A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of screivin in Corpus

Central

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
versity of Cologne. We wis co-screivin a paper luikin at the wey Ala on page 33
ys til the seminar, in ma ain screivin fir the stage A cam quickly t on page 35
eantime, Hector Macmillan wis screivin pleys fir the radio an Stephe on page 40

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'Screivin wi a pen, ya wee gumph.' on page 139

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
bra in the 1960s, he has been screivin in an studyin the auld leid. on page I
ANE O THE reasons ahent screivin this beuk is that A hae spent on page 13
tit ye need tae ken whit fowk screivin history want ye tae think, an on page 15
ssman Gordon MaclIntyre-Kemp, screivin on the Business for Scotland on page 127

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
buikie prentit by the TMSA be screivin fur it tae the TMSA National on page 56

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Dareau, Mareau Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST), (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
rds, an encompasst aa sorts o screivin. Sae, forbye the wirds oo aa on page 59

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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
daein whit he wis best at - screivin or writin - an had duin gey on page 71

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
There's mair tae life than screivin poetry! on page 151

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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
as mair than a myndin, but a screivin dedicatit tae the constant co on page v

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
earned the speakin, readin an screivin o Scots. The trainin o braid on page 11

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Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
thesaur o a lang deid owthar screivin a sae-lik deid tung, wrate th on page 11

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
fur him wirth readin or screivin - on page 68

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
places and dates o hearin and screivin doon the sangs. He stertit ta on page 69

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
ava tae the craft an skeil o screivin vairse. on page 121

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
this new lairger Lallans but screivin til ye aa this first time ahi on page 4

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Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
a lad o pairts an forbye his screivin skills he sang like a lintie. on page 46

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
rang. Mind he wis gled tae be screivin the hinmaist chaipters. on page 16

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
tea brek, Ian noticed Cherlie screivin somethin on a bit paper. on page 58

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
ngualism an hae the readin an screivin o Scots learnit fae
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
es tae hae a uniform form for screivin as well as a hantle spoken di
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Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
In a raw o Screivin.
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
it an encouraged in speech an screivin in public an in private life,
takkin thir awards. Creative screivin in Scots is encouragit tae an
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
intras, a ‘plain’ style o screivin conteena’d as weel. It is f
Ah wad suggest that in screivin Modren Scots prose, we cud le
o aw latinate terms frae oor screivin. Bit whaur it’s no technica
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
huckie stanes tae the cairn o screivin in Scots.
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Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
aitter, it’s like ony kinda screivin, when yi get intae the zone),
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
pe,’ replied Doug. ‘I’m screivin an Inter-Planetary Cookbuik.�
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
oal skailed ower tae jine the screivin oan the skiffed watchcloth. W
ower an heezed the ill-yaised screivin aince mair. He grunched the l
...” She haudit the schuil screivin it airms lenth acause she cui
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
tom step, lauchin at the lowe screivin awa up the stair like it coud
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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
Dante, I’ll stint frae screivin o my dautie:
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Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
e bydes in Athens, an is also screivin a novel.
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
Whit I’m screivin here isna a fully airgued the
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Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
“bizarre” by Joe McGuire, screivin for “Scotland’s Champion�
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
English dictionar tae help wi screivin a poem. That's no whit they'r
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
cots dictionars for readin an screivin in the Scots language an tae
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
Phrases like, 'A'm screivin tae speir' simply baffle me.
aed tae mind fowk when thay'r screivin cheques tae mind an mak thaim
an this means that onie bodie screivin cheques in the oncome shuid j
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@jack_capener tweeted
@stewartbremner Spikkin an screivin mair Scots helps iz normalise(2019) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
'm no jist a bad speller, I'm screivin ma ain(2018) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
- speceefic the coorse anent screivin leeteratur i Scots but I can(2020) search twitter

@pmcm1355 tweeted
here's nae effort involvit in screivin in Scots, Ah'm uisin a leid r (2022) twitter link

@johnstone_shane tweeted
ight in amangst this. Quality screivin in aw three leids an aw fae a (2019) twitter link

Doric

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
twa o' us screivin noties on page 192

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