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Use in varieties of Scots

buildins Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.4 12.9 7.5 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences3025 5 0 0 0 0
Number of authors19 16 3

Occurrences of buildins in Corpus

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Central

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
an higgeldy-piggeldy buildins on page 32

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
There were views o monumental buildins in some muckle toun like Berl on page 73

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
aye ettlin tae turn historic buildins ower tae profit-makkin enterp on page 88

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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
the High Street tae stop onie buildins catchin fire an aw thro that on page 127

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
rug an alcohol abuse unit two buildins doon, an how her an Jamie kee on page 153

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
sides were rows o cube-shaped buildins, aw the exact same height, wi on page 8
e ither rows o sheenin mirror buildins - some shaped like pyramids, on page 12
is roonds, the rows o sheenin buildins ablow them stertit tae thin o on page 16

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
wide streets wi muckle marble buildins on either side o them, aw ban on page 62

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
he air and dingin doon aw the buildins. Capture it and huckle it bac on page 30

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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
said. “Tae fit between the buildins. The tenements haud it up. Th
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
The buildins and their inhabitants
The buildins are recalled in the shared to
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
hough), stoppin et bombed oot buildins and shelled hooses staunin in
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
orange and pink and yella buildins. When we got tae the city the
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Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
e tae git past the two muckle buildins in front eh them. The securit
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Fleemin, Sandy Nine Fragments - III, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
ematics an Naitral Philosophy buildins, ower the North Hauch an ablo
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
dually intae ugly breezeblock buildins. The road drappit awa aneath
up that, than. Muckle, crude buildins
parent tae him. He cud survey buildins, distances, the disposeetion
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Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
He used to work strippin oot buildins and he wis breathin in stour
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
hes oot there in the derelict buildins couldnae hear him scream fae
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
the rich history ae this the buildins Victorian heritage. The fucki
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@iainnicol tweeted
keep the same nummer o listit buildins, bit rearranged thaim tae dra(2020) search twitter

Doric

Innes, Brian P. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Thochts o a Teacher, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
o the school wis a square, wi buildins aa aroon. on page 50

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
e ye hiv hane eneuch o bonnie buildins, awa an tak a keek at the 'Do on page 9
These include some historical buildins o importance, sic as the the on page 16

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
o minor catastrophes. Public buildins an private property suffered on page 118

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
sky like ane o them New York buildins – towerin higher an higher
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