A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

curves Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words2.7 3 1.5 9.9 0 0 3.9
Number of occurrences96 1 1 0 0 1
Number of authors9 6 1 1 1

Occurrences of curves in Corpus

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Central

McPartlin, John Lallans 82 - Biggin the Great Nor Road, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
is mangroved, curves ibis-beaked. The banks can se on page 67

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
it his ain lean bodie tae mak curves an fowk whustlit an lauchit. on page 14

1 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
The curves o yer hurdies are like jowels on page 14

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
the Nith swung roun in muckle curves caad The Bends, an the flat h on page 17

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
wi comfy curves that fit me,
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
think he wis leukin at thair curves, or thair hair, or the wey th
1 matches

Doric

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
draan her wi a big smile that curves up at the edges.
1 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
aa sheu wis fower year sailan curves closser tae the galactic cent on page 108

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
that edged oot frae hir hips, curves that had bin rationed atween on page 19

1 matches

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