A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

display Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.6 13.9 22.6 9.9 0 31 17.7
Number of occurrences5027 15 1 0 3 4
Number of authors31 19 9 1 1 1

Occurrences of display in Corpus

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Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
auns still, refusin tae gie a display o pain. on page 42

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Donaldson, Gordon Lallans 90 - Echty-Echt, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
can air base an watch the air display. Fower or five o us wud fill on page 36

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
k vino? Well, yer honour, the display toppled ower an I wis jist tr on page 1

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
atilda's mind that this lates display o fousome behaviour hud tae b on page 50
iddy dauds o meat laid oot on display and nekit chickens hingin up, on page 171

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
As so many burds put on display, on page 90
An put on a display, on page 94

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
blance o normality eftir this display, no jist o humour but een str on page 102

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Gapin frae their auncient display cases, on page 49
gangs owre tae the big gless display case, on page 87

2 matches

Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
and jooglin fire - a braw display! on page 22

1 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Totally Princessy Princess, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central - Glasgow, weans
al pea then? Well, it's noo n display in the Royal Curiosity Kist f on page 14

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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
yrano de Bergerac is a racket display o verbal shenanigans, but aga
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
emises is required bi law tae display nae smokin notices like the y
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
A time-display screen appeared on Doug’s r
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
o the local mercats. They aye display a walin o Scots language noti
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
equally hairy arse crack oan display, is too blind-sided wae the s
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ans, they drave wi wappons on display an hurried bye athoot makin o
ans, they drave wi wappons on display an hurried bye athoot makin o
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
r wae the amount ay veins oan display under the shroud ay tired aul
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
oy’s softening knob on full display.
hair oan his stomach oan full display.
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
n Edinburgh Hogmanay firework display. And it widnae surprise me if
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@LairnScots tweeted
eeMuseum the morn tae see oor display o Scots war poetry an let yer (2018) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
e. The care and kindness they display is truly humbling. Tae see th (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@amyjcanavan best display av seen by a keeper and a gro (2021) twitter link

Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ibourhuid maks a grand widden display that is then burnt doon in a on page 4
e able tae see a bonnie floor display, dependin on the season. Some on page 11

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
big hoose wi plinty o room te display aa ma untiques. Ye raelly nee on page 20
airm an giein an enthusiastic display o air-kissin. on page 29

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
for there in the middle o the display was a huge, shiny yalla Tonka
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
See the crocus pit on a bonny display,
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
e wis comin tae the firewirks display, he shook his heid.
ny. “I hid ma ain firewirks display. I hid SPARKLERS, as tae ma a
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Stotter o floeers display Garthdee enjoyed bi generatio(2016) search twitter
cottish spring planter floral display until you’ve added a... http(2018) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
r - do tell. Wiz it a public display?? x(2011) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Affa impressive display fae the Aberdein fans at Hamp(2017) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
Cracker o an onomastics display in Scots fae a fairm loon fa (2020) twitter link

Orkney

@peediepuss tweeted
tch That's a very fine peedie display box. I'm very taken with the (2021) twitter link

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
See Winters power display on page 15
The suns reluctance tae display on page 38
Tae stand, and film, a proud display on page 50

3 matches

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
otae public view pit beck oan display. on page 51
* Mair display materials - wee beuks, audio on page 53
Kew tae bae pit oan display in Norlin Airlan. Failure tae on page 64

4 matches

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