A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

media Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words83.6 90.5 35.8 19.9 5.8 31 274.4
Number of occurrences272180 24 2 1 3 62
Number of authors67 48 10 2 1 2 4

Occurrences of media in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 2 - Editorial: A Twa Wey Street, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, prose
are ithers - a literature, a media, an educational system. Owers on page 3

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
, virtue, industry an noo the media on page 37

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
Yon social media? If yer habit is spendin' hou on page

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
Tearin intae the Tories, the Media, conceptual art, fillin in ea on page 3

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Hershaw, William Lallans 102 - Editorial: Jean Tamson’s Bairns, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
n and reading, but for social media and ilka day communication. A on page 4

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ae aw the answers. Whilst the media and public, alike, lovingly e on page 55

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
eremy Cobyn bi the mainstream media their howpit-fer clean sweep on page 7
r on. This wis biggit up on a media-supportit attack on the SNP o on page 8
id be o onie uise an the only media organ that micht hae reflecti on page 9
al lees an distortion fae the media an we shuid neer forget thon. on page 10
their pals in the mainstream media is a shair sign that we're da on page 12
Also on pages 16, 19, 20, 21, 25, 35, 37, 47, 48, 50, 57, 59, 73, 78, 81, 99, 105, 115, 116, 117, 126, 129
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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
tists warkin i bleck an white media. on page 5

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
n nor will aw the new fanglit media that are spinnin aff fae the on page 11

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ess, But ah hatet the way the media constantly made us out tae be on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Scottish media's oan the rack, on page 46

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
w pairts o the communications media on page 5
e uised in maist pairts o the media.Its literary heritage is a cl on page 8
w pairts o the communications media on page 12
present in the communications media in their territor... on page 22

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Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
efleckit in education, airts, media an mair. on page 2
ncreasin popularity in social media. Tae ensure sustainable cultu on page 3
lopment o Scots in education, media, publishin an the airts; on page 4

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
i afftaks o oorsels throu the media, as Scots speakers. An affa S on page 6
writes in Scots throu social media an in personal messages tae f on page 7
resources tae haun on social media - sic as the Scots Language on page 49

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
tae air criticisms oan social media, it's another tae go mental i on page 33

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
nged acceptance in aa prentit media. on page 56

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
thair ain language intae the media, the courts, the kirk, the sc
e it doon the thrapples o the media an the estaiblishment. Tak it
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ties an Public Sairvices, (4) Media, (5) Cultural Acteivities an
but a fair bit ahint, an the Media is thrid. Aw the ither catego
f the Scots leid’; or unner Media: ‘The Scottish Govrenment,
auders, coud think on hou new media, sik as the Wab, micht be yok
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
ities an public services, the media, cultural activities an
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
h, a growin number o national media ootlets in Scots includin The
ntae the een o the public and media in its mony forms. It was a w
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
bi (1) uphaudin Scots on the media in Scots.
ely become better kent in the media, first throu reportin o sport
ress, than (2) in the broader media. The ideal seetuation is tae
s that Catalan made intil the media wis throu sports reportin. Th
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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
an for tae support hit in the media. The awards gies a platform t
nd. At the recent 2021 Celtic Media awards Scots Radio wun the Ra
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
an fouthiest bummers – the media an the paraphernalia o modren
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
rt an affrontit me baith. The media photies o
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
posies o the day’s Scottish media – aw effin, blindin and bed
irr o the urban patter. Baith media are artifeecial, mind, gin il
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
ckle Scottish content fae the media back then- Ma mither an faith
ly ae solitary memory fae the media in ma held, o anybody praisin
Scotland at aw in the media is the ane jist mentioned! Na
an the Media were daein, were giein fowk a
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Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
even the stenographers in the media. Jump on Twitter the noo, an
e've aw heard aboot on social media. Ah mean the drones in suits,
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Clark, Thomas Tae Kathleen Jamie, an ither Scots Scrievers, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
government an a semi-hostile media. That whit's haudin us back i
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Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
peers, bi the bams on social media, bi yersel. Ah cannae unnerst
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Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
voter is a staple diet o the media, houaniver, there's wan thing
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
r itsel in modern Scotland - media, education, an the airts.
e the mercat can compel maist media ootlets tae provide content i
ge the gemme for Scots in the media, an even jist that wee bit vi
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Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
ae aw the answers. Whilst the media and public, alike. Lovingly e
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
Scots language comes frae the media or frae the USA or frae
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth In defence o SNHS, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
it crawin o oor sanctimonious media anent whit they see as the sh
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Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
A want the mainstream media tae dae its joab, and gies jo
at how the wurld sees us. Wir media is key. George Monbiot wrote
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
y tolerated by the mainstream media as long as it’s couthy, cut
ted kaleidoscope o mainstream media. It taks effort, but preservi
The mainstream media’s erses squeak aboot Scots
3 matches

