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The word 'importance'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
importanceOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus23.57838
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 6.5 2 2
MNB - Mid Northern B 111.9 1 1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 42 4 3
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central 45.9 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 15.5 6 3
WCE - West Central 22.2 5 3
DUN - Dundee 74.3 7 1
EDN - Edinburgh 12.4 2 1
GLA - Glasgow 25.1 5 4
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 43.3 33 13
SEA - South East (Borders) 24.2 2 2
SWE - South West (Galloway)
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 importance in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
that aa larners unnerstan the importance an purpose o Doric in their l
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
u help. It's o great teuchter importance. Ta mucklie https://t.co/50or(2019)

Mid Northern B

Stewart, David Catch-Up Chapter 163 - Planning the Mystery Tour., (Facebook 2024) Doric, prose
iring a meeting of such great importance.
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Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
rt: 'How would you sum up the importance of the Reformation for the ad on page 58

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
de some historical buildins o importance, sic as the the Norwegian Par on page 16

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Leslie, Dawn Press and Journal 2023-12-02 - Doric Corner, (no publisher recorded 2023) Doric, newspaper
really brocht te the fore the importance o communication; nae jist in
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Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
n futur generations aboot the importance o equality, we maun be fechti
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General Northern

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
facts o the business bear nae importance here. Suffice it tae say that
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@72redz1903 tweeted
nna ken why folk put say much importance on post match interviews. Mak (2022) twitter link

North East Central

Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
u fable for unnerstaundin the importance o infrastructur in rural area
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(South) East Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
eisioun, kens an reflecks the importance o the Scots leid in programme
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
cots classic. She spake o the importance o bein sensitive tae the lang
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
e tak forrit the norrie o the importance o the Scots language in oor c
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
It wad provide data o muckle importance aboot the English that's uise
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
nd oot for hersel the want an importance o Scots bein spoken, written
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
pes thats awe foo o there ain importance - defo right up there m8 n f (2020) twitter link

West Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
poetrie sections, we see the importance o steids weill-illustratit, a on page 5

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
n Hamish Scott minds us o the importance o steids, a recurrin thame in on page 7

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
the Scottish ceitie o grytest importance til the makar. We get frae Ro
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
er nations huv unnerstood the importance o’ independence fer their a
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Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
996, a publication o historic importance appeared that should hae been
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Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
st few decades o the economic importance o the oil aff Scotland's coas on page 23
, puffit-up wi their ain self-importance an vanity, cam frae the publi on page 30
n Scottish culture is o great importance gin we are ettlin tae tak bac on page 64
whit is really o the greatest importance is that the auld leids preser on page 66
hey had an unnerstaunin o the importance o respeckin the environment a on page 87
Also on pages 140
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Edinburgh

Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ealised the full extent o the importance o Playfair’s wark. Tae us t
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ey haed nae mair tae say. The importance o keepin the pigs in guid hal
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Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
said the Moose wae an air ae importance. "Yeez aw ready? Cause this i on page 26

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
seepit in dismal sel-importance on page 29

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
wee classroom tabie, full ay importance, his hand movements explainin on page 3

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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
k. Too full ay their ain self-importance, these cunts.
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ered some anomaly ay profound importance. ‘They’ll no take ye noo,
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Ayrshire

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
renae expeckit tae dae ocht o importance durin the match. I say this b on page 23

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General Central

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
tae them is the difficulty an importance o leid choice fir a Scot, let on page 35
l an political issues o great importance, includin, o coorse, the Gene on page 37

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Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
The importance o communitie development and on page 5
ent o evident o the seembolic importance o Gaelic and Scots bein desig on page 10
lands Enterprise greed wi the importance o Gaelic bein yaised in the c on page 14
ees wi stakehauders anent the importance o communitie engagement and s on page 18
t frae mony respondents o the importance o the staunerts, guideship an on page 24
Also on pages 31, 34, 41, 43, 45, 50
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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
e a greater ken for the haill importance o the language socially an cu on page 15

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Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
h Government acknowledges the importance o recognisin, promotin and de on page 4

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ntury, Scotland took on a new importance that haed maistly tae dae wi on page 110

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
verned by relative historical importance and the findings of recent re on page 130

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
“Broadcastin is o tap importance tae the maintenance an oncome
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
etc.), which are of European importance. ‘14
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
chtly dialects o Scots, wi an importance that reflects the nummer o Sc
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
esearch serves tae threap the importance o the male line o descent. Fo
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Deid huddies an the Moray Eel, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ement. That shuirly shaws the importance Europe pits on fishin an whit
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Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
importance for the ful kenning o this he
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Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
the governments awns the importance o giein respect tae thon 28-d
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Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
I unnerstaund the importance o democracy an naitional sove
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Facebook link ( 2017) Central
the higher ground, aboot the importance o usin a spy tae suss oot the

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
It is o muckle importance tae tak tent o the preferrit
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@LairnScots tweeted
ed by @gtcs tae highlight the importance o Scots: https://t.co/xFhYWR8 (2020) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
nae langir o onie importance.
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The Westender Mairchers did oor toon prood, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
er yins didnae appreciate the importance o' the day. Mibees it was bec
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