A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

suggestion Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.1 8.5 6.4 19.9 0 10.9 8.8
Number of occurrences2516 4 2 0 1 2
Number of authors17 9 4 2 1 1

Occurrences of suggestion in Corpus

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Central

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Sic a douce wice-like suggestion. on page 30

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
is aw her fault. Cos the mere suggestion ae shared finance is insanity on page 60

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
cratic political union wi nae suggestion o violence, likewise there ar on page 129

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
He nods in approval at mah suggestion. on page 172

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
at Dr Watson's house, but his suggestion that the twa lads tak their t on page 28
dragon fairm itsel. There's a suggestion that the original name o Brig on page 80
f aboot Ireland, includin the suggestion that the Scots theirsels orig on page 81
a bit unforeseeable. Anither suggestion wis tae kidnap him an secretl on page 85
times cin affy soon lead tae suggestion. An gien that the lassies loo on page 97

5 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
s niver in greement: whativer suggestion aither o them made, ye could
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
boot, hooever indireckly. The suggestion that she wis interestit wad g
lave wis content wi Hsien’s suggestion that they heid wast. Beatrice
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
s the other day, the power ay suggestion, man. Too late tae greet aboo
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
d ah dinnae even dignify that suggestion wae a thoat. Never mind a fuc
1 matches

@bigandymccoll tweeted
knows me, so my "droppin in" suggestion was sarcasm ??. Still, I'll s (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
First suggestion fir a #ScotsSelfie fae a Nort (2019) twitter link

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
e neist mornin, it was wi the suggestion that Andy be taen to the ceet on page 30

1 matches

Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
bide for guid. Ma mither’s suggestion, ‘Katie Birdie’ — efter
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
At his suggestion I wint tae a self-help group
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
ougall4 @theluke3045 Seen nae suggestion or evidence that Hayes wis in (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Ah'm still open tae a suggestion and ah'm felt kindo lonely o on page 42

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
o date they've not taen up me suggestion but I think HEATHER BLETHER i on page 14

1 matches

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
on Irrational?! Whitevur, yer suggestion was asking’ me as if ahm loo (2021) twitter link

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Sae here's my suggestion tae foster Worl Peace on page 31
Noo can I mak a suggestion tae finish this rant? on page 32

2 matches

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