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Use in varieties of Scots

decline Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.5 7.5 4.5 0 0 0 13.3
Number of occurrences2115 3 0 0 0 3
Number of authors16 11 2 3

Occurrences of decline in Corpus

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Central

Watt, George T. Lallans 82 - Caul Stane, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
in the slaw decline o wun an rain on page 24

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
Ah politely decline. on page 31

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
first two shake thir heids an decline, til eh finds a big, joyous, on page 3

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Wi nairra thochts o self decline on page 79

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
there nae guid reason for the decline o sic leids as Breton an Sard on page 56

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
gin we are tae seriously stap decline an upheeze lastin
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
al cheinges gart it faw intae decline. An the vera sibness o the ki
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Lament for the Decline of Belief
Tae write ere oor decline began.
he offer they wad nane o them decline
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
s. Famie tells the tale o the decline o the Gawston Geggie — the
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Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
e wake o the ile crash an the decline o fishin. Unemployment is a h
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
n. Richt across Scotland, the decline i the Labour vote matched the
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Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
auchles doonward in perpetual decline.
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Doric

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
even as they decline, on page 7
an industrial decline, caused as much on page 32

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@72redz1903 tweeted
eRed83 Look mair broadly, the decline in amateur fitba, welfare fit (2022) twitter link

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
ye thon the penel kens at the decline o' the leid isnae waitin' oan on page 32

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Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
o The Troubles or industrial decline. Belyve hooses were bigged fo
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Reynolds, Charlie Tha demise o oor ain tongue, (North Antrim Speak 2010) Ulster - Coleraine, blog
ed tae dae somethin aboot tha decline o wur ain Ullans Language. No
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