A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Cumming, John

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,797
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 850
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.291
Tagged as SHD (Shetland) dialect.
Top ten most common words - da, i, an, wis, a, ta, me, we, her, bit,

List of texts in corpus

Da Whillie
Shetland For Wirds (2010) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as prose (1,030 words)

Kirsten
Shetland For Wirds (2006) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as prose (1,767 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
da136 48,623.53564.896
ta55 19,663.93322.139
shö28 10,010.73203.051
i101 36,110.12199.499
der20 7,150.52155.568
dat25 8,938.15126.685
whin22 7,865.57123.520
hit26 9,295.67108.928
göd10 3,575.2688.214
me49 17,518.7785.457
kaen8 2,860.2181.892
jimp8 2,860.2179.512
ah'm14 5,005.3675.318
dere12 4,290.3174.580
du14 5,005.3672.978
jöst7 2,502.6862.234
we45 16,088.6759.119
weel24 8,580.6255.374
sometin5 1,787.6353.823
bit34 12,155.8852.633
du's5 1,787.6348.655
hit's6 2,145.1644.175
kinda7 2,502.6843.572
track7 2,502.6842.653
wis69 24,669.2942.198
saa7 2,502.6840.983
idder7 2,502.6839.038
sixty5 1,787.6337.398
gaein7 2,502.6836.947
her42 15,016.0935.404
says14 5,005.3633.923
tink6 2,145.1633.887
dee10 3,575.2633.361
dem8 2,860.2132.450
coach4 1,430.1030.680
hed11 3,932.7929.824
dey'll3 1,072.5828.813
der's3 1,072.5828.813
dis12 4,290.3128.380
tae24 8,580.6228.326
wan12 4,290.3128.271
nivver8 2,860.2127.518
aald5 1,787.6327.165
took9 3,217.7326.837
peerie7 2,502.6826.239
dunna4 1,430.1026.226
dan6 2,145.1625.493
someen3 1,072.5824.107
wir11 3,932.7923.819
tagidder3 1,072.5822.085
guttin3 1,072.5822.085
ginger4 1,430.1021.986
startet3 1,072.5821.541
so14 5,005.3621.443
squad3 1,072.5821.043
o27 9,653.2020.515
it11 3,932.7920.193
wheelhoose2 715.0519.874
liftet2 715.0519.874
gaeng2 715.0519.874
boanny2 715.0519.874
bön3 1,072.5819.763
doesna3 1,072.5819.393
moarnin3 1,072.5819.044
hand5 1,787.6319.020
bar5 1,787.6319.020
daelin2 715.0518.153
pier2 715.0518.153
beuys2 715.0518.153
nycht2 715.0518.153
feeneeshed2 715.0518.153
du'll2 715.0518.153
blank3 1,072.5818.109
dey7 2,502.6817.393
fur21 7,508.0417.286
pat4 1,430.1017.180
could11 3,932.7917.163
aaber2 715.0516.973
seeventy2 715.0516.973
hoop2 715.0516.973
kirsten6 2,145.16nan
anunder2 715.0516.973
davie4 1,430.1016.956
cleared3 1,072.5816.598
luikin4 1,430.1016.321
aboard2 715.0516.071
gadderin2 715.0516.071
looket2 715.0516.071
lik8 2,860.2115.948
midder3 1,072.5815.776
injury2 715.0515.339
hunder3 1,072.5815.228
spaekin3 1,072.5814.730
anidder3 1,072.5814.730
effort3 1,072.5814.730
hammerin2 715.0514.722
competeeshin5 1,787.63nan
gear4 1,430.1015.111
towt2 715.0514.722
gaet2 715.0514.722
aa16 5,720.4114.597
wisna7 2,502.6814.570
clear5 1,787.6314.518
aafil2 715.0514.190
haed10 3,575.2614.100
faer2 715.0513.305
axe2 715.0513.305
every5 1,787.6313.066
spaek3 1,072.5812.971
echt3 1,072.5812.971
medal2 715.0512.928
tinks2 715.0512.928
bugger3 1,072.5812.744
im3 1,072.5812.420
loss3 1,072.5812.420
onywye3 1,072.5812.316
yun2 715.0512.269
tell8 2,860.2112.199
orkney3 1,072.5812.114
dö2 715.0511.977
tied3 1,072.5811.920
in23 8,223.1011.920
competitors4 1,430.10nan
raelly2 715.0511.977
brakfast2 715.0511.706
mesel2 715.0511.706
caald2 715.0511.453
shakkin2 715.0511.453
failed2 715.0510.992
boo2 715.0510.992
meenits3 1,072.5810.961
him18 6,435.4710.835
kin6 2,145.1610.753
traaler3 1,072.58nan
high4 1,430.1010.538
