A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

authority Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.9 19.7 7.5 0 5.8 20.7 35.4
Number of occurrences5539 5 0 1 2 8
Number of authors36 27 4 1 2 2

Occurrences of authority in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
he thought it'd some kind ae authority aer Alice. on page 102

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
with varying injuries and the authority breathing down my neck - not on page 55
and in front of the education authority looking for a new school. How on page 56

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
tae be sic an authority on page 29

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
subversive of authority bull on page 51

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ey. And ah've goat it oan gid authority that he's in a boozer oot Gra on page 181

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
re in Scotland even oor local authority wards nummer in the tens o th on page 29
ent with adequate legislative authority in Scottish affairs'. Weel no on page 52

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Anderson, Elizabeth Lallans 59 - OBITUARY : ALISTAIR TAYLOR 1928 - 2001, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
pensioners' groups. He wis an authority on Burns, an Februar wis an a on page 4

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
Pairlament uise its pouer an authority tae realise thir foregaun pri on page 5
Pairlament uise its pouer an authority tae realise thir foregaun pri on page 14
Pairlament uise its pouer an authority tae realise thir foregaun pri on page 23

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Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
* As practitioner and local authority expectations o support for Sc on page 7

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
n the body bein addresst haes authority ower the speaker. on page 28

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
nny says. 'Ah huv it oan guid authority that the polis jist gied hur on page 36
polis. But ah huv it oan guid authority that she ainlie gat a warnin. on page 50

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
I'll show them aa ma authority. on page 25

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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
, the Scottish Qualifications Authority heid o service reports that c
1 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
fae the therty-twa education authority areas athort Scotland. There
access tae provision an local authority heezin o GME
differin levels o operational authority fae the Government.
uils. The Scots Qualification Authority (SQA) developit the Scottish
4 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
the people - have the legal authority to enforce these rights on be
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ut they war feart o awbody in authority. Aye wirrit aboot bein report
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
.’ McDade replies, wae some authority an that’s exactly whit happ
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
f, right?’ he sais wae some authority pointin tae the supplies that
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
power; the merest wee hint ay authority an they let it go straight ta
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
oot waitin for the decision o authority, the weaver squadron moved oo
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McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
. A Jist wish that some local authority had run a parallel scheme, of
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Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
w notable exceptions at local authority level, such as Brian Murrayâ€
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Lehane, Matt La Le La Le La Iron Mountain, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
whar authority manipulates
shield authority by claiming
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
tae be some kin o structure o authority here an the high heid yins ha
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ment is the hame o legitimate authority? The fowk that controls it, t
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Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
. And when they rebel against authority, Scottish people can dae it i
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Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
tken (1921-1998) wis a leadin authority oan the Scots language an ane
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@Cobradile94 tweeted
@DrMDempster Jeezo the authority git violent in Americae!(2019) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
t - you no what am like with authority people lol (2020) twitter link
what is wrong with people in authority - police officers there r ba (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
t he liked ti cock a snook at authority. He wis a real thraan chiel a on page 53

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
who seemed till be a person o authority amang them, called oot, "Sit on page 23
he thoucht id hed some kind o authority oer Alice. on page 100

2 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
n spik Scots, an sae, wi unco authority they’ve adjudged at it disn
1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
laSturgeon a've hird oan guid authority ye' intend strippin' thon @re(2015) search twitter

Shetland

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
pittin his glesses back on wi authority.
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ei thocht eet hae some kind o authority ower Ablice. on page 102

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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
git an up-haudit bi the Local Authority, fur the yaise o the
1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
, wha seemt tae bae the yin o authority amang thim, gowlt oot, "Sit d on page 25
hae thocht it had some kine o authority ower Alice. on page 103

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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
e resourced bae the Education Authority. on page 9
bes the leid's main authority. The social purpone o' the Fr on page 31
Education Authority hes a gyely important roul in on page 49
tae complaints quhar a public authority dusnae gie due regaird tae si on page 59

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