A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

art Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words30 23.9 46.4 49.7 40.7 21.9 22.1
Number of occurrences9345 29 5 7 2 5
Number of authors50 24 14 4 3 2 3

Occurrences of art in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
n the same space. Like in the art class, oan the potter's wheel on page 1

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Whase art ootlives the artist. Mynd: He on page 5
Ti Paris, politics and art, And leukin up auld haunts. on page 22

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
wisnae known fur it's vibrant art scene or welcomin personality on page 85
Mean, what's wae aw the poncy art, eh?" He motions acroass the on page 136

2 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
n in Dumfries and warkt as an art teacher in Dumfries and Gallo on page 91
populate yer art. on page 103
intae an art much firmer. on page 104
but still yer Art intact. on page 106

4 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
s somebody wha hud brocht the art o joukery-powkery tae the pea on page 102

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
innae get onie acceptance as 'art', on the grunds that the cult on page 75

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
she'd reappeart in school fur Art sixth period an noo she wis a on page 83
The radio wis on in oor Art class this afternoon an aw yi on page 117
that wis on standby cause oor Art teacher Miss Flynn wis aff an on page 118
arlene went an faintet in the Art department the day. She said on page 138
like books and we baith like art an we baith hate narra mindet on page 169

8 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
xa Rutherford haes retired as art editor, an Owain Kirby haes t on page 5

1 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
itherins o documents, warks o art an architecture, historic big on page 22

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
and padded aff in the tither art, which wis the wey tae Christ on page 69

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Ma lip quivered as ah looked art the green and yella hills o h on page 59

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
I doubt Thou art a gambler, sae on page 62

1 matches

Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - Mither, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
a work o art, Celtic equivalent o 'Wha dau on page 58

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
inks, thy, thou, thine, mine, art, unto, speaketh etc. etc. jui
1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
stollin and spulyeit be thame art or part thereof and thare cou
1 matches

Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
n be that thrawn platform fir art an poetry tae mak an brak ilk
ht hinder the freedom o their art. Scots labbyists sneer at poe
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
oosh hotels an palaces in the art deco sough an it haes nae
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
A page frae the Art of Music
A page frae The Art of Music, Collecit Out of all
5) declared in 1579: “[T]he art of musik and singing … is a
k we hae frae the time is The Art of Music, Collecit Out of all
otland — declared: “[T]he art of musik and singing … is a
5 matches

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
on. In whit wis a state-o-the-art language lab A learned masel
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
inds her talent in conceptual art but disnae forget the aulder
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
™ mair important yin o’ oor Art teachers! A mind askin’ the
1 matches

Lochhead, Liz Ashet, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
thon oval antique art-nouveau losol-ware tulip mack
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
n that said here is some o my art o Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, S(2017) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
ardies in there. There wis an art tae bein successfu though!!! (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
@tasty These ur works o art. It's painful tae watch thum (2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
sted o' bein confined tae the art studio a' day every day in is (2021) twitter link
ment has turned lyin intae an art form. Ah've never seen the li(2021) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ill and gied Gray's School of Art a look o contempt in the pass on page 30
flung a witherin glent at the Art Gallery. 'O Jerusalem, O Jeru on page 32

2 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
kit billie weel-akwant wi the art o takkin the gweed o fock; bu on page 30

1 matches

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
'Modern art, droned Mrs McLeod ma art tea on page 40
ink o the picter ah'd seen in art cless; the broken bodies, the on page 45

4 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
y flaws When it comes tae the art o good drivin on page 15

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ed, noddin it the state-o-the-art kennel at the Maan o the Hoos on page 63
ered beds or our state-of-the-art 'Stand and Tan' booths." on page 81

2 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
he wid sit at his state o the art computer deein his articles f on page 94

2 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ace of Brussels'. The 'Comics Art Museum' is the place tae gang on page 14

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Joan applied her art on page 32

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e: stylish furnitir, quaality art; on page 19

1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
's Greenhoose, made famous by art critics, an classified a list on page 118

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Fae state o’ th’art technology
1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
Stravaigin roon th’art gallery th’ither foreneen,
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ara an his wife hid pioneered ART – the "age-reversal treatme
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
They gollached doon cheese, art broth-mix an tapioca. They et
s an quines war peintin in an Art corner, an playin in the san
2 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ribute tae a GrayÂ’s skail i' Art student fur her Degree Show p(2017) search twitter
student aat GrayÂ’s skail i' Art Aiberdeen - sometimes she an(2017) search twitter
pallets tae GrayÂ’s Skail i' Art students fur their graduation(2017) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
can di a jint show in yon new Art Gallery fan it opens. #doric (2019) search twitter
@air_ingy I'm weerin ma Art Monk shirt. Mon the 'skins. I(2021) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
me. Redefine, turn them intae art installations, be playful and (2020) twitter link

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
Trip tae the granite city Art Gallery with my dochter yeste (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
A real work o art, laek whut they can be, on page 71

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
at me art. Am needan ideas fae haem." on page 10
va, an thay dinno spaek aboot art, an thay dinno spaek aboot wh on page 123

2 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Like art, like death, on page 5

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
llt, this museum is more o an art gallery. The sixties classics
1 matches

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
for dust thou art on page 23

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
wi da second paet wis warks o art. Dey wir mony a tourist wid s on page 3

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
state-o-da-art paet-technology. on page 31

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
wirds, der feelings, spirit, art on page 19

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Dey aedge da art dat's wirkit bi da sea: on page 34
ae da doo; ivery bit a wirk o art. on page 44

2 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
t for us in The Revolutionary Art of the Future (Carcanet, 2003 on page 5

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
new book. A woman's voice and art particularly worth heeding an(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
For thou art wi me an thy cruik An staff, on page 68

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Nor polished art. on page 6
Nor public art: on page 28

2 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
ae hefted tae stairt a public art fund at can bae uised taer ca on page 9
4. Art wi'in oor diversity nae yin c on page 16

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