A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

connection Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.8 11.8 6 19.9 17.4 31 26.6
Number of occurrences4123 4 2 3 3 6
Number of authors34 18 4 2 3 2 5

Occurrences of connection in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
the grass an' really mak' yon connection wi Mither Earth, Really feel on page

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
eakin Bad. He seems tae huv a connection wae that character Tuco. Ken, on page 175

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
cousin John's been charged in connection w; Lesley Ann's death. Ma da on page 130

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
wi stories, an shaws oot her connection wi drawin wee eemages - like on page 60

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
fe. She wis proud o hur small connection tae Hollywood, even though sh on page 87

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
gister Office for Scotland in connection wi the Census campaign (Mát on page 9

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Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
"Blinkbonnie". There wis some connection wi a weel kent race horse whi
nnie his faimly, Wha hid some connection wi Peffermill in Edinburgh, c
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
e like concerns wis raised in connection wi Scots an the want o teachi
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
nvironmental impack stents in connection wi plannin laws, but the nori
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
iously, later on I had a Galt connection tae ma traivels as weel, when
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Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ristianity — an thereby its connection wi the wider European cultur
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Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
began tae realise there wis a connection between the victims. The tabl
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
heir he’rts oot bit had nae connection wi’ “Jerusalem!” Were t
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
as gin it somewey maittert in connection no juist wi his ain business,
t wi his ain business, bit in connection wi her. She gently drew awa f
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McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
lic documents, are produced i connection wi the leivin communities o S
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McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
an politics haes nae pynts o connection simply isna guid eneuch.
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
far too much stock intae his connection tae them, but tae cunts like
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
in a predictable black French connection tracksuit and white trainers.
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@billykayscot tweeted
and there’s an auld alliance connection - Olivier’s wife Margaret i(2020) search twitter
lba_macd Michael Scott - nae connection.(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
ames of the 'Bettys and their connection with NS. Nae reply. (2022) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
formattin, wireless internet connection, USB ports..." Ah grinned an on page 50

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
an content widnae register a connection wi maist simple fowk. But it
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Riddell, Conor San Diego, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
e planes wir late, a missed a connection so a eventually got to ma hot
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@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
e jewels o words, phrases and connection wi the land that have come th (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2017) Orkney
y o the ither seasons and the connection cin be as loose is ye like

@HJosephineGiles tweeted
eh which is aboot ma level o connection wi burns nicht the nou (2021) twitter link

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
eatic League, parteeclarli in connection wi da herrin industry, led ta on page 10

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
We scrit wir wirds ta mak connection on page 26

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Williamson, Christie Shaetlan an compoonds a da richt, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2014) Shetland, blog
d o Gaelic, fuivvir tenuous a connection I micht hae tae hit. Mi ain w
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Southern

Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
he north-wast Hielands wi nae connection wi aipils or crosses, an cart
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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
, kis o the lang tyme faimlie connection wi the bit, hes
. A’ve nivver kent the rael connection atween
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Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
e belanged til tha preeshtlie connection o Abijah; an hïs wife Lïzbe on page 69

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Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
ll me there's an Ulster Scots connection. on page 46

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Connection gi'n fae'iver mine, on page 20

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Depairtment fur Commonities Hargey announces heidwie oan plens fer Airish an’ Ulster-Scots, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
places wi’ an Ulster-Scots connection.
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@the_gellick tweeted
catholic Dinnae need ony mair connection nor be in fae the Ards! Crive (2015) twitter link

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