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The word 'movement'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
movementOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus21.77244
ORK - Orkney 29.8 3 3
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 13.1 4 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 21 2 1
DOR - General Northern 31 7 4
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 23.2 9 6
WCE - West Central 4.4 1 1
DUN - Dundee 95.6 9 1
EDN - Edinburgh 12.4 2 2
GLA - Glasgow 20.1 4 3
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 32.8 25 15
SEA - South East (Borders) 24.2 2 2
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
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) 35.7 1 1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of movement in Corpus

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Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
Withoot yir 'movement record' beuy, no wey can they on page 87

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Fluid movement o man and horse on page 141

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Sensan ivry movement on page 36

1 matches

Shetland

@tattooedselkie tweeted
n so much damage tae the indy movement's credibility.(2021)

Mid Northern A

Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
et better," I say, makkin nae movement an avoidin sayin her surname.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ie for denner fin she noticed movement aneath the big elder bush. St
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
tae hae stoppit. That slight movement caused even mair pain and he
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
lantern she thocht she saw a movement tae her richt, so she held up
1 matches

Aberdeen

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
still wore that awkwardness o movement on page 34
in time tae the movement on page 52

2 matches

General Northern

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
ngla's Cave is cut oot be the movement o the water, far the North Se
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
dfield far there is much mair movement. Passing tae feet with the ga (2022) twitter link
nithin tae de wi SNP. The Yes movement as reflected in these marches (2022) twitter link
sent state o the independence movement is depressing. (2021) twitter link
an asset tae the independence movement. Has his place in history, bu (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
Bit o decent movement goal(2020)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
tae go fer a quick wee bowel movement! Got the face o'a 70 year aul(2019)

(South) East Central

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
· The Lallans Movement
The Lallans Movement
The Lallans movement cam up (ower a nip or twa in
e a lot o folk in the Lallans movement, the difficulties in a spelli
4 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
d in part by the Independence movement, but of course that disnae me
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
sodjers in the animal rights movement. When we got back hame we sta
1 matches

MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
world fell asleep. Th' ainlie movement ootdoors wis th' frozen trees
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
bruise. Suddenly, we kin hear movement comin fae inside the hoose. A
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
s proud to support the labour movement! https://t.co/0AUf1VzVfY (2021) twitter link

West Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
cular moment and a particular movement’. But whan Robb states that
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
e SNP arenae the independence movement, they are jist pairt o it des on page 10
they are jist ae strand o the movement that's set on takkin back oor on page 12
ment became gey clear and the movement taewards greater devolution g on page 58
s o oor past that the Radical movement that led tae yon convention w on page 59
isnae a large-scale political movement. Fer that they had jyned the on page 108

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
squeezin and twistin fae the movement o the sea alow, the ice field on page 38
ae snotter oot - there wis a movement alow the sheet, jist whaur Jo on page 93
wi ither heroes o the Reform movement like Thomas Muir an a local m on page 123

4 matches

Edinburgh

Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
rent 'factions' o the revival movement or as attempts tae bring deif on page 107

1 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
€™, oor lines squeezed by the movement o’ clansmen frae the left,
1 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
gela announces. 'We have some movement.' on page 29

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
There's nae greeting, nae movement at aw. on page 3

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
There’s a groan an some movement fae the boiy oan the grun who
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
There’s a steady swell ay movement taewards the bar as the hauf-
1 matches

General Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
he watched, but there wis nae movement, nae shake or nod o his heid. on page 9

1 matches

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
so slicht unauthorised chowk movement. 'Whit are ye eatin?' Matthew on page 39

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Whit's the point ae a movement that's stuck staundin static, on page 15

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
there wis a sudden flichter o movement in the room, like a flash o b on page 128

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
n the Ulster Scots linguistic movement...analagous to the Scots lang on page 121

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
eid hainin, an the Scots leid movement wad dae weil tae pey heed tae on page 56

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
tainty, oan the run, constant movement. on page 47

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
e there has been a determined movement tae uphaud the leid in
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ut it is also a tribute tae a movement that wakkened the social cons
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
and’s cultural an political movement. Celtic Connections kicked af
places ideas spreid. The Aye movement saw hunners o local brainches
ht jist be whit a progressive movement needs.
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
The New Year wull see the movement fir Scottish independence con
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Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
the general pro-independence movement at has emerged i Scotland. Th
e remerkable thing aboot this movement is the fact that far frae bei
och maks: ‘…the wider Yes Movement is busy with huge spontaneous
domain o the pro-independence movement but I wid argue at much o the
4 matches

Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
stin the history o the Labour Movement an shared socialism as a muck
ce as integral tae the Labour Movement. It’s a pattren that cairri
2 matches

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
roond tae see if thur wis ony movement. Aw wis clear.

@jax6754 tweeted
s just trying tae decide area movement efter last session! X(2015)

@billykayscot tweeted
scunner an depressin the Yes movement when we need aw the enthusias(2020)

@bigandymccoll tweeted
uccessfully destroyed the YES movement. ALMOST. Yestival today wisna (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Nor the movement o' the clock on page 6

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The Westender Ins and oots, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
boot how there's sic a lot o' movement o' folk the now aboot Europe.
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
ks me lookin, checks ma every movement. Stravaig the world aye, bit on page 24

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Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Cromie, Willie Doon tha Wal Raa, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1739905620) Ulster - Ballywalter, prose
eems tae be dee’in oot, tha movement o foulk fae Scotlan brocht th
1 matches

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