A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

circumstances Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.4 16.4 3 0 0 41.3 22.1
Number of occurrences4332 2 0 0 4 5
Number of authors25 18 2 3 2

Occurrences of circumstances in Corpus

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Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
late even thae sair straitent circumstances o his hud ceased tae fash. He on page 133

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
that it wis menseless in the circumstances, but like aa ither thing it w on page 25

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
w. Were absolutely, under nae circumstances, hinkin aboot kids. Bad enoug on page 1

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
m no tae be trusted under any circumstances. And so, if yae ask me this i on page 60
g to help people in difficult circumstances" he says "And all I get is an on page 127

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
But yir circumstances, on page 31

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
CIRCUMSTANCES on page 79
her. Aye but it's extenuatin circumstances int it ah'm sure she widnae m on page 81
e, said McNish, But under the circumstances ah think yi should gie me bac on page 84

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
e can aye be meisured by whit circumstances it gets uised in. The orra ti on page 12

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
reivers' story an the sindry circumstances that gart thaim be whit they on page 126

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
uote me anonymously under the circumstances; bit, freely admittin at thon on page 56

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
'Under no circumstances have these boys to be shown h on page 44

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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
es ilk wi the tither, gin the circumstances alloued.
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
enin unner present poleetical circumstances. The Basic Bible isna ettlet
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
radeetion. Atweel, in siclike circumstances the subsidiar natur o the Iri
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
place anely in byordinar unco circumstances)
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
the buildin site under normal circumstances.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
cuid be duin if the political circumstances wis richt.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
d accoont o hersel, unner the circumstances. “Wha are they, Tad an thae
ndit by the public service in circumstances the likes o Stephen’s, whan
. She’d been as hygienic as circumstances allooed. Noo she wintit tae s
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Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
ither want o fends in circumstances oot o his pouer.
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
etter offer an a better set o circumstances tae win the nixt ane, an noo
eneuch tae try an create thae circumstances.
2 matches

@LairnScots tweeted
ct auxiliary verbs in certain circumstances, an some folk dinnae, here: h (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
the wrong time in the current circumstances - its too early imo - n of (2020) twitter link
rdi chaser - very apt in the circumstances - b o (2020) twitter link
n deliver guys in the current circumstances - nae pressure - get oot th (2020) twitter link
rnative game as you do in the circumstances - a dinnae want tae ruin ma (2020) twitter link

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ing till eit or drink under e circumstances. Air wis a beeg mushroom grow on page 40

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
is mine, woman; an under nae circumstances is it goin onywhere!”
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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ing tae eat or drink under th circumstances. There was a muckle mushroom on page 41

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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
e tae tung til the tither, is circumstances demandit, completely frei fra
Woarld circumstances, A fin masel leukin up intil
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@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ly retired due tae mae health circumstances...(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ing tae ait or dmnk unner the circumstances. Thur wus a gret big mushroom on page 42

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
thon we maun reflect oan the circumstances o' Ulster-Scots. on page 17
set intae Ulster-Scots in sim circumstances. on page 50
accepts the unco circumstances the national government an' t on page 60

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