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Use in varieties of Scots

jumpers Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.8 4.8 3.2 29.8 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences159 2 3 0 0 1
Number of authors11 6 2 2 1

Occurrences of jumpers in Corpus

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Central

McPartlin, John Lallans 82 - Biggin the Great Nor Road, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
a chain o road. Jumpers intae brie-stane, on page 66

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e's awready got three Tregijo jumpers: she's got wan that looks lik on page 50
no, ma ma said, Yiv wore Aran jumpers tae school before. Ah says, A on page 51
n Sparks. See aw yir 'Tregijo jumpers an yir shirts, she said, Thir on page 52
ll family has better taste in jumpers. ® on page 169

4 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
The Italians turn up in jumpers and scarves. John’s slaggin
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
d puttin’ wur honds oan wur jumpers where oor herts micht be if w
1 matches

@weenell3 tweeted
ervatives Are you handing oot jumpers! (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
id new year knittin eer wooly jumpers in eer wee bothies in the wil (2020) twitter link

Doric

@Franwella tweeted
ric n gas prices thru. Woolly jumpers n hot water btls a roon!(2011) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
a pit it up but wears aboot 4 jumpers instead! Canna beat a braw co(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
And sheu aalways wears baggy jumpers - Tae hide her big bum and h on page 53
ew haunts tae forage. Pile on jumpers, scarves and tights - wrap u on page 75

2 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Noo thir's tops, jumpers and evin a cot on page 100

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
eway. Ah kicked it atween twa jumpers an scored. Harry’s bike was
1 matches

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