A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of specific in Corpus

Central

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ion o the 1790s that included specific cries fer the owerthrow o the on page 59

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Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
regularlie tae ponder oan the specific locale as weel as the kintra' on page 84

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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
that history is written fae a specific perspective. It gies the vers on page 10

3 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
uphaud Scots terms an uisage specific tae sindry trades an occupati on page 5
uphaud Scots terms an uisage specific tae sindry trades an occupati on page 13
uphaud Scots terms an uisage specific tae sindry trades an occupati on page 22

3 matches

Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
within the organisation haes specific responsibility for promotin a on page 6

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Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
represents the global and the specific aw at wance: the "stane" - t on page 4

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
definitive publication til a specific decade: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s 1 on page 95

2 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
id support, but no absolutely specific as tae whilk senate is bein r on page 18

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
e no need for there to be any specific references to the Scots langu on page 121

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
are tae hazard a guess at the specific flooers Burns gaithert lang s
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Paternal genome drap-oot forders altruism in stieve populations, (Wiley Online Library 2022) Central, prose
kenspeckle differences in sex-specific potentials fur altruism, even
1 matches

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
d, massive, huge n aw that wi specific n ever so slightly individual
1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
auds that a country haein nae specific policy for its
that, the guidelines maks specific reference tae “takkin accoo
nus or push tae implement ony specific meisures for education an
69. Afore strang an specific recommendations can be develo
specific projects, ane bein “Mappin
6 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
ed, with pinpointed, focused, specific accuracy when using particula
ty and houchin are unique and specific words that struggle tae be ac
2 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
d intae ither mair detailt an specific ensampuls.
dge an skills, their focus on specific maitters an connections wi st
2 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
.’ Apairt frae bein dialect-specific (the speakers o the first ane
1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ncourage the presumption that specific acts or behaviours ur bein fo
1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
e in a wee Ayrshire teen in a specific meinute in history, I realise
1 matches

Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
bein sae riled aboot how thon specific, bane-deep words, the heft an
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Labour haes gien a specific pledge in its manifesto tae l
Scots Conservatives makit nae specific commitment tae a Language Act
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ssion and action, but are not specific components of this document,
1 matches

Ahmad, Nyla How We Celebrate – scrievin prompt, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
ind as weel that recipes need specific instructions.
Rupert Holmes, they’re gey specific, and aw aboot attitude raithe
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
wi a wheen uniquely Scotland-specific featurs that sinder it fae it
e biggit), and idiom (seyins, specific yaise o wirds, etc).
siblike US phonology forby US-specific grammar, idiom and vocabulary
There is a rowth o vocabulary specific tae the English spak and scri
that they are yaisin Scotland-specific vocabulary; the preposition â
6 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
e’en ken it’s a Scotland-specific wird until spellcheck skelps
€˜Scottish’ and ‘Scotland-specific’in the abuin, joukin refere
2 matches

Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
ional panoply o airtists. His specific task wis tae gie expression t
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
Forby, specific dialects o Scots will hae mai
ic, supportin ye tae airt-oot specific new hantles o readers as weel
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
sudden the cunt starts gittin specific, and personal.
1 matches

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
Specific praise for yersel, @teuchtert(2020) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
e 'deif person' to refer to a specific person who cannot hear, and D(2019) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
rkin a nite shift in a “very specific and limited way”... *aw nods(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
"Million Scot Protest " at a specific date/time in every Scottish v (2022) twitter link

Doric

Orkney

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
wid onli be øsed whin ee specific period wis meant, laek The sp on page 62
n o 'bein hungry' is Shaetlan specific an on page 102
specific, an could, theoretically, der on page 104

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Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
mind 'girn' bein used for dat specific context - winderin if onybod

Ulster