A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

langage Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words76.2 119.8 0 0 0 113.7 0
Number of occurrences244233 0 0 0 11 0
Number of authors18 17 1

Occurrences of langage in Corpus

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Central

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
, but for that I the fouth of langage want... on page ix

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Transcrption o spoken langage (Used alang wi anither method on page 2
We dae this in the wrutten langage o ony leid we micht tak a not on page 4
s is spoken anes but for sign langage. Ye can be lettert in ither l on page 6
Scots langage is habile an real. The shuidn on page 7
ken faur mair aboot yer Scots langage throu instinct nor ye will se on page 8
Also on pages 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40, 41, 51, 57, 58
35 matches

Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
lish, certies no a deifferand langage"; an "the sindrie daialeks wi on page 11
inti hiz complents about the langage. It is anerlie ae ramasse an on page 12
The pece comperes langage ti cheptours o airchietectur. on page 13
ar's ettil. He threips at the langage maun uise aw the kell-heids o on page 25
s it mened ti be, as a wirkin langage. The dailie day practeise o t on page 26

7 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
er alloued on the sie: an the langage at he telt thae stores in sta on page 6

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
r drouthienes, fur friedome o langage, an fur onparpent poleiticall on page 1

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
e the Pecht speik as the main langage lestit aroun thrie hunner an on page 47

3 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
er haed absorbed Scots as the langage o her adoptit community, a so on page 8

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
, on the tae han, an colourfu langage (includin slang and sweirin), on page 9

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Relics o Langage on page 9

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ck the mony claims made anent langage, history an cultural tradeiti on page 110

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
tuim-heidit gait, sae faur as langage gangs. An the craw at the tap on page 121

2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ers, the kin o brouser uised, langage settins an e’en log-in uise
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
Scots: Dialecks intae Langage
rosive influence on the Scots langage in oor praisent situation. A
wad be a integral pairt o the langage, no juist for mindin folk no
ialecks, tho no on Scots as a langage, it haein little tae say anen
ne. But for richt wark in the langage: pruifreadin, writin novels,
21 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
n weel uphauden in the spoken langage. Even the michty Lorimer spae
ade in the uise o the English langage alane propagates theirsels in
ody say'd, be a maister o his langage. Scots is a muckle langage wi
. Scots is a muckle langage wi a fouth o wirds aa wi thei
or the sake o cannin uise the langage tae pit his ideas ower tae it
6 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
something wrang wi the Scots langage seems ti a startit in the fif
ory text anent his ain uise o langage:
and nae sudroun, but our awin langage,
eid inti Scots, it's that the langage o his "nichtbour", English, h
droun" poets that kent French langage an leeteratur juist as weel a
14 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Koan, (sandyfleming.org 2005) Central - East Lothian, poetry
Japanese intil a langage I ken better
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
langage wes fair awfu, bot o a sudden
, sae thai hedna onie commoun langage. Whan thai wes med frie feint
2 matches

gov.scot Biggin a strang future for Gaelic an Scots, (Scottish Government 2022) Central, government
Langage consultation Launchit.
1 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
actit in support o the Gaelic langage an we noo hae a sklent at ref
t reflectin on hou the Gaelic langage (Scotland) Act 2005 an the Ed
n steid. Up tae noo the Scots langage haesna benefittit fae formal
e o projecks. For tae see the langage progress further forret we ha
s Government noo haes a Scots Langage Policy. Mair support is tae b
46 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
t Scots shoud be traetit as a langage in its ain richt. At the same
e canna pit Scots forrit as a langage on the same foond as Gaelic a
cots ti get recogneetion as a langage, an at the same time jouk the
The expository register o a langage is the ane at’s uised for t
i dae wi pittin forrit a hale langage, an no juist sindrie dialects
9 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
As wi coinage, sae wi langage: Scots an Inglis has never be
lowein freely athin a group o langage varieties. Norther Middle Ing
ther Middle Inglis, jooglt be langage contack wi Auld Norse, was, h
h (1987) cries ‘involuntary langage shift’, a gradual-like dilu
a gradual-like dilution o ae langage variety through mellin wi ani
11 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
pittin forrit Scots as a hale langage it maun hae a expository regi
The ettle ti rax oot the langage wi’oot follaein the tradeet
s fact at English is the main langage o Scotland – the hiech regi
3 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Langage Death an Langage Fankle
pus o cheingin the “base” langage o a regional sociolect back i
n the record o the historical langage in the saxteent century whan
cultur. Mairatower, thair ain langage is becomin haurder tae connec
o Barbour learnt as a saicont langage at the university.
12 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
backgrund o fowk investigatin langage in Ireland. Unnerstaundably,
hat few o thaim. Nories anent langage gien expression on the Intern
lements that’s the same — langage status bein a uissfu resoorce
affcome o popular interest in langage bein chainelt throu ethneecit
4 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
whiles, the rochness o thair langage warpelt wi the maumie southro
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
here,” Mrs Linton’s sign langage is comin on, “awa an say hu
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
she had leukit at a couple o langage beuks oot o curiosity. But sh
“We maistly spick the Auld Langage,” Hsien gaed on. His een wi
an questiont him in the Auld Langage. He didna ‘leuk’ at Beatr
vers?” sayed anither. Their langage wis auld-farrant. Bill had bo
“We maistly spick the Auld Langage.”
35 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
est in Latin, the lang-heidit langage o European scholars awgaits,
xtert wi backgrund comment an langage notes, that’s in the PDF do
l text oxtert wi backgrund an langage jottings.
s us a rare insicht intae the langage an political identities o the
t hits owerance in culture an langage micht be dung doun. It wis in
6 matches

Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
an haes aye been prood o his langage. In a interview gien tae the
1 matches

Kay, Billy Time for Reflection, (archive2021.parliament.scot 2022) Central, government
the very furst time whan the langage they yaised ilka day cam inta
1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
ndon in contempt o our native langage https://t.co/eGOnwvT7bN(2020) search twitter

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
er-in-aa, isna ane’s hamelt langage thair buist, ken-merk, staump
A wuid leifer speak ma hamelt langage than ochts ense, kis eet’s
ic qualifications i the Scots Langage, tae qualifee fur sic employm
is oor ain State Leid, an the langage o the fek o the population. T
tyme whan Auld Welsh wis the langage o the Scottis Borders.
11 matches

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