A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of states in Corpus

Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
c report fae Saughton clearly states that he's prone tae 'psychoti on page 69
er. But it's no jist yin that states ma time oan this planet. Or t on page 92
d enough this year? This hing states ah've been 'invited' tae atte on page 120

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
biggit on centralized nation states that hae biggit up baith pole on page 21
n subservience tae the United States o America nae maitter whit ba on page 119

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Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
sh, as in Chapter 3, whaur he states that 'Muir thought Kirkcudbri on page 84

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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
r deal o tradin wi the United States - in fact his son wis then i on page 26
ism. She tourit aw across the States an her talks were aften the c on page 124

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
es, legislation an practice o states an is regairdit as providin t on page 18

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Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
gats tume rhethorie fur clair states. on page 13

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
truck driver back hame in the States, a 'teamster' he cried it. I on page 136

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
alifornia an elsewhere in the States is gowf coorses that hae name on page 9

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
b tae the clans o Scotland an states 'The Gaels of the Highlands a on page 110

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
a the dominant leids o nation states acause they're staundardised: on page 56

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
ld Inquiry on Leids in the UK states:
on taen fae the annual review states that the
es, legislation an practice o states, an is regairdit as providin
states:
Multilingual World” report states:
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
leid. Mr MacDonald’s motion states that
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - Napoleon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
wha’d subdued aa the Papal States,
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
bleck president o the Unitit States, I gat a stound. The queue ga
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ar movement’. But whan Robb states that ‘the present book is a
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Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
ge pole, they wurr a bunch eh states, they obviously went to their
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
while maist o thae eximperial states fell in wi the concep an aw a
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Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
and wis yet baith independent states? Or aiblins the Latinate lexi
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Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ane o the Empire’s Germanic states, shawin that the reputation o
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
their dials, in near hypnotic states, makin shapes tae aw manner a
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
solidarity amang the maimber states, is a real loup forrit. We no
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Lehane, Matt La Le La Le La Iron Mountain, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
bogus autonomous states
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
f whan they were baith in the States as exchynge scholars. Wulf wi
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
in attacks on Inglis an ither states aince Scotland haed made peac
the fermers wi nae mercat. He states that it isna his ettle tae ta
l Assemlie cawed on aw memmer states o the UN tae proclaim the dec
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Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
e Assemlie cried on aw Member States tae publicise the text o the
Forsameikle as Member States hes gien their hecht tae win,
h amang the folk o the Member States
sidence ben the mairches o aw States.
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Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
EU institurions, ither memmer states matches oor spendin, resultin
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Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
enments o the ither 27 memmer states wull manage tae dae ower the
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McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
d. Wha wad say but the Unitit States is sindert atwà, whan the ag
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Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
At the poem’s climax, she states her desire tae tak on the vei
on; and, aince mair, oor poet states that her ain luve ootshines e
her wi ‘sapho saige’ and states that, like thon female makar,
ascribes male authorship and states that these are ‘echoic’ o
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Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
luves), the author richt oot states her desire tae metamorphose i
d her ‘saphic songe’, and states that Marie ‘a plesant poet
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
have 1pm on Friday?’’ she states forcefully.
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
stine’s, Aldo.’’ Dougie states, pointin at the cardigan and
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Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
e up bi 193 flags o UN member states an twa flags o UN observer st on page 5

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
oked up real sheepish like an states. "It's the pancakes". Jonsar
n o a jar o jam looks roon an states. "I'm ready for the first
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
o the hill. "It's like this" states Jonsar Eck. "Yon kirk came up
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
louse onybody nae born in the States is an ill-daein terrorist. Sa
ld Jude an yersel aa roon the States. Ye'll hae saved ma ain faith
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One, toon two states different rules for different(2020) search twitter
ehyena Nae keen on gan ti the states(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
ned wi warnins stark an stern States 'Ramblers: Tak a Hike!" on page 213

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Ulster

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
wa in kintries tha like o tha States, Canadaw, Austrailye an New Z on page 49

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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
aspora fer example the United States o' Amerikey on page 21
similar foarm in twa ir mair states. on page 58

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