A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'reference'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
referenceOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus18.16035
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 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern 26.6 6 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 12.9 5 3
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 18.6 3 3
GLA - Glasgow 10 2 1
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 43.3 33 17
SEA - South East (Borders) 36.3 3 1
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 28.4 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of reference in Corpus

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Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
nouns fur tae nairroo doon da reference o dis nouns on page 61

1 matches

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
geen tae da limpet ebb”, in reference to a poor family(2018)

Mid Northern A

@DoricPhrases tweeted
king. Can’t seem to find any reference to this word”https://t.co/4D(2018)

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
ing "to will one thing"? With reference to Luther's 95 theses?' on page 57

1 matches

General Northern

Bolland, John Tales Fae The Doric Side - Hadean Eon: 4.5 Billion Years ago , (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
an aathing fae es pint o reference on page 82

1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
In obtainin a character reference for Erchie, Meerschaum spoke
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
though mebe wi Miovski it’s reference tae the missed pens and Toney (2022) twitter link
nd tae be some ither abstract reference (2022) twitter link
inna think Glass has made ony reference tae ‘star’ signings. It cou (2021) twitter link
it scunnerred wi the constant reference tae loss o income. £800 000 (2020) twitter link

(South) East Central

Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
d in nae infantilisation. His reference til Scots comin back on a roc on page 95

2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
. accent A gied it ma name an reference nummer but fan A telt it ma a
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
uage that it lippens on.Makin reference tae Airticle 9 on the freedom
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
sten wid u gee me a character reference tae c if the higher arky oan (2021) twitter link

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
conceptualise how tae make a reference within the text. Indirect quo
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
he wintit, wi thair speceefic reference tae the values o the rw. “H
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ua. Said incident is likely a reference tae ma wee accident oan ma we
1 matches

Glasgow

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
. The I don't understand that reference smile. The You're only here b on page 1
The I don't understand that reference smile. on page 2

2 matches

Ayrshire

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
y word I heard thaim yaise in reference tae their native leid, tho th on page 23

1 matches

General Central

Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
there maun be mair expleecit reference tae yon forms. The Committee on page 10
d Hebrides tuik tent that the reference tae forder education in this on page 30
o some stakehauders that the reference tae "Scots culture" coud be r on page 48

4 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
ctivities, sic as ... warks o reference, instructions an product info on page 22

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
n, ae gait taen wis tae cross-reference words speakers wisna shair o on page 48
ken A needit an the repeatit reference tae the "two Chrisses" that " on page 58

2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
place name, post code or grid reference for tae see the cairt o the a on page 65

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
he technical ingine tae cross-reference cookies athort its services f
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
An environmentally sensitive reference fae 1581 is funnd in John Ham
1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
the guidelines maks specific reference tae “takkin accoont o diver
syne reference will be tint an there will be
leids” that reference is routinely made tae. Anent
3 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
provide us wi shared cultural reference pynts o this kyne – especia
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
Here a clear reference tae fowk makkin oot a machine
1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
eneuch, is glossed ‘ithoot reference tae thair mair immediate Lawl
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
aunts o the Glasgow gangs and reference is made in them til The Cheek
nd o its ain time is a passin reference tae Gilbert the Filbert as a
nto in Perth Theatre. Anither reference tae popular music is ham-and-
3 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
e referendum campaign, makkin reference tae laws awready in place, an
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
means as a hale. A’ve seen reference, fae non-Scots speikers, tae
h terms wid be complete wioot reference tae the patriot’s prepositi
ecific’in the abuin, joukin reference tae ‘Scots’. This wis dui
3 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
explicitly name Marie and mak reference tae baith her scrievin o the
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
buik’ is feenisht: a skyrie reference, it seems, tae Marie’s twaf
1 matches

MacMinto, Gregor The Rhythms of Bratislava, (wordpress 2022) Central, blog
or mairchin – less there a reference till a waddin mairch.
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
ll aft lug-in tae fowk makkin reference tae distinct dialects o the S
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
m blue to red is that a fitba reference? I'm worried now ??(2020)

@jack_capener tweeted
thneach Whit wis the cereal a reference tae?(2019)

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
e said of Brexit voters but w reference to Voters in England. The sam(2020)

@OliphantWullie tweeted
BTW no mony folk will ken yir reference tae Ridley Walker!! Grand bui (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
hypocrisy o haein a scripture reference in his bio. ??(2020)

@DABArbuckle tweeted
WAS watching because she made reference tae the lecture during her ai(2020)

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
rton Pairish, at fock kan mak reference tae, fur ae mair i-deepth stu
Ae George Scott, i 1909, maks reference tae his
e 21st. centaur. A’m makkin reference tae the continuing caring
3 matches

General Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
An iver changin reference on page 26

1 matches

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