A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Grieve, Issy

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,953
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 783
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.494
Tagged as ORK (Orkney) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, and, tae, o, a, in, me, fur, ye, on,

List of texts in corpus

Gallows Ha - Birlan wae the wather
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (115 words)
Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums
Orkney Voices (2021-11-17 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (1,838 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
and76 38,914.49143.408
thinkan8 4,096.2677.079
hids8 4,096.2674.731
yir14 7,168.4674.688
sweeng6 3,072.2066.419
an6 3,072.2062.618
thir15 7,680.4957.364
han8 4,096.2656.743
roond12 6,144.3955.166
turn12 6,144.3953.632
says15 7,680.4947.386
am11 5,632.3645.463
me29 14,848.9542.442
wae15 7,680.4941.853
stook4 2,048.1340.719
top6 3,072.2038.388
paet5 2,560.1637.893
grip6 3,072.2037.685
wind7 3,584.2332.892
claes8 4,096.2632.753
stabs3 1,536.1030.977
owld4 2,048.1329.474
blide3 1,536.1029.393
across7 3,584.2328.709
right9 4,608.2928.325
watchan3 1,536.1028.154
drizzle3 1,536.1028.154
knackered3 1,536.1028.154
bank5 2,560.1627.965
west5 2,560.1627.808
hid15 7,680.4927.077
sleet4 2,048.1326.528
wir10 5,120.3326.001
wather4 2,048.1325.508
fur20 10,240.6625.092
eens4 2,048.1324.822
more5 2,560.1623.294
paets3 1,536.1023.193
who7 3,584.2323.071
window3 1,536.1022.733
fail3 1,536.1022.306
home4 2,048.1322.244
thowt3 1,536.1021.908
are13 6,656.4321.893
binder3 1,536.1021.536
makshift2 1,024.0721.317
haeds2 1,024.0721.317
pelters2 1,024.0721.317
flummoxed2 1,024.0721.317
scorcher2 1,024.0721.317
row3 1,536.1019.963
lit4 2,048.1319.851
stubble2 1,024.0719.595
waitan2 1,024.0719.595
lyan2 1,024.0719.595
lost5 2,560.1619.221
hiv7 3,584.2318.620
dance4 2,048.1318.499
slices2 1,024.0718.413
step4 2,048.1317.439
boots3 1,536.1017.344
fegs2 1,024.0716.775
haze2 1,024.0716.157
shoes3 1,536.1015.813
evry2 1,024.0715.624
end6 3,072.2015.175
that5 2,560.1615.133
gress3 1,536.1015.060
hail4 2,048.1315.014
twine2 1,024.0714.735
heather3 1,536.1014.609
fancy3 1,536.1013.802
cowld2 1,024.0713.694
feet5 2,560.1613.605
wis6 3,072.2013.349
tak8 4,096.2613.160
fornent2 1,024.0713.128
go6 3,072.2013.108
lift4 2,048.1313.031
then9 4,608.2912.824
line4 2,048.1312.645
faan2 1,024.0712.634
hill4 2,048.1312.480
danced2 1,024.0712.196
snow2 1,024.0712.196
th'3 1,536.1011.719
create2 1,024.0711.621
bonny4 2,048.1311.257
left6 3,072.2011.196
birl2 1,024.0710.967
just6 3,072.2010.965
holes2 1,024.0710.820
kert4 2,048.13nan
upper2 1,024.0710.820
dancin2 1,024.0710.820
fower4 2,048.1310.583
forward2 1,024.079.923
gan3 1,536.109.761
her2 1,024.079.593
warmth2 1,024.079.296
aite4 2,048.13nan
whar3 1,536.1010.270
annie2 1,024.078.843
wash2 1,024.078.843
love3 1,536.108.801
summer2 1,024.078.759
washed2 1,024.078.759
weet3 1,536.108.729
draawn3 1,536.10nan
they'll2 1,024.078.596
long3 1,536.108.587
mark2 1,024.078.517
twice2 1,024.078.440
no13 6,656.438.395
a37 18,945.218.368
notice2 1,024.078.365
bairns5 2,560.168.318
days5 2,560.167.855
each3 1,536.107.816
fae13 6,656.437.560
men4 2,048.137.461
them9 4,608.297.431
whit11 5,632.367.408
blue3 1,536.107.256
usual2 1,024.077.223
gaan2 1,024.077.169
lives2 1,024.077.064
two3 1,536.106.975
months2 1,024.076.672
field2 1,024.076.536
fill2 1,024.076.492
back10 5,120.336.281
dry3 1,536.106.183
way3 1,536.106.061
shaiff3 1,536.10nan
few3 1,536.106.041
all3 1,536.106.001
he8 4,096.265.923
ye19 9,728.625.508
tap3 1,536.105.462
east2 1,024.075.446
bed3 1,536.105.275
box2 1,024.075.112
morn2 1,024.075.112
did5 2,560.164.853
apin3 1,536.10nan
that's3 1,536.104.970
coorse3 1,536.104.617
sooth2 1,024.074.560
be4 2,048.134.483
the136 69,636.464.366
will5 2,560.164.345
deep2 1,024.074.263
at6 3,072.204.219
wark3 1,536.104.059
ready2 1,024.074.053
high2 1,024.074.053
or2 1,024.074.050
been8 4,096.263.985
doot2 1,024.073.747
road3 1,536.103.598
rest2 1,024.073.375
aff6 3,072.203.316
less2 1,024.073.267
twa6 3,072.203.237
they13 6,656.433.231
till3 1,536.103.222
their7 3,584.233.101
keep3 1,536.102.980
run2 1,024.072.954
runnan2 1,024.07nan
new4 2,048.132.900
want3 1,536.102.854
wife2 1,024.072.539
wan3 1,536.102.245
blighter2 1,024.07nan
on17 8,704.561.870
young2 1,024.071.770
his7 3,584.231.765
seen3 1,536.101.578
like8 4,096.261.336
folk2 1,024.071.327
you6 3,072.201.288
birlan2 1,024.07nan
here4 2,048.131.270
we5 2,560.161.100
need2 1,024.071.061
blowan2 1,024.07nan
atween2 1,024.071.019
comman2 1,024.07nan
i15 7,680.490.912
brokin2 1,024.07nan
up5 2,560.160.933
is9 4,608.290.844
better2 1,024.070.833
to4 2,048.130.816
face2 1,024.070.791
in35 17,921.150.669
ower3 1,536.100.471
she8 4,096.260.471
ferfal2 1,024.07nan
of4 2,048.130.520
fine2 1,024.070.425
doon3 1,536.100.394
for13 6,656.430.363
oot10 5,120.330.361
when3 1,536.100.314
by4 2,048.130.292
jist2 1,024.070.288
aye2 1,024.070.234
made2 1,024.070.234
noo4 2,048.130.209
bit6 3,072.200.183
had2 1,024.070.150
aboot5 2,560.160.113
again2 1,024.070.109
tae40 20,481.310.077
my2 1,024.070.056
oan3 1,536.100.021
efter2 1,024.070.016
ither2 1,024.070.015
akwird2 1,024.07nan
as11 5,632.360.071
day4 2,048.130.010
see3 1,536.100.005
o40 20,481.310.000
rittan2 1,024.07nan
fit2 1,024.070.000