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Use in varieties of Scots

vision Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.6 23.8 11.8 9.9 0 10.3 14.5
Number of occurrences6248 8 1 0 1 3
Number of authors35 24 6 1 1 2

Occurrences of vision in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
kin see him in ma peripheral vision, still on the phone, but quic on page 17

1 matches

McNeil, Andrew Lallans 58 - Carnegie’s Turning, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
The vision, the energy to look ayont, on page 122

1 matches

Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
A vision o the hale warld healed, at y on page 55

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 2 - Editorial: A Twa Wey Street, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, prose
a contribution tae oor shared vision o humanity. There's nae point on page 3

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
urs that worry the side ay ma vision narrow doon, lit a camera com on page 3

7 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 104 - Stephen, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
in ma five yir auld periphery vision, big blue een keekin throu hi on page 11

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ttin maire beautiful than the vision ae gittin yin oor the bookie. on page 30
ive at the room. And ma first vision doesnae inspire confidence. D on page 178
ight taewards thum wae tunnel vision his boays soon turn stone fac on page 182

3 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
yer vision is so pure o. on page 105
Still ye drew, with vision true, on page 106

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
We nae vision an we dinna hae a dream? on page 26
hirs plenty scope ti create a vision, on page 27

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Yer vision still provokes a sense o awe, on page 21
Rescued! Through Editorial vision! on page 144

2 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
e o Scotland can easy hae the vision, smeddum an foresicht tae gie on page 14

1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
44. In its publication “A Vision an Mission for 2000-2005”,
16 Welsh Language Board: “A Vision an Mission for 2000-2005” 1
Vision an Mission for 2000-2005” t
-ROMs. The Board sets oot its vision for Welsh-Medium Education
101. Ae submission sets oot a vision for a wey forrit in the uphau
6 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
in aboot in the thrang like a vision o ma future, a auld man in a
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Yer vision still provokes a sense o awe,
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A vision tae ma inward een.
He's mebbe no a maiden's vision,
2 matches

Hawkins, Rudi None Shall Rest Easy, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central - Stirling, prose
ough, as we grew, oor blurred vision o the world shairpend an we r
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
wisdom an vision, France an the UK. The dour t
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
inctively check ma peripheral vision fur an escape route but tae m
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Part ay Tindal’s vision, ye see? Naw well, ah don’t
dly in keeping wae Tindal’s vision for the modern publican then.
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
cant. He’s goat that tunnel vision thing gaun oan, unwillin or u
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
ack o’ the queue when nicht vision an’ stealth wis beinin’ g
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Then a vision, o’ St Maux, appeared,
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ions, just that blind, tunnel vision again.
1 matches

Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
convince tae support the new vision for Scotland.
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
media offerin an alternative vision fi Scotland. The National, Na
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
a vote fir a socialist Labour vision wis hypociritcal at best an a
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
rie kythes as pairt o a dream vision, which includes a pun on her
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
. Maister McWard hud a sudden vision o the future, so vivid that i

@bigandymccoll tweeted
voMax" will then deliver her 'vision'. (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ote scottish labour for a new vision for recovery in scotland (2021) twitter link

Doric

Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - Efter the war memorial at Cowdry Hall, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
be, sclidder in an oot o his vision. he huds the toon's shiftin i on page 61

1 matches

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Iss place isnae big enuch for the baith o us , (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
blaikspot o ma vision, bit ma thochts are wild on page 78

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Determined in yer vision o how things wad be, on page 30
the far edge o her peripheral vision, on page 32
hose at the edge o peripheral vision on page 34

3 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
ough ma hoose. Even though ma vision’s blurry, I slowly manage t
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
f sma ‘c’ conservatism, nae vision, nae energy tae bring a poten (2020) twitter link

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
2020 provides folk wi better vision for the future (2019) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ly, sheu's standan there - a vision in the door on page 40

1 matches

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
@RobertMiggins Vision fur oor freedom fae the Sooth(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
an oot o Sally's mine as hir vision blurred. on page 36

2 matches

Gillen, Charles Whun A’ The Kye Had Names, (Ullans Press 2005) Ulster, poetry
mokin’ but tae mae min’ a vision creeps,
1 matches

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