A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of warkin in Corpus

Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
he teachers were happy tae be warkin in sic a braw toun, and the b on page 26

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
s as an SNP cooncillor an wes warkin in this capacitie whan he dee on page 3

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
er bluidy cantrips whan ye're warkin here! The Provost hissel is M on page 26

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
the warkin man, The Vow an Labour, whisk on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
st w-w-Wednesday, when Ill be warkin on the steadin.' on page 42

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
their men comin' hime an' aye warkin' aw at the worset. Ye winder on page 11
geiy canny-like whan they're warkin'. on page 16

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
An me that, aa my warkin life, has had ti act quick on on page 70
dyins in cairriages, ithers o warkin folk wi their banners. Then t on page 73

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Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
wis but hus spent maist o his warkin life, as a psychologist, in D on page 165

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
rence tae the wey things were warkin oot? A'm no shair that it did on page 9
e seeventies, whan A stairtit warkin fer them, there hid been a ch on page 48
ood an the 'financial sector' warkin oot alang the same line, an t on page 89
es thegither. Jist as awboady warkin fer Independence the-day isna on page 101
hem. The political system wis warkin direckly agin the wishes o th on page 102
Also on pages 108, 113, 115, 122, 126, 147
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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
novelist James Robertson wis warkin on owersettins o Baudelaire, on page 5

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
wk club, organeesin concerts, warkin on the National Comatee o the on page 56

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Robertson, Sine Lallans 59 - Newsins fae SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
portunity tae meet in wi folk warkin tae pit Scots forrit in diffe on page 87

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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
Nou he had a mannie warkin fer him cried Jock Duncan on page 33
the United Kingdom were soon warkin on the rigs, Nou mony fowk th on page 46
length o time maist lads were warkin, the money wisnae that grand. on page 47
tae stop drillin. No tae stop warkin though, for the drill pipe ha on page 48
d in their bunks, they'd been warkin that hard. on page 49
Also on pages 56, 59, 71, 72, 78, 85, 120
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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'But there has tae be folk warkin there...' on page 17
used tae be thoosands o folk warkin in Mr Willie Wonka's factory. on page 18
it and deid. The lums stapped warkin, the machines stapped birlin, on page 19
'"But the factory is warkin!" the folk shouted. "Listen! on page 20
d I hae aboot a hunner weemen warkin for me ower at ma place, hool on page 30
Also on pages 38, 109, 125, 142, 145
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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
awa. "Hoo mony men dae ye hae warkin on yer ferm?' he spiered. on page 33

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ey yet. As lang as he's still warkin oot his plans, he'll let ye a on page 90

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Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
The Warkin Men's Institute, hauf-biggit on page 43

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
he back o the larry. Ye'll be warkin wi a new stert, he's settin u on page 65

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
fae Edinburgh university and warkin on the ile rigs for a few mon on page 8

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 79 - Oot o the Mooths o Weans, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
Morag likit warkin in the gairden. Mind her gran on page 92

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Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
t is nae mair the leid ae the warkin clesses and comedians nor it on page 3

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Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
hit we want Scots for. Are we warkin tae preserve the dialecks o S on page 108

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Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ark non stoap fur if ye werna warkin ye wir skivin an if ye wir sk on page 118

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Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
eace, or the legislatioun wes warkin weill aneuch, an the legislat on page 24

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
Ian Scobie wis fifteen an a warkin man. A week sinsyne he'd been on page 95
n unnerstan he wis dalin wi a warkin man, no a saft wee laddie. on page 96
they wis ower juvenile for a warkin man. on page 97
is no wee boy ony mair, but a warkin man. At lest he seen her wee, on page 99

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - In Liverpool Cathedral, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
I'm juist a daecent warkin man on page 103

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ied the flooer o ma youth tae warkin i the pits. Sae, yae wey or t on page 132
s tred intae his portrayals o warkin life, an disnae spare us frae on page 134

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
cam hame tae feenish aff hes warkin days is a jile warder. "Efter on page 16

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
s o Syme and Son's jyners wis warkin on the ruif o Creerie's Brewe on page 58
idna, but I ken the Clugger's warkin as a debt collector for Joe S on page 60

