Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

suddent	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	15	12.3	18.1	0	0	31	39.8
Number of occurrences	48	24	12	0	0	3	9
Number of authors	22	15	3			1	3

Occurrences of suddent in Corpus

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Central

Calder, Bob Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
'when suddent as a midnicht thief on page 52

1 matches

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
aye in his sloom, wad wauken suddent, stert snappin his fingirs, t on page 140
Or, waukenin again suddent: on page 141

2 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ocht on. In the wee oors, o a suddent the teletype rattelt ti life, on page 15
chynges thay war seein, till suddent it rase up afore thaim. A cur on page 19
ame, I want ti gae hame.' O a suddent her faither leukit her in the on page 31

3 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
on like this afore, and this suddent uprisin o craiturs that they on page 6

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
spakken til; anerlie luik up, suddent an faircelins, an blaw throu on page 4

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
ludifiein misaventurs, an wi suddent daith in monie surpreisin fur on page 5

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
The quyne sein hiz suddent dwam. on page 3

1 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
I maun be Tam. They come suddent in the nicht and say, 'Tam, y on page 47

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
an forgittin theengs suddent: on page 20

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Agnes Lyle's time there wis a suddent and stammygasterin dwine in p on page 69

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
Suddent she spies me an A can see she
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Whan suddent-like the daurk o nicht wis br
1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
ed alang the tap o a waa on a suddent.
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
“Tu kens?” she says, wi a suddent wee smile, spaekin tae’z li
1 matches

Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
, a guilt purchase), an then, suddent, there’s a push and somethi
1 matches

Lawrenson, Dorothy Ranch Road 12, San Marcos, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central - Fife, poetry
i the mirk o a lampless pit. Suddent
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
communicate, she winna...” Suddent Davie grips her hauns in his.
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ave like this afore, and this suddent insurrection o craiturs they
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
On a suddent the plane dippit.
On a suddent she felt hersel stertin tae g
2 matches

Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
the Social Democrats an Caur suddent decide tae dissowle the Reid
1 matches

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
a suddent lew howe o the fuit on page 3

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
eel-gype!" a Violet Said, sae suddent-like at Ailice naarhan gied a on page 27
ark, an here the Faan tyeuk a suddent lowp intae the air an lowsit on page 46
twa pudgie wee callants, sae suddent-like at she cwidna help stert on page 47
they reistit wi the duncin as suddent as they hed yokit til't. The on page 50
in file she wes spickin, an a suddent blowder o wunn wafft the Quee on page 69
Also on pages 73, 78, 89
9 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
urrit ahint him. I cower in e suddent cald nicht flan. I’m jeelt
1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
uggit (emotional), an aw o ae suddent shei lat blast it Yid,
suddent the shedda o twae fock leanin
he graff-yaird, Yid, aw on ae suddent sayed til ma faither, “Thar
3 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
wus ootbye, prayin. An aa o a suddent an angel o tha Loard appeart, on page 69
ls mindin thair sheep. Aa o a suddent, an angel o tha Loard cum ama on page 72
o that day tae faa on yis o a suddent, like a thrap. For thon day w on page 106
n while he wus taakin, aa o a suddent a hale thrang cum up, an Juda on page 108
the' wur dumfoonèrt. Aa o a suddent, thair wur twa men stannin by on page 111

7 matches

Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
n tha threap. Val thocht thir suddent interess in tha braw nicht a
1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
streetch his sair airms. On a suddent, his ee lit oan a boadie waak
1 matches