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british Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words76.8 104.3 33.2 0 29.1 20.7 62
Number of occurrences246203 22 0 5 2 14
Number of authors60 43 10 3 1 3

Occurrences of british in Corpus

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Central

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
British, French, Belgian, Dutch. on page 4

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
i the values or assumptions o British an/or English culture. A sugg on page 36
from the English or the joint British one, by demonstrating the exi on page 38
the values or assumptions of British and/or English culture [...] on page 44

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
we're aye, we're Scottish no British, we're World an we're I. The on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
id convey Sandy Peden furth o British watters. on page 31

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
'd hink he's a curator at the British Museum and no oan remand fur on page 16
e bastards, either. The Great British public jist dinnae gee a fuck on page 53
d metaility that somehow bein British actually meant suttin. Fur aw on page 89
here's an interestin yin, the British army are lookin fur new recru on page 122

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
e BBc are sae thirlit tae the British estaiblishment that they wuid on page 9
seems tae come sae easily tae British (an ither) politicians. Nou, on page 10
hat gin ye're fechtin fer the British Flag ye cannae be a terrorist on page 11
e cheenge it an get awa fae a British state that really is jist Eng on page 20
blichtit bi the bluidy haun o British imperialism got a wee bit sil on page 21
Also on pages 25, 27, 28, 38, 39, 42, 43, 45, 48, 50, 52, 55, 61, 71, 72, 77, 78, 79, 81, 85, 93, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 104, 113, 114, 116, 117, 119, 121, 122, 123, 126, 127, 130, 134, 138, 142, 143, 145, 146, 147
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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
whit a bourach the notion o 'British History' really is. Stories o on page 10
me time. Nivver mind that the British Navy had effective control o on page 25
yin wis the enemy o the haill British nation. Nou eftir monie years on page 91
l this didnae sit weel wi the British or their allies in Europe, an on page 92
d. Likewise the fact chat the British army remained in occupation o on page 121
Also on pages 122, 124, 125
10 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
omehoo got intae contack wi a British agent. It soonds lik somethin on page 76

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
The British Isles has aye been multilingu on page 9

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ny, whaur he'd played for the British Army alangside a wheen big st on page 65

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
aw's bocht a muckle an skyrie British History magazine in WH Smith' on page 23
2 tonnes Finest British Shortbread on page 48

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ikit in cause o thair braider British origins but the'r maun be som
ots on its lane as the anelie British minority leid that's spiken o
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
a insults frae a succession o British an Scottish unionist admeinis
iv o gettin justice oot o the British BBC?
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
the jyle that the estaiblisht British society haes pitten it intae,
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
sions, maist wis fashed aboot British Sign Leid (BSL).
lookit on by British society as the orra standart.
British Sign Leid (BSL)
he leid o the Deef Community, British Sign Leid (BSL) as
4 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Koan, (sandyfleming.org 2005) Central - East Lothian, poetry
A muckle fit-lang British Thornton slide rule.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
anguages cam intae force, the British an Scots governments wis spei
1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
n the daurk, drinking cider n British sherry. Nae Emva Cream like M
1 matches

McFarlane, Ishbel Maun we mak new wirds fir a chyngin warld?, (The National 2020) Central, newspaper
vit a column oan the braw new British Sign Leid qualification frae
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
hair needs washed where South British English would require the dog
ed. In this example the South British English equivalent wad be ‘
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
ime o the Roman inbidin o the British Isles. Sinsyne, it has cam ta
1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
Moth IV. The Anglo-British estaiblishment nature o the c
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
e bastards, either. The Great British public jist dinnae gee a fuck
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
British. But juist as the constant dr
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
p in the Malay jungle, an the British sodgers, o which I wis a memm
ito plouks, hirplin intae the British Colony o Singapore.
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Deid huddies an the Moray Eel, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
huid hae permanent access tae British fishin grun efter Brexit. The
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
painfully divisive legacy of British Imperial brutality that sowed
veniently regarded by some as British at that point, that disnae ge
cessful guerrilla war against British Empire forces an still bide i
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
uphaud for thaim aw, includin British Sign Language an ethnic langu
c diversity, includin Gaelic, British Sign Language, Hindi, Bengali
2 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
e the yins that members o the British aristocracy wear at state occ
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
me oot, as a nation, as North British an’ prood. Tae fuckin’ pu
There’s mair fowk as wid be British than Scottish in wur ain coun
hat we are fechting oor North British identity by huvin’ a renais
aing it richt– that’s tae British fer me. So ah’m no gonnae d
4 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
l turnt the globe an fund the British Isles. “This is whaur Ah co
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
EU (maistly on immigration an British nationalism) – micht we see
1 matches

Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
The term “British vailues” is conveniently va
arld. It is a vote tae define British vailues as bein singularly se
2 matches

Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ant o imagination. Ower monie British fowk on the left an richt see
1 matches

Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
or a common mercat across the British Empire, capitalists needit th
mpire, capitalists needit the British Imperial State. For a common
2 matches

McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
no the SNP’s) an a strangly British nationalist, fundamentalist d
the Tories on the Scottish or British flank respectively, Labour is
In anither sign that British politics disna raelly exist o
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McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
gh the ae kind o een that the British media micht leuk through at s
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
that’s taen ower mainstream British politics. Gin the SNP wins bi
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
urse on the nationalism o the British state at the ae time as tryin
k but aboot leavin an elitist British political system daein a diss
knees but we were stieve. The British establishment wisna gettin pe
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
British Languages
n raicent argie-bargie in the British pairlament anent the requirem
omers or refugees speirin for British citizenship, the Hame Secreta
s for fowk ettlin tae win tae British citizenship.
t kinna thrawn logic wad this British government be uisin gin it cu
5 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
wis signed an ratified bi the British Government in relation tae th
age haes been acceppit bi the British Government, the Scottish Exec
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
e Cooncil o Europe speirt the British government a wheen o question
the questions on Scots an the British government maun be thinkin th
haim wantin,they.ll speir the British/Scottish governments for expl
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
London's High Coort agin the British Government. Thae campaigners
sed as an ethnic group bi the British coorts.The campaigners haes h
formulation an cairryin oot o British race policy. Campaigners says
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
ae the BBC haes been tellin a British Pairlament comatee in the Hoo
t tae see thair ain Scottish, British an furth o Britain news frae
elsh news an pit it forrit as British news. We git telt that the me
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
maist uised language' in the British Isles. I don't know about you
1 matches

MacMinto, Gregor The Rhythms of Bratislava, (wordpress 2022) Central, blog
ver Ending Song of Love), the British-Australian baun at their line
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
istinction in whit became the British army till 14th May 1968 when

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
paignin for the recognition o British Sign Language, descrivit the
1 matches

Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
ys it's been a good night for British teams in Europe. Scot Gemmill
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
in tramp who ah passed at the British hert foundation. He looked li
1 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
oquent an informed figures in British politics the noo. https://t.c(2018) search twitter

@jamieonkeys tweeted
iterally *nae* LGBT+ drama on British TV over the past ~20 year. Qu(2021) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
oogle. Ye mixin up English wi British ??? We're well yaised tae tha (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
a wheen Tory, Slab an Libdem British Nationalist/Unionist MPs an M(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
ez @Nostalgic_Thing Naw, he's British. Ah think he wis tryin tae wi(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
ians made up regiments in the British Army and fought cheek by jowe(2020) search twitter
l also hae tae drap the word 'British' as weel?(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
e’ is spelled differently in British Engli(2019) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
(as they aften dae) call me "British" or "Britannique" cos they ke (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
. He'd bin brain washd by tha british,an telt nae tae speak Scots L (2021) twitter link
roper English" .. it wis pure British state indoctrination (2021) twitter link
ike this. Its oor laid an the british state hus tried tae drum it o (2021) twitter link
ain laid... it's because the British state telt oor auld yins tae (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
n Scotland as a result of the BRITISH Army's efforts'. Whit army di(2021) search twitter
ians made up regiments in the British Army and fought cheek by jowe(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
made the inroads it did into British philosophy. Do you agree?' Ah on page 85

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
t aa. It wis een o the aalest British coins ivver foun, gaan a thoo on page 109

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
r, he hid a look doon tae the British Legion
British Legion, he wis fer enjoyin th
come up tae Nairn tae see the British Amateur
3 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
mannies haein a go at the British Army. He said." I think there
tae question the British Army? It wis a war that wis b
The British Legion lounge reef wis leakin
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
gle, ringed bi tea, the anely British neebors hyne aff up snake inf
wis heard o the maitter..the British didna tribble thirsels wi loc
2 matches

Wilson, Heidi and Isla Then and noo, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Keith, prose
ayed skipping on hopscotch an British bulldog afore it got banned,
1 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
deein at I uncovered a pile o British army soup plate tin hats and
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
uaiten him. Returning tae the British lines they handed ower the un
his wye tae surrender tae the British because he wiz seeck o war fi
aboot tae let them ken he wiz British. An officer jist happened tae
rinnin backwards towards the British lines an wavin his airms aboo
rinnin backwards towards the British lines wavin his airms in surr
5 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
in and the trrrrap trrrap o a British maxim, then followed by the f
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
tbreid, are bein labelled as "British", an the packagin zhuzed up w
1 matches

@sovereigndaisy tweeted
that should read English not British, us Scots dinnae gae a fuck ?(2021) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
simply, dinna bather yirsel. British identity? Nae chunce (2022) twitter link

@McGoo1888 tweeted
@jamesdoleman The local British Legion near went mental tryin (2021) twitter link

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
Bi noo da hale o da British an Irish mainlands wis settle on page 13
em in saeparate plaesses o da British mainland: da Jutes gied tae w on page 14

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Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
arnin o da 15th o January. Da British Geological Survey ir gaaderin
1 matches

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
twitter, come back on to see British Independence trending https:/(2019) search twitter

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
. It’s actually sae called “British Sign Language”. Again, NE si(2020) search twitter
flynn a cannae see masel as “British” insofar, a wid put doon “G(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
Ulster-British Commissioner nae mair nor yin on page 11
* The Ulster-British/Ulster-Scots commissioner wha on page 14
wer primary influences o' the British Islans in this on page 15
rganisations; a member o' the British Airish Cooncil quhar hit can on page 21
an bae accepted es Airish ir British ir baith es they chuse quyhle on page 58
Also on pages 61, 65
12 matches

Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
ple, "twa tribes" narrative o British identity forenenst Irish iden
1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
@patrickbaty @curragh British Lion ana. Gie the hallion the (2015) twitter link

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