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
at it's juist the un-educatit warkin clesses that speaks Scots an
foondit on his ain experience warkin as a jyner. His wark is splat
the ironic consait aboot hou warkin fowk is screivit oot o histor
rentice laddie in the fifties warkin at whit is noo the restaurant
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
s been guid, an we’l aye be warkin haurd ti uphaud oor staundard
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
� isna new, as fowk haes been warkin for naitur consairvation for
hae a feck o curns an bodies warkin at national an local level ti
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Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ys the doctor. “His een’s warkin.” An Sam apent his een, tui
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
E UNIVERSITY O GLESGAE AND IS WARKIN THE NOO WI THE NORTHERN PICTS
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
e a vieve accoont o life in a warkin daiss faimily in Sec tland in
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
irms o his hivin been a Scots warkin man, sayin his wark wis "like
the literature o the Scottish warkin cless. Juist as Émile Zola,
me a by-word for writin aboot warkin cless life wi hert peety, sae
maist o thaim is seen tae be warkin cless an thair Scots vocabula
iters, disnae see thirsels as warkin cless an disnae yaise Scots i
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Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
, richt in the middle o their warkin lifes, ar bein left tae rot i
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Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
Yoruba ti his leids, tho the warkin leid at hame wis maistly West
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
ialeck isnae confined tae the warkin clesses, an that the bool in
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
i Dr Sandy Tulloch, ane o the warkin comatee for the Sculpture Pro
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
the stage an aw an haes been warkin on the screenplay for the pic
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
mpybackit sumphs wha’v bled warkin folk white fir centeries.”
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McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
i 2015, hae noo won sae monie warkin cless areas awa frae Labour�
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Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Britain haes been a leader in warkin tae enable vulnerable fowk ar
rtunities the EU provides for warkin thegither on maitters that ar
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McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ken that there are guid fowk warkin there tae bigg up the languag
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ring on mair o the Protestant warkin cless unionist communities th
Labour is gaein tae win thae warkin cless, pro-independence, left
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McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
areness aboot the situation o warkin fowk – maistly puir migrant
late peyment o wages or puir warkin conditions. An in a kintra wh
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McClurg, Fernando Review: O is for Hoolet, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
(a dominie in a schuill in a warkin cless area) wantin the bairns
��s ainlie raicently stairtit warkin i the language, but frae whit
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Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ture or everyday yaise by the warkin cless an therein lies the pro
y, but tae culture an aw. The warkin clesses votit “Aye” i the
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
p important kinches for thaim warkin in eddication an ither airts.
ntae languages, but for thaim warkin in eddication, government, th
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
or communication graith o the warkin clesses an the uneddicatit. E
lang gate tae reconcilin the warkin cless uisers o the Scots lang
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
un juist be bi a puckle o the warkin clesses that they dinnae hae
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Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
man. Raither, she is a wumman warkin inby the smuirin doonhauds o
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Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
ually uisin it in their daily warkin lives at Westmeenster.
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@jack_capener tweeted
vyces fae nor tae sooth, fae warkin cless folk tae academics - a(2020) search twitter
mic screivins. Gin a e'er rax warkin in academia A howp tae gar ma(2018) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
e FM and her hauners hae been warkin subtle tae siccar ilka conces(2020) search twitter
e scene at the parly abody is warkin fu tilt, frae you, John Swinn(2020) search twitter
mannie sic as yersel, mibbes warkin wi thon Ayrshire loon, bi abl(2020) search twitter
ys it a? Gin ye hae ae Doctor warkin i your laun that tells ye ye (2020) search twitter

Doric

Coutts, Pete Belhelvie, (bandcamp 2016) Doric, poetry
He was a richt hard-warkin cheil, naebdy he'd deen ill t
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Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
the idea that we shoudnae be warkin, foo can we expect tae be tan
ps o Denmark, far the average warkin wik is aboot five oors less t
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Ulster

Warwick, Matthew Fergie an Freens oan tha fairm, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2011) Ulster - Rural Mid-Antrim, weans
Wullie and Liz is warkin at biggin up a stane dyke. Ko on page 9

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
o Tyre an Sidon haed saen tha warkin o God's pooer as yous hae sae on page 9
o Tyre an Sidon haed saen tha warkin o God's pooer as youse hae sa on page 87

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
s aboot Wulliam James Madonal warkin at tha loom - mebbe ye hae m on page 8
An ower in tha Warkin-Hunnér ring ~ Thair's aye a on page 21

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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
tae tha purpose fur dominies warkin thenoo 'at's leukkin tae ken on page 33
s, nae mettèr whut wye the'r warkin, can hae a wechtie pairt in h on page 37
nt nearhan graithin a claught-warkin wab oncum roadin. on page 40
o Ulstèr-Scotch in tha free-warkin an resydentèr curn shaidin t on page 52
a Airts Cooncil wull haud til warkin wi yins leukkin tha gate o Ul on page 53

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Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
tch, Irish an English players warkin wi, an agin, yin anither. The
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Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Warkin tae a heidyin
Warkin oan ma ain accoont or en’s
foremaist tack or, gin yer no warkin, yer last foremaist darg.
owersicht o tha wark o ither warkin fowk day an daily?
Warkin oan ma ain accoont or en’s-
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