Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

kingdom	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	21.5	23.1	24.1	0	11.6	0	26.6
Number of occurrences	69	45	16	0	2	0	6
Number of authors	35	22	7		2		4

Occurrences of kingdom in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
This is truly a kingdom of sorts, on page 17
in the canine kingdom o thon wee an blinn, on page 70

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
r rest wi Thee in Thy Eternal Kingdom, an may Thy vengeance strike on page 54

2 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
is bairns wuld rule a michtie kingdom. on page 13
hon Thane hid a claim tae the kingdom bi richt o his wumman, Gruoch on page 14

4 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
nce upon a time, or twa, in a kingdom far away, on page 72

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
weel as the rest o the United Kingdom, is diffrent. on page 47
d the governance o the United Kingdom his been, buy uouadays mair f on page 50
qual pairtners' in the United Kingdom. On the nicht o 11 April, a r on page 102
e ongaun stature o the United Kingdom amang the nations o the warld on page 120
osed tae happen in oor United Kingdom? Mak up yer ain mind. on page 121
Also on pages 126, 127, 128, 137, 143
10 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
they made their way thru the Kingdom. on page 26
n fowk fae aw ower the United Kingdom were soon warkin on the rigs, on page 46
er pairt o the socried United Kingdom ken. An there are them that'l on page 117

3 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
stable lad, "can search this kingdom high an low. Mak the heidline on page 85

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
uv kicked that boy's arse tae kingdom come. Mind ye, Stella Marie's on page 111

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
huntin for a kingdom. on page 35

2 matches

Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Ken less o God than kingdom come, on page 55

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
In the days langsyne, the Kingdom o Fife was caad "a beggar's m on page 136

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
"Git you tae the kingdom o yir step-brither, Eurystheu on page 4
"Ah've come fae the kingdom o Eurystheus tae ask for yir on page 39

3 matches

McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
By Midsummer Day, the haill kingdom wis bizzin like a bees' byke. on page 63
is the smertest gadgie in the Kingdom. Noo here he wis, confrontit on page 65

2 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
her maps if ye lay the United Kingdom doon an spie the fou boond o on page 9

1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
elsh or English in the United Kingdom. Withoot ony inbidin leid bei
1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
s ironically cried the United Kingdom, whaur then and noo as I seri
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
dy snatchers wad be blawn tae kingdom come gin they dug at his lass
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
rth-Sea traders o the Pictish kingdom, wha skelpit the Roman airmie
st an thegither they made the kingdom o Scotland as we ken it.
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Yeah, the kingdom’s all inside
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
owa’ tae Caithness, fae the Kingdom o’ Fife tae the Gorbals, we
1 matches

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
-them-na tae come tae me; the Kingdom o Heiven is for sic as thir.�
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ll other than say do you mean kingdom rather than monarchy, what's (2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
k but are we REALLY a 'United Kingdom?' I'm asking for a frein(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@NicolaSturgeon exactly m8 - kingdom of fife amateur football leag (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
rna flappit a map o the Magic Kingdom aneth his nose. "Ere's so muc on page 38

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
om o hivven. Bit e bairns o e kingdom will be cassen oot intae e mi on page 16

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
y, come on, up an ower - tae Kingdom come!' Robbie Yeats o Auchenf on page 15

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
. He wis aawye, a king in his kingdom.
iver see da again this side o Kingdom Come.
2 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
England wedd thegither as ae kingdom, it wuid help the English rev
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
he fower nations o the United Kingdom) accompanied bi a flag that s
Scots maun rely on the United Kingdom tae survive ilka time that th
fae ither airts o the United Kingdom, or the warld, is jist better
3 matches

Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
oors less than in the United Kingdom. Then, men an weemin coud ded
1 matches

@Franwella tweeted
pirit in ma hame toon, aka th Kingdom, is amazin. Weve aye been(2020) search twitter
Cmon th kingdom?? ?? https://t.co/2suuUGhOvG(2020) search twitter
yer last parish, still in th Kingdom we th lovely Reverend Bob. Th(2020) search twitter
ty' fan ye aready bide in the kingdom!(2011) search twitter
it b summer has arrivd in th kingdom(2011) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
fur da van, du cood wash till Kingdom Come, an shü wid still stink on page 39

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
da language spokken ithin his kingdom. So maist o wir information a on page 14

1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Acause tha kingdom tae tha Loard Belangs tae him on page 66

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
Micht yer Kingdom cum shuin, on page 6
Jesus saed tae thaim, "Iverie kingdom divid agin itsel wull gae tae on page 9

3 matches

Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
tairt: aiblins the oul Gaelic kingdom o Dalriada that stretched fae
1 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
here in Larne in the ancient kingdom o Latharna, an they were gree
1 matches