Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

disappearin	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	9.7	10.8	10.6	0	0	0	13.3
Number of occurrences	31	21	7	0	0	0	3
Number of authors	17	12	2				3

Occurrences of disappearin in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
belly bare, a tattoo disappearin tantalisingly on page 30

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
Alice tae hersel, "in ma jis disappearin awthegither, like a eandle. A on page 13
stoap wae aw the appearin an disappearin aw ae a sudden: ye've goat ma on page 65

2 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Look app! E'en heiven's disappearin - on page 22

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
. An you!' she shoutit it the disappearin Fatty. 'Whaur'd ye think ye'r on page 35

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ner at the end o the road and disappearin forever intae the distance. on page 232

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
awa nicely, the champagne ig disappearin like snaw aff a dyke an fowk on page 72
wey fer a whilie, wi boadies disappearin, watch bein kept an naebody g on page 110

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
on there the day!' He saw her disappearin intae the daurkness. 'Whit's on page 132
ed Mr Wonka. 'These weans are disappearin like rabbits! But dinnae worr on page 135

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
he spoon again jist as it wis disappearin, and poued it safely back oot on page 32

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
hocht, is it no? A bairn jist disappearin like that. A-wee, helpless ba on page 103

1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
rauchled ower the flair an me disappearin intae the wardrup an she
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ckin wide cunts noo that thur disappearin doon the road. ‘Get it up y
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ff the waw as Pearcey enters, disappearin straight intae a cubicle.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
s tae me in the hallway afore disappearin up the stairs.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
is noddin tae Pearcey who’s disappearin roon the bend ay the road, fa
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ased efter the cunts who were disappearin fae sight.
1 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
ter. Ye squintit at his back, disappearin up the terrace. Then ye thoch
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
’s new pal watched Beatrice disappearin intae the gloamin atween the
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
d the lichts o Stevie's motir disappearin oot the eyn o the aul fairm r on page 54
reed anorak it Dottie, afore disappearin ahin a moch-aeten broon curti on page 70

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
uttercups and bluebells afore disappearin inte a patch o purple hedder. on page 44
, Pauline?" said Missus Reed, disappearin inte the kitchen. on page 63

2 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
fae the disappearin shipyards an railworks on page 32

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
sh yersel, quine," said Jack, disappearin oot the door. "I?ll bi verra on page 8
ouncers, strachenin is tie an disappearin inside. on page 42

2 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
h yae wudnae keep appearin an disappearin sae quickly: yae'r makin mae on page 65

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
The disappearin sunlicht, on page 38

1 matches

Reynolds, Charlie Tha demise o oor ain tongue, (North Antrim Speak 2010) Ulster - Coleraine, blog
t anither forgotten bit o oor disappearin herskip.
1 matches