A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

rarely Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.9 16.5 12.8 29.8 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences4331 8 3 0 0 1
Number of authors34 23 7 3 1

Occurrences of rarely in Corpus

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Central

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
band booked for the pub. She rarely stayed oer or went wae ony fe on page 77

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
e maist ill-naiturt forby. He rarely opened his mooth, and when he on page 6

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
a total cunt, fuck off!' mair rarely as the nicht draps doon tae s on page 77

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ng syne had discovered it wis rarely worth meddlin wi ither folk's on page 12
Miss Trunchbull bouffed. She rarely spoke in a normal voice. She on page 77

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
irt o their behaviour that it rarely if ivver gets a mention in th on page 116

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Shi very rarely gits oot thi ironin board on page 67
an shi rarely complains. on page 84

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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 State Secret, but here they rarely shoot writers o poems. on page 105

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
word, fae Soothron tae Scots rarely wirks acause Scots gremmar is on page 7
Adjectives is rarely used athin an explorator text on page 11

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
's prized possession, and she rarely said she'd hur sorrows tae se on page 9
ower ma face, which is why ah rarely looked up in photies. Ah've a on page 39

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The broom blaws rarely on the hill, on page 36

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
he wis the kind o wummin that rarely looked doon in the dumps. on page 44

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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
charmingly brisk articulacy, rarely putting himsel further out of
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Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
nusual, in the sense that she rarely spoke or ate, and flinched wh
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Fenton, Janet A Guid New Year tae yin and a!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
rasp o the Scots leid, but he rarely spak it in his ain hoose or w
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Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
em lucid periods. They happen rarely in patients wi Alzheimer’s,
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e done tae me. There’s some rarely spoken ay, unwritten code amo
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Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ied aboot money an things.’ Rarely dae ye see Tam O’Henry so m
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Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Me and Bettie rarely hud a nice word tae say tae e
art in hur day, but she could rarely act it. Ah never gied a secon
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ntuition is richt, and it’s rarely wrang, it’s ainlie a maiter
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
frae twa doors alang. Neebors rarely chappit ane anithers’ doors
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Chinese new toon o Shanzi. He rarely saw siller, an never hale coi
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Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
lackhaw, ma yaise o Scots wis rarely, gin ever, expressed publicly
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@ClashCityClarky tweeted
a braw story o the kind that rarely finds a place on the front pa(2019) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
Here’s twa auld varieties ye rarely hear o nouadays. https://t.co(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
Mebbe it wis the caffeine? Ah rarely drink coffee, an huvnae hud t(2020) search twitter

@changed_days tweeted
y_Barisic31 Whits happened? A rarely watch the news or read the pa (2021) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
enin teas Geordie's a man she rarely sees on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ddin, "Aye...Willie an me are rarely wrang." on page 25

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
said wis polite an unassumin. Rarely wid she be seen ootside the h
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Murray, Campbell Dinna Quat, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
It micht be aside fan it’s rarely afar.
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
@NatalieAHood Ats summin I rarely hear ??????(2020) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
@AbzPodcast Player manager’s rarely work and Broon want tae play (2022) twitter link

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
the pic wid visit the gairden rarely, but affa blate! (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
oh rarely wid shae then on page 13

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Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
orge, doon the street, why he rarely used Orkney language. 'Only R on page 9

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West, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Oftens or rarely? Best kens! on page 74

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Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
In aa its gaudy grandeur rarely on page 26

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