A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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McDonald, Charlie

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,309
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 826
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.795
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, tae, an', ye, yer, in, wis, o', it,

List of texts in corpus


Facebook (2022-01-13) in Doric dialect (ABN), categorised as poetry (259 words)


Facebook (2022-01-30) in Doric (Aberdeen) dialect (ABN), categorised as poetry (280 words)


Facebook (2022-01-26) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (393 words)


Facebook (2022-02-06) in Doric dialect (ABN), categorised as poetry (244 words)


Facebook (2022-02-09) in Doric dialect (ABN), categorised as poetry (244 words)


Facebook (2022-02-20) in Doric (Aberdeen) dialect (ABN), categorised as social (309 words)


Facebook (2022-02-20) in Doric (Aberdeen) dialect (ABN), categorised as poetry (309 words)

Doric Scots Books an Poems
Facebook (2022-07-10) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (271 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
an'48 20,788.22316.303
o'39 16,890.43251.903
a'23 9,961.02170.914
wi'20 8,661.76143.246
yer43 18,622.78125.143
fan19 8,228.6788.810
an7 3,031.6274.623
iye6 2,598.5364.386
tho'5 2,165.4452.776
ye43 18,622.7846.059
mum6 2,598.5342.605
caper4 1,732.3541.284
wir14 6,063.2341.118
ivery7 3,031.6238.102
abody6 2,598.5336.385
cos8 3,464.7035.587
rolls5 2,165.4433.866
breed4 1,732.3532.904
bakers4 1,732.3532.904
gan7 3,031.6232.285
apprentice4 1,732.3531.564
baker4 1,732.3530.420
petrol4 1,732.3530.420
rowies3 1,299.2629.962
fu'3 1,299.2629.962
ere7 3,031.6229.216
buy6 2,598.5328.760
comin'3 1,299.2627.140
he2 866.1827.047
hid16 6,929.4126.425
ma's3 1,299.2626.120
grub3 1,299.2626.120
souls3 1,299.2626.120
shop6 2,598.5326.040
femily3 1,299.2625.253
sewin3 1,299.2625.253
eaten3 1,299.2624.497
stuff6 2,598.5324.429
cars4 1,732.3523.275
warm6 2,598.5323.249
paper6 2,598.5322.954
tray3 1,299.2621.724
teen6 2,598.5321.595
fer7 3,031.6221.438
pan4 1,732.3521.404
wa'2 866.1820.640
chipper2 866.1820.640
poorest2 866.1820.640
supermarkets2 866.1820.640
kint2 866.1820.640
wrapping2 866.1820.640
honed2 866.1820.640
folk8 3,464.7020.577
mint3 1,299.2620.530
loons4 1,732.3520.041
athing4 1,732.3520.041
ithers6 2,598.5319.947
bug3 1,299.2619.850
neighbours3 1,299.2619.850
fitiver3 1,299.2619.242
byron2 866.1818.918
knitted2 866.1818.918
baps2 866.1818.918
esso2 866.1818.918
owned2 866.1818.918
bakery2 866.1818.918
kinds3 1,299.2618.691
jist14 6,063.2318.678
wi3 1,299.2618.014
bakes2 866.1817.738
loaves2 866.1817.738
suppers2 866.1817.738
tops2 866.1817.738
crusts2 866.1817.738
rether2 866.1817.738
em4 1,732.3517.487
car5 2,165.4417.096
heaps2 866.1816.834
fresh4 1,732.3516.395
grease2 866.1816.101
they're4 1,732.3516.065
ah2 866.1816.015
used5 2,165.4415.573
han'4 1,732.35nan
toon5 2,165.4415.573
buns2 866.1815.484
chums2 866.1815.484
needles2 866.1815.484
sell3 1,299.2614.565
count2 866.1814.482
box4 1,732.3514.226
chucked2 866.1814.064
only7 3,031.6213.910
under4 1,732.3513.745
plastic3 1,299.2613.737
test3 1,299.2613.213
my9 3,897.7913.206
tin3 1,299.2613.114
eesed2 866.1813.025
eence4 1,732.3512.822
hiv6 2,598.5312.733
perfectly2 866.1812.732
sign4 1,732.3512.573
and4 1,732.3512.135
coonter2 866.1811.968
sadly2 866.1811.968
steady2 866.1811.968
bit16 6,929.4111.713
pals3 1,299.2611.658
while6 2,598.5311.586
his3 1,299.2611.488
loads2 866.1811.330
kelly2 866.1811.330
stream2 866.1811.330
winted2 866.1810.784
fit9 3,897.7910.766
wint4 1,732.3510.747
played3 1,299.2610.699
boxes2 866.1810.618
came5 2,165.4410.554
turned4 1,732.3510.529
playin'3 1,299.26nan
ging3 1,299.2610.515
fly2 866.1810.459
is4 1,732.3510.372
pies2 866.1810.160
wid9 3,897.7910.084
