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The word 'jones'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
jonesOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus15.45116
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 14.6 6 3
WCE - West Central 4.4 1 1
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 5.1 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 48.6 37 5
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.9 2 2
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 jones in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
, maybe, dressed tae kill Tam Jones - I think he's affa good Flo on page 15

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General Northern

@fittiecrooners tweeted
thing we that auld geezer Tom Jones and duncing on sna or somethi(2018)

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
een Green Gerse o Hame - Tom Jones #changeasongtitletidoric(2019)

(South) East Central

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
ocht bit the second wis jist Jones. Ah hae it noo, it wis John-P on page 22

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
(The first chapter o Charlie Jones' 'A Language Suppressed?' gie
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
icoll) an Pernelle (Ann Scott-Jones) wis that o the successfu Sco
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Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
nny frae Falkirk called Eddie Jones that she got aff the internet
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Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
“How come yer on yer Jack Jones? Whit happen tae yer bro?”
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ne McGugan MSP, Prof. Charles Jones an mony ithers, maist uphaudi
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West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
d Tommy Campbell, Dae yir Tom Jones impression see if aw the lass on page 90

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Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
whalin lads endit up in Davy Jones' Locker ower the years. Oniew on page 41

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Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ortunity. A dash like Indiana Jones fur his hat. A reach the big on page 15

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General Central

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
MR JONES, O the Manor Fairm, had sneck on page 6

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ed Brand Jr, winner o the Bob Jones award for his contribution ta on page 9

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Porter, Steve Lallans 74 - Gone Wi The Windae, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Gareth D. Jones
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
rgan sports cars. John Harvey-Jones, the heid o ICI, wis efter be
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
for that reason that Charles Jones includit Belfast Inglish unne
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@MartinBroon tweeted
t_ @EricTrump “Free State Of Jones”(2020)

South West (Galloway)

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
John Paul Jones. Murtherer, on page 82

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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
’s getting mare lik Indiana Jones meets Cocoon, and A'm feart A
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