Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'shelves'

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Use in varieties of Scots

shelves	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	15.1	49	30
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland	11.6	2	2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)	70.3	2	1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	13.1	4	3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen	10.9	1	1
DOR - General Northern	8.9	2	2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	5.1	2	2
WCE - West Central	27.6	6	4
DUN - Dundee	10.6	1	1
EDN - Edinburgh	6.3	1	1
GLA - Glasgow	18.2	4	3
AYR - Ayrshire	26.2	2	1
LAL - General Central	19.9	15	5
SEA - South East (Borders)	25	2	1
SWE - South West (Galloway)	27.8	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)	65.7	2	1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of shelves 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
rget da day shü wis ahint da shelves i da shop, an owerheard Marga on page 23

1 matches

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ited a peerie office lined wi shelves foo o files. Sittin at da des
1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
e filled wi cupboards an book-shelves: here an air she saw maps an on page 9

2 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
in the neuk o the room an the shelves at run aroon the waas war ful on page 82

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Morrice, lookin up it aa the shelves o bottles, glaisses an bugs o on page 16

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
uge room wi the waas lined wi shelves o beuks. In the middle there
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
an maetbanks o eerins on the shelves are feeling guilty ower the s(2020)

Aberdeen

Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
else. Aaready, for wiks, the shelves hiv been bare an fowk hiv bee
1 matches

General Northern

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
cornucopia o books fillin its shelves. Fur aw its grandeur, the roo on page 76

1 matches

TheChielMeister Nae mince in Moray, (youtube.com 2008) Doric, poetry
Bit fit'n the hell's this? Shelves bereft
1 matches

(South) East Central

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Alang the shelves at Tesco.
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
s dinnae matter. I hope their shelves faw doon ?? https://t.co/JVO9(2020)

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
're ower there on thae bottom shelves,' Mrs Phelps tellt her. "D'ye on page 7
Mrs Phelps looked alang the shelves, takkin her time. She didnae on page 9
she wis lyin. Mibbe yous huv shelves fu o books aw ower the hoose. on page 90

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
rades, ah'd be lucky tae pack shelves in Tesco. Ah notice how yi ar on page 169

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
reivin the shelves o Marks and Sparks fir aa kin on page 110

1 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
Ah looked up from the shelves . Ken when ye git that idea th
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
that fill oor shelves on page 32

1 matches

Edinburgh

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
oan shelves, dumpled in clouts. "THE LORD on page 112

1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
r fillt wae cupboards an book-shelves: noo an again thir wis maps a on page 9

2 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
e clientele tae forage on the shelves towards the back-shoppie, the
1 matches

Atkins, Elise Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central, prose
ners ae the world perched oan shelves as high as a Clydesdale hoars
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
re fillt wi cupboards an buik-shelves: here an there she saw maps a on page 9

2 matches

General Central

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
The nursery shelves had even mair! on page 158

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
d intae the steamie where the shelves were fou o aw sorts o gibbles on page 23
hat served as the pantry. The shelves were hotchin wi bottles and j on page 25

2 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
intae presses and stappit on shelves that streetched fae flair tae on page 52
uckle gless jaurs staundin on shelves aw roond the waws. They gaed on page 63

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ge Strauss, I mean. There wis shelves and shelves o them, on every on page 38

4 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
the Library, keeked roond the shelves, on page 123

1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
Denis... I'm looking at they shelves there like.. ??... ?? I'll ni (2023) twitter link
october I've got tae get mair shelves up Angela.. So I can get my t (2023) twitter link
gonna have tae get some wall shelves.. Running oot o' space for ma (2023) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
y were fu o cupboards an book-shelves: on page 8
took doon a jar frae yin o th shelves as she passed: eet was labell on page 9

2 matches

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
an hame wi nae stoor oan the shelves. on page 77

1 matches

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
the larder shelves were clad. on page 149

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
tuk doon a jar frae yin o the shelves es shae went by: it wus label on page 9

1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
s an shamrocks, ower a waal o shelves packed ticht wi buiks, ontae on page 48
pins, buiks crammed intae oak shelves an oil lamps suspended frae on page 57

2 matches