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politics Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words51 69.7 17.6 29.8 5.8 32.8 39.8
Number of occurrences158131 11 3 1 3 9
Number of authors59 40 9 2 1 3 4

Occurrences of politics in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
volved in the soss o playhous politics nor set fit on stage. In time on page 28

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ment of national and cultural politics. In less radical cases, Scots on page 36

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Politics, releegion, virtue, industry on page 37

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
A hame, and bairns, and politics, A holiday in France: on page 20
Ti Paris, politics and art, And leukin up auld h on page 22

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"That's why ah dinnae talk politics, Dougie." on page 131

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ion o the ongaun volatility o politics as muckle as these latest res on page 7
ves tae the neo-con austerity politics that hae damaged sae monie fo on page 9
ddie that kens oniethin anent politics thinks on page 10
nist philospher Gramsci sayin politics on page 61
the party-zanship o Scottish politics showes itsel een the-day as a on page 104
Also on pages 105, 107
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
t Staunnin Free. Seimilarlie, politics is in the subtext o 'Scotland on page 5

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
man, let alane run wi politics! on page 32

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
(1995) research on langage an politics. His figures for nummers o Sc on page 9

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
shake aff since, in history, politics or fitba. Tacitus' Calgacus, on page 17

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
n a whilie, Moffat's 'Celtic' politics whiles tak ower the sae-say. on page 110

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
Pr. Ted Cowan's on the politics o the poet's times. Houane'er on page 9

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
thily as thay will. As ti the politics o it, we'r no fashed: we juis on page 4

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
the Inglis-thirlt surrouns o politics awthegither, an the sma conce on page 121

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
w in guid clear Scots, music, politics, geography, food, tradeitions
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
e fowk in the warld o writin, politics, minin, architecture, an the
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Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
m policie Cause haudagainsumm politics Create M.P.s that wesna eleck
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
issel in ower his heid in the politics o antidisestaiblishmentariani
1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
micht weel hae its foonds in politics.
Inglish haes been affectit by politics an aw; in this case for the m
2 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
slippie lether o presidential politics with skeelie ease.
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
ys whit they mean onymair, an politics as we ken it is aw aboot prox
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Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
tee landlairds o the sooth - politics, morality, the present, the f
1 matches

Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
i devolution warnae aboot wir politics an laws, but aboot hoo we cai
be accompanied bi a chynge in politics. We cuid weel be at the stert
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
LEID POLITICS DEALS WI ARTIFICE
s that gang thegither wi leid politics is weel kent tae us the day (
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Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
I laith politics. The leeing, the fechting, th
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
t unfulfilt, as he gaed intae politics in his mid-20s.
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Deid huddies an the Moray Eel, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
n by Gordson Brewer on Sunday Politics Scotland. Mair bluster an nae
1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
awa days, baith for poesie an politics; an Cecco, gallus smatchet, w
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
it it all looks a bittie like politics is king tae me. Ah’m nae in
king tae me. Ah’m nae intae politics as a career an’ ah’m nae
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
s o’ Oor Wullie like it wis politics.
an that it stairted talkin’ politics. An’ that didnae feel richt
lie. Ah mean. We niver talked politics when we wis lads in the ninet
till we wis near full grown. Politics wis a’ Spitting Image tae m
unner that when we think o’ politics we think o’ cartoons. Bit n
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
Crackin aboot politics
ck throu the Scots leid anent politics, an lang afore Barbour’s da
rby. Wrutten commentars anent politics wis thocht best in Latin, the
Politics of the Privy Council 1546-155
s takkin tae dae wi maiters o politics.
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Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
l an immune tae ‘extreme’ politics, even though we are a kintra
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McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
he ainlie hailly Scots-medium politics blog haes played a wee pairt
1 matches

Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
a flet i Norrowa at hoo Scots politics haes developed ower the lest
early oor the picture i Scots politics, the Liberal Democrats hingin
n haundit a new sort o pairty politics for guid.
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Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
doesna tak muckle tae dae wi politics, the anes that votit NAW, but
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
the fundamental issue i Scots politics. Davidson micht miscaw the fa
In anither sign that British politics disna raelly exist onie mair,
2 matches

McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
an the separation o sport an politics.
ackly like their “sports an politics is hailly separate” line wh
o tryin tae separate sport an politics remains fykie ane. Denyin a r
rally declarin that sports an politics haes nae pynts o connection s
4 matches

McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ional wranglin an sleekit hie-politics gangs on, on the streets o Br
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
s takkin pairt in electoral politics. Think o whit wey they sneere
community activism, i street politics, i colleges an universities.
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Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ready. Gin ye’re involved i politics richt noo, ye’ve like as no
o means that progressive left politics wull be played oot an debatit
2 matches

McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
difference atween the street politics o Labour an the braid nationa
y unmanaged uprisin o popular politics. Croods o fowk comin thegithe
lags aboot – flags! This is politics, no fitba! – maist o thaim
Twitter. This canna be richt. Politics is for men in suits, that ken
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McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
hcroft poll, an whether Scots politics is muivin on tae a new fundam
awmaist five month noo: Scots politics is aye split ower the consitu
ately tries tae reframe Scots politics i the frame o the aulder Labo
he fundamental divide i Scots politics. Noo that a new divide is ope
4 matches

McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
le i the direction o European politics – at least amang the statel
s commitit tae anti-austerity politics, agin Trident an agin the xen
taen ower mainstream British politics. Gin the SNP wins big i Scotl
r haunds tae reshape Scottish politics as deeply as we howp Syriza c
4 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ies haes became re-engaged wi politics, an is strauchlin tae kest af
were interestit an engaged in politics like nivver afore. The refere
re beginnin tae get active in politics regularly an are stairtin the
3 matches

Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
and mair fowk are engaging wi politics in a way that I hiv nivver se
bloggers, this ane, the first politics blogs i Scots amang thaim, th
ollowers have become leaders, politics has become creative, women ha
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
on's bairns tae tak up active politics, Scotland wis still thare. Ha
1 matches

wee-windaes Whit is Scots?, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2018) Central, prose
s wis furder influenced throu politics an tred bi French, Flemish, D
1 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
an they needed tae be carefu. Politics is a dirty game an they wur k

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
ears. A mixture o religion an politics.
Religion an politics is aye a heidy mix. Okay this
time ago but jist luk at oor politics the day!!

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
In they days when politics chainged naebody wis safe ...

Facebook link ( 2020) Central
Religion an politics is an awfy mix.

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
aboot religion. It wis aboot politics.
Weel, it seems that politics is mair important.

Smirnov, Kuzma , (Facebook 2015) Central, prose
s fae Roushie, by baith thair politics an thair leid, especially in
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
takkin a glisk at history and politics forby linguistics.
1 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
n informed figures in British politics the noo. https://t.co/2ggpDv6(2018) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
jist aboot awthing, nae jist politics. Gled tae hae ye on board.(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
the time fir consteetutional politics, min.(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
... Is it true that leids and politics go haun an haun? Whit happens (2017) twitter link

@LowEndJardo tweeted
rning n cunts are arguing the politics ae fuckin nukes in ma mention (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
the politics of scottish stock car racing (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
dy surprised fan he gaed inti politics. It wis the best thing he cou on page 59

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
caird. Onybody interestit in politics or current affairs wad be daf on page 13

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Questionin party politics, on page 60

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
. Ess cairry-oan's against ma politics - aathin Ah believe in." on page 6

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Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
d. He kent I wis gettin intae politics, fae things fit hid gotten in
din at the University. If yir politics means onything, ye’ve got t
2 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
a stack o buiks and ma chat o politics an philosophy and classics. A
1 matches

@sovereigndaisy tweeted
gh! Time will tell, helped by politics & Indy. Love my English famil(2021) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
’s in the public sphere that politics operates. (2020) twitter link

@glenlivetloon tweeted
what folks say about women in politics. Some comments I read about y(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
etion-staets, wi aa hids leid politics, or ir thay gaan tae ert oot
A'm interestid i politics ootower the naetion-staet, an
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@HJosephineGiles tweeted
nae politics, anely googly (2021) twitter link

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
navy", fur it boils doon tae politics. Da sayeen "A language is a d on page 12

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Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
s an weys o centralisation in politics. Patters wrocht frae bronze e on page 5

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@StuartPoet tweeted
@Tom97865306 Fitba an no politics? Jings!(2020) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
n NI. a feel that mixture o’ politics and religions is a hotbed of (2021) twitter link

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
politics, education, industry, science on page 23

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Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
Down are maistly Unionist in politics sae Ulster-Scots was put on t
cht aboot Ulster-Scots played politics wi it. Anither complexity is
2 matches

@OrangRuth tweeted
summer a buzz... I'm good at politics, I'm good at politics...(2020) search twitter

@the_gellick tweeted
n like weans. Quare geg this #politics #pmqs http://t.co/NpyeLGIdUY (2014) twitter link
tae The Gellick - turnin the politics ye mention on their heid! Nae (2014) twitter link
folk are wile fand o the aul #politics sae I took the notion tae hae (2014) twitter link
o thon "common sense" in oor politics thank ye, Mr Paine! (2014) twitter link

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