A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Towrie, David

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,719
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 449
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.829
Tagged as ORK (Orkney) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, o', tae, wis, hid, a, an, they, for, in,

List of texts in corpus

Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale
Orkneyjar (01-01-2010) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as prose (1,719 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
o'58 33,740.55459.262
tang28 16,288.54324.228
banks25 14,543.34240.397
hid43 25,014.54171.520
ap10 5,817.34111.454
wae26 15,125.07106.550
whin16 9,307.7494.587
thir20 11,634.6793.745
gaan12 6,980.8090.271
they40 23,269.3478.011
heem7 4,072.1377.515
wather8 4,653.8767.217
wid20 11,634.6759.049
geed6 3,490.4054.863
ether5 2,908.6751.729
fishin7 4,072.1349.978
errands4 2,326.9343.631
meed4 2,326.9340.186
nee4 2,326.9340.186
wis49 28,504.9438.754
the165 95,986.0437.875
evenin5 2,908.6735.472
sea8 4,653.8735.309
everyeen3 1,745.2033.950
comin9 5,235.6033.026
for32 18,615.4732.377
peedie5 2,908.6732.145
abune5 2,908.6731.721
wark9 5,235.6031.474
them16 9,307.7430.451
guidman4 2,326.9330.072
wir10 5,817.3428.533
weel13 7,562.5427.055
ebb3 1,745.2026.251
log3 1,745.2025.581
thowt3 1,745.2023.933
whar5 2,908.6723.482
dryin3 1,745.2023.473
skailed3 1,745.2022.275
fish5 2,908.6721.958
codlins2 1,163.4721.813
needfu2 1,163.4721.813
haals2 1,163.4721.813
wirkin4 2,326.9321.535
teu3 1,745.2021.280
time14 8,144.2720.679
pair5 2,908.6719.855
it4 2,326.9319.838
hed7 4,072.1319.345
gather2 1,163.4718.909
speel2 1,163.4718.909
and29 16,870.2718.860
gathered2 1,163.4718.004
farder2 1,163.4718.004
sheu3 1,745.2017.902
grund4 2,326.9317.835
sune3 1,745.2017.734
luk3 1,745.2016.959
pot3 1,745.2016.816
rocks3 1,745.2016.407
steens3 1,745.2016.150
ashore2 1,163.4715.647
folk6 3,490.4015.471
baith7 4,072.1315.301
fire5 2,908.6715.261
hids2 1,163.4715.228
fore3 1,745.2014.713
ais5 2,908.67nan
deu2 1,163.4714.849
cuttit2 1,163.4713.892
wak2 1,163.4713.892
set6 3,490.4013.844
keepit3 1,745.2013.650
linn2 1,163.4713.619
night4 2,326.9313.274
aye10 5,817.3413.261
boat3 1,745.2013.040
guidwife2 1,163.4712.898
fishermen2 1,163.4712.685
guid8 4,653.8711.635
boats2 1,163.4711.606
dune2 1,163.4711.606
dry4 2,326.9311.233
hoose7 4,072.1310.875
tae58 33,740.5510.697
shop3 1,745.2010.680
dried2 1,163.4710.642
maet2 1,163.479.680
summer2 1,163.479.496
lived2 1,163.478.916
neen2 1,163.478.692
sumin3 1,745.20nan
grain2 1,163.4710.406
teen3 1,745.208.544
chance3 1,745.208.513
faith2 1,163.478.219
green3 1,745.207.555
ever3 1,745.207.530
as3 1,745.207.464
sam2 1,163.477.426
aa9 5,235.607.116
cockle3 1,745.20nan
grand2 1,163.477.042
dudno3 1,745.20nan
plenty2 1,163.476.575
keep4 2,326.936.512
his3 1,745.206.498
things4 2,326.936.459
flat2 1,163.476.345
livin2 1,163.476.345
hard3 1,745.206.211
far4 2,326.936.153
spak2 1,163.475.894
wirk2 1,163.475.469
under2 1,163.475.385
doon9 5,235.605.381
bit10 5,817.345.203
news2 1,163.475.119
gotten2 1,163.475.119
awa6 3,490.405.016
if7 4,072.135.002
coo-scones3 1,745.20nan
sky2 1,163.474.922
weet2 1,163.474.874
fir4 2,326.934.821
met2 1,163.474.736
got5 2,908.674.651
takkin2 1,163.474.648
right3 1,745.204.540
he8 4,653.873.894
some6 3,490.403.853
be15 8,726.003.841
rest2 1,163.473.832
than5 2,908.673.806
alang3 1,745.203.680
bonnie2 1,163.473.625
skurtfu2 1,163.47nan
oot13 7,562.543.740
forby2 1,163.473.433
run2 1,163.473.377
on17 9,889.473.340
juist4 2,326.933.121
or2 1,163.473.061
muckle4 2,326.932.884
gettin2 1,163.472.772
wha3 1,745.202.771
bed2 1,163.472.655
get5 2,908.672.472
up3 1,745.202.455
a40 23,269.342.361
whit7 4,072.132.264
men2 1,163.472.003
her5 2,908.671.973
fur2 1,163.471.706
there2 1,163.471.684
ony3 1,745.201.639
road2 1,163.471.636
that12 6,980.801.627
maist3 1,745.201.613
best2 1,163.471.556
aboot8 4,653.871.415
could3 1,745.201.359
year3 1,745.201.356
atween2 1,163.471.318
haddicks2 1,163.47nan
till2 1,163.471.408
better2 1,163.471.117
twa4 2,326.931.049
left2 1,163.470.994
days2 1,163.470.982
wey3 1,745.200.970
fae7 4,072.130.912
wan2 1,163.470.875
hae6 3,490.400.854
at14 8,144.270.754
like3 1,745.200.600
back5 2,908.670.546
efter3 1,745.200.516
seen2 1,163.470.507
noo4 2,326.930.473
afore3 1,745.200.435
an40 23,269.340.317
cam2 1,163.470.270
see2 1,163.470.229
sae2 1,163.470.193
come2 1,163.470.186
in29 16,870.270.181
mair3 1,745.200.079
no5 2,908.670.049
had2 1,163.470.039
lang2 1,163.470.038
day3 1,745.200.038
man2 1,163.470.038
aff2 1,163.470.030
fit2 1,163.470.028
so2 1,163.470.015
been3 1,745.200.009
ower4 2,326.930.007
guidmife2 1,163.47nan
bein2 1,163.470.476