A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'switched'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
switchedOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus13.24428
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 32.7 10 6
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 21 2 2
DOR - General Northern 35.5 8 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 14.6 6 3
WCE - West Central 8.9 2 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 5.1 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 11.8 9 7
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)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of switched in Corpus

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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
e ben end and, noo, ah'm been switched on, on page 79

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
el ill. Shü pat on da TV, an switched him aff again, no able ta bea on page 30
a warnin!" An shü jamp up an switched aff da TV, an pooed da plug o on page 52

2 matches

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Fair switched on Techno phobia gone + 4 2 on page 15

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
hid awthein weyert up, fin a switched on thi casset, eit turn't a b on page 34
a finger's. Aifter at deen, a switched aff thi byke an pet on thi st on page 61

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
v they deen te ye, quine?" He switched aff the ingine an turnt roon on page 84

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Jack grinned an switched oan is clippers. "Hiv ye hear on page 9
es Ah winnert iv it wis aiven switched oan. on page 52

2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
s. Mabel fulled the kettle an switched it on and gyan tae the press
tation jist sizzed awa so she switched it aff. Shoutin for Catty she
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
n she clappit tee the door an switched on the
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
wintit tae make siccar ah’d switched it aff!’ Ah’m takkin her ta(2019)

Aberdeen

Lawrie, Alistair Northwords Now 45 - The Win, (Northwords Now 2024) Doric - Peterhead, prose
t owre a cheer by the bed and switched on a wee electric fire aside
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
mobile up aff her armrest and switched aff ma Whatsapp notifications
1 matches

General Northern

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Ah switched on the telly and flicked thro on page 42

2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
switched the ile biler on it fired ric
switched aff) an a puckle stories were
2 matches

@cligeey tweeted
CaroleInnes0 Gid oot location switched aff fit a waste(2020)
@lenathehyena Switched aff the day I feel better noo(2020)
@gilchrist36 @kayeadams Switched aff at 10 minutes dire stuff(2020)
@williemillersm1 Switched aff efter that een(2020)

(South) East Central

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
influential anthems mixed and switched codes in the same way as thos
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
indae, that lang fae thay wis switched thay wis like brummles. “It
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
fs so far n it defo should be switched now imo - lookin at the fore (2020) twitter link
@muffbeans ken this a jist switched ower n man utd scored - its (2021) twitter link
canada oan easy street - switched ower tae estudiantes v san lo (2021) twitter link
troo the wick game is gettin switched tae ormiston as there parks p (2020) twitter link

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
lost in her book. Mr Wormwidd switched on the television. The screen on page 32

1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
A wint intae ri kitchin an’ switched oan the kettle
1 matches

Glasgow

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
sudden, it wis as if sumbdy'd switched on a light bulb in his heid.
1 matches

Ayrshire

Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
But as he switched the light aff
1 matches

General Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
The mood o the pupils switched instantly tae wan o formal si on page 39

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
gh the dowper o the chair and switched the pooer on. Up she lowped l on page 39

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
'clock in the forenicht, Beek switched aff the motor o his tractor a on page 29
switched on the strang heidlichts o th on page 32

2 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
tter". Efter the recorder wes switched aff, I spiered gin I had hear on page 6
il haed tellt him tae dae, an switched tae English. Insteid o gowden on page 7

2 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
r Aye, tae me they should hae switched aw Arabzone fowk (like me) ow(2020)

@Chazzbat tweeted
@jackiepatie Ah switched that shite off as suin as Ah (2020)

@DABArbuckle tweeted
watchin durin ma purritch. Ah switched ower tae Vine because ah coul(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ht umpteen things aff Amazon, switched aff Sky News tae no feel thra on page 77

1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
s atween nicht an day. Maisie switched on the lectric overheid licht on page 10

1 matches

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