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The word 'thomson'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
thomsonOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus10.23424
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 9.8 3 3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern 325.5 2 1
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 10.3 4 2
WCE - West Central 4.4 1 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 13.1 10 7
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.9 2 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) 1211.4 2 1
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) 58.1 1 1
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast) 4739.3 2 1
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) 71.4 2 2
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 56.9 2 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of thomson 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.

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ign ipo da garage, sayin John Thomson and Sons. on page 12

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
Ye maun be whit ye are, Andra Thomson; ye hiv the auld knowledge fr on page 84

1 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
d, ‘To the memory of Samuel Thomson, placed here by his colleague
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Moss o Rora Book by Allan JR Thomson - Poems and Tales at https:/(2016)

South Northern

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
s hinneren; the factor Erchie Thomson; the orraman an seanachaidh C on page 124

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
s hinneren; the factor Erchie Thomson; the orraman an seanachaidh C
1 matches

General Northern

@72redz1903 tweeted
it aboot Brooner’s pal Kevin Thomson? Emerging talent an ah that (2022) twitter link

(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
5, an is o 94 year auld James Thomson, ane o the laddies that jyned on page 123

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
The Broons Annual - DC Thomson
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
Wullie an DC Thomson haes fund thirsels in the new
the twa high heid-yins at D C Thomson wis pitten on tae the Nazis'
2 matches

West Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
s o Maurice Lindsay an Derick Thomson. It wul be a surprisin discov
1 matches

Ayrshire

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
! Commando wis a produck o DC Thomson fae Dundee, but they were aim on page 23

1 matches

General Central

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
actors, the likes o Marjorie Thomson an Andrew Keir, no tae mentio on page 39

1 matches

Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
Michelle Thomson (SNP) - 29 Juin 2023 - 18 J on page 1

1 matches

Freeman, Fred Lallans 102 - Burns, Hamish and Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
. Burns, wha, in a letter tae Thomson o 1792, wad dirl: on page 59

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - Review Lang Syne in the East Neuk o Fife, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
sings 'Pittenweem Jo', 'John Thomson' and 'The Kelty Clippie'. The on page 54

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
The New Breadmakers, Margaret Thomson Davis, Black and White Publis on page 90

1 matches

Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
ome Rovers team though. Scott Thomson in goals; the same Scott Thom
in goals; the same Scott Thomson that saved the penalty frae P
I sat with my da behind Scott Thomson's goal. A teacher frae my sch
d just outside the box, Scott Thomson comes charging out, and gets
4 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
n’s finest...alang wi Johnny Thomson, aff coorse. https://t.co/pMJ(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
pter 5, gin wir telt that D.C Thomson forced his employees, efter t on page 84

2 matches

Donegal (East Donegal)

Millar, Alan Yarns 3 - Sammy Thomson's, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - East Donegal, prose
Sammy Thomson’s Lyle Hill trifles or thar
ard an schule maister, Samuel Thomson, 1766 – 1816, wha aiblins l
2 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Millar, Al Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, (Ullans Speakers Association 2023 ISBN: 978-0957666238) Ulster, poetry
tically. Aiblins baith Orr an Thomson threw Their een across this k on page 59

1 matches

South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)

BardOfMilebush Untitled poem, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
ch auld Burns's fame Men like Thomson, Porter, Orr, the Rhyming wea
by Bard o' Carngranny: Samuel Thomson
2 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
For Thomson, Orr an Robert Burns on page 27

1 matches

Morrow, Rob Yarns 3 - Kirk and Ceilidhe Memorial, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Poyntzpass, poetry
Auld Thomson scrieved mair lines nor wove,
1 matches

General Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
#UlsterScots poet, Sam Thomson, fae Carngranny, jooked owre (2015) twitter link
thon carnaptious gett Samuel Thomson says! Aa the best! (2014) twitter link