Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'possession'

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Use in varieties of Scots

possession	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	10.8	36	18
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	3.3	1	1
MNB - Mid Northern B	111.9	1	1
SNO - South Northern	162.8	1	1
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern	17.7	4	2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	7.3	3	2
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee	10.6	1	1
EDN - Edinburgh	80.6	13	3
GLA - Glasgow	20.5	4	1
AYR - Ayrshire	21.4	2	2
LAL - General Central	5.3	4	4
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
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 possession 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
e yet, it's my maist precious possession. on page 19
eson, a box has come into our possession with instructions that it be on page 22

2 matches

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
ession By five oor Ann wis in possession on page 15

1 matches

Mid Northern B

Crawford, Jack The Pluffer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
st a wint in tae get ma prize possession back. A wis jist pittin ma ha
1 matches

South Northern

Diansangu, Mae naebdy likes a clype, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
her crime, possession o
1 matches

General Northern

@72redz1903 tweeted
oot fae the back and focus on possession and attack - the rest play l (2022) twitter link
heory we could pass, maintain possession as a route tae success, floun (2022) twitter link
heory we could pass, maintain possession as a route tae success, floun (2022) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
r ye de, dinae let em hiv slo possession(2020)

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ciless disease that hus taken possession ae their mind. These eyes huv on page 30

1 matches

Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
he situation. A lion had taen possession o a an auld buffalo that the
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
Some demonic possession undergoes this Marvin. He soo
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
mmon Scots lad tae hae in his possession. on page 23

1 matches

Edinburgh

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
he spotted within yer guild n possession is the most fine, visually ma
ah refer to. Ah need it in ma possession for ah love it fae only the w
2 matches

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
chancy eneuch tae hae in oor possession the day. The pairtbeuks — p
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
, “The baal (neutral as tae possession ) is ahint the caap (objeck wh
nent the baal (neutral as tae possession ); the bead (objeck in thy lan
bead (objeck in thy lang-term possession ) is unner the caap (objeck wh
three preens (neutral as tae possession , plural); thoo (possessor) ha
s mair preens (neutral as tae possession , plural) nor me (possessor);
10 matches

Glasgow

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
er the tap ay thum, dominatin possession , runnin thum fuckin ragged bu
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
olf club fae another wean’s possession . ‘ah’ll bring it back.’
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Every time St. Johnstone get possession ay the baw there’s a sense
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
Wae the money in ma possession , ah decide tae go fur it an i
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
or me an my neibours - an wi possession o that wee bit o property o y on page 80

1 matches

Lehane, Matt Mouse Eat Mouse World, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
fae passion tae possession
1 matches

General Central

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
alin! It's ma maist treisured possession noo, this daud o chawin-gum. on page 38

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
used as the main verb shawin possession, as agin the phrase 'haes got on page 25

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
t hour will effect, if in the possession of some sprightly and accompl on page 69

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
been his faither’s proudest possession . He minded as a wee lad o fiv
1 matches