A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

writing Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words28.8 29.8 24 29.8 40.7 43.7 17.7
Number of occurrences8956 15 3 7 4 4
Number of authors45 24 9 3 4 2 4

Occurrences of writing in Corpus

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Central

MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
Creative Writing Class on page 61

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
penning us, writing us all in together, on page 8

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
says "how long have you been writing?" on page 49
are just starting out on your writing career," he says. "But just r on page 52
ast summer than ah did wae ma writing!" on page 53
a thought-provoking piece of writing? on page 57

6 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The writing on the wa's o devotion. on page 20
The writing on the wa's o devotion, on page 21
The writing on the wa's o devotion, on page 22

3 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
an opportunity to assess your writing.' on page 7
'We're going to be writing about Scotland, specifically, on page 8
'What kind of writing?' on page 12
ce to the five senses in your writing.' on page 22
t-year, what is everyone else writing about?' on page 24
Also on pages 38, 40, 44, 51
12 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
The factual nature o airticle writing itsel can be dauntonin eneuch on page 7
Writing in the third person secures a on page 11

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
cots is juist aboot 'creative writing' an isna the langage o a hail on page 121

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
you turn round ? Morna, stop writing on your arm. Now... pay atten on page 37

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
first publisht in 1998 in New Writing Scotland an haes turned intae
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
rity languages, in speech and writing, in public and private life."
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
an his involvement wi ‘New Writing Scotland’. Robb argies here
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
o income sidelined ither new writing and, efter sax hunner perform
1 matches

Heron, Caitlin Groonded, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
For writing in scots.
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
but when it came to writing it
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
fae writing
writing,
An as writing the wey
writing fir masel.
4 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
l crackin, baith in speech in writing, wi 19t century newspaper air
1 matches

Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
Creative writing exercises based on the theme
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
weys. In Scots, you can read writing by Robert Burns, Robert Louis
ence tae enter the braw Scots writing competition for 2021, Lang Ma
2 matches

Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
Ahve already heard they’re writing tales o’ Finn and his ‘wi
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
History of Scottish Women’s Writing (1997) gangs oot its wey tae
1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Here’s the Weather, (Scottish Poetry Library 2017) Central, poetry
penning us, writing us all in together,
1 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
t the grassroots constitution-writing process going on in Iceland t(2019) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
masel oot hoose tae continue writing letter tae ma younger self! A(2015) search twitter
@JeffBrazier writing day fir me tae! Assignment ta(2015) search twitter
rday and canae wait tae start writing oan Mon @JeffBrazier @PIVOTAL(2015) search twitter
@austinarmacost Fabby piece o writing Austin! Huggggssss fae Scotla(2015) search twitter
I went along tae ma 1st ever "Writing group" the nicht!?(2016) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
s there with discussion about writing and publishing and writing po(2019) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
ievins tae the @EducationScot writing competition and win books! Cl (2017) twitter link

@MizLiot tweeted
ttish fowk o being trolls for writing in their ain language is a bi (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
t tae play brechin - and are writing off brora before a baws been (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ge Festival 2003 Senior Doric Writing Category on page 33
ge Festival 2004 Sentor Doric Writing Category on page 69

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ge Festival 2008 Senior Doric Writing Category on page 19
ge Festival 2011 Senior Doric Writing Category on page 34
ge Festival 2009 Senior Doric Writing Category on page 89

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Winner of the Doric Festival Writing Competition 2006 on page 44

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 63 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
was one point MacDiarmid was writing sort of hallucinatory lyrics
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
it was not a fecht when I was writing,
re doing. I certainly enjoyed writing this book, I
2 matches

Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
ove the Doric and I dabble in writing Doric poems. I wrote a wee bo
1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
teen year on in this Creative Writing Class in Saughton. The last t
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2012) Doric - Buckie
bit o galavantin noo that im writing it a doon! Born n bred in Buc

The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
At the time o’ writing, naebdy is in overall control
1 matches

Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
™s tae see if I could see any writing ,but na na thats probably why
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
ee fit the loonÂ’s like afore writing him aff (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
enaissance in Orkney Language writing, and the group proves itsael on page 1

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
nyways annoyed if I don't get writing too regular. We need your pra on page 37

1 matches

Hall, Anja Poosack, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
I'm writing this upon me bed
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Dear Mam, I am writing this from the hospital where on page 25

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
- You are writing. on page 93

2 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
riety used in both speech and writing...Dialects are typically used
en written or word processed. Writing in dialect is forever dealing
2 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
fin me idder socials, read me writing, an stick some dosh in me Ko-(2021) search twitter
I hae twa degrees in creative writing, wan wi a distinction, an een(2021) search twitter

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
He is, the nou, 'Robert Burns Writing Fellow In Reading Scots' fir on page 205

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
e spent a Sunday morning hour writing the only poem about sheep saf(2020) search twitter
l been geed but getting work, writing, the hoose being sorted, plan (2021) twitter link
uch poor and obviously skewed writing.(2020) search twitter

Ulster

BardOfMilebush Untitled poem, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
And when I'm writing poems mysel I find that I am
1 matches

King, Angeline Untitled, (twitter 2021) Ulster - Larne, poetry
nixt thing ye know, ah'll be writing poetry and affrontin maself p
1 matches

@Angelinekking tweeted
tal/country walks :( Reading, writing and Phd unaffected. Phew! Ano(2020) search twitter

@the_gellick tweeted
nk Ferguson ed. "Ulster-Scots Writing: an anthology" is the place t (2015) twitter link

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