A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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potential Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words28.1 23.6 12.1 0 5.8 10.3 150.5
Number of occurrences9046 8 0 1 1 34
Number of authors32 23 5 1 1 2

Occurrences of potential in Corpus

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Central

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
cottish pleywrights anent the potential and pooer o Scots as a stage on page 37
t that Scots his a fu range o potential in itsel. It is a proper dram on page 44

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
st brother yince they smell a potential win. And they're quick tae re on page 40
ever peyed much focus oan the potential blood bath that wis starin ri on page 43

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
in steerin up even their ain potential electorate. The softly-softly on page 9
that monie siccan places were potential on page 31
lopers wi their natters aboot potential economic benefit for the comm on page 37
oil, whisky, fishin - an the potential tae lead the warld in alterna on page 127
an corruption, neer mind the potential fer the Trident base tae be a on page 128
Also on pages 133, 146, 150
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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Blair Denwette that seen thi potential in me an created so many oppo on page i
Unaware o ir potential on page 14

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Potential is mair painfu than regret on page 91

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
een ane o the maist effective potential instruments tae kythe frae th on page 17

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Amang the ither potential areas o yissfuness is identif on page 17

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
airtments coud howk intae the potential for providin ongauin professi
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Douglas, Ashley Paternal genome drap-oot forders altruism in stieve populations, (Wiley Online Library 2022) Central, prose
aucht-forrit o scenarios, the potential fur altruism is invariant wi
lation stieveness affects the potential fur altruism in species wi ma
D, skail maks mair muckle the potential fur altruism amang young-anes
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
regaird it is as a potential “resource” for education
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
re tae relevant, alang wi the potential for tae mak local community P
tae the fore tae thit there a potential for the uise o Scots in the a
2 matches

Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
r. But naebody else saw their potential or threapit for them tae sic
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
in the Baroque period wi guid potential wis John Clerk o Penicuik (16
he hinder end, tho, Clerk’s potential as a componer wis tae be left
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Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
thrang wi cultur, business an potential, cut aff fae mercats an citie
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
s on pikes tae warn any other potential adversaries whit would happen
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Lehane, Matt La Le La Le La Iron Mountain, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
aa hae potential genius
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Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
at the laund isnae meetin its potential – an micht be better aff re
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
ee on potential
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McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
than wark wi Syriza, sae the potential for a real, strang, stable go
frae the stairt. The radical potential o Syriza as a pairt o govrenm
eferendum, but no oor radical potential. Wi the sense that we hae Lab
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Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
by Allan Ewen, leukin at the potential for political an cultural chy
imple as gemme nichts has the potential tae spreid ideas. Stairtin su
riedin the message o whit the potential ootcomes an best political op
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
min across as aggressive an a potential threat tae Na voters safety.
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
might await us baith inside a potential crack den. Pish and shite spl
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@alistairdunn tweeted
drid derby the night, so much potential tae be a cracker(2014) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
how she rolls - buys off ANY potential criticism or dissent tae nip (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
where we will never reach our potential as we give give Westminster a (2022) twitter link
nnae always use to their full potential (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
lt tae speak. A knew it wis a potential prob fur me, itherwise it wid (2021) twitter link

Doric

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
a passion for respecting the potential of life in every form (Munro) on page 126

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
a passion for respecting the potential of life in every form (Munro)
1 matches

Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
n at skweel tae realise their potential. Fowk fa dinna spik Doric wil
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
ing, we are in the market for potential - somebody tae become a prol (2022) twitter link
cheap as chips, tak yir pick. Potential is exactly fit we should be i (2021) twitter link
ision, nae energy tae bring a potential new republic / society intae (2020) twitter link

@Franwella tweeted
wee snooze......It's got the potential tae be an affa long night!(2011) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
rn meaning his tae dee wi the potential tae gie a spark o life an aa! (2021) twitter link

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
stories, amazing science and potential solutions tae help protect da(2019) search twitter

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
collogue wi ae potential herd an his wife fur the Wolf
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Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
ntity hes sae mich unfufilled potential at oor journey hes a lang wie on page 4
ak' siccar at they knaw aboot potential hefts on page 10
ccess the economic impact an' potential o' UlsterScots theday an' uis on page 12
cots fufil hit's true an' fu' potential. on page 14
thegither tae thair needs an' potential. on page 20
Also on pages 21, 29, 36, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 47, 54, 55, 63, 65, 66, 672, 68, 69
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@MarkThompStuff tweeted
Scotland. I like it, loads of potential.(2020) search twitter

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