Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'however'

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Use in varieties of Scots

however	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	18.7	62	30
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland	23.2	4	2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)	633	18	1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	3.3	1	1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen	21	2	2
DOR - General Northern	22.2	5	2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	15.5	6	3
WCE - West Central	22.2	5	4
DUN - Dundee	10.6	1	1
EDN - Edinburgh	6.2	1	1
GLA - Glasgow	25.1	5	2
AYR - Ayrshire	10.7	1	1
LAL - General Central	13.1	10	8
SEA - South East (Borders)	12.1	1	1
SWE - South West (Galloway)	13.9	1	1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)	58.1	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 however 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

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
Irregular verbs, however, are not formed with - (e)d, on page 73
however, of a sudden... or *course of on page 100

3 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
it wis a good omen. If cold, however, it meant you would face deat(2020)

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
However, iss bottle wisna marked "poi on page 13
hind them a railway station.) However, she soon made oot at she wis on page 20
till ken when e race wis oer. However, when they hed been runnan ha on page 25
hed till be patted on e back. However, id wis oer at last, an they on page 27
w-spirited. In a peedy while, however, she again heard a peedy patt on page 30
Also on pages 49, 52, 60, 61, 71, 79, 81, 86, 89, 100, 105
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Mid Northern A

@FaeFoggie tweeted
orn. Watched some acrobatics. However, wifie Broon fae meldrum will(2019)

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
to see you through life, Dod. However, let it not be said that I do on page 107

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The Flying Pigs There’s nae reassurance over national insurance, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
However , if ye earn mair than £50 th
1 matches

General Northern

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
hit best tae dae. In the end, however , they decidit it wis too late
e all ken, works on evidence. However we endeavoured tae recruit a
2 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
intae Ross County and D Utd, however, next season different story. (2020) twitter link
ting players - nae the case. However, yir Dundee Utd friendly? (2020) twitter link
ter, couldnae agree mair Jim. However, Labour has a lot o work tae (2020) twitter link

(South) East Central

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
ame used by anither scriever. However, there hae been mentions o Ae on page 3

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e didnae quite help her mood. However last week ah wis suspended fa on page 61
However, neither Aldo nor Craig seem on page 78
tion is abruptly interrupted, however. As Aldo surprises me wae a J on page 80

3 matches

Hawkins, Rudi None Shall Rest Easy, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central - Stirling, prose
nts that could’ve happened. However , still puggled frae the nicht
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
s Doggy Academy’. Business, however , needs tae be ma yin and only
1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ment fur the pizenous parent. However the scheme that wis stertin t on page 35

1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
wis mair Giles as Oor Wullie, however much he tried. Ah well mind y
1 matches

Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
However there wis at least ane ambiti
However , ane o the maist shamefu epis
2 matches

@MizLiot tweeted
somebody then its no guid. However, ye werent being rude in th (2021) twitter link

Dundee

Kerr, Oliwia, Sarah and Amber Fiona and the Ring, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
lling test wi flying colours. However , a laddie named Jaggy Johnny
1 matches

Edinburgh

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
se two camps share in common, however . Is the fat that neither ae t
1 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
target for groups like this. However, his gang affiliations are th on page 54
ity looking for a new school. However, I am fully aware of the cons on page 56

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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
hey kin bloody keep it! It is however , a segregation ay choice ah s
ss or smile in response. Some however , just stare blankly, unwillin
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
existence up intae segments, however large or small. Back then, it
1 matches

Ayrshire

Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
door heading towards the car; however , Ah notice her trying tae fol
1 matches

General Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
merger. Time goes so quickly, however you on page 18

1 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ill whit MacNeil cud be like. However, he cudnae afford to dwell on on page 39

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
n. The use of Scots reflects, however, not simply a politicization on page 44

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
n 'th', /ð/ (eth) as in the, however, not necessarily differentiat on page 17

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@g_hibby tweeted
'll get a car wi' a roof.. ?? However, Mrs H has the livingroom aw' (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
@JeffBrazier Yep! We however hae the opportunity tae turn (2015)
Lurve Scottish alivin!......However oor weather today wis defo "s(2015)

@DABArbuckle tweeted
in update. Wan thing I doubt, however, is that Boris Johnson was wa(2020)

@bigandymccoll tweeted
ke up fer the lack of funding however. Yer in good hands, albeit wi (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

The Westender Mairchers did oor toon prood, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
support bit tae contribute in however sma a way, tae a guid cause.
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South West (Galloway)

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
However faced with such temptation on page 37

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Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Dickey, William Yarns 3 - Annual General Report, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Ballymena, prose
ay an traybakes. Mr Logan wus however permitted tae present a writt
1 matches