A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

creative Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words33.6 39.4 12 29.8 52.3 10.3 44.3
Number of occurrences10978 8 3 9 1 10
Number of authors51 38 5 1 4 1 2

Occurrences of creative in Corpus

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Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
His awn creative wark taen in the production o on page 3

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
tical his come thegither in a creative synthesis that his allooed a on page 36
o staunin in an international creative context. on page 37
proper'. Bit they cam fae the creative listenin an observation o the on page 40

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MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
Creative Writing Class on page 61

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Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 2 - Editorial: A Twa Wey Street, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, prose
e reality. As a linguistic an creative community, we can staun tae l on page 3

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
fae articles. No the excitin creative exchange ay two artists, but on page 3

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
t a chance tae chase it wi ma creative writin. on page 7

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
es makin this video wur maire creative than J.K Rowling. Who did ah on page 121

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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
A Truly creative, Scots native, on page 107

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
een a lot o dissent amang the creative sectors o Scotland directit a on page 74
ent, an she, bein likewise 'a creative', didnae mak up the differ fe on page 113

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
pleasure bein aroond so many creative minds. Ta... it's been a blas on page i

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Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
ns o wir Identitie. This is a creative writer's non-fiction buik rai on page 84

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
sh cause Pisces folk are dead creative. js that right, ah said. Ah t on page 105

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
nsumption for ti spunk up the creative juices, an in 'Drinkin', plou on page 5

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
s o Scots ayont the domains o creative writin an literary heritage i on page 11

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
'Creative, of course. Personal writing! on page 7
she's thinking of starting a creative writing lunch club. If you fa on page 40
'There's also a creative writing competition for under on page 44
ssing you'll be entering that creative writing competition?' on page 51

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
bridge. They arenae the most creative bunch; maybe they've realised on page 90

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
If 'Thy creative skeel can stow on page 62

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
scholarship an creative contributiouns ti Lallans owe on page 6
Centre, an the role o 'Creative Scotland' in relatioun ti pro on page 8

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ngs: it's a moniement tae the creative spreit at's in us aa, an kyth on page 129

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
be that Scots is juist aboot 'creative writing' an isna the langage on page 121

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
t an prentit in Scots will be creative writin, an the form will be g on page 56

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
times A skreive or owersett a creative wark i the Scots. Aweill, Geo on page 6

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
aether hes a Masters degree i Creative Writin - an sae thay canna g on page 91

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
or staundards. As ferr as non-creative prose is concairnt, Nummer 74
As ferr as creative prose is concairnt, James A.
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
o the leid. Sheena Blackhall, Creative Writer in Scots based at Aibe
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
y heid o service reports that creative pieces scrievit in Scots for
uage and culture wi 10 units. Creative Scotland held its first ever
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McFarlane, Ishbel Time tae mairch oot o oor climate comfort zones, (The National 2019) Central, newspaper
(tick), traivel stuff (tick), creative warkshoaps (jingso – tickit
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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
thit are takkin thir awards. Creative screivin in Scots is encourag
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
s explanations eneuch for the creative vitality o Inglis in thae day
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
for aw sorts o variations and creative rummles. Kemp’s ‘Stage Sc
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
the Roman geographer Ptolemy (Creative Commons)
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
e drawn here ilka year bi oor creative traditions - oor ballads an
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Daein it yersel, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
aw in the past an I wis fou o creative fervour.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ttitude tae the language in a creative wey. We will pit oot meisures
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
o creative writin's
creative wirk,
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Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
... fer noo ah've ta'en a wee creative daunder in poetry an' prose,
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McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ootside activist efforts. The Creative Scotland language plan frae l
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Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ot. Lat’s tak oor freens at Creative Scotland as a example. Wi sil
ottish Government Embro-basit Creative Scotland uphauds the airts an
Scotland uphauds the airts an creative industries in Scotland. Ower
hen later thon year alang cam Creative Scotland’s “Scots Leid Po
Fowk howpin it wis jist Creative Scotland gaun a bittie aff-pi
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Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
sual ower the past few weeks. Creative Scotland pit oot their Scots
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Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
leaders, politics has become creative, women have become assertive,
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
n eddication, government, the creative airts, media an tourism, that
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Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
Creative writing exercises based on th
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Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
it in the maist beautiful and creative weys. In Scots, you can read
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
first Scottish Airts Cooncil "Creative Scotland Awards". Thae awaird
interestit in pittin in for a Creative Scotland Award in the oncome,
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
im he widnae unnerstaun; that creative types like me cannae be runni
rapnel. It interferes wae the creative process, know whit ah mean? T
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Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
ably lesbian luve poem as the creative experimentation o an unkent h
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@Cobradile94 tweeted
Sony's no bin that creative wi the PS5 logo, haes it? htt(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
fonds tae pay for ae MLitt i Creative Writin sin thon is muckle sil(2020) search twitter

@johnstone_shane tweeted
, Scots Language, Gaelic, the creative process, hunners mair. #worki (2020) twitter link

Doric

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Introduction, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
As wae maist creative hings, iss project arose fae on page 9

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Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
oncil's Place Pairtnership wi Creative Scotland celebrates this neuk
he development an promotion o creative placies an culture-led regene
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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
A am, fifteen year on in this Creative Writing Class in Saughton. Th
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@72redz1903 tweeted
e fit I wid consider tae be a creative midfielder- nithin like it (2022) twitter link
has successfully established creative and cultural industries which (2020) twitter link
installations, be playful and creative - jist nae keen on white was (2020) twitter link

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
My absolute favourite creative Scots language land map this (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
at Fiona Hylop, whan lenchan Creative Scotland's Scots Leid Policie
ae bean a leid an aa. So whan Creative Scotland's Scots Language Pol
, or govrenment policie. Whan Creative Scotland saes at hid nou walc
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Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
ghoose. Shaetlan haes a rich, creative an yasp wye o makkin compound on page 38
k new nouns. Atween fokk bein creative in a linguistic wye, an chein on page 46
arteeclar meaneens. Fokk bein creative wi on page 69

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Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
t to finance the increasingly creative and original representation o
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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
ritten Scots haes a plaece in creative writin, bit English man be oe
Da idee at orthography an creative writin is incompatible is a m
But wad creative writers walcome a monolithic
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Williamson, Christie Da Problem o dese Paerts, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Shetland, prose
dub poyit wha wis bidden tae 'Creative Conversations' at da Universi
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@tattooedselkie tweeted
I hae twa degrees in creative writing, wan wi a distinction(2021) search twitter

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
eed tae be haein national and creative convos aboot in wir ain leid (2020) twitter link

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
entations o' Ulster-Scots an' creative content at bes bae iz an' fer on page 6
- Programmes fer creative screevin on page 10
e baag inpit at the media an' creative industries mak' tae Norlin Ai on page 29
ies bae extendin' chansts fer creative an' commercial self expressio on page 30
- Creative screevin programmes. on page 56
Also on pages 63, 672
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@Angelinekking tweeted
washing the morra. The Queens creative writers lairnt me a wheen o w(2020) search twitter
e worries. Dae ye dae a bit o creative writin yersel Mark?(2020) search twitter

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