A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'goodness'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
goodnessOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus9.43022
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 2
SHD - Shetland 34.9 6 4
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 6.5 2 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 11.9 1 1
DOR - General Northern 31 7 4
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 15.3 6 3
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 5.4 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 2.7 2 2
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
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 goodness in Corpus

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Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
I canna figure oot ony o hit. Goodness kens whits gan on oot there, on page 37

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Turnan oot natural goodness on page 36

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Fur goodness sake, Geoffrey, "Du's no gyaa on page 40
"My goodness! Is your June ...?" and dan I on page 43
"Oh, fur goodness sake spaek sense, wife, du's on page 53

3 matches

Williamson, Christie Guide, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
da goodness o life
1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
@BryanMouat Oh my goodness dat’s too cute!! (2020) twitter link

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
@wildathillswick Oh my goodness! Grant seems to have captured(2020)

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
t aboot tae function Oh thank goodness - here's a junction They fun on page 15

1 matches

Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
"Oh thank goodness I’ve survived another day a
1 matches

Aberdeen

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
ygienes got much better thank goodness, since
1 matches

General Northern

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
r, an Indian's voice an... an goodness oanly knows fit ye've goat un on page 40

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
n wifie up the Elgin wye." My goodness she hid
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
@RTG_Podcast Fit rumours for goodness sake? (2022) twitter link
265 @AberdeenFC Of course but goodness me fit a turn aroon - did ye (2022) twitter link
e creating one on ones but my goodness with jist a wee bit mair comp (2022) twitter link
@1312afc The Cult! for goodness sake are you lot nae capable (2020) twitter link

@Franwella tweeted
oh for goodness sake that rain's nae takin it(2011)

(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
at with the window closed for goodness sake? on page 26

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
'Fur goodness sake,' she snorted. 'I came t on page 1

1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
here yesterday yvonne n thank goodness for that because i cood never (2020) twitter link
@RyanMusselburgh thank goodness its no behind closed doors lo (2021) twitter link
ties after xtra time - thank goodness (2020) twitter link
is this for real - thank goodness both my votes went to the lab (2021) twitter link

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“Oh, goodness,” she sayed, “Il hope not
1 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
'Aw fur goodness sake, Sammy,' mah maw says, a on page 173

1 matches

General Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'For goodness sake, laddie, aa it requires on page 41

1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
Goodness gracious me! It was real plea(2015)

South West (Galloway)

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
Dispenses goodness. on page 32

1 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
e catch the houl o him, thank goodness. George made them look like t on page 32

1 matches

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