A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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TheChielMeister

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,670
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 612
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.729
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - a, the, ah, nae, ma, tae, ye, ah'm, fit, wi,

List of texts in corpus

Ah'm e chiel (sae dinna fash)
youtube.com (2011-03-17) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (550 words)

Philomena and Alcohol
youtube.com (2010-02-23) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (317 words)

Oatcakes 'n' Cheese
youtube.com (2009-08-10) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (372 words)

Nae mince in Moray
youtube.com (2008-12-26) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (431 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
oatcakes14 8,383.23161.258
ah'm21 12,574.85152.259
n'13 7,784.43113.425
cheese13 7,784.43110.846
o'19 11,377.25106.411
ah'll11 6,586.8391.711
mince10 5,988.0283.881
bliddy9 5,389.2277.939
e18 10,778.4476.023
an'15 8,982.0472.438
thir's7 4,191.6268.227
dinna16 9,580.8467.464
nae31 18,562.8764.496
fit20 11,976.0562.013
ah've8 4,790.4256.053
naeb'dy5 2,994.0156.002
alcohol6 3,592.8153.592
ah39 23,353.2948.827
o3 1,796.4148.737
hell's4 2,395.2146.494
plinty4 2,395.2143.863
haet5 2,994.0141.926
ye're7 4,191.6241.683
ma30 17,964.0739.552
min6 3,592.8139.052
daftie4 2,395.2138.053
an10 5,988.0236.551
ah'd5 2,994.0134.609
oan16 9,580.8434.579
vodka3 1,796.4134.124
ca'3 1,796.4134.124
mannie's3 1,796.4134.124
tatty3 1,796.4134.124
laef3 1,796.4134.124
litre3 1,796.4131.895
a'6 3,592.8131.455
jist15 8,982.0429.557
wye9 5,389.2228.768
grants3 1,796.4126.424
spik5 2,994.0125.483
laik3 1,796.4123.645
it3 1,796.4122.392
lykes2 1,197.6021.929
the56 33,532.9321.759
dod3 1,796.4120.871
fasht3 1,796.4120.871
loun3 1,796.4119.631
fuar's7 4,191.62nan
butter3 1,796.4118.997
w'll6 3,592.81nan
you're3 1,796.4118.800
craic2 1,197.6018.120
lee3 1,796.4118.073
ye'll4 2,395.2117.757
baef6 3,592.81nan
ye24 14,371.2617.316
spreid3 1,796.4117.129
please4 2,395.2116.856
that3 1,796.4116.842
aits2 1,197.6016.767
lyke3 1,796.4116.577
spikkin3 1,796.4116.447
bake2 1,197.6016.233
roon'2 1,197.6016.233
im3 1,796.4115.392
haed8 4,790.4215.012
tesco2 1,197.6014.618
raed2 1,197.6014.618
noo11 6,586.8314.384
tv3 1,796.4114.065
s2 1,197.6013.936
scone2 1,197.6013.733
git5 2,994.0113.673
he3 1,796.4113.620
scran2 1,197.6013.478
me16 9,580.8413.314
aet2 1,197.6013.013
drap3 1,796.4112.401
mebbe4 2,395.2112.370
richt9 5,389.2212.237
fit's2 1,197.6012.222
iz3 1,796.4112.157
chiel3 1,796.4111.179
says6 3,592.8111.066
mooth3 1,796.4110.570
watch3 1,796.4110.570
philomena3 1,796.41nan
mon2 1,197.6010.518
dee4 2,395.2110.346
wee11 6,586.8310.279
i'll3 1,796.4110.065
maet2 1,197.609.792
don't2 1,197.609.608
soond3 1,796.419.568
sic5 2,994.019.480
high3 1,796.419.183
m'n3 1,796.41nan
since3 1,796.419.149
it's6 3,592.818.967
nane3 1,796.418.920
taste2 1,197.608.459
sicht3 1,796.418.318
a70 41,916.178.293
ba'3 1,796.41nan
wunner2 1,197.608.266
big5 2,994.017.823
green3 1,796.417.708
shae3 1,796.417.683
bonnie3 1,796.417.683
liefer3 1,796.41nan
nihing3 1,796.41nan
denner2 1,197.607.587
brak2 1,197.607.435
bit11 6,586.837.332
death2 1,197.607.290
thae4 2,395.217.204
lat3 1,796.417.124
ken7 4,191.627.071
six2 1,197.607.060
as3 1,796.417.039
no11 6,586.837.025
butterie3 1,796.41nan
sir2 1,197.606.973
begley3 1,796.41nan
neep3 1,796.4114.881
i3 1,796.416.724
yon4 2,395.216.699
lest2 1,197.606.565
at's2 1,197.606.378
drinkie3 1,796.41nan
cup2 1,197.606.378
mannie2 1,197.606.065
spak2 1,197.605.999
fashit3 1,796.41nan
yer8 4,790.425.759
tha5 2,994.015.603
weel6 3,592.815.520
fur10 5,988.025.451
hunner2 1,197.605.146
suin2 1,197.605.121
parrie3 1,796.41nan
sorry2 1,197.605.072
hae9 5,389.224.876
raist3 1,796.41nan
cloon3 1,796.41nan
quine2 1,197.605.999
windsday3 1,796.41nan
wis8 4,790.425.949
phone2 1,197.604.815
guffie3 1,796.41nan
not2 1,197.604.662
ts'e3 1,796.41nan
taks2 1,197.604.662
i'm2 1,197.604.598
hiv3 1,796.414.521
wifie2 1,197.604.496
heid5 2,994.014.471
we2 1,197.604.448
this2 1,197.604.136
fuar'n2 1,197.60nan
thir3 1,796.413.947
affa3 1,796.413.947
win3 1,796.413.947
wi20 11,976.053.919
tae25 14,970.063.675
mak4 2,395.213.657
in17 10,179.643.626
tak4 2,395.213.421
better3 1,796.413.387
if6 3,592.813.380
dry2 1,197.603.321
dis3 1,796.412.897
wunt2 1,197.60nan
wife2 1,197.603.033
mair7 4,191.622.895
claiver3 1,796.41nan
that's2 1,197.602.552
gaun3 1,796.412.473
thay2 1,197.602.341
en2 1,197.602.085
kin2 1,197.601.804
gie3 1,796.411.757
ony3 1,796.411.739
is's2 1,197.60nan
fae2 1,197.601.917
sae5 2,994.011.730
cud2 1,197.601.656
has2 1,197.601.526
go2 1,197.601.520
ae5 2,994.011.477
hit2 1,197.601.394
doon6 3,592.811.321
pit3 1,796.411.250
say3 1,796.411.210
far2 1,197.601.207
but4 2,395.211.158
mony2 1,197.601.144
wan2 1,197.600.937
oor4 2,395.210.909
aboot7 4,191.620.754
fine2 1,197.600.700
nor2 1,197.600.557
mind2 1,197.600.412
up8 4,790.420.378
did2 1,197.600.308
time4 2,395.210.307
be10 5,988.020.287
get3 1,796.410.265
aa4 2,395.210.245
come2 1,197.600.219
hoose2 1,197.600.207
see2 1,197.600.188
aye3 1,796.410.163
at12 7,185.630.154
by2 1,197.600.140
and10 5,988.020.129
fuan2 1,197.60nan
man2 1,197.600.054
guid2 1,197.600.039
than2 1,197.600.033
so2 1,197.600.026
auld2 1,197.600.023
day3 1,796.410.020
you3 1,796.410.004
oot7 4,191.620.000
awa2 1,197.600.000
buggerin'3 1,796.41nan
shot2 1,197.605.872