A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

privilege Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.7 5.1 3 0 0 31 0
Number of occurrences1510 2 0 0 3 0
Number of authors13 8 2 3

Occurrences of privilege in Corpus

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Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
a pals withoot peying fur the privilege." on page 199

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Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
the slap. “Saxpence fur the privilege o weygang bi the prevat rodd!
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
l claim the lexicographer’s privilege o inflictin some wirdie detai
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
iving threat tae the system o privilege in Jamaica at a time when it
e tattered remnants o decayin privilege while the rest o us are busy
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
events an gies the reader the privilege o bein the aw-seein wan.Enlic
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
WER twa year syne, A haed the privilege, thanks tae the generosity o
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McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
It was a privilege tae be able tae help, educate
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
s in a spirit o selliness and privilege. Mony o us actually taks a sc
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ebody competit wi him for the privilege o gaun first. Lat’s get it
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Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
re Ah'm nae queuin up fir the privilege noo. Ess cairry-oan's against on page 6

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@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
age teacher at schuil. Muckle privilege. Learn Scots fae bairns ilkie (2021) twitter link

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
This privilege bestows on page 54

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@officialAliRed tweeted
t five years but it’s been a privilege. Will aye remember his acerbi(2019) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
or #Scots A real pleasure and privilege tae be pairt o this! @TheStov (2020) twitter link

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