A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Bruce, Lorraine

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,347
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,288
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.599
Tagged as ORK (Orkney) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, o, and, tae, an, wae, is, in, fur,

List of texts in corpus

Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums
Orkney Voices (2021-11-17 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (3,347 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
wae65 19,420.38291.099
yu20 5,975.50187.664
cook18 5,377.95136.837
ha18 5,377.95128.645
yur16 4,780.4097.925
peedie14 4,182.8594.995
marwick9 2,688.9887.415
thurs8 2,390.2081.947
mrs18 5,377.9581.384
too17 5,079.1880.093
thur16 4,780.4078.269
hur13 3,884.0877.823
hids9 2,688.9875.982
and73 21,810.5871.848
hat9 2,688.9857.360
ids5 1,493.8852.059
shae's5 1,493.8852.059
tall8 2,390.2051.259
owld7 2,091.4350.915
id6 1,792.6549.883
nose9 2,688.9849.848
joost8 2,390.2048.244
oan25 7,469.3842.643
ur11 3,286.5341.814
mibee5 1,493.8841.204
papay4 1,195.1040.969
luk7 2,091.4340.525
the287 85,748.4340.511
train7 2,091.4339.934
off9 2,688.9838.112
luv4 1,195.1033.633
all10 2,987.7531.544
ees5 1,493.8831.330
um7 2,091.4330.882
he5 1,493.8830.622
mimi13 3,884.08nan
runners3 896.3329.982
waakan3 896.3329.982
is50 14,938.7529.914
shae9 2,688.9829.243
fatty3 896.3327.757
wur12 3,585.3025.379
drivan3 896.3324.939
heed6 1,792.6524.764
home5 1,493.8824.645
alwis3 896.3323.055
shael9 2,688.98nan
cheese5 1,493.8824.455
roond8 2,390.2022.734
fur26 7,768.1522.380
whut5 1,493.8821.851
caulifloor8 2,390.20nan
lead5 1,493.8821.300
wife8 2,390.2021.287
bae5 1,493.8820.781
costies8 2,390.20nan
whistle3 896.3320.493
wind6 1,792.6520.354
faether8 2,390.20nan
sea7 2,091.4320.002
masts2 597.5519.169
hid'll2 597.5519.169
marina2 597.5519.169
queek2 597.5519.169
heeded2 597.5519.169
pul2 597.5519.169
dansan2 597.5519.169
don't4 1,195.1018.712
fast5 1,493.8818.080
cup5 1,493.8817.715
thum5 1,493.8817.627
brittle2 597.5517.450
freshly2 597.5517.450
week's2 597.5517.450
swerve2 597.5517.450
westray2 597.5517.450
under5 1,493.8815.520
slaetero's6 1,792.65nan
selkie2 597.5516.271
watchan2 597.5515.369
bandage2 597.5515.369
keepan2 597.5515.369
hoodie2 597.5515.369
hael2 597.5515.369
makan2 597.5515.369
big10 2,987.7515.350
white6 1,792.6514.649
baet2 597.5514.638
boots3 896.3314.203
goan2 597.5514.023
lazy2 597.5514.023
slow3 896.3313.707
tryan2 597.5513.492
efternoon2 597.5513.025
sandals2 597.5513.025
heeds2 597.5513.025
salt2 597.5513.025
teeble5 1,493.88nan
man12 3,585.3012.999
followed3 896.3312.969
awey3 896.3312.832
thistle2 597.5512.609
his6 1,792.6512.265
bound2 597.5512.233
al3 896.3312.078
seasons2 597.5511.890
whar4 1,195.1011.821
stores2 597.5511.576
hid's2 597.5511.576
window2 597.5511.576
cowld2 597.5511.576
ootside5 1,493.8811.187
race3 896.3311.114
fae21 6,274.2810.777
happy4 1,195.1010.773
toes2 597.5510.763
rear2 597.5510.763
west3 896.3310.736
back17 5,079.1810.494
dish2 597.5510.304
yellow2 597.5510.094
coonter2 597.5510.094
stone2 597.5510.094
sky4 1,195.109.919
long4 1,195.109.644
doon17 5,079.189.502
taks4 1,195.109.211
thick3 896.339.174
high4 1,195.109.127
wis18 5,377.959.089
mill2 597.559.034
reed2 597.558.883
goes3 896.338.544
bright2 597.558.465
purple2 597.558.465
toon4 1,195.108.108
pile2 597.558.091
butter2 597.558.091
rolls2 597.558.091
bliddy2 597.557.974
blue4 1,195.107.937
hungry2 597.557.861
wear2 597.557.751
derry2 597.557.751
catch3 896.337.729
among2 597.557.645
pullan3 896.33nan
git5 1,493.887.623
muttin3 896.33nan
prize2 597.557.542
nugget3 896.33nan
surface2 597.557.645
ya3 896.337.533
blew2 597.557.442
belly2 597.557.442
