A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

tracks Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.6 19 6 69.6 5.8 10.3 0
Number of occurrences5037 4 7 1 1 0
Number of authors39 28 4 5 1 1

Occurrences of tracks in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
a smile flauchters ontae the tracks. on page 76

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Shepherd, J. Barrie Lallans 82 - Forth Brig, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
got when I fund oot that the tracks dinny gang on page 28

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Robson, Frances Lallans 82 - The Locomotive, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Doon the tracks on page 30

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
e inti her life ti follae the tracks o the seikness an sort her cr on page 25

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
This stoppit leo in his tracks on page 17
"There's a wheen o tracks here, there's nae doot on page 26

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
The day Ah'm arenae makkin tracks on page 23

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
the lang, lanesome, muirland tracks wi his trusty pownies; an on on page 33

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
y pushed him on tae the train tracks. Maggie hud tae go tae the ho on page 1

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Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
I saw tracks, spoors, o the gods on page 65

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
awd frae the wrang side o the tracks Jynin the bourgeotsie! on page 12

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ferent sides ae the Edinburgh tracks. Different sports, different on page 68
er a kiss she stoaps me in ma tracks. "Before I come back. You hav on page 84

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
tracks o the path and ye'd tae tak t on page 177

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
xiteers were stoppit in their tracks bi the voters, o England onie on page 7

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
as eh stop thi ba daed in its tracks, on page 52

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
ut Rodrick had covered up his tracks a belter. And tae this verra on page 13

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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
they beltin dugs at legendary tracks. on page 92

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
sae we need tae stairt makkin tracks. C'mon, up oot o bed and get on page 18
eatre troupe stapped in their tracks at this wee ootburst, and loo on page 53

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
When I finally tracks doun Andy an Jimmy, they asks on page 136

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
s' huntin, he fund the boar's tracks no faur fae the moontain and on page 19

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
'At tracks his prey ower forest and hill on page 98

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
uds gate-leave alang the pads tracks an loanins athort the kintra on page 65

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
eident analysis o parteecular tracks o time, lik the 'Weirs o Inde on page 127

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Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
need tae pit yer lug tae the tracks tae ken that there's a slow t
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Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
Ah’m awmaist stopped in ma tracks by the sound o this loud and
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
McDade stoaps in his tracks, turnin roon, ‘Naw hen, weâ
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
cud get; thairs wis the only tracks. The walkin wis haurd gaun ow
san an glaur. Aften the only tracks dooblet as wattergates, an th
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Kirk Jn, Albert Wur Empire's Guid, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
We gied ye tracks for trains tae run
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Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
ssed oot his face, clean tear tracks streaked doon his otherwise f
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Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
stap sic an evolution in its tracks.
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
t private tae try n cover his tracks (10 accounts) - thats 2 o us (2020) twitter link

Doric

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
back-brakin wark, mendin the tracks. Bit the fouk at workit in th on page 18

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
in it hame. He stoppit in his tracks as the soun o Joyce's familia on page 12

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
e governess car leavin sheeny tracks o ice on the skyty brae.
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
by the tracks. On a hill
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Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
along the tracks, on page 13
Scalextric tracks: wur stony island's on page 29

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
rge waashes awaey the dippers tracks. on page 17
lukkan fur tracks on the OS map on page 119

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The rutted tracks that were puddles a month ago on page 16

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Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Tracks in the snow on page 111

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Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
ant that hid wis time tae mak tracks for heem, so they santered aw
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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Moarnin Ida Kames, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
sidie for sidie laek train-tracks
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Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
an only twin tracks doon ma cheeks on page 155

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