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humour Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.1 25.7 31.7 19.9 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences7450 21 2 1 0 0
Number of authors41 29 9 2 1

Occurrences of humour in Corpus

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Central

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
95. Pairt o the by-pley o the humour cam fae the interaction o the on page 33

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
h go again, maskin ma pain wi humour. It must be a cry fur help. on page 1

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Best humour them when they are wabbit - on page 30

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
the utmaist tang o horror an humour melled thegither. The folk cu on page 75

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e than likely poor attempt at humour. Suttin that seems tae send h on page 50
ppin up the attempts ae pishy humour by this two bit gangster. on page 182

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Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
evin - aye, an wi nae want o humour. It's a weel kent fact that j on page 84

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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
y wuid be made the butt o sic humour as they wuidnae be able tae s on page 97
eftir this display, no jist o humour but een stranger, o common hu on page 102

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ns oan how tae huv a sense ae humour as well as fashion. on page 51

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
. But wee Peter had a sense o humour. In wan place in Italy, thir on page 76

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
That Fate micht hae a sense o humour tae. on page 27

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
appreciate folk wi a sense o humour. on page 5

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
is barry tae see Betsy wi her humour back. on page 93

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
en Scots cam oot aften in the humour. In the Irvine Valley fowk we on page 7

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Niven, Liz Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
it parallel tae this, a bleck humour pervades the story as we see on page 87

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
haikin, fendin news, views an humour, an is appearently Scotland f on page 65

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
widely kent? The bleck, bleck humour o the Pits wis ne'er better s on page 133

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
wk - thare's thaim that haes humour an aa, an thay hivna hauden b on page 15

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
mean she hid a great sense o humour, ye could see it in er eyes, on page 46

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Sum fowk finnd humour i the poems o Jackie Kay. Is on page 91

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
n an the birr, imagination an humour shawn bi the collegianers is
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
makin up for thon noo. There humour an aw in the poems as in the
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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
h the near-unbreakable shared humour of himself n his stick-like p
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
wegians, wi their ain sense o humour and stoicism and in their ain
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ippens less on the soor-sweet humour o a recognition that catches
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
yuh done kill ‘wit’ an ‘humour’,
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
sense o social justice an his humour. He comes ower as hivin looke
Harold Shipman, aft melled wi humour, frae his new buik, Accent o
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
it’s good to huv a sense ay humour.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
esca. They've heard aboot its humour; they've heard aboot its hard
arly no wantin the kenspeckle humour (" Da what's consumption? " "
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McKillop, Roger The Flemings o’ Dalnoid, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
Wi' wry-smilin' humour,
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
e tae indulge ma “Toilet” humour!
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
O' skill an' humour, we maun tell,
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
tae thaim mainly as a sense-o-humour test for prospective girlfrei
r muckle credit for a sense o humour - bit she wad get the allusi
weemen wis usually willin tae humour her for a wee, till they got
the relief o tension nor for humour. “Ah’ll dae ma best,” s
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Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
nin grannies, the playgrun an humour, she gaes on tae refer tae a
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Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
m noo?” add licht touches o humour tae whit is generally a gritt
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ed a meisure o imagination an humour. For ordinar, the can be juis
nges frae a guid perception o humour tae deep reflecktions on life
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
Ah decide to humour Si, ah realize he’s jokin
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ated ma audiences’ sense ae humour ah decide tae take a step bac
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@iainnicol tweeted
n878 Ye’v juist got tae find humour in their anger.(2020) search twitter

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
aw buik fits jist fine wi the humour o the Scots. Ye hae a gey whe(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
, my freen, ae interjection o humour an sardonicism but monie than(2020) search twitter

Doric

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
It didna help her faither's humour that a lot o fouk in Inveruri on page 18

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ir ye in ony better humour?" Jock wis sittin it the kitc on page 26
t means she's a gweed sinse o humour." on page 50

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
m glaid ye've aye yer sinse o humour - ye're gaun te need it." on page 47
till ye're in a better bloody humour." on page 72
here's a time and a place for humour ~ let's just hope that one da on page 74
, jist keep it an yer sinse o humour te yersel." on page 75

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Na, na," said Jack, is ill-humour stairtin te subside. "'"Ah'll on page 7
er bit Ah'm nae raelly in the humour, se Ah close ma een an mak oa on page 46

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
genstein. "Aa the same, we'll humour him." on page 90

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
e that Dod wis in an affa ill humour. on page 107
. We div hae a wicked sense o humour, Jess an me!" on page 109

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
emily fed he seemed in better humour."
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
baith shelt an wumman fin the humour tuik him. Nae that he wished
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Johnston, Shaun The Forkie Gollach, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
r daft cos he had nae sense o humour. We niver for a minute thocht
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Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
, he wis a chiel wi a sense o humour, fa enjoyed naething better t
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
a guid humour, she aften played them a tune
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@72redz1903 tweeted
forthright and some ‘natural humour’, wee bit, nae too much self (2022) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
necky! Boy his a good sense o humour, especially wee the prices he(2018) search twitter
e there his got some sense o’humour ?? https://t.co/4gsKCPTtRT(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Good humour wis, at length, restored and on page 60

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
The humour hid left him months back, on page 22

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Shetland

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
tter. Da Mistress wis in poor humour aboot it. Bit hit wis her ain
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