Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

gordon	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	37.2	22.7	102.9	49.7	0	20.7	0
Number of occurrences	121	45	69	5	0	2	0
Number of authors	38	22	13	2		1

Occurrences of gordon in Corpus

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Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Joco Geordie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
the Robert Fergusson Statue. Gordon Wright, a fere o baith George on page 10

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
et. The Doric Aul Testament o Gordon M. Hay, forthset in 2023, a m on page vi

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ah dae the same. "My name is Gordon" he says. on page 160

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
were twa nems ye'll ken weel: Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling, w on page 44
WWII. Here's whit businessman Gordon MaclIntyre-Kemp, screivin on on page 127

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
thi front cover wiz done beh Gordon MacKenzie, again eh wiz well on page i

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
ught bi the Germans, scores o Gordon Highlanders an oor Sidney wis on page 76

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
n American accent. 'My hame's Gordon. Gordon O'Leary. I'll be play on page 57
ae want tae admit it, hur and Gordon looked like a better couple t on page 58

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
settle Bothwell's wife, Lady Gordon. on page 35

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
o the interview (Murdoch and Gordon, 1995). In mony regions, the on page 9

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Hardie, George Lallans 67 - Ane Amang Monie, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Hamilton, poetry
George Hans Hardie, 1st Batt. Gordon Highlanders, aged twinty, was on page 143

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ik will be seen in compare wi Gordon Donaldson's an Robert Morpeth on page 130

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
a ceivil servan cryed Robert Gordon sayed "The White Paper on Sco on page 121

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
d mairvels at the Forth Brig, Gordon Donaldson follaes throu in 'B on page 7

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
he neist thing ye kent, Craig Gordon haed taen a goal kick an the
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
d there, the likes o Mistress Gordon that wrate Flouers o the Fore
gaun awa back tae the Dukes o Gordon, an hou on pey day thae young
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
a braw testimonial til’m in Gordon Jarvie’s poem ‘Kenspeckle
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
lioun weir diarie o the 5/7th Gordon Hielanders, a later letter ti
e vizzie ahint ‘A Gey Flash Gordon’ is weill brocht oot; tho A
2 matches

McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
s smacked the post, and Craig Gordon pelts the baw away. The relie
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
the Provost an Gordon Briadwood's, greetin faced se
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Deid huddies an the Moray Eel, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
on period. Colin Clark MP for Gordon wis askit that verra question
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Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
rner oan tae Union Street fae Gordon Street ah see it staunin ther
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Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
t’s no winnin any points wi Gordon Ramsay, it’s no hauf bad fu
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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Boswell’s Coort, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
e her, the gryte gran Dukes o Gordon.
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
an led by The Popular An Wise Gordon Broon. Weill, we ken hoo that
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McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
interestin nor whedder it’s Gordon or McGregor that stairts in g
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
s wee anecdote wis sent in bi Gordon Beange o the SLRC. It wis bro
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@g_hibby tweeted
w days aff, tae get over that Gordon... :) (2023) twitter link

@iainnicol tweeted
ebodie firget tae defrost the Gordon Brooooon?(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
Div ye ken the sang Nathaniel Gordon (or the Harlaw ane) that Sand(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
The resurrected remains o' Gordon Broon's deid corpse tellin us(2021) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@gordonghll mornin gordon - al pm you (2020) twitter link
oth crackin keepers but craig gordon has the edge defo m8 (2021) twitter link
@vickipeachxx a think craig gordon the cat is in luv with you hu (2020) twitter link
well done to the real craig gordon - mom 2 nite - not the dodgy (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
Gordon's Gairden on page 35

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Up at the Gordon Schools on page 15

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Wheeler, Leslie Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, weans
Gordon MacGordon, a fine kind o lad, on page 25

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
The Cooncil sits in Gordon Hoose
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Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
Elphinstone Institute; Robert Gordon University; University of the
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
a young lassie comin tae the Gordon's camp in Cyprus an
dons did there work. The heid Gordon wid hae neen o this, he pinte
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
the knowe o Corrlichie, far a Gordon laird as fat as a puddock fel
aneth the pupit. The beadle, Gordon Watson, hirplit up the wee st
The beadle, Gordon Watson, hid seen Matty pittin
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Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
a; him faa kept e gairdens at Gordon Park. Affa gweed wi bairns he
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Ritchie, John Fishin in the Findhorn, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ie spikin to a mannie cad Ian Gordon. I wis usy wonderin fit he wi
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Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
ower the past few ’ear, is Gordon Cruden. Back in the winter o
tinues tae exist in Scotland. Gordon Cruden, fa nou rins twa resid
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ple they were ana. Dad in his Gordon Highlander’s uniform wi his
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
A1 and jined the ranks o the Gordon Highlanders. There wiz that m
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
nd I'll go and fetch Mistress Gordon. She deals wi' all new servan
e woman wiz obviously the Mrs Gordon the cook had gone to fetch. �
m to be addressed as Mistress Gordon at all times! Do you understa
“Aye mis– I mean Mistress Gordon!”
Mistress Gordon frowned and turned tae the co
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Local loon Gordon Bathgate has created a gye fu(2016) search twitter
Affa guid tae see so many Gordon Highlanders on The Cenotaph R(2016) search twitter
Free Gordon Highlander Story about Doric (2016) search twitter
Video why Aberdeen & Gordon Highlanders feature in my new(2017) search twitter
Christmas Craft Fayre at the Gordon Highlanders Museum this Sette(2017) search twitter
and 3 other occurrences.

@fittiecrooners tweeted
that yon @GordonRamsay on yon Gordon, Gino & Fred canna even prono(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
There wis me and Bertie and Gordon, three birkies, on mischief, on page 61

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Flett, Alison Harbour, (Scottish Poetry Library 2004) Orkney, poetry
cum hame boy gordon
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Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
THE GORDON ARMS GARAGE on page 40
George Gordon's yellow digger on page 56

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