dressed2 597.557.344
cutties3 896.33nan
tael3 896.33nan
shaes3 896.33nan
culur3 896.33nan
are11 3,286.537.327
ca3 896.337.255
pink2 597.557.249
waves2 597.557.249
comes5 1,493.887.165
that19 5,676.737.081
doag2 597.556.979
hatimo3 896.33nan
pot2 597.556.893
gret2 597.556.893
whaen3 896.33nan
hot2 597.556.810
age3 896.336.703
stop3 896.336.703
on10 2,987.756.687
ahint4 1,195.106.576
gress2 597.556.495
grip2 597.556.420
last6 1,792.656.406
bit17 5,079.186.380
right5 1,493.886.229
o90 26,889.756.093
noo12 3,585.305.937
luckan3 896.33nan
aroond3 896.335.902
weemin2 597.555.695
should4 1,195.105.626
jeck3 896.33nan
next4 1,195.106.396
drive2 597.555.579
sun4 1,195.105.478
wackend2 597.55nan
lucky2 597.555.523
pair3 896.335.462
up22 6,573.055.410
caught2 597.555.306
moon2 597.555.254
week3 896.335.230
go5 1,493.885.223
an65 19,420.385.164
that's4 1,195.105.058
such2 597.554.912
eyes3 896.334.803
singan2 597.55nan
oh4 1,195.105.155
wettan2 597.55nan
third2 597.554.821
swael2 597.55nan
why3 896.334.879
playan3 896.33nan
wan6 1,792.655.704
move2 597.554.522
good3 896.334.396
furst2 597.554.141
cum2 597.554.036
against2 597.554.002
or5 1,493.883.943
grund2 597.553.869
me18 5,377.953.736
hiv4 1,195.103.605
time2 597.553.588
no15 4,481.633.569
hivan2 597.55nan
second2 597.553.505
tappan2 597.55nan
hid9 2,688.983.315
whit3 896.333.253
gan2 597.553.235
dark2 597.553.235
bade2 597.553.185
this7 2,091.433.133
bag2 597.553.086
land2 597.553.086
aboot5 1,493.882.992
am3 896.332.973
at14 4,182.852.956
brither2 597.552.834
soon2 597.552.834
turns2 597.552.666
keep4 1,195.102.655
things4 1,195.102.625
peenk2 597.55nan
ee's2 597.55nan
must2 597.552.586
so7 2,091.432.570
gae2 597.552.472
paper2 597.552.472
since2 597.552.363
hayur2 597.55nan
proggy2 597.55nan
warm2 597.552.548
tea2 597.552.346
came3 896.332.265
line2 597.552.210
they8 2,390.202.192
made5 1,493.882.168
night2 597.552.036
middle2 597.552.021
smael2 597.55nan
of2 597.551.947
faerful2 597.55nan
doot2 597.552.082
couple2 597.551.877
rain3 896.331.862
two2 597.551.704
bonny2 597.551.679
ten2 597.551.618
saw3 896.331.596
corsh2 597.55nan
day10 2,987.751.596
intae9 2,688.981.581
again5 1,493.881.577
black2 597.551.469
to2 597.551.436
says4 1,195.101.348
by8 2,390.201.328
wid6 1,792.651.285
while3 896.331.264
fund2 597.551.263
yusan2 597.55nan
enough2 597.551.312
dae2 597.551.226
hair2 597.551.216
turn2 597.551.179
street2 597.551.170
lot2 597.551.153
fyur2 597.55nan
afore2 597.551.116
atween3 896.331.108
rapurs2 597.55nan
set3 896.331.047
in45 13,444.881.033
some7 2,091.431.029
can3 896.331.026
feet2 597.551.010
tap2 597.550.979
efter2 597.550.978
ither2 597.550.966
want3 896.330.961
ower5 1,493.880.916
past2 597.550.911
there6 1,792.650.898
i24 7,170.600.799
even4 1,195.100.774
much2 597.550.665
canna2 597.550.631
niver2 597.550.558
marwick's2 597.55nan
thaen2 597.55nan
be14 4,182.850.514
like11 3,286.530.486
hear2 597.550.464
end2 597.550.450
got2 597.550.441
feel2 597.550.358
trellan2 597.55nan
whitema2 597.55nan
cuman2 597.55nan
say2 597.550.352
fleean2 597.55nan
a92 27,487.300.390
oot12 3,585.300.326
weel5 1,493.880.311
my2 597.550.305
will2 597.550.278
your2 597.550.265
been5 1,493.880.235
bringan2 597.55nan
its3 896.330.225
door3 896.330.188
did2 597.550.168
slaetero2 597.55nan
mak2 597.550.139
still3 896.330.117
mind2 597.550.090
new3 896.330.078
only2 597.550.077
see6 1,792.650.073
think3 896.330.071
then3 896.330.071
through2 597.550.067
than4 1,195.100.064
three2 597.550.059
it's3 896.330.056
here4 1,195.100.027
waethur2 597.55nan
tae73 21,810.580.028
anither2 597.550.021
til2 597.550.019
thing2 597.550.016
you6 1,792.650.008
muckle3 896.330.003
fine2 597.550.003
if5 1,493.880.002
life2 597.550.000
marwicks2 597.55nan
kitcheen2 597.55nan