A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

native Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words29.6 37.5 7.5 9.9 11.6 31 48.7
Number of occurrences9573 5 1 2 3 11
Number of authors55 41 5 1 2 2 4

Occurrences of native in Corpus

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Central

Scott, Colin nobody remembers the birdman - Empty Nest, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, poetry
the gairden hid gaun native on page 171

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
Whilst Leo for his native wids on page 7
That wis faur frae his native hame on page 27

2 matches

McNeil, Andrew Lallans 58 - Carnegie’s Turning, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Native tongues and industries are pe on page 122

1 matches

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
tongue yaized wis that o his native Fife an he wrocht in the ster on page 37
didnae appear tae be a robust native Scottish pley scrievin tradit on page 38

2 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
In ma mammy's native speech: on page 36

1 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
A Truly creative, Scots native, on page 107

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
whither or no yer spouse is a native o the place, an even whan the on page 113

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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
-shoutert as a scriever i his native laund, and a bodie micht wunn on page 5

1 matches

Dareau, Mareau Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST), (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
925 by Sir William Craigie, a native son o Dundee, an at that time on page 59

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
afayette, a hero baith in his native France an in America at the t on page 123

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McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
Aff tables o native wuid. Oor space-time presence on page 16

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Precious Sarah sleeps in her native earth, on page 17
yer great heart brek fir yer native land, on page 19

2 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
they brocht frae hame, their native tongue, wisnae fit tae be uis on page 8
grudge the siller for oor ain native language while at the same ti on page 14

3 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
ee, whan their comman o their native dialeck is still coggly. Bair on page 9

1 matches

Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
nish disna hae in that we hae native spikkers. Whit we dinna hae i on page 109

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Or went native, bred ginger hottentots: on page 49

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
a body throu a braw growthe o native aik, birk, hizzel an esh. Eft on page 65

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
iall's Gaelic (he was: like a native speaker) learit frae the kitc on page 127

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Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
Efter thon come twa native speikers o Scots - Gearie hi on page 46

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Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
as ony right native Orcadian. on page 107

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
n', an we hear the vyce o the Native American in Sam Gilliland's ' on page 7

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
's theme, "This is my own, my native land", that's a quote frae Si
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
l hear fae ma accent A'm no a native spikker - A cannae say the p
his is totally treevial tae a native spikker but fir me it wis a k
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
at maks it aa the haurder for native spaekers tae read an teach.
Scots comes in. Spellins for native wirds that gaes back tae the
Tak tent that for native spaekers readin Scots, nane o
3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ts is a guid start, but no aa native spaekers jalouses what kittle
n traditional texts). A lot o native Scots spaekers that disna see
sh insteed o lippenin til his native eediom. For example, a writer
3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
Efter readin this, ony modren native spaeker'll see richt awa what
ies an muckle touns while the native langage is weel-presairved in
2 matches

McFarlane, Ishbel Maun we mak new wirds fir a chyngin warld?, (The National 2020) Central, newspaper
icle A wantit tae speak o the native yaisers o BSL, but A cam up a
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Precious Sarah sleeps in her native yirth,
yer great heart brek fir yer native land?
2 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
something sae aefauld as the native verb concord o the leid? The
emmitness o Basic Inglish for native speakers o that leid (eithest
2 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
ch been ethnically cleansed o native Irish fowk an, subsequent tae
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
the greens an brouns o thair native glens
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ts potent speerit infuses the native tradeetion and maks it aw the
1 matches

Fenton, Janet A Guid New Year tae yin and a!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
n Ameriica, whaur maist o the native leids are noo gane athegither
1 matches

Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
for this seems tae be that ma native dialect is the maist direct r
conditioned no tae uise their native tongue throu fear o ridicule.
that particular day. As a non-native lairner, ah get tae uise Scot
3 matches

Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Fowk in his native Britain wisna ower taen on wi
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
e telt by Marsaili MacLeod, a native o Strathnaver, tae Alistair H
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
urs wha belangt tae Scotland; native tae the land for thoosands o
1 matches

Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
hite oot o me. They’re no a native indigenous species and gin we
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
tae gaither stories frae his native Jedburgh. He haes haed 3 buik
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
mair, he headed back tae his native wids tae sort oot aa the ithe
1 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
an aften forcefu clearance o native Gaels. Wi ilka moment we spen
ndscapes an access tae thaim. Native birks an pines creep further
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
s easily, onywhaur. It’s no native tae Asia, bit it will growe,â
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
nicate the message better tae native speakers. The Ulster Scots ve
e activists faur awa frae the native speakin language base, an wha
2 matches

Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
equppit wi Scotland’s three native leids. The Scots edition o th
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Review: O is for Hoolet, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
s a strang champion o her ain native tung, that she yaises fluentl
1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Scottish Faust: Poems and Ballads of Eldritch Lore, (Kettillonia 2004) Central, poetry
Fir Doogi Todd, native o Embro
1 matches

Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
ung fowk comin up. It’s fir native an non-native speakers, Scott
an non-native speakers, Scottish, English,
2 matches

@RickHJohnston tweeted
he pairt relevant tae oor twa native languages. https://t.co/YxdB1 (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
t in London in contempt o our native langage https://t.co/eGOnwvT7(2020) search twitter
tae mak a leivin playin their native muse. Braw.(2020) search twitter
an English twang on tap o his native Scots vyce.(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
trocious. White persecution o native folk is niver endin. Even the(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
eshire) haein a confab in oor native tongue. Ane o his freins thoc(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
y volunteers that are usually native speakers. See this link: http (2020) twitter link

Doric

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
integratin wi the native ivy on page 44

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Philp, George Lallans 67 - Thochts anent Sangschaw and Penny Wheep, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Doric, poetry
that mells wi ma native heath on page 138

1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
tae unlearn the wee quine her native Buchan dialect. Fan A spiert
1 matches

@sovereigndaisy tweeted
wesome city. As a Scot I went native ??(2019) search twitter

@AMaxwell54 tweeted
arioch, a richt teuchter an a native Doric spikker. Ah dinna ae ke (2022) twitter link

Orkney

@peediepuss tweeted
Monkeyflower. A Mimulus. Not native in Shetland, louped the dyke (2020) search twitter

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
bi sum fokk tae refer tae da native on page 101

1 matches

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
The trows are spirits native to Orkney and Shetland, and s(2019) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
street names an place names. Native braes, closes, gaits, hauchs,
m, bi restoring the oreiginal native street names that reflek the
2 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
very good) post Dorothy. As a native (white) Scots language speake(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
lins that ir maistly used bae native taakers o Ulster Scots. Baeca on page vi

2 matches

BardOfMilebush Untitled poem, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
"I love my native land, no doubt Attach'd to he
1 matches

Reynolds, Charlie An Appeal frae tha hairt, (North Antrim Speak 2010) Ulster - Coleraine, blog
Mae love for mae ain native tongue cannae bae denied bae
tae preach tae tha converted(native speakers). A hae a wee bit o
jab o tha Ullans withoot tha native speakers, they ir in mae opee
nion aff thaur heids. Withoot native speakers they ir gantae maak
4 matches

Reynolds, Charlie Tha demise o oor ain tongue, (North Antrim Speak 2010) Ulster - Coleraine, blog
poleeticians tae gie oor ain native tongue its richtfa place in t
1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
use you're no what we'd caa a native spaker, but a daicent stairt! (2014) twitter link
se you're no what we'd caa a "native spaker", but better nor thon (2014) twitter link
use you're no what we'd caa a native spaker o the aul Ulster Scots (2014) twitter link

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