A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

un Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.2 17.6 16.5 19.9 46.5 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences5935 11 2 8 1 2
Number of authors37 22 7 2 3 1 2

Occurrences of un in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
A scowe as licht as lammer, un-cleek it, an ascend on page 88

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
left fuit, sae as tae stop it un-fanklin), she cairrit oot oot on page 44

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ue la question de langue pose un problème pour un écrivain on page 35

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
purple. They sometimes burst un-announced, leavin a trail ay on page 2
"Whit like, un-rehearsed?" on page 3

3 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
, eh? Cos you'll see Kim Jong Un git a noble peace prize fur h on page 152

1 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
nmental endorsement throu the UN. on page 18

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
a gey lang splore for Teeger un-findin it again.' on page 105

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ermometer under your arm then Un going to cut off your plaster on page 85

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
e thinkin that it's juist the un-educatit warkin clesses that
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
onal Mother Earth Day’: The UN wabsteid threips:
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - Napoleon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
J’allais, Seigneur, pleurer un moment avec lui.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
ilkaday conversation. It's no un-kent for some tae turn doon t
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
aboot ony o that. The EU, the UN; they can aw gan ram it. As f
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Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
en thon message nor 2019, the UN Year of Indigenous Languages?
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Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
n ah set aboot it wi the same un-sel-conscious ease wi which a
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
language wis un-bekent tae me. It turnt oot t
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ae. It wis thocht tae be unco un-christian tae gie yer body ta
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Accordin tae the UN Food an Agricultur Organisati
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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Sanct Hub’s, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
the glegness o licht – unco un-presbyterian!
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McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
tween us an’ they admitted, un-pressed, that they knew they
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
be gled A’ noo han’ ya, un vino d’Espaňa!
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
when the pavement jist flows un’ir yir feet! A’d train ha
your faith, your Goal, left un-won?
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
hnic labels for the Inglis an un-Inglis fowk o the Breetish Is
wed on aw memmer states o the UN tae proclaim the declaration
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McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
the faur-richt UKIP resigned, un-resigned, an haes mired thaim
1 matches

MacMinto, Gregor Hippies, Authenticity and Globalisation, (Wordpress 2022) Central, prose
m, an a fear o bein thocht ‘un-American’ at garred a feck
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@billykayscot tweeted
d lady knows: “ce n’est qu’un au revoir mes frères, ce n’(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
open international eyes, the UN is watching. They willnae get (2022) twitter link
mpaign to show the world (the UN mainly) how we're being held (2022) twitter link

Doric

Skinner, Alison C. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Leaves, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
She coupit them intae an auld un-yeesed canteen o cutlery - a on page 23

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Wi a maist un-freenly look on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ase yersel," sniffit faither, un-committal es ivver. on page 9

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Anither stunnin sicht is the UN's 'Alley of the Flags'. Compr on page 5

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
s naw ofen noo-a-days a git a un-be-kent guid-leukin man in ma
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Leslie, Dawn Press and Journal 2023-12-02 - Doric Corner, (no publisher recorded 2023) Doric, newspaper
a fyow wikks til the big day un Ah hivna gien a thocht te fit
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
s help wi a RT an hope others un'erstn oor mither tongue! http(2014) search twitter
Sometimes even ah dinna un'erstn fit ah scrieve on the #(2018) search twitter
herwise ye wudnae be able tae un'erstn me!(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
His legend'ry un-Faansindrie brain, on page 20

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@peediepuss tweeted
lenmoncrieff God sek! I canno un-hear that noo!?? (2020) twitter link

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
ון ֿפלאָ ט") "navy a un flot") wis first seid bi a an on page 12
(o/on/un/oon/one/won/etc). Anidder ver on page 59

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
headicraa. We man un-self wirsels, on page 39

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Irvine, Chloe Untitled Poem, (The Scotsman 2021) Shetland - Whalsay, poetry
Is I huy tu dyit up un lat du wirds oot,
flottin atween Norwa, Breetun un Farooe,
Fur aa dat, do sits yunder un tinks I should knapp lik you,
ut iffery year I see a neesik un a whale,
ut im seen du noctilucent sky un du nordern luyts.
5 matches

Southern

@jamie_ginger tweeted
Pints un crail on a sunday efternin #o(2012) search twitter

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
n fer National Minorities an' UN Convention oan the Richts o' on page 70

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Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
UN I V E R S I T
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