A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

semi Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.2 10.6 11.2 0 11.6 98.4 13.3
Number of occurrences4120 7 0 2 9 3
Number of authors24 14 4 2 3 1

Occurrences of semi in Corpus

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Central

Shepherd, J. Barrie Lallans 82 - Glenluce Abbey , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
stravaigin Knox's semi-loyal son on page 56

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
pernova, fae then on, A got a semi thinkin aboot it. Naw, yi huv 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
an abbey, by thir semi-steamin trees, on page 45

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
letters ae the Alphabet in a semi circle; then she wrote the nu on page 106

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
couldna hit the double on the semi's. He lost coont o hoo many t on page 94

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ah cleaned the two-bedroomed, semi-detached hoose she and Da str on page 10

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
than a semi colon, in oor history. on page 77

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Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Gentlemen of the road, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Semi-final o the Scottish Cup, Ham
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Clark, Thomas Tae Kathleen Jamie, an ither Scots Scrievers, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
n indifferent government an a semi-hostile media. That whit's ha
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McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
b, they erupted in gales o’ semi-sympathetic laughter. A belie
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
oot fae it an back in a kinna semi-circle. Hsien had juist tae f
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Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
the hauns o a husband. It is semi-anonymously signed wi the ini
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Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
the female-voicit Poem 66 is semi-anonymously signit wi the ini
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
s slowly open and in enters a semi-conscious, Dougie. He’s mod
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
day - quarter final then the semi - btf that wid b the hause l (2020) twitter link
uts shown fae a team in a cup semi final - it says it awe tae m (2021) twitter link
d the pleasure of seeing both semi finals and then a crackin fin (2021) twitter link
@Sam_LW am glad u said semi m8 - a coodnae raise a smile (2021) twitter link
s can still get to play there semi final in the scottish (2021) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

Doric

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
t fit wye Pitsliga hid lost a semi final fitba match. Fin the
This semi final wis affa even, play wis
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@72redz1903 tweeted
ake are you lot nae capable o semi intelligent discourse. Fit is (2020) twitter link
es takin the time oot fae the semi final preparations tae phone (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
Writin the semi aff as last season wiz jist t(2020) search twitter
t hampden on the 31st for oor semi. Nay footie ups oor those dyk(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
ly one morning I wis gan ti a semi final dinna ken fit they were(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
ot for dis and keeping things semi-right.

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
@Julieredwing It's semi parasitic helping keep doon o(2019) search twitter

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
e twae Wudburn ferm cottages (semi’s) stuid on yer richt haund
e Howcleuch Burn, stands twae semi detached cottages,
ae bade i yin o yon Glenburn, semi-detached cottages, at stuid
door, i the ither hauf o the semi, bade the
Thar wur twae semi-detached cottages ferrer doun
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@officialAliRed tweeted
ing together a book about the semi-juniors for the league's cent(2020) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
wummin and poet today. A real semi-hidden gem of #Scots and #Sco(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
erneath eebroos plucked intae semi-circles, lips as stark as the on page 1

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King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
as leukin at me at him wi nae semi-colon smile.
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