Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

turkey	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	14	8.7	13.6	39.7	11.6	10.3	53.1
Number of occurrences	45	17	9	4	2	1	12
Number of authors	28	13	7	3	2	1	2

Occurrences of turkey 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

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
t, custart, pine-apple, roast turkey, toffee, an hoat buttert toas on page 13

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
packt turkey pieces a wersh fower-coorser on page 43

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
It's a big dirty turkey fur dinner. Should see the si on page 173

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ham pizza or lasagne made wi turkey mince. Ah'll jist huv a plate on page 87
argaret's away her holiday in Turkey he's gaunnae tile aw the waws on page 169

2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
offer to carve the tongue or turkey—depend on't they're no in a
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
given to “the red part of a turkey’s head”’. Later editors
ative o the soond made by the turkey.
2 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
ur anurr, A get owerfaced wi' turkey dinners in the run up, sa ri
sit doon tae oan xmas day is turkey wi' aw ri trimmins; no' whin
2 matches

Pennie, Len Toast Tae The Daft Days, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
who'll open presents and eat turkey through the phone
1 matches

Robertson, Gary A Wee Dundee Xmas Poem, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
A big turkey fir dennir, ah the femly appe
1 matches

@Chazzbat tweeted
@creativeblock_ Aye. Like the turkey wha votes fer xmas(!)(2020) search twitter

@annieones tweeted
t happened tae the oven ready turkey ?? (2021) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
ken that the Scots wird fir 'turkey' is 'bubblyjock'? Listen tae (2017) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ave this on the table wae the turkey n awe the trimmings n a few s (2020) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
An a face as reed's a turkey cock Peer loon he gey near to on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Turkey! Fitna hell wid Ah wint te gi on page 6
Struttin aboot like a bloody turkey cock." on page 10

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
oon an leukit es nervous es a turkey it Christmas. He redd is thra on page 10

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
t, custard, pine-apple, roast turkey, toffee, an hot buttered toas on page 13

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 63 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
truth o Christmas, aifter the turkey an the presents an aa that: �
1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
roll? Efter too mony tattles, turkey n neeps yisterday im harb(2018) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ase dinae mak me aet ony mair turkey, nae maitter fit ye disguise (2016) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
ncan59 Kept ti the back roads Turkey patrol wer oot though(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
A sookan turkey's got more common sense! on page 42

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ey'd cancel Christmas and the turkey, pud and wine. on page 81

2 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
d any more sense nor a sookan turkey.’
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
rt, custard, pineaipple, rost turkey, toffee an hot buttered tost) on page 13

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Existential paraglidin in Turkey on page 49

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
rt, custurt, pineapple, roast turkey, tablet, an hot buttered toas on page 13

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
rt, custart, pme-epple, roast turkey, toffee, an het buttert toast on page 13

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne A Furst Readin Book in Ulster Scots, (Evertype 2011) Ulster, weans
They met Turkey Lurkey. Henny Penny sed, “T
sed, “The sky baes faalin, Turkey Lurkey.’ “Hoo dae yae kno
Some o it fell on mae tail” Turkey Lurkey sed, “Wae wull rin.
Turkey Lurkey sed, “The sky baes f
Turkey Lurkey?” “Henny Penny tou
10 matches

Reynolds, Charlie Krisamas time is draa’in near, (Ullans Speakers Association 2011) Ulster - Coleraine, prose
nnae bae ower sore on tha oul turkey ir tha plum duff, an aff coor
1 matches