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Use in varieties of Scots

beuks Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.4 18.1 24 19.9 0 0 13.3
Number of occurrences5434 15 2 0 0 3
Number of authors27 19 6 1 1

Occurrences of beuks in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
an aa the beuks on page 32

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
aye been a readin man, an the beuks wad gie the place the leuk o on page 27

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Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Mony beuks tae be unwritten an unrade fo on page 14

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
sae Ah teuk ma beuks tae his spence on page 48

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
hail beuks in wauners wi nae need on page 77

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
guide or the newest gemmes an beuks. For thaim that's efter testi on page 54

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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
in in yer Granda's stale auld beuks aff beuk barrasi on page 31

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
guide or the newest gemmes an beuks. For thaim that's efter testi on page 54

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
lum - lik mony o the bairns' beuks i the shops an aw, an weekly on page 9

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
aist o thir gaitherers yaised beuks and manuscripts an ilk ither' on page 69

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
jeck or form i the twa poetry beuks here. Thrie owersets o poems on page 120

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Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
in thir poems - no frae the beuks - but stracht frae the mous on page 46

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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
an be left tae folk as writes beuks for lairners.
an pruifreads hale librars o beuks in Scots for ma wabsteed, an
whan they wis wantin fae the beuks, mainly ablo the "Fause" heid
fack that the'r plenty o auld beuks in Scots, but wi them no comi
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
His cherished beuks, the meagre selection,
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
air subtle. In mony reviews o beuks in Scots, a body can read the
t be haed latten a wheen less beuks intae the offeecial version o
o the Basic Scots Bible, The Beuks o Moses an the Psaums, will b
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
beuks o the fermin fowk on the Grea
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Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
rby wha haed connectit wi his beuks, an wi him, in weys they fund
eed tae tell him hou much his beuks haed meant tae me, an tae Sco
ed fresh smeddum tae Willie's beuks, an tae their author. In the
had niver been cawed. But in beuks like "Docherty", "Laidlaw" an
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
sistance is aye mindit in the beuks o martial history as ‘the f
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
nd ither necessar skeels frae beuks they haed brung oot o the fer
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
leukit at a couple o langage beuks oot o curiosity. But she had
ular. He begoud tae empty oot beuks, pads o paper, an
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Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
walcome growth i the nummer o beuks for bairns ower the last ten
editions o Asterix an Tintin beuks, graphic novels an comics cou
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
the cat) or "Devil's pictur'd beuks" (playin cairds) bi cleikin i
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
rm. He ay felt at hame there. Beuks. A man could hae nae better f on page 30

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
r o Church History. Papers an beuks galore had poored fae his fer on page 54

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
wechtit doon wi weel-thoomed beuks. on page 69
the fooshtie guff o aul hymn beuks. He closed is een an mynd abo on page 74

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
a contentit man, happy wi his beuks an his transistor radio. Ivvr on page 8

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
aff o sangs, quotes, poems an beuks that hiv had an influence on on page 12

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Philp, George Lallans 67 - Thochts anent Sangschaw and Penny Wheep, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Doric, poetry
- an unco sicht - papers an beuks piled aa aroun. on page 138

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - A Wird i Yer Lug, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ma snoot intil a puckle mair beuks es time an cam on plinty that
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Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
t tae his bookshelf o medical beuks an selected yin. Takin it bac
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
i the waas lined wi shelves o beuks. In the middle there wis a bi
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Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
ypocritical that them fa sell beuks an tickets for clesses aboot
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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
haird pews, thin yarns, gray beuks, an so is a myndeen tae her f on page 33
? Sheu sees the laefs (trees? beuks?) wis hadden by the maesures on page 160

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Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
es Norlin Airlan tae identify beuks tae add tae hit's collections on page 52
Mair display materials - wee beuks, audio steeers an apps tae ad on page 53
Bringin' oot beuks, artistic creation an' perfoa on page 68

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