A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

map Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words28.7 31.4 27.1 49.7 23.2 31 4.4
Number of occurrences9261 18 5 4 3 1
Number of authors54 33 10 4 3 3 1

Occurrences of map in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
here,' the screen shows a wee map wi a glowin dot where Dolly's on page 19

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
, complete wae storm flaps, a map pocket n Gore-Tex lining . . on page 7
he stuffs it back inside the map pocket empty. Broonie's still on page 17
t. His face is like a terrain map ae varicose veins fae the smo on page 49

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
wirsels thon sleepless map o promised land. on page 54

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
at ither leids micht no juist map ontae English in grammar, syn on page vii

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
skie that lang. I didna hae a map, In Dunkellie ask onybody dir on page 70

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
let me, map oot yir life on page 1
Dundee back on thi map. on page 26

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ong an we've put Govan on the map. It wis a really hard chotce on page 169

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
-type wormhole. It isna on ma map.' on page 5

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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 distances tae God, a map if ye will in that certain st on page 107

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ssembly hall. We're haunded a map o the school by a specky wumm on page 6

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
"Nae wirries, I've got a map o the city," Coont Olaf said, on page 24
dit Coont Olaf sayin he had a map o the city, and they huntit u on page 61

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
- Scottish colony on a local map. Spierin, an getting naeplace on page 11

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Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
y, he micht hae describit the map screivit oan the paper as leu on page 8
intae his belt neist tae the map, an wis lampin awa throu the on page 9

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
.co.uk whaur the airtin get-a-map allous ye tae inpit a place n on page 65

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
). Welsh has pit Scots on the map for some collegianers, an the on page 56

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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
wis for tae be screivit on a map hit wad be haurd for tae win
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Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
rifle, nae wappen at aa, nae map an juist ma sax weeks’ basi
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
He sais when he checked the map it looked straight forward en
n it became apparent that the map he’d consulted wis his da
sulted wis his da’s AA road map an he hud only a vague idea a
3 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
‘Wormhole map,’ he explained, uncrunklin
n it oot for Kat tae see. The map shawed hunners o planets in d
te. In the middle o the haill map wis a muckle roondaboot, an a
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
it Glesca on tae the literary map. He hysted up Glesca sae that
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
Between his map-readin and ma da's drivin it
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
by Nike. It stauns oot like a map oan his face leadin tae the g
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
’en ken whaur it wis on the map.
1 matches

Ewen, Allan The Blin Man an the Man Wha Couldna See, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
Andrew is an airtist, map-makar, weaver o dreams an aw-
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
his wad gie us a new politcal map o Scotland, weill tae the lik
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
n-Tweed back on-tae the Scots map.
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
t up tae gang fur a dauner an map his steid.
1 matches

Ahmad, Nyla How We Celebrate – scrievin prompt, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
e rin-up tae a celebration, a map o aw the airts ye’ve celebr
ye could mebbe draw this as a map wi descriptions scrieved on i
s scrieved on it, or ye could map oot the maist important place
3 matches

Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
ng and an aefauld interactive map o Scotland that lats ye click
1 matches

McNulty, Victoria Hame, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Scribbled oot our own map
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
s aye tae be fund aw ower the map o Scotland the day.
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
an ill prepared city oaff the map. An overdue show ae emotion s
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@g_hibby tweeted
a call o' nature, gie' them a map and a brolly, and tell them t (2023) twitter link

@raiphsays tweeted
Germany so mush a by a street map a Heilbronn an trace ma finge(2020) search twitter

@johnstone_shane tweeted
hi Sopranos an makin a mental map ae whose ma 'n da had Italian (2020) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
Hae ye seen oor map, wi place-names in #Scots? An (2020) twitter link
The census map shows the concentration o Sco (2020) twitter link
We hae a map o Scotland wi place names in (2020) twitter link
e hae you an @RDMScone at oor map launch! #Scots https://t.co/f (2019) twitter link
ers tae draw an label a Scots map o their toon, wi kirks, braes (2018) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ned on the east lothian covid map 2 day n its worrying (2020) twitter link
cottishFA @ScotAmFA what road map? (2021) twitter link

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
ere ye go ... oapen it at the map o the world. on page 40

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Wood, Evelyn Tales Fae The Doric Side - Carlo, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
or a breather, we studied oor map an on a whim decided that we' on page 28

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Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - Efter the war memorial at Cowdry Hall, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
n image in his jaw. a phantom map o treetaps an tramlines. grea on page 61

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ook, Donald!" Lorna flappit a map o the Magic Kingdom aneth his on page 38

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
mornin, followin a map that Stanley hid drawn up for
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
a slate an a slate pencil. A map o the warld hung skweejee on
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ichtit the kintraside aff the map, an aa the breets an flooers
1 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Best keep a road map book in the glove space
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
ey I'll get you stuck onti ma map o fine teuchters. I hink i mi(2019) search twitter
I'll stick at on ma Teuchter Map. Div ye nip inti Keith and ge(2019) search twitter
still working on ma Teuchter Map o i wurld. It's teen langer t(2019) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ve told Jessie tae gee me the map o the auld Fittie bunkers tha(2016) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
Yer local map can be a rich source o Scots (2020) twitter link
entified lime kiln fae an aal map. Been wondering why a local r (2021) twitter link
e here in Fitehills is on the map as Knock Hill, though fowk cr (2020) twitter link
creative Scots language land map this week, by a topper o a lo (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
measured the miles on a road map - I owed twelve pound twenty on page 43

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
lukkan fur tracks on the OS map on page 119

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Aal lost on the map on page 13

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
etheen unkan. A cat, readan a map. For a peedie meenit, Mr Durs
rivet Gate, but there wasna a map in sight. Whit could he o bee
2 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ds da Green Geo, porin ower a map. It wis da hixt moarnin he no on page 55
s no a name you'll fin on ony map, an it's a pass, reddir as a on page 92

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Thule Revisited, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
faider a map.
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
er’s Trail’ dat wis on da map at da archwye,” I telt da b
1 matches

Southern

@jamie_ginger tweeted
eeSpalds Bag with water proof map,compass, emergency whistle, b(2020) search twitter

@officialAliRed tweeted
@ClashCityClarky Ower guid map o’ the Grey Auld Toon! ????(2020) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
dd oan signs an names tae the map? Ta.(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
-oul girl who'd just lost her map" exclaimt Sally. "She was a c on page 21

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