A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'glasgow'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
glasgowOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus47.615558
ORK - Orkney 39.7 4 4
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 16.3 5 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.9 1 1
DOR - General Northern 39.9 9 7
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 30.4 12 6
WCE - West Central 91.9 20 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 31.3 5 2
GLA - Glasgow 122.9 27 11
AYR - Ayrshire 13.1 1 1
LAL - General Central 88.9 67 22
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 1
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 glasgow 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.

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
o landeen system. Meetings in Glasgow - soddan missed 'em. Papers on page 75

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
train north. Think we are for Glasgow this time, so you will have a on page 39

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
You went off tae Glasgow on page 131

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Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
Glasgow, the home o BBC Scotland, is
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Shetland

@tattooedselkie tweeted
oadore Yis, when I studied in Glasgow I haed tae get a train or bus(2021)
I bought when I still bade in Glasgow an I moved awa fae there 7 an(2021)
wis goin tae bring a pal fae Glasgow wi me. Yun of coorse aa got c(2021)

Mid Northern A

@FaeFoggie tweeted
mind fan I drove aa i wye ti Glasgow ti see him at the @StandGlasg(2019)
nnymacd74 I mine bein doon in Glasgow. Some loon wis sellin Stovies(2019)
is passed off as Stovies in a Glasgow cafe fan I wis doon a filey b(2019)
s fan I wis on a nicht oot in Glasgow a puckle years ago. Was in th(2019)
Am awa ti I bigger smoke. Nae Glasgow or Edinburgh. Richt doon ti L(2020)

Aberdeen

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
fae Glasgow, ma spiritual hame on page 1

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General Northern

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
wis a clippie on the buses in Glasgow until they wir replaced wi th on page 57

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@beast_afc tweeted
a treat. #RangersFC #celtic #Glasgow #dundee https://t.co/7eEAEuQV(2020)
organmurray__ @morganmlmx Fae Glasgow hivin a chip on yer shoulder.(2020)

@cligeey tweeted
ungwd1 I wisna speaking about Glasgow(2020)

@daleser23 tweeted
ll haha. Just hud her gan tae glasgow(2013)

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
saying 'we are different from Glasgow'.(2020)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
than Rangers & Celtic & is a Glasgow area born lad & ex Gers playe(2017)

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
ere. Did she bus them in from Glasgow? (2022) twitter link
l thick daft muppets. Is that Glasgow? They need to sort themselves (2020) twitter link

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
t it took the win against BSc Glasgow fur aw they year's ae ill wil on page 98

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
. Margery P. McCulloch, ASLS, Glasgow, 2004, 398pp., £12.50. on page 96

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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
ds and Makars" (University of Glasgow Press 1977, ISBN o 85261 132
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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
nd injured are not yet known. Glasgow waits in fear of further atta
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ria Road on the South Side of Glasgow
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
University of Glasgow,
Glasgow, G12 8QQ.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
s speech form such as Buchan, Glasgow or Shetland dialects)?"
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
ll be talking in the style of Glasgow's finest neds in no time. Who
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
friends from tollcross afc in glasgow following me now - welcome a (2020) twitter link
stand up and be counted glasgow pollok - on your bike to the (2021) twitter link

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
er. She wants me tae go intae Glasgow wi her so she can go intae th on page 50
ed ma da if ah could go intae Glasgow wi Charlene. He said, Ask yir on page 51
kin me when ah wis gaun intae Glasgow an whit jumper did ah think a on page 52
tae go aw the way back intae Glasgow tae take it back noo. Don't b on page 54
As we ride intae Glasgow on the clockwork orange on page 116
Also on pages 155, 161, 162, 169
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Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
d chef at a big posh hotel in Glasgow.
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Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
se in the Scotstoun area o’ Glasgow an’ spent months doin’ it
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McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
in a weel ken’t sooth o’ Glasgow F.E. College, A didni leave t
e Edinburgh, then livin’ in Glasgow an’ noo efter several decad
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
know,” she telt him, “my Glasgow granny actually grew wild str
somethin last time Ah wis in Glasgow, bit maybe that wis for denta
2 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
equired for new restaurant in Glasgow's west end.' on page 103

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
cey. Bill Davies is a lawyer, Glasgow Uni graduate. He's a flashy b on page 37
ative method they ve tried in Glasgow, which started in Boston in t on page 57

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
und mice in the same chain in Glasgow, so she overruled me. Ah quit on page 5
ae the person gettin shot in Glasgow? It wis somewhaur on the outs on page 15
direction ae Glasgow centre. 'Ye're jokin, aye? Th on page 19

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
onisation of the Southside ay Glasgow wan bit. An they love a metap on page 3

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
WT O'Kelly, The Glasgow Herald, 25th January 1967 on page 7

