A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

benefits Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.9 15.9 18.1 0 5.8 20.7 35.4
Number of occurrences5431 12 0 1 2 8
Number of authors32 19 8 1 2 2

Occurrences of benefits in Corpus

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Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
y eagerly explained to me the benefits ae prison. "Ah'm tellin yae, on page 20

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ee onie o the grants an ither benefits that land ownership brings in on page 84
get on the box biggin up the benefits o siccan rip-affs. on page 90
appreciatit. There were ither benefits, like seek pey an the dole th on page 95
rants comin here tae scrounge benefits wis jist a deliberate lee, fe on page 112
reason? Een tho he wisnae on benefits, neethir o them made eneugh s on page 113

5 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
unnae apply fur Single Parent benefits, an whit baby grows she wis g on page 58

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ever eftir on Social Security benefits. on page 89

1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
bring braw economic an social benefits in the global
lou them tae derive cognitive benefits throu problemreddin, memorisa
“Scots baith benefits an taks skaith frae the fact
the intellectual an economic benefits o sic an approach an the bene
o sic an approach an the benefits in bringin
5 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
t is richt a braw that Gaelic benefits fae this support, though it d
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
e a kintra at aye enjosed the benefits o the modren warl.
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
tae dae—yin ae the “great benefits” ae Brexit, of coorse…
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
ives an makars an awbody that benefits fae thaim, the exhaustion o t
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
at haund shaws us clearly the benefits o a train line.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
u that this could affect your benefits.’
1 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
the mental an physical health benefits o connectin wi thir kinnae la
wey that the presence o fowk benefits the laundscape juist as the l
scape juist as the laundscape benefits thae fowk. The auld laird-run
wk. The auld laird-run system benefits neither communities nor thaim
4 matches

Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
ance to receive the identical benefits from our understanding of mod
1 matches

Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
advancement o science and its benefits.
1 matches

Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ist mean heicher unemployment benefits an better pensions — it wil
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
l o Trident. He supportit the benefits cap, never tent the vote agin
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
o that's a guid example o the benefits o haein a saicont language."
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
eat, but ye had aw the ither benefits. Ony ither hostel in the toun
1 matches

@raiphsays tweeted
FOM an EHIC cerd, an Aw uvver benefits tae!(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
he poorest o' £20 a week fae benefits. The world is watchin(2021) search twitter

Doric

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Ane o the benefits o living in a democracy is ye on page 23
Ane o the benefits o livin in a democracy on page 24

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
consin turnt oot te be raelly Benefits Brenda fae Bythe; an syne ere on page 35

1 matches

Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
spik Doric will share in the benefits o engagin wi Doric an get a c
il recognises the educational benefits o makin sure that Doric is em
gagement wi Doric potentially benefits learners by:
n be clear aboot the value an benefits o Doric;
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
hat gin Myra didna leave, his benefits wad be wheeched frae unner hi
1 matches

Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
hey aa provide us wi multiple benefits an we hiv tae keep leukin eft
1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
e convince us, perhaps, o the benefits o death?
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
t generally we are seeing the benefits (2022) twitter link

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
Fit I consider tae be the benefits o giein bairns a muckle space (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
haandit a hoose, an live ipo benefits, while da laeks a dee an me i on page 43

1 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
the benefits of higher education, on page 133

1 matches

The Westender Ins and oots, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
ere and a'm share ool sei the benefits es time gauns oan. Oov a lang
1 matches

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
Economic contribution an' benefits - Ulster-Scots in hit's deep on page 6
* Economic inpits an' benefits - Ulster-Scots whether bae t on page 24
grawin the cultural exchange benefits an' ambassadoriall roul o' mu on page 30
important tae tha' waark. Twa benefits wul cum fae thon: on page 52
onie gie benefits tae Ulster-Scots commonities on page 66
Also on pages 68
7 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
The benefits o slip ain sheen, on page 54

1 matches

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