A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Cumming, John

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,797
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 850
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.291
Tagged as SHD (Shetland) dialect.
Top ten most common words - da, i, an, wis, a, ta, me, we, her, bit,

List of texts in corpus

Da Whillie
Shetland For Wirds (2010) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as prose (1,030 words)

Kirsten
Shetland For Wirds (2006) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as prose (1,767 words)

Author word Keyness frequencies

This should list the words that the author uses in a disproportionate manner more often than other writers in the corpus. This may include (a) proper nouns (character names in the author's stories), (b) other words related to the specific subject matter and (c) words specific to the regional dialect.
WordCount Normalised
per million		 Keyness
da136 48,623.53564.476
ta55 19,663.93321.964
shö28 10,010.73202.961
i101 36,110.12199.279
der20 7,150.52155.504
dat25 8,938.15126.606
whin22 7,865.57123.450
hit26 9,295.67108.955
göd10 3,575.2688.181
me49 17,518.7785.421
kaen8 2,860.2181.866
jimp8 2,860.2179.486
ah'm14 5,005.3675.274
dere12 4,290.3174.542
du14 5,005.3672.934
jöst7 2,502.6862.211
we45 16,088.6759.108
weel24 8,580.6255.341
sometin5 1,787.6353.807
bit34 12,155.8852.566
du's5 1,787.6348.639
hit's6 2,145.1644.156
kinda7 2,502.6843.550
track7 2,502.6842.630
wis69 24,669.2942.064
saa7 2,502.6840.961
idder7 2,502.6839.015
sixty5 1,787.6337.382
gaein7 2,502.6836.925
her42 15,016.0935.346
says14 5,005.3633.884
tink6 2,145.1633.868
dee10 3,575.2633.331
dem8 2,860.2132.426
coach4 1,430.1030.667
hed11 3,932.7929.792
dey'll3 1,072.5828.803
der's3 1,072.5828.803
wan12 4,290.3128.456
dis12 4,290.3128.347
tae24 8,580.6228.340
nivver8 2,860.2127.494
aald5 1,787.6327.149
took9 3,217.7326.864
peerie7 2,502.6826.218
dunna4 1,430.1026.213
dan6 2,145.1625.474
someen3 1,072.5824.098
wir11 3,932.7923.788
tagidder3 1,072.5822.075
guttin3 1,072.5822.075
ginger4 1,430.1021.974
startet3 1,072.5821.531
so14 5,005.3621.427
squad3 1,072.5821.033
o27 9,653.2020.616
it11 3,932.7920.160
wheelhoose2 715.0519.867
liftet2 715.0519.867
gaeng2 715.0519.867
boanny2 715.0519.867
bön3 1,072.5819.754
doesna3 1,072.5819.383
moarnin3 1,072.5819.034
hand5 1,787.6319.005
bar5 1,787.6319.005
daelin2 715.0518.147
pier2 715.0518.147
beuys2 715.0518.147
nycht2 715.0518.147
feeneeshed2 715.0518.147
du'll2 715.0518.147
blank3 1,072.5818.099
dey7 2,502.6817.373
fur21 7,508.0417.344
could11 3,932.7917.217
pat4 1,430.1017.168
aaber2 715.0516.967
seeventy2 715.0516.967
hoop2 715.0516.967
kirsten6 2,145.16nan
anunder2 715.0516.967
davie4 1,430.1016.943
cleared3 1,072.5816.589
luikin4 1,430.1016.308
aboard2 715.0516.064
gadderin2 715.0516.064
looket2 715.0516.064
lik8 2,860.2115.926
midder3 1,072.5815.766
injury2 715.0515.332
hunder3 1,072.5815.219
spaekin3 1,072.5814.720
anidder3 1,072.5814.720
effort3 1,072.5814.720
hammerin2 715.0514.716
competeeshin5 1,787.63nan
gear4 1,430.1015.099
towt2 715.0514.716
gaet2 715.0514.716
aa16 5,720.4114.562
wisna7 2,502.6814.550
clear5 1,787.6314.504
aafil2 715.0514.184
haed10 3,575.2614.075
faer2 715.0513.298
axe2 715.0513.298
every5 1,787.6313.095
spaek3 1,072.5812.961
echt3 1,072.5812.961
medal2 715.0512.921
tinks2 715.0512.921
bugger3 1,072.5812.734
im3 1,072.5812.411
loss3 1,072.5812.411
onywye3 1,072.5812.307
yun2 715.0512.262
tell8 2,860.2112.179
orkney3 1,072.5812.105
tied3 1,072.5812.007
dö2 715.0511.971
in23 8,223.1011.949
competitors4 1,430.10nan
raelly2 715.0511.971
brakfast2 715.0511.700
mesel2 715.0511.700
caald2 715.0511.446
