A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

obscene Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4 5 1.5 0 0 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences1310 1 0 0 1 1
Number of authors5 3 1 1 1

Occurrences of obscene in Corpus

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Central

McNeil, Andrew Lallans 58 - Carnegie’s Turning, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Obscene. on page 122

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
inks tae the IRA werenae jist obscene, they were ironic. Wha is The on page 11
private businesses are makkin obscene amoonts o siller aff connin t on page 37
ism no jist tae proteck their obscene wealth, but tae increase it. on page 38
e Air B'nB model, pairt o the obscene 'gig economy' that his become on page 90
is afore even conseederin the obscene costs o Trident. Oor Parlie a on page 148

5 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
remove this wurd that we deem obscene, on page 35
Whit wurds dae ye ken mair obscene than these? on page 36
uin stampt oot wi punishments obscene. on page 41
Each gory detail o his obscene daith on page 128

4 matches

Doric

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
suddenly I'm obscene on page 18

1 matches

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
the implications Bein wealth obscene, on page 212

1 matches

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
sschendale's mud, the carnage obscene. on page 30

1 matches

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