A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

popular Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words30.9 38.6 25.6 19.9 0 41.3 4.4
Number of occurrences9975 17 2 0 4 1
Number of authors44 32 7 2 2 1

Occurrences of popular in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ways wearin the best ae gear. Popular wae the lassies, hence the co on page 24

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
is mair, A'm no luikin at the popular stage, the music ha an variet on page 37

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
her and faither own and run a popular Indian on page 35
n John she wis yin ae the few popular teachers amongst the other ba on page 189

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
bit on ane o Scotland's maist popular singin acts - the Corries. T on page 69
o a lot o whit we think o as popular culture. It disnae depend on on page 75
economy' that his become sae popular amang the rentier class an it on page 90

4 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
band on the dockside tae play popular tunes as they set aff. On boa on page 32
Tam nou wis kind o popular but he wis sic a loyal yung l on page 63
le o poems that were soon gey popular through the streets an tavern on page 111

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
alls him. Bunsen's wan ae the popular crowd that aw the lassies fan on page 46
tthrob, Tiger Jackson, of the popular Scottish band, Stramash, has on page 157
lfriend an the nic eat, maist popular lassie in Youth Theatre - ah 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
. Buttergin and ginger is gey popular and aw. Follae me, please! We on page 123

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
The maist popular laddie in oor year is Bryce A on page 6
ke I says, Bryce is the maist popular laddie in oor year, sae aw us on page 7

3 matches

Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
frae the imaginautiouns o the popular an eydentlie pit siccan wirds on page 11
eids o the hameart tung o the popular is aye staunnin on ilk bank, on page 25

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
d when sang gaitherin wis gey popular and aa his eilins are importa on page 69

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
MacDiarmid's ill-will at the popular tradeition was the subjeck o on page 56

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
ore (sailin seems ti be a gey popular metaphor this time roun!). In on page 7

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
he mid 18th c. but prob. made popular after Burns’, quotin Ramsay
1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
a howe o ignorance at baith popular an administrative levels has
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
itics for this kin o wird wis popular in Victorian times (Stevenson
aa that orra spellins that's popular the nou, like "dunsh" an "Fre
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
tory Oor Scotch Tongue wi the popular character Jeems Kaye, whaur t
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
Scotland lang syne. Thair popular wes whuppit intil a feirich o
ein i Scotland. Thai haud the popular unner
Ti sklim up the ledder, the popular maun leir ti leive frae thair
popular. The ying locumtenand hed ti
4 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
The affcome o popular interest in langage bein chai
1 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
a new Constitution follaein a popular raiferendum:
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ydebuilt’ season o Scottish Popular Theatre, staged at venues aa
Ashby singin whit wis then a popular sang ‘Gilbert the Filbert,
heatre. Anither reference tae popular music is ham-and-haddie, a sl
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
use it's baith dialectical an popular, intellectually fykie yet com
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
'Tae popular acclamation!' Noo there's a t
s makkit it gey clear that wi popular will an political capital -
2 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
on for the Scots cause. Mony popular histories wad hae it that thi
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ae single figur haes been sae popular an influential as Wallace tae
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
ice shawn ablow haes been gey popular an attracted a lot o attentio
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
fe goes oan. Some ay the more popular characters may even get a com
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Popular if you’re a fool, an’ kee
1 matches

Lehane, Matt La Le La Le La Iron Mountain, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
popular consent.
1 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
un Assynt Foundation owns the popular walkin areas o Glencanisp an
d, the isle o Jura is equally popular wi walkers, yit the paths aro
it the paths aroond its maist popular hills, the Paps o Jura, ar no
3 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
hem - which didn’t make me popular, as you can imagine. There we
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
Hooanever, the rise o the popular prentit press gied the leid a
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
e o Tony Blair, an led by The Popular An Wise Gordon Broon. Weill,
layed twa notes: a relatively popular leader (relative tae Labourâ€
2 matches

McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
electoral means. Zkotland’s popular nationalist leader, Nikola Zt
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
at allooes govrenments wi nae popular mandate tae pass laws that ef
1 matches

Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
eens i Scotland are the maist popular pairty naebody is votin for.
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
essruits muivement, a genuine popular enthusiasm, an unbridled an l
lairgely unmanaged uprisin o popular politics. Croods o fowk comin
2 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
the SNP intae a genuine mass popular pairty. There’s a lang wey
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
the best obtainable seistem o popular administration an control o i
1 matches

MacMinto, Gregor The Daily Record Building on the Banks of the River Clyde, (wordpress 2022) Central, blog
e tae twa o Scotlan’s maist popular tabloid paper-news. It’s aw
1 matches

MacMinto, Gregor Hippies, Authenticity and Globalisation, (Wordpress 2022) Central, prose
sangster-sangscrievers at wis popular tirned i the lag-en o the 196
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
ut in a pie. Macaroni is very popular, so is haggis, neeps, and tat(2020) search twitter
and I can visit anyone. Not a popular opinion, but alcohol and dist(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
same cud be said fer a lot o popular songs. Roads by Portishead, T(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
as a wee bairn. Contrary tae popular belief aboot smokin stuntin y (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@EdinburghLive_ certainly a popular post - not many likes lol (2020) twitter link
_ the meadows again - defo a popular place just now - gatherings (2021) twitter link
EAFA_Official @elcourier very popular decision guys - thanx lol (2020) twitter link
your like wick - eer no very popular lol (2020) twitter link
castlebrae seemed to b popular 2 day as well - a did hear a (2020) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
it bein ane o Dublin's maist popular attractions. on page 7
e in Iceland, Reykjavík is a popular stap-ower fan fleein tae the on page 11
ium' continues tae be an affa popular tourist spot. It is an emblem on page 13
tae 1976 was ane o the maist popular o the 20th century in Europe, on page 14
he 'Vigeland Park'. The maist popular anes include a wee loonie fa on page 16
Also on pages 18
8 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
in hauf, "wid mak im aboot es popular es a fart in a phone box. At' on page 7

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
w, a real prankster, an richt popular wi aabody. Ye can see fit wey
1 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Playin' kerby wis a popular game
1 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Seat covers wis iye a popular buy
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Love the once popular bittie! Puir Aiberdeen FC! ht(2017) search twitter
hÂ’ll select ae fae the maist popular choice fae https://t.co/XOEM8(2018) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
racism has never been mair ‘popular’ (2022) twitter link
Bird as the great arbiter of popular music? Aye right - een or tw (2020) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Dreich, ScotlandÂ’s maist popular word! Fits yours? I prefer gl(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Ah'm no the most popular guy aroond and I dinna care a on page 84

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
oot a TV version o the hugely popular Gruffalo in Scots for bairns?
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
ercat, stelled in academic an popular culture baith. Is it bi raeso on page 5

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The Westender Ins and oots, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
remember. Thone food is right popular. (a nearly said awfi popular
. (a nearly said awfi popular bit it didnae soond right) Di
hey did a curry that was that popular they even selt the curry pood
3 matches

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
ra audiences: he was quare an popular in 19C. (2015) twitter link