Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'curly'

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Use in varieties of Scots

curly	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	15	50	34
ORK - Orkney	29.8	3	3
SHD - Shetland	17.4	3	2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)	35.2	1	1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	16.3	5	2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen	21	2	2
DOR - General Northern	17.7	4	4
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	9.8	4	4
WCE - West Central	31.1	7	4
DUN - Dundee	10.6	1	1
EDN - Edinburgh	18.6	3	2
GLA - Glasgow	15.4	3	3
AYR - Ayrshire	32	3	2
LAL - General Central	6.6	5	3
SEA - South East (Borders)	36.3	3	1
SWE - South West (Galloway)	27.9	2	2
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)	31.4	1	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)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of curly 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.

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
curly doddies, trowie gloves, yule on page 79

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
sprang back up tae the ushal curly pow when I let hid go. I kinn on page 99

1 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Hids too curly on page 97

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
, an oh, his oo is da lang an curly! An he'll fetch you things wh on page 23
ticed, hed a frush o poodered curly hair. shö wis aaber ta ken w on page 56

2 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
auld, grey flat kep. Clumps o curly hair wir eruptin furt fae und
1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ier, ee ken, wi oh, such long curly broon hair! An id'll fetch th on page 22

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
An cunts wi curly oo
a siller toast rack that hid curly feet. The teapot sat on a sil
eapot sat on a siller rack wi curly feet an aa, happit in a worsi
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
s ooto a peint box, wi blonde curly hair…far ower seek tae spik
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
mochit! Needs ti be een o yon curly straas.(2019)

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
Jamie, scrattin awa at his curly pow, gowped at him. 'Ah dinna on page 42

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
The wee curly heid, booed ower the farmyair
1 matches

General Northern

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
rlan burn spirkit ontae their curly heids as the meenister gied t on page 51

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
, young bleck doctor wi short curly herr, barrie
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
eems tae circle roon her dark curly hair.
1 matches

@beast_afc tweeted
@ScotlandNT Curly is gutted being given Considi(2020)

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e explain tae Larry, Moe, and Curly, that he's here fur an appoin on page 124

1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
hout funding and support from Curly Tale Books and the Scottish G
1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
work for her. She’s wee an curly -heidit, a fairmin lass, an sh
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
the cabbages an curly kail
1 matches

West Central

Dalgetty, Moira Lallans 104 - The Best Laid Schemes..., (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, poetry
tak action. It wis his lang, curly hair hingin doon ower the bac on page 102

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
r the baith ae them. He's got curly toes noo because ae it: thir on page 11
aid Laura, She's got the same curly blond hair an the same dimple on page 67

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Rock Brake wi curly fronds cams creeping oot, on page 16

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
the baith ae them. He’s got curly toes noo because ae it: thir
1 matches

@annieones tweeted
rush it! Folks wha dinnae hae curly hair dinnae unnerstaun this ? (2021) twitter link
problem..... maddnin havin a curly bunnet! (2021) twitter link

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
sight.' He glared at the wee, curly-haired and bearded man afore on page 53

1 matches

Edinburgh

Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
le Larry, but Larry had thick curly hair an Charles Atlas combed on page 76

2 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Her hand amang his curly locks, on page 98

1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
rrier, ye know, wae awfy long curly broon hair! An, like, it fetc on page 23

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
bolt upright, heavy posh. Aw curly haired, big built, rugby, def on page 3

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Curly mop, nor nae booze this week. on page 83

1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
terrier, ye ken, wi sic lang curly broun hair! An it'll fetch th on page 22
th boued doun laich, an their curly pows got fanklt thegither. on page 44

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Rock brake wi curly fronds comes creepin oot,
1 matches

General Central

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
s weel as her great big mop o curly hair, had turnt a brilliant p on page 110
oor, that's whit! And aw thae curly wee widden shavins ye get fae on page 148

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
and the gemm goes curly-wurly on page 4

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
Shetland, a beardit chiel wi curly hair scartit ontae a piece o
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
i a bane, cairrots, ingans an curly kail alang wi the barley, spl
1 matches

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
d, "cos hur hair's aw lang an curly, an mine isnae curly at aw; a on page 18
ier, ee ken, wi och, sic lang curly broon hair! An eet'll fetch h on page 22

3 matches

South West (Galloway)

Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - Mither, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
She'd draw curly patterns in the whitenin on page 58

1 matches

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
ther. She wis braw, wi’ big curly hair and she a’y wore makeu
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
rrier, yae know, wi wile lang curly broon hair! An it'll rin an g on page 23

1 matches