A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Williamson, Christie

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,804
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 759
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.377
Tagged as SHD (Shetland) dialect.
Top ten most common words - da, o, a, an, ta, at, du, i, fur, tae,

List of texts in corpus

Da Problem o dese Paerts
Scots Language Centre (2022) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as prose (281 words)

Da windirs o technology
The Bottle Imp (July 2019) in Shetland (Yell) dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (137 words)

Continuous at sea defence
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (01-01-2015) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (121 words)

Slainte Bard
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (24-01-2014) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (151 words)

Shaetlan an compoonds a da richt
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (06-02-2014) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as blog (306 words)

Submissions, an keepin on
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (06-04-2012) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as blog (234 words)

Böd
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (09-04-2012) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (129 words)

Bellows
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (02-07-2012) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (62 words)

Pre nuptial
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (25-05-2012) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (113 words)

Gairden
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (01-01-2012) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (73 words)

Guide
Shetland For Wirds (01-01-2010) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (138 words)

Truth
Shetland For Wirds (2010) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (59 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
da114 63,192.90529.982
du29 16,075.39220.766
ta35 19,401.33201.929
the4 2,217.29181.827
hit22 12,195.12103.293
dy10 5,543.2473.579
dat14 7,760.5366.383
iddir5 2,771.6255.172
nivvir5 2,771.6246.245
med7 3,880.2744.308
de6 3,325.9438.515
dis12 6,651.8837.687
fur23 12,749.4537.071
choost3 1,662.9731.398
bidden3 1,662.9727.553
at32 17,738.3624.728
wirld3 1,662.9724.110
laek5 2,771.6223.137
apö3 1,662.9721.953
keep8 4,434.5921.821
eb2 1,108.6521.597
aflott2 1,108.6521.597
it4 2,217.2921.572
i29 16,075.3921.465
ad3 1,662.9720.959
takk4 2,217.2920.746
shaetlan4 2,217.2920.627
dunna3 1,662.9720.379
mi4 2,217.2920.060
truth4 2,217.2919.533
dere4 2,217.2919.234
itae2 1,108.6518.693
richer2 1,108.6517.789
anchor2 1,108.6517.054
graet2 1,108.6516.436
dir4 2,217.2916.355
aa13 7,206.2116.045
keen3 1,662.9714.803
send3 1,662.9714.699
deep4 2,217.2914.203
dim2 1,108.6513.678
isna4 2,217.2913.507
saat2 1,108.6513.405
sam3 1,662.9713.180
bön2 1,108.6513.150
makk3 1,662.9713.026
steppin2 1,108.6512.472
een7 3,880.2712.250
prose2 1,108.6511.896
trow3 1,662.9711.805
twartree2 1,108.6510.951
nem2 1,108.6510.951
belang2 1,108.6510.815
hay2 1,108.6510.682
eens2 1,108.6510.311
half3 1,662.9710.240
hunder2 1,108.6510.195
brunt2 1,108.6510.195
athoot3 1,662.9710.106
dese3 1,662.97nan
tide2 1,108.6510.431
ir4 2,217.299.810
whaar2 1,108.659.378
dem3 1,662.979.004
power2 1,108.658.945
if9 4,988.918.836
heart2 1,108.658.786
moo2 1,108.658.558
den2 1,108.658.558
ony6 3,325.948.543
new6 3,325.948.507
prood2 1,108.658.486
perfect2 1,108.658.414
wid7 3,880.277.716
good3 1,662.977.548
tae23 12,749.457.531
person2 1,108.657.486
as21 11,640.807.346
wast2 1,108.657.075
hed4 2,217.296.810
whit10 5,543.246.646
can8 4,434.596.602
wye4 2,217.296.521
fin5 2,771.626.470
you9 4,988.916.458
he7 3,880.276.146
needs2 1,108.656.002
dan2 1,108.655.932
athin2 1,108.655.830
onythin2 1,108.655.572
dark2 1,108.655.362
dey3 1,662.975.297
up2 1,108.654.897
wir4 2,217.294.886
sooth2 1,108.654.853
eence2 1,108.654.780
aabody2 1,108.654.780
aroond2 1,108.654.780
important2 1,108.654.504
start2 1,108.654.504
not2 1,108.654.396
poyims3 1,662.97nan
life4 2,217.294.643
lift2 1,108.654.354
s22 12,195.124.326
o50 27,716.194.239
seems2 1,108.654.191
chance2 1,108.654.056
syne4 2,217.294.046
writin2 1,108.653.945
tree2 1,108.653.891
sikkind3 1,662.97nan
best3 1,662.973.880
a'm2 1,108.653.873
tellin2 1,108.653.856
sent2 1,108.653.821
win3 1,662.973.594
poyim3 1,662.97nan
d7 3,880.273.707
free2 1,108.653.588
scotland5 2,771.623.557
do2 1,108.653.403
time7 3,880.273.304
fower2 1,108.653.287
run2 1,108.653.203
lat2 1,108.653.122
sic3 1,662.973.089
dry2 1,108.653.056
ll5 2,771.623.042
no9 4,988.913.022
year4 2,217.292.982
somethin2 1,108.652.955
faur2 1,108.652.763
tap2 1,108.652.651
say4 2,217.292.526
past2 1,108.652.523
sun2 1,108.652.513
licht2 1,108.652.432
first4 2,217.292.424
m5 2,771.622.384
fir3 1,662.972.242
air2 1,108.652.206
his6 3,325.942.118
scots3 1,662.972.037
comes2 1,108.652.002
lang4 2,217.291.975
some5 2,771.621.939
end2 1,108.651.817
ain4 2,217.291.796
we4 2,217.291.624
fae8 4,434.591.599
whan4 2,217.291.530
by5 2,771.621.486
or9 4,988.911.466
in22 12,195.121.422
nae8 4,434.591.374
nicht3 1,662.971.325
on15 8,314.861.266
aboot3 1,662.971.223
doon2 1,108.651.141
want2 1,108.651.079
my3 1,662.971.032
oot5 2,771.621.026
gaelic2 1,108.651.021
better2 1,108.650.995
last2 1,108.650.937
left2 1,108.650.882
wha2 1,108.650.764
haes3 1,662.970.760
is14 7,760.530.678
scottish2 1,108.650.657
been2 1,108.650.615
intae2 1,108.650.438
seen2 1,108.650.428
mair5 2,771.620.426
see4 2,217.290.378
be11 6,097.560.373
bit6 3,325.940.357
kent2 1,108.650.352
bi3 1,662.970.342
noo2 1,108.650.327
mind2 1,108.650.301
ingleesh2 1,108.65nan
still2 1,108.650.299
darena2 1,108.65nan
awa3 1,662.970.293
eneoch2 1,108.65nan
micht2 1,108.650.295
ower3 1,662.970.292
gie2 1,108.650.281
maist2 1,108.650.276
think2 1,108.650.239
a50 27,716.190.169
mettir2 1,108.65nan
an49 27,161.860.215
could2 1,108.650.164
aff3 1,662.970.153
back3 1,662.970.147
of3 1,662.970.086
twa2 1,108.650.074
day4 2,217.290.062
ay3 1,662.970.038
wi14 7,760.530.024
hae4 2,217.290.008
wis18 9,977.830.005
weel2 1,108.650.003
but7 3,880.270.001
me6 3,325.940.001
here2 1,108.650.000