A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

known Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.3 25.2 7.5 19.9 5.8 41.3 4.4
Number of occurrences6249 5 2 1 4 1
Number of authors31 22 3 2 1 2 1

Occurrences of known in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
hem quite the hing, zif she'd known them aw her life. Fact, she g on page 25

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
gs outside the tech building, known as 'the Smokers' Corner: Aw y on page 44
s and at least Mr Williams is known to us' on page 59

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
e in her life. But ah shid've known better. Ye've made it aw aboo on page 1

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
'if I had known tonight what I did see, on page 52

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
'Is known to visit these our Scottish s on page 30

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ed Leith. A place that wisnae known fur it's vibrant art scene or on page 85

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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
especially if a lady, may be known, withoot onie evidence aboot on page 103

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
s on thir heids an they widda known that if they paid any attenti on page 18
arrie Anne Walker lah shoulda known she wis Kelly Marie Walker's on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The earliest known record we hae o man; on page 140

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
es they'd huv never otherwise known. on page 37

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
n the development of Scottis, known as Middle Scots, brought fort on page 15

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
m at the dancin. If ye hudnae known better, ye'd huv thocht he'd on page xiii
ma weddin day; if ainlie ah'd known it would lead tae this. Ah mi on page xix
But as much as ah should huv known better, ah set a glimmer o ho on page xx
in us oot o the street better known as Jurassic Park. Isla points on page 3
nds at a time. She should huv known ah wouldnae stand fur hur put on page 12
Also on pages 27, 112
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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
it fae only the wurds ah’ve known to be fleetingly attributed t
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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
dead and injured are not yet known. Glasgow waits in fear of fur
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
ies of creatures not vulgarly known...” that is, spreets that e
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
donia (or the artist formerly known as the Former Yugoslav Republ
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Might a known,’ says John. ‘These guys
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Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Christ-sake Tam, ye must’ve known he’d be back at some point.
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n alcohol makes its influence known. There’s three generations
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Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
is mind, ah kin tell. Ah’ve known the auld bugger fur too long.
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
s talkin aboot. It’s a well known, seldom spoken ay phenomena w
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
itual leader an’ colleague, known tae me as St Maux. She sugges
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ayed the Tibetan, “you’re known for your good deeds. Please b
“Idiots! Idiots! Might have known they’d bite the hand that t
you,” he sayed. “Wish I'd known there were modern humans here
ribblin him. “I should have known better than to leave it so cl
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
an who kin blame her? Ah’ve known the cunt fur years an ah’m
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
kind ay which ah’ve seldom known fae he wis a wee nipper, ‘G
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Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
heard fae Carol and the last known sightin ae those devil wains.
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
e fuckin cunt. Ah should’ve known when he ordered that he wis w
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Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
it wis comin, ah think ah’d known since ah walked intae the hoo
d have said tae him if ah’d known he wis gonny die so soon. Ah
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@g_hibby tweeted
fSep @freckles681 I have been known tae have a look oot the kitch (2023) twitter link

@LowEndJardo tweeted
pporting motherwell all I’ve known is shear disappointment n hat (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
up the good work - ps if ad known there wis a wee game oh fitba (2021) twitter link

Doric

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
It’s known that Beggerey hid a wife –
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
mongst the tabbies. Nae a man known for missing opportunities, I
fyowe weeks I got ivery test known tae man. I wiz oot an in the
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
m soon aifter and naebody hid known if she’d died by fair means
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@_DawnLeslie tweeted
ianilbury @mayhplumb @tyslobe Known in Scotland as ‘skooshy crea(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
aster. You really should have known much better. Put your grumble on page 75

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
appenan her een. "There's no known substance which can form cons on page 35

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Shetland

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
n whar I am now but is better known in Shetland whar I’m fae. (2018) twitter link

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
It soon dissolves a' known dirt on page 10
Farewell Auld Reekie, a've known ye we'el on page 16
A' o'er the world am known throughoot on page 20

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@StuartPoet tweeted
ll, one of the best I've ever known. A richt wee star we should a(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Gibson, Darren Oul money, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
it, fer thur wus half a penny known as a ha’penny and finally h
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