A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Cumming, John

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,797
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 850
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.291
Tagged as SHD (Shetland) dialect.
Top ten most common words - da, i, an, wis, a, ta, me, we, her, bit,

List of texts in corpus

Da Whillie
Shetland For Wirds (2010) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as prose (1,030 words)

Kirsten
Shetland For Wirds (2006) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as prose (1,767 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
da136 48,623.53563.078
ta55 19,663.93321.340
shö28 10,010.73202.640
i101 36,110.12199.794
der20 7,150.52155.274
dat25 8,938.15126.325
whin22 7,865.57123.201
hit26 9,295.67108.668
göd10 3,575.2688.066
me49 17,518.7785.358
kaen8 2,860.2181.774
jimp8 2,860.2179.394
ah'm14 5,005.3676.367
dere12 4,290.3174.405
du14 5,005.3672.777
jöst7 2,502.6862.130
we45 16,088.6759.365
weel24 8,580.6255.417
sometin5 1,787.6353.749
bit34 12,155.8852.335
du's5 1,787.6348.581
hit's6 2,145.1644.087
kinda7 2,502.6843.470
track7 2,502.6842.551
wis69 24,669.2942.183
saa7 2,502.6840.881
idder7 2,502.6838.936
sixty5 1,787.6337.325
gaein7 2,502.6836.846
her42 15,016.0935.076
tink6 2,145.1633.800
says14 5,005.3633.741
dee10 3,575.2633.491
dem8 2,860.2132.338
coach4 1,430.1030.621
hed11 3,932.7929.678
dey'll3 1,072.5828.769
der's3 1,072.5828.769
tae24 8,580.6228.359
wan12 4,290.3128.335
dis12 4,290.3128.225
nivver8 2,860.2127.408
aald5 1,787.6327.092
took9 3,217.7326.769
dunna4 1,430.1026.168
peerie7 2,502.6826.142
dan6 2,145.1625.408
someen3 1,072.5824.063
wir11 3,932.7923.679
tagidder3 1,072.5822.040
guttin3 1,072.5822.040
ginger4 1,430.1021.929
startet3 1,072.5821.497
so14 5,005.3621.339
squad3 1,072.5820.999
o27 9,653.2020.360
it11 3,932.7920.282
boanny2 715.0519.844
gaeng2 715.0519.844
liftet2 715.0519.844
wheelhoose2 715.0519.844
bön3 1,072.5819.720
doesna3 1,072.5819.349
moarnin3 1,072.5819.000
hand5 1,787.6318.950
bar5 1,787.6318.950
nycht2 715.0518.123
pier2 715.0518.123
du'll2 715.0518.123
beuys2 715.0518.123
feeneeshed2 715.0518.123
daelin2 715.0518.123
blank3 1,072.5818.065
fur21 7,508.0417.401
dey7 2,502.6817.301
could11 3,932.7917.178
pat4 1,430.1017.124
seeventy2 715.0516.944
anunder2 715.0516.944
aaber2 715.0516.944
kirsten6 2,145.16nan
aboard2 715.0516.944
hoop2 715.0516.944
davie4 1,430.1016.899
cleared3 1,072.5816.555
luikin4 1,430.1016.470
gadderin2 715.0516.041
looket2 715.0516.041
lik8 2,860.2115.848
midder3 1,072.5815.732
injury2 715.0515.309
hunder3 1,072.5815.185
gear4 1,430.1015.055
hammerin2 715.0514.693
competeeshin5 1,787.63nan
gaet2 715.0514.693
towt2 715.0514.693
anidder3 1,072.5814.686
effort3 1,072.5814.686
spaekin3 1,072.5814.686
aa16 5,720.4114.482
wisna7 2,502.6814.481
clear5 1,787.6314.451
aafil2 715.0514.161
haed10 3,575.2613.985
faer2 715.0513.275
axe2 715.0513.275
every5 1,787.6313.043
spaek3 1,072.5812.928
echt3 1,072.5812.928
tinks2 715.0512.898
medal2 715.0512.898
bugger3 1,072.5812.701
im3 1,072.5812.377
loss3 1,072.5812.377
orkney3 1,072.5812.274
onywye3 1,072.5812.274
yun2 715.0512.239
tell8 2,860.2112.166
tied3 1,072.5811.974
competitors4 1,430.10nan
raelly2 715.0511.948
2 715.0511.948
in23 8,223.1011.816
brakfast2 715.0511.677
mesel2 715.0511.677
shakkin2 715.0511.424
caald2 715.0511.424
failed2 715.0510.963
boo2 715.0510.963
mycht3 1,072.58nan
meenits3 1,072.5810.919
kin6 2,145.1610.680
high4 1,430.1010.573
third3 1,072.5810.535
