A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

fame Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15 14.4 7.5 29.8 0 31 39.8
Number of occurrences4828 5 3 0 3 9
Number of authors35 23 4 1 2 6

Occurrences of fame in Corpus

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Central

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
his fame is faur kent. on page 57

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
It wis as a doctor he fand fame. on page 27

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
maist fir the slave-maister's fame, sae let's build a new warl a on page 77

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
rich with relics of Jacobite fame), on page 51
e wi ma forethocht, brocht us fame, on page 81

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
esertit Jarl Einar, whase ill fame wis faur bruitit. Bit Thorkel on page 14

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
iden fair an a young warriors fame on page 43

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
r baur this Is witness ti his fame. on page 9

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ae gittin his five minutes ae fame oan the telly. on page 99

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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
n tae stop this happenin. The fame o the Hermit o Kinpurney spre on page 88

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'Calm doon, will ye? It's no fame yet! It's no ten o'clock!' on page 64

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
O fame reportit tae the hills as wee on page 33
Seekers efter instant fame on page 101

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
osin oan the Hollywood walk o fame. A lump forms in ma throat. L on page 83

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
sed in auld Miss Weir's bleck fame. on page 7
Or sangs tae nifter wi fame for pays on page 10
proud o their birthland's fame, on page 48

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Dornan, Stephen Eemis Stane 1 - Lees an Crams, or Ossian on the Death of Cuchullin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
is folks' faes an big his ain fame. on page 22

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
o fame an deith, on page 68

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Foyle, Ghillie Lallans 58 - The Hildebrand Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
s gallous graith ti croun thy fame, on page 87

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Hardie, George Lallans 73 - Pop Gaes the Idol, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Hamilton, poetry
he best enjoy the fame on page 114

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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
onder o her brewin brocht her fame fae far an near,
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
News o Arachne’s fame suin reached Athena on heich
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
wey he did at the hicht o his fame in the 1950s. (The fotie shaw
l, spake o Sir Jimmy bringin 'fame tae Auchtermuchty' an hou he
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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
es hailsin tae a bard o wider fame,
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
he Flower o' Scotland's Rugby fame,
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@bigandymccoll tweeted
edloskonge Well, my claim tae fame is that I'd been saying fur w (2022) twitter link

Doric

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Noo 'at ye've fun fame on page 170

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Fae Brussels ower the fame."
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
From the field of his fame fresh and gory:
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
evellin in the notoriety, the fame he’d received efter sightin
rhaps they wished some o this fame on themsel’s – but among
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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I lost me chance o wealth and fame - hoist bi me own petard. on page 69
nor kent aboot his worldwide fame. on page 77
seen wis so premature bit his fame and honour will endure co So on page 78

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Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
he Moffat Ram, it's claim tae fame on page 25

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Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
aa thocht he wad fair pit the fame o the Scots leid in a lowe, b on page 5

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Purves, David Lallans 75 - On War, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
ti please thaim that seek aye fame an glorie?
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Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
A tyke by claes or fame. on page 50

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Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
An William o immortal fame on page 33

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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Nivir luked fir fame or praise, on page 11

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Deceit oo fame an fortune gien on page 47
Hunt fae fame an fortunes frought on page 48
Fae whut oo fame ain fortune noo on page 49

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BardOfMilebush Untitled poem, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
hey dinnae match auld Burns's fame Men like Thomson, Porter, Orr
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King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
er an she was aye concernt wi fame an fortune. They say she cudn
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