A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

tradition Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.4 24.5 3.2 19.9 0 21.9 8.8
Number of occurrences5446 2 2 0 2 2
Number of authors34 26 2 2 2 2

Occurrences of tradition in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
o tradition's flame; on page 32

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
en n done before, part ae the tradition ae young men passin through t on page 54

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
native Scottish pley scrievin tradition. on page 38
weel kent, there wis a strang tradition pairtly derived fae Corrie's on page 39

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e help but no keep up wae the tradition. She wis furever draggin me t on page 81
t The Carousel. It's a sortae tradition, ken? And oan that particular on page 98
egether. It's become sortae a tradition fur the pair ae us, ken? He's on page 156

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
l daein fowk club, or a local tradition lik Marymass in Irvine. Some on page 56

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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
T IS MAIST LIKELY the auldest tradition we hae concernin Dundee refer on page 13
ll o Balluderon, accordin tae tradition - an we ken that stories hae on page 80
Dundee has lang had a Radical tradition. on page 120

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
sly not everyone upholds that tradition which is why - on page 26
ean you need tae carry on the tradition. Whit yi talkin aboot, ah sai on page 169

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
here is the legacy o the folk tradition wi the great ballads o the Bo on page 9

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Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
erature an drama hae a strang tradition an Scots can be seen as weel on page 3

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ries-auld moral community and tradition, that seemed owre-like to van on page 95

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Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ins o a prestigious leiterary tradition, or the tung o the common fow on page 108

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Firstlins, "fidelity to oral tradition" gart him tak doon sangs and on page 69

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
he'r fower pairts, inteetled 'Tradition', 'Strategy', 'Prospects' an on page 110

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
e respeck oor ain heritage an tradition an mak a stert tae gettin at
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
er which haed a strang poetic tradition afore Burns. Douglas in the P
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
n been written in the coortly tradition at aboot the same time as "Th
rer traditional spellins. Tho tradition, vowel harmony an morphology
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
ottish court an has a written tradition in education, government, law
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Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
ean you need tae carry on the tradition. Whit yi talkin aboot, ah sai
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
kind o national compositional tradition in Scotland that wad hae prov
s a stamagaster, the muisical tradition, as weel as a puckle sang scu
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Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
The haunshake: an age auld tradition, through which men seek tae e
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
sindry influences o Catholic tradition, self-awaurness, multicultura
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
sor to the lineage. It is our tradition.'
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
a tragic forleitin o the left tradition o leukin for structural raith
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
place), or continue the fine tradition o faur-left unity projecks by
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Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ds. There is a centuries-lang tradition o romanticisin Gaelic speaker
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Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
present a rich array o Scots tradition. The festival launched wi a t
r than passively receivin the tradition o storytellin, the audience w
ion an development o Scottish tradition micht also see a biggin up o
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Moment, Gang Doun wi a Sang, Tradition (this month's chyce for Makar
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
dly has a comparable literary tradition, the Shakespearian form of En
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wee-windaes Whit is Scots?, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2018) Central, prose
g-staundin ballad an literary tradition. The first scrievin in Scots
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Facebook link ( 2021) Central
he ootcome hus gien us a lang tradition o folk wi orange leanins mair

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
t venues and artists that are tradition bearers of our culture now st(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
such a great club wae a great tradition in fitbaw in a state like tha (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
agree, bit in true North-east tradition, nae wintin te draa ony mair on page 7

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@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
a carve neeps these days? The tradition is in yer ain hauns! https:// (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Tame Hogmanay, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
In the last twenty year, the tradition o First Footan his aalmost co
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@peediepuss tweeted
@2Newlot A Yule/Hairst tradition combo?? (2020) twitter link

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
this entrenched sophisticated tradition. Natheless, a fek o owresetti on page 34

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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
e laddie up Borth’ick, oral tradition hed eet at ae day whan
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Ulster

@Angelinekking tweeted
are an thran when it comes to tradition! ??(2020) search twitter

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
940. #ulsterscots #community #tradition https://t.co/NeuPxuvmlT(2020) search twitter