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Use in varieties of Scots

league Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words31.2 39.6 30.1 0 5.8 20.7 0
Number of occurrences10077 20 0 1 2 0
Number of authors31 20 8 1 2

Occurrences of league in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
it soond like ma da wis a big-league criminal an she wis a detecti on page 1

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
The Solemn League and Covenant Now brings a smi on page 22
ed eneuch tae sign oot Solemn League an Covenant, an trick guid Ch on page 24

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
t fae thae contests oot ae ma league, on page 12

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
tap coarner in the Champion's League final. on page 3

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
promotit or relegatit in the league lippens on hou weel ye play. on page 54

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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
that he curd only hae been in league wi the Deil. Nou in Scotland on page 117

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ess masel - that ah'm in his league when it comes tae the writin. on page 44

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
promotit or relegatit in the league lippens on hou weel ye play. on page 54

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
he time o the chairge. Hauf a league, hauf a league, hauf..." on page 64

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
t wis prentit in the Scottish League Cup Final programme o 1959, w on page 123

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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
for the hens, the Clean Tails League for the kye, the Ragglish Fer
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
he gemme, an they win — the league’s theirs. Disnae bear think
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Front i the North Aist. Diddy league stuff. Neither the hie public
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
team haes played in the Scots League for ages an the Scots banks i
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Facebook link ( 2021) Central
he ultimate Roman Catholic in league wi the ultimate Protestant le

Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
irst division, and Raith were league cup holders, Premier League,
cup holders, Premier League, holding our ain with the bes
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@alistairdunn tweeted
s how tae stay in the premier league! as for newcastle, relegation(2016) search twitter
a madrid - bayern champions league final(2014) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
??. Did A say welcome tae the league Dave. Whit A meant wuz, “Wel(2020) search twitter
e whit, makes the rest of the league look pretty pedestrian ??. ??(2019) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
ars to win European Champions League. (2022) twitter link
strip. Oor Dunfermline Sunday league team, Kindon, had the same wa (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
castle tae see Killie win the league! Lost interest in league fitb(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
a group of lads from a lower league against championship opponent (2021) twitter link
t no longer the best football league anyway - call it now and sav (2021) twitter link
ories who okayed the highland league exemption and quite rightly s (2021) twitter link
nna b sum sexy fitbaw in that league guys defo lol (2020) twitter link
rra there against the lowland league legends m8 (2020) twitter link
and 39 other occurrences.

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
d me's nae raelly in the same league fin it comes te disposable in on page 19

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
that, they werena in the same league wi peer aal Robbie Sinclair o on page 74

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Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
imes, and there wis a regular league o odious candidates fir the T
Tap Division in the Laxative League, wi Castor Ile, and hivvens k
ned wi relegation fae the Big League.
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Wheeler, Leslie Brockit, the Ferm Toon Cat, (Grampian Regional Council 2000) Doric, weans
a live game at ony o the big league gruns an ye can imagine fu he
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
DIANA LASS YOU WIS TAP O THE LEAGUE,
league title, awa back in nineteen e
sliga did win the game an the league bit, ere wis some spik in the
first won the league wi my young team. You see the
wi my young team. You see the league wis won lang
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
‘e dramminÂ’ oÂ’wer Hogmanay. League nae oÂ’wer yet!(2018) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
@rennie_mjr Why is it a poor league? I agree that teams can beat (2022) twitter link
rt? Foo mony were at the last league cup final win? 40 000? Cove w (2022) twitter link
he thought the SPFL was a pub league. He doesnÂ’t look able to dea (2021) twitter link
nd decent but nae in the same league as this loon. Wonderful fitba (2020) twitter link
ut, tae get relegated intae a league ye dinna even ken will run is (2020) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

@beast_afc tweeted
ndNT Ever seen yer boys win a league title or a couple European tr(2020) search twitter
defo nae in the glamour puss league but Ken their tatties. First (2020) search twitter

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
an firbye dat wi da Hanseatic League, parteeclarli in connection w on page 10

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Southern

@officialAliRed tweeted
bout the semi-juniors for the league's centenary committee.(2020) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
esdAileen Long as it's no the league, you'll be fine ??(2020) search twitter