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shaws Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words34.9 53.5 4.5 9.9 0 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences113106 3 1 0 2 1
Number of authors40 34 3 1 2 1

Occurrences of shaws in Corpus

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Central

McPartlin, John Lallans 83 - Phantasmagoria, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
shaws me the forebears. on page 71

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 58 - The Rooks, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
An natur shaws hir comin-douns, on page 112

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
while somewan shaws pics o thair newly writ aff c on page 39

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
sae hie agin the waa, and he shaws the tap o his gammie leg, tha on page 14

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Which shaws that gamblin's no a trauchle, on page 28

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
he New Chairs', George Hardie shaws the ayebydin vailye o the con on page 5

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
y gan their dingers, but jist shaws ye whit I ken, eh. on page 21

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
gst the verdant raws o tattie shaws, on page 56
naws are fled, leaves oan the shaws on page 149

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
ae application here for Scots shaws the smeddum it has as a tool on page 18

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
d, wrutten bi Martin Travers, shaws that ye'll aye can find an in on page 5
the leeteracies o ither leids shaws hability an comprehension tha on page 8
s jist that. As this instance shaws, some vocabular that is jalou on page 12
Ae instance ablow shaws the differences atween owerse on page 41
e is taen-like wi stories, an shaws oot her connection wi drawin on page 60

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Shaws her saul unyauld. on page 16

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Her unwasht body shaws nae sign o life on page 19

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
A byde i the derk shaws, see, at niver sees the cairr on page 29

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
kes o the versity o Cambridge shaws that 80% o us can redd oor ki on page 110

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
-mukkil gyde ti furder readin shaws, Shakespeare-owersettin is ha on page 116

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Hardie, George Lallans 58 - twa poems bi George Hardie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Hamilton, poetry
mang the thowless shaws on page 41

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - review, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ld War. The owersettins, tae, shaws the mither tung furth in aa i on page 109

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
same airt), an Willie Hershaw shaws us at heiven an hell ir close on page 9

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ial glisk at the RPS wabsteid shaws, there is a huge quantity of on page 15
6-1617. Compeiring, hooivver, shaws that the morphological chynge on page 18

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Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
stuid the test o time an that shaws at it haes saired a need an k on page 23

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
minies hear); an gin his buik shaws onythin ava, it's hou faur fr on page 129

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
o Scotland in the 14t century shaws hou used tae weirfare the com on page 131

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
lie-wrocht Christologie. This shaws up in ferr-kent phrases sik a on page 136
ks til the thiggin, a pynt at shaws us the thame: ill-daein disna on page 140
grets hir deceision. The poem shaws that youthheid soud gang wi i on page 141

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
t wrocht upon it. As T.S. Law shaws us, its language beirs the mi on page 4

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
n, in 'Troke', Douglas Kynoch shaws us at the weys o God ir ferli on page 7

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
land i days by-gane. Plate 40 shaws the braw mausoleum tae the 2n on page 91

