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Use in varieties of Scots

monsters Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.7 4.5 5.9 19.9 0 10.3 14.5
Number of occurrences199 4 2 0 1 3
Number of authors15 6 4 2 1 2

Occurrences of monsters in Corpus

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Central

Aitken, Jim Lallans 104 - A Pauchle o Thochts oan the Middle Aist, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
mistakes an gie rise tae the monsters o oor ain creation. on page 24

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Monsters writhin doon thare whaur on page 29

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
re coorse, malagrugous-lookin monsters. on page 22

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
've gote nae problem wannerin monsters, Hercules. Sae ah'm gonnae tr on page 14
aff fae batterin mony-heidit monsters?" Hercules couldna believe hi on page 21
isdom tae save people fae the monsters that bide in this warld. Herc on page 57

3 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
ae doot ye'll be needin great monsters o cats!
Bit monsters or nane, it's gey time A got
2 matches

@rattlecans tweeted
have reached paranoia and see monsters everywhere Anybody who dares (2022) twitter link

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
sea-monsters on page 75

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
o monsters jooglin aboot. Onnieweys, tha
1 matches

Thain, Gianna Far Shaddas Lurk, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
Ih’ monsters.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
like muckle monsters-like yon forkietail aside yer
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
i kent that great monsters in far seas did roam. on page 72

1 matches

Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
Wi monsters, brave sowels, scary pairts,
1 matches

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
get ma moments with those wee monsters! Never give me a wee peace! h(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Wilson, Glen Yarns 3 - A Ghaist Train in Portrush, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Portadown, poetry
onywey the warst monsters
1 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
ack, basalt rock were twa sea monsters draped in slairgy seaweed. Je
ll the baith o them aboot the monsters comin oot o the sea. Ah wante
2 matches

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