A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

files Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words33.7 6.2 143.2 0 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences10812 95 0 1 0 0
Number of authors30 10 19 1

Occurrences of files in Corpus

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Central

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
voice, siftin ma mind's sound files on page 96

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
igs oot his accoonts book and files awa his receipts in a bulldeu on page 72

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
the abuin e-mail address for files, distribution leets or techni
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
thegither, an cookies — wee files sent tae wab-brousers for tae
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
new app haes thoosans o audio files for tae gie lairners a haun w
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
kies, Independence Day, the X Files, an the mony an sindry modren
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Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
mbers, social worker’s case files an ever expandin criminal rec
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
nt aa that aareadies, fae his files. His fondest memories, though
1 matches

Eunson, Catherine This Winter, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
jist a fustlin files fae them.
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@LairnScots tweeted
?', the @ScotsAtlas has audio files o speakers fae across the cou (2020) twitter link
dults, we hae hunners o audio files oan the SLC website. Fir exam (2020) twitter link
te a quiz an listen tae audio files o Scots speakers: https://t.c (2018) twitter link

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
"Ay, ma wee loon. Things ir files nae aye whit thay'r kythed." on page 100

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
n here aboot a Gordon Dunlop. Files Ah min' ye spikkin aboot him. on page 35

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Lawrie, Alistair Tales Fae The Doric Side - Kelpie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
he doused his hauns files thunner clapped; on page 11
files grabbed its mane an mountit h on page 12

2 matches

Faffe, Christina Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Special Licht, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Files glowrin, files cloakin aathin in a gowden sh on page 81

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
same rules on Dottie the cat Files she nott oot - bit they seen on page 15

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Abel, Charlie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
burn. We wis 'cowboys', fir a files onyhoo. on page 25

2 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
an files er's makars thrive on aa that on page 7
bairns. He smiled owre muckle files on page 8
An files the lichthoos like as nae on page 10

33 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
a case o 'sook an spit'. An, files, Ah'd sweel a slice o neep an on page 88

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
front wheel as Ah crunkit. An files, if wi war feelin adventurous on page 21

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
an fan yer a bitty auler, files some envy on page 15
an files on page 28

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
l show ye foo te compress yer files." on page 51

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
she wes claverin aa the time, files tae the kittlin an files tae on page 10
quistions. "Are ye nae feart, files, at bein plantit out here wi on page 25
t maan come tae 'jam the day' files," Ailice argied. on page 65
haaf an hour ilkie day. Fegs, files I hae trou'd as mony as sax o on page 68
le skyrie thingie, at lyeukit files like a dallie an files like a on page 71
Also on pages 73
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Robertson, Sine Lallans 58 - .. an the SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
at meetins and conferences an files on e phone, getting in tow wi on page 111

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
tae gyang doon on ma hunkers files; an as aften as nae, A cudna on page 89

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
nivver succeedit; for tho she files gat the linth o makkin the da
naptious aal umman, for A was files at the eyn o ma tether or A w
t, meet up wi her an her maan files, as we haed deen mair than ee
at A eest tae hae a newse wi files. The twa o them’s swallayt
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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - Three poems, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, poetry
Stravaigin files throw mem’ry’s haantit ha
He gat a bark-an-bowff files fae his wife.
2 matches

Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
f it hid been removed fae the files at Lodge Walk. That's foo bad
1 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
s quines we garred greet, and files her as weel, shouting “Nazi
dusters an ties tae the door. Files still an ingan jonnie – eve
2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
am ner in the scuddie ye ken. Files anither nurse wid daunder
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Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
patient, am readin her court files an notes the noo. I pick up m
e rest of patient 19541 court files, aa yi’Il need tae ken is s
2 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
an canny. Bit it didna last. Files, I think he canna thole e sic
in an breenges oot o e hoose. Files awa for oors.
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
He snatched up baith files and put them intae his briefc
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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
t stuck in an auld KFC bucket files enjoying a bit o’ a ‘Netf
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@d_anderson878 tweeted
A dinae ken - jobbie is files used bi English spikkers as a(2020) search twitter
pit a thir in faan A'm writin files. https://t.co/u075mohqiQ(2020) search twitter

@AMaxwell54 tweeted
n' scrievin ih Scots leid an' files maks films fur ih TV! (2020) twitter link
in Edinburgh far ah bide noo) Files Ah hae if chunce tae spik Dor (2022) twitter link

Shetland

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
office lined wi shelves foo o files. Sittin at da desk wis a youn
1 matches

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