A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

risk Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.8 23.1 10.6 0 5.8 0 17.7
Number of occurrences5745 7 0 1 0 4
Number of authors35 25 5 1 4

Occurrences of risk in Corpus

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Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
w Scottish leiteratur. At the risk o mellin ma metaphors, A'd ga on page 3

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"Tae bell the cat (wi risk o violence)." on page 8

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
yella lines wurnae worth the risk. Opposite, the people's churc on page 1

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
game o Risk, decades aby on page 50

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
n the dice. Yae see, it's the risk. That's where the hit yae git on page 30

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
, somebody wha wis willin tae risk life and limb in pursuit o he on page 102

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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
imsel, Kate.' 'Dinnae tak the risk!' A haill series o admonition on page 94

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
widnae let her. Why shoulg ah risk gettin a puni fur you, she sa on page 80

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
. . I widnae like tae tak the risk, though ... it micht hae some on page 148

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Ah couldnae risk getting held back like that, on page 21

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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
s in Norlin Airland, rins the risk o bein nae leid ava. The dile
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
in an law-liggin steids ir at risk. In monie steids the unnergro
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
r ye tae tak - it's safe tae risk it.
A daurna eat - A'm feart tae risk it!
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
mfu effects includes a bigger risk o lung cancer, hert disease a
ptive national audience. At a risk o soondin like a cliché foll
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
e wan described an ye run the risk ay puttin the windae in. Ah l
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
section an there’s nae real risk involved in crossin tae the o
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ugar, and you don’t want to risk having falsers.”
nows ah’d huv never taken a risk like that. Goin tae the hospi
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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
f wae a towel as she couldnae risk switchin oan the hairdryer at
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Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
rse than that, the baw wis at risk ae being wan ae the unfortuna
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
nd if there is any very small risk of ... evidence, well, we hav
“Vil risk that,” sayed Rongye.
ooer level - he wad need tae risk takin it oot in the licht whi
penin tae miss, e’en at the risk o offendin him. “Foo div ye
kill me, bit it didna seem a risk worth the takin at the time.
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Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
could happen. It’s a muckle risk an a muckle opportunity eithe
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McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ovrenment’s mettle. Wull he risk a strauchle on sic an emotive
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
, tae cut doon the scowth for risk tae road uisers frae the extr
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
tay in this couthie stied, or risk a naistie shock.
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Facebook link ( 2016) Central
places thur safety wis aye at risk fur the govenment hud trooper

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ae avoid runnin the very real risk ae meltin intae a sweaty pudd
s hutch. It almost makes the risk ae dyin, a punt worth takin.
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
n Nae Inglis fowk frae he has risk airts encroachin in oor paint(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
es want tae pit thur lives at risk, that's thur choice. But they(2020) search twitter
guess. BAME folk ur maist at risk, then owerwecht, then auld fo(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
There's ZERO chance she'll risk a free vote - she's gerryman (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ng your hair - is far more a risk than out at the shops defo (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ay-Tan: a completely safe, no risk, tanning experience. We've ha on page 81

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
think ye are brave eneuch tae risk insultin the locals, ye can a on page 4

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
wk bide at hame, raither than risk a mishanter on snaa plooed ro
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Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
fae depression ar at a higher risk o becomin obese. O coorse, it
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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
old them it was too much of a risk coming out to this god-forsak
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@72redz1903 tweeted
ying oot fae the back is high risk but generally we are seeing t (2022) twitter link
wid be the consequences o the risk, nae trophy win in 6 years, e (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
if dey tink at ahim gyaain ta risk yun orange hellery stickin ta on page 47

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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
"Ower my deid bodie. Ye can risk life an limb bae gittin intae on page 46

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
oul fool!' wull be rinnin tha risk o hell fire. Sae, ïf ye ir b on page 5

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Bot niver thought aa risk unseen on page 47

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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
cognises at hit bes a heigher risk airt o' media waark bit houls on page 55

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