A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'ally'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
allyOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus12.94324
ORK - Orkney 49.7 5 2
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 9.8 3 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 7.3 3 2
WCE - West Central 39.9 9 4
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 25.6 5 1
AYR - Ayrshire 21.4 2 1
LAL - General Central 11.8 9 6
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.1 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.9 2 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
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 ally in Corpus

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Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
'Ally-bally Ally-bally-be on page 8

2 matches

Hall, Simon W. New Lambs, Owld Stone, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
Ally arrived shortly eftir Christm
is, stoor stood oot o it when Ally pit the brakkar on it. That s
wed us doon a bit. We enjoyed Ally’s company when he wis here.
3 matches

Shetland

@tattooedselkie tweeted
@Sayers33 "Ally! Aw, fir fuck's sake!"(2021)

Mid Northern A

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@TorryQ @Historic_Ally Ally kens fits fit.(2019)

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
celeunson Weel deen the nicht Ally, ye hid ma wife in fits wi ye (2020) twitter link
@Historic_Ally Hi Ally it’s https://t.co/GCs8ivGYSo (2020) twitter link

Aberdeen

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
an ally himsel wi aa them fa allege on page 20

1 matches

(South) East Central

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
the likes o Kenny Dalglish an Ally McCoist.The survey results wi
lish. 5.Lulu. 6.Jock Stein. 7.Ally McCoist. 8.Billy Connolly. 9.
2 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@AlisterWhite thanx ally - its at the fort - guid ta (2020) twitter link

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ories aboot players lik Super Ally McCoist, an Davy Cooper, an a on page 66
r wis an actual village where Ally McCoist used tae live an no a on page 169

2 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Lallans 68 - Barlinnie Gradyooits, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
r wis an acshull villaij wair Ally Micoist yoostae liv an no a h on page 41

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
gs on thaim, an fínish up wi Ally Heather's BBC Social videos,
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
whit we're comfiest wi, this Ally McLeod notion o glorious fail
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
re language - thon's a gien. Ally Heather's 'Rebel Tongue' telt
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Ally Bally Bee Ally Bally, Ally Bally Bee
1 matches

Dundee

@d_anderson878 tweeted
Ally Bally! https://t.co/tkHhzApT4(2020)

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
arrived. The auld man had an ally than, acause Balvinder had me
1 matches

Glasgow

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
Rinpoche, Hammy Rinpoche and Ally Rinpoche. Funny that. Wi name
i names like Sammy, Hammy and Ally they could play for Scotland.
of auld blankets wi Hammy and Ally, cross-legged wi their prayer
sun. One of the signs,' says Ally.
Ally shook his heid. 'I'm very sor
5 matches

Ayrshire

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
efully faw ower intae sleep: "Ally Bally, Ally Bally Bee, sittin on page 23

2 matches

General Central

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
tcht the Imperor Chairles – ally o Ingland – tae declare wei
1 matches

Gillespie, Alan Mon the Rovers, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, prose
wee schemers in midfield, big Ally Graham up front wis getting h
1 matches

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
@Historic_Ally Thanks, Ally - ye're the best.(2019)
toric_Ally This is brilliant, Ally. Awfy weel duin.(2019)

@IshbelMcF tweeted
storic_Ally Howp yer thrivin, Ally! A'm daein some wark wi bairn(2018)
@Historic_Ally Weil duin, Ally!(2018)

@billykayscot tweeted
@Historic_Ally Cheers, Ally. It’s comin yet for aw that.(2020)
the best tae you an the lads, Ally.(2020)

@LairnScots tweeted
ourites like Katie Bairdie an Ally Bally: https://t.co/lBOuOyqmt (2019) twitter link

South East (Borders)

@officialAliRed tweeted
The twae Ally Ballys visited the new Coulte(2019)

South West (Galloway)

@StuartPoet tweeted
lpoetryday2020 Grand crack wi Ally in @ByLeavesWeLive yesterday.(2020)
lly Jist gan tae Killie airts Ally. Wheen o fowk Ah ken doon by (2020)