A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

bursts Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.9 9.3 0 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences1918 0 0 0 1 0
Number of authors11 10 1

Occurrences of bursts in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
e comes flyin up the street n bursts in front ae us, leavin its gr on page 19

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
The alarm bursts oot at a pure ungoadly oor on page 52

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
wary intae ma eyes. Before he bursts intae a high pitch fit ae hys on page 57
Aldo bursts intae a fit ae laughter. on page 77
dfield dynamo, ootae naewhere bursts straight through oan goal. Bu on page 105
ck right hand ae ma ain. That bursts his puss like a tomatae. Ah'v on page 146

4 matches

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Bursts alang this cauld on page 200

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
aboot tae let us gaun, Rowley bursts oot greetin aboot how he disn on page 35

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
The door bursts open. A flustered lookin man on page xvi
cross fur dear life. Everyone bursts intae applause. The only hing on page 13
Cathy bursts oot laughin. 'Speakin o mums, on page 78

3 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
the cracklin musket-bursts alow the craig. on page 112

1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Chrysanths, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
an bursts o vievie yalla
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
thin the sun or fae gamma ray bursts that’s nou bein associate w
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n the ignition, the wee Corsa bursts intae life an ah head straigh
The door bursts open wae a boot fae the other
2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
The door ay the lodge bursts open an a fuckin rammie spill
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
well ay the taxi. Wee chaotic bursts an fragments ay orange an whi
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Aw at aince, he bursts oot lauchin,
1 matches

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