Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

rocket	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	14.4	9.8	33.2	0	11.6	10.3	8.9
Number of occurrences	46	19	22	0	2	1	2
Number of authors	24	12	7		2	1	2

Occurrences of rocket 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

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
in aboot on the pavement. The rocket whines up the street towards on page 19
ready. A'm aff like a two-bob rocket but this cunt is fast, legs g on page 34

2 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
box, an up I gaed like a sky-rocket!" on page 38

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
untouched bi missile, tank an rocket, the morn anither day o doots on page 77

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
d fleein up in the air like a rocket, richt ower the metal palins on page 108
he skited oot her seat like a rocket. The esk claucht fur dear lif on page 160

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
d exercise an it's no exactly rocket science. When ah asked ma da on page 140

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
wheeched on at the speed o a rocket. Noo it wis stertin tae sclim on page 139
e lift shot strecht up like a rocket! 'Ya beauty!' shouted Granda on page 163
oo risin intae the sky like a rocket, and the sunsheen wis poorin on page 164

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
ncht up intae the air like a rocket. It lowped as hie as the hoos on page 53
oose and intae his car like a rocket. He hurled doon tae the clach on page 80

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
shair that if he kent whit a rocket Coont Olaf is, he'd wheech us on page 61

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
�re no gien a fuck aboot that rocket. Plenty mare up-an-comers rea
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
’ and wae that ah gee him a rocket ae a right hand.
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
float, we need tae fire that rocket intae space where he belongs (2020) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
k ahm meant tae be inside the rocket Angela?... ??... (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
rapes15 exactly - ffs its no rocket science! (2021) twitter link
- pit eersell up in the nxt rocket tae the moon - your sum spac (2020) twitter link

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
. So Dassen haul toot eis big Rocket een, looket at et, then hande on page 47

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e teen aff up the road like a rocket. "Wis yer blin date nae fit y on page 56

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e handit Morrice his ain fire rocket. on page 16

2 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
ye were like a twaa bob rocket on page 50

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
." Ay, even if they get their rocket aa the wey ti the meen, the L on page 74

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ps up tae the starnies like a rocket. They aa wheech awa, Pranny's
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
feenishin aff a rocket they’d biggit in the bye as
gype Kirsty the Coo, It’s a rocket, an it’s gaun tae the meen
“Ye mean their rocket,” corrected Suzy. “I sudn
girse tae inspeck the rocket. Naebody wis gaun aboot. It w
ottit up a wee stair inno the rocket itsel, Aince in, she skytit o
12 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
stoor aff an auld toon bap ye rocket min!(2015) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
Edmo we a rocket tae win(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
box, an up I gengs laek a sky-rocket!" on page 39

1 matches

Mainland, Jim Performance (After Les Murray), (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
a rocket oagin up ta spret da mirk
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
box, an up Ah gauns lik a sky-rocket!" on page 38

1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
"A rocket thonner landit!" on page 10

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
e box, an up A went lik a sky rocket!" on page 39

1 matches