A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of higher in Corpus

Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
burn ran alang the canal but higher. Thur was a heron sleepin sta on page 1

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
git where ah um. As soon as a higher power or big bang or whatever on page 21

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
s hopes sterted tae rise even higher. She sterted tae wunner if sh on page 85

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
h, waitin tae be brocht tae a higher level o human existence bi id on page 99

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
know how he managed tae get a higher mark right enough). Ah felt l on page 19

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
k, heezin himsel up a wee bit higher on his pillae, 'Mr Wullie Won on page 10
lang tothe wee folk, folk nae higher than ma hurdie...' on page 21
'Nae higher than ma hurdie!" on page 78

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
an mair excited an so he flew higher an higher an then a terrible on page 99

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
me day.' But aw the wee burns higher up in the Forest jinked and j on page 85

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ezed the screichin Sunny even higher up intae the air. He looked l on page 47
r and hairder as she sclimmed higher and higher, and time or twa V on page 121

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Ah watched the flames grow higher, rooted tae the spot wi panic on page 39
'The higher ye climb the ladder, the furt on page 74

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - Review Lang Syne in the East Neuk o Fife, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
for 5-14, Standard Grade and Higher Still. Mibbe somebidy at Fife on page 54

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
untain and fairy school a far higher ane nor your's'? (wha ir we f on page 116

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
by the Scottish Higher Education Fundin Cooncil. SCO
t-throu primary, secondary an higher education an ootthrou life-la
o Higher Urdu tae follae on fae the St
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
pieces scrievit in Scots for higher an advanced higher English we
an advanced higher English were o an awfie high
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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
know how he managed tae get a higher mark right enough). Ah felt l
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
wis as follaes:- The Scots in Higher Still wis tae dae wi Scots le
age shuid hae its place athin Higher Still an aw. As it staunds th
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
d thaim that belangcd tae the higher echelons o the daiss system T
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Logan, Kirsty Lego, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
er, the piles o boxes were ah higher, and ahin seemed busy, like f
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Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
ysie Hargreaves, and read for Higher English under Donald McInnes,
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
se somewhere in the mist at a higher point ay elevation. A fuckin
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ssly wae each powerful stroke higher intae the sky.
ons - a hare mibbe - soarin higher an higher, afore drappin it s
an higher, afore drappin it suddenly, s
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McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
e rest o’ us climbed on tae higher, hotter areas. The heat an’
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
ndy, well, hum bein’ o’ a higher class o’ fowk, (which means
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Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
e reached the realm o Revised Higher an the RPR (which potentially
asked tae elevate oorsels tae Higher Still. Efter a gey hard-focht
air due to ASLS pressure) the Higher Still Support Unit eventually
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
hair a mibbe couldnae get ony higher An’ standards wur low whin
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Facebook link ( 2017) Central
aundin aboot fightin frae the higher ground, aboot the importance

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
e a wee gorge, the bank risin higher, an us wae it, anen Da an Mr
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
im doon this feelin that some higher power hud granted the pair ae
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@billykayscot tweeted
whit sae ever, but they hae a higher goal than the pruch ridden an(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
lydesdAileen @scottishbktrust Higher English, 1996. Half of Scotla(2019) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
et. Sum erlines fly a wee bit higher. https://t.co/5TJReZACb6 http(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
ifications (in National 4, 5, Higher English) as weel as in the SQ (2020) twitter link
: https://t.co/nJYCxKBogb and Higher is here: https://t.co/WZRz12F (2019) twitter link
he Scottish texts at Nat 5 an Higher English. First up, guid auld (2019) twitter link
airners studyin Burns fir the Higher English exam? Try oot oor onl (2019) twitter link
eractive resources fir N5 and Higher English texts, 'Tally's Blood (2019) twitter link
and 3 other occurrences.

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
racter reference tae c if the higher arky oan p/b wid let me back (2021) twitter link

Doric

Benzie, Lesley Tales Fae The Doric Side - Vadim Shysimarin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
twice refused a higher rankin on page 64

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
New York buildins – towerin higher an higher lik some ramshackle
an higher lik some ramshackle stairway
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Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
suffer fae depression ar at a higher risk o becomin obese. O coors
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
dyke because the hooses were higher up than Mabel’s gairden. Th
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Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
y pal anither couple o inches higher and I’d call ye deed!”
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Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ir wye doon the wee track fae higher up. As they reached the wee W
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Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
citizens hiv free access tae higher education, an dinnae hae tae
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@AMaxwell54 tweeted
the SRUC (entry qual. BBCC at Higher). He's a total chuncer an thi (2020) twitter link

@72redz1903 tweeted
nisations’ - the plea tae a higher force means the police and ju (2022) twitter link
ay, Cooper and Robertson? Far higher profiles, valued much higher (2020) twitter link
ually honking and valued much higher (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
@Gaydog221170 Higher Hillheid road(2020) search twitter

Shetland

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
on o da place couldna git any higher (2020) twitter link

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
It heids fir the higher grun, on page 163

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