A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

exist Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.9 27.1 16 9.9 17.4 0 26.5
Number of occurrences7151 10 1 3 0 6
Number of authors51 38 6 1 3 3

Occurrences of exist in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
spellins where sich spellins exist ("deid", "doon", "didnae") bi on page vi
anslations ae major wirks dae exist, but, thir a staun-oot fir th on page vii

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Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
we dinnae exist eneuch, on page 56

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
he conclusion that you dinnae exist. A ken noo that this conclusi on page 49

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
'They think we exist in a different universe, one on page 59

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
fur suttin that doesnae even exist. Kin someboady please explain on page 120

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
o thinkin governments dinnae exist tae try an encourage health a on page 23
, the maist o the fowk dinnae exist jist tae mak life easier fer on page 32
y this is whit a kintra shuid exist tae dae, an no jist help tae on page 33

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'Folk like that dinnae exist,' Chairlie said. on page 22

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
its origins wi English. Baith exist in a multilingual Britain, ea on page 7
Mony ither opportunities here exist tae enhance the cultural aspe on page 14

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
e o the sma leids. Scots daes exist in the system an haes done sa on page 6

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
"Magic. It disna exist." on page 75

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Tindal, Betty Lallans 67 - Two poems by Betty Tindal, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Dumfries, poetry
exist nae langer. on page 129

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Bramwell, Colin Eemis Stane 1 - The lives that live inwith us canna be coontit, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Aye an on, I exist, on page 15

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Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303425) Central - Glasgow, weans
nnae orive that the Moose diz exist?" on page 25

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
He gies us a leit o what dis exist; an the wee-ness o't maks for on page 116

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Durie, Nick A Scots Letter, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Glasgow, prose
southron minded fowk, ken we exist. Gin we gat achaedeemics tae
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
l Dictionary maist like widna exist athoot him. I dinna think tha
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
teid, thir leids should aw co-exist an hae equal status as the le
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
the wird "fuit" likely disna exist. That's a important pynt an i
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
s life forms has the right to exist, persist, maintain and regene
accoont; thai hae a richt ti exist anaw. Stap bi stap, thai wad
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
dinna ken the blindspots aat exist there onywye. Deterrence dinn
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
, an the academic texts didna exist for this onie hou.
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ye'd think that A didnae exist.
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
dy's permission slip jist tae exist.
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Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
aw tae often, dinnae even ken exist for the maist pairt.
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Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
n uise ilkaday, either dinnae exist, or shouldnae.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
did exist an serred as an MP in 1583 an
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Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
nes. Aroond twa hunner o them exist, in ilka airt fae Gallawa tae
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
wk dinnae even believe Tories exist. They jalouse they’re fabul
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
cause he tells me they dinnae exist, and I believe in him.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
tered tae find that it disnae exist in its ain richt, but juist a
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“The poor exist to teach us generosity,” he
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McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
aign haes lairgely ceased tae exist as a coherent entity, forbye
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Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
he euro is hiely unlikely tae exist, hoo wull a UK on the ootside
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Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ae the dialects disna raellie exist, then. “Scots” is the bra
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
British politics disna raelly exist onie mair, while the Wacky Ra
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Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
cht, but bye-elections daesna exist in Denmark (gin a bodie dees
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
egal action for the richt tae exist an operate. Or think o the ri
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Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
preferred where similar wurds exist i Scots. Hooanever, this coul
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
y. Hoo cuid somethin lik this exist? If he an Niamh wurked taeget
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@Chazzbat tweeted
first. Then Ah minded bagels exist. Breid wi a hole in it is mad(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
hbktrust It definitely disnae exist in English onymair. Some folk (2020) twitter link

@MizLiot tweeted
ans, but they’ve a richt tae exist. (2021) twitter link

@Sinethugcat tweeted
ae indy and women's rights to exist...?? https://t.co/ojOhiQ4t22 (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
mments lately - seems i dont exist at all - strange one that - (2020) twitter link
ount i blocked recenty doesnt exist now - defo something to hide (2020) twitter link
orget the lock down it disnae exist - ps dont listen to the fm l (2021) twitter link

Doric

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Introduction, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
particular wirds that dinnae exist in ither forms o Scots. An th on page 9

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Goad again: bit he disna jist exist inside the kirk, in a gweed c on page 67

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
airtin wi eens aat dinna even exist - it'd jist bi somethin else on page 52

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
ess. He hidna kent they could exist at aa ootside the radio. He w
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Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
urs, eens that couldna, didna exist. Her skellochin carries on an
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Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
o hamelessness continues tae exist in Scotland. Gordon Cruden, f
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Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
ey’ve adjudged at it disnae exist. “Nobody speaks like that
I do not speak it, it cannot exist”. Are thir fowk nae mair no
na tell me it disnae or didna exist, for tae me it clearly daes.
age at baith exists or disnae exist in the ae kist at the ae time
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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
n speirs o the gods, at dinno exist, if thir both fund whit thay on page 49

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
wered quietly, "Fur dae dunna exist". on page 44

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
ken, exist) Dey bilang tae da oppen, lex on page 69

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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
n how dey probably didna even exist when I bought da Beta release (2021) twitter link

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
ts ir graws airts o' waark at exist aareadie thaire wul bae a nee on page 17
ir chansts fer musicians than exist the noo. Monie young Norlin on page 42
lture an' commonity daeins at exist the on page 63
ltural richts obleegements at exist the noo, monie o' which hae b on page 70

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
That a wheen o me didnae exist. on page 58

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@the_gellick tweeted
wheen o folk are scunnered we exist. (2015) twitter link

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