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The word 'principal'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
principalOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus6.52114
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
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
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central 46.4 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 7.6 3 1
WCE - West Central 4.6 1 1
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 4.6 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 15.9 12 7
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) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of principal in Corpus

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General Northern

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
. Hamish Gloag, it seems, wis principal among the crowd in incitin th on page 118

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North East Central

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
nd fell. Edward haed taen the principal touns an castles, an nane but
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(South) East Central

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
tory teacher an later on as a principal teacher o guidance. She wis f
e gaed tae William Hershaw, a principal teacher o English frae Fife,
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
h High Schuil whaur Willie is Principal teacher o English. Aw the inc
1 matches

West Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Scott’s musardrie is ‘our principal reason for remembering him at
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
fowk an stayit wi the widow o Principal McCormick at St Andrews afore on page 26

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Glasgow

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Principal Enchanter frae twa hunder yea on page 33

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General Central

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
kers an writers, is ane o the principal life-threids that maist gies on page 14

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Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ti provide for peyment bi the principal or a cautioner, at the optiou on page 24

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Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ng afore he got a row fae the Principal Teacher. Syne the photo-copie on page 37

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
“The principal aim o SCOTLANG is tae help es
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
mers o Gaelic spikkers wi the principal thit Gaelic maun be a nationa
it there braid support in the principal o haein a public group for ta
2 matches

@DABArbuckle tweeted
n2 @tartanroots Speaking as a principal teacher who was effectively '(2020)

@ThonJacobite tweeted
back. Still feenished up as a principal teacher ?????? (2021) twitter link
tae Strathclyde Uni. Became a principal teacher. Got depression and l(2020)
didnae stop me fae becoming a principal teacher for ower 20 years. Bu(2020)
in, I lost ma job/career as a principal teacher because o' stress/anx(2021)
n @molach95 Exactly. Ah wis a principal teacher fur twinty odd years (2020)

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
"Ma faither was a man o principal," said Sally. "He toul me his on page 23

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