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debate Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words25 35.9 3 19.9 5.8 10.3 17.7
Number of occurrences8171 2 2 1 1 4
Number of authors42 33 1 2 1 1 4

Occurrences of debate in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
like her; it's like winnin a debate against a wean - a really fu on page 16

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
a mystery. There is even some debate if Aesop wis an actual person on page 3

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
erstood that it wis a healthy debate. Emotions run high durin such on page 131

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ebatin skills, an the model o debate they hae aye on page 30
in aw the airts tae stimulate debate an get fowk intrestit, music on page 50
been treatin the independence debate. Houanivver their incapacity on page 57
cism wis unleasht. An sae the debate became aw aboot immigration. on page 112

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
g, for drama, for trades, for debate, for life at hame,forlife aw on page 7

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
real. The shuidna be ony mair debate aboot it. The growin nummer o on page 7
cots dialects haes been hotly debate fae the 1920s bi academics th on page 16
e city. At the hinnerend, the debate wis sattled in ane o the pair on page 38

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
gtime inaccessibles and their debate the merit o a hearin, whit gr on page 96

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
fair notion o the state o the debate an we'll pit feinish til it i on page 4

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
dures Comatee gree'd, efter a debate, that it haed been an 'owersi on page 121

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
t hits them. The'r an ongauin debate as tae whither the micht be f
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
ae a richt inclusive language debate,
tae takkin forrit the ongaun debate aboot Scots, it is braidly gr
ile mony contributors tae the debate compared the situation for Sc
sair tae achieve. Wi debate surroondin the uiss o Scots i
ubmissions is that there some debate ower whit maks for
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
ngus MacDonald on securin the debate. Ah am gey taen on wi the mot
s MacDonald for bringing this debate before Parliament today.
us MacDonald for bringing the debate to the chamber.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
tho, it wis a richt guid gaun debate that taen place wi an unco bi
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
. But, “The’r still a bit debate anent that amang the dookies
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
, in the USA, listent tae the debate anent jaloused ootrels in cra
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
glish’ dialect is appen tae debate. That wad depend on whether a
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Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
ll be different. It'll be the debate. The fowk oot there that are
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Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
auchlin 'language or dialect' debate hauds hingin aboot wir heids
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Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
apt tae be up for ridicule or debate. The cost o speakin Scots in
's legitimacy aye bein up for debate. Ah cannae ween the constant
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
alane - a fittin omen for a debate aboot whit fowk are an arenae
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Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
settlement will be, so we can debate and discuss – and gie oor c
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
rent influences is a matter o debate, but it survived gettin throt
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
taneously haudin court in the debate. ‘. . .an a telt the cunt,
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
contributions til the ongaun debate anent academic an offeicial r
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
t wis his ma) and we used tae debate the in’s an’ oots o’ Oo
ly. Ah mean. The Independence debate an’ that. It’s pairt o’
rin’ version o’ the fitba debate.. ken, if ye support Partick
Well, Andy wid say we lik tae debate cus o’ oor Enlightenment hi
Wullie, na he’s Fab Bob’ debate. Anyways, he’s the boss an
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ikely wadna think a political debate wis warth its saut haed it na
Scots an gied a deif lug tae debate throu Scots (or Gaelic), eith
in or thay war feart that ony debate throu Scots thirlt them til a
fesht-on for spoken political debate an for the ettles o wrutten d
n Scotland socht tae crack an debate throu Inglis for tae oxter wi
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Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
in’s political culture, the debate anent Britain’s future i th
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Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
Pairlament held a memmers’ debate tae merk 10 year o the Gaelic
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Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
n create a sphere o political debate, openin spaces that mair an f
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Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
Regairdless o fit side o the debate ye find yersel oan, the polit
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
, the Scots Pairlament haed a debate anent haein a question aboot
Aw throu the debate aboot a question anent the Sc
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
g fowk wis gien the inlat tae debate onie subjeck they chuise an t
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Smirnov, Kuzma , (Facebook 2015) Central, prose
A'v been readin yer debate anent the staundardisation o
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Kay, Billy Time for Reflection, (archive2021.parliament.scot 2022) Central, government
er. They are wirds perfit fur debate sic as “speir”—inquire;
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@jax6754 tweeted
ae dae "periscope" Hae a guid debate, an please can you post tae f(2016) search twitter

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
mibbes the baked v deep fried debate. Nivvir in aw ma born days wi(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
love tae see a face tae face debate wae him and Nicola. He'd need(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
#Scots Hallaeen debate 2020. Neep or tumshie? #teamt (2020) twitter link
See this threid fir a guid debate wi yer lairners... Is it true (2017) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
while watchin the trump/biden debate - theres simply no hiding pl (2020) twitter link
rwar good luck to anas in the debate tonight and lets get behind o (2021) twitter link
s surely no folk watchin that debate thats stage managed by the bb (2021) twitter link

Doric

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ka place name his a story tae debate! https://t.co/lRI21So1ik (2020) twitter link
n, an A doot open tae healthy debate! https://t.co/TdxUYqaf5A (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
tiftan fae ringan an rallyan debate. "Ad tak a vott instaed o thi on page 87

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
tae the debate ower wind turbines on page 35

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Shetland

Watt, Valerie Trowie time flees an aa, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
sed for compost. Dere’s nae debate, da wye o life o a trow is en
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Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
s took pairt in the @IYIL2019 debate in the chaumer a few month sy(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
An sae the' caa'd a big debate, on page 57

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Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
ither an apparently very lite debate aboot style o shirt, tie or s on page 44

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
The modairn cultural debate in Norlin Airlan wus shaped b on page 15

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@the_gellick tweeted
@MillarTap The oul gype/glipe debate! Baith guid an baith are in F (2016) twitter link

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