Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'bump'

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Use in varieties of Scots

bump	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	7.2	24	22
ORK - Orkney	9.9	1	1
SHD - Shetland	5.8	1	1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	13.1	4	4
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen	10.5	1	1
DOR - General Northern	8.9	2	2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	2.4	1	1
WCE - West Central	4.4	1	1
DUN - Dundee	21.2	2	1
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow	25.6	5	4
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central	3.9	3	3
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)	13.9	1	1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)	605.7	1	1
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)	58.1	1	1
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of bump 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.

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ually moved back home and wid bump intae him noo and again. on page 33

1 matches

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
@AnneSavage. Really happy to bump into two otters, what a treat(2018)

Mid Northern A

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
lung up enna thi air, eif thi bump's weis ower big, eit yea weis on page 67

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
he cud only hope at she widna bump inte onybody she kent. on page 84

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
es, mair voices and the heavy bump o Mill’s bombs gan aff. The
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
e place. Jist a peety I didni bump inti Dave & his femily. https(2019)

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ack o beyon ye'll like as nae bump intae some body an afore ye k on page 12

1 matches

General Northern

@beast_afc tweeted
finish a filthy career wee a bump. https://t.co/0GSCm2aaIB(2020)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
y yer goodbyes then awkwardly bump intae them in every isle efte(2020)

(South) East Central

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
nae locals, so he'd no likely bump intae them again. on page 40

1 matches

West Central

Dalgetty, Moira Lallans 104 - The Best Laid Schemes..., (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, poetry
stairs, prayin that Ah widny bump intae any o the neighbours an on page 102

1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
he didnae trip ower a slab or bump intae onie o the great auld g on page 65
he didnae trip ower a slab or bump intae onic o the great auld g on page 69

2 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
'An ah'll mibbe take a wee bump ae the auld devil's dandruff on page 11

1 matches

Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
trouts, waiting fir them tae bump against the bank and somersau on page 36

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ough if ye just leave him tae bump his gums.’ Ah nod in blatan
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
e van turnt a corner or hit a bump on the road the three of us s
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
Go on then, I’ll give ya a bump . Picked up a couple of grams
1 matches

General Central

Fitt, Matthew Fae Mooth tae Page, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central, blog
“Where? Where did you bump it, Docherty?”
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
eekend tae you, yir wifey and bump! XXX(2015)

@Chazzbat tweeted
pregnant Ah niver touched her bump wance. It didnae cross ma min(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Evie OOR WULLIE’S SEASON’S GREET, (Largs Writers Group 2015) Central - Largs, prose
e’s in a stooky noo. Ah did bump intae Rose up at the hoaspita
1 matches

Donegal (East Donegal)

Watson, Audrey Yarns 3 - The Tay Meetin, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Fermanagh, prose
on the way hame, hittin ivery bump o’ the road and a’ them w
1 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Millar, Al Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, (Ullans Speakers Association 2023 ISBN: 978-0957666238) Ulster, poetry
. Which aule gressy kirk-yard bump Was ainst the Bardic burial h on page 59

1 matches