A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

kit Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.7 7.7 9 69.6 0 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences3115 6 7 0 2 1
Number of authors25 11 6 6 1 1

Occurrences of kit in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
flag instead an a fuckin drum kit an guitars an aw that. Dolly on page 3

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
e back wall. There's a bucket kit in the middle ae the table n on page 32

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
rsels haein tae buy the richt kit fer their sons an dochters on on page 123

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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
be made. It wisnae cheap tae kit oot a ship tae gang whalin, b on page 32

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
bocht Rodrick his first drum kit. on page 30

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
eptable Ong tae carry yer gym kit in, and ah make sure ma tie i on page 40

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
open late the nicht an ye can kit yersel oot." on page 81

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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
aff’s wan ay they new build kit hooses they fling up these da
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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
useful and get the first aid kit.’ She stroked Ailsa’s hai
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
she did hae a traivel shewin kit. She cud cloot up the warst t
el tae hersel, tendin til her kit, cleanin a rifle or polishin
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
™m carefully examinin ma tool kit. Fae the rusty pair ae pliers
heid straight back fur ma DIY kit. Leavin this plastic gangster
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@MartinBroon tweeted
oan the Website at furst.Hame kit should be changed tae stripes(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
n for the hairbour. Een had a kit bag on his shooder, the ither on page 38

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Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
Es mither cid hae been pittin Kit-e-Kat doon til him, an he wid on page 84

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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
y cairried in their first aid kit intae the hole in my side the
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@beast_afc tweeted
chemicals, look at the spill kit in yellow.(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
th gither we an #Aldi hamper kit ???? https://t.co/lueKsb5O73(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
oggie Ye winna get yer Airfix kit fae e' Model shop further doo(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Tait, Ruth Gallows Ha - Watchan Eyes, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Hur neem wis Kit Huntlin - a widow on page 9

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Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
e go home, tae git some ither kit. on page 82

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
They'll kit you oot wi brand new draars a on page 46

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
: "Wheesht!" The naem comes: "Kit!" "Thir nae a rule,' sheu mum on page 129

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Doon twaard the drum kit on page 6

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Hall, Simon W. New Lambs, Owld Stone, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
cott arrived tae assemble the kit. It gaed up in no time. These
1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
han A wur it Roberton Schuil, Kit Young an his
n til ‘um fur owre 50 yeir. Kit, the
2 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
enns up faur waur ner he wus kit afore. That's tha wye it'll b on page 9

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