A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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facts Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15 18.5 12.1 0 11.6 0 8.9
Number of occurrences4836 8 0 2 0 2
Number of authors32 23 6 2 1

Occurrences of facts in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
He knows, of course, the bare facts: he can read his entry in the on page 15

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
sayed she, 'I juist think the facts shuid be richt,' an wi that s on page 22

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
at hur son wae new eyes. Hur facts n figures cannae add up tae e on page 55

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
us-led notion o 'alternative facts' sae enthusiastically walcume on page 100

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Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
ynge is the kintra's past, an facts anent the past ir whit MacDou on page 84

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
They werenae the true facts, that wisnae real on page 75
t up tae Timex, tae check the facts, on page 84

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
add, knowin the importance o facts. 'When walkin alang its beach on page 22

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
aun bide neutral bi drawin on facts, feegurs an speirings that ca on page 10
ird person secures a focus on facts and evidence instead of perso on page 11

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
eid hunners and hunners o the facts that he'd read. Likesay, he k on page 4

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
tak a swatch o whan scrimp o facts. The'r a timeline o Scotland, on page 130

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
aun'a been a clearance as the facts an the theory cam thegither.
aiblins ane o the maist orra facts o Mairs is the sae-cryed Face
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
archive o photaes, scientific facts, text, picturs an videos. For
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
wird uised disna cheinge the facts. If wrutten Scots is only gui
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
om ye can fuish a fair feck o facts, feegurs, soonds an sichts o
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Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
nane o thaim really maitter. Facts mey be cheils thit winna ding
y A see it, thair's anely twa facts thit really maitter here. Fac
Wi thae twa facts in mind, the lack o strang, s
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
the law an shooglin the facts are no the same thing."
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Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e field of universal history; facts sometimes connected with each
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
hould be sae drumlie. But few facts are left tae us. There’s th
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Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
ny trumpets here, jist statin facts aboot the huge collaborative
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Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
ae sen' me beelin'... so the 'facts an' figures' will hae to wait
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
il Inglis (1920’s). Aw thir facts set the social an political w
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
"Facts are cheils that winna ding"
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Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
rowin’ about it over there. Facts be damned as usual. Although,
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
’s on a shooglie peg’, ‘facts are chiels that winna ding’
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Facebook link ( 2019) Central
the audience some historical facts relatin tae buik 3. Ah believ

@LairnScots tweeted
pp fir poems, a supper guide, facts an mair: https://t.co/mDdUQ9S (2019) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
h chaotic society - get your facts right - o dear - what plane (2020) twitter link

Doric

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ay, first things first - the facts. Ma cousin Ellen's grandfaith on page 57

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
But despite these facts, the man claims on page 23

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Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Bit Wull thi facts he couldna tell, on page 16

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ome came tae be recordit. The facts surroundin this story read st
But the facts o the business bear nae impor
he point. Whit matters is the facts as they were reportit in the
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
khin HimminÂ’ yer wrang Fitba facts? Jist a farce , Echyty three (2018) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
@KTthegoalie @pieandbov Facts speak for themselves on the  (2021) twitter link

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
1.1 Twartree facts on page 7

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Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Geological Survey ir gaaderin facts tae establish whit wis tae fa
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Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Facts an figures fade sae fast, on page 20
Ye canae recall tha basic facts, on page 21

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