A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

proof Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.9 17.5 10.6 9.9 17.4 31 13.3
Number of occurrences5134 7 1 3 3 3
Number of authors36 22 4 1 3 3 3

Occurrences of proof in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
dna want tae help them wi nae proof. I dinna ken whit ye're on ab on page 51
othings when ye dinna hae ony proof,' she said. 'Noo awbody gang on page 56

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Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
ancient propaganda. Apparent proof that the Abrahamic God exists on page 10

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
uncomfortably wae their stab-proof vests on n turn their radios on page 58

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
Proof if proof there ever wis on page 28

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
in snail-wide 46% proof mauts. on page 69

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ress a bit better theday. The proof's right in front ae yae, ken? on page 120

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
think things like that wi nae proof.' on page 192

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
n their ain wark is even mair proof. A've spent ma haill life stu on page 14

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Thi Verdant Works is livin proof, on page 25

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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
sent fer. Still there wis nae proof but it wis clear that the gre on page 111

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
l, at least he had legitimate proof he wis skint this eftirnoon. on page 45

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
d slept through the phone wis proof o how tired he wis. Ah wis gl on page 14

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
a proof o bein thranged bi fiendish a on page 112

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McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
oo here he wis, confrontit wi proof that he wis as donnert as the on page 65

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Facebook link ( 2022) Central
am armed wi raincoats an wind-proof umbrellas alang wi yin or twa

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
is shairly aw the proof we're needin
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
though are nane the waur o’ proof an’ when asked a wee while
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Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
gie fair proof an voice tae the opeenions o
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McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
fowk o the USA no see this as proof o the richtness o their cause
o their cause? Wad this no be proof o the utter evil an bleck-hai
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Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ancient propaganda. Apparent proof that the Arbrahamic God exist
1 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
ody aw the way tae Edinbro as proof. His heid an haunds wud dae s

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
bagged an cairried awa as the proof necessary fur the reward o 5,

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
kyaird an haud a wee service. Proof that mony local folk huvna fo

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
ron’s heid …. But only wi proof.

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
reets @transportgovuk And the proof or we dinnae believe system w(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ine piece. We are even fairly proof o the pair o them! (Channelli(2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
dern game o fitba. If ye need proof that SAmericans ken oor legac (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
tatement mr mac - wheres the proof amateur football is a covid s (2020) twitter link

Doric

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
but there wisnae ony concrete proof. Celia Tennent wis alarmed ta on page 118

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
Myrtle. "An if she needs ony proof she can come up an see for he on page 77

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Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
hocht tae pit ma wark tae the proof in twa weys. Thousans o fowk
esearch wes deen, pit tae the proof an sustained. Then the big an
research tae gie the leid the proof. Massie et al michtna like it
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
him and teen his pey-book as proof o daith and ran aboot shoutin
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
means or foul. Daavid wi nae proof o fit really happened hid bee
1 matches

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Dances above the watter-proof tourist dookan on page 5

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Alice didna tink at dat wis proof o onything: but onywye, on sh on page 65

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
autiful hill is legally mine. Proof at dreams really can come tru on page 94

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Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Whit mair proof do you need dat Michaelswood
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Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
If proof be needed, o' quick descent on page 51

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@jamie_ginger tweeted
@AimeeSpalds Bag with water proof map,compass, emergency whistl(2020) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
’ WoodÂ’s Navy Rum (then 100% proof) and twa daysÂ’ recovery fae (2020) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Tha leevin proof on page 14

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ayed ït yersels!" "Whut mair proof dae we need?" the' axt. "Noo on page 108

1 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
the commonity laike editin', proof raidin, design, prentin an' m on page 68

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