A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Norquoy, Greer

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,209
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 997
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.216
Tagged as ORK (Orkney) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, an, o, and, in, tae, me, i, sea,

List of texts in corpus

Gallows Ha - The Weather Dance
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (293 words)
Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums
Orkney Voices (2021-11-17 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (1,916 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
sea21 9,506.56119.163
thiv6 2,716.1668.175
luv6 2,716.1658.775
sheu7 3,168.8548.179
aal10 4,526.9448.171
and48 21,729.2946.975
shore7 3,168.8546.528
queek4 1,810.7744.272
mill6 2,716.1643.990
reel4 1,810.7734.029
bright5 2,263.4733.638
sunshine5 2,263.4733.319
ebb4 1,810.7732.562
looder4 1,810.7732.562
turnan3 1,358.0832.458
dancers4 1,810.7731.920
me27 12,222.7331.511
wans5 2,263.4731.086
dance6 2,716.1630.870
shae8 3,621.5530.443
palm4 1,810.7729.778
more6 2,716.1628.563
tops3 1,358.0826.388
storm4 1,810.7723.015
wheel4 1,810.7722.448
hid's3 1,358.0821.991
summer4 1,810.7721.921
peedie4 1,810.7721.271
power4 1,810.7720.965
tidal2 905.3920.819
loftily2 905.3920.819
weather's2 905.3920.819
ruffle2 905.3920.819
hornpipes2 905.3920.819
laevan7 3,168.85nan
jumpan2 905.3920.819
gleefully2 905.3920.819
eva2 905.3920.819
blue6 2,716.1620.667
snow3 1,358.0819.803
haet3 1,358.0819.225
wind5 2,263.4719.159
white6 2,716.1619.116
movan2 905.3919.097
gracefully2 905.3919.097
strathspeys2 905.3919.097
lively2 905.3919.097
fiddler's2 905.3919.097
dashing2 905.3919.097
waltz2 905.3919.097
westray2 905.3919.097
whisperan2 905.3919.097
tamed2 905.3919.097
chatter2 905.3919.097
rhythm3 1,358.0818.956
weekend3 1,358.0817.990
stirred2 905.3917.916
winked2 905.3917.916
aer2 905.3917.916
chuckled2 905.3917.916
jigs2 905.3917.916
gust2 905.3917.916
floor3 1,358.0817.561
cross4 1,810.7717.263
cast4 1,810.7717.083
frenzied2 905.3917.013
troubled2 905.3917.013
puddles2 905.3917.013
mercilessly2 905.3917.013
tuk3 1,358.0816.612
step4 1,810.7716.486
idle2 905.3916.279
settan2 905.3916.279
gales2 905.3916.279
gressy2 905.3916.279
colour4 1,810.7715.860
flooer3 1,358.0815.798
stones2 905.3915.662
lightning2 905.3915.662
awey3 1,358.0815.222
dealer2 905.3915.129
green5 2,263.4714.773
phones2 905.3914.660
sergeant2 905.3914.660
sandals2 905.3914.660
thim2 905.3914.660
fur17 7,695.7914.493
home3 1,358.0814.336
gress3 1,358.0814.336
shower2 905.3914.241
keeked2 905.3914.241
reels2 905.3914.241
weekly2 905.3914.241
frock2 905.3913.863
doll's2 905.39nan
flow2 905.3913.863
ashore2 905.3913.863
cot2 905.3913.863
within3 1,358.0813.572
haad2 905.3913.518
blanket2 905.3913.518
thunder2 905.3913.201
fields3 1,358.0812.901
a95 43,005.8912.772
dirl2 905.3912.637
wis8 3,621.5512.438
gaan3 1,358.0812.303
hur3 1,358.0812.222
brough3 1,358.08nan
herd3 1,358.0812.222
high4 1,810.7712.160
socks2 905.3912.144
blink2 905.3912.144
waater2 905.3912.144
winter4 1,810.7712.072
thee3 1,358.0811.988
miller2 905.3911.919
museum2 905.3911.919
geed2 905.3911.919
thir6 2,716.1611.793
owld2 905.3911.707
skirl2 905.3911.707
that8 3,621.5511.603
slowly3 1,358.0811.410
gentle2 905.3911.315
platform2 905.3911.315
fortune2 905.3911.315
snozack3 1,358.08nan
playan3 1,358.08nan
held4 1,810.7711.068
horizon2 905.3910.959
furro2 905.39nan
nivir2 905.3910.793
heels2 905.3910.793
let's2 905.3910.481
fly2 905.3910.334
blawn2 905.3910.334
