted
(2020) search twitter

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
"Ye've sax month tae live - o a c on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ye'll nivver hem it in. on page 5
time wi gid abroad...ye said ye'd nivver dee't again." on page 6
r face flush wi affront. "Na, ye're aricht - wi'll jist jack o on page 7

3 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
. She'll hae a wee loonie, an ye'll ca him Jesus, cause he's e on page 7
seek oot iss bairnie, an fin ye've faun him, fess wird back ta on page 8
th att's comin? Lat's see fit ye've deen tae shew att ye've tur on page 9

3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
a spleet-new pair o trainers, ye'd bi shair his Ma wad pawnd th
ar bide wi us, fyles. Ma says ye'd think they war twins – ye
"Ye're haiverin," quo Brian. A hal
pple back doon on the table. "Ye've cam a lang wye since thon d
oo I'm on the up-an-up – an ye're comin wi me!"
25 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
(2015) search twitter

Orkney

@peediepuss tweeted
(2020) twitter link

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Retreat within in ye'r ain wee shell on page 7
Ye've washed yersel in best Darje on page 10

2 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
e ye aa thïs," he saed, "ïf ye'll jist boo doon an woarship m on page 3

1 matches

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