A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'turning'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
turningOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus10.23423
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 2
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 4
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 21 2 1
DOR - General Northern 26.6 6 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 12.9 5 2
WCE - West Central 4.4 1 1
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 20.1 4 3
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 7.9 6 4
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) 35.7 1 1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of turning in Corpus

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Orkney

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
feel the pressure of someone turning in behind me, right up agains on page 85

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lands o Twatt, (Brisk Northerly 2018) Orkney, blog
here’s the glory o cut hay, turning like a green wake in the rear
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
er it was a bad idea, my just turning up like this." on page 23

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Harper, Norman Stronach: A Weekly Look at Life in the Fictional North-East Village, (The Press and Journal 2000) Doric, newspaper
, faivver he is," Sandy said, turning back to his half of lager sha
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
like pettin a stray dug, syne turning it aff tae fenn fur itsel aga
1 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
nothin, singin, loupin aboot, turning cairtwheels, waakin on eir ha
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ox and took it tae the table. Turning tae Jessie, he asked her tae
1 matches

Aberdeen

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
by turning green... on page 18

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
feet stop – I dinna bother turning roon. He seen rushes to catch
1 matches

General Northern

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Syne, turning ti Wollaston, he said, 'An no on page 8

1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
nsion deal he was given efter turning doon the new club was way abo (2020) twitter link
centre forward either Watkins turning intae een or Cosgrove returni (2020) twitter link
gy aboot that game - Gilhaus turning up late for the bus wi his ‘ (2020) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
awa fer free withoot a punter turning their nose up at it! Even tho(2018)
Hannah6 Aye that’s fer sure! Turning the place intae a mad hoose. (2020)

(South) East Central

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
Turning the mill or tilling the soil. on page 19
His face turning blue wi despair. on page 31

2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
g tae this. Still,' she said, turning back tae her Maths book, 'Bet
1 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
fties wi blonde hair that wis turning tae grey. She wisnae whit ye
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ale and Whitburn on the A706, turning left somewhaur between Longri
1 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
the world that is capable of turning three hundred and sixty degre on page 162

1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
laxation as the pipe stairtit turning an even the OIM had gone kinn on page 51

1 matches

Edinburgh

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
This wiz the big turning point in the friendship of th
1 matches

Glasgow

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
r. Iona points tae a wee sign turning aff fae Kyle of Lochalsh. Ye on page 3

2 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
l far below dizzy an dizzy an turning the lamps fae the street an t
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Turning roon, ah’m faced wae a lass
1 matches

General Central

McNeil, Andrew Lallans 58 - Carnegie’s Turning, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Carnegie's Turning on page 122

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
t a pretty sempstress you are turning into. You follow your bonne m on page 3

2 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 73 - Ceilidh, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
turning, settin, on page 115

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
reading away at this book an turning the pages an here time wis ga on page 45

1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Cromie, Willie Doon tha Wal Raa, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1739905620) Ulster - Ballywalter, prose
time Emma’s hairt wus fair turning wae tha stench o tha place, a
1 matches

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