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census Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words31.5 38.6 6 19.9 34.9 10.3 57.5
Number of occurrences10175 4 2 6 1 13
Number of authors30 21 2 2 1 1 3

Occurrences of census in Corpus

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Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
eid quaisten i the furthcomin census, an he made sikkar that the S on page 3

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
ht on it in the 2001 National Census even tho the General Register on page 8

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Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
The 2011 census indicatit that mair nor 1.5m on page 2

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
In the census of 2011, a question anent Sco on page 6
In the 2011 Scottish census, over 1.5 million people in S on page 10

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
Scotland in connection wi the Census campaign (Máté, 1996; Horsb on page 9

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
"It's this new-farrant Census, for the year 1841. The gover on page 17

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
o Scotland, a leet o castles, census feigurs, leets o kings an que on page 130

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
frae amang aa pairties at the Census collogue in the Pairliament t on page 4

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ws for siller an Scots in the census. The policie o no yokin the O on page 121

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
r a Scots leid question i the Census (Macafee, forthcomin), an it on page 56

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
n the Scots leid for the 2011 census, an, on the day o the collogu
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
inclusion o Scots in the 2001 Census as an
1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
In the 2011 census, there wis a question on Scot
me: 1.5 million folk telt the census that they could speak Scots a
and 1.9 million folk telt the census that they could speak, read,
k at yon results fae the 2011 census.
4 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
a Scots question in the 2001 Census.)
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gov.scot Biggin a strang future for Gaelic an Scots, (Scottish Government 2022) Central, government
The 2011 census shawit thit 57,275 bodies spi
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
he Scots question in the last census. Scots is comin tae the fore
otland, an the twinty eleeven Census telt us thit ower 1.5 mulȝeo
he Scots question in the 2022 Census. The Scots Language Centre ha
3 matches

Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
k Scots accordin tae the 2011 Census", ye'll hae hearken some o us
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
red a richtfu place athin the Census o 2001
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Fitt, Matthew Fae Mooth tae Page, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central, blog
ae. But accordin tae the 2011 Census, a third o us claim tae speak
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
2006 Census Test Question
llaein Household form for the Census Test that they'll be cairryin
the final form that the full Census will tak in 2011. See the Con
s aw the post-codes whaur the Census Test will be cairried oot.For
a question kythes in the 2006 Census Test, this disnae mean that t
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
eirsel’s Scots oan the last Census huv a vote. Ah mean, hoo coul
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
ality as Scottish on the last census form should be able tae vote.
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Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
anguage. We ken frae the 2011 census that Scots is faur frae deid,
uage Policy respondit tae the census wi the muivin wirds, “it is
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
Hinnermaist Deceesion Ower Census 2001.
language gauns intae the 2001 Census or no will be focht on the ef
debatit tae see if the Draft Census (Scotland) Order 2000 shuid b
cots language eikit intae the census. The proponed question wad ma
4 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
eligion pitten intae the 2001 Census. The Scottish Executive at fi
ae juist thole it tae git the census order oot the wey but the'r n
ein the Scots question in the census an 31 MSP's (SNP, Green, SSP
is to be Included on the 2001 census.
wantin to speir as part o the census aboot foo much money we mak a
7 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
anguage pitten intae the 2001 Census efter surveys haed shawn that
1 matches

wee-windaes Whit is Scots?, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2018) Central, prose
iculum fir Excellence. In the census o 2011, 1.5 million fowk resp
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
In the 2011 Scottish census, 87,100 fowk aged 3 and ower
In the 2011 Scottish census, 1.5 million fowk reportit th
2 matches

@OliphantWullie tweeted
ople according to the 2011 UK census. Awfy likely tae be a muckle (2022) twitter link

@pmcm1355 tweeted
in the Scots leid in the 2011 census, it wis in the current census (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
The census map shows the concentration o (2020) twitter link
See the info fae the Scots census re language here: https://t.c (2020) twitter link
n at the results fae the 2011 census: https://t.co/RbtfqU6X72 #Sco (2019) twitter link

Doric

Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
2011 Census
The 2011 Census records that mair nor 1.5 mil
farrer brakdoon by CAS Wards (Census Area Statistics Wards), Appen
3 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
rt anent Scots ability on the census in 2010. Ilka househald in Sc
1 matches

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Census: Sock Knitter on page 103

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
lion respondents tae the 2011 census reported spaekan or understan
1 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
number at's gien atidda 2011 census gies da wrang appearance an s on page 7
ot. In a survey baessed apün census data fae jüst under ¼ o da on page 19

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Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
@molach95 When a filled ma census form, a dae put “Geordie” d(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
future. 140,000 folk toul the Census o 2011 that they hae "some kn
1 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Start Census
oarm in Ulstèr-Scotch at www.census.gov.uk/ni
oarm in Ulstèr-Scotch at www.census.gov.uk/ni
www.census.gov.uk/ni
1. Ga tae www.census.gov.uk/ni
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@the_gellick tweeted
@Armstrong @MacLambda Fae the Census 2011... http://t.co/Poejk2dQQ (2015) twitter link

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