A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

arrival Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.4 8.6 3 0 5.8 10.3 13.3
Number of occurrences2417 2 0 1 1 3
Number of authors17 12 1 1 1 2

Occurrences of arrival in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
at oot in anticipation ae our arrival. Broonie goes tae bounce on w on page 52

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
the maist dreaded noise: the arrival ay the punters. on page 3

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
bit raivelt at the arrival o sic a toty wee lassie wioot on page 7

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Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
Brig, sae it's aye a welcome arrival gin a buik dis mair nor jist on page 84

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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
in onie toun or city wis the arrival o the plague. Tho nouadays we on page 96

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
pronounced deid shortly after arrival. on page 169

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Drosten, John Lallans 67 - Fower Poems bi John Drosten, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
at the arrival o the sparklers on page 134

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
aff hame. Babies labelled on arrival, grannies cal tae thir shilbi on page 24

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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
t thought ye’d announce yer arrival? Jesus man! Ah telt yous no t
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
unt that gies a fuck - their arrival. As though the music an the t
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
, in which he lost an eye. On arrival at the changin’ room fir th
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
nge, corduroy monstrosity’s arrival intae its new hame, as the bo
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Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
Saltire’s arrival merks a significant milestane
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McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
aw mercy make tae me, the new arrival. A new-boarn wean, a fallen a
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@jax6754 tweeted
Congratulations oan your new arrival tae yir family. ??????xxx(2015) search twitter
i Congratulations oan yir new arrival! Huggggsss fae Scotland! xxx (2015) search twitter

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
Kennin that the arrival o a fly betokened the stert o on page 51

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
hid luikit gey peely-wally on arrival…he wadnae hae let the room
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Shetland

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
hills wir been celebratin da arrival o twa peerie trows. But dis t
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Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
alleviated by the arrival o the auld 'grey Fergie'. on page 163

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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ygrun soliloquy tae mairk the arrival o Daniel. "He's frae Bonnie S on page 19
odie within earshot since his arrival six months past. "Ihere's som on page 43

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Befaire tha gret arrival on page 18

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