A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

previous Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.4 15.4 9 19.9 5.8 10.3 13.3
Number of occurrences4330 6 2 1 1 3
Number of authors33 22 5 2 1 1 2

Occurrences of previous in Corpus

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Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
n Cherlie haed tyauved on the previous wunter. Eck Mackay wis thick on page 26

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
once in our previous sessions. No, sorry, wait, th on page 1

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
somehou in the gairdens o the previous photie. Then I sussed somethi on page 73

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
t his coontless accolades and previous appearances at selt oot venue on page 52

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
nem fer a king, eh?) whan aw previous Edwards were jist Kings o Eng on page 43

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an previous battles wir tane inta effect, on page 43

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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
cheengit some time durin the previous winter an aw that remainit wa on page 90

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ate further distance from his previous pop career, said Yvonne, The on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
An haen nae previous wis nae defence on page 64

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Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
* A previous Scottish Government manifesto on page 2

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
say it wis a lengthnin o the previous syllable, an ithers that it w on page 33

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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
In the previous session we had a Scots langua
ks to him for his work in the previous session to raise awareness. I
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ion proper, owerlappit wi the previous ane, allooin different attitu
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
previous Scottish Office administratio
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Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
y plantit in their nappers by previous generations o dominies wha we
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
he still husnae paid back the previous two. He rolls oot the well-wo
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
edency haed fawn tae thaim in previous times bi lot, nae conter cuid
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Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
a’s parents. I nodded, from previous conversations I had gleaned t
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Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
total malkie tae a hyena the previous nicht when it had traipsed ow
s had gied the last rites the previous evening. The stranger had rou
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Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
a recent replacement for the previous faimily car, a lime green For
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ae work oan his bathroom. The previous owner had covered the suite i
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McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ter. A believe that Angie’s previous assessment o’ ma character
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
tter luck tae weir it nor its previous awner.
tae the last safe pynt o the previous nicht. She’d sutten wi Hsie
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@alistairdunn tweeted
Previous two wins papered over cracks.(2017) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
wull jist reinforce aa o his previous statements aboot hou it's no (2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
rk7 @scotlit Are ye own Glow? Previous winners' stories own The Scot(2016) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
T. Yestival today wisnae like previous and next week in Stirling wil (2022) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Since the story oan the previous page wis written, ma faither on page 11

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
bours. They war discussin the previous occupant o ess hoose ~ an fae on page 22

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Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
an equal experience. Thou, as previous statistics suggest, that isna
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
is auld tricks, thon loon hiz previous oÂ’ skelpinÂ’ birds, fits he (2018) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
ship is a big bonus boost. In previous mens national teams, I wid ge(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
’m nursing a hangover fae the previous nights session at the bar & i(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Tae thee, or no tae thee?, (Brisk Northerly 2020) Orkney, blog
There’s no doot that previous generations o me family used
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@peediepuss tweeted
d Geos o the Fair Isle in the previous life(2020) search twitter

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
ow Germanic languages (see da previous section) maks a big enyoch od on page 20

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Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
And previous Whipman Plays on page 54

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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
he repeated the routine o the previous nicht an retuirnt tae the scu on page 10

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Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
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