A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

pre Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21.8 22.6 18.1 9.9 17.4 20.7 35.4
Number of occurrences7044 12 1 3 2 8
Number of authors45 29 9 1 1 1 4

Occurrences of pre in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
The Panther took pre-crust, an gravy, an meat, on page 104

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Accused o the sin o pre-nuptial capers!' on page 15

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
go tae light the joint ah hud pre-rolled in anticipation ae ma on page 14
nd Craig inside the pub fur a pre-match pint. Fae how busy this on page 103

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
parents an grandparents aboot pre-NHS times is whit the Tories, on page 96

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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
fell nicht o Halloween - the pre-Christian Samhain, the Feast on page 117

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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
Everything is pre-ordained accordin tae a chiel on page 82

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
"It's pre-weddin nerves," his faither t on page 87

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Pre-eminent their bravery!" on page 35

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
o say anent MacCaig's formal, pre-vers libre poetry, but he dui on page 95

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Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
e be vulnerable. There is nae pre-existin body o Cornish fowk t on page 109

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
n historical lexicographie an pre-1700 Scottish on page 7

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
the success of Gaelic-medium pre-schuil an primary schuil prov on page 56

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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
m straucht frae a limnin bi a pre-raphaelyte pentar. Mirren ken
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
and the pre-emptive staunardisation o Ing
gy for this i the concep o ‘pre-emptive domestication’. Tho
laboration had awreadies been pre-emptit be French, itsel folla
nish), an in orra survivals o pre-Reformation genres likes o a
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
iracters haikin aboot, an nae pre-exeestin laundscape. Awthing
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Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
pals hoose afore the club for pre-drinks where they tanned aboo
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
rless, clever wumman livin in pre-enlightened
an pre-liberated times wis refreshin
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
aa, while no muckle is extant pre-16t century, we can jalouse t
kie an airtfu polyphony o the pre-Reformation Kirk.
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Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
er year o ma MA course readin pre-modern fiction an drama, an t
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
ochhead taen the stage in the pre show talk on Tuesday 17 Janua
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
We skin up a couple ay pre-rollers each an me an McDade
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Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
oon the visor in the van an a pre-rolled joint faws doon oan ta
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
DY that's seen William Dyce's Pre Raphaelite paintin, Man of So
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Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
h, carrots an' sprouts wis aw pre-cooked an' wis staunin' by re
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Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
Back in those pre-Sky Sport days, there were on
As I wis saying, back in the pre-Sky Sport days, sport wis muc
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McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
xplain, gin they were usin’ pre-opened paint in the workshop,
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
sound as if they belong to a pre-lapsarian world, before the F
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ally haes grown stranger. The pre-referendum buzz an excitement
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
nnlaigh MacLeoid o the Gaelic pre-schuil group, telt Eurolang t
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
She wisnae pre-committin.
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Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
€™ is a heidword in the DOST (pre-1700), and that entry alane c
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ocialist republic of Scotland pre-indy OBE.(2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
and) & fir the last 5/6 year, pre-pandemic, hae been wirkin aro (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
ers Is it nice? Ah fund these pre-made cocktails gey disappynti(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
an sweery wirds anaw). Ye can pre-order 'Daisy on the Outer Lin (2020) twitter link
Fir pre-schuil weans, there is the Bo (2020) twitter link
Fir pre-schuil weans, listen tae Matt (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
mint, an Cora's meeved fae a pre-fab inte a muckle funcy hoose on page 60

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
at yokit wi the sermon an aat pre-occupeet aabody for the neist on page 26

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
is driftin aff tae sleep, the pre-med. drug makkin him dwaumy,
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
, half o a telephone box an a pre-war Shell Petrol pump that do
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
sian officers packed up their pre-war hunting rifles and the it
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@72redz1903 tweeted
d. Milne got far mair minutes pre season than I expected- if th (2022) twitter link
e loon there the morn for oor pre match and then gan tae bore h (2022) twitter link
e using these games much like pre season, all the players need (2020) twitter link
@akaollie1903 Every pre season ahbody turns intae hau (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
of. Everyone tae soul bar for pre match bounce. https://t.co/ix(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
hisk or something jist a wood pre Kenwood ken??(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
fae Fittie Bar & great fer a pre-match dram, but we need this (2017) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
up - "Revolutionary Thowt in Pre-Stellar Eart," says sheu, kee on page 42

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Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
t norderly pairt o da UK. Hit pre-daets English apø da isles a on page 7
comprehensive grammar o baith pre-oil an da language as it is e on page 10
nst an Fetlar is tocht tae be pre-Norse, bit idder as dat de'r on page 15

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Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
driandlambert oot in 3 weeks, pre-orders taen noo, gey chuffed (2020) search twitter
Bairnrhymes noo available for pre-order, link in Kevin's RT bel(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
The Panther tuk pre-crust, an grevy, an meat, on page 105

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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Pre marital advice on page 18

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
p regret tae the penel at the pre-set an gyely leemeted tim'fra on page 4
ducation in Norlin Airlan fae pre-scuil through primary, second on page 27
ae curns ir compeered wi' the pre-Covid fitprent o' fundin'. In on page 38
Maist o' thae boadies pre-date the Ulster-Scots revival on page 43
The latest pre Covid figures shewed at fower on page 63

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Gibson, Darren Oul money, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
ull hae nae mine o oul money (pre-decimalised coinage). Tae tha
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