A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'children'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of children in Corpus

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
'This is worse than taking my children to the doctors for their inje
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
, valuing the languages which children and young people bring to sch
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to t
1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
e o ma age A wiz up afore the Children’s Panel an pit on probation
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
aiket in Dubs!” A lot of our children will be “covered in mud” du(2017)

Aberdeen

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
and International Festival of Children's Literature' fit is haud twi on page 12

1 matches

General Northern

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
untlands. Even noo, disobeyin children are threatened fae scunnert m
1 matches

(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
e o Verse: Poems in Scots for Children, ed. Bette Boyd, NMS Enterpri on page 122

1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
allery this evening. Susi’s children’s book, “Nip Nebs”, whi
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
e frae its sale gauns tae the Children's Hospice Association, Scotla
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
‘Most children grow out of their penchant fo
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
P, Shadow Depute Minister for Children and Education.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
aid, "We would be denying our children success by allowing them to o
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
at Scots is the language many children bring to school and advocates
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
a voice but you wont move the children of the revolution - quality (2020) twitter link
intersting rules for children and young people forthcoming (2020) twitter link

West Central

Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
“Are ye sittin comfortably, children?”
1 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
in’ an’ in theym days the children’s section (which wis the on
man o’ that age doon in the children’s section. Then ah seen hum
2 matches

Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND
airs ‘n’ saw aw these wee children pokin their heids just intae
outside tae try tae scare the children aff ‘n’ get the power bac
upboard hidin there while the children fillt the hoose ‘n’ began
rtit shakin tryin tae tip the children oot. Carol takes her chance �
6 matches

@annieones tweeted
e club. ??.... don't do drugs children and nae lumbers wae the covid (2021) twitter link

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
ent, how hings've chynged fir children. Then it's her parents, faiml on page 3

2 matches

General Central

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
library richt next door, the children could redd up bonnie wee live on page 40
The children sat theirsels doon at the kit on page 71
a vyce aw o a sudden, and the children turnt tae see Mr. Poe, dresse on page 139

3 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
while there are poor starvin children in the world. on page 4
Cathy's children, Gary and Leanne, hur grandso on page 7
n Isla's empty chair. Cathy's children huv mair aboot them than thei on page 11
tch sO many pictures wi three children. on page 32
salary. No one dresses their children in second-hand clothes and fe on page 89

5 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ay Me, When Ah Wis Wee: Scots Children's Songs and Rhymes, Ewan McVi on page 129

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
rgyll in 1929 ‘among school-children entirely superseded by daisy,
1 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
d provide a rich resource for children and young people to learn abo
, valuing the languages which children and young people bring to sch
2 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
e, and how your able tae help children and adults ?(2014)

@fairpechtoot tweeted
ng The Christmasaurus with my children. We thought Brenda was bad th(2018)

@rattlecans tweeted
s "They are very well behaved children. Exercise is good for them. T (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
//t.co/ig11YnU7v9 for bairns (children) (2019) twitter link
ir bairns? Click here tae see Children's Books in Scots: https://t.c (2018) twitter link

General Ulster