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america Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.4 28.3 22.6 0 29.1 0 0
Number of occurrences7555 15 0 5 0 0
Number of authors39 27 10 3

Occurrences of america in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
ns, whan it is mid-day in Nor America the sun is gaein doun ower Fr on page 27
Europe. Syne them frae Sooth America. Syne them frae Nor America. on page 58

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McNeil, Andrew Lallans 58 - Carnegie’s Turning, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Whan first aff fer America on page 122

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
weel as continental Europe an America werenae familiar wi. This is on page 33
anating from London and North America, the voice of the Scottish pe on page 44

2 matches

Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
tae america on page 63

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
Wormwidd said. 'If it's by an America, it's bound tae be clart. Tha on page 34

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
isolationist an protectionist America. An meantime, whit's happenin on page 56
an sisters in Europe, Africa, America an the rest o the warld - it on page 67
itish governin cless taewards America. The last time A cin mind oni on page 116
ience tae the United States o America nae maitter whit bampot they on page 119
places, includin China, North America, Sou, America, the Antipodes, on page 126
Also on pages 129
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
r mebbe fae England, Ireland, America or ithergates. Ye hear differ on page 56

1 matches

Robertson, Sine Lallans 59 - Newsins fae SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
brocht in a puckle orders fae America. on page 87

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
in fact his son wis then in America tendin tae the faimlie busine on page 26
an secretly send him aff tae America or Australia, bit this wis se on page 85
th in his native France an in America at the time. Wright also corr on page 123
om. He then left secretly fer America, whaur he sadly died a few ye on page 124

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
apparently some scientist in America has fun oot that the bacteria on page 91

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McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
Aa in America, they said. on page 18

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
pp in The English Language in America (1925). on page 19

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
ted. Had it shipped here from America. Only had it a couple of days on page 4

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
oot ma wild animals fae North America the noo." on page 39
erin, and yer animals o North America, and yer teeth. Are ye shair on page 84

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ur them when Dad got a job in America a few years later - and that on page 32
jackpot when he got a job in America. Ah huv tae at least try ma l on page 34
tae life when David worked in America, ah wish they'd got tae see i on page 43
pener. Maybe if ah'd gone tae America wi a soldier, ah'd huv still on page 51
y'd a photie o chem huggin in America somewhere oan their sideboard on page 79
Also on pages 83, 90
7 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
gaun tae america on page 1

1 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
st o the pioneer gowf pros in America were fae links touns in Scotl on page 9
n the pampas an ports o Sooth America. Ane o my favourite exile cha on page 11

2 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
simmer-nicht-lang surge tae America on page 11

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
near America till Fabio MacDougall on page 10
- a Scottish Empire in Sooth America of a things, an the deith of on page 45

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 63 - The Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2003, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
press. I hae ither freens in America, ane o which haes postit tae
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
at there are nae poor fowk in America, jist temporarily embarrassed
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
neighbour newly returned fae America who’s started ‘twangingâ€
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
possibility o no makin it tae America in wan piece. He must huv, bu
ullie Stirlin’s passage tae America took. There’s nae end tae t
know Wullie’s wife went tae America at his back and brought their
3 matches

Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
. Gin the USA can hae Captain America, Scotland is surely deservin
1 matches

Wallace, Lorna A Scot’s Lament fur her American Fellows (Oan their election of a tangerine gabshite walloper)., (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2016) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
America, aw whit ye dain?!
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
still...)? Och ower socialist America fechtin for the ordinary Joe (2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
guid laugh at yer exploits in America.(2019) search twitter

@pmcm1355 tweeted
rcher_rs Ah've no travelt tae America bit Ah ken a fair bit aboot i (2022) twitter link

@rattlecans tweeted
d all the rest, jist tae make America richer https://t.co/kJlvviGXa (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
g big freen wha bides ower in America has jist sent me this photie (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
in a wee follow - god bless america lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
wk as far awa as Singapore an America, giein advice on hoo tae deal on page 84

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
wi America in Iraq. on page 23

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Robertson, Sine Lallans 58 - .. an the SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
an third generation Scots in America and Canada emailin us and, ta on page 111

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
The Man Who Challenged America: The Life and Obsession of Th on page 125

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
wis the attempt tae bring the America’s Cup tae Britain.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ower at Holyrood. Polis frae America an Russia war ower in Scotia
day, Jed wintit tae gyang tae America. He socht tae see Gracelan an
ikey it is tae win a visa tae America eftir yon eco-riots ten years
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Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ed aroun the warld an reached America, Asia an near ilka kintra on
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
n had imported a new rink fae America. https://t.co/VHbnT6aseZ(2019) search twitter
3Bain Fit? Is at fit bidin in America his deen to ye ??(2019) search twitter

@daleser23 tweeted
ah im sure he wina. He wiz in america. Kane fit at yanks are like. (2013) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
oose en escocia. Hoping Latin America stays healthy. #colombia #bam (2020) twitter link

@McGoo1888 tweeted
and is the same...4k miles in America and there might be a wee twan (2021) twitter link

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ished up at da gold diggin in America. Dey sent hame money ta bigg on page 7
a latest teenage fashions fae America, an da hidmist time he wis ha on page 18

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Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
k! Dey ir comin aa da wye fae America for da Hamefarin. Fower gener
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
navy. He lived a guid life in America an telt his faimily aa aboot
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@tattooedselkie tweeted
s juist da start o it really, America still haes a lot tae do.(2021) search twitter

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