A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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TheChielMeister

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,670
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 612
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.729
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - a, the, ah, nae, ma, tae, ye, ah'm, fit, wi,

List of texts in corpus

Ah'm e chiel (sae dinna fash)
youtube.com (2011-03-17) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (550 words)

Philomena and Alcohol
youtube.com (2010-02-23) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (317 words)

Oatcakes 'n' Cheese
youtube.com (2009-08-10) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (372 words)

Nae mince in Moray
youtube.com (2008-12-26) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (431 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
oatcakes14 8,383.23161.303
ah'm21 12,574.85152.326
n'13 7,784.43113.467
cheese13 7,784.43110.888
o'19 11,377.25106.471
ah'll11 6,586.8391.747
mince10 5,988.0283.913
bliddy9 5,389.2277.968
e18 10,778.4476.078
an'15 8,982.0472.485
thir's7 4,191.6268.249
dinna16 9,580.8467.514
nae31 18,562.8764.492
fit20 11,976.0562.072
ah've8 4,790.4256.079
naeb'dy5 2,994.0156.018
alcohol6 3,592.8153.611
ah39 23,353.2948.772
o3 1,796.4148.633
hell's4 2,395.2146.507
plinty4 2,395.2143.876
haet5 2,994.0141.942
ye're7 4,191.6241.705
ma30 17,964.0739.576
min6 3,592.8139.071
daftie4 2,395.2138.066
an10 5,988.0236.496
ah'd5 2,994.0134.625
oan16 9,580.8434.265
vodka3 1,796.4134.133
ca'3 1,796.4134.133
mannie's3 1,796.4134.133
tatty3 1,796.4134.133
laef3 1,796.4134.133
litre3 1,796.4131.905
a'6 3,592.8131.474
jist15 8,982.0429.514
wye9 5,389.2228.794
grants3 1,796.4126.434
spik5 2,994.0125.498
laik3 1,796.4123.655
it3 1,796.4122.417
lykes2 1,197.6021.935
the56 33,532.9321.780
dod3 1,796.4120.881
fasht3 1,796.4120.881
loun3 1,796.4119.641
fuar's7 4,191.62nan
butter3 1,796.4119.006
w'll6 3,592.81nan
you're3 1,796.4118.809
craic2 1,197.6018.126
lee3 1,796.4118.082
ye'll4 2,395.2117.769
baef6 3,592.81nan
ye24 14,371.2617.235
spreid3 1,796.4117.139
please4 2,395.2116.868
that3 1,796.4116.862
aits2 1,197.6016.773
lyke3 1,796.4116.586
spikkin3 1,796.4116.456
roon'2 1,197.6016.239
bake2 1,197.6016.239
im3 1,796.4115.402
haed8 4,790.4215.034
neep3 1,796.4114.891
tesco2 1,197.6014.624
raed2 1,197.6014.624
noo11 6,586.8314.401
tv3 1,796.4114.074
s2 1,197.6013.972
scone2 1,197.6013.740
he3 1,796.4113.636
git5 2,994.0113.633
scran2 1,197.6013.484
me16 9,580.8413.323
aet2 1,197.6013.019
drap3 1,796.4112.411
mebbe4 2,395.2112.382
richt9 5,389.2212.259
fit's2 1,197.6012.228
iz3 1,796.4112.167
chiel3 1,796.4111.188
mooth3 1,796.4110.579
watch3 1,796.4110.579
dee4 2,395.2110.358
mon2 1,197.6010.302
wee11 6,586.8310.269
i'll3 1,796.4110.074
maet2 1,197.609.798
don't2 1,197.609.614
soond3 1,796.419.577
sic5 2,994.019.494
since3 1,796.419.158
begley3 1,796.41nan
says6 3,592.8111.082
high3 1,796.419.124
it's6 3,592.818.983
m'n3 1,796.41nan
nane3 1,796.418.929
taste2 1,197.608.465
sicht3 1,796.418.327
wunner2 1,197.608.273
big5 2,994.017.763
green3 1,796.417.692
philomena3 1,796.41nan
a70 41,916.178.297
bonnie3 1,796.417.692
shae3 1,796.417.692
denner2 1,197.607.593
brak2 1,197.607.441
death2 1,197.607.296
thae4 2,395.217.215
ba'3 1,796.41nan
lat3 1,796.417.132
nihing3 1,796.41nan
bit11 6,586.837.349
ken7 4,191.627.087
butterie3 1,796.41nan
six2 1,197.607.066
as3 1,796.417.065
no11 6,586.836.999
sir2 1,197.606.979
yon4 2,395.216.709
liefer3 1,796.41nan
claiver3 1,796.41nan
i3 1,796.416.706
lest2 1,197.606.571
at's2 1,197.606.384
mannie2 1,197.606.071
windsday3 1,796.41nan
quine2 1,197.606.005
spak2 1,197.606.005
wis8 4,790.425.920
yer8 4,790.425.754
drinkie3 1,796.41nan
cup2 1,197.606.384
tha5 2,994.015.615
weel6 3,592.815.526
fur10 5,988.025.427
sorry2 1,197.605.054
hae9 5,389.224.893
guffie3 1,796.41nan
fashit3 1,796.41nan
fuar'n2 1,197.60nan
suin2 1,197.605.127
raist3 1,796.41nan
hunner2 1,197.605.152
phone2 1,197.604.821
taks2 1,197.604.667
wifie2 1,197.604.501
ts'e3 1,796.41nan
hiv3 1,796.414.529
parrie3 1,796.41nan
i'm2 1,197.604.604
cloon3 1,796.41nan
not2 1,197.604.667
heid5 2,994.014.468
we2 1,197.604.447
this2 1,197.604.131
win3 1,796.413.955
affa3 1,796.413.955
thir3 1,796.413.955
wi20 11,976.053.926
tae25 14,970.063.671
mak4 2,395.213.666
in17 10,179.643.613
tak4 2,395.213.429
better3 1,796.413.386
dry2 1,197.603.326
wunt2 1,197.60nan
if6 3,592.813.382
wife2 1,197.603.038
mair7 4,191.622.907
dis3 1,796.412.904
that's2 1,197.602.557
gaun3 1,796.412.479
thay2 1,197.602.345
is's2 1,197.60nan
en2 1,197.602.089
fae2 1,197.601.927
kin2 1,197.601.808
gie3 1,796.411.762
ony3 1,796.411.740
sae5 2,994.011.738
cud2 1,197.601.660
has2 1,197.601.530
go2 1,197.601.507
ae5 2,994.011.414
hit2 1,197.601.393
doon6 3,592.811.323
pit3 1,796.411.255
far2 1,197.601.211
say3 1,796.411.208
but4 2,395.211.152
mony2 1,197.601.148
wan2 1,197.600.918
oor4 2,395.210.912
aboot7 4,191.620.754
fine2 1,197.600.703
nor2 1,197.600.560
mind2 1,197.600.412
up8 4,790.420.375
time4 2,395.210.310
did2 1,197.600.307
be10 5,988.020.286
get3 1,796.410.266
aa4 2,395.210.248
come2 1,197.600.221
hoose2 1,197.600.209
see2 1,197.600.187
aye3 1,796.410.158
at12 7,185.630.154
by2 1,197.600.141
and10 5,988.020.126
guid2 1,197.600.040
fuan2 1,197.60nan
man2 1,197.600.051
than2 1,197.600.033
so2 1,197.600.027
auld2 1,197.600.023
day3 1,796.410.020
you3 1,796.410.004
oot7 4,191.620.000
awa2 1,197.600.000
buggerin'3 1,796.41nan
shot2 1,197.605.878