A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

greatest Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.8 17.5 4.5 0 17.4 10.3 0
Number of occurrences4134 3 0 3 1 0
Number of authors26 20 3 2 1

Occurrences of greatest in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ha is a shinin licht, and the greatest Christian I ever conversed wi on page 43

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
on wae me, ma love, ma jo, ma greatest pride. on page 103

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
place oan the chain gang. The greatest trick those in power ever pul on page 24

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
wis twa year syne. It wis ma greatest triumph.' on page 195

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ma time, whit is really o the greatest importance is that the auld l on page 66
oot the same age as ane o the greatest achievements o the British st on page 93
een born in proximity tae the greatest nation that his ivver existit on page 115
te, busy divestin itsel o its greatest ivver contribution tae human on page 127

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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
IN THE MIDDLE AGES ane o the greatest fears in onie toun or city wi on page 96

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
an cawed Mr Wullie Wonka, the greatest inventor and makar o chocolat on page 7
airried on, 'is ma Jatest, ma greatest, ma maist brilliant invention on page 107
aumer for ma verra latest and greatest invention - Television Choco on page 143

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
hod talks us into sense.' The greatest work o his maturity bides aye on page 101

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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
Wi aw their minute clans in greatest fealty bund on page 55
But jist like the greatest is the least, on page 93

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
ges tends tae accoont for the greatest spelling chenges athort the d on page 64

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
contains airguably some o his greatest wark, is bi nae means exhaust on page 133

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Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
9 referendum, when Scotland's greatest leevin scriever fund hissel o
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Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
wa bi just runnin through oor Greatest Hits fae last time oot.
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
This wis his greatest challenge,
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
For Sport’s greatest prize, your picked tae compet
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Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
richts and freedoms is o the greatest
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
h maiters. The SNP lost their greatest leader. The streets o Glesca
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ike it, man; for it is wi the greatest defeeckwulty ane can ken a wo
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Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
Oor greatest treasuir,
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
rung the death knell fur the greatest band ye’ve never heard ay.
1 matches

Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
The greatest lesson wee Jock learned
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@DABArbuckle tweeted
hemselves a Tory. Shairly the greatest mystery tae onybody.(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
when you wrote this, it's my greatest fear. The only hope we have i (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
e wha is withoot the doot the greatest wumman ever tae grace this ea (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@Brian_Pacey aye n the greatest ever lawyer was petrochelli - (2021) twitter link
says it awe m8 - we have the greatest sport oh fitbaw in our lives (2020) twitter link
ve is one of them with your 2 greatest supporters of the amateur foo (2020) twitter link
2 of the greatest managers of all time for man (2020) twitter link

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
. A meyn Jim Don wis een o ma greatest hcro's an hee's yawl "The Tru on page 1

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
takkin a CD o Dolly parton's Greatest Hits fae's inside pooch. on page 59

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@72redz1903 tweeted
@JimSpenceSport Oor greatest player - aye managed tae get (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
But his greatest love o aa wis da paet hill. H on page 3
"My greatest joy is that I didn't abort Al on page 25

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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
away eftir a good sleep is da greatest betrayal (2021) twitter link

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
The greatest honour tae bestow on page 26

1 matches

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