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expeck Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.3 19.1 22.4 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences5338 15 0 0 0 0
Number of authors25 19 6

Occurrences of expeck in Corpus

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Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
the raiglar traets at ye wad expeck, an caller skrieds frae mukki on page 3

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Ah expeck sae.' on page 36

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
"Dinnae expeck Harry tae yaise a bit common on page 86

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ld, an it wis ower muckle tae expeck a frail auld man tae tramp ni on page 40

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
o public taxation, as ye wuid expeck. An taka look at wha hae been on page 18
tives o this laun, as ye wuid expeck, gey near aw spak ane o, ithe on page 20
n nuclear weapons, as ye wuid expeck, Russia, America an their lic on page 129

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McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
oan dolphin-search, we expeck compliance on page 16

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
ck in Warnock were warned tae expeck the worst. Wan o these telegr on page 76

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
nnin fine weel juist whit tae expeck. on page 51

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
al wi liver damage, an dinnae expeck us tae be rinnin in an oot ta on page 136

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
regions. In Grampian, we wad expeck mair code-switchin - whiles on page 9

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
I'd no expeck Him juist ti favour me. on page 22

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
an aw the lave. As a body wad expeck, the screivars is drawn fae m on page 110

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
ckberry'. This brocht Hogg ti expeck 'a kind of half blackamore', on page 116

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Cain, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
A peacefae chiel ye micht expeck, on page 72

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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
kers, A dinna think we should expeck teachers tae try an lairn bai
air predictable than ye micht expeck:
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ee o Experts is that they wad expeck tae veesit the UK in Mairch a
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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
throu the medium o Gaelic. We expeck thit there braid support in t
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
• we canna expeck to get rid o aw latinate term
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
hou monie wul craiturs dae ye expeck for ti see?
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
n pushes the bounds o whit we expeck o a Scots-speakin character.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
d a muckle vocabulary. Ah wud expeck fowk tae bring their ain tong
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
reakfast she had been led tae expeck.
gs that fowk in Dalhousie wad expeck a wumman o Beatrice’s statu
bit at least they dinna expeck us tae bide in Anxi, which wa
At least they didna expeck him tae warsle oot a windae.
didna hae the affrontery tae expeck him tae gie thaim first aid o
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McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
er referendum is cawed, I wad expeck sic a muivement tae form fair
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McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
the reid-tap hysteria we can expeck frae Labour or the Tories. Gi
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McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
deposits ithergates – I wad expeck Charles Kennedy tae haud Ross
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McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
tae be taen, but whit dae ye expeck? O coorse the fae wad want ta
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
y fowk aboot, nae that ye wid expeck onybody tae be oot on a day l on page 29

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
ng ivver turns oot the wye ye expeck. Here was Fergie wytin an wyt on page 76

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
: "Iv ye flee wi the craws ye expeck te git shot." An, "Fit's afor on page 7
"Foo nae? Ye canna expeck te bide wi yer bliddy mither on page 48

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
baith. "Is it ower muckle te expeck a wee bittie o support? Ach, on page 72

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
he excitin new chynges ye can expeck." Jack cudna leuk it Ivor fir on page 10
"Ye canna sairiously expeck ma te pey oot ilky month fir on page 12
"Shortage o breath, Ah expeck. Same's aabody else. Sairious on page 15
"Ah widna expeck you te unnerstan," snortit Do on page 19

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
leid bein Doric. And this, I expeck wis jist as weel, fur they wa on page 51

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
As ye micht expeck, Ah didna need ti lift ony fl on page 76

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
, an that’s jist fit ye’d expeck him ti say.
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 63 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
id kythes whiles, as ye micht expeck. Iain Crichton Smith comes up
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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - A Wird i Yer Lug, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ere’s wirds here ye michtna expeck tae fin aawye else. We aa hiv
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