traaler3 1,072.58nan
him18 6,435.4710.809
boat3 1,072.5810.247
session2 715.0510.009
net2 715.0510.009
roost2 715.059.844
fast3 1,072.589.291
pain3 1,072.589.291
aesy2 715.059.113
tried4 1,430.109.023
problem3 1,072.588.954
nooadays2 715.058.618
shooder2 715.058.504
bastard2 715.058.393
wantin3 1,072.588.154
rycht3 1,072.58nan
ower15 5,362.898.816
face6 2,145.168.141
suit2 715.057.886
taen5 1,787.637.871
joost2 715.057.793
wirk3 1,072.587.756
bag3 1,072.587.672
ah'll2 715.057.613
shoutin2 715.057.613
knees2 715.057.613
maybe3 1,072.587.549
wrang4 1,430.107.446
if11 3,932.797.368
mark2 715.057.359
still7 2,502.687.321
scallowa3 1,072.58nan
instead2 715.057.123
seem3 1,072.587.122
wi34 12,155.887.062
sorry3 1,072.587.013
aroond3 1,072.587.013
boy3 1,072.586.906
cam7 2,502.686.695
blacksness3 1,072.58nan
start3 1,072.586.599
up20 7,150.526.418
anyoch3 1,072.58nan
pulled2 715.056.252
nine2 715.056.023
herd2 715.055.862
luikit2 715.055.708
whit's2 715.055.513
we'll2 715.055.513
runnin2 715.055.420
wad8 2,860.215.413
rest3 1,072.585.375
kent6 2,145.165.303
an91 32,534.865.266
left5 1,787.635.199
skyipper2 715.05nan
sea3 1,072.585.182
six2 715.055.156
see10 3,575.265.026
trow2 715.054.760
folk4 1,430.104.470
best4 1,430.104.291
clamb2 715.05nan
lass2 715.054.991
hair3 1,072.584.284
onything2 715.054.218
side4 1,430.104.198
ill2 715.054.187
spak2 715.054.157
second2 715.054.126
shot2 715.054.038
withoot2 715.053.980
wye4 1,430.103.882
speired2 715.053.869
act2 715.053.869
should3 1,072.583.752
watch2 715.053.735
age2 715.053.735
airms2 715.053.632
fu2 715.053.632
taers2 715.05nan
hell2 715.054.545
couldna2 715.053.510
passed2 715.053.510
a66 23,596.713.468
as10 3,575.263.378
luik2 715.053.347
aabody2 715.053.302
at26 9,295.673.282
aye8 2,860.213.205
coorse3 1,072.583.016
lad2 715.052.950
done2 715.052.893
sprints2 715.05nan
comes3 1,072.582.869
job2 715.052.819
been2 715.052.523
tree2 715.052.496
year5 1,787.632.451
blue2 715.052.372
heard3 1,072.582.367
hae3 1,072.582.349
aboot13 4,647.842.309
come5 1,787.632.225
years3 1,072.582.195
or5 1,787.632.191
big4 1,430.102.150
name3 1,072.582.149
doon10 3,575.262.148
your3 1,072.582.104
didna4 1,430.102.101
intae2 715.052.086
were6 2,145.162.043
naebody2 715.052.040
wird2 715.051.977
confeedent2 715.05nan
tryin2 715.051.916
naethin2 715.051.881
afore6 2,145.161.840
sat2 715.051.778
his11 3,932.791.738
sae2 715.051.631
turn2 715.051.628
mair9 3,217.731.622
mizpah2 715.05nan
hert2 715.051.558
een4 1,430.101.527
time8 2,860.211.519
can2 715.051.512
pooster2 715.05nan
different2 715.051.427
better3 1,072.581.387
again4 1,430.101.104
said2 715.051.062
traalers2 715.05nan
body2 715.051.075
canna2 715.050.993
be18 6,435.470.991
efter5 1,787.630.941
had2 715.050.935
no10 3,575.260.853
life3 1,072.580.847
oot9 3,217.730.729
telt3 1,072.580.721
right2 715.050.674
awa2 715.050.636
run-up2 715.05nan
got4 1,430.100.668
whit8 2,860.210.568
he28 10,010.730.529
whillie2 715.05nan
nae10 3,575.260.487
here2 715.050.439
man4 1,430.100.432
while2 715.050.425
nervees2 715.05nan
win2 715.050.411
jimper2 715.05nan
wid2 715.050.419
day7 2,502.680.398
twa5 1,787.630.388
fair2 715.050.374
ain2 715.050.329
set2 715.050.325
is15 5,362.890.320
guid2 715.050.319
lang2 715.050.257
gey2 715.050.255
fae9 3,217.730.222
hame3 1,072.580.211
first2 715.050.125
noo5 1,787.630.048
on18 6,435.470.041
mak2 715.050.013
back6 2,145.160.010
you5 1,787.630.010
ony2 715.050.006
bein2 715.050.006
some4 1,430.100.004
maist2 715.050.004
mind2 715.050.001
laegs2 715.05nan