A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

prime Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.8 12.9 8.9 0 0 10.3 14.5
Number of occurrences3626 6 0 0 1 3
Number of authors20 15 2 1 3

Occurrences of prime in Corpus

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Central

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
a caunle snuffed oot in its prime; on page 21

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
A bullock's hert and prime-rib steak. on page 24

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
criteria fur becomin the nixt Prime Minister or CEO ae a fortune on page 16
It wis hardly Prime Minister's Question Time, lik on page 131
's a seller's market". If the Prime Minister and his minion's kin on page 143

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
n sweep o aw afore her bi the Prime Minister jist didnae happen. on page 7
urin the time o Tony Blair as Prime Meenister an Donald Dewar as on page 24
uar this year, 2017, whan the Prime Meenister an her Secretar o D on page 55
s we hae seen, in spite o the Prime Minister', attempts tae hoodw on page 120

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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
rupt tae its core an even the Prime Minister William Pitt haud be on page 121

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
the hours, the towmond in its prime on page 149

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
an Baudrons-in-Buits wes the Prime Meinister. on page 42

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
he oaffice o the then Israeli Prime Meenister, Mr. Ben-Gurion. Bu on page 134

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - The Sycamore at Calton, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
hey cut ye doun, while in yer prime,
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
cut fae yer root while in yer prime,
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
Meenister Alex Salmond an UK Prime Meenister David Cameron met a
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Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
Prime Meenister First Meenister for
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
e 1976, James Callaghan becam Prime Meinister. Harold Wilson haed
tae draw up realistic plans. Prime Meinister Corbyn or an indepe
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
mpaign fir independence wis a prime example o freenship an inclus
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@RickHJohnston tweeted
he UK having a proven liar as Prime Minister. Poor Ian Blackford (2022) twitter link

@OliphantWullie tweeted
in career wis cut short in ma prime at 68 year auld by a TIA and (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
ces, like iPlayer, Netflix an Prime stop an ask ye this.(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
oth Boris Johnson (the ACTUAL Prime Minister) and Gillian Keegan (2020) search twitter
Friday night prime time TV on the BBC. BBC 1 - (2020) search twitter
e should chinge his title fae Prime Minister tae Teflon Don(2020) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
"Yer mither's in her prime - looks like wi baith are," on page 92

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@DoricPhrases tweeted
AS - fitiver neist! TheyÂ’ll Prime Meenister seen! #SASWhoDaresW(2019) search twitter
bricht jaickets, fur a future prime meenister.(2019) search twitter
bricht jaickets, fur a future prime meenister. https://t.co/Gsv2F(2019) search twitter
hh! AhÂ’m gyan tae be the new prime meenister fae the sivventh oÂ(2019) search twitter
FaÂ’s the new prime meenister? Anely aireÂ’s been(2019) search twitter

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
the hours, the towmond in its prime on page 216

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Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
onner, afore ye stap me in me prime. on page 18

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Cromie, Willie Doon tha Wal Raa, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1739905620) Ulster - Ballywalter, prose
bae Lord Rosberry whun he wus Prime Minister an it gans sumthin l
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King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
e is richt afore mine. We hae prime sentry positions on Greenland
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