A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Williamson, Christie

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,804
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 759
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.377
Tagged as SHD (Shetland) dialect.
Top ten most common words - da, o, a, an, ta, at, du, i, fur, tae,

List of texts in corpus

Da Problem o dese Paerts
Scots Language Centre (2022) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as prose (281 words)

Da windirs o technology
The Bottle Imp (July 2019) in Shetland (Yell) dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (137 words)

Continuous at sea defence
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (01-01-2015) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (121 words)

Slainte Bard
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (24-01-2014) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (151 words)

Shaetlan an compoonds a da richt
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (06-02-2014) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as blog (306 words)

Submissions, an keepin on
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (06-04-2012) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as blog (234 words)

Böd
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (09-04-2012) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (129 words)

Bellows
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (02-07-2012) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (62 words)

Pre nuptial
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (25-05-2012) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (113 words)

Gairden
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (01-01-2012) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (73 words)

Guide
Shetland For Wirds (01-01-2010) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (138 words)

Truth
Shetland For Wirds (2010) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (59 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
da114 63,192.90531.168
du29 16,075.39221.099
ta35 19,401.33202.326
the4 2,217.29181.969
hit22 12,195.12103.539
dy10 5,543.2473.694
dat14 7,760.5366.539
iddir5 2,771.6255.229
nivvir5 2,771.6246.303
med7 3,880.2744.388
de6 3,325.9438.358
dis12 6,651.8837.814
fur23 12,749.4536.995
choost3 1,662.9731.432
bidden3 1,662.9727.588
at32 17,738.3624.606
wirld3 1,662.9724.145
laek5 2,771.6223.192
apö3 1,662.9721.987
keep8 4,434.5921.905
eb2 1,108.6521.620
aflott2 1,108.6521.620
it4 2,217.2921.477
i29 16,075.3921.355
takk4 2,217.2920.791
shaetlan4 2,217.2920.672
dunna3 1,662.9720.413
mi4 2,217.2920.105
truth4 2,217.2919.578
dere4 2,217.2919.278
itae2 1,108.6518.716
ad3 1,662.9718.344
richer2 1,108.6517.812
anchor2 1,108.6517.077
graet2 1,108.6516.459
dir4 2,217.2916.399
aa13 7,206.2116.117
keen3 1,662.9714.837
send3 1,662.9714.733
deep4 2,217.2914.246
dim2 1,108.6513.701
isna4 2,217.2913.549
saat2 1,108.6513.428
sam3 1,662.9713.213
bön2 1,108.6513.173
makk3 1,662.9713.059
steppin2 1,108.6512.495
een7 3,880.2712.255
prose2 1,108.6511.918
trow3 1,662.9711.838
twartree2 1,108.6510.974
nem2 1,108.6510.974
hay2 1,108.6510.705
tide2 1,108.6510.454
belang2 1,108.6510.454
eens2 1,108.6510.334
half3 1,662.9710.272
brunt2 1,108.6510.218
hunder2 1,108.6510.218
athoot3 1,662.9710.139
ir4 2,217.299.850
whaar2 1,108.659.400
dem3 1,662.979.036
if9 4,988.918.862
power2 1,108.658.808
heart2 1,108.658.808
ony6 3,325.948.585
den2 1,108.658.580
moo2 1,108.658.580
prood2 1,108.658.508
new6 3,325.948.490
perfect2 1,108.658.436
wid7 3,880.277.775
good3 1,662.977.553
tae23 12,749.457.523
person2 1,108.657.508
as21 11,640.807.277
wast2 1,108.657.097
hed4 2,217.296.847
whit10 5,543.246.586
can8 4,434.596.576
wye4 2,217.296.558
fin5 2,771.626.514
you9 4,988.916.512
he7 3,880.276.085
needs2 1,108.656.023
dan2 1,108.655.953
athin2 1,108.655.851
onythin2 1,108.655.562
dark2 1,108.655.382
dey3 1,662.975.325
wir4 2,217.294.920
sooth2 1,108.654.874
up2 1,108.654.869
aabody2 1,108.654.800
eence2 1,108.654.776
aroond2 1,108.654.705
life4 2,217.294.611
start2 1,108.654.524
important2 1,108.654.459
poyims3 1,662.97nan
not2 1,108.654.395
s22 12,195.124.385
lift2 1,108.654.374
seems2 1,108.654.133
o50 27,716.194.130
chance2 1,108.654.076
syne4 2,217.293.974
writin2 1,108.653.964
a'm2 1,108.653.893
tree2 1,108.653.875
tellin2 1,108.653.875
sikkind3 1,662.97nan
dese3 1,662.97nan
best3 1,662.973.843
d7 3,880.273.748
free2 1,108.653.607
win3 1,662.973.600
poyim3 1,662.97nan
sent2 1,108.653.823
scotland5 2,771.623.450
do2 1,108.653.422
time7 3,880.273.295
fower2 1,108.653.249
run2 1,108.653.222
lat2 1,108.653.127
ll5 2,771.623.076
dry2 1,108.653.075
no9 4,988.913.031
somethin2 1,108.652.960
sic3 1,662.972.960
year4 2,217.292.928
faur2 1,108.652.735
tap2 1,108.652.625
say4 2,217.292.554
sun2 1,108.652.530
past2 1,108.652.530
first4 2,217.292.431
licht2 1,108.652.429
m5 2,771.622.411
fir3 1,662.972.222
air2 1,108.652.213
his6 3,325.942.094
scots3 1,662.972.014
comes2 1,108.652.002
lang4 2,217.291.942
some5 2,771.621.930
end2 1,108.651.825
ain4 2,217.291.785
we4 2,217.291.648
whan4 2,217.291.539
fae8 4,434.591.517
or9 4,988.911.462
in22 12,195.121.461
by5 2,771.621.430
nae8 4,434.591.380
nicht3 1,662.971.335
on15 8,314.861.257
aboot3 1,662.971.233
doon2 1,108.651.133
want2 1,108.651.092
my3 1,662.971.049
gaelic2 1,108.651.034
oot5 2,771.621.010
better2 1,108.651.008
last2 1,108.650.937
left2 1,108.650.890
haes3 1,662.970.775
wha2 1,108.650.762
is14 7,760.530.689
scottish2 1,108.650.622
been2 1,108.650.616
intae2 1,108.650.439
seen2 1,108.650.428
mair5 2,771.620.422
be11 6,097.560.382
see4 2,217.290.381
bit6 3,325.940.368
kent2 1,108.650.356
bi3 1,662.970.352
noo2 1,108.650.325
still2 1,108.650.303
awa3 1,662.970.300
darena2 1,108.65nan
ingleesh2 1,108.65nan
mind2 1,108.650.300
eneoch2 1,108.65nan
micht2 1,108.650.296
ower3 1,662.970.288
gie2 1,108.650.272
maist2 1,108.650.256
an49 27,161.860.228
mettir2 1,108.65nan
think2 1,108.650.243
could2 1,108.650.167
a50 27,716.190.161
aff3 1,662.970.157
back3 1,662.970.143
of3 1,662.970.086
twa2 1,108.650.071
day4 2,217.290.064
ay3 1,662.970.042
wi14 7,760.530.024
hae4 2,217.290.011
wis18 9,977.830.006
weel2 1,108.650.003
me6 3,325.940.001
but7 3,880.270.001
here2 1,108.650.000