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Use in varieties of Scots

motion Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.1 20.8 3 29.8 11.6 0 4.4
Number of occurrences4941 2 3 2 0 1
Number of authors28 20 2 3 2 1

Occurrences of motion in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
t aw seems tae happen in slow motion. He turns roon, jookin at the on page 27

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
snae smash. It bounces, slow: motion, on the rim on page 14
right hooks. We watch in slow motion as Addison's nose splatters n on page 27

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
eds thrust towards iz in slow motion, even the acts I've nae trace on page 3

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
wyved wi his words. The only motion fae the reader wis the raise, on page 10

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Yi put meh wheels in motion like sum kinda on page 100
in motion, off hame, oot that door on page 102

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
agreed tae pit the plan intae motion. on page 85

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
erised, lulled, by the gentle motion, on page 19

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ment colloguit thegither on a motion frae Irene McGugan challengin on page 4

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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
ate. Ah am gey taen on wi the motion recognisin no just yin, but t
The motion gies guid praise tae the darg
rstaun Scots. Ah agree wi the motion that the Scots Language Socie
genous leid. Mr MacDonald’s motion states that
ty conference in Aiberdeen, a motion by Jack Capener and Charlotte
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Fleemin, Sandy No on BBC, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
fluir o the verandah in slaw motion... an the meenit it hits the
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
erised, lulled, bi the gentle motion,
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Margaret lurches into motion doon the hill leavin Mither t
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Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
taps itsel, embarrassed. Stap-motion the caurs jerk discontinuousl
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
SNP conference meetin whaur a motion cawin for a Scots Language Bo
, this verra efternuin, sic a motion wis carried bi vyces alane -
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Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
in oot fae that aa the laws o motion on earth. Up here in bonnie S
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Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
gone, wiped away in a single motion, bringin him back tae the imp
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
atchin it in a fluid, wheelin motion. ‘Did ye fuckin see that?
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
sic farce. The hilarious slaw motion reunitin at the hinneren o Rh
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
thair dowf shanks back intae motion, vyces cried oot fae the cave
illiam,” she sayed, makin a motion tae touch his erm, which she
nced an retiret wi an elegant motion. She stoppit, an Raggle leuki
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
air o the Scots Pairlament. A motion pit forrit bi Irene McGugan M
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
ttish Parliament has tabled a motion asking for a question on this
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
? yer next idea is already in motion as i reply ?(2020) search twitter

@ionafyfe tweeted
A braw motion tae @ScotParl aboot the Scots(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
A wee stop motion video fir Anne Donovan's 'All (2019) twitter link
Watch the stoap-motion video o Anne Donovan's story (2018) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
aldson lets get the wheels in motion n bankrupt them - power to t (2020) twitter link
me - it wis feckin poetry in motion n of course the hand o god - (2020) twitter link

Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
The twa groups hiv pit intae motion the 'Wall Poetry' project, fa on page 12

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Leslie, Deborah Bittie aboot oor Doric dialect, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Inverurie, blog
tiatives aat are currently in motion, Ah feel optimistic aboot the
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Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
y eye, they watched his every motion, on page 97

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Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
in endless motion on page 93

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Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
r’s yard in 1960, he set in motion changes in linguistic and med
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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
A coarn bides ithin slow motion on page 19

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@Julie_Dennison tweeted
nMullay yeah weel we have dis motion sensored snowman that plays F (2016) twitter link

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Tha motion brocht afore tha hoose: on page 58

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