A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

matchin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.9 5.7 12.1 0 11.6 0 4.4
Number of occurrences2211 8 0 2 0 1
Number of authors16 11 2 2 1

Occurrences of matchin in Corpus

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Central

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ly approachin ony standard ir matchin onie style sheet - werenae ' on page 40

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
in yon stretchy suit wi' the matchin' boots an' thae big knickers on page

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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
o Scotland that cam close tae matchin our Davie's skills. He roamit on page 82

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
had awthing: rollerblades wi matchin heidgear an pads, a microscoo on page 2

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
rt gait raither nor mellin an matchin. Haudin reglar is key. If the on page 12

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
tae Flora and Fauna, matchin the roll ca on page 66

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Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Gentlemen of the road, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
wi matchin tartan – a real Teenie fae
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
acoste trackie, wae a pair ay matchin green an white Adidas, Stan S
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
e o the few wappins capable o matchin the pooer o the capitalists.
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Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
An fit-for-fit she wis matchin me syne;
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
odellin a retro Hibs toap and matchin light green jammy boattoms. T
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Doric

Stewart, Del Tales Fae The Doric Side - Haudagain, 8:12 am, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
matchin the rhythm o weary wipers on page 86

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
k, an a thick worsit scarf wi matchin mochles. She wis a bonnie wum
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
war inno three pairts: bluid-matchin, tissuetype-matchin an cross-
, tissuetype-matchin an cross-matchin. Organs liftit frae a corp wa
war bluid group O. The tissue-matchin on the computer database wis
ear as dammit perfeck. Tissue-matchin cudnae hae bin better neither
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ganzie wi matchin brikks. Gracie Girn runkled h
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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
r a weel-cut burgundy suit wi matchin bloose an hat - a hat wid yo on page 42

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De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
matchin dem wi his ain on page 26

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Ulster

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
eed tay slip oan a skirt an a matchin handbag, naeb'dy toul him the on page 44

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