A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'variations'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
variationsOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus5.11715
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 5.2 2 1
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 12.4 2 2
GLA - Glasgow 5 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 10.5 8 7
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.1 1 1
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 variations in Corpus

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Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Colour Variations on page 100

1 matches

(South) East Central

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
r no richt bathered aboot wee variations in dialeck like this, as lang
g as bairns can lairn, an the variations is defined in the staunart.
2 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
an maks us different, despite variations in colour, creed, religion an on page 11

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Edinburgh

Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
hermometer data an record the variations as lines on a dividen scale,
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
or eatin’ a wheen times, wi variations. Beatrice gaithert that she h
1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ty tae repeat his remark, wae variations. "Ah'll jist sit here," he sa on page 57

1 matches

General Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
eemed tae achieve wis endless variations on the wrang answer. Wi this on page 40

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Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
ch tae tak accoont o regional variations athin Scotland?" on page 9

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
reader; mindin whilk spellin variations or verb pairts haes been noti on page 15

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ts wirds – e.g., there mony variations on the theme o ‘no worth a
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
aygate aplenty for aw sorts o variations and creative rummles. Kemp’
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
an dialect variations
wee variations
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@jack_capener tweeted
ish daes - aw wirds an thair variations are aye on an equal fittin!(2019)

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
fur repeatin heis remark, wi variations. "Ah'm gaun tae sit here," he on page 56

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South West (Galloway)

Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
ge with the same function and variations as any other', seems tae be a on page 84

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