A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

scotsman Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.5 18 7.5 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences4035 5 0 0 0 0
Number of authors23 18 5

Occurrences of scotsman in Corpus

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Central

Robson, Frances Lallans 82 - The Locomotive, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
It's nae Flyin Scotsman makin this din on page 30

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
atre in Edinburgh says in The Scotsman that Scots wis a leid that wi on page 35
und sayin whit he says in The Scotsman. As awready suggestit, thair on page 39

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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
A Scotsman in the Wig an Pen on page 74
'd show them jist whit a real Scotsman wis made o. His freens tried on page 86

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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
For whan a Scotsman or wumman drinks or luves or on page 87

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
cisms, gies is the parody o a Scotsman. The Scotticisms used wi Will on page 38

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
tae a cauld hertit sae-cawed Scotsman wha haes nae unnerstaundin ae on page 4

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
xplained that he himsel wes a Scotsman an he wad be eident tae meet on page 12

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
the daft staunce taen bi the Scotsman efter 1997. The paper bi Henr on page 110

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 59 - Eleiven Quad Bike Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Luik at yon Scotsman on his machine, on page 114

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
tin i the letters pages o the Scotsman, whan Hamish Henderson gied h on page 56

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
tain an the Man an The Michty Scotsman. A dinnae ken Purdie's belief
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
e, an bein ane alienar, viz a Scotsman. The poliss als wiss
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
On 17 August 1870 The Scotsman newspaper reportit that a bri
weel seen tae mony fowk. The Scotsman reportit that
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
rticles in The Herald and The Scotsman — pittin furth a ‘uteelit
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
k o John Muir (1838-1914)3, a Scotsman frae Dunbar wha flittit til N
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
naethin new), a report in the Scotsman (18 Dec 1917.) reads ‘While
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
a Scotsman wis tae swim single haundit r
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Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
y, A spied a paragraph in the Scotsman sayin Edinburgh University wi
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Seen in the Scotsman
n observation wis seen in the Scotsman Diary o Tuesday 29 Aprile an
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
e class', 'or 'I'll be a true Scotsman wi naethin oan'. The toun cri
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Geraghty, Martin 378, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
sed n al take yae fir a Fryin Scotsman.
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
Englishman an Irishman and a Scotsman. There was a cave. First the
nd left the cave. Lastly, the Scotsman went in. He picked up the pou
te stays on the table.’ The Scotsman replied ‘I’m the ghost oâ
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
ye want tae hink o’ whit a Scotsman really is, it’s Alec. He’
l, or dae ye read the Herald, Scotsman, Record, Mail… aye the list
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
For some unbekent raison the Scotsman haes him sayin,
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Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
’. Naebody would cry a dour Scotsman a ‘door’ Scotsman!
a ‘door’ Scotsman!
2 matches

Doric

Reid, Adeline Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Clootie Duff, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
spare a mealick the desh, a "Scotsman's dream" on page 21

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
e final, bein played atween a Scotsman an a
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@d_anderson878 tweeted
pals wis ettlin tae blaw up a Scotsman. https://t.co/vRppLzS2XM(2020) search twitter

@glenlivetloon tweeted
@Historic_Ally @scotsman @brianjaffa @ionafyfe @handsu(2019) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
e better if it wiz "Santa's a Scotsman" by the Scottish Quest Allsta(2019) search twitter

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