A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Sandison, Iris

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,253
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 355
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.53
Tagged as SHD (Shetland) dialect.
Top ten most common words - da, an, he, o, peerie, a, grice, i, dey, wi,

List of texts in corpus

Da Tree Peerie Grice
Shetland For Wirds (2002) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as weans (1,253 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
da103 82,202.71533.935
peerie32 25,538.71271.261
dey19 15,163.61112.800
wolf10 7,980.8596.395
blaain8 6,384.6890.306
ta17 13,567.4485.631
hoose16 12,769.3557.177
grice26 20,750.20nan
du9 7,182.7652.963
widd5 3,990.4247.401
he39 31,125.3044.122
dir7 5,586.5941.423
muckle13 10,375.1040.953
upo5 3,990.4239.244
geng5 3,990.4238.613
stray4 3,192.3437.769
scaar3 2,394.2533.619
daal3 2,394.2533.619
fine10 7,980.8532.791
could11 8,778.9332.434
ertie3 2,394.2532.034
mylk3 2,394.2532.034
fell7 5,586.5931.268
dem6 4,788.5130.200
enyoch3 2,394.2529.772
hed8 6,384.6828.749
dat7 5,586.5928.688
weekit7 5,586.59nan
hill6 4,788.5128.640
tree6 4,788.5127.811
laeve3 2,394.2527.473
lowrie3 2,394.2527.473
joost4 3,192.3427.470
so11 8,778.9327.221
tink4 3,192.3425.551
feth3 2,394.2524.933
caald3 2,394.2524.534
med4 3,192.3423.644
plaese2 1,596.1723.078
stanes4 3,192.3422.523
makk4 3,192.3422.523
hit7 5,586.5922.368
jeemie3 2,394.2522.051
door8 6,384.6821.434
clods2 1,596.1721.354
aert2 1,596.1721.354
waarm3 2,394.2521.337
knockit2 1,596.1720.172
bigg3 2,394.2519.772
biggin4 3,192.3419.542
feenished3 2,394.2519.438
makkin5 3,990.4219.325
till6 4,788.5117.844
lowin2 1,596.1717.377
puddin2 1,596.1717.377
yon6 4,788.5117.240
wirna2 1,596.1716.485
tae9 7,182.7616.234
daek2 1,596.1716.105
a'm4 3,192.3415.441
boannie2 1,596.1715.440
said9 7,182.7615.428
dis6 4,788.5115.286
sweet3 2,394.2515.247
third3 2,394.2515.170
wir6 4,788.5114.996
alane3 2,394.2514.869
i20 15,961.6914.535
does3 2,394.2514.515
soo2 1,596.1714.149
moarnin2 1,596.1714.149
dan3 2,394.2513.289
ya3 2,394.2513.126
set5 3,990.4212.705
dee4 3,192.3412.423
took4 3,192.3411.827
doon10 7,980.8511.603
showed2 1,596.1711.418
weet3 2,394.2511.286
started3 2,394.2511.173
lum2 1,596.1710.724
me12 9,577.029.973
whin3 2,394.259.721
inside3 2,394.259.555
an50 39,904.239.148
wye4 3,192.348.996
wrocht2 1,596.178.627
latt3 2,394.25nan
awa6 4,788.517.710
come5 3,990.427.681
pick2 1,596.177.561
laek2 1,596.177.128
as16 12,769.357.040
second2 1,596.177.027
opened2 1,596.176.994
shö2 1,596.176.898
comin3 2,394.256.708
piece2 1,596.176.652
wi18 14,365.526.386
lang5 3,990.426.295
simmer2 1,596.176.157
wisna3 2,394.255.989
cam4 3,192.345.190
o38 30,327.215.175
blue2 1,596.175.024
fur8 6,384.684.958
ever2 1,596.174.699
ower7 5,586.594.462
time6 4,788.514.302
sat2 1,596.174.291
fire2 1,596.173.970
meshie2 1,596.17nan
is3 2,394.253.803
ee2 1,596.173.787
quilkit2 1,596.17nan
on3 2,394.253.762
bed2 1,596.173.660
didna3 2,394.253.636
shün2 1,596.17nan
guid4 3,192.343.602
noo5 3,990.423.098
him7 5,586.593.098
een3 2,394.253.028
afore4 3,192.343.004
his12 9,577.022.783
heard2 1,596.172.707
best2 1,596.172.437
some4 3,192.342.148
back5 3,990.421.801
in14 11,173.181.764
wid3 2,394.251.467
hae5 3,990.421.214
a31 24,740.620.964
new2 1,596.170.874
but3 2,394.250.869
brünnie2 1,596.17nan
aboot6 4,788.511.188
yalled2 1,596.17nan
ony2 1,596.170.895
aetmael2 1,596.17nan
weel3 2,394.251.280
mak2 1,596.170.845
bridder's2 1,596.17nan
up9 7,182.762.944
nae2 1,596.170.817
wis16 12,769.350.790
tak2 1,596.170.756
first2 1,596.170.535
can3 2,394.250.522
at10 7,980.850.455
see3 2,394.250.426
aa3 2,394.250.183
mair2 1,596.170.134
aff2 1,596.170.073
get2 1,596.170.071
you2 1,596.170.049
no3 2,394.250.027
be6 4,788.510.015
oot5 3,990.420.014
if2 1,596.170.004
by2 1,596.170.002