A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

regular Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.4 24.2 10.6 29.8 46.5 0 44.3
Number of occurrences7547 7 3 8 0 10
Number of authors38 23 5 3 3 4

Occurrences of regular in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
wae a sigh. "Ah only took the regular course." on page 95

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Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
ee Andy skippin school on the regular. Folk said it wasnae natural, on page 78

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
m no a daft virgin n A dae on regular occasions. No a fuckin bully on page 6

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
urr watchin us noo. Even the regular punters that urnae here fur t on page 1

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e bookies lately. Usually, as regular as the mornin paper, ah wid f on page 35

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
boot-legged it we a regular fit on page 65
Loose relaxed or regular on page 66
on a regular basis on page 67

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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
ropriatelie via Rab Calder, a regular contributor ti Lallans. on page 5

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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
ewey Jamie v wis on ane o his regular walkaboots this ae time. He w on page 17
he Napoleonic Wars there were regular rumours o a French invasion. on page 25
all had come aroun there were regular look-outs doun at Broughty Fe on page 33
or that. Bein foggit in wis a regular event. At the beginnin o it a on page 46
anither platefu..." He wis a regular at Hungry Nan's an he wis fai on page 58
Also on pages 60, 64, 74, 91
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Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
rriculum for Excellence throu regular updates in Education Scotland on page 7

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
ears, an new material gaes up regular like. As it haes been for coo on page 61
een dialects o Scots is affen regular an follaes parteeclar tendenc on page 64

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
siren went aff every nicht as regular as clockwork, and until then, on page xvii

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
o the Folk Revival, there was regular televeision programmes featur on page 56

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Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
en for a wheen year hauled up regular on page 107

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Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
xpository register maun hae a regular grammar.
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
t century, the war a screed o regular reports anent orra objects, o
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Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
, drappin in tae The Portland regular, like.
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
takes a hauf ounce every week regular as clockwork lead me tae ma c
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
art moment, bit we aye met up regular (much tae the aggreivance o
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
needit daein maist, afore the regular day’s darg begoud. His answ
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Efter that it becam a regular thing yince a wick. Chu-Ko sa
ie weemen wis daein this as a regular thing, there had tae be
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McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ar syne? We hae also seen the regular current o Scots airticles on
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Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
political engagement through regular conversation can significantl
1 matches

Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ak oor yaise o oor Scots on a regular basis by encouragin ane anith
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
Scots language proper, kythin regular in aw sorts o pairt o speech,
Scottish social media is fur regular left bucklet by exemples o wh
2 matches

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
rst time. No that it became a regular habit, a’d like tae point o
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
eat fried or fatty foods on a regular basis?’’
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
s puppy days, likes. When his regular battles wae the cushions wis
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@jax6754 tweeted
oachWithMe Soooo guid tae see regular encouraging tweets again tae (2015) search twitter
me tae see whur a can fit in "regular Jeff time" Soon! X?(2016) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
no masks and van sharing on a regular basis - are they exempt from (2020) twitter link
effermill sports complex on a regular basis n its a fantastic facil (2020) twitter link
see it on a regular basis - gets right up my oni (2021) twitter link
time for me to go eos and get regular games - decisions decisions (2021) twitter link

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
tle wi a sigh. "A only took e regular course." on page 93
de Alice: "besides, at's no a regular rule: ee invented id joost no on page 114

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Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
n them times, and there wis a regular league o odious candidates fi
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
the youngest peed his brikks regular raither than sikk oot tae the
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
he mail convoy that tuik thon regular path.
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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
ns and goins. Get tae ken the regular times she wiz in or oot, like
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@fittiecrooners tweeted
tag / hen come in fit is affa regular these days. "atmosphere was u(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
rm constructions this vast or regular, and no sign of a life that m on page 35

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
he lighthoose is flashan hids regular light on page 17

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ed if I don't get writing too regular. We need your prayers for our on page 37

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Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
types of verbs: regular ("weak") verbs and irregular on page 73

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@tattooedselkie tweeted
n Shetland we haed a couple o regular transient staff that were Ora(2021) search twitter

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
#BigGardenBirdwatch Just my regular visitors dis year. Calm enoug(2016) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Alice: "furbye, thon's naw a regular rule: yae inventet it jest no on page 118

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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
uativer the format ye'll fin' regular an' positive representations on page 6
Quativer the foarm ye'll fin' regular an' positive representations on page 24
las' Covid roun' onie 29% wur regular fundin' clients o' the boord. on page 37
Regular Recipients on page 38
* Get regular reports fae members adae wi' on page 71

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
O regular exercise. on page 57

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@MarkThompStuff tweeted
@molach95 oh aye, a regular yin here(2020) search twitter

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