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glesga Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words29.1 31.4 46.4 0 5.8 10.9 0
Number of occurrences9059 29 0 1 1 0
Number of authors43 29 12 1 1

Occurrences of glesga in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
t Craig Tara? At yir grans in Glesga? Nae bor, mate. Next fur the on page 6

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
it that words in common uiss (Glesga or The Broch) shuid be kenspe on page 13

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
997, 2002). Whit Ah fun in ma Glesga research was that e'en the br on page 9

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
o Scotland plays wi the whilk Glesga Unity Theatre shoggit the dra on page 127

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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
Gaelic in ither areas, sic as Glesga or Embra, thit wad mibbie be
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
e effect o no bein able for a Glesga accent.
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ien til ‘The Bulletin’, a Glesga newspaper o 1954, an the memo
Renwick, but wes appyntit as Glesga univairsitie’s Scottish lei
et depairtment exists, kis at Glesga, Scottish leiteratur is luike
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
ual uni A’m registert et in Glesga in the twae years A’ve been
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
itico rimples his neb while a Glesga keelie talks, pulls his face
1 matches

Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
ore he hus a chance he gits a Glesga kiss right oan the coopin. Ef
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Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
eir ootlets – ane o thim in Glesga.
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ad oer the wee fit bridge tae Glesga Green.
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
has raced back up the M6 tae Glesga.
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Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
that. Aw aye, by East End ay Glesga standards, ah wis positively
appy Mondays when they played Glesga in nineteen ninety. That wis
2 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
ae navigate wi a streetmap of Glesga.
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Geraghty, Martin 378, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ou gony take oot every doo in Glesga wi a slug gun? Yir bein silly
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ur wha wis trainin’ fir the Glesga Marathon. He reckoned he wid
the feenishin’ straight in Glesga Green tae the theme tae “Ch
2 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
air Whin folk came doon furra Glesga Fair Bit noo they caw the bea
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Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
“When ah wis sleepin oot in Glesga Green, ah’d a room that wis
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Ahmad, Nyla How We Celebrate – scrievin prompt, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
g. Stairt yer relationship in Glesga, whaur yese first met. Daunde
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Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
ae come wi’ us. He went tae Glesga tae find work. No that he got
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McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
the Glesga sewers!"
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Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Nonsensicaledonian glesga gibberish
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@jack_capener tweeted
empster Aye! A dinnae stey in Glesga massel sae wadnae ken local n(2019) search twitter

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
sScriever - gin ye're in the Glesga area, get yersel alang! https(2018) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
be ar pedant u ok hen is the Glesga version hen < hinnie - Scots(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
@johnstone_shane scrievit in Glesga Scots wi grace notes o Gaelic(2020) search twitter
taught tae sing “Ridin intae Glesga in ma soor mulk cairt” https(2020) search twitter
a (very) heavy metal band fae Glesga ... or Belfast!(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
bairns! Ah'm fae Whitburn - Glesga overspill - say 'wean' but L(2017) search twitter
878 Inside an office space in Glesga recently! https://t.co/Akvx31(2018) search twitter

@raiphsays tweeted
@Alex77641837 Am fae Glesga!(2020) search twitter
murfy. It wis a insult tae aw Glesga folk who hudnae dun a hing ta(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
English troops brought up and Glesga ones told to stay garrisoned (2022) twitter link

@johnstone_shane tweeted
e man. Comin fae thi Sooth ae Glesga anaw! @Henbell Gaun yirsel. E (2020) twitter link
tae ae chynged tae "heavy" in Glesga syne thi early 2000s though. (2020) twitter link
@Lenniesaurus Glesga, loupin (ma heid's loupin) (2021) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
e their pieces wi ye? Fae the Glesga-based shop 'Gie it Laldy'. #S (2021) twitter link
Buchanan St, Glesga, 2019 #Scots #Snaw https://t. (2020) twitter link
e' intensifier at @LushLtd in Glesga - so we can forgie them fir (2019) twitter link
van will be at Waterstones in Glesga oan Tuesday 19th November. De (2019) twitter link
excitit tae find oot aw that Glesga University offers in supporti (2019) twitter link
and 2 other occurrences.

@MizLiot tweeted
mebody who says they’re frae Glesga gets tae be in their 60s and (2021) twitter link
how she’s saying she’s frae Glesga when last year she wis tellin (2021) twitter link
@AnneMcLaughlin You’re frae Glesga? Last year you were Irish. ht (2021) twitter link

Doric

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
job ony mair. He wis gaun tae Glesga tae drive engines there. Her on page 17

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
in her Glesga slums. on page 4
Joan Eardley's Glesga on page 32
in Glesga's Toonheid slums on page 33
an Glesga's quality for reinvention. on page 34

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
no. Ah'v only hid time fir a Glesga waash," said Ronnie, grinnin on page 37

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
tak 'is Glesga roll an flee awa on page 161

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
"Glesga fur me," leuch Kieran. "Tae s
idna win tae Adam's Peak, nor Glesga, nor Tir-nan-Og nor Americay,
l hid bin lanesome, raised in Glesga, syne relocatit tae Meiklebur
in an adopted wean, reared in Glesga bi a douce professional coupl
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@sovereigndaisy tweeted
fe loved living up Rhu, loves Glesga & the Burgh! Time will tell, (2021) search twitter
Heading to #Glesga #Glaschu for the weekend. Can(2019) search twitter

@d_anderson878 tweeted
s aye 'big man' tae awbody in Glesga. https://t.co/rOlfJyH1Aa(2020) search twitter
teuchter minority in Embra an Glesga faan A wirkit there - they d(2020) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
get their ain TV channel like Glesga the first programme shid be a(2014) search twitter
Ah ken it wis a Glesga term, noo calm doon abidy, it(2017) search twitter
demons. She wis trained bi a Glesga quine, sae noo I’m teaching (2019) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
but, managed tae get tickets. Glesga King Theatre was wonderful on (2022) twitter link
but, managed tae get tickets. Glesga King Theatre was wonderful on (2022) twitter link
ld be argued that ootside the glesga two, there will be few signin (2021) twitter link
support a team other than the Glesga pair (2020) twitter link
ks_and_Beans Mmmm, looks mair Glesga wi that rain. Truly Aiberdeen (2020) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
ly imagine hearing that fae a Glesga spikker. Do ye ken if there’(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
he Gold bus fae Aiberdeen tae Glesga.(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
e day o THE match tae compare Glesga an Doric dialects. Perfect. (2021) twitter link

Shetland

Williamson, Christie Da Problem o dese Paerts, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Shetland, prose
ersations' at da University o Glesga Chapel - a weekly sanctuary
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Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
ear @kristinwh0 Aa belong tae Glesga. https://t.co/HOvesj3zIF(2020) search twitter