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Use in varieties of Scots

becomin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14 18.5 12.1 0 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences4536 8 0 0 0 1
Number of authors29 22 6 1

Occurrences of becomin in Corpus

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Central

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
ower wee fir the doule o twa becomin yin on page 11

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Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
And that wis hoo the idea o becomin a detective wis first plantit on page 21

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
An nae doot ava, becomin "acquainted"!' on page 17

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
becomin lost across the fabric o time on page 32

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
he cowpit his lang locks syne becomin hissel alane King o Norrowa. on page 14

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
re scrieved, Hebrew itsel wis becomin mair an mair the tongue o sch on page vii

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
. No exactly the criteria fur becomin the nixt Prime Minister or CE on page 16
direction. The evil eye only becomin maire and maire intense the c on page 31
rever chasin that first high. Becomin blinded by a world ae petty c on page 90
new words ah learnt wur fast becomin a foreign language tae ma mat on page 91
s ah'm oan ma wey tae finally becomin a somebaody. on page 92
Also on pages 119
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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
rth o Scotland an wuid end up becomin members o the crew, an it mau on page 32
A YEAR OR SO eftir Toshie wis becomin somethin o a national hero in on page 44
tit an by nou the tension wis becomin unbearable. As the movement a on page 93

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e said, An ah'm thinkin aboot becomin wan anaw. Whit. Want tae see on page 154

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
and Violet are thinkin aboot becomin lawyers when we're aulder, sa on page 85

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
tunity. Disney's a dream, but becomin a nurse is a bigger one, and on page 89

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
reportit that code-driftin is becomin the practick amang ying Shetl on page 9

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
wi birstles becomin wuirn. And his mind flees on page 27

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Crawford, Ross Eemis Stane 1 - Ane Dialog betwix King James VI, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, script
ent. Doon ye gang tae London, becomin King ae England forby Scotlan on page 12

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
ere, A'm away again. A'm jist becomin a right wee pain. Ad better g on page 43

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Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 58 - twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
The Bard o Becomin on page 95

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ir twa fowk wi nae chaunce o becomin career poets. Naether hes a M on page 91

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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ratower, thair ain langage is becomin haurder tae connect wi the le
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
disnae gan that wey, wind up becomin a thin, gossamer web o semiot
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Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
thaim that own thaim, wi wids becomin fields becomin muirs as the l
fields becomin muirs as the laird’s econom
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ls, bit they didna wint thaim becomin a reservoir o disease
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Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ae sufferin sic ill a fate as becomin a real democracy.
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Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
pin o late i Scotland that is becomin so common it’s awmaist a cl
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
anaged tae bring place up tae becomin a hoose that even these middl
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@LairnScots tweeted
Lairners becomin Scots Language Ambassadors! # (2018) twitter link

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
ns aa ower the warl? Aal fock becomin young fock? The manifestation on page 83

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Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
lassie a love bite athoot her becomin a meal? on page 40

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Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - A hame is a hame is a hame, is it nae?, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
e dyin aathin ye ain blaik an becomin a Goth. on page 34

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Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
the wurkers, gettin a degree, becomin a lawer fechtin for the wurke
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Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
le tae gang tae the gym efter becomin injure’t at wark, or in a c
ression ar at a higher risk o becomin obese. O coorse, it’s a vic
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Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
ally be that fowk seem tae be becomin mair conscious aboot the prob
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@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
fitiver pooer you hae. It is becomin an act o masochism tae thole (2020) twitter link

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
It's becomin hard tae thole. on page 52

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