A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

adult Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.1 22.1 16.6 0 5.8 10.3 79.7
Number of occurrences7443 11 0 1 1 18
Number of authors39 26 9 1 1 2

Occurrences of adult in Corpus

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Central

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
Jackie came back tae me as an adult. She hud every right tae diso on page 11

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
it some kind ae well-adjusted adult. on page 1

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
el, dae ye choose a weel-kent adult book fur a four-year-auld las on page 9
et the better o an aw-powerfu adult. Even so, she wis dead set on on page 23

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
s that A hae spent maist o ma adult life studyin ma ain, Scottish on page 13

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
only if we got a child an an adult day ticket. on page 54

1 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
Adult speakers o Scots, as weel, ar on page 8

1 matches

Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
sure the implementation o the Adult Learning Statement of Ambitio on page 7

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
gae ower mony o the subjects adult speakers comes up agin whan s on page 4
us, an haes done sae intae ma adult life. It bides ane o ma favou on page 58

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ere. It wis aboot sizes wi an adult, except that its heid wis awf on page 5

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
n and is no much better as an adult. on page 77

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
pecial audience: graduates in adult literacy (sen Ms. Gray is, in on page 97

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Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
t i monie primary schuills an adult eddication clesses an compani on page 107

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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
tae help wi scuil education, adult lairnin, teacher support, com
elic airts activities, Gaelic adult lairnin opportunities, an the
2 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
Ma poor wee Emma wis the only adult present, just nineteen. She h
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
important target maun be the adult hamelt Scots speakers. They s
st chance maun come frae thae adult, warkin cless, hamelt Scots s
tten Scots shuid be airtit at adult hamelt Scots speakers in Scot
pecial academic exercise. The adult hamelt Scots speaker is mair
4 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
aicont language in schuils an adult lairnin centres."
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
the aince loved bairn in the adult that's noo no weel an incarce
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
lic service annooncement: the Adult an Schuils Leiterature compet
1 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
ah wis auld enough tae get an adult ticket. Which wis upstairs. W
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
bit impatient then, aa their adult blethering wis delaying oor f
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
adult literacy,
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
wi the wark o Burns, baith in adult-heid an as bairns at the schu
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
Jackie came back tae me as an adult. She hud every right tae diso
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
a much happier and healthier adult life.
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
want is the best thing as an adult.(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
a mither's tickets tae borrae adult buiks fae a young age. Ah min(2020) search twitter
n I did meet Irish folk as an adult. But the(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
hs time, when they'll dae an "adult" reminiscence on how Scotland (2022) twitter link
mickbrick54 Yep. When it's an adult human female we want tae lion (2022) twitter link

@rattlecans tweeted
nly weans need food, that all adult males are dangerous violent c (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
hae produced some support for Adult Literacy in #Scots in an acce (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
g people forthcoming games - adult spectaters must b 4 meters aw (2020) twitter link

Doric

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
e ye begin tae explain tae an adult fit this wis aa aboot? We did on page 58

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Tales Fae The Doric Side - Pictur o Misery, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
an aul adult men an weemen. on page 68

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
dna like strangers at aa. Nae adult hid iver speired him question
1 matches

Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
able, as the upstannin, stern adult folk wir aye sae fixed and fo
nkery and unhappinesses amang adult folk, in which blaming the pa
2 matches

Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
* Encourage adult larnin centres tae offer the
1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
death wis adult, serious business.
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
l schools. As a working class adult learner who did the FECollege (2021) twitter link

@Franwella tweeted
I'm a grown adult...well almost grown, mostly a(2011) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
s wrang. Ma role is tae be an adult fa says, ‘aye, spik Scots, i (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Watt, Valerie Froggy smoorikins, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
o ivery 2000 eiggs becomes an adult frog, so A’m braaly lucky t
1 matches

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ationally. Even gang intae ma adult era, much worse within family (2020) twitter link

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
Aboot adultèrie on page 5
m, "It's onlie a wickit an an adultérous generation wud luk fer on page 9
merriet agane ïs commïttin adultèrie, an whaiver merries hir on page 98

10 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
The Wean o' 2022 - The Adult o' 2042 22 on page 3
sery, Primary, Tertiary an/ir Adult Education, oanline) Ulster-Sc on page 6
The Wean o' 2022 - The Adult o' 2042 on page 22
- Adult Education - The forderin o' on page 23

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