A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Wheeler, Leslie

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,032
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 464
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.224
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, a, wis, he, tae, his, o, it, for,

List of texts in corpus

Dinnae Mak Me Laugh
Scots Hoose (2021 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as weans (439 words)
Brockit, the Ferm Toon Cat
Grampian Regional Council (11-03-2000) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as weans (593 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
billy7 6,782.9550.692
cat7 6,782.9538.283
gordon5 4,844.9634.383
dons3 2,906.9833.201
fan7 6,782.9529.732
fitba5 4,844.9629.097
his23 22,286.8228.854
fite4 3,875.9725.297
pittodrie2 1,937.9823.856
aiberdeen4 3,875.9722.708
scarf3 2,906.9822.494
troosers3 2,906.9822.494
sivven2 1,937.9822.132
wir7 6,782.9521.869
fermer4 3,875.9721.417
gyan3 2,906.9821.281
wis28 27,131.7820.322
aul3 2,906.9819.552
he25 24,224.8119.502
woo2 1,937.9818.688
i'm4 3,875.9717.735
strippit2 1,937.9817.260
aa10 9,689.9216.989
that'll2 1,937.9815.147
smashin2 1,937.9815.147
game3 2,906.9813.935
playin3 2,906.9813.638
barn2 1,937.9813.171
he'd3 2,906.9813.088
tellt3 2,906.9812.508
missin2 1,937.9812.074
loon3 2,906.9811.985
fit6 5,813.9510.906
an44 42,635.6610.362
grunny2 1,937.9810.251
kitlins5 4,844.96nan
shoutin2 1,937.9811.485
team2 1,937.9810.058
black3 2,906.989.988
gaes2 1,937.989.816
singin2 1,937.989.322
wife3 2,906.989.137
likit2 1,937.988.498
problem2 1,937.988.036
jist6 5,813.957.606
wee7 6,782.956.819
case2 1,937.986.530
my4 3,875.975.785
wint2 1,937.985.756
mither3 2,906.985.334
kitlin3 2,906.98nan
five2 1,937.985.540
for12 11,627.915.102
haein2 1,937.984.967
and2 1,937.984.881
lookin2 1,937.984.811
bin2 1,937.984.783
but9 8,720.934.511
noo5 4,844.964.324
syne3 2,906.984.156
fin3 2,906.984.123
weel4 3,875.974.100
kent3 2,906.983.971
i2 1,937.983.812
wi3 2,906.983.749
faither2 1,937.983.175
they8 7,751.943.147
there6 5,813.953.098
as11 10,658.912.913
thir2 1,937.982.863
till2 1,937.982.843
fair2 1,937.982.796
got3 2,906.982.783
in10 9,689.922.699
keep2 1,937.982.667
oot8 7,751.942.474
them4 3,875.972.459
o15 14,534.882.080
didna2 1,937.981.818
awa3 2,906.981.812
or6 5,813.951.701
seen2 1,937.981.628
richt3 2,906.981.570
aff3 2,906.981.484
had3 2,906.981.431
hid3 2,906.981.381
even2 1,937.981.366
gie2 1,937.981.353
ony2 1,937.981.338
mak2 1,937.981.279
she3 2,906.981.224
up2 1,937.981.180
hame2 1,937.981.170
could2 1,937.981.140
year2 1,937.981.137
fowk3 2,906.981.096
can3 2,906.981.011
thocht2 1,937.981.008
pit2 1,937.980.996
first2 1,937.980.909
see3 2,906.980.883
heid2 1,937.980.752
me2 1,937.980.674
be7 6,782.950.569
efter2 1,937.980.509
a34 32,945.740.465
fanivver2 1,937.98nan
were2 1,937.980.461
day3 2,906.980.424
nae4 3,875.970.348
ken2 1,937.980.325
on5 4,844.960.306
fae2 1,937.980.294
auld2 1,937.980.252
this3 2,906.980.248
said2 1,937.980.223
like2 1,937.980.216
some2 1,937.980.201
billy's2 1,937.98nan
aboot2 1,937.980.420
sae2 1,937.980.087
hae2 1,937.980.074
it13 12,596.900.051
tae23 22,286.820.040
ye6 5,813.950.036
boogie-woogie2 1,937.98nan
wiggle-waggle2 1,937.98nan
at7 6,782.950.023
hufflin-shufflin2 1,937.98nan
doon2 1,937.980.025
is6 5,813.950.022
the61 59,108.530.015
mair2 1,937.980.006
cha2 1,937.98nan
been2 1,937.980.005
that10 9,689.920.003
prancin-dancin2 1,937.98nan
brockit2 1,937.98nan