A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

himself Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words30.6 35 28.6 19.9 23.2 51.7 0
Number of occurrences9868 19 2 4 5 0
Number of authors50 32 13 1 2 2

Occurrences of himself in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
he picks up speed and swings himself round on the handrail at each on page 14
n the minutes since he pushed himself over to the on page 18

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
When he's finished admirin himself, he comes err an takes a seat on page 14
Efter he cleans himself up, Disco rejoins us at the t on page 15
is chest then he's slappin at himself. The cunt's huvin a heart att on page 30
e door, expectin Paco tae let himself oot but he then he shouts fae on page 31

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
the grun wi a thud. He picked himself up an noticed he wis staunin on page 48

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
. He takes hold ae it n pulls himself up. His hand slowly goes tae on page 15
in. A kin feel Addison shitin himself fae behind me. A kin see him on page 17
cket. Addison's fuckin shitin himself. They're only a hundred feet on page 18
ind on he's tryin tae comfort himself by comfortin me. on page 32
, Muldoon, shouts as he pulls himself up. The young wan we call the on page 34
Also on pages 46
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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
anither wey, Alexander Reid, himself a bonny craftsman in the Scot on page 36

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
He'll find himself a snod wee hoose And a snod w on page 16

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Wae that, he excuses himself. Before he continues tae circ on page 50
who looks as if he's readyin himself tae make some soartae announc on page 51
fresh pussed actor who finds himself oan the set ae a Kevin Spacey on page 62
golden ticket fae Wily Wonka himself. And it wisnae long efter tha on page 91
kin hear is Aldo mutterin tae himself: "Ah cannae believe this actu on page 134
Also on pages 137, 160, 181, 186, 91, 199
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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
e cunt's fit. The wean shites himself an staggers back intae the tr on page 173
ed tae the spot. He's shittin himself. on page 176

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Himself, on page 8

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Dareau, Mareau Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST), (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
e o Edinburgh, a lad o pairts himself an mibbe oor maist vailleant on page 59

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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
in great gulps. Then he shook himself an lookit at the men haudin o on page 53
ockers whan he wis a yung lad himself. An whit wi Nan's cookin, a f on page 60
Calum the barman, wantin hame himself, had nae intention o lettin a on page 64
glaur o the kirkyaird. Pickin himself up, covert in clart, he curse on page 68

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
en ma Christopher coulda done himself a serious injury. on page

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ut she spied the King, sittin himself wi a forty ouncer o vodka, lo on page 83

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Argyll himself telt me he'd be here. on page 35

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Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
t's no muckle," he thocht tae himself, "but at least I'll hae some on page 39

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
ta tak himself tae Kirk frae his hoose on page 82

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
y who may choose to impose on himself the thankless and uncalled fo on page 69

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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
-unbreakable shared humour of himself n his stick-like pal.
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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
sed aw this wis a bit strange himself. Robert he wis cawed. He wis
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
listair's video back taeBurns himself (that muckle 'Heaven-Taught'
1 matches

Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
ir elbae. He wiz thinking tae himself, "Ah’ll be surprised surpri
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
hash an is frantically pattin himself doon an turnin oot his poakit
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Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
e last long, he literally wet himself when Big Brenda started tae u
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
d see how he puts you between himself and the fire.”
hen he particularly needs you himself.”
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
umph is as amatory as Solomon himself, and ye generally find him ma
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
ching our breath. Simon tucks himself back intae his trousers and s
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Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
yaff pretended not to even be himself – too feart when he saw the
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Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
the glen. The guid laird fun himself unner pressure tae let fowk f
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
re ah kin strike Danny wedges himself between us. As if he’s sudd
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
im, likes. But fuckin Houdini himself couldnae perform an escpae fa
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
’ he tells me as he readies himself at the keyboard tae note doon
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
admired the wey he conducted himself, likes. Even in the eye ae im
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
at if the great national bard himself is askin?’’ ah says, whil
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Bruce is busy snorin awey tae himself and is probably dreamin ae us
Craigy inserts himself intae the conversation tae by
Craigy hus a chuckle tae himself ‘’Bruce kin git oaffy emo
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
nd of fudd that will do it to himself for the publicity, then blame(2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
t wisnae delivered by the man himself! Hee hee!? xxx http://t.co/XZ(2015) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
anent thon mannie that avows himself sae get Catholic an moral (fo(2020) search twitter

@WhenDidADidny tweeted
uckin cheesedick got it wrong himself anaw. The genuine worst cunt (2018) twitter link

@bigandymccoll tweeted
spilling the beans is that AS himself thinks it'd be antithetical t (2022) twitter link

Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Blair himself took a step forrit. "Because on page 74

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
wheelchair." Grandad sattled himself contented like inti the car. on page 94

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
and got himself a new dressin goon. on page 163

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Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
heid. Then he catched sicht o himself in the watter and saa... on page 25

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
“The wretched child’s wet himself. Is there any sign of his mot
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
hid tae refleck the status o himself an his company. Wi nae lack o
p implant tae inflict pain on himself sud it monitor an upgaun in h
ae a muckle nest egg tae fund himself an his aunt aroon the warld.
Brian iver need medical help himself, he'd need tae ken his richt
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Kerr, Oliwia, Sarah and Amber Fiona and the Ring, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
her yase it and wanted it for himself.
1 matches

Fowler, Ross Sunday Fitba wi ma Faither, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
come intae the hoose an clean himself up an git a better idea fit t
Ance he hid cleaned himself up and got his neb tae stop b
2 matches

Johnston, Shaun The Forkie Gollach, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
We hid tae run like the deil himself. We heided aff tae oor usual
1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caw, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric - Stonehaven, prose
cunt. Aye but does he no get himself doon affae his great brute o
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@72redz1903 tweeted
consultant gig and never find himself in such an elevated position (2022) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
Oot for himself https://t.co/bXP4f0BCtV(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
r send ony pictures o the man himself, so here he is, my drinking p(2016) search twitter
finding it lonely at the bar himself wee naebody tae chat tae but (2016) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
this nae the same gadgie that himself voted by mail?(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
aps or signs. Mr Dursley gaed himself a peedie shak, an pit the cat
ander across the road tae buy himself a pattie supper fae the chip
2 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Grottie-Buckie and Tirli-Wirli, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997352) Shetland, weans
He wis da plaesed. He riggit himself up in da new jacket an da kep on page 28

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Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
oidance. If a trow canna hoid himself he’s haddit. Anidder vital
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Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Birsie wisna himself eftir sicca onkerry. We took
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Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
a pell, so Uggledlugs emptied himself on da flr! For a mercy we joo
1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
sion. A’m telt at the Deuk, himself, fleid in an oot o
een ‘um yonner, after styin himself atweesh the sides o
(Mattha. 16:18); whaur Jhesu, himself tells huz, “A’ll big ma K
tes, i aa his subjecks. James himself says at Studyin Scots hes eik
4 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
self and @TippermuirBooks and himself @billykayscot no tae mention (2020) search twitter

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