he7 3,168.8510.277
horses2 905.3910.193
winds2 905.3910.057
dust2 905.399.925
mild2 905.399.798
crossed2 905.399.798
memories2 905.399.675
wan6 2,716.169.496
tide2 905.399.441
begin2 905.399.441
aaf2 905.39nan
roond4 1,810.779.437
slow2 905.399.221
reek2 905.399.221
beuts2 905.39nan
grain2 905.399.221
dressan2 905.39nan
next4 1,810.779.212
wae7 3,168.859.173
books2 905.399.116
silver2 905.399.116
blew2 905.399.013
settled2 905.399.013
own2 905.398.914
waves2 905.398.816
haar2 905.398.540
pot2 905.398.452
along2 905.398.366
spell2 905.398.121
long3 1,358.087.950
met3 1,358.087.848
runnan2 905.39nan
flew2 905.398.452
covered2 905.397.818
keek2 905.397.675
above2 905.397.606
we2 905.397.584
ready3 1,358.087.552
usually2 905.397.538
air4 1,810.777.437
week3 1,358.087.335
west2 905.397.217
northside2 905.39nan
each3 1,358.087.185
thanks2 905.397.156
raised2 905.397.097
jimmy2 905.396.923
yir3 1,358.086.819
caals2 905.39nan
st2 905.396.980
head2 905.396.353
hills2 905.396.353
neck2 905.396.259
right4 1,810.776.242
class2 905.396.167
laid2 905.395.907
sure3 1,358.085.785
noo9 4,074.245.775
he's2 905.395.666
dry3 1,358.085.557
cum2 905.395.477
fither2 905.39nan
red2 905.395.477
water2 905.395.441
up16 7,243.105.338
bit12 5,432.325.319
weel7 3,168.855.247
wednesday2 905.394.940
push-me-pull-you2 905.39nan
tuesday2 905.394.879
sun3 1,358.084.705
born2 905.394.703
half2 905.394.591
thursday2 905.394.591
watch2 905.394.509
three4 1,810.774.478
passed2 905.394.253
singan2 905.39nan
heids2 905.394.204
i21 9,506.563.986
nae2 905.393.982
paper2 905.393.906
warm2 905.393.863
kens2 905.393.800
hauntanly2 905.39nan
sign2 905.393.950
wir4 1,810.773.735
oan7 3,168.853.651
stert2 905.393.637
tae35 15,844.273.556
god2 905.393.541
will5 2,263.473.538
line2 905.393.484
chance2 905.393.375
ran2 905.393.235
skrekked2 905.39nan
two2 905.393.009
rest2 905.392.994
whistled2 905.39nan
good2 905.392.963
ithers2 905.392.933
claes2 905.392.888
ootside2 905.392.888
hersel2 905.392.731
black2 905.392.624
siller2 905.392.363
creeler2 905.39nan
niver3 1,358.083.865
deterred2 905.39nan
grey2 905.394.509
bot2 905.392.141
feet2 905.392.059
year4 1,810.771.957
past2 905.391.932
her7 3,168.851.923
his8 3,621.551.910
bide2 905.391.894
jist6 2,716.161.893
bi5 2,263.471.820
doon8 3,621.551.805
afore5 2,263.471.796
back2 905.391.792
they5 2,263.471.709
this5 2,263.471.646
no9 4,074.241.499
fine3 1,358.081.430
big3 1,358.081.430
wi12 5,432.321.336
heard2 905.391.153
hid5 2,263.471.114
room2 905.391.079
road2 905.391.020
as10 4,526.940.970
while2 905.390.861
go2 905.390.861
till2 905.390.830
ither4 1,810.770.800
at11 4,979.630.761
them2 905.390.746
set2 905.390.715
things2 905.390.703
bairns2 905.390.596
fae8 3,621.550.518
breezes2 905.39nan
thi'll2 905.39nan
iviry2 905.39nan
swayan2 905.39nan
last2 905.390.539
say3 1,358.080.480
day3 1,358.080.442
some2 905.390.423
twa4 1,810.770.343
o49 22,181.980.275
time3 1,358.080.254
ower6 2,716.160.217
or6 2,716.160.201
been5 2,263.470.199
anither2 905.390.176
their3 1,358.080.159
noup2 905.39nan
on15 6,790.400.146
aar2 905.39nan
is12 5,432.320.204
see3 1,358.080.087
mind2 905.390.083
eightsome2 905.39nan
queeker2 905.39nan
in36 16,296.970.072
be12 5,432.320.068
new2 905.390.057
hooley2 905.39nan
summoned2 905.39nan
lighthooses2 905.39nan
by3 1,358.080.051
then2 905.390.040
heid2 905.390.012
oot9 4,074.240.009
reelan2 905.39nan
cuver'd2 905.39nan
shae'll2 905.39nan
so2 905.390.056
hoose2 905.390.007
bernard's2 905.39nan
aye3 1,358.080.004
like6 2,716.160.004
wey2 905.390.002
the129 58,397.460.001
reel'd2 905.39nan
got2 905.390.001
an56 25,350.840.000