A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

several Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.5 18.1 6.4 0 17.4 32.8 4.4
Number of occurrences4534 4 0 3 3 1
Number of authors30 22 4 1 2 1

Occurrences of several in Corpus

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Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
an slapped Tam's jaws rapidly several times wi a herrin he wis haud on page 48

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
He's now the proud owner of several homes (Why no, whan ye've got on page 16
he wuid got rocher an rocher. Several times I slipped inti tre burn on page 77

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
nglish acnse o exceptionalism several times in th;, book but A want on page 14
t tae bigg new lives. There's several Vigil on page 107

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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
an Anglo-Scot. Ms Matthey has several gaitherins ti her credit. O a on page 5

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
nder, that wis a carpenter on several whalers, were peyit extra, se on page 36
use in by Auchterhouse, eftir several bottles o claret had been dru on page 85

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ne an Bunsen an Laura Kyle an several other members ae the class ha on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
the feet o hairy sodgers for several weeks and then left oot in th on page 22

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
e set of an old ballad out of several copies obtained from differen on page 69

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
The same search also caaed up several quotations fae 1701, relatin on page 19

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
yfis ingle’. Burns provides several weel-kent examples for the Sc
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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
‘… bombs destroyed several shipyard buildings. Firefight
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
louds open up, lettin through several blades ay sunlight, illuminat
bin the wine aff him an takin several gulps. Seein McDade’s face
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Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
some guinea fowl. There were several ramshackle oot buildings and
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Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
iel had been tied up and shot several times wi a crossbow. Accordin
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McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
in the gym, we were daein’ several tests in class an’ A wis us
in Glasgow an’ noo efter several decades in Canada, an’ her
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ey gied the name o Animalism. Several nichts in the ouk, efter Mr C
neist and niver winnin throu. Several times he did in fact learn E,
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e, fumblin aboot wae the knot several times until ah’m satisfied
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McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
y needs tae address literally several fowk, as imaginary thrangs o
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Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
r aroond the wurld? There are several contentions aroond Scots spel
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
pletion o the wark has skitit several times......
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Facebook link ( 2016) Central
w crowds o ower a thoosand on several occasions tae his open air me

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
tion o Sangschaw 2020 and had several ither poems highly commendit.
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
rs walk freely, empty handed. Several folk are even speed walkin, a
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@Chazzbat tweeted
feministabulous @driverminnie Several times (in ma younger days) Ah(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
years ago. He wis accosted by several rough luckin bodies wha asked(2020) search twitter

@Sinethugcat tweeted
Same here - every hot flush (several a night) stick my bare feet o (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
aw Ruth Davidson oan the bus. Several fowk had tae staun due tae a (2021) search twitter
years ago. He wis accosted by several rough luckin bodies wha asked(2020) search twitter

Doric

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
we hivnae hid a war for several decades because o them! on page 23

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
odo, a Lory, an an Eaglet, an several ither curious craters. Alice on page 22

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
Several sharnie parks later, we war t on page 51

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
the hood fae a 1921 Bentley, several pieces o furniture, half o a
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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
twartree oors. An dan dey wir several miscarriages till da doctors on page 12
d mirrlin wi plans. Shü medd several phone calls. Right, dat's aa on page 26
trol. Noo, he sat shakkin fur several meenits ootside da Harbour Vi on page 57

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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
cos ee sei, Ahlice hed learnt several hings lik this in hur lessons on page 9

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@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
t oan! especially huv been in several places below that gap, there (2020) search twitter
@80_mcswan There are several websites to prove him wrong; (2020) search twitter

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Several diffrent pairs wae me!! on page 52

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