A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

rank Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.4 17 10.6 19.9 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences4333 7 2 1 0 0
Number of authors33 24 7 1 1

Occurrences of rank in Corpus

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Central

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
ed, so it was, that ye were a rank outsider. Even the weans wurn on page 78

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
s mad pink watter aboot. It's rank as fuck. on page 60

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
The meat wis rank, it fairly stank on page 34

1 matches

Donaldson, Gordon Lallans 90 - Echty-Echt, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
sian general; ye cud tell his rank bi the size o his officer's b on page 36

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 59 - In Dispraise o Eden, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Nae sourocks or rank tansy sprang on page 91

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
but lang enough tae smoor the rank stink on page 90

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
inside oot man. It was fuckin rank, Ah'd fucking wriggle aboot i on page 76

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
tae ken that Coont Olaf is a rank bad yin, first class," Klaus on page 65
"He's a rank bad yin, him!" on page 155

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Nae sourocks or rank tansy sprang on page 53
Then Rab will hae an outside rank on page 59
A reuch rank wife wi a coorse crabbit air on page 65

3 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
uid in the yae raw in order o rank: the keings, the dukes, the l on page 42

1 matches

Stephenson, Michael Northwords Now 43 - Tao Te Ching 9, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Central - Bathgate, poetry
Whit if ye get the rank ye want, but loss yer sel tae on page 4

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 59 - In Dispraise o Eden, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Nae sourocks or rank tansy sprang on page 91

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Tacitus' Calgacus, gallant an rank in defeat, is Blind Harry's W on page 17

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
he RAF in 1936, risin tae the rank o sairgent afore demob in 194 on page 133

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
." Aw the same, this haes tae rank amang the mair scunnersome at on page 121

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
rank lurdan.
1 matches

Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
n a national or international rank, Scots necessitats tae bring
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
s a cabbie waitin at the taxi rank. Ya dancer.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
an exminer can share the same rank as the landed gentry? Lord El
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ut ciste fir ye as befits yer rank. A asked fir the honour o’
1 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
e orange claes which wis pure rank, ma brither hud a George Harr
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
e time, the Government second rank opened fire wi’ cannon anâ€
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Red an Black, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
then faa back in wi the rank
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
rbage since ah goat in at the rank at the Royal. Maist ay it bar
1 matches

Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
cover her nose tae avoid that rank smell. (Back tae the child) I
in apart. It smelt absolutely rank. Carol stood in disbelief thi
2 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
An hidnae the rank tae redd up the quirk;
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert The Wit o Solomon, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Strowth, thocht rank auld Solomon,
1 matches

Bratchpiece, Neil The Wee Man Ft. Leo - Parliamo Glasgow, (YouTube 2014) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Drap that rank that, Sack that. Catch that?
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
sell. Really good, chips were rank tho. Cannae beat real chips(2020) search twitter

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
At rank's as gweed as guineas, stampi on page 10

1 matches

Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
Rivan rank gress on page 122

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
oncil, eventually reachin the rank o Registrar. She’d loved he
1 matches

Chapman, Henry , (Facebook 2018) Doric, poetry
p wis stracht and the heather rank
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
ly Sunties screppinÂ’ in taxi rank, Janet fae accoonts pishinÂ’ (2018) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
uly. There is so much that is rank just now (2022) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
nt here Canna even fit a taxi rank near the bus station in toon(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
Wi rank an 'ripened' piggie muck, id on page 80

2 matches

Shetland

Ritch, Paolo A Remembrance Day, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, poetry
Laek neem, rank an number;
1 matches

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