A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

uiss Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words41.2 64.8 0 59.6 0 0 0
Number of occurrences132126 0 6 0 0 0
Number of authors26 25 1

Occurrences of uiss in Corpus

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Central

Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ont coont; Ah've nae hud onny uiss fur ma 'new foond prowess'. N on page 80

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
rmer Sandie: Fegs! What's the uiss o greitin? Ma weird is ti hae on page 48

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
hae takken pleisure in makin uiss o aulder or hauf-misglimmit w on page viii

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
ifee'd wirries aboot the ower-uiss o siclike. Apairt fae bein a on page 54

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Dareau, Mareau Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST), (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
e ye a wheen o examples o the uiss o ony parteeclar wird. Gin th on page 59

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
the uiss o an English an no a Scots tr on page 8
ticular shaw smeddum in their uiss o the tongue for new purposes on page 9
duin tae uphaud an upmak the uiss o ae language in the commonty on page 10
actice shuid ettle tae extend uiss o Scots ayont the domains o c on page 11
the Scots language. But this uiss o Scots in trades an business on page 13

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
ain Scots daesna gae agin the uiss o dialects but, raither, the on page 12
ommendit that words in common uiss (Glesga or The Broch) shuid b on page 13
es tae get a better ken o its uiss. on page 17
26 consonant soonds in common uiss, an 5+1 vowel letters (a, e, on page 18
in Scots. Eye Dialect is the uiss o words that is misspellt del on page 19
Also on pages 24, 28, 32, 34, 38, 40, 41, 43, 48, 57
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Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
e hained frae damish bi lak o uiss. on page 25

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ifee'd wirries aboot the ower-uiss o siclike. Apairt fae bein a on page 54

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
n better the quality o leisur uiss, gate-leave, culural heirskip on page 65

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
eivers an Covenanters) an the uiss o Bruce an Wallace bi the vol on page 110

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
c, an Scots, an the offeicial uiss o the headin 'Culture on page 8

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McCabe, Alan Lallans 73 - Unsteek the Door o Ma Hert, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
An the'r nae practiks A cuin uiss on page 94

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
land the nation, throu makkin uiss o mirky chronicles, anent the on page 131

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
supernaitral, an the'r a braw uiss o at laest ae bluidie leitmot on page 138

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ken an see it come inti wider uiss, Scots is taen up as if it wi on page 4

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
that Inglis-thirlt fowk makin uiss o orra Scots wurds coontit fo on page 121

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
n in re-establishin community uiss of thon leid. on page 56

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
owp this rin o airticles is o uiss tae thaim that haes the grait on page 15

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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
. But, findin nane o them ony uiss, he broke oot aw
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
they can be pit tae practical uiss wi regaird tae leids, sic as
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
t wi hir, an ane at haes made uiss o the skeills o a whein Scots
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Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
her lik the seestem we hae in uiss fir The Scots Naitional Pairl
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
That micht weel be o uiss tae thaim that plunks thairse
services offers sicna ease o uiss that mony fowk canna be fasht
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
ch bein taen anent the awnin, uiss an
on the uiss o leids, contributin tae brai
ttin that uphaud for language uiss is needit in order tae mak sh
uphaud an bring oot language uiss in
r tap-quality research on the uiss, learnin an
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
yaises mair Scots, than that uiss will likely become better ken
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
ewhaur near sae sweir tae mak uiss o aw the guid words the langu
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
wuid let uz frae makkin guid uiss o the structurs o soshietie t
uiss o the biggin, an up-plewit th
uiss o technologie ti tryve. Houso
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
ikit commitments anent Gaelic uiss in faimilies an communities?
acilitate the heezin up o the uiss an unnerstaunin o the leid. B
ness o an for tae promote the uiss o the Scots leid, hit's cultu
lairnin materials online for uiss for lairners three tae echtee
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
ay, he haed a faa an tint the uiss o his legs, sae when he haed
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Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
– threipin at Scots is only uiss for leeterary ettles, an at E
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Lallans is teepical o ordinar uiss aither. The third sort o Scot
mebbe niver in common spoken uiss?
wersetters haesna taen up the uiss o machine translation micht c
Anither pynt speakin for its uiss is that the want o verbs (the
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
ackin seegnals back throu the uiss o 3D starn cairtes. Tae this
ndraes, wi his intress in the uiss o SETI ayont oor ain galaxy,
ootrels throu thair jaloused uiss o graith that micht draw poue
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
wis on holiday an I haed the uiss o ma
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
. Bill Findlay cried Kemp’s uiss o Scots as ‘Classical’; n
title characters, whase braid uiss o Scots in pairt unnermines t
in nae wyce taen doon by her uiss o the rauchle tung. Morgan’
Owersettin aye haes had this uiss frae Bishop Gavin Douglas’
ur ain haunts and gates. This uiss o owresettin is aiblins maist
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Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
inate wirds that’s still in uiss the day, siclike as bejan, de
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
rn the gree: the Kirk did mak uiss o Lutheran chorale melodies a
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Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
monial, or mebbe sacrificial, uiss wis dug oot o the law. The re
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Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
aforehaund, but that wis nae uiss. Maist fowk in the strath in
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Harper, Emma Promoting the Scots Leid, (The Scottish Parliament 2021) Central - Stranraer, government
t muives fir tae promuive the uiss o the Scots leid in Scotland'
irlament; recognises that the uiss o Scots in the media is a muc
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Donovan's uiss o the Glesca vyce gies truith
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
sses it an in his imaginative uiss o form. [He only uises the â€
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ooncil o State haes makit the uiss o regional languages in educa
at speirs for thaim winna mak uiss o thaim for thairsels? The go
ee-vee tae mak shuir that the uiss o Scots as a communication to
y subjeck an uisin sufficient uiss o Scots tae be descrived as f
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Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Juist as the uiss o laund chynges, oor percepti
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
nd syne, whan oo’r nae mair uiss tae wir fell maisters, oo’r
tae the harness-room for the uiss o the pigs. At this a wheen b
ease channert, but it wis nae uiss. Aa the pigs wis in full gree
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
es o Scottish English, or the uiss o non-hamelt languages sic as
ab for awbodie tae see an mak uiss o. It's jaloused that SCOTS w
the Chairter, maun allou the uiss or adoption, if necessar alan
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ssar tae bring aboot ilka-day uiss o the leid on a normal foond.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
maks a bauchle o his possible uiss o a Scots dictionar tae find
Anither conter tae the uiss o Scots bi the estaiblishment
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
saicont cless citizens an the uiss o guid Scots words is daured
ou the schuils is set tae mak uiss o a reinge o buiks that haes
ped bi researchers tae forder uiss o the hamelt Scots leid in th
CV but hou mony fowk mak guid uiss o the French they war learnt
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
chuil clesses, thay eik thair uiss o the leids intae ither subje
in exemplars o Scots language uiss an the souchs an expairience
frae Americae. She maks guid uiss o no bein eddicatit in Scotla
The wabsteid will be open tae uiss frae 25t. Januar at:- http://
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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
aet tae bide, but tae bide wi uiss. on page 116

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Giles, Harry Josephine WHIT TAE WRITE NOU?, (https://harryjosephine.com/ 2015) Orkney, blog
ak, hou tae shift me mind tae uiss Orcadian tae taak ayont Orkne
a grand wey tae laern hou tae uiss a haaf-familiar language, fir
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Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
er standardiesaetion. We maan uiss wir utopian imaginaetion. Hou
lt, ramstam literar an spokan uiss o Scots wilno thole hids govr
y fir them wirkan i Scots tae uiss the leids imaginatively, an t
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