Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'kate'

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Use in varieties of Scots

kate	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	46.7	156	27
ORK - Orkney	9.9	1	1
SHD - Shetland
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
DOR - General Northern	17.7	4	3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	24.4	10	5
WCE - West Central	8.9	2	2
DUN - Dundee	53.1	5	1
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire	10.7	1	1
LAL - General Central	160.2	122	10
SEA - South East (Borders)	60.6	5	1
SWE - South West (Galloway)	27.9	2	2
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)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of kate 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

@peediepuss tweeted
saurus @molach95 Ken the song Kate Dalrymple, it's in that (2020) twitter link

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Kate hid tae visit this fantoosh l on page 15

3 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Lorraine, Kate an Bravehound team an tae Chr(2019)

General Northern

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
tae far Kate Barlass files wid tak my airm on page 35

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
his horse. Yokit the horse wi Kate , (Kate wis his ain horse) tae
, (Kate wis his ain horse) tae a dree
2 matches

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
heil wi e' geet in his een - Kate Bush #changeasongtitletiDORIC(2019)

(South) East Central

McPartlin, Moira Before Now : Memoir of a Toerag, (Trilleachan 2021 ISBN: 978-1838360702) Central - Fife, prose
ut wrong. Somebudy sniggered. Kate Mechan, from The Valley, was on page 7

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
uggestit a tonal affinitie wi Kate Armstrong, wha has reponed ti on page 5

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Post-Its, (sandyfleming.org 2005) Central - East Lothian, poetry
thinkin on Kate that aye smiles.
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
fur Albert is gane, leavin Kate on her ane,
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
Baxter's Van, frae his buik, Kate o Shanter's Tale.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
"Kate O'Shanter's Tale and Other Po
le tho no yet published poem, Kate O'Shanter's Tale. This poem i
Kate , alang wi ithers the likes o
magination haes gien vyce tae Kate , the lang sufferin guid-wife
Kate O' Shanter's Tale and Other P
5 matches

West Central

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
There's Murray, Jack and Kate, in Wellington, on page 21

1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
’d married Andy’s sister, Kate . Want a laugh? Rab did that w
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
'It's no cannie Kate.' 'It's the Deil himsel, Kate on page 94
id there was an affy smell in Kate's close that nicht, a smell o on page 95

5 matches

Ayrshire

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
There’s Murray, Jack an Kate , in Wellington,
1 matches

General Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
Kate haedna seen her paurents for on page 14
ay life thare wis whiles whan Kate micht hae gree'd wi the baith on page 15
hay war a braw couple, thocht Kate til hersel, as she scrowed in on page 16
l it micht hae been that, but Kate aye myndit on something her m on page 17
Nou the road Kate's thochts wis airtin brocht h on page 18
Also on pages 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
105 matches

Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
November 2023. In May o 2024, Kate Forbes MSP wis appyntit Deput on page 2
Committee tuik probation frae Kate Forbes MSP, Depute Furst Meen on page 3

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
Kate o Shanter's Tale on page 79

1 matches

Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ae wi walin future poetry; an Kate Armstrong will be seekin oot on page 4

1 matches

astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
aften danced, alang wi Black Kate a Parsonlees and Auld Meg a A
1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
@katm07kate Thank you Kate... And aw' the best tae yerse (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
er @katedwyerPR Lucky girl is Kate! As a just get tae waffle oer(2015)
wyerPR Happy Weekend tae you, Kate and boys fae Scotland. Sozz n(2015)
azier @katedwyerPR Way tae go Kate! xxx(2015)
Beleted birthday fae Scotland Kate. All bein well e-mailin you T(2015)
! I just wanted tae wish you, Kate and yir boys a fabby Chrimbo!(2015)
and 3 other occurrences.

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
wee bittie fae Matthew Fitt's Kate o Shanter - no that there's (2019)

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ts pitit on the monies sic as Kate Forbes his explainit an that (2020)

@LairnScots tweeted
Matthew Fitt's poem, Kate O'Shanter's Tale, is recitit (2020) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
on’s sons, bade wi his wife Kate ,(whae kam oot o Es’dalemuir
ose. A’ve niver forleit hou Kate Tamson yaised tae refer tae J
rton) an his marrow (spouse), Kate Burnet o Beldhill, up Rankle
wis whan his yingest sister, Kate Nichol,
buird, Kate teuk tent at Yid didna hae hi
5 matches

South West (Galloway)

Evie OOR WULLIE’S SEASON’S GREET, (Largs Writers Group 2015) Central - Largs, prose
smashin epic Broons poyum fae Kate which let a few cats oot the
1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
the #coronavirus Gaun yersel Kate Broderick and guid luck @STVN(2020)