A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Mortimer, Cara

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,356
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 493
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.751
Tagged as WCE (West Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - ah, it, an, ma, a, tae, wis, th, in, me,

List of texts in corpus

Bewaur o th tap tap tap
Scots Hoose (2022-11-07) in Central (North Lanarkshire) dialect (WCE), categorised as weans (1,356 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
th29 21,386.43270.710
ah89 65,634.22270.516
tap19 14,011.80114.217
the10 7,374.63100.298
ma37 27,286.1473.934
scud6 4,424.7861.827
speeder4 2,949.8543.610
flerr3 2,212.3935.374
wake4 2,949.8531.234
it42 30,973.4529.499
skitterin3 2,212.3929.298
didnae8 5,899.7126.735
me19 14,011.8026.235
seven4 2,949.8524.928
cap3 2,212.3924.461
cannae7 5,162.2423.853
naebdy3 2,212.3923.689
footsteps2 1,474.9322.762
loaby2 1,474.9322.762
daurk4 2,949.8522.670
aw15 11,061.9522.448
am6 4,424.7822.356
maw4 2,949.8521.499
kip3 2,212.3921.333
wit4 2,949.8521.208
cludgie2 1,474.9321.039
woke3 2,212.3920.867
escape3 2,212.3919.657
bru2 1,474.9317.597
ayeways2 1,474.9317.062
jeely2 1,474.9315.445
sumhin2 1,474.9315.445
haunle2 1,474.9315.445
turnin3 2,212.3914.558
wis30 22,123.8914.489
scran2 1,474.9314.302
move3 2,212.3914.196
but16 11,799.4114.005
wee11 8,112.0913.568
room5 3,687.3213.547
gonnae3 2,212.3912.726
oot16 11,799.4112.517
stairtit2 1,474.9312.093
nails2 1,474.9311.956
airms3 2,212.3911.569
nichtmerrs5 3,687.32nan
er3 2,212.3911.483
dreams2 1,474.9311.332
sweeties2 1,474.9311.109
ginger2 1,474.9311.002
asleep2 1,474.9310.796
wan5 3,687.3210.502
ready3 2,212.3910.302
ettie4 2,949.85nan
o13 9,587.0210.122
dream2 1,474.939.325
couldnae3 2,212.399.313
m7 5,162.249.149
noo8 5,899.719.141
auld7 5,162.248.635
lang6 4,424.788.502
black3 2,212.398.486
quiet2 1,474.938.377
wab2 1,474.938.377
aroon3 2,212.398.165
slowly2 1,474.938.029
way3 2,212.398.011
six2 1,474.937.844
ye16 11,799.417.796
hings2 1,474.937.584
goat3 2,212.396.938
really3 2,212.396.803
up12 8,849.566.547
ken6 4,424.786.520
ae7 5,162.246.476
know3 2,212.396.155
sumwan4 2,949.85nan
on2 1,474.936.989
feelin2 1,474.935.972
stood2 1,474.935.869
dinnae3 2,212.395.681
heard3 2,212.395.631
met2 1,474.935.578
now2 1,474.935.487
kent4 2,949.855.384
feart2 1,474.935.354
cause2 1,474.935.290
thon4 2,949.855.253
when5 3,687.325.159
close2 1,474.935.026
eyes2 1,474.935.006
too2 1,474.934.987
why2 1,474.934.968
ur2 1,474.934.873
wae4 2,949.854.843
nicht4 2,949.854.726
agin2 1,474.934.641
is3 2,212.394.605
want3 2,212.394.503
ever2 1,474.934.425
fur8 5,899.714.224
try2 1,474.934.165
dug2 1,474.934.122
lassie2 1,474.933.847
yer6 4,424.783.732
hid5 3,687.323.697
fae8 5,899.713.608
feet2 1,474.933.573
herry2 1,474.93nan
speeders2 1,474.93nan
different2 1,474.933.550
braw2 1,474.933.390
tell3 2,212.393.384
telt3 2,212.393.276
door3 2,212.392.869
help2 1,474.932.828
made3 2,212.392.734
hear2 1,474.932.674
still3 2,212.392.632
rain2 1,474.932.609
even3 2,212.392.564
haun2 1,474.932.416
hiv2 1,474.932.409
kin2 1,474.932.394
road2 1,474.932.294
go2 1,474.932.083
time5 3,687.322.082
s15 11,061.951.954
bewaur2 1,474.93nan
get4 2,949.852.039
oan4 2,949.851.783
aye4 2,949.851.734
three2 1,474.931.681
just2 1,474.931.494
if4 2,949.851.412
can4 2,949.851.405
by4 2,949.851.374
them4 2,949.851.292
so3 2,212.391.277
doon5 3,687.321.207
tae35 25,811.211.190
seen2 1,474.930.969
t2 1,474.930.788
richt3 2,212.390.761
there2 1,474.930.759
her5 3,687.320.613
be5 3,687.320.542
no5 3,687.320.514
or3 2,212.390.503
oor3 2,212.390.500
my2 1,474.930.483
thocht2 1,474.930.478
muckle2 1,474.930.476
ower2 1,474.930.397
an38 28,023.600.373
evryhin2 1,474.93nan
a36 26,548.670.371
they4 2,949.850.315
in19 14,011.800.226
aboot5 3,687.320.222
than2 1,474.930.206
that15 11,061.950.193
efter2 1,474.930.140
and8 5,899.710.134
its2 1,474.930.102
dae2 1,474.930.086
awa2 1,474.930.085
bit3 2,212.390.071
at8 5,899.710.056
to2 1,474.930.048
intae2 1,474.930.046
da3 2,212.390.039
see2 1,474.930.014
as8 5,899.710.008
this5 3,687.320.006
nae4 2,949.850.006
jist2 1,474.930.000