A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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McDonald, Charlie

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,309
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 826
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.795
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, tae, an', ye, yer, in, wis, o', it,

List of texts in corpus


Facebook (2022-01-13) in Doric dialect (ABN), categorised as poetry (259 words)


Facebook (2022-01-30) in Doric (Aberdeen) dialect (ABN), categorised as poetry (280 words)


Facebook (2022-01-26) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (393 words)


Facebook (2022-02-06) in Doric dialect (ABN), categorised as poetry (244 words)


Facebook (2022-02-09) in Doric dialect (ABN), categorised as poetry (244 words)


Facebook (2022-02-20) in Doric (Aberdeen) dialect (ABN), categorised as social (309 words)


Facebook (2022-02-20) in Doric (Aberdeen) dialect (ABN), categorised as poetry (309 words)

Doric Scots Books an Poems
Facebook (2022-07-10) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (271 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
an'48 20,788.22315.914
o'39 16,890.43250.822
a'23 9,961.02169.576
wi'20 8,661.76143.312
yer43 18,622.78125.387
fan19 8,228.6787.681
an7 3,031.6276.285
iye6 2,598.5364.533
tho'5 2,165.4452.899
ye43 18,622.7846.248
han'4 1,732.3544.012
mum6 2,598.5342.347
caper4 1,732.3541.382
wir14 6,063.2341.173
ivery7 3,031.6237.427
abody6 2,598.5336.530
cos8 3,464.7035.879
rolls5 2,165.4433.988
bakers4 1,732.3533.002
apprentice4 1,732.3531.662
gan7 3,031.6231.073
breed4 1,732.3531.069
baker4 1,732.3530.518
petrol4 1,732.3530.518
fu'3 1,299.2630.036
rowies3 1,299.2630.036
buy6 2,598.5329.027
ere7 3,031.6228.863
he2 866.1827.329
grub3 1,299.2627.214
comin'3 1,299.2627.214
hid16 6,929.4126.742
shop6 2,598.5326.376
souls3 1,299.2626.194
ma's3 1,299.2626.194
femily3 1,299.2625.326
eaten3 1,299.2625.326
sewin3 1,299.2625.326
stuff6 2,598.5323.923
warm6 2,598.5323.240
cars4 1,732.3523.162
paper6 2,598.5322.807
tray3 1,299.2621.797
teen6 2,598.5321.733
pan4 1,732.3521.499
kint2 866.1820.689
chipper2 866.1820.689
wrapping2 866.1820.689
supermarkets2 866.1820.689
poorest2 866.1820.689
wa'2 866.1820.689
honed2 866.1820.689
mint3 1,299.2620.602
folk8 3,464.7020.512
neighbours3 1,299.2620.253
loons4 1,732.3520.136
athing4 1,732.3520.136
bug3 1,299.2619.923
fer7 3,031.6219.706
ithers6 2,598.5319.399
fitiver3 1,299.2619.315
knitted2 866.1818.967
bakery2 866.1818.967
baps2 866.1818.967
esso2 866.1818.967
byron2 866.1818.967
owned2 866.1818.967
impty2 866.1818.967
kinds3 1,299.2618.764
jist14 6,063.2318.158
wi3 1,299.2618.149
rether2 866.1817.787
suppers2 866.1817.787
tops2 866.1817.787
bakes2 866.1817.787
loaves2 866.1817.787
crusts2 866.1817.787
car5 2,165.4417.326
heaps2 866.1816.883
em4 1,732.3516.835
fresh4 1,732.3516.488
grease2 866.1816.150
they're4 1,732.3516.078
count2 866.1815.533
chums2 866.1815.533
needles2 866.1815.533
used5 2,165.4415.448
toon5 2,165.4415.355
sell3 1,299.2614.510
box4 1,732.3514.318
under4 1,732.3514.318
plastic3 1,299.2614.266
chucked2 866.1814.112
ah2 866.1813.817
only7 3,031.6213.711
my9 3,897.7913.394
test3 1,299.2613.184
tin3 1,299.2613.087
buns2 866.1812.780
perfectly2 866.1812.780
hiv6 2,598.5312.632
eence4 1,732.3512.518
eesed2 866.1812.508
sign4 1,732.3512.423
sadly2 866.1812.016
coonter2 866.1812.016
and4 1,732.3511.818
steady2 866.1811.791
pals3 1,299.2611.728
bit16 6,929.4111.721
his3 1,299.2611.622
stream2 866.1811.378
kelly2 866.1811.378
while6 2,598.5311.251
loads2 866.1811.187
winted2 866.1810.832
wint4 1,732.3510.798
played3 1,299.2610.706
ging3 1,299.2610.523
came5 2,165.4410.483
fit9 3,897.7910.467
murdochs2 866.18nan
boxes2 866.1810.354
cults2 866.18nan
is4 1,732.3510.383
pies2 866.1810.208
fly2 866.1810.208
