A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Storrie Lewis, Jean

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,851
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 638
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.901
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, i, a, wis, tae, and, in, o, he, that,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 71 - Snuffy
Lallans Magazine (2007-12) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (903 words)

Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon
Lallans Magazine (2001-07 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (948 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
i80 43,219.88181.694
dolly8 4,321.9988.492
and48 25,931.9359.414
my18 9,724.4754.273
wis58 31,334.4153.149
mowdie5 2,701.2444.290
dod5 2,701.2437.553
an13 7,023.2335.163
bothy4 2,160.9932.174
cuppie3 1,620.7529.699
dancin4 2,160.9927.209
fan8 4,321.9927.103
glen5 2,701.2426.858
hay4 2,160.9925.911
fit12 6,482.9823.978
cents2 1,080.5021.521
quines4 2,160.9920.841
awfu4 2,160.9920.134
saxtie2 1,080.5019.799
weskit2 1,080.5019.799
imaginin2 1,080.5019.799
ned3 1,620.7519.255
bogey2 1,080.5018.617
spade2 1,080.5018.617
fou4 2,160.9918.432
weel11 5,942.7318.422
gaed8 4,321.9917.994
snuffy15 8,103.73nan
dad9 4,862.2452.443
treisure2 1,080.5017.713
traps2 1,080.5017.713
beeried2 1,080.5017.713
fairm3 1,620.7517.645
bunnet3 1,620.7517.304
oatmeal2 1,080.5016.979
thocht9 4,862.2416.284
strae3 1,620.7516.112
wid10 5,402.4916.102
auld11 5,942.7315.919
aa13 7,023.2315.577
pas2 1,080.5015.357
caain2 1,080.5015.357
hooever2 1,080.5014.559
aathing3 1,620.7514.098
dee5 2,701.2414.000
bather2 1,080.5013.330
keepit3 1,620.7513.229
trap2 1,080.5013.075
aside4 2,160.9913.021
bittie4 2,160.9912.897
mercy2 1,080.5012.836
buit2 1,080.5012.836
gey6 3,241.4912.291
kent7 3,781.7412.141
gaen3 1,620.7511.697
per2 1,080.5011.647
pocket2 1,080.5011.480
gat3 1,620.7511.402
roll2 1,080.5011.320
me16 8,643.9811.131
never5 2,701.2410.822
tak7 3,781.7410.616
stannin2 1,080.5010.608
fleg2 1,080.5010.481
haed7 3,781.7410.460
lyin3 1,620.7510.364
sate2 1,080.5010.357
mysel2 1,080.5010.237
fine6 3,241.4910.138
cuttin2 1,080.5010.009
fa4 2,160.999.802
airmy2 1,080.509.794
fu3 1,620.759.702
maybe3 1,620.759.702
i'd2 1,080.509.397
is3 1,620.758.857
far5 2,701.248.843
de2 1,080.508.136
keen2 1,080.508.136
fields2 1,080.507.757
end4 2,160.997.747
owre3 1,620.757.743
s5 2,701.247.710
so7 3,781.747.668
work3 1,620.757.606
juist6 3,241.497.478
d9 4,862.247.322
growin2 1,080.507.307
sittin3 1,620.756.977
months2 1,080.506.862
afore7 3,781.746.833
sax2 1,080.506.681
speak3 1,620.756.659
stuck2 1,080.506.551
thare3 1,620.756.508
got6 3,241.496.459
wey6 3,241.496.424
affa4 2,160.996.371
wanted2 1,080.506.114
widna2 1,080.505.933
richt7 3,781.745.921
are7 3,781.745.915
mind5 2,701.245.764
quine2 1,080.505.597
we2 1,080.505.468
king2 1,080.505.352
ago2 1,080.505.236
year5 2,701.244.985
month2 1,080.504.938
help3 1,620.754.654
pit5 2,701.244.547
awa6 3,241.494.441
case2 1,080.504.438
little2 1,080.504.416
loon2 1,080.504.373
ma3 1,620.754.301
telt4 2,160.994.242
week2 1,080.504.107
her4 2,160.994.093
fact2 1,080.504.087
day8 4,321.993.972
doun3 1,620.753.880
thinkin2 1,080.503.740
ae7 3,781.743.724
get6 3,241.493.710
aff6 3,241.493.705
but13 7,023.233.701
side3 1,620.753.690
tae52 28,092.923.618
monie2 1,080.503.542
made4 2,160.993.504
een4 2,160.993.468
he24 12,965.963.455
nae10 5,402.493.377
bonnie2 1,080.503.357
alang3 1,620.753.331
it14 7,563.483.297
aye6 3,241.493.218
looked2 1,080.503.212
o28 15,126.962.996
nicht4 2,160.992.996
fund2 1,080.502.908
lookin2 1,080.502.871
up12 6,482.982.834
were5 2,701.242.788
left3 1,620.752.712
dae5 2,701.242.611
same3 1,620.752.574
sair2 1,080.502.550
gettin2 1,080.502.529
should2 1,080.502.529
them6 3,241.492.488
his16 8,643.982.479
onie2 1,080.502.242
ye15 8,103.732.222
tell3 1,620.752.116
much2 1,080.502.098
masel2 1,080.502.073
wee7 3,781.742.040
coorse2 1,080.502.030
says3 1,620.752.007
thegither2 1,080.501.981
men2 1,080.501.795
ilka2 1,080.501.780
wi19 10,264.721.772
guid4 2,160.991.708
gang2 1,080.501.640
nou2 1,080.501.619
she6 3,241.491.552
kin2 1,080.501.535
efter4 2,160.991.411
gie3 1,620.751.400
hae7 3,781.741.395
thae2 1,080.501.277
sae5 2,701.241.269
wye2 1,080.501.220
gied2 1,080.501.199
dinna2 1,080.501.134
back2 1,080.501.034
mair2 1,080.501.019
three2 1,080.500.925
in34 18,368.450.885
him3 1,620.750.860
strychnine2 1,080.50nan
like7 3,781.740.802
the99 53,484.600.776
there3 1,620.750.761
at9 4,862.240.755
said4 2,160.990.733
you2 1,080.500.712
a60 32,414.910.612
time2 1,080.500.612
for8 4,321.990.604
man3 1,620.750.578
on14 7,563.480.567
jist4 2,160.990.537
intae2 1,080.500.496
as9 4,862.240.488
that21 11,345.220.400
noo2 1,080.500.375
ither3 1,620.750.371
see2 1,080.500.355
door2 1,080.500.348
by2 1,080.500.287
cam2 1,080.500.182
oot9 4,862.240.181
or5 2,701.240.179
cattlie2 1,080.50nan
this6 3,241.490.172
could2 1,080.500.140
hid2 1,080.500.112
will2 1,080.500.107
say2 1,080.500.075
m2 1,080.500.053
cheetie2 1,080.50nan
thair2 1,080.500.056
ken2 1,080.500.050
to2 1,080.500.049
be10 5,402.490.049
aboot5 2,701.240.044
yer3 1,620.750.031
if3 1,620.750.010
can3 1,620.750.010
ower4 2,160.990.004
then2 1,080.500.003
whan2 1,080.500.002