A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'taking'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
takingOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus12.94231
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 13.1 4 4
MNB - Mid Northern B 131 1 1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.9 1 1
DOR - General Northern 26.6 6 4
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 20.3 8 3
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 18.8 3 2
GLA - Glasgow 27.3 6 4
AYR - Ayrshire 26.2 2 2
LAL - General Central 9.3 7 6
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.8 2 2
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)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of taking in Corpus

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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
's table. 'This is worse than taking my children to the doctors fo
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
" she said confidintly, "It's taking it a bit far." on page 8

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ed Jessie if she’d mind his taking the coins then walked oot and
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
to those Aberdonians and all taking part in the Cenotaph march.(2016)

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ning etymology. But today I'm taking my own kids up Bin of Cullen. (2020) twitter link

Mid Northern B

Ritchie, John Fishin in the Findhorn, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
gger than the other one it is taking longer tae take in ma adrenal
1 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
you're certainly er - um - taking an unusual approach, not to s on page 56

1 matches

General Northern

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
gry voice "Some of us are not taking this seriously?" I kent in th
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
@JustMeInAlba Think yir taking the interpretation too litera (2020) twitter link
blems with sciatic pain since taking CBD. Gie it a try ???? (2020) twitter link

@Franwella tweeted
@LouiseNicol1 taking 'The Queen' tae bed(2011)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Ma pal Bert fae last night. Taking #Orkney by storm. Heading bac(2017)
o hear an auld Fittie loon is taking over! Maybe get some auld Fit(2017)

(South) East Central

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"Taking us aa for johnnie raws." on page 8

1 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
oo Davie wisnae big on walks, taking Davie for a walk usually cons
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
doing artisanal stuff. It’s taking over ma life ?????(2020)

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
oticed the olivebank pitch is taking a bit of a battering the now (2020) twitter link
ally - a wee bit sarcasm and taking the piss in your reply btw - (2021) twitter link
shuftie n al make a point in taking in a select game once the fit (2021) twitter link
to the welsh n irish lads not taking the knee - its all about cho (2021) twitter link
s eosfl - lthv professionals taking liberties - fgs! https://t.c (2020) twitter link

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
” She paused. “If you are taking a self-drive, Dr Mrs Bose, pe
“’m taking the bus,” sayed Mrs Bose fi
2 matches

grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
t the telly screen, no really taking it in. Ah’v been oaf the sk
1 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ke to the guy,' Dolly laughs, taking a sip ae her drink an going b on page 4

1 matches

Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
sweetie, son, he said tae me, taking it oot ma hand and wiping it on page 36

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
bhan asks. 'Oh, have you been taking notes on your phone like I as on page 3

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Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
, listening to music, or even taking a walk can help. I hope you f
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
lem. I recommend consistently taking pain relief to build up a bar
n to your chest,” she says, taking oot a stethoscope.
2 matches

Ayrshire

McClelland, Ben Chicagof Island, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
ized their chance tae escape, taking their guns wae thaim. Thay bo
1 matches

Macdonald, Amy Evelynn and Peter, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
her in the hoose by hersel an taking her oot makes me anxious as A
1 matches

General Central

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
A conversation taking place that didnae involve me; on page 26

1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
get days like that, best just taking it easy mate.. ?? (2023) twitter link
tweets, cos' I dinnae like ye taking the time oot tae reply tae me (2023) twitter link

@jax6754 tweeted
ohnBishop100 Guid fir you and taking stand.. Pls remember sticks a(2014)

@RickHJohnston tweeted
tinue to show by example that taking our own decisions is the ONLY (2022) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ppaW ?? thank ye guidwife for taking the time to reply!!!(2020)

@Sinethugcat tweeted
ear a dozen support crew, all taking selfies&posting... (2021) twitter link

South West (Galloway)

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
liked to laugh and talk but taking part in life on page 41

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
isaster. I mind my uncle Bert taking me up to the old pit site as (2020)

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ye shane fun an opportunity o taking it awa. Shae did it sae quick on page 109

1 matches

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