A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

pupils Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words25 31.8 22.5 0 0 31 0
Number of occurrences8163 15 0 0 3 0
Number of authors30 21 7 2

Occurrences of pupils in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
s fur breath. The rest ae the pupils form the traditional circle r on page 45
e roars at them aw. '"There's pupils, teachers n janitors everywhe on page 46
re we are. I've got six of my pupils and a teacher with varying in on page 55
this matter to the rest of my pupils. It is also the only way I ca on page 56
iver speaks tae them like two pupils late fur class. 'Sergeant Mul on page 58

5 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
door-cheek but the rest o the pupils were kecklin an jostlin each on page 39
less jumped at this an sindry pupils looked extremely agitated. on page 41
so that it stared oot at the pupils lik a predator waitin tae pou on page 42
dominie answered the caa, the pupils cud amuse themselves again. T on page 43

6 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
get communion and leave their pupils alane fur five minutes, Cathy on page 7

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e, but yince ah could see his pupils wur stall dilated, it started on page 17
Navigatin ma wey past aw the pupils and teachers who wur buzzin t on page 188

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Grammar tae huv three of its pupils star in a movie. Three, ah sa on page 169

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Maist o the pupils huv split aff intae groups wi on page 4

1 matches

Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
Scottish current affairs. All pupils will have access to this stra on page 3

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
"Scobie! You shuid ken pupils isnae allowed in the bylerhoo on page 95

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
er and duin wi and the thirty pupils o 2C, speldert and forfochen, on page 37

5 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
. Ms. Fabiani forby met in wi pupils frae St. Ninians Primarie Sku
is made up o Primarie Seiven pupils wha ir seeminlie haein mukkil
n pleisur on the pert o baith pupils an dominies, an that forderin
3 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
pupils;
bring on pupils’ skeels an knawledge sae as
uphaud pupils’ personal oncome throu lang
bring oot in pupils a range o positive attitudes
o culture an language, helpin pupils, throu
13 matches

Fairnie, Robert Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
but rather to encourage more pupils to become aware of the Scots
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
bein eydent pupils, thai retoured ti the histore
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
iseanta na Gàidhlig supports pupils, teachers, an parents throu h
an Scots current affairs. Aw pupils hae access tae this threid at
s app" available tae aw scuil pupils an lairners alike. The new ap
ture an leids for teachers an pupils, publishes Scottish literatur
ary, an saicondary domines an pupils. Hits mission is for tae heez
5 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
an aye gaed wi birr to Former Pupils’ Meetings. A scholar whase
kirk - the phalanx o former pupils wha cairrit his kist
o ailments an a wheen former pupils
3 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Scanlon’s pupils ur huge; black holes wae thei
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
€™ aw’ these activities tae pupils, nominated by their schools f
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
haun on tap o her wrist, the pupils o his een wident, an a slaw s
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
orth while. Baith teachers an pupils haes pit in some gey hard war
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
h. She eikit that maist Scots pupils is fluent an articulate in th
1 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
annae see them ah imagine his pupils are blown as big as they are
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
in primary schuils that telt pupils tae be tentie and no confuse
1 matches

@fairpechtoot tweeted
cilt Yaised this wi ma class. Pupils wrote guid versions in Scots,(2016) search twitter
ia The doubters should see ma pupils, fu o confidence, when assure(2016) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
t in oor resources fir senior pupils studying the Scots Language A (2020) twitter link
Scottish Poetry library. Pupils can access the poems online. (2019) twitter link
vzw480D2 an yaise it tae help pupils find a Scots word o the week? (2018) twitter link
ty o time fir tae send in yer pupils' entries tae @scotlit's Short (2018) twitter link

Doric

Innes, Brian P. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Thochts o a Teacher, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
n the middle o a rare bunch o pupils, teachers, jannies an office on page 49
can ye imagine the nummers o pupils that wid hiv hid a richt gigg on page 50

7 matches

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ict that kind o pain on ither pupils. An so it went on, for aa o s on page 59

1 matches

Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
e opportunities for secondary pupils tae engage in Scots leid an g
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
looty dall an the chuckens as pupils. Miss McFarlan, tho, wis gled
d grace, an her wee boorich o pupils fell tee tae chaw their breid
banshee) the Deil gart aa his pupils pledge their immortal sowel i
3 matches

Harvey, Lewis Crash, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
d be prood tae hiv sic caring pupils in her skweel.
1 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
Onywye at thes a couple mair pupils volunteered ana. The Drama cl
1 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
o Macpherson - Banff Academy pupils will be takkin pairt in the p (2020) twitter link

Southern

The Westender Mairchers did oor toon prood, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
d tae sei se mony high schule pupils amongst the mairchers.
A'm telt that maist o' the pupils that tain pairt on Sunday wer
2 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
Mind yon. Great schuil, magic pupils and staff. Hope yer boy enjoy (2020) twitter link

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