A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

opportunities Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.9 14.4 20.8 9.9 5.8 10.9 0
Number of occurrences4327 13 1 1 1 0
Number of authors23 13 7 1 1 1

Occurrences of opportunities in Corpus

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Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
s tae believe we aw huv equal opportunities. Fae the moment we first open on page 24
d ah've hud maire dreams than opportunities. Maire kicks in the baws fae on page 85

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
stem. This, tho, wuid open up opportunities, like fer instance reversin t on page 148

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
tial in me an created so many opportunities fir me. on page i

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
ony nummer o possibilities an opportunities. on page 13
Mony ither opportunities here exist tae enhance the cu on page 14

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
fowk thegither, an gies mair opportunities an aw for contack wi ither bi on page 9

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
rliament which promotes equal opportunities for all." But, again, it wes on page 121

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
bringin oot new an extendit opportunities
Lairnin leids brings folk opportunities.
communication opportunities, giein access tae twa windaes
sense o identity an braidenin opportunities for
access tae mair opportunities oot-owre the world. It signal
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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
um o Gaelic an for tae extend opportunities. In particular, oor ettle bie
ivities, Gaelic adult lairnin opportunities, an the wirk o Gaelic communi
ae tak on their thochts aboot opportunities they see for system improveme
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
problem isnae tae tak awa sic opportunities for direct democracy. It's ta
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ance tae tak on skeels an tak opportunities nae offert tae yer uisual pea
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Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
e lack o ony ither employment opportunities in that airt means that thae
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Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
tae remuive oorsels frae the opportunities the EU provides for warkin th
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McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
that’s switherin atween the opportunities o Podemos an the deils they k
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ratification of the Charter. Opportunities are taken to highlight the Ch
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ur the wrong the reasons. And opportunities tae find some happiness huv b
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
tin alain in the pitch black. Opportunities tae recharge ma batteries huv
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Doric

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Introduction, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
main goals - tae create paid opportunities for established an emergin sc on page 9

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
avourite o mony fowk the day. Opportunities tae see an lairn aboot Tintin on page 14

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
k in the country git the same opportunities es yer toonsers div."' on page 37

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Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
oric lykwise gie larners gran opportunities tae larn aboot Aiberdeenshire
a Scots Leid Award. Baith gie opportunities for secondary pupils tae enga
se thematic areas o wark gies opportunities for local communities an crea
areness o the expectations an opportunities related tae Doric in Curricul
* Provide larners wi plenty o opportunities tae use the skills they hiv l
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
y, sae makkin yet mair global opportunities fur his maisters. Auld Joe an
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
. Nae a man known for missing opportunities, I made good use o my time ro
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@72redz1903 tweeted
isan, positive and focused on opportunities - everything that is present (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
or a meenit that these missed opportunities are the result o deliberate p
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Shetland

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
e idea. I have to offer equal opportunities in employment like everyone e
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Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
sent day, say cad equal-aqual opportunities atween the sexes, thar wur up
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