A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

random Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.5 14.4 6 9.9 17.4 0 4.4
Number of occurrences3728 4 1 3 0 1
Number of authors27 20 3 1 2 1

Occurrences of random in Corpus

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Central

Shepherd, J. Barrie Lallans 82 - Crab Toon Crail, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
an random-rooble waas, aa tumblin doon on page 40

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
doon at random, or whither ye mak' yer way t on page

2 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
ances says ah got aff wi some random lassie, but ah don't mind it on page 1

4 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
onversation between these two random on page 33

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
muckle book. She opened it at random and pit it on Matilda's desk. on page 71

1 matches

Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
Dougall states hissel in the 'Random Bibliography', his 'ramshackl on page 84

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
t wis poker straight bar some random curls. Baith her an Kelly Mar on page 37
uttin wur names doon fur some random day trips wi the Science depa on page 161
harlene an Chris Rice an some random penguins in it, an he managed on page 169

3 matches

MacKenzie, Douglas Eemis Stane 1 - Puir Finch, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Tis true that death's a random thief on page 13

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
rest o the buik is a mardle o random bits o vairse wi nae titles a on page 122

1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
secondary screens tae scan at random atween the eighteen cameras t
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
Zadar, it wis picked et total random cause Ryanair wur floggin fli
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
d huv it, A’m walkin doon a random street aboot ten meenits efte
1 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
in tae calm her doon. Soon, a random drum beat startit tae arise.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
™t it? It wisnae charity or a random act ay bloody kindness, efter
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
nold Schwarzenegger grab some random bystander oan an escalator an
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
random errors,
1 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
is — aw tae look efter some random weans. It wis midwinter and t
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
Arnold Schwarzenegger grab a random bystauner oan an escalator an
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
nd Maisie, where we pull some random stuff oot the fridge, hae a l(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
kayscot Thon was me bein ADHD random but forbye tryinbtae myn the (2020) search twitter

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
morning musing .... just wee random thochts, tips and sillies. ht(2018) search twitter

@Sinethugcat tweeted
@DrMDempster Random way tae fin oot Ah'm blocked (2021) twitter link

Doric

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
le, so I picked a playlist at random and held the phone oot in fro
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
we get fed the bollocks aboot random fixtures, yet...ach forget it (2020) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
n on at 5am? Used tae be some random countryside scenes wee music?(2017) search twitter
ime! Got friend request fae a random "lassie" on this twit thing &(2018) search twitter

Orkney

@peediepuss tweeted
Post a photo o a Bonxie wae a random seabird as prey and it's all (2020) search twitter

Shetland

Sutherland, Stella Half a Twalmont, (Shetland For Wirds 2014) Shetland, poetry
ng anes play at pairtners – random wark
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
my bookshelf, pick a book at random (this a gift fae my mother) a(2020) search twitter
#Shetland and snog a handsome random stranger/drugs mule. Nae luck(2016) search twitter

Ulster

@OrangRuth tweeted
an't run mae mouth aff at any random Feenyin? Snat fair. Political(2018) search twitter