rycht3 1,072.58nan
mycht3 1,072.58nan
third3 1,072.5810.577
boat3 1,072.5810.288
net2 715.0510.037
session2 715.0510.037
roost2 715.059.872
pain3 1,072.589.331
fast3 1,072.589.217
aesy2 715.059.142
tried4 1,430.109.075
problem3 1,072.588.887
ower15 5,362.898.878
nooadays2 715.058.532
bastard2 715.058.422
shooder2 715.058.422
face6 2,145.168.192
wantin3 1,072.588.102
suit2 715.057.914
taen5 1,787.637.826
joost2 715.057.821
wirk3 1,072.587.795
bag3 1,072.587.670
shoutin2 715.057.641
knees2 715.057.641
maybe3 1,072.587.588
ah'll2 715.057.554
wrang4 1,430.107.495
if11 3,932.797.400
still7 2,502.687.368
scallowa3 1,072.58nan
mark2 715.057.307
instead2 715.057.151
seem3 1,072.587.124
wi34 12,155.887.077
sorry3 1,072.587.015
aroond3 1,072.586.909
boy3 1,072.586.909
anyoch3 1,072.58nan
blacksness3 1,072.58nan
cam7 2,502.686.647
start3 1,072.586.637
up20 7,150.526.453
pulled2 715.056.050
nine2 715.056.050
herd2 715.055.889
luikit2 715.055.636
we'll2 715.055.540
whit's2 715.055.540
runnin2 715.055.447
wad8 2,860.215.426
an91 32,534.865.382
kent6 2,145.165.341
rest3 1,072.585.338
sea3 1,072.585.218
skyipper2 715.05nan
left5 1,787.635.200
six2 715.055.182
see10 3,575.265.048
clamb2 715.05nan
lass2 715.055.018
trow2 715.054.786
hell2 715.054.571
folk4 1,430.104.471
hair3 1,072.584.282
onything2 715.054.243
side4 1,430.104.214
spak2 715.054.182
ill2 715.054.182
second2 715.054.152
shot2 715.054.063
withoot2 715.054.005
wye4 1,430.103.923
speired2 715.053.893
act2 715.053.866
taers2 715.05nan
best4 1,430.104.253
should3 1,072.583.769
age2 715.053.759
watch2 715.053.759
fu2 715.053.657
airms2 715.053.657
couldna2 715.053.534
as10 3,575.263.452
passed2 715.053.439
a66 23,596.713.421
aabody2 715.053.326
luik2 715.053.282
at26 9,295.673.228
aye8 2,860.213.188
coorse3 1,072.583.035
lad2 715.052.974
done2 715.052.916
job2 715.052.824
sprints2 715.05nan
comes3 1,072.582.876
been2 715.052.526
tree2 715.052.486
year5 1,787.632.401
hae3 1,072.582.395
blue2 715.052.379
heard3 1,072.582.376
aboot13 4,647.842.289
come5 1,787.632.246
years3 1,072.582.195
or5 1,787.632.186
doon10 3,575.262.168
name3 1,072.582.141
didna4 1,430.102.135
your3 1,072.582.114
big4 1,430.102.114
intae2 715.052.095
naebody2 715.052.061
wird2 715.051.998
were6 2,145.161.927
naethin2 715.051.901
afore6 2,145.161.867
sat2 715.051.775
confeedent2 715.05nan
tryin2 715.051.889
his11 3,932.791.722
turn2 715.051.638
mair9 3,217.731.621
mizpah2 715.05nan
sae2 715.051.611
hert2 715.051.568
een4 1,430.101.536
time8 2,860.211.521
pooster2 715.05nan
can2 715.051.515
different2 715.051.427
better3 1,072.581.405
again4 1,430.101.113
body2 715.051.085
said2 715.051.081
be18 6,435.471.008
canna2 715.051.003
had2 715.050.962
efter5 1,787.630.950
no10 3,575.260.848
life3 1,072.580.836
telt3 1,072.580.732
oot9 3,217.730.716
got4 1,430.100.666
run-up2 715.05nan
right2 715.050.664
he28 10,010.730.549
whit8 2,860.210.545
nae10 3,575.260.491
while2 715.050.433
here2 715.050.431
man4 1,430.100.418
win2 715.050.415
day7 2,502.680.409
nervees2 715.05nan
jimper2 715.05nan
whillie2 715.05nan
awa2 715.050.621
wid2 715.050.403
twa5 1,787.630.398
fair2 715.050.382
ain2 715.050.331
set2 715.050.324
guid2 715.050.314
is15 5,362.890.307
lang2 715.050.267
gey2 715.050.228
hame3 1,072.580.220
fae9 3,217.730.183
first2 715.050.122
noo5 1,787.630.050
on18 6,435.470.041
mak2 715.050.011
back6 2,145.160.011
you5 1,787.630.008
maist2 715.050.007
ony2 715.050.005
bein2 715.050.004
some4 1,430.100.004
mind2 715.050.001
traalers2 715.05nan
laegs2 715.05nan