A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of political in Corpus

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ptions took on bi cultural an political communities aboot the wey poo on page 33
an artistic act, bit firbye a political yin: on page 35
te a play in Scots is still a political step. With some authors, the on page 36
ects tae dae wi industrial an political issues o great importance, in on page 37
stic, theatrical, cultural an political sel-confidence, based on an a on page 44

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Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 2 - Editorial: A Twa Wey Street, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, prose
kers, an uneasy linguistic an political relationship wi its hegemonic on page 3

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
he model o whit a Westminster political pairty shuid be, an as is get on page 10
cin help cairry on the grand political revival across the haill o Sc on page 16
ment some micht sey justified political anger - there hae been fowk on page 17
ubsequy Treaty o Union an the political castration o Scotland's fowk. on page 44
estminster tae decide oor ain political future micht hae attraction t on page 45
Also on pages 48, 50, 52, 58, 59, 60, 65, 68, 89, 95, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 108, 122, 126, 129, 139, 144
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
be a sang that maks a strang political pynt; it micht be a sang that on page 56

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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
rly fond o singin ballads o a political bent an he developit the habi on page 91

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
AND POLITICAL ASPECTS OF DRAMA, when Yvonne on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Bein political ye're aye suspect; on page 78
up, as young lads are, in the political ongauns o the day. Julius Cae on page 100

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
ages for a reenge o cultural, political an linguistic reasons. It nee on page 7
wider ongaun transformation o political an cultural attitudes that ma on page 10
ps o folk withoot regaird tae political boondaries that aw speak a la on page 19

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
the backgrun tae economic an political chenges (the Fecht tae Staun on page 110

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
e economy, an opeinions anent political union wi the Auld Inemy. on page 132

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
whit daes Scots hae bi wey o political richts? Weil, tae be honest, on page 121

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
political guidwill tae uphaud cultural
three o the fower main political pairties in the 1999 campaign
ised, in his opinion, “as a political fitba.”
bmissions wis fashed that the political
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
��but A’ve nae time tae get political. A’m snookert. There’s na
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Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
e. The coded vocabulary o oor political memes - "strong and stable",
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
, legitimacy, infrastructure, political capital an, maist o aw, the i
weel. But think back tae the political purpose that informed oor liv
else, we'd be gettin the best political education ye coud ask for, wh
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Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
ne'er get aff the groon wioot political action. We maun encourage wir
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
clear that wi popular will an political capital - an a wee bittie mo
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Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
in 1786 in his Commercial and Political Atlas. In it he bores intae E
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
story — the mixter-maxter o political, religious an social dree —
for tae win at their braider political ettles, the reformers set abo
�s bygane, baith airtistic an political. Ay, it’s sad no a hale lot
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
on o whit cuid be duin if the political circumstances wis richt.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
eek's collogue wi aw the EP's political curns, MEP Ebner wis able tae
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
tae ken yer Philosophical and Political Rationalism inside oot. She�
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
haen a haun in swackenin oor political crack for mony hunners o year
Deed, we likely wadna think a political debate wis warth its saut hae
tland wisna fittin for writin political tracts, an this wis true o th
taiblisht the leid as ane for political crackin, an aince the prent b
. Mair important like wis the political union wi Ingland in 1707 that
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Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
e distinction on grunds o the political status o countries or territo
gender, language, religioun, political or ither
l be made on the grunds o the political, jurisdictional or internatio
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Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
Political Pairties, Elections an Refere
Gifts o siller tae registert political pairties is awready subject t
Political pairties winna be alane in wa
pairties or is jist wee sma political pairties. As unner PPERA, pai
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Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
became routine i Britain’s political culture, the debate anent Bri
n yaised by actors across the political spectrum tae push whitever ag
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Alistair Davidson is a political activist, screiver, an memmer
sign o tribble. Thus a minor political muive – say, the decision o
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Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
nd needs mair nor ane radical political group steerin us forrit – i
ae discoorse atween groups an political pairties. The Greens – as w
– as weill as ither, smawer political muivements – wull keep oor
ae ane pairty bears the gree. Political discoorse can be fund in ilka
a airt, an the localisation o political pooer means that faur mair fo
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Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ee reactionary discoorses and political traditions for tae set oot a
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
by faur Scotland’s dominant political force. The victories o sic Ye
that inevitably comes wi sic political dominance. Mibbie. Gin sae, I
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Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ee leuk at the historie o the political pairties.
the year 1900, Denmark haed a political seistem that wis gey an simil
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McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
noo a common sicht at Britysh political protests, wis seen by monie a
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
yaise the space that votin an political engagement opens up tae tak a
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Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
There’s a political attitude developin o late i S
opinion can create a sphere o political debate, openin spaces that ma
tuation ava. Scotland’s new political landscape needs a dynamic opp
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McClurg, Fernando Review: O is for Hoolet, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
onal, scholarly, literary and political perspectives gies a pretty co
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McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
dical left pairty. In terms o political orientation, Syriza finns its
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Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
, leukin at the potential for political an cultural chynge through in
nuin Scotland’s cultural an political movement. Celtic Connections
reignite the social element o political engagement. In 2015, takkin t
ould help maintain gressroots political activism asweel as helpin tra
y. Hooanever, 2015 also has a political chance tae chynge things. In
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
vantage: it wis operatin in a political, media an cultural context do
ive that’s been missin frae political discourse afore noo. An that�
hae been maist present in the political year o Glesca. Thoosands took
While political opinion is divided atween Aye
oot leavin an elitist British political system daein a disservice tae
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Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
unanticipated result of this political awakening his been the rise i
membership o pro-independence political pairties, maist notably the S
ebate ye find yersel oan, the political landscape o Scotland has chyn
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McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
hir figurs gies us the actual political situation i Scotland the day.
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Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
eferendum wis a fecht fir the political left grunn. Labour released a
aim that stairtit significant political pressure fir Hame Rule alang
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Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
gin an stimulatin progressive political event descussin Scotland’s
actors i this be their want o political an cultural representation wi
hieved by offerin a different political perspective, could the ae thi
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
agin the on-gaein cultural an political swallaein up o Cornwall intae
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Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
reflections on the gowsterous political and religious threapins that
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wee-windaes Whit is Scots?, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2018) Central, prose
Socio-political pressures hae aften demandit
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Facebook link ( 2019) Central
As the years passed an the political situation chainged the Privy

