A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

flag Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.8 30.3 10.6 9.9 11.6 31 4.4
Number of occurrences7359 7 1 2 3 1
Number of authors46 35 6 1 2 1 1

Occurrences of flag in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ght, there's a big Union Jack flag instead an a fuckin drum kit on page 3

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ack, wavin an invisible white flag. A turn roon laughin tae git on page 20
n we walk away the-gither. A flag a passin black taxi n it pull on page 39

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 85 - Roads, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
t in ma mind at aince becam a flag; on page 10

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
gas flare like a bricht yella flag. That bricht sometimes ye can on page 1

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
tuik cauld feet an sent oot a flag o truce that gis turnt doun b on page 37

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
arer. Anither man tuik up the flag, bit he gings doun an aa. Noo on page 14

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ye're fechtin fer the British Flag ye cannae be a terrorist, cin on page 11
pittle devotion tae the Union Flag. Sae, onwards. Bit aye mind t on page 21
rofiteers, masqueradin alow a flag o 'increased efficiency'. The on page 94

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
op, wan that's got the French flag on it, an wan that she got fu on page 50
wur pictures ae this Scottish flag an the Rangers badge an some on page 69

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
s fleeiy oot ahint him like a flag in the wund. on page 118

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
nty fabric left for tae mak a flag tae fleg ye if ye're free. on page 45
Roond the corner and flag ye on page 154

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
essor dictionars, thay willna flag 'Soothron slips', as that is on page 40
ly, that, even in Scots, will flag the repeteetion o words an it on page 41

4 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
I ken! We can mak a flag fer the top an write on the f on page 68

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
n oot the touer windae like a flag in the wind, but inside the b on page 105
frae thon touer's tap like a flag, and stairtit wirkin faster, on page 117

2 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
When the Bonny Blue Flag was flung tae the breeze, on page 9

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Dis this flag kythe the saicrifeece o mairt on page 76

1 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Nae Tae Be Taein, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
ings at thi Beijing games oor flag's nae wantit, on page 41

1 matches

Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
a. A cruikit horn. A snake. A flag hung oot. The Scots leid is a on page 4

1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
a religious holiday, and the flag wis a regional yin.
1 matches

Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
. Luiked oot tae see. Saw the flag insteid. An burst oot greetin
again. Ah tried tae bring the flag back in. It flauchtered doon
husband ran oot tae fetch the flag in his smaw clathes. It wis o
3 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
here’s a great group called Flag Up Scotland Jamaica that are
1 matches

Letford, William Bevel, (Carcanet 2012 ISBN: 978 1 84777 192 6) Central - Stirling, poetry
am plantn ma flag
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
or. The bugger’s a maze. Ah flag doon a passin paramedic. She
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
'They've only got the Chinese flag here - you'd think they'd ha
n, Status: Monarchy). And nae flag neither. Nor languages of wir
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
aes hystit the 'best sellers' flag abuin twa o thae buiks in par
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
l. First cam the heezin o the flag. Snawba haed fund in the harn
in white. This wis ran up the flag-pole in the fermhoose gairden
irden ilka Sunday mornin. The flag wis green, Snawba exponed, ta
doun. Efter the heezin o the flag aa the bease troupit intae th
4 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
you know, they’re trying to flag us down. ... Anything you wan
me, the men had tried for tae flag thaim doon, appairently winti
2 matches

Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
o the puir gin it hains their flag and keps their state fae suff
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
ied umpteen times. The Polish flag wis hystit abuin the monaster
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
for ma shite than to use that flag ??(2020) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
d rather see the Ukraine ???? flag right now. Also they're tryin (2022) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
heezin hisself up thon greasy flag pole howpin tae be i the Cabi(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
g a @dundeeunitedfc centenary flag between us. Stay safe, bide w(2020) search twitter
her nature fleein the rainbow flag abuin the Tay earlier this dr(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
respond tae us wavin a white flag while tossin chocolate bars a(2020) search twitter
tae rin up and doon wae a wee flag and whistle.(2020) search twitter

@annieones tweeted
e people (usually wae a union flag avatar) threatened by an inte (2021) twitter link

@ricky_ballboy tweeted
wer. A leid is a dialect wi a flag an navy, aye?(2019) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
se like the Japanese National flag ???????? (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
incardine bridge will fly the flag - while laurel n hardy r shu (2020) twitter link
raining centre n hing a white flag fae the sign at the end o the (2021) twitter link
couldnae help noticing a big flag n awe the staff outside for a (2020) twitter link

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
dint, we pet a lang poal we a flag ono eit, dipicten Baggy's Bus on page 13
in got a big fower bell's rum flag, eit we hung up abeen thi Sea on page 41

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
in back his cheer against the flag-steen fleer. on page 90

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
chen wiz aal farrent wi slate flag on the fleer at the lum waa w
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
ted Kingdom) accompanied bi a flag that symbolises the Union. Ba
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
elebration, we’re waving oor flag fur ye! https://t.co/1D4pHdTk(2018) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
a richt lauch if there wis a flag al'riddy plunted fae the Duch(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
A daft peedie bright flag on page 30

1 matches

Shetland

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
Bit here shö wis, da muckle flag a da Breetish navy as big as
1 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
ed. Howivver, da stuff dey DO flag up is harmless.(2021) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
The flag noo dipped and cast on page 26
The Flag held high, tae cross the Ford on page 54

3 matches

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
But A'll niver need a flag tae say on page 43

1 matches

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