A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

sport Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words28.1 40.6 3 0 11.6 31 17.7
Number of occurrences9079 2 0 2 3 4
Number of authors32 22 2 1 3 4

Occurrences of sport in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ir us noo, life an orra kinna sport o tentin whae bides langest o on page 77

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
a fae whaur the rich like tae sport an play, wars usually stairti on page 112

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
-it-Yersel', at shaws us that sport haes an uncannie wey o jinkin on page 5

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
liament Education Culture and Sport on page 24

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
as some o the lassies up here sport. on page 40

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Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
gate ti a hunt ir hawkin fur sport in the aurrie. Bot he wesna. on page 42

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Tae be sport o bairn an jo, on page 21

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Sport, an dance, an lauchter, on page 35

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Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
an thinks it sport if He can gain on page 54

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ms forrart. Duncan, wha luves sport an taks nae tent o his jeopar
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
Education, Culture an Sport Comatee
Education, Culture an Sport Comatee
Education, Culture an Sport Comatee
on maitters anent culture an sport an sic ither maitters, forby
ister for Tourism, Culture an Sport. (As
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Fairnie, Robert Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORT COMMITTEE
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ey yaise it in situations lik sport, song, leeterature, fowkweys,
aises Scots tae blether anent sport yaises mair Scots, than that
media, first throu reportin o sport, than in the transfer o words
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
t in the Education, Cultur an Sport Comatee Report on languages w
The Education, Culture an Sport Comatee's report intae the ro
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Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
iberate destruction an cry it sport. But there’s a hale industr
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
pin it up like it’s aw some sport tae him; like some natural ju
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
uss the Education, Culture an Sport Comatee report tae the Scots
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Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
me folk thit hiv nae time for sport. They dinnae play it, read ab
loved the game as a spectator sport. He tuik ma sister tae see a
Back in those pre-Sky Sport days, there were only twa cha
stand on the BBC and World of Sport on S.T.V.
nivir showed onie interest in sport. Then she discovered the Spor
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Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
A Bad Sport
n hawdin’ it up. The Sunday Sport.
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
h the students o’ oor furst Sport an’ Recreation course. The
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
On the subject o’ sport A maun offer poems aboot twa
For Sport’s greatest prize, your pick
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Lehane, Matt Hush Nou, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
by golly it’s sport
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Lehane, Matt Gif I was, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
that promote hate as cultural sport I’d augment wi a classical
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Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
o State for Culture, Media an Sport an the
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McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
he nicht, an the separation o sport an politics.
question o tryin tae separate sport an politics remains fykie ane
ive) platform o international sport is a pooerful wey that athlet
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
nister for Tourism, Cultur an Sport on The Mound.
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@ClashCityClarky tweeted
ir finger-nails. Arts, media, sport. Ye dinnae think o a language(2020) search twitter

@LowEndJardo tweeted
li guy, liht it’s a fighting sport surely ye can just kick fuck (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
we m8 - we have the greatest sport oh fitbaw in our lives n this (2020) twitter link
fan but was involved with the sport for 40 years - i have put ot (2020) twitter link
a wind up - any info on the sport and the crowds attending meet (2020) twitter link
ats the case - shut down all sport then all over scotland - end (2021) twitter link
troduced the wee fella to the sport - that both him n me like bt (2021) twitter link
and 4 other occurrences.

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Or that fowk chase jist for sport on page 15

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
the maist unsportin sport o the lot. He then said oot l
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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
'roarin sea maks sport on page 19

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
'roarin sea maks sport on page 22

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Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
nister o Culture, Tourism and Sport, sayed he wis fain o daein mu on page 5

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@cammyrudkin tweeted
@jamieginger173 @hornet_2011 sport isni for yow!!!(2012) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
f so, a feel it’s nae proper sport! Cos ahm used to play Ruggers(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
yin o they defenders he made sport o. He's there in front o ye, on page 33

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Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
wee doag hooched tae see tha sport on page 4

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Warwick, Matthew Tha Feardie Geng hae tae bide at hame, (Sensory Attachment Centre 2020) Ulster - Ballymena, weans
nnae g’oot tae tha pairk ir sport wi their freens...
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King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
ast ah cud hae won the schuil sport’s day prize for sprintin in
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