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Lest Glasgow's finest doth come alang, on page 83
That knew Glasgow's Finest war comin fine on page 123

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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
From Glasgow to Saturn – Issue 10, April
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
years ago but his da’s fae Glasgow so he’d always been Boabby
were in a close, just like a Glasgow close, marble stairs and a co
sound funny in a broad Glasgow accent. Marco nods, smiles an
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Logan, Kirsty Lego, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
e roonaboot at Perth, towards Glasgow. Then past Stirling, far ma d
sign that says, “Welcome to Glasgow.” Then we passed the big li
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Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
y, it stauns proud, alangside Glasgow Cathedral, dark imposin silho
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
m comin or goin. Ah type “Glasgow to London train” intae Goog
“The next stop is Glasgow Central Station,” a voice s
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Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Parliamo Glasgow
Parliamo Glasgow
Parliamo Glasgow
Parliamo Glasgow
Glasgow!
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Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
tae be affixed at St Andrews, Glasgow, Leith an Burntisland, an his on page 54

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General Central

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
y purposes, of Argyle Street, Glasgow, or the Kirkgate, Leith, is a on page 36
y purposes, of Argyle Street, Glasgow, or the Kirkgate, Leith, is a on page 39
o coorse!] of Argyle Street, Glasgow, or the Kirkgate, Leith', sae on page 40

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Robertson, Sine Lallans 59 - Newsins fae SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
berdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh an Glasgow. It was first thocht o tae he on page 87

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
W.T. Stirling, The Glasgow Herald, 25th January 1967 on page 32

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Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
tional Library o Scotland and Glasgow University amangst ithers. on page 7

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Glesga (Glasgow) on page 13

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
eople would come fae all over Glasgow tae spend a few hours oan its on page 3
ur swearin?' ah question. 'In Glasgow... How is this even possible? on page 25
erview wi a representative in Glasgow. They wanted tae suss oot ma on page 35
it didnae deter the people o Glasgow fae queuin up cotside the La on page 41
Glasgow's subway is a simple circle. on page 42
Also on pages 46, 53, 56, 87
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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - Review Lang Syne in the East Neuk o Fife, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
069a, Scotsoun Publications, Glasgow, 1999, 44pp, £6 and £4. on page 54

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
ed geographical boundaries o 'Glasgow' an 'Glaswegian'? Whit dae fo on page 9

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
the Paisley Magazine and the Glasgow Courier. His Paisley Garland on page 69

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 58 - Gairm review, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ig, ed. Ruaraidh MacThòmais, Glasgow, 2000, Aireamh 191, Aireamh 1 on page 126

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - review, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
or Scottish Literary Studies, Glasgow, 2005, 376pp., £12.50. on page 109

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
sh People's Theatre: Plays by Glasgow Unity Writers, ed. Bill Findl on page 127

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays
annual volume containin five Glasgow Unity Plays. Bill Finlay ster
Glasgow Unity Theatre wis foondit in
eur groups got thegither: the Glasgow Corporation Transport Players
Jewish Institute Players, the Glasgow Workers’ Theatre Group, the
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Gateway Theatre and then the Glasgow Citz, had Duncan Macrae in th
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McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
fter thrie year as pairt o “Glasgow First” – aw this gies us
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@g_hibby tweeted
nkin' o' flittin' through tae Glasgow BB.. ?? (2023) twitter link

@ionafyfe tweeted
March! It’s not too warm in Glasgow and I don’t think it’s much(2020)

@jack_capener tweeted
assel anaw. Hear it plenty in Glasgow though.(2019)

@jax6754 tweeted
whit tae purchase you playing Glasgow in April or The Foo Fighters (2014)
e follow! Hae a fabby time in Glasgow. Will look oot for when yir g(2015)
effBrazier A ken yir goin tae Glasgow, but any plans tae come tae E(2015)
or East Lothian in 2016/17 as Glasgow tae far away?xxx(2016)

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
L_Arts @IshbelMcF It's set in Glasgow, in and aroon the National Tr(2020)

@RickHJohnston tweeted
ratulated by the guid folk of Glasgow. Much support from Celtic fan (2022) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
e get tae Buenos Aires by the Glasgow Undergroun(2020)

@DABArbuckle tweeted
ghers at college, went on tae Glasgow Uni, then Strathclyde Uni and(2020)

@bigandymccoll tweeted
wore my Argentina shirt to my Glasgow Uni lectures every day. Never (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
o o Elaine C Smith readin the Glasgow Gruffalo :-) https://t.co/5tm (2020) twitter link
ot our lairnin games! #Scots #Glasgow #Scotsedu https://t.co/T81j5C (2020) twitter link
ng tae the ASLS conference at Glasgow University oan Saturday 6th O (2018) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
And so tae Glasgow and Robert Gray on page 28

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