laughter | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
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Total Corpus | 15.9 | 51 | 30 |
ORK - Orkney | 49.7 | 5 | 4 |
SHD - Shetland | 5.8 | 1 | 1 |
TON - Tonge | |||
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | |||
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
MNA - Mid Northern A | 9.8 | 3 | 1 |
MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
SNO - South Northern | |||
ABN - Aberdeen | |||
DOR - General Northern | 13.3 | 3 | 3 |
NEC - North East Central | |||
SEC - (South) East Central | 30.7 | 12 | 3 |
WCE - West Central | 9.2 | 2 | 2 |
DUN - Dundee | 42.5 | 4 | 2 |
EDN - Edinburgh | 31.4 | 5 | 2 |
GLA - Glasgow | 27.1 | 5 | 3 |
AYR - Ayrshire | |||
LAL - General Central | 6.7 | 5 | 4 |
SEA - South East (Borders) | 25 | 2 | 2 |
SWE - South West (Galloway) | 41.7 | 3 | 3 |
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) | |||
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) | |||
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) | 31.4 | 1 | 1 |
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) | |||
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast) | |||
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast) | |||
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) | |||
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | |||
GUL - General Ulster | |||
SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
In lamplight the laughter on page 32
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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
shes on faces, thir's no more laughter on page 152
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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
and laughter and sadness mingled on page 26
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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Fleean doon wi laughter an thrills. on page 115
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ted fae the same place as the laughter. Mary made her wye past aa th
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Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
ers her moo as she shrieks wi laughter.
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Wilkie, Dave , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
O course there’s tears an laughter, times the ups an doon,
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Laughter an joy there cannae be.
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
rens’’ ah say. Shakin wae laughter whilst takin stock ae the cun
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
cryin on here - is tears oh laughter that yous got the heave ho ye (2020) twitter link
Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
‘Ur laughter furtells e' a sudden debacle
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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
the occasion o a great deal o laughter an jokes at their expense. Th on page 25
an here her vyce broke intae laughter, 'that ye're here tae drink a on page 102
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
girls collapsed in fits o’ laughter. Callum eventually realised t
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McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
entence please!” Howls o’ laughter as they aw’ caught on! Thon
n gales o’ semi-sympathetic laughter. A believe that Angie’s pre
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
For laughter, he would ay’ways seek.
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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
irm. Ah cin tell it's nervous laughter, though; they're fuckin shite on page 12
t the lads who aw burst intae laughter. on page 14
they aw try an contain their laughter by sittin wi their airms fold on page 24
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
le erupts again intae riotous laughter an ma baws shrivel up intae t
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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
air wis alive wi the sounds o laughter, screamin, chatter, and the c on page 32
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Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
were made to be smothered in laughter’? Are Gaels romantic figure
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@Chazzbat tweeted
rristerSecret Ah'm greetin wi laughter readin this! ?? A gey enterta(2020)
Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
rted. Ahlice gie a wee howl o laughter. "Och, shush!" th Rabbit whis on page 81
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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
me, the pleisure o giein, the laughter o weans. There micht be surpr on page 77
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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
words, expanded wi laughter, wis a powerful thing. on page 93
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