Harper, Emma Promoting the Scots Leid, (The Scottish Parliament 2021) Central - Stranraer, government
ucation, televeision an print media an in this pairlament; recogn
that the uiss o Scots in the media is a muckle driver o a sense
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
Wullie!" Dizzens o kenspeckle media fowk wis eydently singin the
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Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
a shitload a' music up oan ri media player so's it wid jist pump
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
onie o oor business on social media. We werenae daft, the likes o
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
he noo. If ah gang oan social media, at least. Ah’m telt that w
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
d, whit with him havin’ his media degree.
augh wi Rab whae wis studying media.. cus it wis the only course
. Me, ah couldnae even git on media. Ah wis daein, ah dinnae like
3 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
t on mony a hillwalkin social media page.
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Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
zed and crazy worl' o' social media.
An’ social media’s positive
rely abused. Facebook. Social media? Aye right. It’s a place, a
fowk wha dae best oan social media are those wi’ robust social
k from every front. An social media is at the vanguard. Ye’re s
5 matches

Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
throu ony media and tentless o frontiers.
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Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
Secretar o State for Culture, Media an Sport an the
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McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ns that Aye didna win i 2014. Media bias an the structural streng
1 matches

Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ideology o neoliberalism. Oor media an politicians are strainin a
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Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
efleckit in education, airts, media an mair”. Pairt o the polic
gremmars, an guid-gaun social media netwarks.
it positeeve kivverage in the media.
3 matches

Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
y cairious tae see that major media ootlets seems tae hae ignored
pears that tae the mainstream media back hame, the SNP its lane e
e year, an aw I hae is social media as a wey o kennin whit is gae
3 matches

Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
As A pit it theday on social media, noo that the Tories is The U
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
noo ahint the Greens – wull media coverage refleck this?
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
e kind o een that the British media micht leuk through at similar
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
gs that I’ve seen on social media an heard whan bletherin wi ac
place, i yer relationship tae media, i community activism, i stre
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Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
gn wis gied by the mainstream media an in particular the BBC. The
ce. At a time whan mainstream media is bein exposed as unrepresen
2 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
wis operatin in a political, media an cultural context dominated
alang (oor dominance o social media an the blogosphere is a case
a taw order. Bigg up yer ain media structures an canvass at the
layin oot ambitious plans for media platforms i the months aheid
tions. We noo hae a developin media offerin an alternative vision
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Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
A hale new media has emerged. Facebook an Twit
en an emergence o further new media. We hiv a pro-independence da
2 matches

McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
we get tae the election, the media narrative an Labour’s messa
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
hey can haud their leaders an media tae accoont, an unnertak the
1 matches

Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
is portrayed by the mainsteam media an viewed by thaim i pooer. I
rently unnerrepresentit i the media.
epresentation i the mainstram media. The initial success o the ne
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
vernment, the creative airts, media an tourism, that hae a mair g
Some Sneckins frae the Media
ae programs an adverts in the media thae days. Ye'll ken thaim ye
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
tae pit things richt. If the media the day is no sae blin tae th
bit o the credit an, gin thon media wad honour his memory, then w
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
aitherin in interest frae the media thae days an thair reports te
ojeck, Susan Rennie, telt the media that, cause o the muckle cult
e quote frae it kythed in the media:-
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
"The estaiblishment an the media isna gaun tae stert uisin Sco
ts uised as a language in the media an ither sic like things. Ath
rs. The estaiblishment an the media isna gaun tae stert uisin Sco
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
spoken an screivit forms, in media artifacts an in leeteratur;
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
ple, ‘I seen that on social media’ and ‘I’ve ran’ are p
glish ‘I saw that on social media’ and ‘I’ve run’).
Scottish social media is fur regular left bucklet b
3 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
e Scots Pairlament and in the media.
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@Cobradile94 tweeted
Lang mey pheesical media's lum reek! https://t.co/ZU9F(2019) search twitter

