Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'isn'

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Use in varieties of Scots

isn	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	17.5	58	38
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland	29.1	5	4
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)	211	6	1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	16.3	5	2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern	162.8	1	1
ABN - Aberdeen	31.5	3	3
DOR - General Northern	8.9	2	2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	4.9	2	2
WCE - West Central	17.8	4	3
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh	49.6	8	2
GLA - Glasgow	30.7	6	6
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central	13.1	10	8
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)	27.9	2	1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)	65.7	2	2
GUL - General Ulster	10	1	1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)	18.2	1	1

Occurrences of isn 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

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Yis! Isn yon a disgrace," I said, "Sh� on page 44

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
en't said, He's not coming/He isn't coming, We haven't heard on page 89
hit wye is he no comin? ('Why isn't he coming?' no "what way is on page 100

2 matches

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
But it's just da wye, isn ' it? Da men says at you're no
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
tae see da Siberian Accentor. Isn't it a bonny peerie bird ?? h(2016)

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
"Id isn't," sade e Caterpillar. on page 42
"Only mustard isn't a burd," Alice remarked. on page 87
"Id isn't mine," sade e Hatter. on page 107
s written till nobody, wheech isn't usual, ee ken." on page 115

6 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
s yer maist favourist colour, isn't it?" Ah speert ag Missus Re on page 64

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
It's awfully hot, isn't it, Ronnie? Pauline leukit on page 42

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ny Riddle,” she wad say. “Isn ’t it a richt bonnie day?”
tae friens fin yer nae weel, isn ’t it noo.” An Dookers the
Dr Ewan’s a clivver doctor, isn ’t he noo.”
3 matches

South Northern

Lawrie, Alistair Caw, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric - Stonehaven, prose
that’s the truth o it anaw isn ’t it jist? Awthin in sight
1 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
a,' said Geddes. 'A sma warld isn't it?' on page 44

1 matches

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
Isn't a thing fine and comfy noo on page 29

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
it is. That’s a nice game, isn ’t it?” Miss Helen Troy th
1 matches

General Northern

Bundy Broch The Doric Min, (YouTube 2020) Doric - Brouch, poetry
It isn ’t proper English, its doric
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
in the Ward afore a wis. Isn ’t technology wunnerfae!
1 matches

(South) East Central

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
"Ay it's nice tae see that, isn 't it?"
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@Judy_Jarv The boy op isnt tae be sniffed at ! ????(2020)

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
he thinks she's too fat. This isn' true. She's fifteen an she w on page 146
an more action, he said, This isn't an interlude. on page 169

2 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
hit pairt o’ ‘national’ isn ’t ‘nationalist’ dae the
1 matches

@MizLiot tweeted
ng increasing rumours that AS isnt actually being blocked fra (2021) twitter link

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
s craig tae leuk. “Amazing, isn ’t it?” he sayed. “It’
ay,” he sayed, “Beatrice, isn ’t it? Okay, Beatrice,” he
pied by your Tibetan servant, isn ’t it? Where is she, if I ma
n the sand with these people, isn ’t it? Don’t you agree?”
around, but public transport isn ’t very good in Dalhousie, a
7 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
oks mystified ‘’But there isn ’t a toilet next to the rece
1 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
justice warrior, but this isn't right. Men shouldn't compet on page 12

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
and be nice to Shaun, his mum isn't doing very well, she says b on page 37

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
But isn't it dulesome on page 45

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
some cases maybe a month, two isn ’t unheard of.’
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
'Aye, hen, isn 't it amazin?'
1 matches

@johnstone_shane tweeted
@molach95 @Krista_DC Isn't there a buik written by a S (2020) twitter link

General Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
ifferent from where he is. It isn't better or worse, on page 18

1 matches

MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
Isn't it or hiv a goat it aw wran on page 61

1 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
frozen in the middle. It just isn't good enough. Would you make on page 4

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ae (http://www.supernovae.net/isn .htm). Gamma rays skelps intae
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
! Ye’re a’ decorated! My! Isn ’t that lovely. Ta! (As MAGG
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
after her Grandmother Towers. Isn ’t she just beautiful! Pray
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
ying "maybe nows no the time" isn't something anyone could real(2020)
t's his responsibility and he isn't as sharp or on the ball as (2020)
@ThomasM08749768 Upset isn't a threat and i wisnae being(2020)

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
dst of a global pandemic, but isn't Natural Law a factor at som(2020)

South West (Galloway)

@StuartPoet tweeted
digenous language and culture isn't always inclusive of other d(2020)
ter threads during a pandemic isn't maybe the healthiest use of(2020)

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
sang til lairn ye the wirds. Isn't that right, Maisie?" on page 14

1 matches

@Angelinekking tweeted
@mauricemulvenna Och isn't it wile guid craic? God's t(2020)

General Ulster

@OrangRuth tweeted
nat a loyalist at all, so he isn't. #Supermac(2019)

Synthetic (no region)

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
sinn? His mither's caad Mary, isn't she? An ir his brithers no on page 9

1 matches