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Use in varieties of Scots

notions Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.5 8 4.4 29.8 5.8 10.3 19.4
Number of occurrences3816 3 3 1 1 4
Number of authors18 9 2 1 1 1 2

Occurrences of notions in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
Like aw guid notions, this yin wis eneuch tae mak on page 64

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
e history, hid nae particular notions aboot how long ago anyhin'd h on page 22

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 104 - Whaur Div Ye Belang Tae?, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
Scotland haes oxtert alang wi notions o clans, feuds an fechts, whi on page 39

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
on o jist hou divorced fae aw notions o common humanity current thi on page 35

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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
d suin put ye richt anent sic notions. They maistly liked their wee on page 55
an no jist the Enlichtenment notions that politicians an the rich on page 83

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
n by them that speaks it. Sic notions in pairt are doun tae a miske on page 7

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
hurtin onybody. Keep thae twa notions in yer heid, Wee Grumphie, an on page 64

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
e her heid wis aye booncin wi notions o pulleys, levers, and gears, on page 3
e ye're gettin ony bonnie wee notions." on page 110

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Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
live tae the gree o their ain notions, on page 43

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Daft notions sib til the notion o a nation on page 98

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Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
odger. But the king had ither notions. on page 41

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Monument, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
O the notions i' the heid o him. on page 100

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
orian cooncillors - fu o the notions o Empire on whilk the sun wad
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ar we wantin tae back up oor notions o langageness wi action? Acti
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Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ertain ony o yon Heilan kinno notions, they'd the whiff o the Heath
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
t she'd dae better tae set aa notions like thon clean ooto her heid
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Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
fantoush claes an highfalutin notions, baised by fit she’s become
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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
Øyvind's notions on page 78
ienaetion or ony gokkan o his notions. Orcadia's maet is weel-trust on page 79
eust noo tae Brenna's clivver notions?" The fill Haa is dainty sile on page 86

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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
n ta understaand aafil clivir notions. on page 166

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Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
I didna want tae gainsay her notions, she wis that certaint o them
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Ulster

Depairtment fur Commonities Hargey announces heidwie oan plens fer Airish an’ Ulster-Scots, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
e pit oot a public “Caa fer Notions” adae wi’ the recommendat
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@the_gellick tweeted
ied the world a wheen o quare notions. (Then gie me the jist, for I (2016) twitter link
arsley haes a wheen o daicent notions for a stannart: haird goin wi (2015) twitter link
weans the day hae some quare notions! (2016) twitter link

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