A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of army in Corpus

Central

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 58 - The Rooks, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Fremit army wi sik austern cries, on page 112

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
art an The Broons, The Tartan Army, qualifyin, thinkin, drinkin, on page 77

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
n interestin yin, the British army are lookin fur new recruits. on page 122

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
o an army we a cavalry on horseback on page 42
an thir army wiz gettin destroyed on page 44

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ae time when he cam across an army o the local warriors sittin o on page 20
tae the East Coast an land an army at Lunan Bay. Fowk thocht tha on page 25
ascht fer France tae raise an army an get back his position as E on page 92
ise the fact chat the British army remained in occupation o the on page 121

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
is fingers an the Territorial Army appeared frae naewhaur an rou on page 83

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Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Daftie's tartan army, Daftie's tartan army, Daftie on page 10

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
r he'd played for the British Army alangside a wheen big stars f on page 65

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
wards Wi thir legions an thir army. The weather chynged, an midg on page 4

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
kbook e used tae yaise in the army; it had a kinna buff-coloured on page 45

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - The Sycamore at Calton, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
Yer michty canopy gien ‘Army shade’
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Logan, Kirsty Lego, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
the pencils gan, as if a wee army o ants wis stormin through th
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McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
l he got ah phonecall fae the army n av no seen him since. So it
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Facebook link ( 2017) Central
ders defeated the governrment army but he wis killed.

Facebook link ( 2017) Central
wur spittin peas and sent an army aifter him but he still evade

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
el aifter that the Covenantin army withdrew frae Glesca aw the w
nal sodjers tae meet up wi an army made up o 4000 ordinary men w
s noo 18th June. Monmouth’s army will arrive on the 22nd. Dis

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
on in whit became the British army till 14th May 1968 when the s

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
The Covenantin army, aboot 4,000 volunteers, wis
outh's 15,000 battle hardened army. Little wunner when the pair

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
us. Mrs Cooper fae the Sally Army would gie me and ma brithers
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
the eye kin see. There’s an army ae faimilies dotted acroass t
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@DABArbuckle tweeted
e up regiments in the British Army and fought cheek by jowel wit(2020) search twitter
ite programmes. That and Dads Army(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
a language is a dialect wi an army an navy.' Dae ye agree? https (2020) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
t the Jacobite and Hanoverian Army's attempts tae ootflank each (2021) twitter link
nd as a result of the BRITISH Army's efforts'. Whit army dis he (2021) search twitter
e up regiments in the British Army and fought cheek by jowel wit(2020) search twitter
k Scrooge look like the Sally Army.(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
niac you dont have 2 b in the army - to fight in the war lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Wood, Evelyn Tales Fae The Doric Side - Carlo, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
I sobbed ma hairt oot fin the army truck cam tae pick up Carlo. on page 28

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
t jeans dancin wi some tartan army chiel aal eneuch ti be yer fa on page 94

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Harper, Norman Stronach: A Weekly Look at Life in the Fictional North-East Village, (The Press and Journal 2000) Doric, newspaper
"Een o Erchie's aul Army buddies," John the Barman sai
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ies haein a go at the British Army. He said." I think there are
tae question the British Army? It wis a war that wis bein f
er melons, you jist teen your army beet, kicked
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Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
iz made o thick wool like the army wore but a grey colour that h
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
days the place wiz fulled wi army bomb disposal teams, forensic
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The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
I uncovered a pile o British army soup plate tin hats and at th
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
erdeen. Douglas teen tae this army cairry on like a jook tae wat
wer bad for Douglas until the army startit tae phase in the soup
Aroon this time the German army started tae gie their troops
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
he’d been teen awa tae the army. Mary sobbed at the memory bu
ended up bein pitten tae the army in the first place. It hid be
ia Company. He’d chosen the army an ended up dyin on the North
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
I went tae army careers office tae join up re(2014) search twitter
bout Doric spiking Aberdonian army nurse - read 1st chapter for(2015) search twitter
Ah’m sae proud: Army Medical Services Museum Ash V(2016) search twitter
bout Doric spiking Aberdonian army nurse: Christmas at Erskine h(2016) search twitter
short story about Aberdonian army nurse Read opening pages free(2016) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@beast_afc tweeted
@ChelZReese Nae we the red army(2020) search twitter

@McGoo1888 tweeted
e this..plus ah wisnae in the army...wis in the RAF..no wanting (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Lallans 67 - Fower Poems efter Rilke, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Orkney, poetry
and farawey dunderan; noo the army's on page 58

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ir da police nor da Salvation Army cood trace her, an Janet cood on page 23

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
ge is a dialect wi a airmy an army an mit dialect a iz shprakh A on page 12

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Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
b an brace overalls and an ex-army gretcoat dat he had bowt efte
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Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“That’s what my army of elf spies have informed me
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Southern

Ulster

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
ed Jenny. ‘They’re playin army assault courses.’
Army assault courses, ah thocht. N
ssault courses, ah thocht. No army assault courses, ah thocht. A
Ah was sick, sore an tired o army assault courses.
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