A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

chicken Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words27.2 21.6 27.1 79.5 11.6 0 75.2
Number of occurrences8742 18 8 2 0 17
Number of authors40 21 12 2 2 3

Occurrences of chicken in Corpus

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Central

Cameron, Peter Lallans 83 - The Twice-fed Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
an a dishie o chicken supreme. on page 82

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
hand's ae a ninetyfive pence chicken risotto frozen ready meal. Gr on page 115
ittle yin is playin a game ae chicken wae me in the hope ah'll cave on page 152
in me that he's invested in a Chicken which is busy shittin oot gol on page 175
ls him. "Ah remember you noo. Chicken Korma wis too hoat the other on page 196

4 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
gin tapsalteerie like a nekit chicken in a shop windae. on page 212

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Thi ah forgot aboot thi chicken stock, on page 41

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
nd aw the times ma ma made yi chicken curry fur yir dinner. on page 30
ans, ah asked her. Dae yi eat chicken, she said. Naw. Whit aboot fi on page 87
ombination ae rotten fruit an chicken tandoori an the sewers; evrub on page 90
ekend she'll see ma da wi his Chicken Maryland an his banana fritte on page 135
tae Charlene. Thir wis a full chicken chow mein an fried rice an ch on page 149

5 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
he's hungert an grab's a bit chicken off o ma plate, on page 120

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
" I swear they thocht I wis a chicken. Itherwyes, how did they keep on page 70
ennin she widnae move fae the chicken fence fer a wee while, lang e on page 73
il? D'ye see that big fat red chicken? Weel, it micht look real, bu on page 74
If ye want tae see this magic chicken, ye'd better come noo. Hurry on page 75
"It's no a real chicken. It's a rooster. That means i on page 76

7 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
Boggin wis a chicken fermer. He kept thoosans o ch on page 2
The fousome waff o chicken driftit doon the tunnel tae w on page 31

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
n, ower a dour denner o biled chicken, biled on page 13
e bites," Edgar said, hoyin a chicken bane ontae the flair as if he on page 14

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ndwiches, mini sausage rolls, chicken wings, vol-au-vents, and the on page 4

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
rystheus, and it sickened her chicken that Zeus spent aw his time w on page 1

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
plump an roon as chicken breest on page 12

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
er, cheese, cherry, chestnut, chicken, chief, chiel, chimley, chin,
1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
e dae than spend aw day makin chicken pie.” Chicken pie? Fit a nu
pie.” Chicken pie? Fit a numpty! Fa’d pit
pie? Fit a numpty! Fa’d pit chicken in a pie?
l her efter that they cam oot chicken’s behinds. An if she kicked
4 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
rs o their wings. He gaithert chicken feathers fae the Minotaur’s
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
He haed arranged wi ane o the chicken-cocks tae cry him in the morn
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
inute ah feel like a heidless chicken stutterin along wae nae sense
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
. Toss up between a curry, or chicken pie, chips and peas. ?? https(2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
@nickstoppani Lemon chicken! Enjoy whitever you decide ta(2015) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
ce in the mooth. Gaes braw wi chicken & chickpea recipe fae @christ(2020) search twitter
ier that he wis jist a spring chicken, Jim reponed, “Aye, but a ge(2020) search twitter
streen, “I’m still a spring chicken, but a gey cheuch ane!” I th(2020) search twitter

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
onnie lass the mora hen. Only Chicken Chasni!!! Ya shid kno where t (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
is that the peri peri chicken open in musselburgh now - co (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
'Chicken nuggets.' on page 42

2 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ian paella is made wi kinnen, chicken an deuk. But, if ye think ye on page 4

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Chicken or pork on Sunday's fit I win on page 87

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
in. Maist fowk haid askit fur chicken curry an rice, an sein
bits o chicken an ingin. A thocht A coudna e
2 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
t aw the biscuits, ett aw the chicken in the fridge, drank a couple
1 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Chicken wi' huggis stuffed inside
1 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
r fish, pies, puddins bit nae chicken dipper
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2012) Doric - Buckie
y market atthe minute - this chicken may come hame tae roose yet .

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Fit rare! Chicken supreme followed by rhubarb c(2017) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
Defender in i Kintore Fish & Chicken Bar.(2019) search twitter
lub in club sarnie stans for "chicken lettuce under bacon" is at fo(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
@aduncan59 Ats a chicken supper size(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
riving tae Elgin n purchasing Chicken Tikka Chasni we pilau rice fa(2011) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
said u bought a ready cooked chicken, could u nae buy a poke o' ch(2016) search twitter
Eating ma chicken leg now the wife cooked fer m(2017) search twitter
fer ma toothless gums bit the chicken a bit on the hard side! The m(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
We hid tatties and chicken stew on page 2
lproof wey tae murder me poor chicken. on page 13
cheust stick tae veg and some chicken on page 19
Some cam roond cairryan chicken soup and some browt home-bake on page 24
A roast chicken dinner on Sunday - I dae lik on page 31
Also on pages 53, 75
7 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
so we mibbe better cry it the chicken shin, tae avoid ony mair huff (2021) twitter link

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
p. Nicol an Ingrid fed her on chicken an cat biscuit. If shö fyaar
1 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
lik tae assure you aa dat dis chicken, avocado an mango salad is ta(2021) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne A Furst Readin Book in Ulster Scots, (Evertype 2011) Ulster, weans
Chicken Little
Chicken Little wus in the wudds. A se
ds. A seed fell on haes tail. Chicken Little sed, “The sky baes f
Chicken Little met Henny Penny. Hae s
“Hoo dae yae know, Chicken
15 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
‘Och, stop bein sich a chicken,’ saed Harry.
1 matches

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
Hah, thon wee laddie is makin chicken tikka masala the night. It's (2021) search twitter

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