A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

moments Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.5 12.3 13.6 9.9 17.4 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences4024 9 1 3 2 1
Number of authors28 16 6 1 2 2 1

Occurrences of moments in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ult. A feel bad aboot that at moments like these, a slight whip ae on page 52

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Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
In these moments on page 179

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
t mornin. For twa-three brief moments he had touched wi the nebs o on page 104

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
th tells us tae swap feedback moments before the bell rings. Almais on page 25

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
usty two pences. She smirked. Moments later, a flashin winner alarm on page 31
ica. One o the most emotional moments o ma life wis when he came ba on page 90

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Niven, Liz Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Alang wi his wife, thir are moments when ye'd like tae tak him bi on page 87

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
I didnae find the ootgate o moments on page 25

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
, and savours it a few slowed moments, juist as Delaney seems to sa on page 72

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Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - A Braw Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
but A've hud ma moments tae ye ken, on page 59

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
o thae 'ye haed yeir chance!' moments. But aw is weill in the enn, on page 139

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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ariously inflated disasters n moments of misfortune’, Nichols wid
st heart-throbbingly adorable moments.’
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Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - Hame-combin, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
‘cacks in moments o ecstacie. It's no nice
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Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
in at ma least sel-conscious moments. An ah speak it halely conseq
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Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
r? For aw the maist authentic moments o their lives, Scots are gien
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Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ma mind as yin o the angriest moments o ma life, richt efter the ti
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
plenty o comic moments, particlar in Iain Fraser's m
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
the engine roarin intae life moments later.
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Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
never, even in their darkest moments, dared contemplate they’d w
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
rain-draps, Liz in her first moments o passion wi her new click an
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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
e unfamiliar ceilin fur a few moments, like when ye spend the nicht
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Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
Noo that ye ken whit moments ye’d like tae concentrate o
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Ahmad, Nyla How We Celebrate – scrievin prompt, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
This could be pittin ower key moments throughoot a relationship or
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Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
ancer' cam frae. Ah've hid ma moments. on page 40

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
es stickin tae these precious moments, on page 44

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Aa these places hiv hid 'er moments on page 109

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
t an joint him an it wis only moments later she struck up a heatit
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
milk, a paper and a packet o moments cigars. We aa need ti keep oo(2020) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
Hayes chunce. It’s those big moments - poor decision making refle (2022) twitter link
bzPodcast @LAberdonia But key moments change games - we dinna have (2022) twitter link
@rennie_mjr Moments decide games - forget tactic (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
ng, progressive, and pleasing moments. Above aal, this book is fill on page 1

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Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
I'm had a couple o blackbird moments in da kitchen where I've allo(2020) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
ons Sam - most hide dir doon moments and only share da positives w (2020) twitter link

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Thon darkest moments felt in grief on page 7

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@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
tonG Och aye! Never forget ma moments with those wee monsters! Neve(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Take yer moments by their hand on page 23

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