A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

text Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words54 74 19.6 99.4 11.6 0 17.7
Number of occurrences173144 13 10 2 0 4
Number of authors67 46 9 6 2 4

Occurrences of text in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
auf-hidden away throo-oot the text ae the book, which wis publis on page v

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
s big cousin from our bit. He text me askin if A Wanted to go fo on page 39
oin tae his pocket. He gits a text aff wan ae the wee guys. We a on page 45
y's mate fae their school hud text anaw. on page 49

3 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
eckin' by 'phone, checkin' by text, a'ways oan standby, ye'll hu on page

1 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
us wis the leid; the biblical text wis the maist fittin vehicle on page vi
d tae warstle a meanin frae a text an that ither leids micht no on page vii

3 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Ye send me wan wee text an expect hings tae aw be 'go on page 14

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
rible liar, yae see. Even oor text ah struggle. But in person? f on page 130

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
esson ah'll gie ye wan o thae text-books tae study insteid. At t on page 84

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
their ain blame (ran the sub-text), eftir aw, they really were on page 20
This is the text o the National Covenant o 195 on page 52
h - an that's the language o text books in ilk subject - ye wi on page 65

3 matches

Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
wis uised as an intermediarie text; in addeetioun, though, I del on page 5

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
eir singin isnae foondit on a text but on whit is in their heid on page 56

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Dareau, Mareau Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST), (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
y past oo sent the lest o the text o the dictionar tae oor publi on page 59

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
wur meant tae be daein in the text book. She pure hates me an Ha on page 16
atin ma dinner, when ah got a text aff Charlene tae let me know on page 169

6 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
neatly arrayed in Times Roman text, on page 36

1 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
Text an owersets bi Colin Donati, on page 2
an Catalan groups o PEN. Its text wis draftit unner the auspice on page 17
een language commonties'. Its text is faur-seen an wide-reengin on page 18

3 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Writin an explanator text in Scots on page 2
n hoo tae write an explanator text. Think aboot whit ye'r writin on page 5
screivings or for descriptive text in plays, poyems, an prose. on page 7
An explanator text, or explanation, is a parteel on page 9
ds airts the reader throu the text, tae mak shair that the infor on page 10
Also on pages 11, 12, 13, 33, 34, 51, 57
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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
n it's Mum. It's an automated text fae bloody Disneyland. on page 35

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
will do less mischief to the text of an old ballad among the vu on page 69

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ndry words insertit amang the text. The owthor, Moffat, haes app on page 110

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
a kinna wey-bauk), Lorimer's text is a keing ti Purves's. Lorim on page 116

3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
the haill o this text in modren Scots; ae projeck, on page 9

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
es haed tae stert wi a body o text or, as we wad cry it, a corpu on page 14
aborious readin o an extendit text. Ae yissfu example is fae 19 on page 17
quotation embeddit in a Latin text fae 1391. That is an antedati on page 19
This text contains the wirds perteign a on page 20

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Alang wi the text in baith vairsions, we see th on page 119

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
t ti this byordnar leiterarie text bi a new produck, at haes a d on page 135
eames' frae Chapter 25 o that text. Shuirlie, Fleming brings muk on page 136
eel. Love Abused is the first text wi a tune gien, but the seitu on page 141
e saicont sectioun o the 1807 text, Sandy Tod an A Farewell to E on page 142
text) an gangs haill-heidit on tha on page 143

7 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
we wul no be publishin in the text onie mair reviews o wee pamph on page 7

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
at's needit is tae delete the text frae the text boxes an replac
frae the text boxes an replace it wi new te
boxes an replace it wi new text. The shape, size an arrangeme
e, size an arrangement o thae text boxes cuid be chynged tae sui
4 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
itical graith: skreids on the text, historical notts an sae furt
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
A'v analysed the text o the hale novel in a databas
The text o the Lord's Prayer is fae "S
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
as staps in a bit explanatory text anent his ain uise o langage:
1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
wur meant tae be daein in the text book. She pure hates me an Ha
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
it be oor compulsion tae mak text leuk as Scots as possible tha
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
o photaes, scientific facts, text, picturs an videos. For mair
1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
contexts, i.e. the surroondin text sud render the deifficult wir
inkin the blaud tae an iconic text as pairt o a shared an contin
dioms tae be importit intae a text alang wi a bittie helpfu cont
n, or it micht juist saut the text in a wey at maks it mair tuit
4 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
virr on debatin ae wird in a text – an aften no whit’s rich
er, for Scots can haundle ony text fae afore the stairt o the se
he feck o the wark editin the text haes been verb furms an relat
r propones fae readers on the text setten furth can be leukit ow
bi comatee, as wi mony’s a text or owerset in Scots, juist wa
5 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
current discussion kivers the text as it stuid on 4 Julie 2012).
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
reivit, he regairdit a lectur text as stellt for aye! The author
1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
˜participants’. Oweraw, the text is baulder, and at least as v
r in an unco auld and fremmit text. The Chorus in The Burdies pa
e the heichts o the oreeginal text. Owersettin aye haes had this
3 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
issed it. A couldnae phone or text the wummin either, as ma phon
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
appenin they've read the hail text in English an sae dinnae hiv
he's forced intae readin the text in Scots frae the stert.
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
s the other night and she’s text me tae say she’s tested pos
1 matches

Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
wis tae eik vertical lines o text tae merk important historical
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
frae £50 tae £395. There a text 'wirawjocktamsonsbairns' pain
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
s incessantly, last night’s text messages an missed calls land
1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
gave me beeps in ma poakit. A text message:
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
uid excuse. Ah send hur a wee text.
Ah text Senga back.
Ah text Senga. She’s must huv finis
e be in fur the long haul. Ah text Senga.
4 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
me words owersetten ablow the text in English whaur it's thocht
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
hint o a smirk, alang wi the text:-
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
a richt valuable an relevant text.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
nca, giein a richt believable text an dialogue.
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Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
s'A hung up oan 'um an sent a text. Normally it's a ritual whare
inner in aboot five 'oors. Ri text didnae exactly cover aw rat b
2 matches

Geraghty, Martin A Bad Sport, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
leans oot. ‘Did you get my text, babe,’ she shouts.
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
e make a reference within the text. Indirect quotes nae problem
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Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
oursework essay on a Scottish text wis apparently ane o the meas
the ‘study’ o a Scottish text wid be compulsory, weel sort
oursework essay on a Scottish text (wan poem would’ve done) an
n the definition o a Scottish text wis that vague that Macbeth a
oursework essay on a Scottish text wis apparently ane o the meas
5 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Than she fund a text fae Bapu, askin her tae come
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
nt ye’ll find the oreeginal text oxtert wi backgrund an langag
sion differs a bittie fae the text, an twa-three words is Inglif
004 Colin Donati set the hail text o the declaration intae Scots
i Dr Dauvit Horsbroch fae the text o the Embra Greement that wis
4 matches

Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
hts shawn hereablo in its ful text. Efter this historic act
mber States tae publicise the text o the Declaration and tae gar
2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
in sheed 30, that‟s draft text is eikit tae this
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McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
The equivalent text for Ulster Scots is:
1 matches

Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
t wis whit wis in the English text.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
tit on the biggin up o muckle text archives. Sic resources bodes
aitherin o ilka kinna sindert text for eikin intae the archive.
k fills the muckle want for a text-buik, needit bi thaim teachin
3 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
oot crucial that onie English text is localised fur a Scottish c
1 matches

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
anced Search for memmer (full text, both SND and DOST) – No re
ced Search for surroond (full text, both SND and DOST) – No re
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
e even droapped me as much as text the day. Suttin is defo up, l
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@DavidJWood2 tweeted
r my imaginary friend Bob tae text me ??(2020) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
@ellahickson I'll text the Biebs.(2016) search twitter

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
cots. #NipNebs is an original text Sc(2019) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
na had a reply tae e mail nor text!(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
uckin ejjit thocht that white text on a white/light backgrund wi(2020) search twitter
donna_gallers Why did they no text ye? The takawas in ma area ta(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
ere huvin bother accessin the text. They loved it by the end.(2017) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
at oor readin exercises - a text is read oot and then ye can a (2019) twitter link
Let us ken ony Scottish Text resources we've missed! @LHSE (2019) twitter link
resources oan National 5 set text 'The Testament of Gideon Mack (2018) twitter link

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
was aa there was. A holy text observed on page 10

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ma ken, widn't she? Phone or text...or somethin. Ah tak oot ma on page 46

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
, a wee-bit mair Scots in the text. (Betsy an Duncan didna fash on page 126

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
, a wee-bit mair Scots in the text. (Betsy an Duncan didna fash
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
gmanay he hid fand a suitable text, frae Peter Chapter 5, verse
tiver it wis. The meenister's text wis John ch 1 verse 5:
2 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
bein coorse. Please copy the text, pit a photie on yir page and(2020) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
o that you can easily convert text straight into our dialect and(2017) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
bein coorse. Please copy the text, pit a photie on yir page and(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
LauraMaxwell16 @BBCGaryR Will text ye efter I watch thon documen(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
tae get phone tae see fa jist text(2012) search twitter
I jist used 'laters' in a text. I blame Christian Grey n he'(2012) search twitter
ade hahahaha. Oo perhaps i'll text ye ma shoppin list!(2011) search twitter

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
performance and through this text. A few o the group wir alread on page 34

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
The text's gaan oot tae the center o t on page 150

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Hair o the dog? Voicemail? Text? on page 8

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
If yur checkan a text on page 88

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Predictive text on page 135

3 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
ragan bull. The interpretive text is unapologetic: it is a car
, willpower and humility. The text points oot that he wes a Taur
2 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
egionaliesaetion, firdered bi text-spaek an Twitter abbrevieaeti
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
n o da five o dem, aa trow da text o da book itsel, at wis publi on page V

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
raɪtɪn/, etc. See da sample text doon below (writin, wrot, hap on page 36

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
he five o thim throughout the text o the book itsel, whuch wus p on page v

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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
ducation bit dusnae hae legal text settin oot the pooers o' the on page 26

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@the_gellick tweeted
pDesign - They hae the haill text on google books if that's ony (2014) twitter link

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
aye, ah a fae eff! Or if you text it's 'O i A A 4 F' ??????(2021) search twitter

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