A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

exercise Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.1 21.8 14.4 0 5.8 0 8.8
Number of occurrences5341 9 0 1 0 2
Number of authors31 22 6 1 2

Occurrences of exercise in Corpus

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Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
e operation; the object o the exercise wis tae study the hamewark in on page 39
shevelled at every line o the exercise. 'Hae ye no learned onythin i on page 41

3 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
amed. 'Polis wur waantin some exercise,' he says. 'Cross country. S' on page 1

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
till, ''ve never been ane for exercise, and it micht be juist whit I on page 76

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
tuation than a bit ae healthy exercise. It's no like ah'm here throu on page 153

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
rit as pairt o a road-widenin exercise. An the paper - richtly or n on page 109

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
y aff an set tae rowin - the exercise wuid keep them frae freezin u on page 41

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
is markin her aff. Punishment exercise, Miss Kyle, Wait behind at th on page 47
paper lassie cause it's good exercise an it's no exactly rocket sci on page 140
aw oot a sheet a paper wi an exercise on it that said: on page 169

3 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
e going to do a close reading exercise and then I'll be speaking to on page 43

1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
masel led the cless throu an exercise aboot alliteration. We spoke
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
haed guided a cless throu an exercise in alleeteration. The hail le
1 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
mitments in this consultation exercise. The thochts thit we get back
for Scots. This consultation exercise wull gie a haun informin the
butions tae this consultation exercise is walcome.
the sake o this consultation exercise this pairt wull hae a focus o
as pairt o this consultation exercise. Gin ye arena able for tae gi
8 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
rs (see ablow) an a ‘devout exercise’. In Inglis the locus class
1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
playtexts in Scots both as ‘exercise’ for actors in speaking Cla
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
dae it as a special academic exercise. The adult hamelt Scots speak
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
orsels as nourishmint. Lack o exercise amang baith adults an bairns
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
t’d be an utterly pointless exercise.
1 matches

Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
2. In the exercise o his richts and freedoms, aw
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
consultants in thon pyntless exercise, they cuid a haen a guid whee
1 matches

Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
Wairm-up exercise
1 matches

Ahmad, Nyla How We Celebrate – scrievin prompt, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
s o celebratin. This scrievin exercise is a wey tae set forrit yer a
1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
r?... Don't know if it was an exercise or not, but seen the winchman (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
a course, and I also got some exercise by walking??? xxx(2015) search twitter
Whit a evening full o exercise! Orf tae sleeps now! @JeffBra(2015) search twitter
he same, no been able tae dae exercise fir 2yrs but started a couple(2015) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
e sat doon for a whilie efter exercise? Ye get up an say "I'm fair h(2020) search twitter
ve, this is probably the only exercise the wean an his faither will (2020) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
e very well behaved children. Exercise is good for them. They'll be (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
guage Award. We hae a reading exercise based oan it here: https://t. (2020) twitter link
y oot oor interactive reading exercise oan Burns' 'Tam O'Shanter' he (2019) twitter link
A guid exercise fir lairners: Choose yer favo (2018) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
e is a lazy ****** vratch But exercise he got I'll sweer Although he on page 15

2 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
er player. "Ye're needin some exercise. Watchin this fowk amon aal s on page 94

2 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
domain. An the ootcome o the exercise? The GROS report (1996) concl
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ve been telt bi ma doctor tae exercise mair, dist this coont? https:(2019) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
d tunes but overall a useless exercise (2020) twitter link

@Franwella tweeted
A punishment exercise for shaking a goal post. Nivi(2011) search twitter
say sounds like a cost savin exercise!(2011) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
A short exercise at a writin class held in da on page 71

1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
All exercise ma muckle hooks on page 6

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
O regular exercise. on page 57

1 matches

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