A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'reading'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
readingOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus28.19045
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 29.1 5 3
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
DOR - General Northern 57.6 13 8
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 28.1 11 7
WCE - West Central 18.4 4 4
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 5.4 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 65.5 49 16
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.8 2 1
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) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster 28.1 2 2
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of reading in Corpus

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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Reading the Orkneyinga saga en route on page 19

1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
James https://t.co/PzVh28EGID reading this was lik finding oot Sant(2017)

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
ken my ain talented cousin is reading it ??????(2020)
Reading at @TellitSlantBook danite, a(2019)
Will be reading at this TONIGHT! Come du, com(2018)

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
k frae the buik she'd sterted reading the nicht afore. Wisna thon a
1 matches

General Northern

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ope when you buy it you enjoy reading it.
reading the news wis saying. "Och tae
2 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
“The Spanish Civil War? Ye reading aboot that, loon? Guid. I wis
n they’ll be free. You keep reading about the wurkin class strugg
2 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
“So that was Chris and her reading and schooling, two Chrisses t
1 matches

@sovereigndaisy tweeted
@billykayscot Hurting on reading the loss of lives on the ice.(2019)

@72redz1903 tweeted
s, patronisingÂ….had tae stop reading this (2022) twitter link
on_phipps Looking forward tae reading this Gerry ?? (2022) twitter link
y’s and their last UK gig at Reading ‘83. Whilst hitching fae Lon (2020) twitter link
x sets, baking, diy, time.....reading....I wish (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
@AberdeenFC whit am I reading fae hours ago and you hivnae (2020)

@Franwella tweeted
@aimeeannenaylor fit ye reading?(2011)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
k in the bar & says it's like reading the green final fae 1980's we(2017)

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"you're a funny guy! Are you reading tonight?" on page 50

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Hmm. (Reading)... "Ham is ripe". Weel, he d on page 68

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
Words Worth Reading: Impressions and Recollection on page 121

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
reading by the preses o the Local His
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
ait that "when the process of reading TS Law gets underway, history
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ngs and wis suin an expert at reading the form. She wis quite a gui
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
THE 19t. WARLD CONGRESS ON READING, that wis hauden in Edinburgh
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
er @RachelMackie2 interesting reading this - what a tribute - hat (2020) twitter link
@gazzah01 loving reading both these tweets - how true (2020) twitter link
cant believe the comments am reading here that people now feel unw (2021) twitter link
league football tweets after reading a certain post - fgs - chee (2020) twitter link

West Central

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
obert Burns Writing Fellow In Reading Scots' fir Dumfries an Gallow on page 205

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
e made for singing an' no for reading; but you hae broken the charm on page 116

1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
Salmond, sitting oan a bucket reading them tae git a crackin’ gui
1 matches

@MizLiot tweeted
Also IÂ’m looking forrit tae reading yer buik hen (2021) twitter link

Glasgow

@johnstone_shane tweeted
https://t.co/6JABafuwTq Reading this the noo. Belter of a rea (2020) twitter link

General Central

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
'Well, I'm looking forward to reading your story about your special on page 24
s. 'We're going to do a close reading exercise and then I'll be spe on page 43
'I spend a lot of time reading about stoic philosophy and th on page 47

3 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Eik 1: Recommendit reading on page 3
s as ye can. See 'Recommended reading'. on page 5
Michael is reading this style guide. on page 10
the References sheed for mair reading. on page 21
Reading proponed on page 50
Also on pages 57, 58, 59, 61
10 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - review, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
he plays gars ye lauch in the reading o't, an siccar wad gar ye lau on page 109

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
c. Bi the time Ah'd feenished reading Ah wis shair she maun hae bee on page 18

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
wis gaun tae the pictures an reading comics an wan day Ah wis mooc on page 45

2 matches

Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
Makar SheenaBlackhall gied a reading entitled ‘Fits it aa abootâ
‘Fits it aa aboot’. This reading wis aboot the Commonweal but
2 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
ple would like to know who is reading thier twitter feed ?? the thi(2020)
ll ever be eating that, after reading this ?? ?? ??(2020)

@gordimhor1 tweeted
@billykayscot Week said Billy Reading things scrived in my ain leid(2018)

@jax6754 tweeted
l this afternoon is tae start reading "You Are What You Imagine.?(2014)
rogress Thanks fir asking I'm reading my Coaching Course, reading w(2014)
f! An I'm ready! Afternoon of reading and study now. xxx. http://t.(2015)
nicht twitter! Time fir some reading and sleepy time! Nicht nicht!(2015)
aboot tae start some studying reading though! Enjoy yir evening! Ne(2015)
and 7 other occurrences.

@iainnicol tweeted
Get wan o thae masks for lip reading.(2020)

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
enjoyed my wee blether wi the Reading Ambassadors! ?? https://t.co/(2019)
uc01 It's a guid yin. I enjoy reading that yin tae my 7 year old to(2019)

@billykayscot tweeted
Elizabeth. I look forward to reading it. “Thaim wi a guid Scots t(2020)

@fairpechtoot tweeted
@TomFletcher Reading The Christmasaurus with my ch(2018)

@bigandymccoll tweeted
7 Yep, well corrected. I mind reading his reportage every night. Pi (2022) twitter link
, I've been massively cheered reading through the variety of superb (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
of beeps coming fae my mouth reading this... ?? (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
Reading The Gruffalo In Scots | Autho (2021) twitter link
cots Language Award. We hae a reading exercise based oan it here: h (2020) twitter link
e o oor online an interactive reading exercises fir Tam O'Shanter a (2020) twitter link
Try oot oor interactive reading exercise oan Burns' 'Tam O'Sh (2019) twitter link
Hae a luik at oor CLPL Reading List fir Scots in education! (2017) twitter link

South West (Galloway)

@StuartPoet tweeted
very much looking forward to reading this. Used tae bide in Tillic(2020)
Reading Twitter threads during a pand(2020)

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
intae the book hir sister wus reading but thur wus nae picturs or t on page 7

1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

@Angelinekking tweeted
ong, coastal/country walks :( Reading, writing and Phd unaffected. (2020)

General Ulster

@OrangRuth tweeted
úiv and Daly and deleted it. Reading too much Eoghan Harris appare(2019)

@HurchinHome tweeted
Some guid summer reading fur weans o' all ages https:/(2016)