A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

harsh Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.5 6.1 9 9.9 5.8 10.3 0
Number of occurrences2112 6 1 1 1 0
Number of authors17 8 6 1 1 1

Occurrences of harsh 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

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
that,' Agnes said. She had a harsh, raucle wey o speakin that wi on page 7

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McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
harsh clad wi stane stairk beauty on page 32

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
il. There were three months o harsh, snell frosts that froze the on page 56

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an a harsh grund. on page 120

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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
maun be said that despite the harsh conditions an the hard life m on page 32
ough. Even in the face o thae harsh conditions Davie wuidnae back on page 86

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
In this wide harsh thunnerplain o gray gleams on page 128

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
at harsh-strung diamonds glarin on page 40
Harsh neon signs on hoardings flash on page 41

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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
She gied a harsh lauch. “Juist oor ain. We o
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Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
es. It wis shairp, jagged and harsh as broken gless. It tore thro
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n's fir as far as ye cud see: harsh, bare scenery bit wi a beauty on page 21

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
rnie-loss an hereaboots. It's harsh, aye, an it fairly rips an te on page 118

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Thain, Gianna Far Shaddas Lurk, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
Put doon floors. Harsh reality. And the wife’s
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Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
p on the streets, an it wis a harsh reminder tae aa fa read his p
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
“Well!” The harsh voice dragged Jessie back fae
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@72redz1903 tweeted
100 Some o these comments are harsh - we’re accommodating the l (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
o all a harsh voar can throw on page 65

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Shetland

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
da energy was as caald as da harsh nort itsel.
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Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Frae Nova Scotia's harsh terrain on page 32

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