shakkin2 715.0511.446
failed2 715.0510.986
boo2 715.0510.986
meenits3 1,072.5810.952
him18 6,435.4710.847
kin6 2,145.1610.737
traaler3 1,072.58nan
high4 1,430.1010.614
rycht3 1,072.58nan
mycht3 1,072.58nan
third3 1,072.5810.567
boat3 1,072.5810.279
net2 715.0510.031
session2 715.0510.031
roost2 715.059.866
pain3 1,072.589.323
fast3 1,072.589.208
aesy2 715.059.136
tried4 1,430.109.063
problem3 1,072.588.878
ower15 5,362.898.850
nooadays2 715.058.526
shooder2 715.058.526
bastard2 715.058.415
face6 2,145.168.177
wantin3 1,072.588.094
suit2 715.057.908
joost2 715.057.815
taen5 1,787.637.813
wirk3 1,072.587.787
bag3 1,072.587.703
shoutin2 715.057.635
knees2 715.057.635
maybe3 1,072.587.579
ah'll2 715.057.548
wrang4 1,430.107.484
if11 3,932.797.395
still7 2,502.687.352
scallowa3 1,072.58nan
mark2 715.057.301
instead2 715.057.145
seem3 1,072.587.116
wi34 12,155.887.065
sorry3 1,072.587.043
anyoch3 1,072.58nan
aroond3 1,072.586.901
cam7 2,502.686.632
start3 1,072.586.629
up20 7,150.526.470
pulled2 715.056.273
blacksness3 1,072.58nan
boy3 1,072.586.901
nine2 715.056.044
herd2 715.055.883
luikit2 715.055.630
we'll2 715.055.534
whit's2 715.055.534
runnin2 715.055.441
wad8 2,860.215.410
rest3 1,072.585.354
an91 32,534.865.348
kent6 2,145.165.328
sea3 1,072.585.210
skyipper2 715.05nan
left5 1,787.635.227
six2 715.055.177
see10 3,575.265.043
lass2 715.055.012
trow2 715.054.780
clamb2 715.05nan
folk4 1,430.104.461
hair3 1,072.584.274
best4 1,430.104.244
onything2 715.054.238
side4 1,430.104.205
spak2 715.054.176
ill2 715.054.176
second2 715.054.146
shot2 715.054.057
withoot2 715.054.000
wye4 1,430.103.914
speired2 715.053.888
act2 715.053.861
should3 1,072.583.762
watch2 715.053.754
age2 715.053.754
airms2 715.053.652
fu2 715.053.652
taers2 715.05nan
hell2 715.054.565
couldna2 715.053.529
passed2 715.053.505
as10 3,575.263.425
a66 23,596.713.424
aabody2 715.053.321
luik2 715.053.277
at26 9,295.673.234
aye8 2,860.213.219
coorse3 1,072.583.028
lad2 715.052.969
done2 715.052.911
sprints2 715.05nan
comes3 1,072.582.869
job2 715.052.819
been2 715.052.526
tree2 715.052.481
hae3 1,072.582.407
year5 1,787.632.392
blue2 715.052.389
heard3 1,072.582.370
aboot13 4,647.842.289
come5 1,787.632.237
or5 1,787.632.197
years3 1,072.582.189
doon10 3,575.262.166
big4 1,430.102.149
name3 1,072.582.144
didna4 1,430.102.128
your3 1,072.582.108
naebody2 715.052.056
wird2 715.051.993
were6 2,145.161.923
tryin2 715.051.920
naethin2 715.051.896
afore6 2,145.161.863
sat2 715.051.793
his11 3,932.791.711
turn2 715.051.633
confeedent2 715.05nan
intae2 715.052.088
sae2 715.051.618
mair9 3,217.731.611
mizpah2 715.05nan
hert2 715.051.563
een4 1,430.101.529
can2 715.051.523
time8 2,860.211.512
pooster2 715.05nan
different2 715.051.423
better3 1,072.581.406
body2 715.051.081
traalers2 715.05nan
again4 1,430.101.120
said2 715.051.044
run-up2 715.05nan
be18 6,435.471.011
canna2 715.050.999
had2 715.050.968
efter5 1,787.630.950
no10 3,575.260.859
life3 1,072.580.832
telt3 1,072.580.732
oot9 3,217.730.712
right2 715.050.685
got4 1,430.100.661
he28 10,010.730.555
whit8 2,860.210.549
nae10 3,575.260.492
nervees2 715.05nan
here2 715.050.433
whillie2 715.05nan
awa2 715.050.625
man4 1,430.100.432
while2 715.050.430
jimper2 715.05nan
win2 715.050.413
day7 2,502.680.407
wid2 715.050.406
twa5 1,787.630.397
fair2 715.050.380
ain2 715.050.334
set2 715.050.322
guid2 715.050.317
is15 5,362.890.312
lang2 715.050.270
gey2 715.050.226
hame3 1,072.580.220
fae9 3,217.730.187
first2 715.050.123
noo5 1,787.630.049
on18 6,435.470.039
back6 2,145.160.012
mak2 715.050.012
you5 1,787.630.008
maist2 715.050.007
ony2 715.050.005
bein2 715.050.004
some4 1,430.100.003
mind2 715.050.001
laegs2 715.05nan