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The word 'newspapers'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
newspapersOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus123928
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 35.2 1 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 12.7 5 5
WCE - West Central 9.2 2 2
DUN - Dundee 74.3 7 2
EDN - Edinburgh 12.5 2 2
GLA - Glasgow 18.2 4 3
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 15.9 12 9
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) 31.4 1 1
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 newspapers in Corpus

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
uckle different fae some a da newspapers nooadays. He hedd seeven bair on page 1
I hoidit him under some aald newspapers. We sat laek dat till atween on page 52

2 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ice. "A've so often read in e newspapers, at e end o trials, 'Air wis on page 109

1 matches

General Northern

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I'newspapers wrote 'Jock's a feel goat, on page 178

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 73 - Obituary for David Ogston, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
he heidlines in that mornin's newspapers. Ower the year, the war mukki on page 12

1 matches

(South) East Central

Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
nt it. As gin guid ideas were newspapers. But some dailies arena haill on page 97

1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
m frae. That extendit tae the newspapers we consumed.
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
wer than usual, this wid sell newspapers. “Pet-gilante Exclusive”,
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Minority Language Newspapers
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
imes @iainpope73 dont buy any newspapers m8 - only look at 2 publicat (2020) twitter link

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ht hersel tae read by studyin newspapers and magazines that were lyin on page 5

1 matches

Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
e will it end? Utility bills? Newspapers? Road signs?" Weel, that ah d
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
screivin in Scots fer various newspapers an ither publications. He is on page I
ffy lot o fowk still read the newspapers an watch the tele tae get the on page 50
Back in the early 1990s, the newspapers were in a race tae the bottom on page 109

3 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
newspapers. on page 103
arse wiz ah sare we thi auld newspapers. on page 104

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
oun there he'd been warkin on newspapers in Fleet Street an here's the on page 71
in the day when the national newspapers in London were still based in on page 75

2 matches

Edinburgh

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
r ben the kitchen, readin the newspapers, drinkin, and feedin Moses wh
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
great biggin. Ahint a rack o newspapers, fruits o ilka colour were ar
1 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
an covered in rubbish an auld newspapers. on page 21

1 matches

McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - The Tale ae a Worm, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
get oan the phone, an hiv the newspapers roun." on page 114

2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ar pub doors, casually readin newspapers, their attempts at clandestin
1 matches

General Central

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
ben the scullery, readin the newspapers, haein a swallae, and noo and on page 6

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
airlie Baffie's birthday, the newspapers annoonced that the second Gow on page 29
n wee shoap! Somebody caw the newspapers quick and let them ken! Watch on page 52
icht! I saw her coupon im the newspapers!' on page 64

3 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
y. In the prent media, sic as newspapers an journals, Scots is haurlie on page 12

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
idsheets takkin on the look o newspapers, whiles lichts an objects wis
the oreeginal o oor modren newspapers. Sae it isna muckle wunner th
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
r ain pokey hats oot o pentit newspapers an dressed oorsels up for gui
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
oun, oxtert wi the tak-ower o newspapers bi fowk wi an ootland intress
1 matches

@OliphantWullie tweeted
tland. MSMedia - TV - Radio- Newspapers, tell us on a daily basis tha (2022) twitter link

@DABArbuckle tweeted
r twa weeks. Let's see if the newspapers react wae the same vitriol an(2020)

@fairpechtoot tweeted
icht yaise Scots in buiks, or newspapers... mebbe speak it in public? (2019)

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
. "Ah've sae often read in th newspapers, at th end o trials, "There w on page 112

1 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
. "A've sae aften read in the newspapers, at the en o trials, "Thur wu on page 113

1 matches

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