A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

millions Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21.2 30.3 7.5 9.9 5.8 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences6859 5 1 1 1 1
Number of authors36 28 4 1 1 1 1

Occurrences of millions in Corpus

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Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
ocie. Tom Fleming is kent til millions as the vyce o monie a state o on page 3

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
rs hae been growin thorns for millions o years. An for millions o ye on page 29
whilk the ae ane growes amang millions an millions o starns, he need on page 30
'Millions o whit?' on page 47

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Nae regaird tae the millions on page 31

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
o' millions o' Vicky sponges a' day lang! on page

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
cribe how A felt, but there's millions ae people lit us. on page 92

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
e stumps and ruits grew there Millions o years syne. on page 24

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
kept pushin at it wi aw thae millions o invisible wee airms and hau on page 159
n intae her een, and then the millions o invisible airms wi haunds o on page 168
n, and the een gettin hot and millions o toty invisible haunds stert on page 205

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
t time Madame Bonnie gave oot millions ae punnies it wis tae nearly on page 18
road an stuff. Ooy group had millions mair drugs names than aw the on page 128
st lik a big hoose that's got millions a rooms. It reminds me ae the on page 151
crackin day fur it an ah got millions ae pictures ae the penguins d on page 164
y wis meant tae've been takin millions a drugs an he'd actually been on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'Ye've got a cauld. Ye'll gie millions o folk the smit!' on page 83
aphs are then spleet up intae millions o tottie wee pieces that are on page 143
t last ilka singil wan o thae millions o tottie pieces is fitted bac on page 144
an brak up a photograph intae millions o pieces and send thae pieces on page 145

4 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
fford, Tony says, These extra millions, on page 45
Millions o pounds worth o plant wir de on page 79

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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
Millions, aye not a soul less on page 31

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Active: Millions of tourists visit Edinburgh e on page 11

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
this nicht will be labourin? Millions o wumman bring forth in pain, on page 40

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Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Oor countless millions are its sile, on page 54

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
eming's vyce is weill-kent ti millions kis o his rael wide-reyngin e on page 135

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
e Milky Wey galaxy itsel haes millions o sun girds intil't. We bide
t an gang, flit an lift. Ower millions o year thir plates flits an c
n ower hunners o thoosands an millions o year, appearinly athoot end
lions o miles an haes intil't millions o jeelt an icy cheils o aw ki
tae Oort Clood objects. Ower millions o year bodies micht faw inwar
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
there thoosands, aiblins e'en millions o hamelt Scots speakers the d
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
yne thay chynged the haunts o millions o fowk. Gin maist onybody on
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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
st time Madame Bonny gave oot millions ae punies it wis tae nearly a
1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
d ontae mine. He’s got pure millions a dandruff anaw: he wears the
1 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
an this feigur wul increase. Millions o fowk leive thair lives neâ€
1 matches

Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
yin to find an escape, ah saw millions o speeders coverin th bluidy
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
an aw the millions noo alive?
1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
touched the hert" o coontless millions o fowk roon the globe. In the
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
ependence, his faith that the millions o Scots wha had fund thaimsel
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
studies on it an awthin. Pure millions, it is. Thraw in a hantle o o
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
72 linguistic clearances. For millions o Scots bairns, an for mither
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
hunners o thoosands (aiblins millions) o airticles in the sindry re
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
the scuils haed missed oot on millions o punds o extrae siller tae f
ter Scots an Gaels, haes haed millions o punds gien tae thair cultur
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Pennie, Len The year A shouldnae hae had, (tictok 2022) Central - Kilmarnock, poetry
but there's millions aw people lit us thon feelin
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@alistairdunn tweeted
ed over cracks. After spendin millions in the summer, new manager ne(2017) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
s tae donate some o their ain millions tae save the gemme.(2020) search twitter
ar that I am NOT ane of those millions "praying for Trumps speedy re(2020) search twitter

@LowEndJardo tweeted
sed decent tap water so much, millions ae taps in that city n not wa (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
ike Zoe Ball and Gary Lineker millions o' feckin pounds tae talk pis(2021) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
r, an his thoosans turnt inti millions. The new roads were feenished on page 8

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
millions o years in their layers on page 5
fae millions o acres on page 19

2 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
n fah will be next tae go for millions. Ryan Duncan may be next efte (2022) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
be a free agent . Hondin him millions?(2020) search twitter

Orkney

@peediepuss tweeted
al points east, and hunders o millions o folk (2020) twitter link

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
dhunt100 Yes. I mind one year millions arrived in Shetland. Incredib(2020) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
gical leid uised bi hunders o millions o fowk wi monie different cul on page 34

1 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
O' sacrets she kept fir millions o' years, on page 37

1 matches

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