Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'church'

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Use in varieties of Scots

church	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	22	73	33
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland	11.6	2	1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	13.1	4	2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen	62.9	6	2
DOR - General Northern	13.3	3	2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	17.1	7	4
WCE - West Central	13.3	3	1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow	41	8	3
AYR - Ayrshire	21.4	2	1
LAL - General Central	18.4	14	9
SEA - South East (Borders)	25	2	2
SWE - South West (Galloway)	27.9	2	2
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)	62.8	2	1
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)	164.2	5	1
GUL - General Ulster	130.1	13	2
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of church in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
urer in Mathematics in Christ Church, Oxford. Dodgson began da sto on page V

2 matches

Mid Northern A

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ee her gyan intae a home. The church bell struck ten so wi a wee g
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
my visit to Cruden Bay Parish Church added tae http://t.co/At0xFcc(2014)
Dear local church - ah'm a member i' the Lee i(2018)
poppies aat Peterheid Baptist Church are stunning an sae touching.(2018)

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
he students in the first year Church History claiss, neen but hiss on page 53
e nor-east ti tak the cheer o Church History. Papers an beuks galo on page 54

3 matches

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
He says that he goes tae the church just doon the road - Bon Acc on page 36

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ished. Ah didna pit it in the church collection, Ah pit it in anit on page 108

1 matches

General Northern

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 73 - Obituary for David Ogston, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
wi its auncient historie, a 'Church Without Walls', apen til aw, on page 12

1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
This my church, this my home from home, this(2016)
l Choir, live fae St.Clements church hall. Place wis buzzing yon n(2018)

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
risk. Opposite, the people's church notice board declaimed 'Viola on page 1

2 matches

McPartlin, Moira Before Now : Memoir of a Toerag, (Trilleachan 2021 ISBN: 978-1838360702) Central - Fife, prose
the trees an bouncin aff the church windaes; gonnae be a corker. on page 7

3 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
aw modern furniture. And the church bells must be ringin cos Dann
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
n al park ma motor ootside a church as its classed as an essentia (2021) twitter link

West Central

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
in the form o’ the Catholic church an’ ah wisnae aboot tae git
’d been used tae a Catholic church (that’s anither story) an�
gin incense o’ the Catholic church tae shame, we wis oot on wur
3 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
aughter ae the Dean ae Christ Church, an Alice's two sisters, Lori on page v

1 matches

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
ts. Shite ah'm tellin ye! The Church is just another instrument ay on page 10

1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
Brediland Road an the proddie church , aa gless an nae steeple, per
1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
A buddy turnt the corner o Church Street an stertit tae wauchle
t wi Margaret Smithermann oan Church Street brae an Ah could not b
progressit gey slowly up the Church Street brae an, a few yerds a
e her habitual trajectory fae Church Street tae the hoose - 11,14
4 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
. Shite ah’m tellin ye! The Church is just another instrument ay
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ledgin the king as heid o the Church. But the spirit o the Lord pr on page 39
stie King James as heid o the Church, an sweir never tae rise in a on page 45

2 matches

General Central

Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
following. On Good Friday the church had been bare, the statues co on page 3

2 matches

McCallum, Andrew Lallans 73 - Ecce Homo, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
er the windae in St Isadore's Church, Biggar, bae Roland Mitton) on page 71

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
rtyr o the early Presbyterian Church in Scotland. Alexander Peden
1 matches

McNulty, Victoria Hame, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
u were reason and this is oor church
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
still happens the day in the Church o Scotland.

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
daddy, lyin alone in the cold church . Then ah stood and looked in
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
@RealChrisPowell Church, healthy Winter soup enjoyed (2015)
heid but kids class ready fir church 2mor in Scotland., so...Nicht(2015)
n bus back hame efter outdoor church service this morning in Edinb(2015)
oot at North Berwick fir Edin church beach service the day! http:/(2015)

@Chazzbat tweeted
rch Agency addressed tae Aren Church at ma address. Tried tae phon(2020)

@bigandymccoll tweeted
70s. We were so poor that the church mice threw us the odd penny: (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
o' ma research alang wae auld church records and info fae gravesta (2021) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
Kirk Brae becums Church Hill, an the Sauchiebrae is d
1 matches

@officialAliRed tweeted
Beith Townhouse; Beith Parish Church. ???? https://t.co/oYmevyqsNE(2019)

South West (Galloway)

Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
re Scotland's first Christian Church was founded at Whithorn by St on page 84

1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
e widnae know the inside ae a church
1 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
urer in Mathematies in Christ Church, Oxford. Dodgson stairtet the on page v

2 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
e oul Rewerend Greer frae the Church o Ireland, sae she must be fu on page 23
airtit tae walk away frae the church, still houlin Daniel who was on page 24

5 matches

General Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
Church commonities ir a guid example on page 36
an' heirskeip projects fae church based curns heftin thaim tae on page 39
bae gien tae a baag range o' church an' on page 41
Church o' Airlan parish tellin the y on page 46

11 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Or whut Church ye went tae, whut if naebodie on page 31
Tae the local Parish Church Haw. on page 56

2 matches