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stevenson Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.4 22.1 6 9.9 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences5044 4 1 0 0 1
Number of authors24 18 4 1 1

Occurrences of stevenson in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
. There's ma best mate, Danny Stevenson. We've been best muckers fae on page 7
Am Danny fuckin Stevenson - the wan n only. Two ae the on page 26
ol, the McKenzie brothers, Mr Stevenson and a Mr Finnegan - organise on page 55

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ntury eftir that Robert Louis Stevenson repeatit the warnin seyin tha on page 65
cDiarmid, as weel as Burns an Stevenson, whit dae they ken o the lite on page 75

2 matches

Dareau, Mareau Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST), (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
seeventies whan, J.A.C. (Jim) Stevenson, whae alang wi Iseabail Macle on page 59

1 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
htful language'. Robert Louis Stevenson hailed it as a 'noble and mal on page 8
unbar, Douglas, Burns, Scott, Stevenson an MacDiarmid, ilk ane a warl on page 9

2 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
a'iulani invitin Robert Louis Stevenson tae come ower tae the royal p on page 8

2 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Robert Louis Stevenson's Unco Case o Dr. Jekyll an M on page 119

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
illiam Soutar an Robert Louis Stevenson is weel representit, forbye m on page 122

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
Tannahill, John Buchan, R. L. Stevenson an Charles Murray. A gey an i on page 15

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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
, wi the likes o Robert Louis Stevenson's "Thrawn Janet", whaur Steve
's "Thrawn Janet", whaur Stevenson wis somewey obleeged tae open
story, but in practice we see Stevenson's plisky an can sned aff the
ers: this wad explain the wey Stevenson haed tae lat on that "Thrawn
s popular in Victorian times (Stevenson aye uizes them), but Hunter t
5 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
have ever seen. Like Stewart Stevenson, I must say that I have never
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
rns's case! Syne Robert Louis Stevenson, in the introductory poem The
Robert Louis Stevenson: The Maker to Posterity.
2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
Stevenson tho endytit “Treasure Islan
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
stertit this darg and Randall Stevenson haes cairriet it on tae the f
poleitical platform. Randall Stevenson scrieves in his introduction
In his introduction, Randall Stevenson reflects that the success o T
lism in the Scottish theatre. Stevenson minds us that:
Stevenson gaes on tae quote Edward Boyd
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
Musical Director - Ronald Stevenson
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Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
rou the Border Ballads, on ti Stevenson, Scott an Hogg, and up ti the
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
graphic novel o Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Kidnapped', cried 'Kidnapp
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll a
dd) in his faithfu haundlin o Stevenson's words. The tale's daurkness
hapters wi the same titles as Stevenson's original. It's airtit at th
Robert Louis Stevenson's Unco Case o Dr Jekyll an Mr
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
easure Island bi Robert Louis Stevenson an classics o English leetera
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Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
by Robert Burns, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Tannahill, Janet Pais
nnahill, Janet Paisley, Gerda Stevenson, Ellen Pennie, Anna Stewart,
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Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
plaque tae deid Rabbie Louis Stevenson an signage helps ye stravaig
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@ClashCityClarky tweeted
Whit a smashin readin o Gerda Stevenson's poem bi the stoatin @ashdou(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
awn Janet' here: Robert Louis Stevenson's "Thrawn Janet" https://t.co (2021) twitter link
Gerda Stevenson https://t.co/u09VlhSjr0 https (2021) twitter link
ae 'Thrawn Janet', wan o R.L. Stevenson's stories in Scots: https://t (2017) twitter link

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
weel biggit, thunk's tae, "Mr Stevenson." Ma leg's on page 4

1 matches

Fairbairn, Jamie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Banff, newspaper
er pairt o the laan, by Gavin Stevenson, gies a rare acoont o the "Sc on page 37

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
Stevenson said he liked best traivelin on page 12

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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Seriously Stewart Stevenson MSP @zsstevens you are riskin(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Festival Director, and Gerda Stevenson, director o The Storm Watcher on page 34

1 matches

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
Pat M'Carty's Rhymes by John Stevenson, 1903. (2018) twitter link