mony6 2,598.5310.060
chicken2 866.189.883
wis40 17,323.529.830
ross2 866.189.752
dad3 1,299.269.731
got8 3,464.709.464
eens2 866.189.384
trade2 866.189.384
sad2 866.189.384
same6 2,598.539.335
nooadays2 866.189.269
gye2 866.189.157
use3 1,299.269.052
closed2 866.188.841
mince2 866.188.742
roads2 866.188.742
lot4 1,732.358.686
wheel2 866.188.645
fish3 1,299.268.618
selt2 866.188.551
widden2 866.188.551
popular2 866.188.196
choice2 866.188.196
superstore3 1,299.26nan
ye've2 866.188.196
guid8 3,464.708.141
but2 866.188.082
nae15 6,496.327.980
time11 4,763.977.850
kept3 1,299.267.781
moo2 866.187.648
neen2 866.187.577
k2 866.187.506
minds2 866.187.437
or16 6,929.417.347
hardly2 866.187.303
gid2 866.187.238
noo10 4,330.887.226
she4 1,732.357.169
coat2 866.186.871
bocht2 866.186.701
moon2 866.186.701
doors2 866.186.646
new6 2,598.536.302
keepin2 866.186.285
that12 5,197.066.241
date2 866.186.189
thick2 866.186.095
if9 3,897.795.951
cast2 866.185.915
black3 1,299.265.713
craftsmen2 866.18nan
road4 1,732.355.560
we17 7,362.495.438
berryden2 866.18nan
fine5 2,165.445.382
decided2 866.185.354
bits2 866.185.245
hell2 866.185.245
smell2 866.185.245
bin3 1,299.265.178
fa3 1,299.264.794
co-opy2 866.18nan
were7 3,031.624.910
keep4 1,732.354.692
dee3 1,299.264.657
greetin2 866.184.604
past3 1,299.264.541
ago2 866.184.463
made5 2,165.444.429
shut2 866.184.355
bag2 866.184.355
through4 1,732.354.331
superstores2 866.18nan
really3 1,299.264.155
rosemount2 866.18nan
bakin'2 866.18nan
even5 2,165.444.148
ere's2 866.184.101
dyin'2 866.18nan
kennedy's2 866.18nan
i7 3,031.624.046
it's5 2,165.443.836
divi2 866.18nan
then6 2,598.533.802
must2 866.183.800
get7 3,031.623.789
fun2 866.183.779
on22 9,527.933.743
cults2 866.18nan
merkland2 866.18nan
leipers2 866.18nan
stood2 866.184.005
murdochs2 866.18nan
poon'2 866.18nan
though3 1,299.263.741
real2 866.183.550
shoppin'2 866.18nan
tea2 866.183.530
day9 3,897.793.505
could5 2,165.443.502
hing2 866.183.471
they15 6,496.323.443
some7 3,031.623.363
fact2 866.183.357
this4 1,732.353.325
their8 3,464.703.280
ma5 2,165.443.235
across2 866.183.213
the115 49,805.113.141
near3 1,299.263.106
held2 866.183.076
afore6 2,598.533.039
work2 866.183.011
best3 1,299.262.784
aboot3 1,299.262.753
ootside2 866.182.735
very2 866.182.664
by7 3,031.622.592
try2 866.182.463
een4 1,732.352.372
aroon2 866.182.327
foo2 866.182.327
next2 866.182.244
street2 866.182.154
far3 1,299.262.116
up5 2,165.441.994
nicht4 1,732.351.965
days3 1,299.261.860
bide2 866.181.791
licht2 866.181.736
thing3 1,299.261.733
oot14 6,063.231.670
hoose4 1,732.351.622
times2 866.181.559
pit4 1,732.351.528
much2 866.181.503
first4 1,732.351.376
watter2 866.181.320
didna3 1,299.261.287
impty2 866.18nan
niver2 866.181.355
are5 2,165.441.184
for17 7,362.491.163
seen3 1,299.261.059
ower3 1,299.261.057
how2 866.180.995
door3 1,299.260.986
in42 18,189.690.981
name2 866.180.927
intae6 2,598.530.915
them2 866.180.896
ony3 1,299.260.755
mair3 1,299.260.718
need2 866.180.714
fair2 866.180.714
goin'2 866.18nan
till2 866.180.748
oor2 866.180.595
a'thing2 866.18nan
as17 7,362.490.576
aye2 866.180.575
will3 1,299.260.475
thocht3 1,299.260.436
place2 866.180.431
auld2 866.180.427
roon2 866.180.391
richt2 866.180.344
us2 866.180.331
its'2 866.18nan
to2 866.180.316
be10 4,330.880.241
at13 5,630.140.228
it25 10,827.200.208
lang3 1,299.260.178
hoosin'2 866.18nan
tae64 27,717.634.059
ither2 866.180.139
so3 1,299.260.112
butteries2 866.18nan
bloomin'2 866.18nan
a70 30,316.150.085
can3 1,299.260.084
ain2 866.180.076
mind2 866.180.053
micht2 866.180.052
fae7 3,031.620.051
think2 866.180.030
hae5 2,165.440.028
seepin'2 866.18nan
did2 866.180.017
was2 866.180.015
back5 2,165.440.013
tak2 866.180.011
hame2 866.180.009
like6 2,598.530.002
twa3 1,299.260.002
wiye2 866.18nan
aff3 1,299.260.000
doon5 2,165.440.000
muckle2 866.180.000
goodies2 866.18nan