A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

learned Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.6 20.2 28.8 89.4 11.6 21.9 17.7
Number of occurrences7338 18 9 2 2 4
Number of authors44 25 8 4 2 2 3

Occurrences of learned in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
That's the way yi learned. As a wee guy, yi hear snippe on page 11

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ne o the exercise. 'Hae ye no learned onythin in the last six month on page 41

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ohn cam hame frae the hill an learned o the fate o his auld freen, on page 44

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
an unco civil learned chiel, educate at Salamanca on page 44

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
This learned chiel wis able ti save Some r on page 17
Wha learned you fae a bairn. He ligs haur on page 39

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
nerfu parents wha huv awready learned her the times tables. Wis it on page 67
Eric never hesitated. He'd learned fae watchin Rupert a puckle o on page 148
her. Ah did aw the cookin. Ah learned how tae dae everythin.' on page 193

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
talogued an screived aboot in learned volumes. The pynt o culture i on page 66

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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
The learned judge wis on the bench eftir on page 103
tae earn a crust. He'd likely learned the trade as a yung man, but on page 111

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Caused the learned judge oan the bench tae frown on page 145

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
r-trainin institutes shuid be learned the speakin, readin an screiv on page 11

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
Next we learned the 2 times table that we wro on page 120

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
achers. These clever dominies learned him the best wey how tae banj on page 2

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
y nicht and sing aw that I've learned oot-through the day. I'll tel on page 111
d joys o his fowk, and sae he learned hoo tae tak guid tent o them, on page 112

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
learned on the lap of the sea on page 85

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Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
As for the others, they learned no tae break intae anywhere,
1 matches

Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
we're wiser. Lessons hae been learned in their hunners bi us. An we
llip Larkin again, whit ah've learned frae the stories ah've been t
2 matches

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
tate-o-the-art language lab A learned masel a pickle German, and in
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Fae Mooth tae Page, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central, blog
Scots at the schuil. Mibbe ye learned a poem by Rabbie, mibbe there
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
nt ye tae remember the lesson learned here McShane. Yer useful, nae
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
no playin their game. Ah’d learned aw ah needed tae.
k ay puttin the windae in. Ah learned that lesson the hard waiy, le
2 matches

Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
called Noel. We subsequently learned that it had been “rolled”
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Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ve become assertive, men have learned to facilitate not dominate an
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
al diffrences atween thaim is learned. The language uised is foondi
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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@alistairdunn tweeted
@Kay_Pants learned tae respect OAPs since yer bi(2017) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
s, but the kids at Beath High learned me it last year. They were fa(2019) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
ally common. Pea brains never learned tae count tae they were in th (2022) twitter link
k where in the world the TRAs learned their behaviours, tactics fro (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
rn wae a spoon in there mouth learned to adapt! (2021) twitter link

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
a funcy tae me, bit fan they learned Ah spoke wi the faeries ... t on page 84

1 matches

Wood, Evelyn Tales Fae The Doric Side - Carlo, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
s aboot his hame in Italy. We learned some Italian wirds an Carlo s on page 27

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
imple rules their freends hed learned them: such as, a reid-hot pok on page 12
"Yes," sade Alice, "we learned French an music." on page 92

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
o Morven, an witnessed it. I learned yon nicht that twa braid show on page 51

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
, fit fur little eese till he learned the plooman trade. Her buits
the front o't, a trick she'd learned at Migvree, far fusky seemed
Sae Minnie learned St Matthew's story, o foo the
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
the jungle aa nicht till she learned mair sense than gie aathin aw
d him her faither's fiddle an learned him aa his stories, giein him
uld, genteel an fair skinned, learned bi the nuns tae spikk English
3 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
fae Latin intil Scots. Fit we learned fae Dalrymple wes this: “Th
he’d needed tae. Fae her we learned o the physical skelpin’s sh
2 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
the very ferst things that I learned aboot skweel wiz that if ye d
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
in the warlock thocht she’d learned her lesson, he spak some magi
1 matches

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
ckin aboot. Lesson eventually learned,: Stop dickin aboot. Wiz mair(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
nts is lowse’. This lad here learned it fae the bus driver. #scots (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
He learned so many usefal things, like h on page 95

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ken that, did you? Weel, ah'm learned a lot doon here. on page 10
es' - that's things I nivver learned. on page 44
Ah'm learned him aal the nursery rhymes an on page 55
Ah'm learned tae lip-read a peedie bit and on page 83

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
ur dowter and hoo Dudley haed learned a new word (‘Nup!’). Mr D
1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
@jm_stout He is that. I learned so much fae him each time. I (2020) search twitter

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
idols o da fremd. Fae me dey learned ta waak an whan dey fell ower on page 69

1 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
oot. Bit ower da years I hed learned ta ignore pain, deny faer. In
1 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
; Englis, Scots an Gaelic. A 'learned' Gaelic speiker, he hus bin c on page 127

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
"Aye," said Ahlice, "oo learned Freench an music." on page 93

1 matches

Ulster

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
ent. There's lessons could be learned for the day aboot toleration, on page 45

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
We should aa hae learned frae the past ye wud think on page 31
An tak the time we've learned tae tak, on page 39

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@the_gellick tweeted
me thon thran French hallions learned tae yarn in Ulster Scots! @wi (2015) twitter link

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