A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Peterson, George P.S.

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,522
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 538
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.829
Tagged as SHD (Shetland) dialect.
Top ten most common words - an, da, a, wis, at, ta, he, in, shö, i,

List of texts in corpus

Nannie Georgedaughter
Shetland For Wirds (2002) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as prose (1,522 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
da85 55,847.57374.593
shö21 13,797.63164.314
ta24 15,768.73128.406
hunter12 7,884.36117.529
ald10 6,570.30113.927
jeems9 5,913.2773.111
dey12 7,884.3655.658
an88 57,818.6648.030
apo5 3,285.1548.017
wir13 8,541.3946.409
bön5 3,285.1544.755
dere7 4,599.2144.011
es6 3,942.1841.820
der6 3,942.1838.160
wis45 29,566.3637.866
skroo3 1,971.0934.690
nobody4 2,628.1234.291
dan6 3,942.1832.561
göd4 2,628.1231.441
baabie11 7,227.33nan
at31 20,367.9429.584
young8 5,256.2429.245
stöd3 1,971.0928.616
butter4 2,628.1228.488
o7 4,599.2127.999
dem6 3,942.1827.957
ale3 1,971.0927.746
gyaan3 1,971.0926.989
dat7 4,599.2126.128
till8 5,256.2425.212
cam10 6,570.3025.005
watchin5 3,285.1524.676
henry3 1,971.0923.383
haet3 1,971.0922.327
hamnavoe2 1,314.0622.307
nannie2 1,314.0622.307
plaesant2 1,314.0622.307
runnin4 2,628.1220.810
yard3 1,971.0920.419
mistress4 2,628.1220.416
hit7 4,599.2119.873
anunder2 1,314.0619.401
poor4 2,628.1219.346
kaitren6 3,942.18nan
spak4 2,628.1217.983
staandin2 1,314.0617.143
fellow2 1,314.0616.138
saa3 1,971.0915.944
tö2 1,314.0615.718
kindly2 1,314.0615.718
bit14 9,198.4215.655
not4 2,628.1215.107
interested2 1,314.0614.992
burden2 1,314.0614.675
lok2 1,314.0614.380
face6 3,942.1814.223
r5 3,285.1514.091
boat3 1,971.0913.751
a71 46,649.1513.743
basket2 1,314.0613.386
guns2 1,314.0613.172
more3 1,971.0912.697
wird4 2,628.1212.695
press3 1,971.0912.293
my7 4,599.2112.113
smokin2 1,314.0612.091
ll8 5,256.2412.061
laek3 1,971.0911.917
hurry2 1,314.0611.646
lyin3 1,971.0911.566
box3 1,971.0911.375
shooder2 1,314.0610.774
whole2 1,314.0610.557
anidder2 1,314.0610.557
simmer3 1,971.0910.433
du3 1,971.0910.092
men4 2,628.129.218
clear3 1,971.099.217
whin3 1,971.098.662
says5 3,285.158.495
anoff3 1,971.09nan
sees2 1,314.068.385
pat2 1,314.068.213
her17 11,169.518.166
sam2 1,314.067.892
lookit2 1,314.067.742
fell3 1,971.097.556
sometimes2 1,314.067.551
laid2 1,314.067.370
hair3 1,971.097.321
lookin3 1,971.097.279
goes2 1,314.067.198
even5 3,285.157.157
hert3 1,971.097.097
oot14 9,198.426.754
s4 2,628.126.611
looks2 1,314.066.411
just4 2,628.126.343
oh3 1,971.096.332
short2 1,314.066.280
we13 8,541.396.105
he23 15,111.705.999
half2 1,314.065.973
athoot2 1,314.065.886
couldna2 1,314.065.638
i17 11,169.515.598
m6 3,942.185.506
me11 7,227.335.381
aroond2 1,314.065.311
boy2 1,314.065.311
back8 5,256.245.303
ask2 1,314.065.240
soond2 1,314.065.240
aal2 1,314.065.148
gae2 1,314.065.103
lad2 1,314.065.015
ready2 1,314.064.950
ceevilly2 1,314.06nan
lang5 3,285.154.899
no9 5,913.274.596
look3 1,971.094.541
ower8 5,256.244.539
him9 5,913.274.534
so5 3,285.154.524
win3 1,971.094.383
wye3 1,971.094.363
good2 1,314.064.215
every2 1,314.064.133
haeter2 1,314.06nan
by6 3,942.183.969
sittin2 1,314.063.899
white2 1,314.063.869
as4 2,628.123.846
black2 1,314.063.840
sat2 1,314.063.615
dis3 1,971.093.297
tagedder2 1,314.06nan
doon7 4,599.213.166
dee2 1,314.063.136
twa5 3,285.153.101
sun2 1,314.063.059
ane4 2,628.122.992
fir3 1,971.092.906
comin2 1,314.062.516
on5 3,285.152.441
be4 2,628.122.137
wisna2 1,314.062.115
saeson2 1,314.06nan
bide2 1,314.063.016
never2 1,314.062.051
did3 1,971.091.906
hed2 1,314.061.847
hame3 1,971.091.816
could3 1,971.091.758
go2 1,314.061.750
wör2 1,314.06nan
wi16 10,512.481.723
alang2 1,314.061.652
set2 1,314.061.576
fae2 1,314.061.473
is6 3,942.181.408
place2 1,314.061.275
pritty2 1,314.06nan
wan2 1,314.061.124
man3 1,971.091.069
tell2 1,314.060.927
fine2 1,314.060.890
see4 2,628.120.840
efter3 1,971.090.806
rostin2 1,314.06nan
nor2 1,314.060.733
bein2 1,314.060.697
door2 1,314.060.678
kent2 1,314.060.642
made2 1,314.060.620
een2 1,314.060.605
still2 1,314.060.574
t2 1,314.060.560
ony2 1,314.060.522
mair2 1,314.060.453
get3 1,971.090.434
day2 1,314.060.355
come2 1,314.060.343
hoose2 1,314.060.329
muckle2 1,314.060.304
first2 1,314.060.246
up7 4,599.210.222
or6 3,942.180.218
in22 14,454.660.127
fit2 1,314.060.109
noo2 1,314.060.092
here2 1,314.060.060
aboot5 3,285.150.051
for8 5,256.240.034
whit3 1,971.090.031
afore2 1,314.060.029
time3 1,971.090.027
agyen2 1,314.06nan
his9 5,913.270.013
you3 1,971.090.010
swaet2 1,314.06nan
some2 1,314.060.006
aff2 1,314.060.000
shaeves3 1,971.09nan
broos2 1,314.0614.992