wid9 3,897.7910.187
wis40 17,323.5210.124
chicken2 866.189.931
mony6 2,598.539.923
turned4 1,732.359.905
dad3 1,299.269.904
ross2 866.189.799
eens2 866.189.431
nooadays2 866.189.431
trade2 866.189.431
same6 2,598.539.385
got8 3,464.709.354
sad2 866.189.204
gye2 866.189.096
use3 1,299.268.897
closed2 866.188.888
lot4 1,732.358.797
mince2 866.188.789
wheel2 866.188.692
fish3 1,299.268.685
selt2 866.188.505
widden2 866.188.505
roads2 866.188.416
ye've2 866.188.243
popular2 866.188.159
guid8 3,464.708.103
superstore3 1,299.26nan
choice2 866.188.328
time11 4,763.977.975
but2 866.187.974
nae15 6,496.327.944
kept3 1,299.267.811
neen2 866.187.623
moo2 866.187.623
k2 866.187.553
minds2 866.187.284
gid2 866.187.220
hardly2 866.187.220
noo10 4,330.887.129
or16 6,929.417.021
she4 1,732.356.846
moon2 866.186.747
coat2 866.186.747
bocht2 866.186.638
doors2 866.186.638
keepin2 866.186.430
new6 2,598.536.407
date2 866.186.380
that12 5,197.066.267
thick2 866.186.049
black3 1,299.265.908
cast2 866.185.873
fine5 2,165.445.470
road4 1,732.355.448
decided2 866.185.398
bits2 866.185.149
smell2 866.185.149
craftsmen2 866.18nan
if9 3,897.796.129
berryden2 866.18nan
hell2 866.185.325
we17 7,362.495.122
bin3 1,299.264.959
were7 3,031.624.852
fa3 1,299.264.766
keep4 1,732.354.752
shut2 866.184.618
dee3 1,299.264.615
co-opy2 866.18nan
past3 1,299.264.518
made5 2,165.444.458
through4 1,732.354.447
bakin'2 866.18nan
bag2 866.184.424
ago2 866.184.318
even5 2,165.444.212
really3 1,299.264.168
dyin'2 866.18nan
ere's2 866.184.142
superstores2 866.18nan
greetin2 866.184.618
playin'3 1,299.26nan
leipers2 866.18nan
stood2 866.183.953
get7 3,031.623.941
tae64 27,717.633.919
it's5 2,165.443.907
merkland2 866.18nan
must2 866.183.886
kennedy's2 866.18nan
though3 1,299.263.835
i7 3,031.623.795
fun2 866.183.755
divi2 866.18nan
then6 2,598.533.739
poon'2 866.18nan
hing2 866.183.692
real2 866.183.651
day9 3,897.793.626
shoppin'2 866.18nan
on22 9,527.933.589
could5 2,165.443.578
tea2 866.183.550
some7 3,031.623.399
they15 6,496.323.383
fact2 866.183.342
their8 3,464.703.265
across2 866.183.252
work2 866.183.200
held2 866.183.132
near3 1,299.262.972
afore6 2,598.532.911
the115 49,805.112.868
ootside2 866.182.832
best3 1,299.262.816
aboot3 1,299.262.804
ma5 2,165.442.725
very2 866.182.674
by7 3,031.622.495
try2 866.182.474
een4 1,732.352.349
next2 866.182.327
foo2 866.182.315
aroon2 866.182.280
street2 866.182.145
up5 2,165.442.037
far3 1,299.261.998
days3 1,299.261.958
nicht4 1,732.351.934
bide2 866.181.815
oot14 6,063.231.697
licht2 866.181.690
thing3 1,299.261.593
hoose4 1,732.351.533
times2 866.181.504
much2 866.181.489
pit4 1,732.351.486
first4 1,732.351.431
watter2 866.181.316
are5 2,165.441.309
niver2 866.181.302
didna3 1,299.261.296
rosemount2 866.18nan
for17 7,362.491.157
seen3 1,299.261.074
ower3 1,299.261.061
how2 866.181.039
intae6 2,598.531.000
door3 1,299.260.986
in42 18,189.690.956
them2 866.180.942
name2 866.180.928
mair3 1,299.260.766
need2 866.180.759
till2 866.180.697
goin'2 866.18nan
fair2 866.180.726
hoosin'2 866.18nan
this4 1,732.353.361
ony3 1,299.260.671
oor2 866.180.665
aye2 866.180.661
as17 7,362.490.541
a'thing2 866.18nan
will3 1,299.260.505
thocht3 1,299.260.454
auld2 866.180.404
place2 866.180.378
its'2 866.18nan
us2 866.180.378
roon2 866.180.345
richt2 866.180.342
to2 866.180.258
be10 4,330.880.236
at13 5,630.140.235
it25 10,827.200.172
seepin'2 866.18nan
lang3 1,299.260.172
ither2 866.180.162
so3 1,299.260.121
ain2 866.180.077
bloomin'2 866.18nan
fae7 3,031.620.076
can3 1,299.260.074
butteries2 866.18nan
a70 30,316.150.073
mind2 866.180.057
micht2 866.180.048
was2 866.180.042
hae5 2,165.440.041
think2 866.180.027
did2 866.180.022
back5 2,165.440.020
hame2 866.180.008
twa3 1,299.260.004
wiye2 866.18nan
tak2 866.180.008
aff3 1,299.260.001
doon5 2,165.440.000
muckle2 866.180.000
like6 2,598.530.000
goodies2 866.18nan