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warks Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words41.5 59.1 18.1 9.9 5.8 0 17.7
Number of occurrences133115 12 1 1 0 4
Number of authors45 34 7 1 1 3

Occurrences of warks in Corpus

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Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
that twa o the readins war o warks bi John's faither, T. S. Law, on page 3

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
butter wadnae dae tae ile the warks!" wi a luik like thunner at t on page 44

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
e's an Argyll man himsel, but warks for the Campbells o Loudoun.. on page 72

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
An ma lemon sole: warks o art - on page 106

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
e git me wrang, Ah kin ma man warks hard fur me an' the bairns, b on page 14

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ainlie yins eethir, an siccan warks as George Davie's seminal The on page 15
udent hou A cuidnae study the warks o Robert Burns fer ma finals on page 19
nd, are seekin tae get public warks biggit, whan dae they jvver a on page 37
fack that exportin airms only warks whan ye hae been exportin war on page 123

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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
settin fir a wheen o Meyer's warks in poetry an prose. An idylli on page 5

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
ynt aboot the wey fowk muisic warks that haes gien it its smeddum on page 56

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
fter. He wes the author o sik warks as The Food of the Scots (200 on page 5

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
rs and we'll see if the thing warks or no.' on page 108
e, bairn?' said Mr Wonka. 'It warks by television. I dinnae like on page 143
"That isnae exactly hoo it warks,' Mike Teeveeheid said. on page 144

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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
At the furnace warks suspires on page 52

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
rope. Amang the writers whase warks canna be appreciatit in haill on page 9
ic as gaitherins o documents, warks o art an architecture, histor on page 22

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Scots Warks on page 1
Warks Consultit on page 3
Scots in airticles an knacky warks. Lare never devals an ner shu on page 7
ulder Scots texts, sic as the warks o makars sic as Rabbie Burns on page 32
s Republic an, in coorse, the warks o oor national treasure Rabbi on page 60

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
has gane aw squaiky-like and warks afore I'm ready for it, becau on page 39

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Tae honest warks; fair-daein, she confessed on page 9
In hamely warks, ma tocher bien on page 18

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Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
An a thae warks hae been done sin thon awfu i on page 43

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
rocht aw his days in the iron warks at Lugar. Baith o us wes spea on page 7

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
quine, an warks ti nae guid endin, on page 19

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
hocht that efforts to produce warks in a language accessible til on page 97

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
set, it pits a body in mind o warks bi Norman Davies: 'Europe: A on page 110

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
sair wantin in owersettins o warks bi (mebbies) the warld's skei on page 116

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
ooth Carolina edeitioun o the warks o on page 9

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
rsettins o European classics, warks o the lang-heidit playwricht on page 127

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
n oan pitten oot a 'Collectit Warks', o ony major poet, micht lui on page 132
oetry, that includit the epic warks A Daurk Line o Fir Trees an L on page 133
Ither warks that desairves a mention, but on page 134

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
South Carolina edeition o the warks o Jeames Hogg, contains twa v on page 137
hat verra nicht, sae Hogg nou warks in a sense o misgaen opportun on page 138
an evendoun wumman-hater wha warks dirdum on ilka representative on page 142

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
a veesit. Thare's a guid few warks bi Robert Tannahill, John Buc on page 15

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
man frae his awn wurds. Ither warks in this issue includes 'As th on page 6
I the furst o thrie warks dedicat ti man-wrocht inventi on page 7

