Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'bitty'

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Use in varieties of Scots

bitty	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	17.5	57	26
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)	422	12	1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	36	11	6
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern	162.8	1	1
ABN - Aberdeen	43.8	4	3
DOR - General Northern	35.5	8	4
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	15.2	6	3
WCE - West Central	13.8	3	3
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh	12.5	2	1
GLA - Glasgow	31.9	7	3
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central	4	3	2
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 bitty in Corpus

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North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
any further: she felt a peedy bitty nervous aboot iss; "for id mi on page 13
tell me," sade Alice, a peedy bitty shy leck, for she wisna quite on page 56
an opportunity o showan off a bitty o her knowledge. "Joost think on page 57
e them-" when she wis a peedy bitty startled by e sicht o e Chesh on page 60
them wi e ither: e only hard bitty wis, at her flamingo wis gone on page 82
Also on pages 86, 88, 92, 96, 99, 113
12 matches

Mid Northern A

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
thi stem doon tae thi keel a bitty lyke a Fyfic, An her starn cu on page 17

1 matches

Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
t. She ayewis made him feel a bitty better aefter his mam's been
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
atch he saw that he’d a wee bitty time for a cuppy o tay an som
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Fa wants a bitty o this #dinosaur chocolate? F(2017)

@FaeFoggie tweeted
. Am up early inti toon for a bitty o fun later iss efterneen. Bu(2019)
I'll be honest, feelin a bitty spewy noo. https://t.co/93oml(2019)
re affa nice. I pool is a wee bitty cauld. My wee mannie wis like(2019)
her day on ma peecee. Needs a bitty mair work. Nae feenished. htt(2019)
Sliver o bitter, sometimes a bitty o rasp jam. Bit ats i beauty (2019)
and 1 other occurrences.

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
. We made siccar that oor wee bitty o research hid at least a Sco (2020) twitter link

South Northern

Diansangu, Mae Puddock Spittins, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
an a wee bitty
1 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
h'd let misel in, for she's a bitty deef an disna ayewis hear e b on page 35

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
an fan yer a bitty auler, files some envy on page 15
An fan ye grew a bitty auler on page 31

2 matches

Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
y an mak the warld jist a wee bitty less dour. Nae anely that, bu
1 matches

General Northern

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
@coldavi if ye ken a bitty aboot the boady, fit fit fits(2018)
Doric BananaWifey gings fae a bitty crazier thn a #ScottishWild(2018)
A wee puckly bitty o' snaw and a'body goes banan(2015)

@cligeey tweeted
@Val_Bold We're a bitty ahin roon oor wye(2020)
og @WindyWilson88 Affa dull a bitty weet some fair cracks n rumme(2020)
@Ali_Leith A bitty mochy here tee(2020)

@Franwella tweeted
lamb .... ahins at wee bitty better we a tickie o cream (2021)

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
die_d_ryan I did see ah't wee bitty. Saw e' pynt o the hale piece(2019)

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
n. His mooth hings open a wee bitty. Wet an waitin. Like a wean t on page 1

2 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
watter. Eck tells me that the bitty they walk is the length o' th on page 13
. Ocht, maybe there wis a wee bitty o' the rid in it, bit Ah git on page 27

2 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
e but the door wis open a wee bitty. on page 20
armer. Turn the gas fire up a bitty an sit it oan the tap. on page 59

2 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
enly yauled. 'Ye keeked at ma bitty paper! Ye read it affy whit a on page 48

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
staunin lad, mibbes aye a wee bitty slow, on page 118

1 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
heym, they wis still that wee bitty exciting cus they wis exotic
1 matches

Edinburgh

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
’, Nichols laughed but wi a bitty a hidden grimace cos his back
a petition or a letter. Some bitty of paper scrap wi legal signi
2 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
Fir baith oor oars, wae bitty skill Bi bitty erms are plied on page 5

3 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
gger makes the eld cunt a wee bitty nervous. A reassure him wae a on page 12
it. Broonie's da looks a wee bitty amused anaw. Aw seen n done b on page 54

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
camp wi the odd bitty paintin thrown in on the side
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
ived at the door. It caused a bitty a sensation, lamas in Maryhil
1 matches

General Central

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
m fowk are sumtimes are a wee bitty o' both - a radiator thit's on page

2 matches

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
lad tae hear yir feelin a wee bitty brighter the day ma freen. Ha(2020)