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raison Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.9 13.4 7.5 0 23.2 0 70.8
Number of occurrences5126 5 0 4 0 16
Number of authors23 16 3 1 4

Occurrences of raison in Corpus

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Central

Scott, Hamish Lallans 82 - Edinburgh, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
o noble thocht, raison an sense on page 57

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
tae a growen-up. I hae a guid raison: he is my best freend the war on page 7
Yon is the raison I hae bocht mysel a kist o pe on page 20
oritie rests abune awthing on raison. Gin ye bade your fowk thraw on page 39

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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
The raison Cissie diznae git oot iz hur on page 80

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
fur ony raison on page 12

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
believes in him will hae nae raison for doun-luikin; it draws nae on page 97

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
in or chawin, or jist for nae raison but tae hae somethin tae sing on page 129

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
the Meenister didna see onie raison whit wey the Scots language s
eel as English an Gaelic. The raison gien bi Sir David Steel's Cor
2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
interuppit wiout guid raison,” he speired at lest. Mirre
ts sabbit. Ruth didna ken the raison fur the
2 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
hue. Tae thorter thon wis the raison ahint the foondin o the Tradi
1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
no richt, as like as no for a raison wi nocht adae wi Scots an awt
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Linden Lab. It’s mebbes ae raison whit for Linden Lab stairtit
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
nerrae-nebbit sklent. Anither raison wes that, bi aw acoonts, Scot
1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
t on the stage for the plain raison that the fowk in the owdience
1 matches

Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ing as bad or fake Scots. The raison ahint this is that there isna
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
Cairngorms an syne haed ivery raison tae be vibrant economic hubs.
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
ectit tae hae human sense and raison, micht , by mistake, tak a lo
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
er laddies, wi nae mair valid raison ither than they aw loued play
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
175 for Juin, for some kinna raison got the contack particlars a
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Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
came tae later, it’s no oor raison d’etre an we’re gey comfo
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
For some unbekent raison the Scotsman haes him sayin,
1 matches

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
t awa tae ask Bella aboot her raison fur makkin sic a contact wi h on page 84

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
Iss sounit like a fair gweed raison, an Ailice wes fell chuff't t on page 27
"Aat's the raison o the bleedin, ye ken," she s on page 67

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Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
mmer reached ower 60,000. The raison for this could pairtially be
1 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
"richt" as Shaetlan. Fir dis raison, an fae a linguistic point o on page 12
me an act as paecekeepers. Da raison wis tae keep doon apø da Cel on page 13
ersity is a asset an sud be a raison tae be prood. Hit sud firbye on page 16
dat's da raison at da culture, an da environm on page 98

4 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
big es the Rabbit, an had nae raison tae bae scarred o it. on page 36
lice cudnae think o onie guid raison, an es the Caterpillar seemt on page 45
Pray, what wus the raison o that?" on page 47
ess said, efter a while: "the raison is, that A'm naw sure aboot y on page 90
tails in thir mooths; an the raison baein - " Here the Mock Turtl on page 102

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
wa frae hïm. ° This ïs tha raison A spake tae thaim ïn parable on page 9
"Whut ir ye tryin tae raison oot ïn yer hairts? Is ït ai on page 78

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
tim' an' resources thairs nae raison sichin a model shudnae thrive on page 48

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
The raison it's thon way. on page 24
Fur onie rhyme nor raison. on page 55

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