A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

replaced Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.9 16.4 18.1 0 23.2 0 13.3
Number of occurrences5132 12 0 4 0 3
Number of authors35 25 6 2 2

Occurrences of replaced in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
awa in a swirl o reek tae be replaced a meenit efter bi twa disembo on page 27

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
hair oreeginal spells hae bin replaced on page 26

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
usual bubbly manner hud been replaced wae pin-point death stares ai on page 31
al golden broon glow hud been replaced by a chalk white complexion. on page 68

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
tion on the airwaves wis bein replaced wi vyces that clearly cam fra on page 48

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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
the drill bit wis taen aff an replaced by the driller an his assista on page 49

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
an Little Mermaid posters an replaced them wi wan big poster ae the on page 169

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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
Hiv been replaced by jist a frisson on page 89

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
or Harry probably hinks ah've replaced him wi Dante, no realisin tha on page 50

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
mammy and naw me, Ah've been replaced! on page 79

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
New pennies then ecus hiv replaced the siller New Scotland will on page 42

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
shuin wis ne'er heard an got replaced wi "dinnae mentions" or "dinn
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Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
e be a modern addition kis it replaced an auld cast irn pump wi a la
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
he fowk in (1) deein oot isna replaced bi a seemilar nummer o Scots
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
h kinrick and its rulers were replaced by fowk whae didnae regaird t
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
air bluntly - 'YOU ARE HERE' replaced bi 'HERE WE UR', 'EXIT' repla
bi 'HERE WE UR', 'EXIT' replaced bi 'OOT' - that widna gan am
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Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
hings been cleared an ne’er replaced.
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
y back fae Miami, only tae be replaced by a weird American drawl. Th
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
he city. The smell ay pish is replaced wae the aromatic smells ay sp
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
it intae Doug’s heid an wis replaced by a mirror.
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Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
lled” and the roof had been replaced. So it wis whit they call a
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McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ollege wis knocked doon an’ replaced by a “New-build”. The poo
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
eal sword tae practise wi, he replaced Bill wi hissel: “They’re
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Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
een chynges happent: FPTP wis replaced wi proportional representatio
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
buzz an excitement haes been replaced wi a deeper, stranger, determ
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Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
Hus bin replaced, but dinnae mourn
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
me nice lookin play areas huv replaced the death traps they tried ta
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
first time in a few years, i replaced her toaster, kettle, microwav(2020) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
rmal autocorrect’s no wantin replaced. https://t.co/cmBpdUfuwc(2018) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
in party wid oppose him being replaced wae Sunak. He's been fun oot (2020) search twitter

Doric

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ses in Glasgow until they wir replaced wi the driver takkin the bus on page 57

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
time the morn Yer nuts'll be replaced on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
disgust es the dug's nose wis replaced bi Tina's slippered fit. She on page 56
o er dear departit freen wis replaced bi a picter o Stanley's new w on page 79

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
an carefree days, fir me, war replaced wi wirk, mairrage an bairns. on page 21
pit, the soun o machinery wis replaced bi lachter, claik an the term on page 93

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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
shutters hid geen awa, tae be replaced wi an overwhelmin sadness at
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Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
a like snaa fae a dyke tae be replaced by the stinkin shell hole. Cl
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@Franwella tweeted
Halloween stuff's doon n replaced by friggin Christmas trees in(2011) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
my new account (this one) has replaced my auld ehnn @FittieCrooner a(2016) search twitter
last time! Useless ginger nut replaced w(2018) search twitter
Gammon finally replaced yon rats chewy liver on the F(2019) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
mportant in our lives, nobody replaced Alec, but I burnt my boats th on page 25
are finished. They have been replaced by dried potatoes which the a on page 76

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Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
ree years ago da old sign was replaced wi a new sign saying "Andrews

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
s constant pleas tae hae them replaced wi dentures. Hir teeth repres on page 18
a fear that she had lang syne replaced wi the ghaists an guardians o on page 30

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@the_gellick tweeted
the cooncil re-shuffle an no replaced. (2017) twitter link

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