Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'bawlin'

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Use in varieties of Scots

bawlin	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	6.8	22	20
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B	524.1	4	3
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen	10.9	1	1
DOR - General Northern	13.3	3	3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	5.1	2	2
WCE - West Central	4.6	1	1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow	4.6	1	1
AYR - Ayrshire	26.2	2	2
LAL - General Central	10.6	8	8
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
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)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of bawlin in Corpus

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Mid Northern B

Crawford, Jack The Pluffer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
it hit him in the een. He wis bawlin . I sweer you could hear him h
1 matches

Harvey, Lewis Crash, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
lly pop stick dein her usual, bawlin her heid off at me for nae us
and worst o a the greetin and bawlin o a wifie. A wis thinkin shou
2 matches

Martin, Keiron Ma Worst Nicht Oot, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
k. The bairns were howlin and bawlin and there wis a group o wifie
1 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
ae come back ower the pailins bawlin. Aye, puir wee Davie, he wis on page 35

1 matches

General Northern

Innes, Brian P. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Thochts o a Teacher, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
a soon like a droonin mannie bawlin for help. The peacock wis mak on page 51

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Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
hame fan he heard screamin an bawlin comin fae anither street. Bla on page 73

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
tate worker, it ended up in a bawlin
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(South) East Central

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Awwwwww,' he stertit bawlin again is he felt her rauch fi on page 35

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
and doon, up an doon, yellin, bawlin, whoopin an hollerin as lood on page 1

1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
made ony difference. Ah kept bawlin, "It wisnae me by the way, Mi on page 102

1 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
loads ae shoutin n bawlin. The rest ae the Young Team a on page 21

1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
htin wi the ither players, an bawlin "Aff wi his heid!" or "Aff wi on page 44

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Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
wee blue and white tammy on, bawlin ' at the top o' his voice. He
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General Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
difar rin the giant yellin an bawlin oot filthie cursins. on page 14

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
weans mauraudin', neighbours bawlin', guinea pigs jumpin' an' wee on page

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
wis, some o them screamin and bawlin. on page 38

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
efter she started shoutin and bawlin at them in the park. The chan on page 50

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McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
ore lang, they were a' at it, bawlin and stampin their feet on page 68

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
in streech the day," Ella wis bawlin. on page 65

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@_Erinboyle_ tweeted
Bawlin my eyes at Bertie?? https://t (2019) twitter link

@fourmenterian tweeted
Many screechin' and bawlin' all over Fallin #ScotRiots(2015)