A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

professional Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words25.3 29.8 13.6 19.9 0 31 39.8
Number of occurrences8158 9 2 0 3 9
Number of authors35 25 6 1 2 1

Occurrences of professional in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
- an sae ga the caution o a professional, he tuik cauld feet an sent o on page 37

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
another life ah mighta been a professional player and it could huv been on page 19
e face tae face wae an actual Professional. on page 49
It wis a professional sales pitch, likes. Only prob on page 79

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
n time the drawin rooms o the professional classes in Embra an the succe on page 64

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Ah played professional fir eicht seasons - on page 82

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
peakin Scots in a public or a professional situation. Nor shuid ony pers on page 11
Oot-throu the 1990s, mony professional linguists cam tae jalouse tha on page 17
cessar for cairryin oot their professional activities, sic as ... warks on page 22

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Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
he Glow online Scots language professional lairnin community. on page 6
inue tae meet this demand for professional lairnin in weys that will con on page 7

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
uid enough tae tak pairt in a professional play. I'd hate tae mak a laug on page 78

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ae place fur a man who's no a professional. Donald's oan tenterhooks awr on page xvi
tiful,' he said. 'Just like a professional.' on page 57

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
an spent maist o her airlier professional life in Edinburgh an the Loth
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
that speaks Scots an educatit professional fowk can aye be recognised bi
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
otential for providin ongauin professional development for teachers i th
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Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
onie wunner at aw that mature professional Scots daesna feel aw that can
Tae mature professional Scots, that maks up the feck
Lat's see hou lang wir mature professional Scots can dae it in.
3 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
hrou their initial trainin an professional oncome,
throu Professional Oncome.
de trainin for teachers throu professional oncome an initial teacher
initial teacher education an professional oncome.
4 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
itment, steidin, retainin, an professional lairnin
port GME teacher recruitin an professional development
romotit an developit a online professional development coorse for teache
onal organisations, developin professional lairnin an resoorces baith co
n of Scottish Literature gies professional development an supports mater
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
i Scott, an o thair developin professional contack an freinship, at resu
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
but, by 1946, they haed gaen professional, haudin on til a pairt-time s
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
c bi sayin they hiv thair ain professional reputations tae think o. Tho
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
h I in England, an a nummer o professional muisicians an componers wis k
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Daein it yersel, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ve letterin. It wad be a guid professional-leukin job, an I wis shuir I
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Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
A young bird, professional lookin strides acroass the pl
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
topher Plummer, or at least a professional fitba’er. E’en though in
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
eilin’ ower her heid an’, professional, said, “Oh that’s good, M
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McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Tae be diplomatic, hopefully professional an’ cause nae embarrassment
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
His professional approach, shone, wi’ a bril
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ngs. Probably kent an had the professional self-confidence no tae care,
or Varshini?” she speirt wi professional tentiness. “I don’t want
2 matches

Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
hal be compelt. Technical and professional learning shal
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
tae be howped an aw tae hae a professional sales packman takin the gate
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
by, ‘Yours aye’ is a guid professional and sincere sign-aff fur lett
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
s wi a 15000 battle-hardened, professional sodjers tae meet up wi an arm

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
hey wur also ordinary men nae professional sodjers.

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@SkyeWolf84 Professional moocher. I dinnae stand a cha(2020) search twitter
@ScotsMLK Professional moocher, and I’m too saft ! (2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
ll take care o that in a mair professional way.(2020) search twitter

@pmcm1355 tweeted
got sumthin tae dae wi thur "professional standards" husn't it? https:/ (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ees a shout m8 - av goat the professional cutting gear - never paid fi (2021) twitter link
junior football is classed as professional in level 4 - this is so funn (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
oot the door. "I?ll bi verra professional an civilised. Ah'm nae a feel on page 8
t ma undividit attintion an a professional consultation wi ilky veesit." on page 11

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Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
te, hiv time tae tak pairt in professional collaboration an development
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
o bein a lawyer, a doctor, a professional chiel wi a fine hoose in the
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
veesitin his sister Jenny on professional business. He bedd in Sector S
, reared in Glesga bi a douce professional couple fa'd traivellit tae Me
2 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
says yin o the polis. “No a professional job. You’re lucky this time
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
felt a fraud spikkin Scots in professional contexts tae stairt, bit noo (2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
eil66 @willie_rennie @scotgov Professional girner mair sense fae Oor Wul(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Tame Hogmanay, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
elonging tae the new, mobile, professional class. A lot o rural Orkney i
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
the top levels, and a lack o professional expertise in scrievan formal
1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
September, 1961, tae stert ma professional training, tae becum ae Social
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@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
6 @JeminaNapier As an ex Deaf professional for 20 odd years. went thick (2021) twitter link
selling and analysis fae this professional is muckle difference! Be stro(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
* A formal professional mediation process taakin in t on page 7
tae gie a professional an' aisy managed Ulster-Scots on page 8
sic Forderin - Hefts fer the professional production o' music an' sang on page 10
farder professional forderin ir fordered tae mak' on page 23
- Professional forderin o' teachers. on page 27
Also on pages 31, 32, 46, 55
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