Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'promote'

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Use in varieties of Scots

promote	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	17.2	55	28
ORK - Orkney	9.9	1	1
SHD - Shetland	5.8	1	1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	16.3	5	1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern	13.3	3	3
NEC - North East Central	46.4	1	1
SEC - (South) East Central	2.6	1	1
WCE - West Central	23	5	5
DUN - Dundee	21.2	2	1
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire	13.1	1	1
LAL - General Central	45.4	34	13
SEA - South East (Borders)	12.5	1	1
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
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 promote in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Haggis tasting notes, and whisky pairings, (Brisk Northerly 2019) Orkney, blog
truth. As always, we aim tae promote cultural diversity – wae a
1 matches

Shetland

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
at you can identifee, define, promote , read or write fluently, or t
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
nise its valuable heirskip an promote its popularity an recognition
The need for stinch darg tae promote regional or minority leids in
ctive practice tae support an promote Doric.
lk are unique tae the airt an promote a strang sense o identity.
port a Doric Workin Group tae promote Doric in educational establis
5 matches

General Northern

@Franwella tweeted
Scottish Government message n promote BIDE AT HAME. Nuhin wrang we (2020)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
leek! Lassie still trying tae promote her cocktails tae a bunch o(2018)

@glenlivetloon tweeted
ers aey plinty work te dee te promote i Scots leid though. Keep dee(2020)

North East Central

Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
image o deid laun, an insteid promote an image o oor gubbed auld ca
1 matches

(South) East Central

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
an unnertook tae recognise an promote Scots. That wis ratified no l
1 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
of people bonded together to promote the great ideals of Protestan on page 69

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
e Coal Board hud the gall tae promote him! on page 79

1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
� Scots we’re needin’ tae promote .’
1 matches

Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
Scottish culture and help to promote … a knowledge of Scotland a
1 matches

@annieones tweeted
s Why dae yae hate people wha promote the laid of yer ain country i (2021) twitter link

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ource Centre his joab wis tae promote the Mither Tung an this inclu on page I
oor government willnae promote the sale o weapons on page 154

2 matches

Ayrshire

Lehane, Matt Gif I was, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
gif I was ... aa thae that promote hate as cultural sport I’d
1 matches

General Central

Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
ots leid and tae continue tae promote its popularity and recognitio on page 1
need for resolute action tae promote regional or minority language on page 3
* promote the acquisition, yiss an deve on page 4
* promote a coherent approach tae the p on page 5
and will continue tae manage, promote and develop the Scots Languag on page 7

5 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
nner this objective is tae “Promote Scotland’s leids
teachers is weel able tae promote an bring oot the language ske
sindry meisures tae beild an promote that is providit
promote an tae bring intil the mainst
iled tae bring oot, faur less promote ,
12 matches

gov.scot Biggin a strang future for Gaelic an Scots, (Scottish Government 2022) Central, government
ae consider this for tae help promote , strenthen, an heeze up the p
1 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
l the richt form for tae best promote an support Gaelic athin Scotl
tae tak stieve action for tae promote regional or minority leids si
e profile o the leid, for tae promote the wirk gettin duin, an for
raise awareness o an for tae promote the uiss o the Scots leid, hi
4 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
the 1992 Rio Declaration, to promote harmony with nature and the E
1 matches

Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
nd wemen and hes resolved tae promote social progress and better
e throu teaching and lear tae promote respect for thir
fundamental freedoms. It shal promote understaunding,
3 matches

McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
oontable peerages seistem tae promote his allies whan he canna get
1 matches

Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
urces fir teachers ettlin tae promote Scots in the clessroom. At so
it; ane o the main ettles tae promote Scots language o late hus bin
2 matches

@Cobradile94 tweeted
tNational Ay, we'r needin tae promote Scots, Gaelic an Nynorn mair!(2019)

@ionafyfe tweeted
s needin deen tae protecke an promote oor indigenous leids. @scotgo(2020)

@OliphantWullie tweeted
arge of their ain country and promote the propaganda o those who pr (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
pairt o the territory when ye promote Scots. Eejits are ill tae tho(2020)

@LairnScots tweeted
ll me that theyre feart tae promote the leid in case the weans ar (2018) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
irtie o the Scottis Media tae promote the yaise o oor Scots langage
1 matches