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scream Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.7 20.2 27.2 19.9 23.2 10.9 8.8
Number of occurrences6438 17 2 4 1 2
Number of authors40 27 7 1 2 1 2

Occurrences of scream in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
it stairtit. Alice gave a wee scream ae laughter. "Oh, shh!" the R on page 81
n doon at her; she gave a wee scream, hauf in fright an hauf in fu on page 120

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Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
eats up ma scream, on page 9
Maks ye want tae scream, on page 68

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Though, of course. Ah dinnae scream anyhing. Ah jist sit there sm on page 53

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
He lets oot a big scream like a big fuckin lassie. He on page 76

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
n shock an let oot a terrible scream o anguish. on page 79

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
le reid mooth and sterted tae scream. on page 129

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ayin crowds o young rednecks, Scream in her face. on page 32

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
Ma eyes open, and ah scream. Granny's photie o the Sacred on page 38

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Ah'm daein ma best no tae scream until ah huv tae. The first w on page xv
say, tryin and failin no tae scream. on page xvi
r me, ah hink as ah let oot a scream, but ah should huy realised b on page xix
Ah reach doon tae grab it and scream, turnin on page 83

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
the ale-hooses, I'll scream. on page 35

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
k bodies fur love o Madlove's scream. on page 112

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
d screamed a lood lang equine scream, cowpin the calm o the quiet on page 36

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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
too late. Wi a bluid curdling scream, they were crushed by an aval
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Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
nly screamed a blood-curdling scream back at them.
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Noo dinnae scream an stamp. A doot
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
y mooth is open an ah try tae scream oot but nothin comes - a gas
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Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
I can feel myself scream the words, but it sounds muff
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
cudnae look awa’. Ah cudnae scream, or confront hum or whit. Aft
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Makes me want tae scream,
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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
aused Ailsa tae wake up wae a scream. Her fingernail had ripped ba
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Beatrice opent her mou tae scream in horror, bit at the ilk sai
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
ough tae make the aul’ yins scream Weans oot oan the prowl fur t
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Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
e, eh let oot a blood-curdlin scream; her skin wis as white as sna
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Sands, Finn THE GHAISTLY FITBAW MATCH, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
it tae ken whaur and whit the scream wis frae. His stummach churne
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MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
ised. Then suddenly a piercin scream filled th' deidly silence, ma
deidly silence, mah piercing scream. Ah felt mah pipes burn juist
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Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
ist ane faimily manuscript aw scream oot in favour o female scriev
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McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
tae take a scream. Yes! Ah wis boarn!
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ct buildins couldnae hear him scream fae here.
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
‘’Fuck that!’’ ah scream, risin tae ma feet. Before ra
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@Chazzbat tweeted
hur cancerous ideas. Let thum scream intae the void, whaur naebody(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
wilsonauthor have u heard him scream when he goes doon - laddies (2021) twitter link

Doric

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
r, a wifie, her mou open in a scream, a mannie wi his hauns gropin on page 40

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
n airtist Munch's pentin 'The Scream', ye maun gang tae Oslo's 'Na on page 15

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Bide in bed, it's sic a scream (Sic a scream) on page 116

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
bit began. Alice gave a peedy scream o lafter. "Oh, hush!" e Rabbi on page 79
doon on her; she gave a peedy scream, half o fricht an half o ange on page 118

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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
oat – Christ! That cunt can scream! A goat tae ma feet, heid-but
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Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
rapple risin tae a full blown scream at this fleein, growlin set o
him as he bolted. He couldna scream for he’d nae win for that,
ul whimper turned intae a low scream then got even louder as he co
p as she heard the continuous scream and saw a man wi a look o abs
fae the foamy hole a merciful scream athoot end. Wi a “Mercy be
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
lar. She opened her mooth tae scream fin the laddie said in a soft
aid in a soft voice, “Dinna scream, Jessie, I winna hurt ye!”
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@McGoo1888 tweeted
t frae the last wan..gie ye a scream ah dropped an erm Paracetamol (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
door is heard openan, then a scream and a haevy thud o a body lan on page 20

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
right up against me. I can't scream, cry, move, and I feel this h on page 85

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
same boys," addit Brian, "who scream blue murder, and refuse to ea on page 9
urricane shü heard Jeannie's scream. : on page 34

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De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
On seein Munch's Da Scream on page 26

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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
oan hur; she gae a wee scream, hauf o fricht an hauf o rage on page 122

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Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
oon upon hir; shae gien a wee scream, half o fricht an half o ange on page 123

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Thompson, Mark The Lost Ness Monster, (clydesburn.blogspot.com 2009) Ulster - Ards Peninsula, poetry
Gien a bluid-curdlin’ scream
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