A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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ferry Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.1 11.3 15.1 29.8 23.2 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences4222 10 3 4 2 1
Number of authors25 11 6 2 3 2 1

Occurrences of ferry in Corpus

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Central

Shepherd, J. Barrie Lallans 82 - Forth Brig, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
We yist tae cam doon tae the 'Ferry on page 28

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
is but it ended up more Tom n ferry. They sit uncomfortably wae t on page 58

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Eftir thi gala day in thi Ferry on page 83

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
he pier at Leith, tae tak the ferry ower tae Pettycur in Fife, wi on page 25
th tae get tae Dundee. On the ferry ower the Tay they made acquai on page 26
be a boat waitin aff Broughty Ferry tae pick up the laddies that on page 32
ar look-outs doun at Broughty Ferry waitin tae see the returnin s on page 33
crossin attendant at Broughty Ferry an went on tae live a guid la on page 43
Also on pages 92, 104, 117
8 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
* This bus gangs tae Broughty Ferry, and that yin gangs tae Dunde on page 28

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Black smoke fae the ferry's funnel billows up intae the on page xii
ddin ring and back oantae the ferry. on page xiv
e pop oot ma third wean oan a ferry and thocht ma husband wis gau on page xvi
She wis born oan the Renfrew ferry, and the story ended "up in t on page 115

5 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
Hercules shauchled ontae the ferry wi the ghaists and bogles. Ch on page 52

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
it's the picture the nicht re ferry crossings? on page 28

1 matches

@MartinBroon tweeted
Stage wan ,find the ferry ?? https://t.co/wlsqQrAASF(2019) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
aur we wis gaun - “Broughty Ferry...Queensferry etc, etc.(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
take ma brood up tae Broughty Ferry soon! #visocchisbetterwatchoo(2016) search twitter

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
atter an hid cast aboot for a ferry back hame it nicht faw. Twa f on page 98

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
at, as he drave aff the Irish ferry. on page 30

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the car, she'd yakkit on the ferry, an he'd stairtit te fantasis on page 38

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
in the mornin, tae catch the ferry tae Mull. Ey hid their
breakfast on the ferry, ey were keepin a e'e on the
the Wee Wifie seen the ferry that wis tae tak em tae Staff
sma fishin boat, made intae a ferry. Up
4 matches

@Franwella tweeted
izarre that ane o th games on ferry is battleships 2 - sinkn shi(2011) search twitter
On th new ferry, affa fancy(2011) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
by storm. Heading back on the ferry later so best keep a clear he(2017) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Tak the ferry ower fae Scrabster, whar the on page 37

2 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
shaef fer the next Autonomist ferry tae tak tae a bankeen staetio on page 113

1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
mony cars fur hit wis da last ferry. Shö fan a peerie nyook ta h
1 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
een followed by an ower night ferry back tae Lerwick. Fokk used t(2021) search twitter

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
On wir way tae catch da ferry doon sooth tae Aberdeen for #(2016) search twitter
northern diver) fae da Fetlar ferry #badbirdphoto #Shetland http:(2015) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
hare war a lassie in Broughty Ferry that spak aboot the Toe Brig,
1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
and my family used to row the ferry over the Forth. Love that bit(2020) search twitter

Ulster

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
ow mornin, get yoursel on tha ferry noo Raiph!???? (2021) twitter link