A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Storrie Lewis, Jean

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,851
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 638
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.901
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, i, a, wis, tae, and, in, o, he, that,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 71 - Snuffy
Lallans Magazine (2007-12) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (903 words)

Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon
Lallans Magazine (2001-07 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (948 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
i80 43,219.88182.104
dolly8 4,321.9988.400
and48 25,931.9359.951
my18 9,724.4754.083
wis58 31,334.4153.262
mowdie5 2,701.2444.232
dod5 2,701.2437.495
an13 7,023.2335.302
bothy4 2,160.9932.128
cuppie3 1,620.7529.665
dancin4 2,160.9927.164
fan8 4,321.9927.062
glen5 2,701.2426.802
hay4 2,160.9925.865
fit12 6,482.9823.955
cents2 1,080.5021.498
quines4 2,160.9920.796
awfu4 2,160.9920.089
saxtie2 1,080.5019.775
weskit2 1,080.5019.775
imaginin2 1,080.5019.775
ned3 1,620.7519.221
bogey2 1,080.5018.594
spade2 1,080.5018.594
weel11 5,942.7318.453
fou4 2,160.9918.387
gaed8 4,321.9917.936
snuffy15 8,103.73nan
dad9 4,862.2452.860
treisure2 1,080.5017.690
traps2 1,080.5017.690
beeried2 1,080.5017.690
fairm3 1,620.7517.611
bunnet3 1,620.7517.270
oatmeal2 1,080.5016.956
thocht9 4,862.2416.297
strae3 1,620.7516.078
wid10 5,402.4916.009
auld11 5,942.7315.857
aa13 7,023.2315.506
pas2 1,080.5015.334
caain2 1,080.5015.334
hooever2 1,080.5014.536
dee5 2,701.2414.076
aathing3 1,620.7514.064
bather2 1,080.5013.307
keepit3 1,620.7513.196
aside4 2,160.9913.063
trap2 1,080.5013.052
bittie4 2,160.9912.854
mercy2 1,080.5012.813
buit2 1,080.5012.813
gey6 3,241.4912.529
kent7 3,781.7412.106
gaen3 1,620.7511.664
per2 1,080.5011.624
pocket2 1,080.5011.457
gat3 1,620.7511.370
roll2 1,080.5011.297
me16 8,643.9811.115
never5 2,701.2410.815
tak7 3,781.7410.618
stannin2 1,080.5010.586
fleg2 1,080.5010.458
haed7 3,781.7410.397
sate2 1,080.5010.335
lyin3 1,620.7510.332
mysel2 1,080.5010.215
cuttin2 1,080.5010.099
fine6 3,241.4910.082
fa4 2,160.999.787
airmy2 1,080.509.772
maybe3 1,620.759.670
fu3 1,620.759.670
i'd2 1,080.509.375
is3 1,620.758.889
far5 2,701.248.812
de2 1,080.508.181
keen2 1,080.508.114
s5 2,701.247.774
fields2 1,080.507.735
end4 2,160.997.727
owre3 1,620.757.713
so7 3,781.747.628
work3 1,620.757.576
growin2 1,080.507.448
juist6 3,241.497.427
d9 4,862.247.260
sittin3 1,620.756.946
months2 1,080.506.840
afore7 3,781.746.793
sax2 1,080.506.704
speak3 1,620.756.629
stuck2 1,080.506.530
got6 3,241.496.481
thare3 1,620.756.478
wey6 3,241.496.401
affa4 2,160.996.348
wanted2 1,080.506.093
are7 3,781.745.952
widna2 1,080.505.912
richt7 3,781.745.896
mind5 2,701.245.769
quine2 1,080.505.577
king2 1,080.505.452
we2 1,080.505.429
ago2 1,080.505.216
year5 2,701.245.060
month2 1,080.504.918
help3 1,620.754.626
pit5 2,701.244.537
little2 1,080.504.462
case2 1,080.504.418
awa6 3,241.494.409
loon2 1,080.504.353
ma3 1,620.754.264
telt4 2,160.994.218
her4 2,160.994.147
fact2 1,080.504.107
week2 1,080.504.087
day8 4,321.993.947
doun3 1,620.753.854
thinkin2 1,080.503.721
ae7 3,781.743.720
get6 3,241.493.716
but13 7,023.233.685
side3 1,620.753.685
aff6 3,241.493.684
tae52 28,092.923.612
monie2 1,080.503.539
made4 2,160.993.488
een4 2,160.993.466
he24 12,965.963.399
nae10 5,402.493.367
bonnie2 1,080.503.353
it14 7,563.483.340
alang3 1,620.753.315
aye6 3,241.493.207
looked2 1,080.503.193
nicht4 2,160.992.979
fund2 1,080.502.965
o28 15,126.962.912
were5 2,701.242.911
lookin2 1,080.502.853
up12 6,482.982.806
left3 1,620.752.696
dae5 2,701.242.611
same3 1,620.752.579
gettin2 1,080.502.554
sair2 1,080.502.533
should2 1,080.502.522
them6 3,241.492.452
his16 8,643.982.449
onie2 1,080.502.234
ye15 8,103.732.188
tell3 1,620.752.112
much2 1,080.502.091
masel2 1,080.502.056
wee7 3,781.742.044
coorse2 1,080.502.023
says3 1,620.751.986
thegither2 1,080.501.973
men2 1,080.501.794
wi19 10,264.721.771
ilka2 1,080.501.765
guid4 2,160.991.703
gang2 1,080.501.638
nou2 1,080.501.604
she6 3,241.491.588
kin2 1,080.501.520
hae7 3,781.741.440
gie3 1,620.751.423
efter4 2,160.991.402
thae2 1,080.501.269
sae5 2,701.241.257
wye2 1,080.501.206
gied2 1,080.501.201
dinna2 1,080.501.126
back2 1,080.501.045
mair2 1,080.501.013
in34 18,368.450.919
strychnine2 1,080.50nan
three2 1,080.500.912
him3 1,620.750.867
like7 3,781.740.797
the99 53,484.600.764
there3 1,620.750.761
at9 4,862.240.738
you2 1,080.500.726
said4 2,160.990.718
for8 4,321.990.611
time2 1,080.500.609
a60 32,414.910.596
man3 1,620.750.578
on14 7,563.480.572
jist4 2,160.990.538
intae2 1,080.500.495
as9 4,862.240.473
that21 11,345.220.420
noo2 1,080.500.377
ither3 1,620.750.369
see2 1,080.500.358
door2 1,080.500.340
by2 1,080.500.266
cam2 1,080.500.189
or5 2,701.240.178
oot9 4,862.240.173
this6 3,241.490.172
cheetie2 1,080.50nan
could2 1,080.500.138
hid2 1,080.500.116
say2 1,080.500.070
cattlie2 1,080.50nan
will2 1,080.500.104
m2 1,080.500.056
thair2 1,080.500.052
to2 1,080.500.052
ken2 1,080.500.049
be10 5,402.490.046
aboot5 2,701.240.042
yer3 1,620.750.032
can3 1,620.750.010
if3 1,620.750.010
ower4 2,160.990.005
then2 1,080.500.003
whan2 1,080.500.002