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baker Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.2 12.2 24 9.9 0 10.9 4.4
Number of occurrences4123 15 1 0 1 1
Number of authors20 12 5 1 1 1

Occurrences of baker in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
the mou, she teuk him awa ti Baker's Square for carrot cake an a on page 30

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
But eh tak meh hat aff ti Ted Baker an Joe Bloggs on page 65

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
e for example: Garcia, O. and Baker, C. (Eds.) Policy and Practic on page 24

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
rope whaur the law says every baker has tae sell their breid at t on page 153

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Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
They'll brek intae the baker's and nick aw the breid on page 5

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
y Goad, Jane Craig wis a guid baker an made a grand cheese. He'd on page 17

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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
the baker’s. She turned hameward smil
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
t name frae Baxter's Wynd tae Baker's Lane. The likes o this daes
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Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
“Petrie” was an excellent baker (like Mither), her aipple pie
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McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
No faur hen. Wur gaun tae the Baker's Loch an it cannae be nae me
know how come it's cried the Baker's Loch? It's
cause ther's a baker's shoap ther an wu'll get som
er is. Ah'm tellin ye. It's a baker's shoap beside a loch, it's
al wind-up merchant Mr Gobbs. Baker's shoap ma erse!"
8 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
airrit tae William Towers the Baker nou for ower sax years, she h
ter Arbuckle . . .’ The wee baker’s lad wis bent ower, his ha
ister Arbuckle?’ speirt the baker’s lad frae doun the stair.
3 matches

@Chazzbat tweeted
Viking Naw, yer missus is the baker *an* the oven. You wur jist t(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
favourite joke: A man it the baker's says, 'Is that a cake or im(2016) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"She wis a great baker, an aa," Ah said, wi a smile. on page 87

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Spyin i'baker fa's kneedin i'dough on page 159

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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
baker’s shoppie. She cudna thole
wis a muckle blaik till in a baker’s shoppie.
a rowth o ither coins in the baker’s till. There wis siller 5O
nered bidin ooto sicht in the baker’s till an socht oot fur a t
fore a secunt hid passed, the baker liftit her up in his flooery
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Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2022) Doric - Aberdeen
Ivery baker across Toon made rowies ivery
o, folk wid rether ging tae a baker shop

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
Ivery baker across Toon made rowies ivery
o, folk wid rether ging tae a baker shop
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@d_anderson878 tweeted
Ye'll can get them in ony baker's in the Shire. Micht be fit (2020) search twitter

Orkney

@peediepuss tweeted
_Voices I doot that legendary baker is long gone. Yea, I strongly (2021) twitter link

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
is nou the ‘more elegant’ Baker Lane is proudlie posted.
1 matches

Ulster

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
Tha beef-man, the baker an cannel stick maaker, on page 25

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