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covid Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21.9 19.8 13.5 0 11.6 20.7 84.1
Number of occurrences7139 9 0 2 2 19
Number of authors32 19 7 2 1 3

Occurrences of covid in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Nae Chieftain o the Covid Race on page 51
ocks! The weather's real, the Covid fause. on page 77

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
e o the Weir on the Pandemic, Covid-19. on page v
Or thareaboots whan the Covid came. on page 132
Thon Covid Disna Care Nane on page 138
astie, conquer, and kill that Covid-19. on page 143

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Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
new muteness imposed on us bi Covid-19 aw the mair frichtsome. We
enin. But noo, at wan straik, Covid-19 haes driven us frae the le
2 matches

Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
hae seen the TV adverts anent Covid-19 that’s co-brandit as ‘
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
we can’t confirm if it’s COVID-19.”
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
public health messagin aroond Covid restrictions).
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
pulled through his battle wae Covid. God only kens how he’ll re
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
dinnae even care its not just covid they are making worse. What i(2020) search twitter
nae have a choice, thanks tae covid most of us turned tae online (2020) search twitter
24 hours shop... even before covid ??(2020) search twitter

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
appear for guid in the wake o COVID-19. Things that wir awready c(2020) search twitter

@fourmenterian tweeted
Aye, Neil. From what I hear, Covid can be debilitating too, in s(2020) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
d uise their line wi God; mak COVID tak a wee brek.(2020) search twitter
enoonan Is it too soon for ma covid costume?(2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
Lat Flow test the day tae the Covid line. Wis asked if A wanted t (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
ing has to be ramped up after Covid. The mim mou’d need to get o(2020) search twitter
Because o Covid restrictions, naebody wi ony (2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
Fuckinell. As if COVID-19 an racism wurnae enough ta(2020) search twitter
aur thit micht be packed yet. COVID is still rife, so it's a huge(2020) search twitter
Ew! Ah widnae dae that afore COVID-19. Even the thocht maks me b(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
Ah'm still no shair that the covid virus will respond tae us wav(2020) search twitter
So, wis Covid 19 really infected wae Donald(2020) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
nk aboot it. Who was dying of covid? The salaried wi their zoom m (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
re for a quiet time away from covid nutters. (2021) twitter link
ldren and nae lumbers wae the covid. #ScottishIndependence6 (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
ae ah wis ill wae the dreaded covid. Despite ma chamoix cream and (2021) twitter link
t afore ah became ill wae the covid. When they telt me ah micht n (2021) twitter link
: "Due tae the ongoin, deadly Covid 19 pandemic, NAEBODY is getti(2021) search twitter
aboot wha is responsible for covid in care homes but ah'm no gon(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
me - the stark reality is - covid 2 is as good as on its way ba (2020) twitter link
es opened on the east lothian covid map 2 day n its worrying (2020) twitter link
e proof amateur football is a covid spreader - no wonder the snp (2020) twitter link
the usa and 10 minutes about covid says it all 2 me - who gives (2021) twitter link
the supermarkets were shut - covid hotspots - that way awe this (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Dawn Press and Journal 2023-12-02 - Doric Corner, (no publisher recorded 2023) Doric, newspaper
, a fyow days later, positive Covid test (Ah winna name names as
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
else - they'll aw be rife wi Covid. https://t.co/osC1ryTEWJ(2020) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
s I have tae say that I found Covid a weird experience - felt al (2022) twitter link
@FaeFoggie Foo mony Covid infections on the back o that (2021) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
@AberdeenFC There's bin a covid breech tae the bubble. Evacua(2020) search twitter
elZReese Waznae talking aboot covid morticia(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
et! Do one ya pain in the ass Covid blooming 19! ???? https://t.c(2020) search twitter

@JamesAmcvean tweeted
@scouseweegian Ye dinna hae covid then lol (2021) twitter link

@Woodside Wullie tweeted
sedly shouting “but you have covid” and then supposedly followe (2021) twitter link

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
s ill wi da caald/da gulsa/da Covid. on page 62

1 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
See wi dis new mutant COVID strain, kin we mebbe juist ma(2021) search twitter

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
read stories or poems aboot #COVID?19 ??(2020) search twitter
lasscot Weesh Ah wis owre the Covid haudbacks!(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
x hunner curns funded under a Covid - 19 fundin roun' lately shew on page 34
Ulster-Scots Covid Fundin' on page 35
urns at gat fundin' unner the Covid scheme 42% ir twa hunner an' on page 36
Ulster-Scots curns gettin' a Covid on page 37
urns ir compeered wi' the pre-Covid fitprent o' fundin'. In a nor on page 38
Also on pages 60, 63, 66, 672
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Warwick, Matthew Tha Feardie Geng hae tae bide at hame, (Sensory Attachment Centre 2020) Ulster - Ballymena, weans
e chairge fur all weans anent Covid-19.
re’s a totey wee bug ca’d COVID 19 wha’s trevellin roon tha
2 matches

Dornan, Stephen Ode Tae 2021 , (twitter 2022) Ulster - Comber, poetry
I was poostie, whan Covid smit folk.
1 matches

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