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Use in varieties of Scots

plays Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words39.7 51 20.8 59.6 29.1 10.9 8.8
Number of occurrences12396 13 6 5 1 2
Number of authors49 31 9 3 3 1 2

Occurrences of plays in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
ld fitbaw field whaur naebody plays ony mair, ower the brig and o on page 15

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
is biggin the sets for aa the plays. That tae haed been wede awa on page 28

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
dad never came tae his school plays, nativities, parents' nights on page 38

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
'Foreword' til his Two Scots Plays: on page 36

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Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
While a mooth organ plays on page 61

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Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Feel hou each boulder plays its pairt. on page 203

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
plays ir games an maks on page 80

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
n the telly. The wan where he plays the TV executive that gets ha on page 41
t's jist that ah enjoy readin plays, an ah'm good at learnin the on page 169

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
odds tae ma Maw whit Rodrick plays or listens tae, because music on page 31

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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
a bauld and hauntit dug that plays a chanter fu o mange on page 43

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
the words o sangs, poyems an plays, or aiblins for tae tak a hau on page 4
gs or for descriptive text in plays, poyems, an prose. on page 7
ky screivings (prose, poyems, plays). Explanator texts, hooanever on page 9

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
Iona plays the pairt ae the Showman. on page 1

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Plays Christ tae drog--drunk Mary u on page 33
If Alex plays tae rouse ma banes on page 60

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Ma faither's speerit plays its pairt. on page 29

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
n draginflea, winterin geese. Plays mither fir birthin, speirs na on page 52

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Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
the Reformation, an religious plays wi a strang Catholic feel tae on page 108

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Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
declared. "The clockwork bird plays awfie weel. Dinnae be fooled on page 106

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
ks frae this an a whein ither plays, an a smaw clekkin o sonnets. on page 116

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - review, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ng Twa Maisters: Five Classic Plays in Scots Translation, eds. Jo on page 109

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Scottish People's Theatre: Plays by Glasgow Unity Writers, ed. on page 127

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
omes fae the Towneley Mystery Plays o the late 15th century but,
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
an sangs; the'r hale five-ack plays an short scrieves, as weel as
/ (free public domain novels, plays, stories, poetry, sangs, nurs
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ndlay’s brither Hamish, wha plays keyboords an is a fine dancer
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
use abeilities taen in poems, plays, short yairns, academic buiks
caws his awn studies o poems, plays an academic skreids ‘briefâ
verra valuable, kis Scott’s plays ir nou awmaist totallie unken
wes the author o at laest 18 plays, tho thai ir maistlie cuttie
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays
containin five Glasgow Unity Plays. Bill Finlay stertit this dar
et it on tae the feenish. The plays is The Gorbals Story by Rober
And the plays in the ASLS edeition shaws na
agin an international walin o plays. For its first production, in
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ll shuin be seen. Maist o the plays I’ll be bletherin simmer an
he repertoire of Scots-medium plays […]
eetion o owersettin classical plays intae Lallans.
e decades that separates thir plays. Maistly, drama owersettins f
Lochhead yaise owersettins o plays hunners o year auld tae mak t
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
immy's vines or in Henryson's plays is a truthfu wye tae be an sp
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
e'er syne wi a braid chyce o plays, some o thaim written an
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
stravaigit bairn-prince as he plays in the River Dee.
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
n tae wine an dine, gauin tae plays an meetin in wi actresses an
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Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
rpreese that Scottish culture plays a major role in the programme
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
glish leeteratur includin the plays o William Shakespeare as weel
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@OliphantWullie tweeted
legacy here's some. Ma laddie plays 5s wi Chileans in Bristol an (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
Shaun Dooley aye plays a weasely cunt. Ah kent he wi(2020) search twitter

@GMacminto tweeted
Sid be 'plays awkin kind o muisic'. (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
t the sunday mornin team that plays at seafield cos if it is av s (2021) twitter link
@EastScotlandFA lad who plays wae westside amateurs normall (2020) twitter link
nnReynolds aye defo - laddie plays sum sexy fitbaw likes - a hu (2020) twitter link
62 @NicolaSturgeon a ken dean plays for bonnyrigg - just get pis (2020) twitter link
plex is closed when this team plays at home - n 2 awe the people (2020) twitter link

Doric

Stewart, Del Tales Fae The Doric Side - Haudagain, 8:12 am, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
The radio plays the same sang fae yisterday, on page 86

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
nae tae be forgane. The club plays in 'La Liga' an ye can aften on page 3

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
s a gey peer pianie that jist plays eichtsome reels. Ye like the on page 51

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Puppet Mannie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, poetry
nt it was the time for puppet plays.
Ere was some at vrote the plays, some at shewt the kennelt cl
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The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
m must've eence been used for plays an sic like? The janny tellt
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Fa's the quine fit plays Hestor in @BBCTheArchers I re(2015) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
e story of his Dons career - plays wi heid doon and lacks a fitb (2022) twitter link
nezuelan full back that never plays, rumours this was a Cormack s (2020) twitter link
for the pen, player tae left plays Hayes onside (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
igDons32 That will be what he plays. Just spoke to Deek in ASDAs(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
e lairnin, heaps o stories an plays in Scots on Matthew FittÂ’s w (2020) twitter link
ocht he wis a magical wizard. Plays a mean mandolin / whistle com (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
He sometimes plays doon at the burn in spite o s on page 14
The band plays such lood music that you cann on page 70

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
s dunder. An Light maks reefu plays alang hids lent, hids shields on page 59
ithe voyce o pouer. So Astrid plays the dour local, sayan notheen on page 138

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
enced me musical taste. Kenny plays the accordian an his done sin on page 48

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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
I da distance licht plays apö warm limbs, on page 28
Death plays dat trick an aa, on page 32

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
hit plays dead apo da spot, on page 111

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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
motion sensored snowman that plays Frosty the Snowman whenever s (2016) twitter link

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
been on a spree until someen plays Wagon Wheel...(2019) search twitter

Southern

@jamie_ginger tweeted
@Cowzer19 Plays well wi schar(2019) search twitter

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Hae plays fairly an' squarely, haes a c on page 2

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Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
ke o bibliothecks, museums an plays. on page 50

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