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
e circles an ither monumental warks that markit the comin an gaui
n 2,900 an 2,600 AC. Fae thir warks it is weel seen that oor fore
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
ppens whan bairns an teachers warks in Scots athort the curriculu
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
the new Embro edeition o the warks o Sir Wattie Scott. It runs t
e fawen buik leaves, that the warks o monie braw skreivars ir be-
as monie haets frae the gryte warks that he can, sae’s he can m
, lang perts o thrie poetical warks. The haill thing is a piece o
seiklie bairn, but as things warks oot, ane that oot-leives aw h
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
this, mair raecent derivative warks like the Scots Schuil Diction
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
his is the wey language shift warks...A mention fitba because A u
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ld marra. He hed coft an auld warks i Leith an A
Than wanluk strak. The warks wes brunt doun an the Ceitie
thon warks, monie a myle o guid dray-sta
mair raicent tymes, alkemical warks. Oniegates,
o inginerein drauchtins frae warks an offishis.Than thai
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
t for Gaelic fun in community warks, in steerin an legislation, i
nguage Centre launchit "Scots Warks", guidance an resoorces ettli
n, bairns buiks an historical warks. Hit shaws the wealth o talen
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
an Inglish in some o his best warks. Ither dangers is mair subtle
thon. Morgan sports cars wis warks o airt made bi skeely, upstau
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
veesion o this in lee-science warks sic as First Men in the Moon
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
analysis o monie o Scott’s warks in this field, at uised
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ars that ettle tae meet in wi warks frae ither launds and in ithe
eids, and, by owersettin thir warks intae the mither tung, tae ma
arld owdience an innins intae warks in lesser-yaised leids. And,
ins maist eithlie seen in the warks o Quebecois playwricht Michel
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
muckle walin o his mair cutty warks baith in Scots an English, ki
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
or be hingit" warks an the Provost mairries the p
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Dame in Pairis, an a nummer o warks jaloused tae be by (unkent) S
lugs no sae kenspeckle as the warks o Robert Burns — is still k
, that comprehends his extant warks, is a byous pose o muisic tha
re, an compares brawly wi the warks o his mair weel-kent contempo
a in Italy wis componin byous warks that is unco weel-regairdit t
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
e ilka year, frae lairnin the warks o Burns tho this wisnae sae e
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
in the Gleswegian vyce. This warks gey weel for aw there some in
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
warks
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
No lang syne, the warks o George Orwell cam oot o cop
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
s, cawed apairt wi industrial warks, wi an upper cless that wis w
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Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Alison Sneddon warks for Community World Service A
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Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
, is 20 year auld an e’en warks as a app for yer iPad? The wi
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Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
. Na. That’s no whit wey it warks. Mibbie I shid send her a let
ontrol o the fowk that bydes, warks, studies an haes a future the
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Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
heir fizzogs hingin alangside warks o airt fae aroon the warld. T
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
tra the day. Baith can threap warks that coont amang the maist ke
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Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
there wis nae mairket for sic warks, since aa thaim that can affo
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Doric

Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
translation frae French o twa warks bi Victor Serge hus appeared on page 109

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
talla stadium has been in the warks for a puckle o 'ear, but as t on page 3
ts laws an foo the parliament warks, for free, on a 90 menit tour on page 13
leri Haaken', wi its mixtur o warks bi Norwegian an international on page 15
oss a gallery fu o some o his warks. on page 18

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
waiblie kinna mynin at ainlie warks backlins," the Queen obsairt. on page 65

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Robertson, Sine Lallans 58 - .. an the SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
heard back the outcome o sic warks, an e wabsite would be just e on page 111

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
O natur's warks fur me fair dichtit oot.
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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - A Wird i Yer Lug, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
shetneuk bit in anither o his warks, Life Among My Ain Folk. A ri
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Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
James, an doubtless read the warks o William Dunbar, Robert Henr
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Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
In the siller o the day, that warks oot at jist shy o £60,000. N
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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
eeds the skiff - or tombs or warks - speeds faaster yet - or f on page 31

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
he medd wi da second paet wis warks o art. Dey wir mony a tourist on page 3

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Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
Blisst ir tha yins that warks fer peace, fer the' wull be c on page 4
sae as the' wull see yer guid warks an gie glorie tae yer Faither on page 5

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Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Fowk ‘at warks awa frae hame athin tha UK, o
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DfC Press Offys Hargey sets oot Owersettin Hub, (Depairtment fur Commonities 2021) Ulster, government
a Offys Abain Wittins Sarvice warks an oot o oors sarvice fur med
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