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
bi their finger-nails. Arts, media, sport. Ye dinnae think o a l(2020) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
nal.. But blanked across most media. Lyndsay Hoyle struggles with (2022) twitter link

@fairpechtoot tweeted
radio, oan telly, oan social media, in the workplace, in parliam(2019) search twitter
gional accents speaks oan the media, it tells young yins that the(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
joke or riddle oan yer social media wi the tag #guidguisin (2020) twitter link
rhyme, sang or joke on social media yaisin #guidguisin https://t. (2020) twitter link
#Scots guisin turn oan social media yaisin #guidguisin https://t. (2020) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ng his own comments on social media lol - aye hees still at it - (2020) twitter link
hibs fans on social media - livvy r a tinpot fitbaw cl (2021) twitter link
er night out - wonder if the media will b there lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Tales Fae The Doric Side - Bullied, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
On social media pit feary threats on page 55

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
for every media platform on page 25
their soucht aifter media followers on page 26

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Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
slands (UHI), BBC, STV, local media ootlets, Aiberdeen Toun and S
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
entists, accoontant moguls an media icons; a far cry frae the nea
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
into, perhaps panicked by the media attention, held the increasin
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Wilson, Heidi and Isla Then and noo, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Keith, prose
A kins o social media to interact,
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Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
armin video circulatin social media, fit is focused on the story
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Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
there wis an outcry on social media. Cancer Research UK haed juis
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Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
treet tae caa hame, on social media. Mony a time he explaint juis
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Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
n gettin fowk spikkin. Social media is fu o discussions aboot fit
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@d_anderson878 tweeted
Mair buttries! Social media is fair oot o its heid wi the(2020) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
piking aboot it a’day in the media! http://t.co/DZlazL1IQk(2015) search twitter
s, videos and posts on social media. Sign up for free at https://(2016) search twitter
Added social media share buttons tae Doric Phras(2016) search twitter
ing on the website and social media pages, then please get in tou(2018) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
on opinions o bams on social media? (2022) twitter link
Robbie0383 @AberdeenFC Social media is fuck all to you but you fe (2022) twitter link
fowk like you de afore social media? Fit wis the outlet for sic m (2022) twitter link
nes gets an easy time fae the media. And fan is somebody gan tae (2020) twitter link
nuance disnae work in social media. I’ve been indy ah my life b (2020) twitter link
and 2 other occurrences.

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
Media articles in Scots are a grand (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
ion changes in linguistic and media representation for the North
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Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
yet o a wrote firm on social media (A ween more Scots is publies
1 matches

Shetland

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
my new car ta use a CD as da media icon when da thing dusna even (2020) twitter link

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
The sweirtie o the Scottis Media tae promote the yaise o oor S
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@StuartPoet tweeted
ce A renaissance in press and media and governmental een, aye. Fi(2020) search twitter
aboot in wir ain leid oan aa media. (2020) twitter link

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
Media 54 on page 3
Media - quativer the format ye'll on page 6
ch, steerins an' expertise in media forderin an' media research. on page 7
Media on page 10
* Mair media productions wi' new an' baage on page 13
Also on pages 17, 24, 29, 30, 40, 43, 52, 54, 55, 56, 59
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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Social Media on page 35
Ain social media ye see. on page 36

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Reynolds, Charlie Tak pride in yer ain tongue, (North Antrim Speak 2009) Ulster - Coleraine, blog
lans in tha schuil yerd ? Tha media as weel hae a pairt tae plae
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DfC Press Offys Hargey sets oot Owersettin Hub, (Depairtment fur Commonities 2021) Ulster, government
Media speirins tae tha DfC Press Of
rks an oot o oors sarvice fur media speirins atween six at nicht
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