A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

border Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words44.6 54.8 16 0 5.8 207.8 22.1
Number of occurrences138103 10 0 1 19 5
Number of authors54 39 6 1 5 3

Occurrences of border in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
From north of the border, on page 41

1 matches

Donaldson, Gordon Lallans 90 - Echty-Echt, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
mynd thinkin we were near the Border; ma wristwatch telt me we'd b on page 37

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ighs the lion's mane owre the border. on page 77

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
oniewey. Up here north o the border things werenae jist quite the on page 7
ferit a safe seat sooth o the border, which micht jist plaise moni on page 8
em, baith north an woth o the border. In siccan institutions a gre on page 30
at were brocht up sooth o the Border an consider theirsels English on page 80
There'll hae tae be border posts on page 144

8 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e bits ae paper wi the purple border that's got a wee Eeyore doon on page 122

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Alang the Scottish Border pyres were built oan every hi on page 40
They painted a 'Border' ootside the Mine on page 80

2 matches

Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
A language o the people, fae Border ballads tae bairnsangs, an fa on page 3

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
o times. Once we crossed the border, even though it wis still hou on page 31

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
town-house border on page 31

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
you are a border ghost on page 18
sooth o the border spanish meatbaws on page 82

2 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
The reivers came, ower the border, on page 35

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
y; I've no been nabbed at the border; on page 20

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
oon In Langholm or onie o the Border toons. on page 42

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
o a border oan the sunderin on page 87

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
's Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Robert Jamieson's Popular Ba on page 69

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Lawland tradeition (throu the Border reivers an Covenanters) an th on page 110

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
The Reivers: The Story of the Border Reivers, Alistair Moffat, Bir on page 126
otland an England won an tint Border grun. Shairp, eident analysis on page 127

6 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
's Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border. Sae in monie weys, the time on page 137
ive strins. The settin is the Border, whilk is becumin streynglie on page 138
The Tweedale Raid is a Border ballant; Pate Porteous is wan on page 142

3 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
they git through the Spanish border. Ah think the Tartan Pimperne on page 47

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
The Border
em. A’m gaun ti gang ti the border
ae menes o transport ower the border, bar cuddies, sae lae it ahen
hingin-luggit ower the Scotch Border on hir lei-lane, wi anerlie t
fur lik Maistres Nisbet, the Border fowk hed a grenein fur
15 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
es likes o a formal cursing o Border reivers (see ablow) an a ‘d
Excommunication of Border reivers
cation, in the vernacular, of Border reivers, 1525 (f.204)” in G
3 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ma border is michaelmas daisy,
In August ma border wad blossom, an then
"We'll mak a sunny border here,
When A hae raked the border ower
4 matches

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
tint tae war wi England (the Border abbeys, for example, wis conn
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
he like. He cam back ower the border wi a force trained in slaucht
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
The economic impact o the Border Railway haes been staggerin.
1 matches

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
can Pidgin, at Mum, a naitral Border Scots speaker, wis no bad at,
and Gawain Douglas, throu the Border Ballads, on ti Stevenson, Sco
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ie. Fur the maist pairt it is Border Scots, but this owersettin is
1 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
rfect pooch, there wis a braw Border collie ca’d Laddie which ro
, a Pomeranian and a gorgeous border collie. Naturally the collie
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Your Border voice, transcends aw' walls,
That glorify, your border hame,
They aw’ look tae, ae Border voice,
3 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Lost on the wrang side o the Border
osans o thaim owercast on the Border afore the wick wis oot.
omewhaur alang the streitch o Border that rins athort Tibet, cutti
r dropping personnel onto the Border ...”
ies, an than the impenetrable Border, which she kent weill fae
20 matches

McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
the Labour pairty benorth the border as weill. Sooth o Hadrian’s
1 matches

Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
s gaein tae win benorth the Border, it’s jist a case o hoo muc
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
he Perty north an sooth o the border. Foo could Scottish Labour MP
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
End o an Auld Border Tulyie?
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
haw led doon tae a herbaceous border which seemed tae Allan tae re
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
t 350 mile short o the Polish border when the war feinisht.
1 matches

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
In the sixteenth century, the Border reiver was Kinmont Willie, no
1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
Border riding families, Scott, Ellio(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
ty yer colleagues sooth o the border didnae investigate yon rogue (2020) search twitter

@weenell3 tweeted
ussed a few in fae across thd border (2022) twitter link
@DavyGavin1 At the border... hus tae be Scotch Broth ?? (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
poured petrol richt alang the border and ah intend tae licht it ji(2021) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
nybuddy fancy a trip ower the border doon tae berwick n al park ma (2021) twitter link

Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ain ye hiv tae cross ower the border intae France. This can be dan on page 5

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
tila muckle flouer-bed, wi a border o gowans, an a fir-tree growe on page 25

1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
e i biggest gype iss side o i border. @DoricPhrases #doric #Aberde(2019) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
AWPR is the Butteries Rowies border jist so abidy kens(2020) search twitter
@originalfm Close the border noo(2020) search twitter
t it wis a mix atween doric n border scots(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
in gye neer see the Aiberdeen border fae ma hoose.(2019) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
milarities wi Doric than even border Scots. Research tends to keek (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
land, near da Finnish-Russian border whaar dere’s plenty.
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
TRANSLATED INTAE BORDER SGOTS B CAMERON HALFPENNY on page III

1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
noonce thum; an tae yaise oor Border Lallans pronoonciation o the
eaker anenst local history an Border kulter, an hei isna blate tae
press himsel i his ain hamlet Border Lallans Tung, aither.
he Dunlop faimlie hed Scottis Border’s conneckions aareadies: A
huz, thay spak i guid Border Lallans an wuid seldom, gif i
15 matches

@officialAliRed tweeted
@Liam_Beattie Hawick oan the border? Kick oan, Liam ?????????????(2020) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
ch95 Over in the s-e near the Border of course you hear Ah deena k(2020) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
high time we should move the border from Berwick down sooth to Le(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ame o maid an mistress on the border o Sally's life, a game that a on page 1

1 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
l wealtht an story bes croass-border, croasschannel an' cross-cont on page 21
ng sine an' uisin the croasss border, croass channel an' on page 24
d o' Ulster Scotch fer croass border an' Norlin Airlan waark. on page 26

3 matches

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
Nicola lets me back owre the border :)(2020) search twitter

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