A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of happenin in Corpus

Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
, ettlin tae jalouse whit wis happenin. He heard a kist-drawer unloc on page 138

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
'Wit's happenin lads,' ah say, strolling e1 e on page 9
'Wit is it, wit's happenin?" on page 29

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
that something byordinar wis happenin. I cooried him in my airms li on page 84

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
A wisnae richt shuir whit wis happenin nor whit tae dae. The sicht o on page 24

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ae uised tae byordinar things happenin. While she wis still luikin a on page 44

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
Onythin tae shut oot whit was happenin, tae stop whit was gaunae hap on page 1

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
h tae tak pairt in this cruel happenin. on page 46
It wis o the past, a faur-aff happenin - tae be mindit nou wi pride on page 67

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
rugs. Before ah knew what wis happenin, ma dreams ae makin it oan ta on page 19
ress ae everyhing that's been happenin. Or, mibbie, even a new sympt on page 56
fit. Before he kent what wis happenin he foond himsel spendin a nig on page 69

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
slow she could haurdly see it happenin, the gless sterted tae lean b on page 159
d, and then ah can feel it aw happenin ahint ma een, and ma een get on page 172
e schuil, muckle changes were happenin. As soon as they kent Miss Tr on page 222
gaun on?' she cried. 'Whit's happenin, Daddy?' on page 226

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ther thing that micht jist be happenin. David Cameron hid nae need t on page 10
us better understaun whit is happenin nou? on page 42
unbiased news anent whit wis happenin in their ain kintras, whan lo on page 48
America. An meantime, whit's happenin is banks an finance hooses th on page 56
r theirsels. An this his been happenin fer a gey lang time in Scotla on page 59
Also on pages 102, 121, 137
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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
it's happenin, it's here, it's now on page 109

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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
ellt the story o his daith as happenin jist tae the west o the toun. on page 10
a true reflection o whit wis happenin at the time, kind o it must b on page 19
Then, afore he knew whit wis happenin the fairies had liftit him af on page 31
Wullie tho, cuid see whit wis happenin an wi a sour look went aff ta on page 67
gh gamies aroun tae stop this happenin. The fame o the Hermit o Kinp on page 88
Also on pages 89, 125
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
a diary of everythin that was happenin, said Nicola, An then she cou on page 83
n the ring an nothin wis even happenin. Tommy Campbell said, This is on page 107
id, ah cannae believe this is happenin. She said, Ah know. Ah said, on page 120
tolt her aw aboot whit's been happenin in school. Ah tolt her aboot on page 124
ppin ma nut askin me whit wis happenin wi me an Clicky. Nae harm tae on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
de, gawpin at Violet, 'whit's happenin tae yer neb?' on page 109
urnin violet, Violet! Whit is happenin tae ye?' on page 110
'Watch the screen! Somethin's happenin!' on page 151
awbody exactly whit had been happenin tae them aw day. And even the on page 175

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
ordie had been waitin on this happenin. 'It's growin!' he yowled. 'I on page 56
'Whit's happenin tae it?' skirled Mr Kranky. on page 82
'Whir's happenin tae its craigie"" Mrs Kranky on page 86

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
gh, wis used tae weird things happenin in the back seat an didnae ba on page 81
g or the Prince kent whit wis happenin, she had leapt ower the seats on page 84
an up an afore he kens whit's happenin - he's flyin! That's jist wh on page 98

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
n the Forest felt that it wis happenin at last. Even Peerie-Wee-Tott on page 152

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
hee-haw chance o it actually happenin. on page 60
uratively, it feels Like it's happenin. If ye're literally jumpin fo on page 68
es aboot loads o awfie things happenin tae wee bairns should pit thi on page 83

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
h set a glimmer o hope oan it happenin until the day Donald first ra on page xx
Before ah knew whit wis happenin, we wur dancin roond the room on page 58
ot, and before we know whit's happenin, a broon mass bolts across th on page 82

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
Ah can only speculate whit's happenin tae Glesca dialeck, bit Ah di on page 9

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Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
yin banner the best o whit's happenin in oor bonnie broukit bairn o on page 4

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Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
maist afore he kennt whit wis happenin, he had taen oaf his apron an on page 9

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Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ye staun i the wey o the same happenin for Scots. This haes allooed on page 109

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ed Atlas when he saw whit wis happenin. "Where ye gaun, ya big chant on page 49

