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The word 'pattern'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
patternOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus8.72924
ORK - Orkney 29.8 3 3
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 35.2 1 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 21 2 2
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central 45.9 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 7.7 3 1
WCE - West Central 4.4 1 1
DUN - Dundee 21.2 2 1
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 15.1 3 3
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 6.6 5 4
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.1 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 31.4 1 1
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 pattern in Corpus

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Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Treadle machine, paper pattern used wance on page 42

1 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Unusual pattern, white and blue. on page 104

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
suddenly changed thur sleepan pattern.’ The newsreader allowed hi
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
t wis a reddir tasteful muted pattern in da Fair Isle allover I wis on page 13

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Fur dey mak da warp in a pattern o livin, while on page 19

1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ere lyan on their faces, an e pattern on their backs wis on page 76

1 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
uniform in thon days, Paisley pattern peenie, hair deen up in a sca on page 38

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
eath in 2019), a funky spiral pattern (tae celebrate the 20th anniv on page 18

1 matches

General Northern

Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
id a yella cardigan wi a reid pattern doon e sides. Ye hid on fite
1 matches

@Franwella tweeted
First sewin’ pattern .... weel secon’, bit last t(2020)

North East Central

Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
r by the menfowk war the same pattern, pace an nummer as the anes a
1 matches

(South) East Central

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Corp buskit in blank-pattern claes, on page 39

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
ey they dinna follae the same pattern as in English.
soondit INJUM, tho the stress pattern's the same as in the English.
2 matches

West Central

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 104 - Stephen, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
ot o shifts recently, sleepin pattern tapsalteerie, turnin day inta on page 14

1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
lear attempt tae prevent onie pattern o crime that micht lead tae t on page 104
werenae daft, an true tae the pattern o the Black Band they shiftit on page 106

2 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
r faces, ye see, an cause the pattern oan thir backs wis the same a on page 79

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
ght ah wis showin a troubling pattern of behaviour and suggested ah on page 11

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
ngs that seem tae follow that pattern, mixin up the order ay introd on page 3

1 matches

General Central

MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
Under his wings the pattern on page 61

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
whenever she can. Usually the pattern is laid out and I fill it in, on page 3

2 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
auds for a meenit or mair the pattern o the fine grille bein drawn on page 72

1 matches

@Chazzbat tweeted
fabric come wi the stitching pattern on it, or did yer mither stit(2020)

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
e lyin oan their faces, an th pattern oan their backs on page 78

1 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ur lyin on thir dials, an the pattern on thir backs wus the same is on page 80

1 matches

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