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Use in varieties of Scots

flags Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.2 10.1 25.5 49.7 5.8 0 13.3
Number of occurrences4620 17 5 1 0 3
Number of authors33 17 8 5 1 2

Occurrences of flags in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
idit at thay likit the bonnie flags, birlin round about thaim in on page 25

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
r somebody writes a poem that flags on page 77

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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
ips in the harbour were flyin flags an some o them even let aff g on page 125

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McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
The fort wi flags o bladderwrack on page 18

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
excitement aboot their hero. Flags were fleein fae aw the windae on page 26

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Ah've aftimes unfurled thae flags owre the world, on page 139

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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
Like flags in battle playin tic-tac-toe. on page 121

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
auld dotards wi flags on page 69

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Landles, William Lallans 73 - Welcome, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
That leamed frae flags to riggin, on page 57

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
raucht awa what it wes aboot. Flags o Inglan an Scotlan coud be p
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ir steps press tae the paving flags like pettit lips. Here lifeâ€
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
and Bosnia as folk wur hingin flags oot car windies, blarin thir
t if the red, blue, and white flags wur Russian yins? It wis scar
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Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
masel tae bin. Pens, badges, flags, wristbands. Oor hame, like m
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
win fae a smatterin o fowk wi flags gaitherin twa oors afore, nou
fae ither launds wi different flags; lassies wi blue pentit faces
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McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
bairds; sum o thaim are wavin flags aboot – flags! This is poli
aboot – flags! This is politics, no fitba!
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
antry, made up ay the nations flags that ur competin in the World
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@MartinBroon tweeted
Awe yer planes and awe yer flags and speeches ?? THIS is whit (2020) search twitter

Doric

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - A hame is a hame is a hame, is it nae?, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
flags an borders, Ikea furniture on page 34

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
ed ma last smoke Hing oot the flags on page 15

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
s pleasin, hunkies waved like flags, on page 35
waa. Nae carpets, just steen flags on page 43

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
cht is the UN's 'Alley of the Flags'. Comprised o 195 flags in to on page 5

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
clatterin ower the steen path flags aside the muckle cheese press
as they hashed ower its steen flags inno its open doors. Granda B
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
e flats o the Hen-Hoose, fite flags flichtered. Wee Jenny Sangste
her physog at the sicht o the flags.
country, in our faith, white flags are for mourning," they telt
3 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
aboot a'tween orange an white flags! https://t.co/i5u1J0Z8qf(2017) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
ok a right ticket - ony mair flags? (2020) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
asked the neighbours tae pit flags oot & mak sure dogs washed(2017) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
The flags go up aroond the toon and pub on page 29

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
ock like aalwarld cosmonaats, flags an aa, chappan at his airlock on page 98

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
s on an still no steps on the flags outside. on page 117

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ed up. Thurs a couple o loose flags at the top o Frasers Closs an on page 86

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Mainland, Marlene Home Truths, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
Fae atween the flags and in the wa
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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Smooth, dark flags; flör ta röf boxed on page 44

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Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Tha flags an buntin stirred on page 30
Canty weans, wi plestic flags on page 31

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@the_gellick tweeted
rg Abu" on paramilitary (RHC) flags/murals? @Dr_Eoin_Malcolm http (2015) twitter link

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