A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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centuries Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words26.2 32.9 12.1 9.9 23.2 62 4.4
Number of occurrences8464 8 1 4 6 1
Number of authors47 32 6 1 3 4 1

Occurrences of centuries in Corpus

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Central

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
he seeventeenth an eichteenth centuries - when, fir reasons we aw ke on page 38

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
t bi thon abuin its names. ln centuries ben their futures, faur aheid on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
same sturdy fermers that for centuries had tilled its yird. Haud on on page 38

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
l be English. Nivver mind the centuries o leeterature in Gaelic an Sc on page 20
ves o tradeetions gangin back centuries if no millennia, an ithers, l on page 66
viduals aw ower the warld fer centuries, Sae mebbe the reality is tha on page 74
ional peace an solidarity fer centuries is no somethin that features on page 79
tortin hou we see oorsels fer centuries - lang afore the wc wis even on page 98
Also on pages 126
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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
vels i the stramash o airlier centuries - Renaissance Italie and eft on page 5

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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
Pitalpin eftir him. Fer monie centuries eftir this it is said there w on page 15
were cried poachin. While fer centuries fowk had taen rabbits, birds on page 82

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The hoary verdigris o centuries. on page 86

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Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
leid wi a pedigree raxin back centuries, it continues tae hae a disti on page 3

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
a bottle o windolene fer twa centuries. Shuggie pulled the van tae a on page 20

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
intil poland's hert and centuries' blood on page 8

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
me in the late 7t an aerly 8t centuries C.E. (in the Tang dynasty, 61 on page 39

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Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
the pens o michtie monarchs o centuries syne. It is nae mair the leid on page 3

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
l thocht and feelin aboot the centuries-auld moral community and trad on page 95

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
An doon the sweep o centuries, Can ye list the artists' nam on page 40

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
aboot five centuries aifter the Christian era. on page 18
In the centuries o gory an yin-sided carnage a on page 27

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
"The tear and wear of three centuries will do less mischief to the on page 69

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ar veesible in the 18t an 19t centuries, tartan cled an roarie, uphau on page 110

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Fur centuries, touns, abbeys an ferms were on page 127

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Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
dirls in as it dirlit for centuries, on page 107

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Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
eems ti chynge doun throu the centuries.
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
n later). In the 15th an 16th centuries, there was mair and mair deba
glan in the late 16th an 17th centuries, the wey tae elaborate the ve
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
s o the echteent an nineteent centuries? The Scots revival taen it as
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
aed by, throu the 16t and 17t centuries, mair fowk in Scotland learnt
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ow sterrs. The lang miles and centuries frae 17th century France tae
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
dition o cairvin bidit on fur centuries, wi Pechtish symbols eikit on
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Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ts o oor environments an, for centuries, maist o us were taucht that
s nae sma thing. Tae owerturn centuries of denial is even less sma. S
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
crit muisic in the 14t an 15t centuries. Doutless some liturgical bla
the late-15t an intae the 16t centuries that Scotland’s medieval Ma
ity it haed in the 15t an 16t centuries. Fowk muisic — raither nor
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ae Scottish identity ower the centuries.
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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Boswell’s Coort, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
cairryin the stour o centuries on wir dungarees.
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
fir a guid few centuries,
the centuries
ower the centuries
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
Throu the 15t an 16t centuries the king or queen’s near ad
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Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
than ither leids. There is a centuries-lang tradition o romanticisin
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Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
en scrievit and spak ower the centuries) and grammatically (fur gramm
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wee-windaes Whit is Scots?, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2018) Central, prose
– wi English ower a wheen o centuries.
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Facebook link ( 2017) Central
he effect hus lastit doon the centuries.

Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
irkyaird, when their current, centuries auld site wis stappit fu. The
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
eck, tae flittin degrees, the centuries o co-bidin o Scots and Gaelic
Monie centuries syne, the Gaelic spak in Scot
Lowpin forrit a wheen centuries, by the 1500s, this leid o
In mair recent centuries, the hertlauns o Gaelic has b
rmal leid o the kinrick monie centuries syne, fowk hae nivver stapped
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@Chazzbat tweeted
v bin yaised in jewellery fer centuries, among ither things.(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
confidence, ground-down over centuries. Starting with a nameplate ch (2022) twitter link

@pmcm1355 tweeted
m here in the 5th tae the 7th centuries jist lik England. They've bai (2022) twitter link
iesans in the 5th tae the 7th centuries.Scots is mair true tae the or (2022) twitter link
cots sine the 5th tae the 7th centuries when it wis broucht ower bae (2022) twitter link
m here in the 5th tae the 7th centuries. Scots is mair true tae the o (2022) twitter link
m here in the 5th tae the 7th centuries. https://t.co/HbcJAxry4P (2022) twitter link

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
? Ee's poassibly bin deid fir centuries. (Soond of a creakin coaffin on page 40

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McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
sic desperate sangs fir centuries ma hirdin's an auld airt awma on page 3

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
an intae ither centuries on page 5

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Centuries ago on page 182

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
llion tons o granite ower the centuries, straikit wi tourmaline an be
noo inno the year 3000. Hale centuries hid fleen past sin the Wars o
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Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
me syne, aroun the 8th an 9th centuries, Viking raiders cam tae Scotl
Scots gaed tae Sweden in the centuries efter the Norse an mair proba
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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
a in Scotland fir gey wheen o centuries, bit hid's a trachle tae imag
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Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
Centuries, I'm been seeing that O; on page 24

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De Luca, Christine St Ninian's Isle, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, poetry
at’s lifted centuries o haerts. She’d be
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Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
As da years an centuries passed I aften windered whit
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Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
tae when I wis a peerie trow centuries ago. When yon Icelandic volca
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Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Through centuries, and still it shows on page 12

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Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
ess generations owre the lang centuries.. on page 34

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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
Borth’ick Waitter” (Twae centuries o life i Roberton Pairish), b
ishment, owre the laist wheen centuries.
k hev ey dune doun throwe the centuries, yin tends tae leuk aback til
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@StuartPoet tweeted
he site of which was a priory centuries ago, can still see the founda(2020) search twitter

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
ae used "crack" for a wheen o centuries: it's no wrang. Aa the best! (2014) twitter link