A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

embro Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words28.1 39.9 8 0 0 76.6 0
Number of occurrences8775 5 0 0 7 0
Number of authors18 15 1 2

Occurrences of embro in Corpus

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Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
a whein year efter, attendit Embro Universitie, whaur he studied on page 3

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Joco Geordie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
line, gaed til univairsity in Embro an practised as an osteopath on page 10

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
gangrel bodie on ma wey frae Embro Toun. Here, A maunna bide for on page 46

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
te men, ettlin tae mairch tae Embro an lat their peacefu demands on page 26
n hung at the Gressmairket in Embro; wi their heids sneddit aff a on page 27
In Embro, the King's Privy Council gre on page 28
rs on their fatefu mairch tae Embro. Peden had a premonition o do on page 30
ons when the Privy Council in Embro condemned mysel an three-scor on page 31
Also on pages 33, 38, 39, 40, 58, 65, 66, 74, 79
17 matches

Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
iallie fundit bi a grant frae Embro College o Airt, whaur I tauch on page 5

3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
celebrations at a collogue in Embro, an amang the speikars war ke on page 5

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
that a heich proportion o her Embro sample classified Gleswegian on page 9

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
A thrang Embro street turns intae Hell oan w on page 90

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
key. Is Glesca oan the edge o Embro? on page 31

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
igeria as a bairn, grew up in Embro, Falkirk an Selkirk, an wis l on page 32

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
in Embro on 23 September, an the saico on page 7

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
n peel aroun the new biggin i Embro's Chaumers Street a puckle to on page 123

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
lyne o the heich heid anes in Embro wes tae fecht aff caws for si on page 121

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
Edinburgh Festival as '...the Embro Ploy...'. In Ravines whaur he
1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Soor Ploom Fairy, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
it’s as pink as a stock o Embro Rock,
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
wecht production frae the new Embro edeition o the warks o Sir Wa
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ts an slang, an A ken that at Embro, scholarly boadies lik Prof J
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
tenements i Portie, fur the Embro Counsail. Whyles, A bocht the
es brunt doun an the Ceitie o Embro concluded
hon’s as mibbies. A maun ti Embro, whaur we micht aye hae kin.
e demandit. “A’m gaun til Embro.” The mannie
the mairch an furth ti Embro at shae wes telt wes gubernt
26 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
fowk at attendit its lench in Embro this simmer, it is ane at mon
t a teachin job first o aw at Embro univairsitie ablo W. L. Renwi
2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Sanct Hub’s, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
wis the heichmaist pynt in Embro.
1 matches

Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Embro-born but brocht up maislie in
frae the Scottish Government Embro-basit Creative Scotland uphau
2 matches

Hubbard, Tom Scottish Faust: Poems and Ballads of Eldritch Lore, (Kettillonia 2004) Central, poetry
Fir Doogi Todd, native o Embro
1 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 74 - Thof nae a rigmarie hae I, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
In auld Embro toune the banes o Fergusson l
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rd cousins daen a braw job in Embro lettin fowk ken aboot #Oisfor(2016) search twitter

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ivin thrapple fur him doon in Embro in 1658. I wis that teen wi R on page 51

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
d the Human Nutrition Unit in Embro, an Cammy wis shot at the Fit
ined bi the state an run frae Embro.
oy. "She merriet a chiel frae Embro wye. An she telt me the Ander
ye cud wheech frae Lonach tae Embro in hauf an oor bi elephant or
4 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
he language - he sayed it in Embro an he sayed it in Belfast. We on page 5

1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
o Embro Awaird Comatee wur gaen ae hu
Embro. Gin A mynd richt, shei hed t
Embro, whaes forfock, Rutherford bi
assie. Hir man, whae belangit Embro, wis Nichol o Philip’s
retourt tae Embro, whaur hei hed ae drink probl
6 matches

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