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Use in varieties of Scots

theme Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.6 18.1 4.8 9.9 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences3934 3 1 1 0 0
Number of authors26 21 3 1 1

Occurrences of theme in Corpus

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Central

Lang, Charles nobody remembers the birdman - Good Friday, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, poetry
y. I fast forward through the theme tune. on page 88

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
wish it wis The Great Escape theme tune rather than Yankee Doodl on page 35

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
s. Whyles, the club may hae a theme nicht, or hae a special foy f on page 56

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Waarmin tae his theme he taks doun a plaque, on page 87
ence o greed. Then the openin theme retours in modified form: 'As on page 103
t becomes clear thay the main theme is folly as opposed tae guid on page 110

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ean screeved on the hackneyed theme o the Clearances. MacLean wes on page 95

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 59 - Eleiven Quad Bike Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Walt Disney hes a theme park made. on page 114

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
me issues ti speecialise on a theme. on page 4

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
st poem in Scots. This year's theme, "This is my own, my native l
1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 76 - The Gied Ower Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
d the famed Matsuo tae wark a theme
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Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
e Wife o Auchtermuchty on the theme o role-reversal lats us see:
1 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
on repones thit haud a common theme. This theme is thit there bau
. This theme is thit there baurs or hinner
commitment. This wis anither theme thit emergit claer in Scots G
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
there mony variations on the theme o ‘no worth a X’, whaur i
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Government Inspector, wi its theme o ill-deeds in a smaw toun, n
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
‘O The Wild’ wis the theme, an the muisic, voices an soo
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
that the same norrie wis the theme o the openin speech for the "
n is noo in its 9th year. Its theme this year wis Celtic links an
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
in a pawkie-lik wey. Tho the theme o winter rins aw the wey thro
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
pamphlet, there nae particlar theme ither nor the unnerlyin femin
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
r hoo mony folk mind that the theme tae “Match O’ the Day”
aight in Glesga Green tae the theme tae “Chariots o’ Fire!”
2 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
The wan theme
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Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
riting exercises based on the theme of Celebration
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Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
gs on tae sey, is “a common theme in contemporary lyric poetry
It concerns the theme o luve and devotion as expres
s 49 and 89, we hae forby the theme o ‘constance’ and ‘loya
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Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
he follaen stanza bigs on the theme o the uniqueness o their luve
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@Chazzbat tweeted
MissPotkin Whit's this year's theme?(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
awthing aboot Eastenders. The theme tune, the accent, the storyli(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
est yin oh the day on the gym theme is the wimmin who keeps her p (2020) twitter link

Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Bidin wi the theme o music, it's likely that fan on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ry: aathin hid a reed an gold theme an ere wis bonny flooer arran on page 29

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@DoricPhrases tweeted
#landward an footered wi the theme tune?(2014) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
the lecture - each year, the theme's the sam - Sheu reckons ah' on page 81

1 matches

Shetland

Williamson, Christie Da Problem o dese Paerts, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Shetland, prose
bidden bi Scottish Pen on da theme o freedom o expression fur wr
1 matches

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