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watson Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.5 18 6 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences4035 4 0 0 1 0
Number of authors16 13 2 1

Occurrences of watson 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.

Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
P, Paul Allen, McVeigh, Niall Watson n Owens. They're aw crowded r on page 45
o. . Danny turns n lays Niall Watson oot n starts fightin two Flee on page 46

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
thair generation sic as T. M. Watson ir Victor Carin ir Douglas Yo on page 37

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
his sister Marion mairrit on Watson o Whitehaugh. Aye, his faithe on page 69
ertit tae pey court tae Janet Watson, the only dochter o Tam Watso on page 80

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Dareau, Mareau Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST), (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
r, an sin that time, wi Harry Watson an Lorna Pike, oo set aboot t on page 59

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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
made acquaintance wi Mr Jonas Watson, a tobacconist that did a fai on page 26
fect. Anither medical man, Dr Watson, likewise then turnt up an he on page 27
eal was then eaten back at Dr Watson's house, but his suggestion t on page 28
ae anither ironmonger's shop, Watson's in the High Street, an here on page 104
ist walkin thru the toun when Watson, the ironmonger that had sell on page 107

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 58 - Gairm review, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
hlig mu Dheireadh bi Ridseard Watson) - but wha's ettlin tae gar' on page 126

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
an the leeshence o carnival (Watson, 1991; Wesling, 1993). Welsh on page 56

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
e Meenister for Culture, Mike Watson MSP, indicatit that
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
TE: a photograph here of Mike Watson MSP in original]
LORD Mike Watson MSP tendit the Cross Pairty G
ON Friday 20 Sept. 2002, Mike Watson in Belfast, said that:-
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
s ane an the same cheil, Lord Watson MSP.
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
em bi Farfarshire fermer John Watson, set furth in 1875. In his Th
e deil. In twa curious verses Watson threapit:
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
hologie job wes gien Roderick Watson. The buik at kythed is dedica
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
s written aw in Scots bi T.M. Watson. Tho Sir George Elphinstone
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
i batter illustratit bi Kerry Watson.
Sheena Watson
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
i a flaucht o fiddle, bi Lori Watson, gied an inlat tae the weel f
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
s… guess which they picked? Watson’s loss wis wur gain. Andy w
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
MIKE Watson, the new Meinister for Gaelic
Howanever, Watson telt the press that Secure St
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Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
iginals an revsitied the Adam Watson English versions tae come up
t as The Hill of the Notch bi Watson. Insteid, Finlay propones The
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
"Ah hid it fae Peggy Watson 'at bade across e street at n on page 35

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
the pupit. The beadle, Gordon Watson, hirplit up the wee steep sta
The beadle, Gordon Watson, hid seen Matty pittin the st
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Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
p til Meinisterial weel. Mike Watson, whit time he wis Meinister o on page 5

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