A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

comic Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.3 15.9 3 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences3331 2 0 0 0 0
Number of authors21 19 2

Occurrences of comic in Corpus

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Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
tae ma bed-chaumer an read a comic. Whan the oor o threy cam, A on page 22

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
es Masson hid yaized Scots in comic an subversive weys in thair c on page 33

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
aye minds me o Tony Hancock's comic persona fer some reason - pr on page 112

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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
Poupit (1877) belangs ti that comic genre whaur the scriever lauc on page 5

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
The Nakit Weemen' is a cantie comic tale o bairnhood in whilk the on page 5

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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
Comic books frae Stateside, ballast on page 23
Assortit, wi mint, a comic in red and green..." on page 98

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
e Fause, Fause Hae ye Been an comic anes like I'm No Comin Oot th on page 77

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
ik a burglar's jemmy frae the comic buiks Ian had no lank skailed on page 97

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
that's name haes gien fowk a comic terr. Uranus is cryed efter t
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
en up wi licht hertit, whiles comic verse the likes o The Sea.
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Molière that released his ‘comic plenitude’ through an actin
mair like tae warm tae the ‘comic plenitude’ o whit in mony w
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
ckin an the occasional Scotch comic turn fae the
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
plenty o comic moments, particlar in Iain Fr
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
m that's brocht oot hunners o comic titles the likes o Judge Dred
u they wad tak tae the modren comic graphic novels thirsels gin t
ess is telt wi surreal wit an comic action. There the rinnin joke
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
So ah got masel’ intae the comic strips an’ it wisnae lang a
stronger than jist oor love o comic books an we took that dot com
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Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
lowps intae action in the new comic frae Diamondsteel Comics, Sal
as the new creations for the comic. It is set in a fantasy versi
eids. The Scots edition o the comic heelichts the yase o Scots as
Wi this in mind, the Saltire comic is a valuable addition tae co
fictional chairacters in his comic.
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Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
them doon visually through a comic strip.
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@Cobradile94 tweeted
A pit ae wab comic intae the #ScotsLanguage http(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
tewartbremner I do like a wee comic sans myself, but nae multi co(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
mharlow He wis amazin. Superb comic actor, but a great strecht ma(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
Scots Hoose also has a comic fir bairns cried 'Bad Broonie (2020) twitter link
, where lairners can create a comic, complete a quiz an listen ta (2018) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
So, ye tak yer advice fae ess comic," said Donald, tittin the off on page 37

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Comic beuk fans will ken that Belgi on page 14

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