A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

amongst Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.2 14.5 20.7 39.7 11.6 72.4 4.8
Number of occurrences5729 14 4 2 7 1
Number of authors32 16 8 2 2 3 1

Occurrences of amongst in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
, maistly Kings an Queens, an amongst them Alice recognized the Whi on page 78

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Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
tae whitever wee foothold in amongst it aw we kin find. on page 12

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
'I see. Honour amongst thieves then. You think your on page 54

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
e bar and nuzzle a wee gap in amongst the bodies. It's Christmastim on page 21

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
irs fir a snooze. I couldnae. Amongst aw this? Aonghas finds iz. on page 3

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
crystalite amongst clouds obscure on page 52

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e bog and Aldo's standin here amongst the fans, smug as yae like. A on page 111

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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
er each of us n causing havoc amongst unknowing punters. So aye, ah
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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
greens, coorie-doon places in amongst the middens. Jist eight, Ah k
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
...a great lightning amongst the Clouds, which were of div
c. And there was a great fire amongst the Clouds, which issued out
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Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
intae a slither ay free space amongst aw the claes. ‘Whit’s up
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
like surface, perfectly still amongst the translucent haze ay vapou
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ely spoken ay, unwritten code amongst cunts like us that dictates t
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
In amongst these crowds ur yer trendies.
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Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
resence caused a bit o a stir amongst the locals, guinea fowl and s
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Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
n eftir, they fund themsel in amongst some turbulence. The basket o
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Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
oo we were up tae oor oxters! Amongst the support material for scho
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Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
tae whitever wee foothold in amongst it aw we kin find.
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Havery, Hannah The Gaithering, (Literature Alliance Scotland 2022) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
in company – amongst friends.
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
t is kent as an apex predator amongst aw the wannabe gangsters. The
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
n cabinet. Openin the hing up amongst the well-stocked provisions a
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@MartinBroon tweeted
an the right feet! ??. Get in amongst them! ????????????????. ?????(2019) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
is being too nice. I've lived amongst them, Brighton, Manchester, L (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@MusselburghAth laddies a gem amongst diamonds m8 lol - luv the we (2020) twitter link
ds @GirlsSexyGirls_ an adonis amongst men lol (2020) twitter link
am gonna feel like a vip in amongst vi-pees - place is barry guy (2020) twitter link
he highlands sorted oot - up amongst ma brothers n see if a kin se (2020) twitter link

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
his dowp full squat richt in amongst the tar. on page 8

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Robertson, Sine Lallans 58 - .. an the SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
re deein, we can publicise it amongst folk at are interestit. on page 111

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ays tae tips an the like wis, amongst other things, the hood fae a
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Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
Fin am doon amongst ma queets!
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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
re and bend doon to fummle in amongst the dirt wie ma hands. I pull
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
irst she couldna see onything amongst the last year’s growth unti
rown a napalm type grenade in amongst them. Naebody could get near
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
he big broo, gid doon a treat amongst the weemin fowk at dances in
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Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ipe Major Macinnon faa sorted amongst bagpipes. Jeemicky cairried t
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
fortune I tripped and rolled amongst the tabbies. Nae a man known
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ie backed awa an near fell in amongst the coal pile. There wisna on
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
en o’ oor ain hoyed thon cat amongst the doo’s.(2019) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
nert o sitting roon the table amongst feels(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
amongst pizza an chips, on page 9

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
no grotesques amongst the ruins. on page 28
amongst the orders: on page 36

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Forkin, Ellen Sea o Dunder, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
Amongst the dunder o riot
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Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
#nurdles in amongst da seed where twite were feed(2020) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
tounded and so thrilled to be amongst the company on those shortlis(2020) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Amongst the braes and grassy on page 19
Amongst the ruins their melody plays on page 22
Amongst the floo'ers, the weeds and n on page 34
Amongst yer ain true Border Folk on page 43

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The Westender Mairchers did oor toon prood, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
ei se mony high schule pupils amongst the mairchers.
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@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
mple answer is language usage amongst NE and Sooth is a muckle gap!(2020) search twitter
ble bollocks!! Just put feart amongst us!(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
A siren crept amongst oor kin, on page 47

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