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Use in varieties of Scots

preservin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words3.9 3.2 1.6 0 5.8 10.9 13.3
Number of occurrences126 1 0 1 1 3
Number of authors9 5 1 1 1 1

Occurrences of preservin in Corpus

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Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
rcy, an atween giein signs an preservin some mystery. A never thocht on page 50

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
noble men wha fell preservin leeberty, on page 58

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
eident wark in clessifiein an preservin his wark. But it’s a mukkil
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
s has also been a vehicle for preservin African words, phrases, tradi
am media. It taks effort, but preservin yer ain leid can be empowerin
2 matches

Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ialism as a muckle reason fir preservin the Union. Maist rhetoric fra
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
. Ah wintit te say, "At's fit preservin the Doric's aa aboot: folk li on page 10

1 matches

Shetland

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
tten form, dan spaek aboot ‘preservin da dialect’ is laek da dumb
1 matches

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Preservin Memories on page 149

1 matches

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
bes maide in preservin', improvin' an' forderin' Uls on page 22
ndemental need o' keepin' ap, preservin' an' forderin Ulster-Scots on page 28
res fordered tae heft wi' the preservin' forderin an' sharin' o' cult on page 47

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