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britain Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words35.9 49.3 16.6 0 29.1 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences11596 11 0 5 1 2
Number of authors40 29 7 2 1 1

Occurrences of britain in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
y transatlantic trade o Great Britain, an its later expansion intae on page v

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
hed their een oan a reformed Britain, no juist Scotland. Mony o th on page vi

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
in this place that invisible Britain yae only hear whispers aboot on page 123

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
l wanst papped the hammer fur Britain at the Olympics so she's dead on page 104

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
y whan the Pairlament o Great Britain, that had nae existence afore on page 17
hem that think o theirsels as Britain's naitural elite. The tulzie on page 41
irged wi treason oniewhaur in Britain wuid be tried bi Oyer an Term on page 42
r been a Lizzie First o Great Britain afore her. They lost their ca on page 43
sterity that is nou the nomin Britain, wis organised bi that pair b on page 44
Also on pages 48, 51, 60, 91, 99, 100, 114, 116, 120, 143, 146
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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
eart that it micht spread tae Britain an had cheenged position. So on page 122

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
Baith exist in a multilingual Britain, each wi an influence on the on page 7
government an institutions in Britain can on page 9
er 1992, Treaty Series (Great Britain) 2001: No 48. on page 24

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
But still to Britain tyrants cower, on page 32

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ied up gin ony bugger invadit Britain, an Nasser's no daft eneugh f on page 65

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
w, Tae gan up tae the North o Britain An build a muckle wa. on page 4

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
history. Aye. Whit if we saw Britain the ither, the richt, way roo on page 9
Whit if Britain wis the richt wae roond? on page 12

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ern Aiberdeenshire, (www.tour-britain.com/scotarea10.html) allous s on page 65

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
athoot dingin doun the idea o Britain, an that George IV an Queen V on page 110

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
Sir Walter Scott', kythed in Britain no lang efter, an a review, w on page 116

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Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
aed the best intrests o North Britain at hert. It haed tae be redd
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
an weirs, sojers wins hame ti Britain, an Ms. Seward tells o Genera
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
nionist sel-identification wi Britain.
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
save energy (suhin A suspect Britain’ll end up daein afore lang
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
lippen tae whit ither fowk in Britain and Ireland scrievit anent th
image of a tribesperson from Britain and an illustration of a Chri
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
es had won aince again across Britain. Bein surroondit wi fowk fae
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
a time when there wis still a Britain, Great or no. But Holyrood, t
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Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
fae appearin oan Good Morning Britain ‘’He’s so scary’’ h
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Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Fowk in his native Britain wisna ower taen on wi his cha
n oot espionage in Fraunce on Britain’s behauf, wi the audacious
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ay Thatcher’s boom or bust Britain. Nae longer a viable concern,
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
r slauchtert. Nae animal in Britain kens the meanin o happiness o
s a year auld. Nae craitur in Britain is free. As bease oo dree a l
hoosand times na! The grund o Britain is bonnie, its climate is bra
sels. It’s cried “Bease o Britain”.’
Bease o Britain, Bease o Ireland,
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
yed the Unitit Kinrik o Great Britain. Hooanever, bi the mid 19t ce
wis affen fund insteid o ‘Britain’ an ‘Breetish’, tae gie
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McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
England, it becam clear that Britain an Scotland were heidin deepe
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Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
As haes became routine i Britain’s political culture, the de
cal culture, the debate anent Britain’s future i the EU haes mana
oon, on baith sides, tae whit Britain gains or tynes (specifically
pecifically hoo muckle siller Britain gains or tynes) as a result o
, an the ideology is ane that Britain at the ae time maks claim til
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Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Britain shapes an is shaped by Europe
the core reason hoo I’m for Britain bydin i the EU. It isna acaus
a reformed EU. Whit trend wad Britain be pairt o? Gien that the EU
ot Scotland. Whit happens tae Britain efter a Remain vote is i moni
The alternative is tae haund Britain on a truncher tae the ‘rogu
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ed oot across Europe, an as i Britain, French voters tried muivin l
There is a tendency i Britain tae blame “the EU” as gin
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McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
magine that we were leukin at Britain i the ae wey at that we leuk
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McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
sterity pairty that can win i Britain. There is nae Syriza or Podem
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
twa o the hamelt languages o Britain. He greed that fluency in ait
biggest minority language in Britain, isna gien a mint at aw. Whit
s as ane o the hamelt leids o Britain, the only wey they fowk is ga
irts tae become kent as North Britain. But Burns, speakin tae an fo
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
he biggest spoken language in Britain efter English, haes a nummer
biggest minority language in Britain an the ane uised bi maist o t
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
Scottish, British an furth o Britain news frae a hamelt Scottish p
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
ed bi the biggest minority in Britain tae communicate wi ane anithe
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Facebook link ( 2021) Central
makin William o Orange King o Britain an allooin the Protestant rel
estant religion tae thrive in Britain.

Kirk Jn, Albert Better Thigether, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
gin Britain tholed fae cauld
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@annieones tweeted
pendent, and away from little britain who think that the other 3 na (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
think wid be workin in fuckin BRITAIN? Why no jist say the 'army?' (2021) search twitter
nd genes. Ah'm proud o' whit 'Britain' achieved wae regards tae the(2021) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
fine te bi hame in gweed aul Britain again," said Joyce, steerin i on page 46

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
including Britain's involvement in umpteen wars on page 23

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
hen they got on good terms wi Britain. He came back till take e Sco on page 24

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
e bring the America's Cup tae Britain. on page 125

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
bring the America’s Cup tae Britain.
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ged chiels aa ower biggins in Britain, an widden ernes staunin inby
men weariet fur thochts o the Britain they left ahin. He heard her
trauchelsome journey back tae Britain, wi a fatter purse than she'd
t permission tae takk her tae Britain.….a chaip like thing tae le
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
In Britain’s Got Talent adverts fur Mor(2015) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
ristofoli5 @Haggis_UK Running Britain down? It’s a shithoose min - (2022) twitter link

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
aest, pittin it atween Great Britain, Norwa an Faroe. on page 7
whit Roman troops is left in Britain moves oot an maks deals wi me on page 13

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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
@RobGMacfarlane Britain's biggest bird box ??. Dir ma(2019) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Up Britain's highest peak on page 50

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Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
, New York, Ireland and Great Britain Tour, 2022, https://www.lynot on page 66
the islan o' Airlan in Great Britain an' on page 672

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