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The word 'structure'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
structureOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus12.34122
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 1
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
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 2.4 1 1
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee 53.1 5 1
EDN - Edinburgh 18.6 3 2
GLA - Glasgow 15.4 3 2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 21 16 8
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)
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 structure in Corpus

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Orkney

Hall, Simon W. New Lambs, Owld Stone, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
e shed wis up – a bonny new structure gleaman in the April sunshine
1 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
a unique language wi a unique structure. Hit's ivvri bit as valuable on page 16
or no) in a wye maks Shaetlan structure mair laek Standirt English. A on page 55
7.1 Sentence structure in Shaetlan on page 82

3 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ma wirkin practice an pricin structure." Jack grinned. "Bit dinna wi on page 11

1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Dust onyone ken fit this structure is an fit it’s eese is? Seen(2018)

Aberdeen

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
es an spheres that mak up the structure, gien them views oot ower the on page 13

1 matches

(South) East Central

Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
t bi a muckle stranger poo'er structure.
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
hin the interest o onie pouer structure ither nor the ain that's jist on page 15
went tae veesit an auld stane structure ower in Kilmartin. Its cried on page 31
ng-like meetins. The circular structure his a raised bank, o, gallery on page 32
ts' tried tae create a pairty structure fer Democracy for Scotland, t on page 104
that Unionism his had on the structure o the Labour Pairty in Scotla on page 109

5 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
There bude tae be some kin o structure o authority here an the high
colour tae enhance thair bone structure. Obviously they wintit tae be
2 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
e fund comfort in the sense o structure he hid devised. Ilka day when
1 matches

Glasgow

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
'ae see a big metallic modern structure, sign or electricity pylon in on page 3

1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
ve. Even Ah kin recognise the structure undersittin. Love. Nae love o
low, bi the burn. Ah kent the structure o the space fae when it wiz l
2 matches

General Central

Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
ae "mak shair that there is a structure in place athort the Scottish on page 4
ittee leuk fur exemples o the structure and scope o the staunerts, fu on page 31
and that in saicondaries the structure o the curriculum and the prov on page 39
elements o the leid plaunnin structure providit ootthrou the Bill. on page 56

4 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
n the sheed anent article and structure , explainin hoo tae write an on page 5

1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
t o no haein a formal teachin structure.
1 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
e owerluikin wull luik at the structure, function an operation o Bòr
ments micht hae effeck on the structure an wirkins o Bòrd na Gàidhl
tae refleck an talk aboot the structure o the group includin whaur ab
As tae structure, Bòrd na Gàidhlig cuid sit
irin anent a luik ower at the structure an functionins o the Bòrd na
6 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
, they're now building a lego structure.. Think it's a garage?.. Hope (2022) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
It's March and finally structure and focus are working in unis(2016)

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
to face interaction now... or structure. It is 6pm and I have been tr(2020)

@Chazzbat tweeted
atform? Hou ur they movin the structure, by which Ah mean what mechan(2020)

South East (Borders)

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ye signify its shape o’ that structure? Ye can see the wee ship besi(2020)