Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'returns'

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Use in varieties of Scots

returns	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	9.3	31	23
ORK - Orkney	29.8	3	3
SHD - Shetland
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
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern	13.3	3	2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	17.1	7	3
WCE - West Central	8.9	2	2
DUN - Dundee	21.2	2	2
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow	15.4	3	2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central	6.6	5	5
SEA - South East (Borders)	25	2	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)	65.6	1	1
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 returns 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

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
no, an if hid's gaan tae end, returns. Sheu digs intae her pack fer on page 73

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Bonny Isle o Sanday, (Brisk Northerly 2016) Orkney, blog
on awaits the flood. The tide returns swiftly, and wur walk back is
1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
ent in meself, and so far the returns have been good and full of su (2021) twitter link

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
in te the dug, "the waanderer returns - wi'll mebbe get supper yet on page 72

1 matches

General Northern

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
shid kill a few fish. (Conrad returns.) Ye look a loat baitur, noo, on page 40

2 matches

@beast_afc tweeted
t's when abody does their tax returns. ?? #otherpriorities(2020)

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
roond ten minutes later Craig returns tae the table wae three pints on page 75
Aldo then speedily returns wae the drinks and carries oa on page 80
wledgement. Before swiftly he returns tae sniffin aboot and markin on page 154
Ma mind swiftly returns tae the mysterious whereaboot on page 169
He returns wae ma two boattles ae Bud an on page 172

5 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
sell, Rabbie, an Monie Happie Returns !
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
grassroots football returns in england 2 day - youths an (2021) twitter link

West Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
tint luved-ane wha hinnerlie returns frae weir, anelie ti be saunt on page 5

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The Barn Owl warily returns its gaze, on page 49

1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ck cried the Law o Diminishin Returns. The attacks on Jeremy Corbyn on page 11

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Bold Boy Returns on page 7

1 matches

Glasgow

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
bunnet, which eh takes aff an returns tae eez dome in a mock gestur on page 3

2 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
�s been the law ay diminishin returns since. ‘Any skins? Ah’ve
1 matches

General Central

Love, Rowena M. Lallans 82 - Simmer Strand, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
returns tae wrack wuid abandoned in t on page 42

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 104 - Whaur Div Ye Belang Tae?, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
be weel seen that the census returns, an in parteeclar fae 1841 an on page 40

1 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
piping hot? Oh - and when he returns to the table - could you als on page 4

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
"The hero returns!" the laddie-general's faithe on page 80

1 matches

@IshbelMcF tweeted
15th and might hing aboot for returns. I feel like Rhymetime being (2019)

South East (Borders)

Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
braw an caller aye the gress returns !
1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
The swallaes returns til the same tree.
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
... Silence returns, on page 163

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
@jack_capener Mony cantie returns Jack(2020)

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Millar, Al Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, (Ullans Speakers Association 2023 ISBN: 978-0957666238) Ulster, poetry
stood strang anent graveside returns their ainst hymn mate bak ham on page 26

1 matches