Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

crash	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	16.4	14.1	18	9.9	29.1	31	17.7
Number of occurrences	53	28	12	1	5	3	4
Number of authors	36	20	9	1	3	1	2

Occurrences of crash in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
shriek an sumhin fawin, an a crash ae broken gless, frae which s on page 36
s comin doon! Heids!" (a lood crash)"Right, who did that, then?-I on page 38
n, an every noo an then a big crash, zif a dish ir a kettle hid b on page 57

3 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ark. There's nae park really. Crash mats cover the ground round t on page 24

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
a wee skreich an a faa, an a crash o broken gless, an she jalous on page 35
oun! Luik oot ablow!" (a loud crash)--"Whae in the name did that? on page 37
every nou an again a mueckle crash, win an ashet or a kettle had on page 44

3 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
the Close. Cherlie haird the crash an cam rinnin oot tae see Ian on page 26

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
f, followed by the inevitable crash. Aonghas pokes iz again, oohy on page 3

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
italism that led tae the 2008 crash an the subsequent bailin oot on page 44

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
snappit in twa! We're gonnae crash!' And Mr Wonka said, 'Dinnae on page 139

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
be impossible fur them no tae crash intae a car. But the chances on page 81

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
forever crash-landing on Tinto on page 12

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Fit reemsh as cranns crash't doun! on page 50

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
the bousterous crash o a sea - blaff, on page 79

1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
an ower it went wi a helluva crash. Noo, that’s
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
on’s cyberpunk novelle Snow Crash. Athin this warld, thare’s
1 matches

Gilmour, Rosie Haimster Pairty, (Scots Hoose 2016) Central, weans
Clingin tae the bars like crash bandicoot
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
g been owerdrawn. An when the crash comes, an the gless cheques a
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
his breist. The whummle o the crash haed garred the locket open.
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
he nou, in the wake o the ile crash an the decline o fishin. Unem
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
amplifyin the effect like the crash ay thunder. ‘Good boay.’
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
Hoose eventually landit wi a crash in the Land o Oz, richt oan t
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
age wis. Bit we were gaun tae crash onywey, Ah think. Bill Hender
1 matches

Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
(Crash!) They awoke. Carol rollt owe
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
directin traffic awa frae the crash scene an rushin tae the aide
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
this. My inner binary OS wad crash w fundamental conflicts. I ma(2020) search twitter

Doric

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
A crash, a bang, an syne a dunt, on page 8

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
peedy shriek an a fall, an a crash o broken gless, fae wheech sh on page 34
n doon! Heids below!" (a loud crash)-"Noo, who did at?-Id wis Bil on page 36
an every noo an then a great crash, as if a dish or kettle hed b on page 54

3 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
KILLED IN CAR CRASH
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
... Fit happent the day o the crash...
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
lair sweemin pool wi a boomin crash that vibrated up his legs eve
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
d tae get back and hid made a crash landing at Boyndie. My hert b
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
There wis an almichty crash they drappit! Ane hid a chipp
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
te's silence to remember rail crash victims https://t.co/zdgotfZR(2020) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
that can watch that utter car crash of an address to the nation (2020) twitter link

@Franwella tweeted
rd_Sugar there was a bit of a crash. Some bloke seems to have jis(2012) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
erjency on Mars, some mairket crash, an whit wey her faithers wis on page 155

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
oon! Look oot below!" (a lood crash) - "Noo dan, wha did dat? - on page 38

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
in Jeemie wis killed in a car crash tree year ago. An noo shü's on page 46
rivin doon fae da cemetery ta crash intae dee. Ah'll tell de what on page 53
ime. Dan da keetchen door wid crash tae da back, an dey stude wi on page 93

3 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
hed an shö wad drap ontae da crash mats, bouncin back up wi a pe
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
rd a wee shriek an a fa, an a crash o broken gless, frae which sh on page 35
n doon! Heids below!" (a loud crash) - "Noo, whae did that? - E on page 37
, an every noo an then a huge crash, ax if a dish or kettle hed b on page 56

3 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
t, causin a waal o bodies tae crash again Maisie's bak. "It's the on page 43

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
a faa, an a crash o broken gless, frae whuch sh on page 37
Git yer heids doon!" (a loud crash) - "Noo, wha done that? - I on page 38
, an ivery noo an agnne a big crash, es if a dish or a Kettle had on page 57

3 matches