Smirnov, Kuzma , (Facebook 2015) Central, prose
intelligible, an for certaint political reasons (the Roushie Empire,
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
scrieverly, institutional and political terms - in line wi Scotland�
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@jack_capener tweeted
#ScotsRenaissance is here an political chynge is on its wey anaw! ht(2019) search twitter
ings, somebody's found out my political beliefs! Whit'll A dae???(2018) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
DUPleader @moneillsf No it is political demographics and statistics. (2020) search twitter
s coordinated muck raking for political gain nae fechtin tae owercome(2020) search twitter
for current environmental an political discoorse- sic as wabsteid wi(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
gSport Naebody said it wisnae political. But it's no purely political(2020) search twitter
announcing the launch o a new political pairty.(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
'apolitical updates' intae a 'political' stramash. Eejits.(2020) search twitter
Party Political broadcast oan behalf of the L(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
unknown, even tae maist Alba political anoraks, when she burst ontae (2022) twitter link

@pmcm1355 tweeted
s is bein pushit fir unionist political reasons. Whits sae frichtenin (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
pairty - hees an icon in the political spectrum n its high time u re (2021) twitter link
breakin news fae ma political portfolio - someone hus a gi (2021) twitter link
ffs noo the political parties r considerin how many (2020) twitter link
georgie galloway icons of the political spectrum - a happy new year (2020) twitter link

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@72redz1903 tweeted
t tae be a politician for ony political party? The self interested an (2022) twitter link
an the status quo in terms of political options. The present politica (2020) twitter link
es? Jeesus it’s a horrendous political landscape. Time for big visio (2020) twitter link
d are clearly trying tae make political points. It may be an extra ca (2020) twitter link
@Douglas4Moray Political lines - democratic lines - (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
GaryR and aff there wis party political broadcasting on again(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
t in Scotland, regerdless o’ political persuasions, get a’hin th Sc(2020) search twitter

@glenlivetloon tweeted
@Douglas4Moray Always about political gain, eh? @NicolaSturgeon has(2020) search twitter

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Fur it's naethin tae dae wae political tripe, on page 45

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@OrangRuth tweeted
ny random Feenyin? Snat fair. Political correctness gone mad!(2018) search twitter

@the_gellick tweeted
see ocht wrang wi folk o ony political view or religion haein a noti (2015) twitter link