A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

clan Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.3 20.3 10.4 19.9 5.8 10.3 7.7
Number of occurrences5441 7 2 1 1 2
Number of authors33 21 6 2 1 1 2

Occurrences of clan in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ither, the six ae us. Our wee clan among these tribal chieftains on page 24

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
denotit by thair clan t-shirts an curlers on page 52

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
wir 'betters' wid raither the clan on page 77

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
ma clan alane can croon oor nation's on page 36

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 104 - Whaur Div Ye Belang Tae?, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
thaim that wants tae belang a clan or name, or coont kin wi kens on page 39

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
romanticised notion o hou the clan system functioned, but A bele on page 33

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
at went on as mair like inter-clan disputes than oniethin like r on page 14
bes were answerable tae their clan on page 19

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
nd wean in the Heedrum-Hodrum clan. It wis nae bother. I pauchle on page 81

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Wan day he'd be the clan's deliverer. on page 18
Shepherding his flock, the clan o McCaw, on page 19
Wan day he'd be the clan's deliverer, on page 22
frae Clytemnestra's kenspecle clan! on page 108

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Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
hair yokin. The Cheif o thair clan wes ane auld frein o Barbar's on page 42

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Whan she finds the muckle clan on page 6
wi Macs o ilka clan, on page 48

2 matches

Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Sae boldint yon rottan clan nou grows on page 55

1 matches

Foyle, Ghillie Lallans 58 - The Hildebrand Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Whit clan he cryed his ain amids the fo on page 87

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 59 - Eleiven Quad Bike Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
pox apon the quad bike reivin clan. on page 114

1 matches

Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ety, The Saltire Society, The Clan Fergusson Society and the ASL on page 46

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 70 - The Primped Skull, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
noo a primped skull – ilka clan
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
savagerie, wi ilk clan gainstaunnin ivverie ither. A
A clan o’m leive in a bit abuin th
2 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Wan day he’d be the clan’s deliverer.
Wan day he’d be the clan’s deliverer,
Shepherdin his flock, the clan o McCaw,
Wan day he’d be the clan’s deliverer.
4 matches

Hawkins, Rudi None Shall Rest Easy, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central - Stirling, prose
s silent. As ah see ma fellae clan members layin deid on the bat
d rode aff tae meet ma fellae clan members.
2 matches

Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
Scotland wis hame tae complex clan sýstems, whiles fechtin, whi
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ree generations ay the McDade clan an their affiliates gaun ment
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ent oan the eviction o’ oor Clan. Tae replace us wi’ bare-ar
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
, whoops and yips frae a hale clan o hyenas mingled wi the defia
aitur wis the matriarch o the clan, wi her demise the rest lost
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
en we chairged shoutin’ oor clan slogans, Tippermuir, Prestonp
s better than this, some o’ Clan Chattan, tae oor left, sterte
aither or a son tae swell the Clan’s ranks! When we got tae th
at last Lord Murray an’ the Clan Chiefs had had enough an’ f
weel oor twa members o’ the Clan o’ Cats, must hae been at t
5 matches

Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
orm o Saltire, the threteenth clan an “oor nation made flesh a
1 matches

Doric

Templeton, Sheila Tales Fae The Doric Side - La Bella Rebelle, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
the clan. Five hunner chiels ready an on page 62

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
t couse hee's thi Chief o oor clan. Fitiver, Raachil an thi Chie on page 60

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
Anna, e dother o Phanuel o e clan o Aser. She bade wi her man f on page 83

1 matches

McArthur, Kaydi Rich n Peer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
o Lord Duff o Braco hid a wee clan o his chums go after James.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
stle ower the Dee the chief o clan Farquharson hissel hid come w
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Spikk o the Nor East Leid, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Doric, poetry
hie gainst Calcagus chief o a clan
1 matches

@cligeey tweeted
ucky he got oot to create the clan moving forrit(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
the clan o the Raised Eyebroo. on page 34

1 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
he bags o kinleen ootside the Clan shop. on page 87

1 matches

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
unty' to the newest member of clan Crieffy . What a peerie cutie(2014) search twitter

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
st of the red squirrel garden clan cuttin aboot and storing out (2020) twitter link

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
cht wee Serbs, tha peep-o-day clan on page 5

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Bellyleidy, o Clan Hugh Boy, on page 2

1 matches

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