A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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literature Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words31 45.2 8 9.9 11.6 10.9 8.8
Number of occurrences9685 5 1 2 1 2
Number of authors38 28 4 1 2 1 2

Occurrences of literature in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 2 - Editorial: A Twa Wey Street, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, prose
coorse there are ithers - a literature, a media, an educational syst on page 3

4 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
on algebra geometry, French, literature and the like. Then she brocht on page 84
fae a faimly that luved guid literature.' on page 90
son ye'd sterted talkin aboot literature or mathematics, ye'd never hu on page 95

3 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
shi reads literature on page 84

1 matches

Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
that, 'The curse of Scottish literature is the lack of a whole langua on page 84

1 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
Scots, in this respeck, has a literature that streetches back sax hunn on page 9
heritage (history, geography, literature, an ither manifestations o th on page 21

3 matches

Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
aspect o oor sang, poetry and literature and a kenspeckle feature o th on page 2
society. Scots sang, poetry, literature an drama hae a strang traditi on page 3
expressed in sang, poetry and literature. on page 4

5 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Early Scottish literature in Inglis, such as Barbour's on page 15

3 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - Review Lang Syne in the East Neuk o Fife, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ae. The poems are no aa 'high literature' and ane o the maist nostalgi on page 54

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 1 - Ye’re Still Here? It’s Ower. Gang Hame., (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
a language is a dialect wi a literature. Weel, here's yer literature. on page 24

2 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Modernism and Nationalism: Literature and Society in Scotland 1918- on page 96

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
el-wrocht History of Scottish Literature, fae Y Gododdin - a thrittee on page 15

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ng a pedigree as English an a literature that's kennt an studied aa ow
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
ill be hauden in the Scottish Literature Depairtment o Glesca Universi
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
hegither wi Cathrin Howells o Literature in Learning, alang wi Profess
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ils daes jist ae week o Scots literature a year – but een that ae we
1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
onal oncome throu language an literature, wi aw
or an by theatre, television, literature or poetry,
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
raphy, finndin guid sources o literature in Scots, an meetin up wi bai
Scots Literature: Ye Mean the Burns Beuk?
Scots Literature: Ye Mean the Burns Beuk?
id guessin. We need a fouth o literature tae be available in Scots, an
4 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
ar. In the middle ages, Scots literature wis looked on as yin o the ma
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
y o thaim students o Scottish Literature asweel) is that they're quite
1 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
'the languages, dialects and literature of Scotland provide a rich re
d haudin Scots history, Scots literature, the Scots an Gaelic leids, w
Association for Scottish Literature
Association of Scottish Literature
The Association of Scottish Literature (ASL) taks fundin fae the Sco
9 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
, ‘A Department of Scottish Literature’, an syne, a wee surprisinl
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
hold their position in world literature but also plays which reflect
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
ace in the history o Scottish literature an in particlar the literatur
an in particlar the literature o the Scottish warkin cless.
2 matches

Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
gnition, intricate, liberate, literature, narrative, particular, relev
1 matches

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
n that gied an equal wecht ti literature in baith the Scots an the Eng
ae A set masel ti read aa the literature in Scots A cud, and tak mair
2 matches

Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
chin an study of Scotland’s literature and languages) hae buin wrass
ht on the Jordanhill Scottish Literature an Language Project, chaired
an teachin notes on Scottish literature an language (Gaelic an Scots)
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Jenny says in her literature, "To someone more smartly dre
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
gh bi Edinburgh UNESCO City o Literature Trust. The tale's sense haes
1 matches

Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
mittee’s report on Scottish Literature in the Secondary School (1976
danhill Scottish Language and Literature Project, chaired by Alan MacG
1992 by the SCCC as Scottish Literature in the Secondary School) an w
Uni’s three volume Scottish Literature and Language series 1997-2002
or past) – hardly mentioned literature, never mind Scottish literatu
7 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
an its literature.
the literature,
wir literature
literature
4 matches

Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
land. While awnin that “the literature of both languages dates back
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
tadium the nicht, distributin literature an raisin awareness aboot the
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
te, she acceptit sum campaign literature for hersel an her neighbour.
1 matches

Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
Montrose, an engagin wi Scots literature.
medium for expressin ideas i literature. Nivvertheless, this is whaur
rs tae end. Scots is braw for literature or everyday yaise by the wark
ap o leimitin their yaise tae literature. Ower monie times I hae atten
4 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
odule is cried, "Language and Literature in Scotland: The Lallans and
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
rie licht on a hantle o Scots literature ootthrough Scotland’s bygan
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
earliest mensefu wark o Scots literature that has cam doon tae us.
1 matches

wee-windaes Whit is Scots?, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2018) Central, prose
nuit in Modren an Post-Modren literature wi writers sic as Hugh MacDia
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
irliamentarians, law and high literature - as weel as the spak tongue
1 matches

@fairpechtoot tweeted
h a lot fir Scots an Scottish literature! Weel deserved winner o the S(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
nd information about Scottish literature, in English, Gaelic and #Scot (2021) twitter link
ols website has a selection o literature wi audio: https://t.co/5mTqu4 (2020) twitter link
i the Bookbug app an the Live Literature programme, the day at The Sco (2019) twitter link

Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
gious title o 'UNESCO City of Literature'. An, it is nae muckle wunner on page 12

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
wi the cream o Scots an warld literature, aathin frae the mediaeval ma
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
inside lies a thousan years o literature, scrievins, poetry an sang, f
1 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
in culture, History, leids an literature an it'll draw the worlde in. (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine WHIT TAE WRITE NOU?, (https://harryjosephine.com/ 2015) Orkney, blog
bjecks maan bi pert o a wider literature, at wir language is fecksome
1 matches

Shetland

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
mak sense. For example, i da literature report we git phrases laek "s
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
nes, trowie dance steps, trow literature an language an trowiematics.
1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
” Thar’s ae fouth o ither literature aboot, anenst Roberton Pairis
1 matches

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
Bibliography o' Ulster-Scots Literature an' supplements tae hit on page 52

1 matches

@HurchinHome tweeted
is happening in Ulster Scots literature and(2020) search twitter

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