Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

lear	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	50.9	9	8.9	0	17.4	10.3	77.4
Number of occurrences	169	18	6	0	3	1	16
Number of authors	26	14	4		2	1	2

Occurrences of lear 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.

Central

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Ah ache tae lear the precious dern wan day on page 11

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McDowell, Diane Drummond (Ma's Bairns), (Independently Published 2021 ISBN: 979-8592734588) Central, prose
afore... but we aw leeve and lear, she on page 1

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Oor lang-won lear had faan ti dwyne an daise; on page 40

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
tae lear them hoo tae mak pots, on page 13
lear the wurds he says, on page 21

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 58 - Gairm review, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
irzin in o the Sudron leid an lear is weel shawn furth wi a mixt on page 126

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
e Scots for pure orthographic lear), but tak a keek at Alexander
1 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
w poyums, stories an sangs an lear in Scots for early years, pri
1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
wha the deil spoke like King Lear?
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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
their wit an ingyne bricht wi lear:
1 matches

Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
shal ettle throu teaching and lear tae promote respect for thir
ior richt tae wale the kind o lear that shal be gien til their b
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
aist celebratit male freens o lear (whaurby ‘freens’ should
1 matches

Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
the SLC website is a wailth o lear that can be accessed via Smar
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Tae Ilka Scots Makar an Scriever, (twitter.com 2022) Central, poetry
wi thir een appin, olite tae lear,
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
tin ma wirds tae confabble an lear,
1 matches

@Cobradile94 tweeted
iscord server whaur furraners lear Scots, an thare are fowk that(2019) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
. I clear like hae mickle tae lear.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
in leaf frae his buik o local lear wis a thocht agley. It wis ye on page 51

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - Three poems, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, poetry
or Happy Hairry, luve o Latin lear
1 matches

Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
That sedate guy, Lear, or yon Lewis Carroll wi his
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ollege in the toon, gaitherin lear o a different kyne. She micht
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
tae pass on the traivellers' lear tae her bairn, Kieran, bit th
1 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
st wik's social subjects hame lear task. "I am a young loon fae (2021) twitter link

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
firgit your blissins. Lat da lear o Christ bide athin you an sh on page 169

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
a photo o a man at wöre his lear licht. on page 19

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
but a poem aboot a lear, half-dön: on page 30

1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
get yersel educatit? Life an lear misthrive whan the airts faas on page 5

1 matches

Ulster

Ultach Midgates, (Reddit 2020) Ulster, poetry
An lear him o richt an o wrang.
1 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
an plenish main sarvices lake lear, convoy and halth.
an plenish main sarvices lake lear, convoy and halth.
o tae plan sarvices sic- like lear an halth.
hame throch tha tack o thair lear
d or collegianer in hail-time lear?
15 matches