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Fleemin, Sandy No on BBC, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ee he disna credit this is aa happenin til him. She wins back an sit
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McFarlane, Ishbel Time tae mairch oot o oor climate comfort zones, (The National 2019) Central, newspaper
o the international rebellion happenin the noo. XR rebels is shuttin
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
he state, an A canna see that happenin unner present poleetical circ
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
tur. The day the ae thing’s happenin, but in different weys. On th
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
n. Thon’s areddies what’s happenin. We can mind oorsels at hauf
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
nglish, afore they ken whit's happenin they've read the hail text in
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Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
The same thing wis happenin on Facebook an Twitter, fowk
that ah'm oan board wi whit's happenin, ah'm ready.
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Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
resent, the future. An it wis happenin. But noo, at wan straik, Covi
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
FAKE OR THE LEAL: SCOTS AS A HAPPENIN
wird is wirth promeuvin. Ilka happenin o Scots can be a door tae a n
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Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
ss ae everyhing that’s been happenin. Or, maybe, even a new sympto
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
h afore ah even know whit’s happenin.
Wee Pearcey sees whit’s happenin an tae be fair tae him, he’
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
€™s decided that’s whit’s happenin, so it is. Ah widnae say naw
aheid, oblivious tae whit’s happenin ootside their wee hateful vac
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
rin oan his dish. ‘Whit’s happenin troops?’ he sais, puttin an
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
work-shy brood ay reprobates. Happenin aw oer, so it is. Ah’ve see
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
resigned tae it noo. This is happenin. McDade an Pearcey charge eft
mmin an her wean see whit’s happenin an about turn, fuckin off bac
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Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
, and before ah knew whit wis happenin, me and the family wur watchi
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
, and the thocht o sommat bad happenin tae ye is as worse than getti
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Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
cauld. Before ah ken whit’s happenin, ah’ve read a forum post fa
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
m no really sure masel whit's happenin, ach…'
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
n’ there’s aeways sumhing happenin’ next, we’re oan a path t
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
bedroom windae, saw what wis happenin, heistely flang a wheen haudi
aist afore they kent what wis happenin, the Rebellion haed been wun
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
rsel a million times whit wis happenin at hame.
re the lave realise quhit’s happenin an panic. They micht rush the
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Bert kin find oot. Na man, no happenin.’ McDade sais, resolutely.
‘That’s no happenin man. Sais he’s busy the noo
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Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
uck, a passenger tae whit wis happenin, his heid drooped and he saw
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
diary that describes whit wis happenin in 1650, thegither wi backgru
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
wis 26 years atween wi a lot happenin.

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
air meetings. Can ye see that happenin the day? Dinna answer.
this point thur wis a strange happenin. Maister McWard hud a sudden

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
ent wis weel aware o whit wis happenin an makin thur ain plans tae d

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
Can ye imagine sic a thing happenin the day? Nae need tae answer.

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
back withoot onythin untoward happenin. By the time we wur baith bac

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
l background tae enjoy whit's happenin in the story. They didna fa a

@Cobradile94 tweeted
sign an help stap TERREG fae happenin https://t.co/2Olr4cokvI(2019) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
nt over, just tae see whitÂ’s happenin....????????@ClydeFC https://t(2020) search twitter
e just found oot whitÂ’s been happenin wae awe the knocked aff farm (2020) search twitter
@ClydeFC Whits happenin? @AllyLove21 husney scored yi(2018) search twitter
Btw, huv a look whitÂ’s happenin Up wae The hammer chuckers ??(2019) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
vassing door tae door shid be happenin ava(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
hear o this type o polis stop happenin tae white folk(?) ?? https://(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
- they must no by noo whits happenin - no way tae treat eos clubs (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
So ess is it. It's finally happenin. Up in ma room, Ah lie face d on page 91

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ah jist dinna see't happenin; on page 5
"Fit's happenin noo?" hissed Morrice, trailin on page 12
olutely perfeck!" "So...fit's happenin? Hiv ye actually bin spikkin on page 56

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
e same fan ye see sic things happenin, ye'll ken att e keengdom o G on page 115
tt wis stannin by saw fit wis happenin, they speirt, "Lord, will we on page 117
dinna ken fit things hiv been happenin?" "Fitna things?" he says. An on page 121

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the wiser - disna ken fit's happenin. An Ah winner iv it's mebbe h on page 45

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
hious ("aamaist as gin it war happenin willintlie," she thocht) at f on page 73
ir, ye can tell us fit's been happenin in the toun." on page 94

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
subjeck; an A spiert fat was happenin at e kirk. on page 88

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
happenin. Hardie Tackle wis team manag
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
a news aboot athing that wis happenin in the world an, of coorse
, lookin awye tae see fit wis happenin. It
wisnae happenin on the tape, there wis a lad
d a wauk ower tae see fit wis happenin. In the Circle
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
six or sivven years since its happenin.
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Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
tae gang, but that mebbe isna happenin because even the younger teac
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
o that something abnormal wiz happenin. I didna ken if I should stop
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
t checked oot i window. Nihin happenin here.(2019) search twitter

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
ised his heid tae see fit wis happenin and then went back tae sleep.(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
ator went tae find oot fitÂ’s happeninÂ’ we ma order? Suspect IÂ’ve (2020) search twitter

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
isna ower plaesed wi whit wis happenin an widna join da foy. So da f on page 124
aul st6d winderin at whit wis happenin. Saul wan tae his feet bit so on page 160

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
Present tense: Hit's happenin eenoo on page 44
sumthin is happenin TIL da spaeker, so da pronoun on page 53

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Isbister, Sonny Caves aroond Shetland, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
,’ said Joahny. ‘What’s happenin’..?’
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@tattooedselkie tweeted
basket so I imagine yun'll be happenin sometime nixt week.(2021) search twitter

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
ast ordinar, extra-curricular happenin, i the academic yeir. Ay, Mrs
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@StuartPoet tweeted
SINational Guid stuff. Whit's happenin wi @OorVyce the noo Jack? No (2020) search twitter

Ulster