A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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behaviour Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.7 23.1 13.6 19.9 23.2 0 0
Number of occurrences6045 9 2 4 0 0
Number of authors38 29 4 2 3

Occurrences of behaviour in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
er ti mak up for her mither's behaviour. She decidit that for a treat on page 24

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
telt him, "I'll be on ma best behaviour, I wadna like tae mess up a b on page 26

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
showin a troubling pattern of behaviour and suggested ah take some ti on page 1

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
nt, appear tae be in his best behaviour, likes. But, still, ah couldn on page 105
ns oot Bruce wis oan his best behaviour fur Mrs Henderson. As a rewar on page 175

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
this lates display o fousome behaviour hud tae be punished anq as sh on page 50

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
win attention tae sic Radical behaviour in Scotland's past wis nivver on page 60
denigrate aw sorts o Scottish behaviour - maistly made-up, or at the on page 73
oncil in aidin an abettin sic behaviour is weel documentit. It disnae on page 89
t, bit as we hae seen fae the behaviour o aw the British political pa on page 95
heir place! Petty, vindictive behaviour. Nou, that wuidnae be the Sco on page 109
Also on pages 116
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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
ly associatit wi middle class behaviour, tend tae get affy short shri on page 9
That's a lot mair like tribal behaviour than whit we're supposed tae on page 20
o a fair amount o wild behaviour, fechtin wis common among the on page 30
rol o aw the land this type o behaviour wis illegal, an still is. on page 82
aye rumours aboot the immoral behaviour o prominent Catholic priests, on page 118

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e mair puni then she wis on a behaviour timetable. She wis pure beali on page 26
n reasons behind his criminal behaviour. Start by thinkin ae some int on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Anti-Social Behaviour Laws'?!? Juist bring thaim oa on page 30
escribe aa sorts o cat-wittit behaviour shaw, bi Tigellius the Sardin on page 116

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
lassies tae be oan their best behaviour and rushes ower. They nod and on page xv
. Even she cannae justify hur behaviour. on page 29

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Smith, Elaine C. The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Totally Princessy Princess, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central - Glasgow, weans
initely no princessy princess behaviour, is it? I'll sort this oot na on page 10

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Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
peyment o a suretie for guid behaviour; gin the court grees til the on page 22

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
bleck affrontit he wis at hes behaviour, hou he didnae ken whit had c on page 18

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
weel seen betterment in thair behaviour an attitude durin lessons in
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
mair insecure an less on-best-behaviour gif they believe the array is
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
er Smith, an expert on animal behaviour observed, “As the beavers s
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
ot a richt Holy Willie whae's behaviour perswads the wealthy Orgon ta
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
he pavements wis jist bizarre behaviour in onywan’s book. Bit the s
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Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
A expected this kind ae behaviour fae characters at the local m
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McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
A had an insight tae the kids behaviour. We were bikin’ near Callan
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
a behaviour.
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
a stane in her huif. And the behaviour o the cat wis a bittie queer.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
nly wey she cud interpret his behaviour. Than why for had he duin it?
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
parteeclars o astrictit behaviour for Scots Meenisters an publi
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Facebook link ( 2019) Central
impressed wi the aild man''s behaviour an willingness tae gie up his

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
ith it. Completely disgusting behaviour from these people.(2020) search twitter

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
alling (and entirely endemic) behaviour to the online abuse suffered (2018) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
r o the lead character's weak behaviour, or the clichéd dialogue. Di(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
bers oan here criticising the behaviour of Margaret Ferrier. I dinnae(2020) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
a matured intae mair sensible behaviour by noo then. He's jist refusi (2022) twitter link

@MizLiot tweeted
if no for this Alison Weir’s behaviour. Cause & effect ??????? (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ruthless Behaviour on page 74

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ging in. Ah'll bi oan ma best behaviour - promise." on page 29

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
understandin he wid be o guid behaviour. At hame, accordin tae Dugald on page 118

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
Nae doot his scurrilous behaviour wid o left Abbie in a state o
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
tae fool my wife aboot my bad behaviour that day at the summer hoose.
uise afore she forgave my bad behaviour.
2 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
amiliar west central Scotland behaviour. Only the Tories have failed (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
soor luk. Wis this normal cat behaviour, Mr Dursley wondered? Tryan t
1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
oid ony mair huffs and pootsy behaviour! (2021) twitter link

Shetland

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
oliday activities isna normal behaviour ?? (2021) twitter link

@tattooedselkie tweeted
but I'm examined a lot o past behaviour lately an I am makkin a consc(2021) search twitter
bein held accountable fir his behaviour? Prick.(2021) search twitter

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
aged and hopeless aboot human behaviour. Anyone for a Redd Up/litter (2020) search twitter