A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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writers Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words29 32.4 13.6 69.6 40.7 20.7 22.1
Number of occurrences9363 9 7 7 2 5
Number of authors42 28 5 3 2 2 3

Occurrences of writers in Corpus

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Central

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
important element in allowing writers to address a specifically Sco on page 44

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
on cloacked a couple ae other writers who like massel, huv strayed on page 47
as many astronauts as we did writers when we wur growin up. Jist a on page 51

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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
gularly collaborated wi ither writers. In 1991 he formed Cacafuego on page 91

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
Mail an the Telegraph leader-writers micht be happy gin they did j on page 138

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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
A've heard tell there's some writers wha like tae fill pages wi th on page 49
at maist important o Scottish writers, Oor Rabbie. Ideas o equality on page 83

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
t, but here they rarely shoot writers o poems. on page 105

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
9. Speakers an writers o Scots shuid hae scowth tae on page 5
aissance in Europe. Amang the writers whase warks canna be apprecia on page 9
9. Speakers an writers o Scots shuid hae scowth tae on page 12
Scots, throu its speakers an writers, is ane o the principal life- on page 14
Speakers an writers o Scots shuid hae scowth tae on page 22
Also on pages 24
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
St. Andrews. Masterpieces by writers such as Henrysoun (1450-c.150 on page 15

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
ists' names? The heroines and writers, The painters who wir dames? on page 40

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
eatre: Plays by Glasgow Unity Writers, ed. Bill Findlay, ASLS, No. on page 127

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
the 1985 Recommendations for Writers in Scots (RWS), in a nummer o on page 4

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
te blanche.) Bit wad creative writers walcome a monolithic Staundar on page 56

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
yordinar steid cried Scottish Writers at on page 15

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
Scots language upsteerers an writers, maist o thaim bein sweir tae
ither wey roond wi the Scots writers movin mair tae the Scots spea
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Burns is ane o the puckle writers (alang wi Henryson, Dunbar an
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
ie us the Recommendations for Writers in Scots (RWS). The ae thing
erdeen-awa dialecks, mony sic writers juist writes it "wh". This ma
2 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
ame just a few, who are great writers o Doric poetry.
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Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
un ("gae up the steps"). Some writers, tho, uises "step" as a noun
n the mou o The Macallan, but writers in the 20th century, ower eid
use Scottification on "last", writers should uphaud the differ atwe
otthrou mony a wark in Scots, writers disna bather tae shaw the dif
e try an shaw this, but ither writers disna like it for that it leu
6 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
g Johnston and John Sikorsky, Writers Workshops wi Carl MacDougall
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
atives – maybe acause Scots writers didnae tak the latinate style
ae the lengths at some Inglis writers did. Twa-three o the makars i
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Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
€™ Like Tulloch says (p. 51), writers efter aboot 1700 wis mair an
Houaniver, writers at follaes formal English syn
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
leid an ithers the vocabular. Writers o Scots haes tae mak thair wa
leid ava. The dilemma o Scots writers is whither tae pruive that Sc
that aften gangs unmerkit. Aw writers o Scots is awaur that the eas
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
me o drawin on a wider puil o writers nor the wee smaw curn o Ulste
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
s: ‘Another class of modern writers have no feeling for Sc. of an
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Deputes, Writers tae the Signet,
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
steerers, an in particlar its writers, disnae see thirsels as warki
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
No aw writers haes an international audienc
tterson an Kennedy, but Scots writers shuid be able tae hae a recep
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Like aw guid writers, Matthew haes the gift o writ
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
mair particlar whan yaised bi writers that speaks it an aw.
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
aften mankit bi the fact the writers o it is whyles pitten til glo
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
thit ither writers
tae writers.
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wee-windaes Whit is Scots?, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2018) Central, prose
an Post-Modren literature wi writers sic as Hugh MacDiarmid, Jessi
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Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
x winners o the Federation of Writers (Scotland) 20 Words for 2020
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@jax6754 tweeted
laddie!....Now any chance the writers o NCIS Los Angeles could brin(2015) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
crime writer, lane amang sic writers I hae read) uises “to shine (2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
, actors, comedians, artists, writers etc etc on oor side in 2014, (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
cottish texts are by Scottish writers or are set in Scotland, or ha (2019) twitter link

Doric

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Introduction, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
s made up o established local writers - the North-East Makar Sheen on page 9

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
hat much to it." A wifie it a Writers' Circle fixed ma wi a challen on page 7

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Carney, Don Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric, prose
Doric can be difficult due ti writers nae haein the confidence, the on page 5

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Robertson, Sine Lallans 58 - .. an the SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
o - but if ere's onie wye at writers could see for SLRC tae dee so on page 111

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 63 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
Scottish Writers Talking 2: In Interview, edit
the omission of any Scottish writers at all from the collections o
n 1958 in the series entitled Writers at Work’. Whitever the reas
w hairst o talk frae the five writers interviewed: Iain Banks, Bern
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Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
wrought by the Orkney Voices writers' group, which is led by Aliso on page 1

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Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
e contributions fae different writers. on page 9

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Hall, Simon W. Tae thee, or no tae thee?, (Brisk Northerly 2020) Orkney, blog
In their twilight years, the writers Edwin and Willa Muir continue
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Hall, Simon W. Tame Hogmanay, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
kney in thur lifetimes. These writers hid a romantic urge tae recor
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Giles, Harry Josephine WHIT TAE WRITE NOU?, (https://harryjosephine.com/ 2015) Orkney, blog
tongue, a gatheran o dialect writers tae perform thir wark. Wir ab
fill aadience, a grand bill o writers, an enthusiastic reception â€
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Shetland

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
id say) an you can see dem in writers o tradeetional Shaetlan laek
less-than-respectable status: writers turn to it because it offers
it for da sake o a minority o writers at wants ta exploit hits ‘l
But wad creative writers walcome a monolithic Staundar
s or Shaetlan - sood mean at writers wid hae ta gie up experimenta
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Williamson, Christie Da Problem o dese Paerts, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Shetland, prose
me o freedom o expression fur writers.
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Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
sna myndit ti affront sindrie writers bi no makkin mention, nor yit on page 5

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@StuartPoet tweeted
hers. Galloway, so many great writers here an fae here! @roger_leve(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
k braid Scots an later Ulster writers gied us "Kailyard" style yarn
ets wha houl their ain wi the writers fae the tradeetion, hooaniver
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@Angelinekking tweeted
he morra. The Queens creative writers lairnt me a wheen o words and(2020) search twitter

@the_gellick tweeted
Tough yin. Maist Ulster-Scots writers wud houl on tae tha "t" in th (2019) twitter link
s Orr an ither (Ulster) Scots writers hae used "crack" for a wheen (2014) twitter link

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