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
osmic cuddies at rides in the shaws – only this gaes on ower hu
nal eemage gars us chitter an shaws hoo muckle we want the tae be
hrou the spreid o American TV shaws in the 1960's an 1970's fowk
oot it – the same anes that shaws Uranus is sidieweys – an aw
eysers or spoots on this moon shaws. As it gaes contergaits tae N
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
ither things the abuin report shaws some gey surprisin ootcomes b
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
rimarie an saicondarie skuils shaws an unco degree o virr an plei
on the ither haund, the audit shaws that the’r nae singil an bu
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
nummer sae the lave aye still shaws it tae be ane o 64 or 127 IP
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Fleemin, Sandy No on BBC, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
say Debbie Moore, an it juist shaws what a bit cuit o quine can d
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Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
ang the hege-raws, acorss the shaws, finndin awhaurs burds biggin
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
uiks an historical warks. Hit shaws the wealth o talent an intere
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ter sae the neutrons detectit shaws thare’s watter on Maurs. Th
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Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
naitural ti uise spellins at shaws pronunciations – sae eg:
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
in newspaper airticles, radio shaws, an ither gaits. An the villa
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 81 - Chynge for chynge’s sake?, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
ht. In Aulder Scots, the noun shaws verra little variation, jist
t. Altho maist o the examples shaws fecht, there is feicht, fecht
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
, kennin the muids an sleikit shaws an conformin thair lives til
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
d airlie, spaicial ingate. He shaws hou, i thae days, Scott gaed
issance. (But again, the MSS. shaws that the’r a guid feck o un
an a summarie. Overaw, Robb shaws at baith the strengths an wae
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
he plays in the ASLS edeition shaws nae sign whitivvir o bias or
. H Foulis, in Erchie (1904) shaws ane o the yisses tae which a
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
he National Museum o Scotland shaws an auld Pechtish man wi a bal
oil. This byordinar discovery shaws that the fowk whae bidit at P
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Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
the seat(s) o pouer. History shaws that politícians canna be tr
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Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
The chairt abuin shaws the English national debt in
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Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
An exemple fae near at haund shaws us clearly the benefits o a t
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Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
oosands o years. Yet the film shaws them bein hairrit an harassit
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Deid huddies an the Moray Eel, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
trade agreement. That shuirly shaws the importance Europe pits on
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
s ower in the buik. His poems shaws a love o nature, his sensitiv
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
e dreich for ma likin, but it shaws talent.”
Shaws talent!” spat Arachne. “M
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
icht throu the piece, Donovan shaws that Jimmy, Liz an Anne Marie
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
e ordinar an in daein this he shaws us the extrae-ordinar an the
isnae juist haud thaim up but shaws his passion for thair sports
mmitment tae thair sports. He shaws an aw that Scots aften likes
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
s better nor A expeckit an it shaws that the projeck is weel thoc
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
lpture Projeck. The sculpture shaws Sir Jimmy in a pose, walit bi
fame in the 1950s. (The fotie shaws the model uised for makin the
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
nnermaist novel, Being Emily, shaws a faimly o Gleswegians that,
rts tae faw apairt. The story shaws hou ilk-ane o the faimly dale
ance. It's a story whaur love shaws itsel in the warmth, thole an
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
t in front of the fireplace?" shaws the pairt o him that cannae l
at cam frae poet Jim Carruth, shaws twa groups o words, lik a sin
eese. Ilka side o the 'flock' shaws the sibness atween some Scots
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
The sma cast o five shaws thair versatility bi playin t
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McLachlan, Jack Glessheids maun wale guid neebors tae thole the dreich Scottish climate, (University of Maine 2019) Central - Ceres, prose
urnal of the Linnean Society, shaws social dynamics can hae an un
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
o this new, stranger, Toryism shaws jist as clearly as the SNP vi
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Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
SNP) — Denmark (an England) shaws whit the alternative could ha
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McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
eukin tae his ain re-election shaws the chynge i that city: whan
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Urdu. This want o information shaws up important kinches for thai
ablow, taen oot o "Eurolang", shaws that Gaelic tae can git its a
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
eekie at Yule", says it aw an shaws a picter o Edinburgh's noo we
e last ane that wis on. Juist shaws somebodie at STV maun hae ric
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
dren Scots he's speakin o, he shaws a muckle want o kennin o the
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
frae the Press an Journal an shaws anither wey tae gie the screi
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Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
vit in Early Modern Scots. It shaws Scots grammatical merkers sic
. Forby the Scots o the poem shaws the noo obsolete ȝ (yogh ) a
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Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
refu we leetit as Whit makkit shaws
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@Cobradile94 tweeted
rMDempster @ScotsScriever Hit shaws the pouer languages can hiv. (2018) search twitter

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
n in treen, in bussie pairts, shaws me Yer no hertless tae ma fee on page 3

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ast throwe the neep park, its shaws aa rottit an frostit. Hitchin
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Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
rriors game. Ane o the steens shaws an image o a sword, a shinty
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Orkney

Cowan, Fiona A Boreas domus mare amicus?, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney - Finstown, poetry
Dad the shaws aff the tatties
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Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
naws are fled, leaves oan the shaws on page 216

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Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
il back slae throu the bamboo shaws.
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Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
My poll shaws Ulster-Scotch folk are sinder (2018) twitter link