Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'puttin'

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Use in varieties of Scots

puttin	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	17.2	57	29
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	6.5	2	2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern	8.9	2	2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	12.2	5	4
WCE - West Central	17.8	4	3
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh	6.2	1	1
GLA - Glasgow	138.3	27	6
AYR - Ayrshire	10.7	1	1
LAL - General Central	6.6	5	5
SEA - South East (Borders)	62.4	5	3
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)	62.8	2	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	10	1	1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of puttin in Corpus

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Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
dna see dem (cursin mysel for puttin domesticity first!!) but good(2016)
en was a lightsome treat when puttin Apollo oot for a piddle(2013)

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
wytin fir a tip," said Joyce, puttin Morrice in the airm as the lo on page 9

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
the fear. The lassies started puttin him on the back, “Go on the
1 matches

General Northern

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ouldna 'see fit wye they were puttin intae a museum because they w on page 16

1 matches

Coutts, Pete Belhelvie, (bandcamp 2016) Doric, poetry
So puttin ’ on a bit o steam the drivi
1 matches

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
or a boay workin at Pizza Hut puttin too many slices ae pepperoni on page 20
ma life. Obviously ah've been puttin a brave face oan it fur the l on page 157

2 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
e Frankenstein! Och, if we're puttin it in the coffin, the bairn'l on page 66

1 matches

Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
r spraffin tae ither fowk, or puttin up stickers, nae matter if th
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
s 2 night - n a lovely touch puttin this up guys - b oan (2020) twitter link

West Central

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
conservation - Whaur's the 'Puttin-Green!?' on page 212

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Me an Chris Rice endet up puttin wur names doon fur some rando on page 161
h'll try ma best, said Nicola puttin on a pure solemn face, But yi on page 169

2 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
be counted fer it – beyond puttin ’ wur honds oan wur jumpers
1 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger The Flemings o’ Dalnoid, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
ion or connin' students intae puttin ' funnels doon their troosers
1 matches

Glasgow

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
n ah fold the photie in hauf, puttin it in ma inside poakit afore on page 9
Ah'm puttin the kettle oan Coyle! Ye want on page 10

2 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
wee-est, chubbiest wan says, puttin his airm roon me as ah sit do on page 10

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ur pullin away. He's laughin, puttin his filthy paws aw over hur. on page 39

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
yer aye puttin him oot his wey on page 29

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
Thir puttin me oan this new hormone treat on page 2
ir an advance wanrnin fir the puttin oan ay the kettle though. We' on page 3

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
t it Marco?’ he says, mimin puttin oan a big coat and scarf.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Ah’m Stenzo,’ he sais, puttin his haun oot tae each ay us t
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
od fur it; buggered if ah’m puttin up wae it! ‘See this man he
you, eh?’ ah sais tae him, puttin ma haun oan his shooder. He�
2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
� McShane sais, sarcastically puttin his airm roon McDade who’s
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
happenin troops?’ he sais, puttin an airm roon me an Scanlon.
lenty watter, eh?’ ah sais, puttin ma airm roon him, gien him hi
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
s at me, that gammy gless eye puttin the shitters up me as though
ere will be. Turnin it aff an puttin it back in ma poakit ah refle
2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
is, comin fae behind the bar, puttin his hauns oan ma shooders an
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
dual sensations ay relief at puttin it tae bed an fuckin annoyanc
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
scribed an ye run the risk ay puttin the windae in. Ah learned tha
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
time he eventually gets here, puttin the tray oan the table an sit
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Dade sais, slappin ma back an puttin his airm roon me as we get ta
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
drawer, so it is.’ he sais, puttin it quickly back intae his poa
e, collectin empty glesses an puttin them oan wan ay they McEwan�
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Efter puttin the mower away, ah take masel
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
n ah fold the photie in hauf, puttin it in ma inside poakit afore
‘Ah’m puttin the kettle oan Coyle! Ye want
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
eeps his opinions tae himsel, puttin them doon oan the bar an gaun
1 matches

Ayrshire

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
sleep the day." When she wis puttin us doon tae sleep at nicht, e on page 23

1 matches

General Central

Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
remuivin a barrier insteid o puttin in an obligation. on page 37

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
rs haed theretil a sauf throu-puttin and the by-oors tae impruive on page 69

1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ies has exploded an polls are puttin General Election votin intent
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
@asda thanks fir puttin oan a bus service in ma wee t(2015)

@weenell3 tweeted
@Alan1967 Puttin me tae shame ??????? (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
here! Eet'll b' hae yis thum puttin their heids doon an sayin 'co on page 19
s: "whit a clear wei ee hae o puttin hings!" on page 89
"They're puttin doon their names," th Gryphon on page 108

3 matches

@jamie_ginger tweeted
where they dini hev ti bother puttin there slap oan and gettin dre(2019)

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
id eat the voting paper afore puttin a X ??(2020)

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
s. "What a guid wye yae hae o puttin things!" on page 90
"They'r puttin doon thir names," the Gryphon on page 109

2 matches

General Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne A Furst Readin Book in Ulster Scots, (Evertype 2011) Ulster, weans
The watter sed, “All naw be puttin oot the fire?”
1 matches