A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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events Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words26.2 25.5 16 9.9 17.4 43.7 66.3
Number of occurrences8148 10 1 3 4 15
Number of authors42 26 6 1 3 4 2

Occurrences of events in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
Its quaint events wir hammert oot, An noo the t on page 6

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
Somebody tells him aboot the events which just unfolded n he jogs on page 29
Or shall I give my account of events.' on page 52
retaliation this leads to the events of yesterday. on page 54

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e ae thum whisperin aboot the events fae earlier. So, ah took a du on page 194
began questionin me aboot the events ae the day. Ah never telt her on page 197

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
dcastin an performin at monie events. Fer monie years he has lectu on page I
e the cause, a haill reenge o events wis staged ower the five year on page 105
ae come. The organisers o the events whaur we werenae allouit tae on page 108

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
o eis life's events. on page 78

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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
Dundee. This tale refers tae events that were said tae hae happen on page 14
reat tricks o the time at sic events wis tae get an auld boat, loa on page 126

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Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
face presentations at parent events whaur appropriate. on page 7

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
wer mony o life's scunnersome events, jist cause ye dinnae unnerst on page 162

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Fir whitever events appeared unrelatit on page 10

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
Twa seignificant events on the Scottish leid scene ha on page 7
events in sum respecks, but an updat on page 8

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
' daiths, or he recaws happie events associatit wi the place. The on page 141

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
o Europe. An undemous range o events wis reddit an darg done oot-o
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
y can hae a pairt in an whase events are freenly an mettlesome. Th
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Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
tae merk important historical events that micht hae haed an effect
ething that a list o dates an events wadna affuird.
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
The naitur o events that maks up Scotland’s his
nteractive timeline that pits events, componers an ithers in histo
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Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
han war fashed wi the days’ events an steyed watchin the muckle
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n oan the precise sequence ay events leadin up tae the gallantry.
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
sibly deflated at the turn ay events, flingin their coshes back in
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ackdrap for oot o the ordinar events. Ower 20 year on, Anne Donova
a, in Glesca whaur a series o events, some ordinar, some extrae or
character's perspective o the events. She never taks the pairt o t
inematic view o the unfauldin events an gies the reader the privil
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Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
Noo these events happened mair than hauf a cen
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Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ped wi delicht at this turn o events.
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McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
ve me bluidy strength! It’s events like this when ithir lecturin
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McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
a Furst Aid classes, o’ sic events are legends made! It also min
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Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
still tryin tae get ower the events o’ that nicht.
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Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
is gied a platform. Amang the events this year are Scots Chorus wi
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
roond the National Collective events I gaed tae, the posters i the
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Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
nit news o current mainstream events an heppenins that relate tae
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Facebook link ( 2019) Central
d picturs o local remembrance events tae prove hoo mony a body hus

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
hat is a split-second turn ae events. Ah kin suddenly hear a commo
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@ionafyfe tweeted
ouncin ane o oor first online events. Sign up tae oor mailing list(2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
CIA & KGB tryin to influence events in ither countries ! They're (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
ay Ken - ane o oor favourite events o the year - hopefully we’l(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
@kat_luc01 Goin tae any events at Landwords this weekend? Ah(2016) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
How dae folk sign up for thon events? (2021) twitter link
s, alang tae yin o the launch events fir 'Nip Nebs and the Last Be (2019) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
for man city now after recent events! (2021) twitter link

Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
urfu airt relatin tae current events at the time. Leukin up fae th on page 18

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
Ids quaint events were hammered oot - An noo e on page 6

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
eek, lie twa other calamitous events, which noo tak on further sig on page 118

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
y great detail the sequence o events that culminatit in his swingi
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Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
, see some o e street theatre events, mibbe hae a picnic in Prince
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
s startit aff a richt chyne o events. First Douglas wiz spotted by
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Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
ae gaun tae be able tae enjoy events like the Taste of Grampian, o
Raither than simply attendin events tae celebrate Scots produce,
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
kkin part in Armed Forces Day events. We are gye bigsie i' ye an t(2016) search twitter
akin part in Armed Forces Day events in Aberdeen an the Shire. Tha(2017) search twitter

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Jonathan's Version o Events on page 142

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Shetland

Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Twartree events hiv got me tinkin back tae wh
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@tattooedselkie tweeted
. Mind when we could geng tae events and hae bosies? I do miss yun(2021) search twitter

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
a big ebb danight and current events brought dis poem tae mind. It(2020) search twitter

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Warld events hae reeled back thae years fi on page 157

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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
on, i 1992, anenst historical events an siclik up Borth’ick Wait
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@jamie_ginger tweeted
how there face until the main events. #supportyourcornet #cowards (2019) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
reat exhibition and series of events coming up in Dalbeattie here (2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Its quaint events wur hemmert oot - on page 6

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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
erences, taaks, collouges an' events fer academic commemorative an on page 7
Ulster-Scots commonities an' events tae bae maide baager tae mak on page 8
- Exhibition an' Events Programme. Ulster-Scots leid, on page 9
es, pairtnerschip waarkin an' events drawin international skeels on page 11
* Baag Events Programme - Thon wul luk tae on page 12
Also on pages 13, 23, 53
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