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expert Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.6 9.6 9 19.9 0 51.7 53.1
Number of occurrences4419 6 2 0 5 12
Number of authors30 17 6 2 2 3

Occurrences of expert in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
bit time, said the merchant. 'Expert chiels hae dune muckle sums. on page 76

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
up bi expert hauns aw haudin on page 59

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
, we were put in touch wae an expert ae watches who hud a jeweller on page 17

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
, he wis whit ye micht cry an expert. Whan it cam tae guddlin trou on page 82

1 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
e hoose Mary hersel became an expert at laying the cement flairs n on page 11

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
he views o the minority leids expert, Joshua Fishman. Fishman has on page 56

1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
9. Visitin Professor an expert consultant tae the SCOTLANG3
1 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
as weil as giein independent, expert advice tae ministers, an afte
ts spikkers an developit bi a expert wirkin group o a wheen o lead
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
Dr. Walter Smith, an expert on animal behaviour observed,
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
2014. Nane o this maks me an expert in Scots, in Jamaican Patois,
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
port of Kings and wis suin an expert at reading the form. She wis
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
te for a meenit, consultin an expert on the subjeck, nae doot. Som
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Rob Dunbar, an expert on minority language richts a
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
ne of them did. Noo he’s an expert on it, read up aw these books
1 matches

@jamieonkeys tweeted
As far as I ken (I'm no a TV expert), if it wisnae for Russell T (2021) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
risClynes Sadly Im bo fitness expert! Whit a dae is go tae aqua ae(2015) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ar aye wee devi seems to b an expert on absolutely everything sinc (2021) twitter link
fizzio - good on u - im an expert on mental health (2020) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
I've made a few I'm quite an expert - take a pew Will your estat on page 15

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
in, surely. He did it like an expert. He reeled, he set, he crosse on page 94

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
s a feat that wad hae bate an expert mountaineer.
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@72redz1903 tweeted
ared the shit oot me with his expert opinion (2020) twitter link

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
off doing something. I’m an expert scutterer.... ?? https://t.co(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
e eese like. Obviously nae an expert bit it's funny foo a'bidy hiz(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
He seun became an expert at maist o common chores, on page 95

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
Higgie the Codd seeks expert advice on page 56

1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
telt thit ee ir ae expert it settin mowdie traps.” Ge
descrived is ane expert (ae big wurd) sae it hed been
hit hei wis, ithoot doot, ane expert. Juist i the
Mechanical Engineer (gearbox expert, accordin tae his marrow) an
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@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ave a gander... yet he is nae expert in medicine, howay, man! http(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
Report o' the Expert Adwisory Penel on page 1
- Expert hefts fer media project forde on page 29
otions tae apt inthernational expert penels an' organisations on page 61

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Depairtment fur Commonities Hargey announces heidwie oan plens fer Airish an’ Ulster-Scots, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
The recommendations o’ the Expert Adwisory Penels fer an Airish
n wi’ the settin’ ap o’ Expert Adwisory Penels.
m serious gled the noo at the Expert Adwisory Penel Reccomendation
ey met wi’ members o’ the Expert Adwisory Penels aa the Ulster
tim’ an’ effort o’ the Expert Adwisory Penels. Thair baag w
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@the_gellick tweeted
@CalJamieson Weel I'm no an "expert" like thon cratur, hooaniver, (2015) twitter link
@MarkLusby Aye (I'm nae expert hooaniver!) Ulster Scots an E (2015) twitter link

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