A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of expression in Corpus

Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
Then his expression changes. on page 14

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
e is naethin lost in pooer or expression in wirkin that lament in Scot on page 44

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
. But no afore she'd read the expression in his een. Smug. That wee lu on page 1

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
id approve ay this, this pure expression of real, terrible feelings, w on page 3

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
me, Ah'd be guessin ma facial expression musta resembled suttin no see on page 32
ae ma chist puffed oot and an expression oan ma puss where ah mighta j on page 40
loated the idea she gave this expression ae sheer panic which wis inst on page 67
sgust but insteed he hus this expression that says 'why no?' plastered on page 107
correction. Before a confused expression emerges and covers his puss. on page 130
Also on pages 157
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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
complete we facial expression. on page 94
facial expression. on page 97

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
t Chairlie wi a maist serious expression on his fizzog. 'Dae you love on page 170

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
ad the same boggin and bealin expression as usual. Her een, nae mair m on page 101

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
icle) 7.1 Aw languages is the expression o a collective identity an o on page 20
o writers an uphaud freedom o expression warld-wide. on page 24

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Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
or minority languages as an expression o cultural walth an include a on page 3

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
aff the face o the Earth, an expression which here means "they stappe on page 34

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
id, pullin a convincin facial expression. on page 58

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
ng cless no necessarily as an expression o social climbin or personal on page 9

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
a ful an suffeicient medium o expression. Truith is, the'r some wark n on page 4

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Gilliland, Sam Lallans 76 - I am the Lass, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
expression, gesture, gait an mime,
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
r the said leid is the mode o expression o a nummer o
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
odes of thinking, meaning and expression”.
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
gional or minority leids as a expression o cultural wealth. Athin the
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
im. Nories anent langage gien expression on the Internet ilka day by S
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
‘Mother Earth is a common expression for the planet Earth in a num
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ty and deprivation. This fund expression in Glasgow Unity and ‘jawbo
t indeterminate but much-used expression in Glasgow, means hair-braine
urrency amang wir youth as an expression o approval: ‘That’s pure
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
an independent kintrae as an expression o the kintrae we've awready g
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Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
in-biggit short route tae sel-expression that kicks in at ma least sel
- the loss o sel-esteem, sel-expression - the frustration. But ah ca
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McClelland, Ben Chicagof Island, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
they keeked at each other’s expression. Sheer fear. Aboot another fi
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
guage o rebellion or cultural expression. In Scotland, Scots is only t
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
He stares wae that blank expression oan his face that he’s perf
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ae perfect a fuckin whimsical expression he does when he thinks he’s
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
nsidered an aw that freedom o expression (Airticle 10) is foondit on c
, but conditions an aw, thair expression. Freedom o expression is the
. Freedom o expression is the richt an aw tae expres
that Merry Courant is a Scots expression for a 'revel' an that his pai
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
� hum playin’ wi’ it. Hus expression wis sae odd ah cannae fix it
‘cock’. Ah didnae ken the expression ‘a bad man just exposed hum
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
self expression.
self expression,
expression
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
He leukit at her wi a serious expression, an sayed somethin that soond
She smilet at the expression.
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Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
wi’ a glaikit open-moothed expression.The lichts glistened oan thei
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Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
ht tae freedom o opinioun and expression; this richt includes freedom
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Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
an interestin form o literary expression. Whan faced wi the Roman airm
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
want o everything—a want o expression, a want o air, a want o mainn
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Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
it is a pooerfu and gey early expression o same-sex luve addressed tae
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Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
His specific task wis tae gie expression tae an authentic, deep explor
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
, eh? He rotates his eyes. An expression ae unadulterated disbelief th
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
at me excitedly. A perplexed expression emerges fae his puss, though.
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
nconditional love and gees an expression that says the feelin is maire
offin in here? it’s jist an expression, man’’
�A loat ae words fur a fuckin expression’’
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ner Braw bricht... Thare's an expression a month o muins which means f(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
Onybody else mind o the Scots expression tae “gie somebody the blinn�(2020) search twitter
weet - that’s whit gies the expression “He hasnae smiled since he h(2020) search twitter
827 @joao_kay Every day Scots expression...there wis a wee cooper that(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
early here! Dae ye yaise this expression? Is there a correlation atwee (2018) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
see't, bit Ah can aye myn the expression on Mam's face fin ma wee sist on page 78

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
n her face, wi such a puzzled expression at she couldna help burstan o on page 79

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Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
ional or minority leids as an expression o cultural wealth;
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
this excheege. Sally Bruce's expression niver lat dab. Da widna hae t
s clapped ower its lugs in an expression o ootrage aboot something tha
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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
d about my colleagues.’ His expression softens. I sit back doon and
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
here, for the want o a better expression, wiz at the eyn o her tether.
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Wilkie, Dave , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
erent wye, each day is beyond expression an I ken the reason why.
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The Flying Pigs The ‘Naked Cleaners’ idea is appalling. It’s sexist, demeaning, and at £80 an hour, steep, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
incher, if ye’ll pardon the expression.
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@cligeey tweeted
exBoyd @Prof_Murdoch Also the expression Aye she wid weer the briks in(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
illipines, sic a bonnie wye o expression hissel! Class. (2019) twitter link

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
ects a mild incredulity in me expression as she tells us she’s seen
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Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
Ithin Shaetlan da expression X an dem means 'X an da fokk on page 50
t it haes a parteeclar copula expression fir new or on page 86
Da expression on page 95
Da expression isna aisy tae git across ithi on page 99

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Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
hooder. Shö glied at me. Nae expression.
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Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
Athin Shaetlan da expression "X an dem" means "X an da fok

Williamson, Christie Da Problem o dese Paerts, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Shetland, prose
h Pen on da theme o freedom o expression fur writers.
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
no an emoji wi an appropriate expression.(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
Expression nae mair nor yin yeir efter t on page 11
ice fer Identity an' Cultural Expression wi' mair resources tae heft c on page 14
Cultures, thair expression an' thair forderin hae twa pr on page 19
aice o' Identity an' Cultural Expression fundin' programmes. on page 26
creative an' commercial self expression. on page 30
Also on pages 42, 44, 57, 58, 61
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@fairfaaye tweeted
great colloquial Ulster-Scots expression means "I just don't feel like(2020) search twitter