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picters Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14 8.7 31.7 9.9 34.9 0 0
Number of occurrences4517 21 1 6 0 0
Number of authors24 13 9 1 2

Occurrences of picters in Corpus

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Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
itate fowk he had seen in the picters, an a easy-osie cast thit did on page 21

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Went tae the picters, a dirty-kneed clientele on page 79

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
fae Cork an aa! He showed us picters o his bairns an his wife (no on page 136

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
hocolates wi ribbons an fancy picters on the lid and there wid be a on page 120

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
in oan make-up, gaein tae the picters an, symbolically, haein a Pic on page 90

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Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
r the same team, went tae the picters and the dancin, even winched on page 136

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
Vyces are low, few picters taen. Nearhaun, a watter-fill on page 14

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
wfarts but he wad raither mak picters tae them and tell ower ferlie on page 69

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
hes fit, an gowpit at the twa picters oan the page. on page 19

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
or thinkin in. It's juist the picters the words pits intae thair he
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
the colours o simmer, an the picters she wove were as fine as ony
As she sat in this dwam, the picters in her mind were woven oot af
times. For as she luiked, the picters on Arachne’s claith seemed
the windae an stertit drawin picters o their wings. He gaithert ch
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“Ah’ve seen picters o kye,” Raggle telt him.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
ed gaun tae the matinee o the picters on a Seturday efternuin. It w
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@Chazzbat tweeted
te_eye Ah dinnae hae ony auld picters o me.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
aboot pintin anither picter? Picters wi snaa are affa bonnie." on page 29
e true. Nae bandy legs in his picters. Ay, airt opens a winnock in on page 32
rprised. Did ye ivver see his picters? Lik his haan wis shakin an h on page 35

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
the loon. 'See, here's their picters.' on page 45

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
weel. We eesed ti ging ti the picters thegither. He cam fae roonabo on page 41

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Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
nt the buik and luikit at the picters. on page 40
she telt us tae draw oor ain picters hopin we'd tak some inspirati on page 41

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
te tak ma te see ess wifie's picters, or no?" on page 28
p te ma moo, takkin in aa the picters hingin oan the waa: ere wis p on page 29
ed, "Ah'm fed up wi ess ~ the picters ir crap an ere's naethin te a on page 32

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Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
ce, an' this time I got fower picters o' mysel.
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
dreich wis it. There war mair picters o angels fechtin dragon-baist
rers fand a muckle gallery wi picters o breets. There war shelts bi
o the greens an broons o the picters. The lift o Yird hid langsyne
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
doon on the hullheid, an onie picters oo haed o the
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
picters tak ta develop as a kent Boot
n thair shops, bit e said the picters ir sent up by e-mail an wid b
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Chapman, Henry , (Facebook 2018) Doric, poetry
an’ sorted “picters” aff the plumb,
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
ards ah'll keek back on their picters in twinty years time an think(2017) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
on @mowgli1977z Saw it at the picters affa good but fa milked the c(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I stuck up twa bonny picters and I got a new mat in a sale on page 58

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
r wis readin, but hit hed nae picters athin it, or conversations ed on page 7
here an dere shö saa maps an picters hingin apo nibbies. Shö took on page 9
y see Shakespeare sittin, ida picters o him), while da rest o dem w on page 27

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Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
An whit a gadderie o hansels. Picters, ornaments, dyshes, claes, dy
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Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
nty lugs he wis joost laek da picters on Christmas cairds. “My na
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