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The word 'johnston'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
johnstonOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus62010
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 52.5 5 2
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 7.3 3 3
WCE - West Central 8.9 2 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 32 3 1
LAL - General Central 2.6 2 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 10 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of johnston in Corpus

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Shetland

Jamieson, Robert Alan Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
Johnston stöd'im asyd da barrel. on page 21

2 matches

Aberdeen

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
In Johnston Gairdens we cross on page 26

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
uffocated ti death?’ speirt Johnston. He wis daein Honours History
, Jock, me, Munro and his pal Johnston that wis ti be a witness, fix
‘Ay,’ laached Johnston, ‘ti see if ye’ve peed ye
fit’s happened?’ skraiked Johnston.
4 matches

General Northern

Strachan, Shane Tales Fae The Doric Side - Doric Dwams, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
In Johnston Gairdens we cross on page 31

1 matches

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
n a story cawed simply 'Boris Johnston'. Yous could say its a kindae on page 50

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Scottish Step Dance wi Morag Johnston and John Sikorsky, Writers Wo
1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Sanct Hub’s, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
wi Johnston Terrace, thair wis a wuiden c
1 matches

West Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
y at Edinbro Feestival', Mary Johnston gies us an awmaist diarie-lik on page 5

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
frae the Brithers Grimm, Mary Johnston tells hou man cam ti hae his on page 7

1 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
A mind Brian Johnston, the late Cricket commentator
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
tae the hert o Maister Edward Johnston, captain o the Saint Michael. on page 31
t doun tae hae a crack wi Rab Johnston the miller. His yowes had aa on page 69
t he tuik himsel doun tae Rab Johnston at Sorn Mill wi twa firkins o on page 72

3 matches

General Central

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
caa in on his auld freen Bob Johnston, the byreman at South Mains. on page 17

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
juist ti singil oot ane) Mary Johnston’s voice will shuirly be hae
1 matches

General Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
imes laike Armstrong. Elliot, Johnston an' Graham ir amang the maist on page 36

1 matches

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