A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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roman Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words24 29.3 9 0 34.9 31 22.1
Number of occurrences7757 6 0 6 3 5
Number of authors28 17 5 2 2 3

Occurrences of roman in Corpus

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Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Sae the secret Roman hoard wis hid Bi the Deil's c on page 13

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
h o the maitter is that monie Roman legionnaires ~ an they cam fr on page 97
t o. This is the reality that Roman ceevilization - an ye micht on page 98
an fully airmit, likewise the Roman sodgers wuid hae been on patr on page 99

9 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
a'. Tho it is hardly mair nor Roman propaganda - Tacitus wis wri on page 13

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
here, neatly arrayed in Times Roman text, on page 36
s Druids ritually curst thair Roman foes, on page 85
terature frae its mair hamely Roman copies. Greek leeterature, it on page 100

3 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
no Scottish, Celtic, Pictish, Roman, Greek on page 107

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
illstone or Antonine Wall and Roman wheels. Efter the place wis b on page 81

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
why a the time, If there's a Roman wa discussion, Fowk ken fine on page 5
rian's was weel kent, Is that Roman Rule in England Made a gey fa on page 6

3 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
bons: 'The Rise an Rise o the Roman Empire'. on page 18

2 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
The Roman Funtain on page 10

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
n links tae the past (lik the Roman palus) or the praisent (lik A on page 127

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
Mercury is cryed efter the Roman god Mercurius that haed tred
hit wey it is cryed efter the Roman god.
e planet o legend in Greek an Roman lare an until the 20t century
he Moon it is cryed efter the Roman goddess o beauty an love. The
oreeginal oot o China. In the Roman impire fowk used tae worship
8 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
ht in the middle o’ the old Roman Forum, and the ruins are lite
A’m careenin doon the auld Roman road et a fair clip, duckin a
2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Nae Roman laid thae stanes.
Ardoch Roman Camp: A Sodger Writes Hame
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
‘Pict’ comes fae the Roman nemme Picti, meanin “pentit
in fur tae distinguish atween Roman and no-Roman Britons durin th
and no-Roman Britons durin the time o the
Britons durin the time o the Roman inbidin o the British Isles.
o Scotland as set oot by the Roman geographer Ptolemy (Creative
5 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
e fowk north o the Waa an the Roman sodgers gairdin it. Nou an ag
a haed shed bluid aa ower the Roman Empire, mairchit intae Scotla
aist fowk credit the idea o a Roman massacre, cairied oot bi the
ot bi the indigenous peoples. Roman historians screivit tales o t
ar uised tae fleg the general Roman population, or else uised as
7 matches

Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
tish kingdom, wha skelpit the Roman airmies, sendin them sooth ta
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
they’re no the usual fuckin Roman lookin efforts ye’d expect.
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ae ainlie agin an invasioun o Roman sodgers but fechtin in an epi
tin in an epic clash agin the Roman gode o war hissel, Mars.salti
expression. Whan faced wi the Roman airmy, Saltire cries oot, “
c phrases as “whaur’s yer Roman decorum noo?” add licht tou
4 matches

Ewen, Allan The Blin Man an the Man Wha Couldna See, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
clatter o Pictish spears agin Roman shields. Aiberdeen: oil bonan
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
w insteid o himsel. James wis Roman Catholic an his wife Mary o M
wud he dae that? The ultimate Roman Catholic in league wi the ult

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
llege in his blaik goon lik a Roman senator inventin weys ti keep on page 54

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
min, dated awa back aboot the Roman times. This type o
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
he auncient warld, bi Celt an Roman alike, an she thocht on Pegas
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ither ideas. There wis a wee Roman Catholic orphanage nearhaun t
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
t Pouers an the Hapsburg Holy Roman Empire. Scots fae the lallans
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ar the Christians hid fae the Roman sojers. At least though she w
1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
At yon time da Roman Emperor med up his mind ta la on page 79
nded Jesus ower ta Pilate, da Roman in charge. on page 147

2 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
r mair. W'ir seen da Greek an Roman Empires come an ging. An aboo on page 13

4 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
tae tak the haill Roman Empire on in yir buff. on page 142

1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
rn brig, ir the avidence o ae Roman Camp, hence the naem Camp Bur
m gaen tae ffirstaund at the Roman’s ca’d at Camp, “Afrika
2 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
Tha faith o a Roman offysher on page 8
hïm ower tae tha pooer o tha Roman Governor. These yins that wur on page 104

2 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
preponderence o' Anglicanism, Roman on page 15

1 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Roman Caithlick
Roman Caithlick
2 matches

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