Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'backin'

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Use in varieties of Scots

backin	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	13.3	44	23
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland	11.6	2	2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	3.3	1	1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central	45.9	1	1
SEC - (South) East Central	56.7	22	4
WCE - West Central	8.9	2	2
DUN - Dundee	21.2	2	1
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow	20.1	4	2
AYR - Ayrshire	10.7	1	1
LAL - General Central	10.5	8	8
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)	13.9	1	1
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
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of backin in Corpus

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
erie grain every time, an dan backin aff a braa piece, an aa da ti on page 42

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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
g despite it feelin lik we're backin intae winter. https://t.co/Cg(2020)

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
he hell ye like, bit Ah'm nae backin doon. An Ah'm nae gaun te spi on page 41

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North East Central

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
rt o the nobility, but wi the backin o the Kirk. The nobility ar a
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(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
n as parritch Harry wisna for backin doun, an at Cherlie's wee plo on page 86

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Wabsteid backin :-
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Wabsteid backin :-
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Wabsteid backin :-
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
Wabsteid backin :-
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
cots daesna hae ony offeecial backin - fae naither the Scottish st
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Wabsteid backin :-
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Wabsteid backin :-
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Wabsteid backin :-
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Wabsteid backin :-
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Wabsteid backin :-
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Wabsteid backin :-
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Wabsteid backin :-
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Wabsteid backin :-
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Wabsteid backin :-
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Wabsteid backin :-
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
Wabsteid backin :-
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
Wab-steid backin :-
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
Wab-steid backin :-
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
Wab-steid backin :-
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
b controversial m8 - but am backin brechin tae dae the bizz ower (2021) twitter link
them oan the spot - efter me backin them early oan - poosies lol (2021) twitter link

West Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
armid himsel gien Lallans his backin in its airlie days!) A modren on page 3

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
e aa thocht that Thatcher wis backin doun, on page 78

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Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
Baith them an the politicians backin them up are mair interstit in on page 37

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ae tense that fowk were still backin awa ~ as if they aw thocht th on page 94

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Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
alkin up that backroad there. Backin' us up, boays?' on page 18

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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
olls tae a stoap, the traffic backin up fae the lights forcin it t
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Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
atch the surface.’ he sais, backin awaiy doon the path.
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
now whit ah mean?’ he sais, backin away fae us as we walk taewar
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Ayrshire

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
cots sangs wi full orchestral backin an the occasional Scotch comi on page 16

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General Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
hid mair men in Orkney an the backin o the King o Scots, an he wis on page 14

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Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
atit that the Bill gies legal backin tae whit is awreidie in place on page 57

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'Backin horses' is whit ye caw it. on page 26

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
he popularity an/or offeicial backin tae skail aa ither formats. I on page 56

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gov.scot Biggin a strang future for Gaelic an Scots, (Scottish Government 2022) Central, government
t are wantit tae be uisit for backin up an heezin the Gaelic leid.
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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
cuils athort Scotland, wi the backin o mair investment for tae inc
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
nd that tredd unions gets 40% backin o their memmers as weill as a
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Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
Scottish Labour MPs gie their backin tae neoliberal policies fan t
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South West (Galloway)

Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - Mither, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Backin oot tae the sill; on page 58

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