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The word 'commotion'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
commotionOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus10.13321
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 35.2 1 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 13.1 4 2
MNB - Mid Northern B 131 1 1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.9 1 1
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 17.7 7 2
WCE - West Central 4.6 1 1
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 31.9 7 5
AYR - Ayrshire 13.1 1 1
LAL - General Central 5.3 4 3
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
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
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of commotion in Corpus

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Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
efter his dinner when thirs a commotion in the backhoose. He wakans w on page 38

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North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
id could go, an makan quite a commotion in e pool as id went. on page 22

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Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
turnt roon te see fit aa the commotion wis aboot. on page 58

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
, comin oot te see fit aa the commotion wis. on page 81

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
An syne a bit o a commotion gits up - Elsie's tryin te g on page 45

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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
till ae nicht she’d heard a commotion oot the backie and Catty myow
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Mid Northern B

Crawford, Jack The Pluffer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
the drawer fan a heard a gie commotion gittin up outside the room. A
1 matches

Aberdeen

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
tae keep ye occupied. Wi less commotion than Madrid an Barcelona, ye on page 3

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General Northern

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
the trees we heard a strange commotion. In a clearin, nae far fae wh
1 matches

(South) East Central

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
In the midst o this commotion on page 18

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
the shoap seemed tae pey the commotion much attention, probably beca on page 32
uffle his screamin voice. The commotion ah wis hearin seemed tae be c on page 72
direction tae see what aw the commotion wis aboot. These poverty enfo on page 124
back. Ah kin hear a bit ae a commotion comin fae the landin ootside on page 139
exploits ae Hibs tae pey the commotion much attention. Wae oor dead on page 188

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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
vents. Ah kin suddenly hear a commotion comin fae the back ae the mot
1 matches

West Central

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
A warld awa frae war's stark commotion, on page 20

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Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
t the docks when they heard a commotion in the graveyaird. They ran t on page 110

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Edinburgh

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ruce hus came tae inspect the commotion. ‘’Look at him wae those
1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
as it could, an makin an awfy commotion in the watter as it went. on page 23

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
es us this mad look. A hear a commotion. The two lassies' heads turn on page 27
nger n tryin no tae git para. Commotion over, everybody else goes bac on page 28
ae the wee guys. We aw hear a commotion comin the other way. That wid on page 45

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
roon hair stoap tae watch the commotion. on page 7

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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
, so much so that ah miss the commotion at the van. McDade’s oot, s
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
They seemed oblivious tae the commotion; ah suppose they're used tae
1 matches

Ayrshire

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
warld awa frae war’s stark commotion,
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General Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Whit's aa the commotion, then?' he asked. 'Whit does on page 49

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Whit's aa this commotion? on page 35

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@fairpechtoot tweeted
@DrMDempster 'commotion', meaning stramash or rammle.(2017)

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
es it cud go, an makin a brev commotion in the pool at the same time. on page 23

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East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
Daniel tae alert him tae the commotion. Daniel turnt tae Grace an sm on page 43

1 matches

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