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 63,192.90532.403
du29 16,075.39221.900
ta35 19,401.33202.958
the4 2,217.29180.576
hit22 12,195.12103.222
dy10 5,543.2474.341
dat14 7,760.5366.915
iddir5 2,771.6255.368
nivvir5 2,771.6246.441
med7 3,880.2744.580
de6 3,325.9438.522
dis12 6,651.8838.006
fur23 12,749.4536.895
choost3 1,662.9731.516
bidden3 1,662.9727.671
at32 17,738.3624.516
wirld3 1,662.9724.228
laek5 2,771.6223.326
i29 16,075.3922.104
apö3 1,662.9722.070
keep8 4,434.5922.045
eb2 1,108.6521.676
aflott2 1,108.6521.676
it4 2,217.2921.225
takk4 2,217.2920.899
shaetlan4 2,217.2920.780
dunna3 1,662.9720.496
mi4 2,217.2919.998
truth4 2,217.2919.685
dere4 2,217.2919.386
itae2 1,108.6518.772
ad3 1,662.9718.051
richer2 1,108.6517.867
anchor2 1,108.6517.133
graet2 1,108.6516.515
dir4 2,217.2916.504
aa13 7,206.2115.296
send3 1,662.9714.917
keen3 1,662.9714.917
deep4 2,217.2914.350
isna4 2,217.2913.609
saat2 1,108.6513.483
bön2 1,108.6513.228
makk3 1,662.9713.139
dim2 1,108.6512.988
sam3 1,662.9712.631
steppin2 1,108.6512.550
een7 3,880.2712.216
prose2 1,108.6511.973
trow3 1,662.9711.917
nem2 1,108.6511.028
twartree2 1,108.6511.028
belang2 1,108.6510.891
hay2 1,108.6510.508
eens2 1,108.6510.388
hunder2 1,108.6510.272
tide2 1,108.6510.272
brunt2 1,108.6510.272
athoot3 1,662.9710.172
half3 1,662.979.713
ir4 2,217.299.465
heart2 1,108.659.275
dem3 1,662.979.112
if9 4,988.919.068
power2 1,108.659.021
dese3 1,662.97nan
whaar2 1,108.659.454
perfect2 1,108.658.708
den2 1,108.658.634
new6 3,325.948.620
moo2 1,108.658.561
prood2 1,108.658.489
ony6 3,325.948.274
wid7 3,880.277.871
good3 1,662.977.705
tae23 12,749.457.667
person2 1,108.657.506
as21 11,640.807.120
wast2 1,108.657.053
you9 4,988.916.984
hed4 2,217.296.938
whit10 5,543.246.817
can8 4,434.596.690
wye4 2,217.296.549
fin5 2,771.626.544
dan2 1,108.656.293
he7 3,880.276.234
needs2 1,108.655.935
athin2 1,108.655.868
onythin2 1,108.655.491
dey3 1,662.975.393
dark2 1,108.655.262
wir4 2,217.294.943
up2 1,108.654.933
sooth2 1,108.654.923
aroond2 1,108.654.849
aabody2 1,108.654.849
s22 12,195.124.703
eence2 1,108.654.639
life4 2,217.294.637
poyims3 1,662.97nan
start2 1,108.654.550
important2 1,108.654.507
not2 1,108.654.443
lift2 1,108.654.401
chance2 1,108.654.180
seems2 1,108.654.142
o50 27,716.194.009
writin2 1,108.653.957
syne4 2,217.293.949
tree2 1,108.653.887
sikkind3 1,662.97nan
a'm2 1,108.653.939
best3 1,662.973.885
poyim3 1,662.97nan
tellin2 1,108.653.869
sent2 1,108.653.818
d7 3,880.273.737
free2 1,108.653.543
scotland5 2,771.623.537
do2 1,108.653.528
win3 1,662.973.445
time7 3,880.273.376
run2 1,108.653.239
ll5 2,771.623.175
no9 4,988.913.163
lat2 1,108.653.158
dry2 1,108.653.158
fower2 1,108.653.080
year4 2,217.292.969
sic3 1,662.972.955
somethin2 1,108.652.942
faur2 1,108.652.755
m5 2,771.622.686
say4 2,217.292.637
tap2 1,108.652.551
sun2 1,108.652.541
past2 1,108.652.521
first4 2,217.292.507
licht2 1,108.652.383
fir3 1,662.972.263
air2 1,108.652.218
his6 3,325.942.161
comes2 1,108.652.057
scots3 1,662.972.001
some5 2,771.621.955
lang4 2,217.291.928
end2 1,108.651.805
ain4 2,217.291.786
we4 2,217.291.776
fae8 4,434.591.625
whan4 2,217.291.520
in22 12,195.121.478
nae8 4,434.591.368
by5 2,771.621.367
or9 4,988.911.350
nicht3 1,662.971.318
aboot3 1,662.971.264
on15 8,314.861.193
doon2 1,108.651.130
want2 1,108.651.115
my3 1,662.971.093
better2 1,108.651.048
oot5 2,771.620.997
last2 1,108.650.935
gaelic2 1,108.650.896
left2 1,108.650.892
wha2 1,108.650.743
haes3 1,662.970.711
scottish2 1,108.650.694
is14 7,760.530.692
been2 1,108.650.580
seen2 1,108.650.434
intae2 1,108.650.399
mair5 2,771.620.390
be11 6,097.560.387
see4 2,217.290.387
bit6 3,325.940.373
bi3 1,662.970.361
kent2 1,108.650.349
noo2 1,108.650.338
mind2 1,108.650.310
still2 1,108.650.290
eneoch2 1,108.65nan
ingleesh2 1,108.65nan
micht2 1,108.650.290
ower3 1,662.970.286
gie2 1,108.650.285
darena2 1,108.65nan
awa3 1,662.970.274
maist2 1,108.650.249
mettir2 1,108.65nan
think2 1,108.650.237
could2 1,108.650.176
a50 27,716.190.175
aff3 1,662.970.153
an49 27,161.860.141
back3 1,662.970.129
of3 1,662.970.113
twa2 1,108.650.083
day4 2,217.290.079
ay3 1,662.970.048
wi14 7,760.530.019
hae4 2,217.290.018
me6 3,325.940.011
weel2 1,108.650.007
wis18 9,977.830.001
here2 1,108.650.000
but7 3,880.270.000