A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

mixed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.3 13.1 16.4 29.8 29.1 51.7 13.3
Number of occurrences5326 11 3 5 5 3
Number of authors43 21 9 3 4 3 3

Occurrences of mixed in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
it awfy nice (it hid a sortae mixed flavour ae cherry-tart, custa on page 13
d guinea-pigs, fillt the air, mixed up wae the distant sobs ae th on page 122

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Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
ed, fair prood o hissel as he mixed them. Must hae money tae burn on page 76

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
. 'Easy enough to get the two mixed up.' 'Show him your phone the on page 18

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
Rabbit album is The Winter of Mixed Drinks and it's rare ye meet on page 16

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
sketch oan Chewin the Fat. A mixed bag ay accents. Lived in the on page 3

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Mixed in wi mud and ither feech - on page 33

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
muddy puddle - shitty broon mixed wi grey an yella that changes on page 67
y, Sorry sir it wis me ah had mixed bean salad fur malunch again. on page 89
r year aw hing aboot in a big mixed group in school - it's jist on page 169

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
d Dina, ' ma pairtner for the Mixed-Planet Doubles canna play thi on page 20

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
look good - a wee bit hiphop mixed wi royalty. on page 81

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
time. As they blethered, they mixed and tastit the chocolate pudd on page 45

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
lookin down tae see porridge mixed wi half-digested pills. on page 86

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
reate o North Carolina. Fae a mixed Lawland an Hieland settlement on page 9

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
leegious bigotry anent their 'mixed mairrage', Sean an Chrissie e on page 90

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
uck, it'll be weemins' day or mixed bathin later on!' on page 60

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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ick, the sky the hue o watter mixed wi bleach an staint wi stoor.
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
fell bit o the English-Scots mixed-lect that permeates the plays
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
No cloudbursts mixed wi thunder.
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
ional and influential anthems mixed and switched codes in the sam
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Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
micht no like his food gettin mixed. Ah sit back doon oan ma leat
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McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
” “Well A had a game o’ mixed doubles at the beginnin’ bu
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
his dream wis the affspring o mixed parentage. Wha cudna be broch
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Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
re different cos the glue wis mixed in wi the glitter so you coul
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@OliphantWullie tweeted
observed many times......with mixed success..........naturally !! (2022) twitter link

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
wen stuff an eit hid sum saan mixed en we eit. Noo, we groo, carr on page 6

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n his heid; aathin wis gettin mixed up an he cud feel his self-co on page 62

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
mixed wi yer sweet childhood sweat on page 31

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
gan - ma claes ir aye gettin mixed up ir tint athegither. on page 44

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ce (id hed, in fact, a sort o mixed flavour o cherry-tart, custar on page 13
ed guinea-pigs, filled e air, mixed up wi e distant sobs o e mise on page 120

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Blackhall, Sheena Drumneachie Ferm, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Doric, poetry
ndins thonner. Ma uncle ran a mixed ferm, a bittie o aathin, an k
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
at flakes, ingin and suet. Aa mixed igither and fried. Canna beat(2019) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
Aye, judge jools coudnae hiv mixed at racket oot. https://t.co/Z(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
car reckon there wis nearly a mixed grill on the front end(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
smellin' draars if ye get em mixed up wi e' Bold.(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
The postie's got his bags mixed up - hid's surely meant fur on page 9

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Her laevan left is wae mixed feelings on page 115

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
e hoo he an Petunia could get mixed up in anything that might be
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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
r braeth, hit aa filt da air, mixed up wi da far awa gowlin o da on page 125

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Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Judas wis a mixed-up craetir. Ta his wye o tink on page 145

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
Scots da twa forms wis nivver mixed up an actions gyaan on is mar on page 41
s at bilangs tae a linguist o mixed on page 102

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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
r the suffering still to come mixed with love for those who are r(2020) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
d (eet hed, actually, a kin o mixed flavour o cherry-tart, custur on page 13
bowed low, an their curls got mixed up th'gither. on page 55
d guinea-pigs, filled th air, mixed up wi th far awa greetin o th on page 123

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The Westender Ins and oots, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
What was eet ca'd? Vesta. Ee mixed eet up in hot witter and it h
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@jamie_ginger tweeted
3 raw eggs and a nip o sherry mixed together before the sterter o(2012) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
m as Jamesina spoont porridge mixed wi cod liver oil intae hir tw on page 28

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
hit bein' monie layered an/ir mixed on page 15

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
They aa got mixed aroon the place, on page 53

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