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Use in varieties of Scots

noises Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.3 11.7 6.4 9.9 5.8 21.9 8.8
Number of occurrences3222 4 1 1 2 2
Number of authors22 12 4 1 1 2 2

Occurrences of noises in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
phon, an aw the ither unusual noises, wid chinge (she knew) tae th on page 122

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
's a few clicking and clangin noises then Paco says, "Right, ahm g on page 31

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
on, an aa the ither byordinar noises, wad chynge (she kennt) tae t on page 44

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
Duncan says. We aw made bokin noises. Howie stopped swallyin. on page 1

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ses - an shoutin men an loud noises o ilka kind - for mony a lan on page 47

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
is an unco noise. Ye can hear noises like thon if ye gang through on page 135

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
an he began tae mak funny wee noises in his thrapple. Hou had he n on page 66
ies wuid hear him makkin bird noises an it seemd as tho some o the on page 88
makkin bird noises tae keep himsel busy. An true on page 89
e ghostly fires an fell oorie noises an smells comin fae Claypotts on page 118

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
an makin wibble-wibble-wibble noises by movin her finger up an doo on page 36
Ross an then he startet makin noises wi his airmpits. on page 91
tartet makin really loud fart noises an lookin ower at us. Ah don' on page 101

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
cht. "There's a gey nummer Oo noises in the Forest, but this is a on page 18
the Forest makkin lood yowlin noises for Rabbit. And at the end-up on page 117

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
t. His mooth wis makkin weird noises, like Sunny ayeweys did, as h on page 91

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
Here by the roadside, new noises are heard. Nae cairts or hors on page 22

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Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
and made disgusted “yech” noises. “Whit wis that?”
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e whit he hoped wis sootherin noises. Somewey or anither she got a
e spears. Than he made barkin noises. Tad an than the rest o the a
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
s mooth as she made gledsome noises.
1 matches

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
Gryphon, an all e ither queer noises, wid change (she knew) till e on page 120

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
mak these high-pitched whinin noises. As Calum McBrane admittit, e
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
thay queerie noises, buzzin an bleepin, ringin an
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
At one point, the squelching noises fae Andrew’s feet stop –
1 matches

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Chirpan, bleepan, bubblan noises on page 10

1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
braaly aerly an felt hungry. Noises cam fae da hoose. Bairn's voi
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Gryphon, an aw th ither weird noises, would chainge (she kent) tae on page 124

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@jamie_ginger tweeted
ddle aboot jist making stipid noises..your sunday night must b fun(2012) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
yphon, an aal the ither quare noises, wud change (shae knowed) tae on page 125

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
An noises doon tha flue on page 18

1 matches

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