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carpet Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.5 14.9 19.6 39.7 17.4 31 4.4
Number of occurrences5329 13 4 3 3 1
Number of authors36 17 8 4 3 3 1

Occurrences of carpet in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
nt and disna pit paint on the carpet, she can hae aw the secrets s on page 10

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Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
swivel chair rolls across the carpet from his desk to the huge flo on page 14

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
and face first oan his boggin carpet. on page 30

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
, pented it, pit in a windae, carpet an furniture they begged aff on page 1

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
back tae John Logie Baird. A carpet that's goat maire stains oan on page 13

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
he slorach ye've made on thon carpet!' on page 54
nae pictures on the waw, nae carpet on the flair, jist coorse unp on page 184
essin-table and landed on the carpet. on page 205

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ion o the nation's capital bi carpet-bagger property speculators, on page 9

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
nd sticks bolt upright in the Carpet nearly gawn right through the on page 173

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Dunno why she expects the red-carpet treatment here though cause n on page 169

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
'I walk across a carpet of green and gold,' ah contin on page 35

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ttom o it, and the chessboard carpet is covered in God knows whit. on page 4
dinnae understand, under the carpet. on page 5
reid carpet in ma room, which makes them on page 119

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Johnston, Mary Lallans 73 - Back-Eyn, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
hap e girss like a chaip 70s carpet; on page 70

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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n, hair covered, pish-stained carpet taewards the door.
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ths in the late eighties. The carpet underfoot is threadbare wae f
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Geraghty, Martin 378, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
o block the bastards oot. The carpet is threadbare. Doos are relat
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
goat the, Paste Spreadin' - Carpet Treadin',
Lifted up the carpet,
Carpet Layin' – Plumbin’ Prayin'
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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
She knelt doon oan the carpet and used her fingernail tae e
1 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
landed softly oan the cherry carpet.
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McNulty, Victoria Hame, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
On the carpet of oor ground floor flat
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Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
nder an a hotel pub wi tartan carpet. Ye can get yer messages at s
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Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
iam wis gled tae see frae the carpet, drapes, an mahogany furnitur
1 matches

Doric

Philip, George Tales Fae The Doric Side - Winter, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
An seen a tap class carpet's pure fite laid on page 80

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ged the brochire doon oan the carpet. "An if wi dinna hurry up an on page 38
linoleum roon the edge o the carpet square. Mam made aa wir maet on page 87

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
an lans wi a dull thud on the carpet as Ah turn roon te face the s on page 22

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
colourfu an intricate flouer carpet that runs richt throu it. on page 13

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
ed wine skelt on i' new front carpet on page 121

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
tor wid sit. On the thin blue carpet, ower in a far neuk, an aunci
e puil on the radio wifie”s carpet.
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
n the braisse rods haudin the carpet flat tae the steps fur fear o
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
er, doon ontae the itchy blue carpet that ay sticks tae yer socks.
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
r een cast doon at the floral carpet.
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@fittiecrooners tweeted
dragged me aroond a blooming carpet shop as wints a new rug! I wi(2019) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
rdbrad @FaeFoggie Jist better carpet mair like. Serves mi richt fi(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
1970s carpet fibres, the plate cracked cle on page 14

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Thir's crumbs all ower the carpet on page 71

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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Turn, lower and create a new carpet o hill, on page 60

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Brown, Moyra Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
An 'Arabian Nights' carpet for flying through the air. on page 29

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
me da bedroom wi da new pink carpet at you cood sink tac your ank on page 47

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
glitter fae da carpet. Da TV lowses on page 46

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Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
d da holly waapeper an da red carpet dat hed peerie bells trowe hi
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Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
The carpet stained and gie threadbare on page 14

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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
Carpet Boolin Club hed thair meeting
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@jamie_ginger tweeted
aryt ti a man that sold is a carpet aboot 20 year ago and he ster(2019) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
bronze licht ontae the dairk carpet. Maisie released on page 47

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