A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

mentioned Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.5 26.3 15 9.9 29.1 62 8.9
Number of occurrences7652 10 1 5 6 2
Number of authors43 29 6 1 3 2 2

Occurrences of mentioned in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
"Wish ah'd never even mentioned Dinah!" she said tae hersel i on page 32
lt me ye hid been tae her, An mentioned me tae him: on page 118

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
lt me ye had been tae her, An mentioned me tae him: She gied me a gui on page 44

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
omes fae the conference A hae mentioned at Veroli. There, there wis s on page 34

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
e hudnae. Or wishin he hudnae mentioned it. on page 1

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
fact that his openin message mentioned his favourite Frightened Rabb on page 16

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
h wurds he's usin. Sure, he's mentioned the five senses, but it's aw on page 7

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
quel. In passin someboady hud mentioned the pub hud been "fuckin carn on page 33
Aldo hus no mentioned nuttin aboot the incident at on page 39

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
he post office an she went an mentioned it. on page 19
e ground Charlene if she ever mentioned Kelly Marie's name again, so on page 81
d time ah realized she hadnae mentioned makin any new pals, Ah jist d on page 124
aby hedgehog's. He never even mentioned the concert or asked how it w on page 160
aper. Even though they wurnae mentioned by name cause thir under sixt on page 169

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ig words he's usin. Sure he'd mentioned the five senses, but it was a on page 23

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
alouse that yon's the word he mentioned, but I micht be misrememberin on page 83

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
An even less is mentioned O the road they built at Gask on page 6

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
n the warth o thaim that's no mentioned. Aldersley-Williams, McCallum on page 110

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Cairns, Pauline Lallans 58 - Newsins fa the SND, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
r last newsins tae Lallans Ah mentioned aboot digitisin SND an the pr on page 110

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ersettin o the Icelandic epic mentioned abuin, and his technically br on page 134

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
the Scots leid. The debate is mentioned tae point oot a
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
Angus MacDonald mentioned that, last month, at the Scot
As Joan McAlpine mentioned, there is a new campaign call
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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
he post office an she went an mentioned it.
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Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
fied ah wished ah hadnae even mentioned it. Ah said, Gaunnae jist lea
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
Wildlaw airt. New Zealand is mentioned in that regaird. In 2008 the
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Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
and flinched whenever anyone mentioned the incident, or spoke the na
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
in the media is the ane jist mentioned! Nae wunner MaeDiarmid scriev
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McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
y burst, then the commentator mentioned that ma team hud ah new playe
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Scots Pairlament in the abuin mentioned "can ye dig wir new assembly?
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ree times in Rotterdam when I mentioned Frisian, fowk wrate doon for
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Jackie bit her name wis ay’ mentioned wi’ reverence by the rest o
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McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ation o’ minority sports. A mentioned how urbanites, what'd only ev
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Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
orgettin oor past) – hardly mentioned literature, never mind Scotti
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
mentioned.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
,” he sayed, “Tad has now mentioned three times in my hearing tha
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
n spite ae ma remark. Like ah mentioned before, eh? it’s certainly
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@IshbelMcF tweeted
aur A met @ErvineLinda, alsae mentioned. It wis an invigoratin time. (2019) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
?. Bet He’s honoured He gets mentioned in the same sentence ??. ????(2019) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
e Aye. When Ah saw Folkestone mentioned Ah thocht o you. Baith care h(2020) search twitter
Why has Alya no mentioned aboot the chef bein telt no t(2020) search twitter
Ivery time Ah see "AG Barr" mentioned on here Ah think it's aboot t(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
layin jeanfeeld swifts eev no mentioned that yin - its madness lol a (2020) twitter link
at about the 3 odious cunts a mentioned - they can fuck off tae - d (2020) twitter link
nScorriewk @WickAcademyFC who mentioned the club above - you did ya (2020) twitter link
- the fact the fm hasnt even mentioned the construction industry is (2021) twitter link

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
"A wish A hedna mentioned Dinah!" she sade till hersel on page 30
re owld," sade e yooth, "as A mentioned afore, on page 45
An mentioned me till him: on page 116

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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ed again. Her name wiz nivver mentioned at sea. She’d a t-name that
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
@buchanienews Buchan Observer mentioned on the @TheLastLeg #isitok ht(2016) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
o92 @DiscussDandies Seen this mentioned in a few places but naebody s (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
o them so did huv expected at mentioned. He already had it doon at Po(2020) search twitter
a four were in at build up an mentioned(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
, a bittie traumatised tae be mentioned in e same tweet as they twa. (2021) twitter link
ny light on the earlier names mentioned abeen? (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
Some folk mentioned aboot the tang and the fishin
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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
"I wiss I wid never a mentioned Dinah!" shö said tae hersel, on page 32

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Aa right," I said, "Ah'm no mentioned her bein ill ta dee, fur du o on page 18
dan da penny drappitd! He wis mentioned dis Sheila a time or twa, da on page 38

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
bøn mentioned afore idda sentence, as in A' on page 58
As mentioned abün, da predicate tells wis on page 85

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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
"Ah wish Ah hidnae mentioned Dinah!" she said tae hersel i on page 31
auld," said th youth, "as Ah mentioned afore, on page 46
An mentioned mei tae him: on page 119

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@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
Norway, some of peeps a ken, mentioned that ma appearance was quite (2020) search twitter
rankly, ahm annoyed by anyone mentioned that word, a can safely quote(2020) search twitter
erstandin its meanin... as ye mentioned the similarities between thre(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Efter that yae niver mentioned it; on page 45

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
r sustainin' sich centres wus mentioned in the las' plen. Sae wus pil on page 68

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