A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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students Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words30.8 37.8 27 0 5.8 31 13.3
Number of occurrences10075 18 0 1 3 3
Number of authors36 23 9 1 2 1

Occurrences of students in Corpus

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Central

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
kirk groups tae postgrauduate students is ahint these versions. Thes on page vii

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
k at the last gig some of the students might have drank too much" "Y on page 3

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
entrance and greeted by other students. Who wur busy huggin and embr on page 188
amongst the other first-year students hit haime jist how alone ah a on page 189

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
er a whilie nou an A aye tell students the main thing is tae tak nae on page 15

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Anderson, Elizabeth Lallans 59 - OBITUARY : ALISTAIR TAYLOR 1928 - 2001, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
ry, for use, parteecularly, o students o the degree course there. on page 4

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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
e-heid. Nou gien as they were students, an fond o the learnin, they on page 26
ly that he kennt the American students an in the meantime the toun c on page 27

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e gets on dead well wi aw the students - she stopped me in the corr on page 169

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
n. Aw Scots-speakin bairns an students shuid hae their Scots tongue on page 11

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Like mony ither students in Scotland, A read Liz Lochh on page 58

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
Twa students cam by, luif at luif. Ye dinn on page 125

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
s patent as a haundy help tae students speirin-oot Scots history. In on page 130

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
£20, but £15 for maimbers, students an unwaged delegates. For mai
1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
““It will help (students) theretil tae unnerstaun hoo
ae Standart Grade in Chinese, students has
ae on fae the Standart Grade, students in Urdu has been pit
3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
e same as is duin for langage students, wi the ettle o raxin their a
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Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
Twa students cam by, luif at luif. Ye dinn
luif. Ye dinna aften see the students wierin their gouns, but thir
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
o Inglis. The thing A fin wi students (mony o thaim students o Scot
(mony o thaim students o Scottish Literature asweel)
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
tages but multileeteracy. Gin students wis tae ken the guid o lairni
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
e the attainment levels amang students thit are takkin thir awards.
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
gy thit’s meant tae connect students aa o’er the bit, but which,
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
atise wis ettelt that teachin students the airt o componin. Image ta
ise that is mintit at teachin students the airt o componin. Ither wa
2 matches

Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
at the medical colleges. Naw, students couldnae get a shottie o a re
by this lack o bodies. Whiles students wad gang oot tae the streets
til ae day some o the baulder students haed an unco idea. Gin naebod
Students fae aa the ancient universtie
e keep them oot, an Aiberdeen students wad gang aa the wey oot tae H
10 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
aichs an certificates tae the students.
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Flemings o’ Dalnoid, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
he ay'ways liked the Langside students, "A better class o' lads an'
idhs at Dalrulzion or connin' students intae puttin' funnels doon th
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
the hale group!” The ithir students were startin’ tae moan at h
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
s oot Hillwalkin’ wi’ the students. It wis a nice day an’ he w
clearin’ waitin’ fir the students tae return frae the course, w
reply, “Oh if any o’ yer students hae fun’ a died boady, will
m tae get acquainted with the students o’ oor furst Sport an’ Re
an’ Recreation course. The students went oot tae the pub the furs
10 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
hockey pitch at College, bit students wereni’ allowed tae play oa
hit ye mean.” In a test the students were asked tae explain “how
Adie, like maist students, wisni above invention, when
their classes the Paintin’ students had tae learn aboot electrici
4 matches

McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
It took some o’ the aulder students tae explain that yin!
d in his mooth! Many o’ the students had caught oan an’ were try
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
the Sphygmomanometer tae take students’ blood pressure. The class
Noo Jinty an’ maist o’ ma students were 18/19 year olds an’ ye
ly, sterted tae get younger students intae the college frae local
Wi’ blear-eyed students tryin’ rolls.
4 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
return o’ ma Orienteerin’ students. A sent an’ it an’ “Cul
1 matches

Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
y, weel sort o compulsory, as students only had tae complete ane pas
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ers jyned by squads o bikers, students, hoosin activists, bairns, bl
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
a student an National Union o Students (NUS) office bearer, Murphy g
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
ucers howps it'll be uised bi students, lecturers an ither interesti
1 matches

@IshbelMcF tweeted
d Edina tae talk Scots wi the students o Edinburgh University, ma ai(2017) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
Universities tae sustain the students during this time. So, utter s(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
awards tae show ta some PGCE students. Is there a transcript onywhe(2017) search twitter
hin Scots wi the English PGDE students theday!(2017) search twitter

@annieones tweeted
it awe the time when we were students in mid 80s. It meant crazy pe (2021) twitter link

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
, ahin the coonter, ane o the students an th'ane he kent best. Fergi on page 76

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
oo an Stramash, cos, o aa the students in the first year Church Hist on page 53

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Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Introduction, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
rary wirk suitable for aulder students in Doric wis identified, spar on page 9

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Robertson, Sine Lallans 58 - .. an the SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
er dreel athegither, European students and scholars studyin Scots an on page 111

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
e fleer, syne at aa the ither students busy skrattin awa, syne at th on page 86

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
in Aal Aiberdeen. A boorach o students are sittin haein coffee in Ja
(In Charities Wik some o the students eesed ti ging aboot the stree
2 matches

Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
. Doric is the leid that mony students spik an bring intae their pla
1 matches

Leslie, Dawn Press and Journal 2023-12-02 - Doric Corner, (no publisher recorded 2023) Doric, newspaper
course fir third-year medical students aa aboot awareness o Scots (a
ful situation. Or as een o ma students pit it 'sometimes
2 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ting @GraysArtSchool painting students are exhibiting at Edinburgh P(2017) search twitter
lets tae Gray’s Skail i' Art students fur their graduation show exh(2017) search twitter
C’mon students i' Aiberdeen fit wye has Rab (2018) search twitter

@AMaxwell54 tweeted
teuchter wiz sayin fur ither students fa didna spik ih Doric. Easy (2021) twitter link

@72redz1903 tweeted
o wanted tae abduct one of my students. Scared the shit oot them (2022) twitter link
f being a cultural Marxist by students that don’t know what that me (2020) twitter link
me toon to talk to my College students, spent the day with us - gav (2020) twitter link
burgh tae talk tae my College students, spent the day with us - sad (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
of research material for PhD students," says Urban Intelligentsia.
1 matches

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
an flops, an frets, Haurd-up students shiver! on page 212

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@StuartPoet tweeted
andelin a wheen o opps fir aa students tae ken an ken mair o ane o w(2020) search twitter
s muckle graith a wheen o the students mebbes ken an thaim whae want(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
rsities servin' Norlin Airlan students. on page 8
students, module an' coorse forderin, on page 27
ag universities servin Ulster students in Scotlan'. Thon recognises on page 41

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