A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

drama Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words30.2 40.3 19.5 49.7 0 0 0
Number of occurrences9880 13 5 0 0 0
Number of authors35 27 6 2

Occurrences of drama in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
im frae her afore the faimlie drama cam til an ill end. on page 27
optit insteid for a twa-year drama programme at the nearhaund co on page 28

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
, tryin tae make light ae the drama fae the weekend. on page 32
r a quiet afternoon after the drama, a few joints tae take the ed on page 49

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
he Scots leid in modren Scots drama: on page 33
ge ony mair. The future o new drama in Scotlan, he argied, wis ta on page 35
make a contribution to World Drama [...] we can only do so by ch on page 36
burgeonin Scottish Community Drama Association, that wis fundit on page 37
an Kemp wis creatin a classic drama fir a period - the seeventee on page 38
Also on pages 39
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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
d how him and Dougie love the drama. Like a fuckin pair ae young on page 177

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Anderson, Elizabeth Lallans 59 - OBITUARY : ALISTAIR TAYLOR 1928 - 2001, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Library, for use, parteecular on page 4

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
, Modern Studies, an even oor Drama teacher Mizz Spence had gied on page 31
ly says he's no daein it. Oor Drama teacher Mizz Spence who's a p on page 125
de dae this workshop thing in Drama this afternoon. We wur aw sep on page 127
ever since then, we went tae Drama then R.E. after that an she p on page 138
Standard Grade Drama's a total farce. Wur meantae 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
fortranslation, for sang, for drama, for trades, for debate, for on page 7
an, tae mak poetry, novels an drama. Young folk in particular sha on page 9

2 matches

Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
s sang, poetry, literature an drama hae a strang tradition an Sco on page 3

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
e, whither bi gait o poyetry, drama, journalism, or academia. The on page 7
ealth o Scots poyetry, prose, drama, an even comics. In aboot the on page 61

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
. Houane'er, the extensioun o drama on page 8

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
gurlie kilter claith fur the drama o the reivers' story an the s on page 126
n an insult, the haill dirlin drama o Kinmont Willie, the origins on page 127

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
duin braw sairin tae Scottish drama in the lest few year, wi thre on page 127

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
virrfu naitur o the drama is heichtent, an, onie-hou, i on page 138
or at laest o sum richt guid drama, ir thare. Willie, seeminlie, on page 139

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
tisfactorie renderins o Scots drama, an the National Theatre soud
r ti this, read on, intil the drama sectioun, an ye’l see hou t
2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
neist wark, the intensitie an drama o the buik is kinna slockent,
1 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
for most of five year, n the drama of the intervening years only
1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
ase in the number o poetry an drama portfolio submissions in mony
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
mair “drama” an the Inglish loue sicna
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
e). He believed that Scottish drama haed ti stert wi ‘music hal
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ons includit Soviet and Irish drama – An Optimistic Tragedy, by
lean time stertit in Scottish drama.
n Glasgow Unity and ‘jawbox drama’ anticipatit the English ki
atit the English kitchen sink drama by a guid ten year. Stanley B
An inevitable pairt o onie drama that wis topical in its ain t
7 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots
nou, it’s the owersetters o drama intae Scots that haes maistly
• Heize up Scots drama by pittin a fremmit ‘classi
odren tradeetion o owersettin drama intae Scots begins wi the pro
eparates thir plays. Maistly, drama owersettins follaes the selsa
6 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
rished. It cam in a play or a drama series whaur a new born bairn
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
drama and chaos, but really it’s
1 matches

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
readin pre-modern fiction an drama, an tho we read a whein o poe
1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
ike tae tell ye. Ah wis daein drama. Though ah wanted tae dae gra
time. They’d tak anywan fer drama. Sae drama it wis. It hud it
. Sae drama it wis. It hud it’s upside.
ae keep well clear o’. That drama course did fer me. Oh, ah sow
4 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
ma swift response tae aw the drama: Smyth wis the quickest aff t
1 matches

Wallace, Lorna A Scot’s Lament fur her American Fellows (Oan their election of a tangerine gabshite walloper)., (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2016) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Efter the election drama,
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
eivit in Aldivalloch, aboot a drama there. He wantit tae bring an
1 matches

@jamieonkeys tweeted
ae been literally *nae* LGBT+ drama on British TV over the past ~(2021) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
n o haein a dempster i my wee drama for the Doric Film Festival..(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
s Ah jist watched S1 o Korean drama #Stranger on Netflix. Ah thoc(2020) search twitter

Doric

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
the drama o ma country's palate. on page 16

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
The following drama involves ma lang-sufferin maa on page 50

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The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
kin for fowk tae jyne her new drama class so at thes I jist start
process at the very thocht o drama. That wiz until she said the
. That wiz until she said the drama class wid be held in the room
r pupils volunteered ana. The Drama class wiz tae be held ilka Th
Thursday efter skweel so the drama teacher gave us notes tae oor
8 matches

The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
a total wash oot. Far wiz the drama?
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
watching a Sundi nicht crime drama ah dinna ken fa did fit tae f(2020) search twitter

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
id plenty of Scots in comedy, drama, etc. ower the years, but now(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
the Press Gang, fae poems tae drama aboot weemen accused o consor on page 34

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
v thur descendants the day in drama like Happy Valley, or the acc
o the Shetland language o the drama is faer too diluted for the t
did we ivver hiv a serious TV drama that even attempted tae repre
and profile o Scots. Welsh TV drama flits perfectly naturally atw
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