A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'asking'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
askingOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus13.54525
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 9.8 3 2
MNB - Mid Northern B 111.9 1 1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 57.6 13 5
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 9.8 4 2
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 18.6 3 1
GLA - Glasgow 30.7 6 2
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 11.8 9 7
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.1 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.9 2 2
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 56.9 2 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of asking in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
"Are yea asken? "Ov coarse im asking, are you deaf or sumthing?" s on page 40

2 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@quodunzerafc Be richt wi ye. Asking some pals.(2019)

Mid Northern B

Stewart, David Catch-Up Chapter 163 - Planning the Mystery Tour., (Facebook 2024) Doric, prose
ath last night , and then her asking if I wid step in- well- fit c
1 matches

General Northern

@72redz1903 tweeted
e the busted flush? Folk keep asking why there’s nae real critiqu (2021) twitter link
pitol efter the gig and efter asking fit each deep fried delicacy (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
@CaroleInnes0 @corinmain Asking abidy foos yer doos(2020)

@daleser23 tweeted
yRory haha a kane. They still asking sergio aboot it(2013)

@Franwella tweeted
a school night! I wiz merely asking what's wrong my lovely :)(2011)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
rst Bert now Sandy! Phones me asking tae the Echt Show the day, ma(2016)
44 My pal Bert fae the bar is asking if he can join yer coaching s(2016)
Now asking me tae peel the tatties and w(2016)
Bert asking why I never send ony pictures(2016)
a wee wak up the beach. Wife asking me tae get some "snacks" for (2017)
and 3 other occurrences.

(South) East Central

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
Thank you for your e-mail asking if I have Registers of Scotla
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
arliament has tabled a motion asking for a question on this to be
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
hpaper aye and the people are asking you to do the same jason espe (2021) twitter link
asking for a friend - are the gyms (2021) twitter link

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“I’m afraid we’ve been asking too much of you, my dear,”
g to anguish over it, without asking themselves, ‘Why did I do t
“Maybe I went too far asking her about the hybridisation q
3 matches

Glasgow

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
serious, an the patter lulls. Asking will make nae difference, but on page 3

5 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ose enough tae us tae warrant asking - ever went. Ah wis the brea
1 matches

Ayrshire

Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
Ah hae mind asking ye for a dance, and ma wee he
1 matches

General Central

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
an that "...a sample survey, asking respondents if they reognise on page 121

1 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
ut I thought it wis God I wis asking, and I thought it wis somethi
that brought it up. He likes asking what happened tae Lugs becaus
thing, this extraterrestrial asking me what it feels tae be human
3 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
he grub, and say sorry for no asking if anybody wants a bit in the (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
chWithMe #progress Thanks fir asking I'm reading my Coaching Cours(2014)

@billykayscot tweeted
Asking @joao_kay to shoot me with a (2020)

@DABArbuckle tweeted
EALLY a 'United Kingdom?' I'm asking for a frein(2020)

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
one of our Bermudian friends asking me if Nessie was real! Donna (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
Whitevur, yer suggestion was asking’ me as if ahm lookin’ fir a (2021) twitter link

South West (Galloway)

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
ven had the cheek tae dae the asking! The Big Club hadnae seen the on page 76

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
Mony thanks tae @fairfaaye asking me tae speak on Thur Oct 22, (2020)

General Ulster

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
t the day, the contractor was asking about my wife, apparently she(2020)
er966 And theres still eejits asking when do the gyms open! Good w (2021) twitter link