A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

drift Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.8 15 13.3 59.6 5.8 31 0
Number of occurrences4930 9 6 1 3 0
Number of authors34 17 7 6 1 3

Occurrences of drift in Corpus

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Central

Scott, Colin nobody remembers the birdman - Empty Nest, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, poetry
watched the wirkers dairt and drift on page 171

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
White cloods drift by, drift by, drift by. on page 44

3 matches

Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 2 - Editorial: A Twa Wey Street, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, prose
boot climate chynge, societal drift, an livin through disaster. A on page 3

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Here bi, the Nith this drift o Ayrshire sits on page 50
In a blin-drift aiblins ye'll see me on page 65

2 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
mense, bit Bridie grippit his drift an shooit me awa. 'Hame wi on page 14

5 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
navian stoppy/starty melodies drift through the curtain an wall, on page 3

2 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
ah drift an amuse masel on page 52

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e races. Then as ah begin tae drift intae ma ain world ah hear th on page 37

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
Jist as ahm startin tae drift aff, ah hear mah da getting o on page 3

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
isten hard an ye'll catch the drift oniewhaur in Scotland. Mind y on page 74
Some o the crowd startit tae drift awa an there were monie glum on page 88

2 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
cabular, an be a tendency tae drift atween Scots an Inglis athout on page 9

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - Droozie Driftin, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
Drift on or the hinneren, on page 92

1 matches

McGibbon, Joe Lallans 74 - Draps o Sapie-Bubble, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
drift an pap, aft-times oan the pyn
1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Ahint a snaa drift.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
iance - her boady. Slowly ah drift doon gently taewards her, lik
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
t day gaun on. He follaed the drift o the crood intae the toon ce
1 matches

MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
ned tae tak' me 'n' ah let it drift me awa' fae th' nightmares o'
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
no worries m8 - a got your drift! (2021) twitter link
aniac cheers m8 - a get your drift - that much going on just no (2020) twitter link
- scroll doon - eel get ma drift - b oan ma son (2020) twitter link
o worries brother - a get ur drift lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
the brae throu the gaitherin drift As he chappit said he "as sur on page 15

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
aist o aa my name an her's my drift ... on page 10

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the park bench, luttin ma myn drift back t'a sunny Deeside day in on page 44
the lavvie seat up. Ye get ma drift...?" on page 51

2 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Abiddy smiles as ye drift by i'floories on page 129

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
sae the boatie wes leeft tae drift doun the burnie as it hikit, on page 73

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
rds, but that wis the general drift.)
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
a hid bin dingin doon in blin drift fur days. It wid takk oors ta
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
like the Bens o Braegarr in a drift. He kent noo that Neil hid ni
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
're pulled oot tae pass me, I drift oot ower the line. on page 83

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
face. Noor sets the skiff tae drift an leans back in her seat, ee on page 34

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
mooth an roond bae the rollan drift on page 17

1 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Yowes drift ahint the dyke on page 93

1 matches

Flett, Alison Harbour, (Scottish Poetry Library 2004) Orkney, poetry
storm drift
1 matches

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
gan aboot the banks lukin fir drift an gatherin ap aa the bits o'
1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
drift i da silence. Dey'll be eggs on page 36

1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
The clouds like troubles, drift away on page 46

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
In the blinnd haar we drift here
1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
the mids o ae drift, hevin tae sklimb saiveral ty
1 matches

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