A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

dictionary Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words40.7 58 6.4 9.9 40.7 10.9 17.7
Number of occurrences126109 4 1 7 1 4
Number of authors38 25 3 1 5 1 3

Occurrences of dictionary in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Ah've a dictionary o snaw in ma heid. on page 65

1 matches

Dareau, Mareau Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST), (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
ttis Leid or, in Inglish, the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue, on page 59

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Orange Lodge in the Universal Dictionary but it wisnae there; then ah on page 68
up it up in the big Universal Dictionary, but the closest thing we cou on page 71
ed it up in the big Universal Dictionary. Ah couldnae believe it when on page 78
in on she wis readin a French dictionary. Heh Harpreet gaunnae keep ed on page 107
looked it up in the Universal Dictionary, he said, So away yi go an st on page 116

5 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
itor on the Scottish National Dictionary (SND), tho monie ither achiev on page 5

1 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
ations. The Scottish National Dictionary an the Dictionary of the Olde on page 12
a be inevitable. Glen Pryde's Dictionary of Scottish Building, that ga on page 13

3 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ks like he eats pages fae the dictionary fur breakfast.' on page 13
e-check their meanin's in the dictionary. on page 23
e'd never ask and takes oot a dictionary that's as ratty as his mousta on page 25
ords ah wanted tae use in the dictionary. on page 29
go noo?' ah say, readyin the dictionary. on page 33
Also on pages 34
7 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
The Online Scots Dictionary - Spelling Guide on page 18
The Online Scots Dictionary - Spelling Guide on page 19
st richt clap an wale 'Add to Dictionary'. on page 40
propone coffin a douce Scots dictionary (see references) sae that ye on page 41
shair o throu the uiss o the Dictionary of the Scots Language (DSL). on page 48
Also on pages 50, 51
14 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
muckle dictionars o Scots, A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue on page 14
cotland wis weel yaised for A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue on page 15
re-editin o the Concise Scots Dictionary (CSD). This is turnin oot tae on page 16

6 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ldson's an Robert Morpeth's A Dictionary of Scottish History, first se on page 130

4 matches

Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ti gie the Scottish National Dictionary Association scowth ti mak whi on page 4

3 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
eadies. The Scottish National Dictionary Association includes regional on page 56

3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
vairsion o the Concise Scots Dictionary.
ccordin tae the Concise Scots Dictionary - "a piece of low-lying grou
up, a copy o the Scots School Dictionary. Copies o the dictionary will
. Copies o the dictionary will be gien tae aw the schui
4 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ikit at the Scottish National Dictionary, you micht think we didna hae
By contrast, A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue
The Concise Scots Dictionary includes thir parasites but o
rength of thair presence in A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue.
w edition o the Concise Scots Dictionary will no gie definitions in th
14 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
Dictionary;
her for the Scottish National Dictionary Association (noo Scots Leid
2 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
Leid launchit the free "Scots Dictionary for Schools app" available ta
1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
he wirds i The Oxford English Dictionary (includin, it sud be sayed, s
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 81 - Chynge for chynge’s sake?, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
e strikes me whan wirkin wi A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue
DOST an the Scottish National Dictionary (SND) wis dark, derk or dairk
2 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
l items in the Concise Ulster Dictionary (conteenin ilka no-staundart
OST but in the Oxford English Dictionary.
2 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
aged by the Scottish National Dictionary Association and William Grant
olume o the Scottish National Dictionary ‘Owing to the influx of Iri
borrowing wholesale from the dictionary’3. We canna blame William G
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
[NOTE: image here of the dictionary cover in original]
abuin Collins Gem, Scots Dictionary wi ilka news-paper that it se
2 matches

Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
[T]he dictionary [DOST] contains thousands of
lack an Early Modern English Dictionary but partly also because Scots
17 ootgie o the Concise Scots Dictionary (CSD):
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
wi a copy o the School Scots Dictionary alang wi an interactive Elect
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
the schuil wi a School Scots Dictionary alang wi an electronic SSD on
1 matches

Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
onaries’ “Essential Scots Dictionary”, is 20 year auld an e’en
r iPad? The wice Online Scots Dictionary is jist as kenspeckle. There
didna luik richt. The reglar dictionary aqual tae “introduction”
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
o lang efter the Pocket Scots Dictionary wis furthset, it kythed in so
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
Dictionary of the Scots Language
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
definition as listit in ‘A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue
1 matches

Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
n ane o the chief editors o A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue.
1 matches

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
Bible (1611) and Johnson’s Dictionary (1755). There is still nae co
intae Scots, and Jamieson’s Dictionary of the Scottish Language (180
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
e better words in the English dictionary tae capture ma present mood.
1 matches

@Chazzbat tweeted
ineum. Ah luiked it up in the dictionary.(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
he shoap! They'll be wantin a dictionary! 1.5 million speakers will be(2019) search twitter

@johnstone_shane tweeted
pattir? Cannae fun it in thi Dictionary @molach95 @billykayscot @DrMD (2020) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
nload the newly updatit Scots Dictionary for Schools app, available fa (2021) twitter link
onars launch their new #Scots Dictionary for School app the morn. List (2021) twitter link
an the new Scots Dictionary for Schools app (comin in Jan (2020) twitter link
nounce the wirds in their new dictionary app! Hae a look at the wirds (2020) twitter link
Why no download the Scots Dictionary fir Schuils app fae this link (2018) twitter link
and 5 other occurrences.

@ricky_ballboy tweeted
this. A dae a check agin the Dictionary of the Scots Language, tae. E (2020) twitter link

Doric

Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
Doric Dictionary - http://www.doricdictionary
1 matches

@daleser23 tweeted
ina thnk theres a word in the dictionary to describe how much i hate t(2014) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
n Ben is in Scots and English dictionary, with headword source Gaelic. (2020) twitter link
ds not in Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary.' Ye can get in online, Dawn. (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Miller, Alison The Point o Tinsal, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Orkney, poetry
les in search o wirds for his dictionary o The Orkney Norn.
1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
fur he's glunshed da dictionary on page 35

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
com/shaetlan/shaetlan-grammar-dictionary on page 3
can lippen wir Grammar an wir Dictionary firbye, at you'll be able tae on page 21

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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
ally do wi a Shetland rhyming dictionary (2019) twitter link

@HazelTindall tweeted
I will hae ta look at Shetlan dictionary.(2020) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
dat fine du his a copy o his dictionary, it’s a masterpiece(2020) search twitter

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
he noo wi wirds oot nae Scots dictionary, even Ah cannae keep up. Am p(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Wi dictionary on page 27

1 matches

Reynolds, Charlie Tak pride in yer ain tongue, (North Antrim Speak 2009) Ulster - Coleraine, blog
it tae pit oot a standardised dictionary. Why is that A hear ye ax ? M
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@the_gellick tweeted
ertainly wrang - see "Ulster Dictionary" by Macafee, etc. Aa the best (2014) twitter link
@Babhdan I'm no sure - Scots Dictionary gies it as seemilar tae Engli (2015) twitter link

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