A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Storrie Lewis, Jean

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,851
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 638
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.901
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, i, a, wis, tae, and, in, o, he, that,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 71 - Snuffy
Lallans Magazine (2007-12) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (903 words)

Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon
Lallans Magazine (2001-07 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (948 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
i80 43,219.88184.503
dolly8 4,321.9988.714
and48 25,931.9360.517
my18 9,724.4754.766
wis58 31,334.4153.968
mowdie5 2,701.2444.428
dod5 2,701.2437.691
an13 7,023.2336.201
bothy4 2,160.9932.284
cuppie3 1,620.7528.543
dancin4 2,160.9927.042
glen5 2,701.2426.994
fan8 4,321.9926.689
hay4 2,160.9925.556
fit12 6,482.9823.558
cents2 1,080.5021.577
quines4 2,160.9920.949
awfu4 2,160.9920.242
saxtie2 1,080.5019.854
imaginin2 1,080.5019.854
weskit2 1,080.5019.854
ned3 1,620.7519.337
bogey2 1,080.5018.673
spade2 1,080.5018.673
fou4 2,160.9918.450
gaed8 4,321.9918.119
weel11 5,942.7318.044
snuffy15 8,103.73nan
dad9 4,862.2453.032
treisure2 1,080.5017.768
traps2 1,080.5017.768
beeried2 1,080.5017.768
bunnet3 1,620.7517.385
fairm3 1,620.7517.222
oatmeal2 1,080.5017.034
thocht9 4,862.2416.441
wid10 5,402.4916.254
auld11 5,942.7316.108
strae3 1,620.7516.060
caain2 1,080.5015.412
pas2 1,080.5014.993
aa13 7,023.2314.767
hooever2 1,080.5014.614
aathing3 1,620.7514.178
dee5 2,701.2413.936
gat3 1,620.7513.814
bather2 1,080.5013.385
trap2 1,080.5013.130
keepit3 1,620.7513.073
aside4 2,160.9912.999
bittie4 2,160.9912.917
buit2 1,080.5012.890
mercy2 1,080.5012.890
gey6 3,241.4912.471
kent7 3,781.7412.084
me16 8,643.9811.770
roll2 1,080.5011.701
gaen3 1,620.7511.656
pocket2 1,080.5011.534
never5 2,701.2411.310
per2 1,080.5010.662
tak7 3,781.7410.536
fleg2 1,080.5010.535
stannin2 1,080.5010.411
lyin3 1,620.7510.348
maybe3 1,620.7510.302
sate2 1,080.5010.291
fine6 3,241.4910.273
haed7 3,781.7410.271
mysel2 1,080.5010.176
cuttin2 1,080.5010.063
airmy2 1,080.509.848
fa4 2,160.999.773
fu3 1,620.759.656
i'd2 1,080.509.451
is3 1,620.758.849
far5 2,701.248.600
keen2 1,080.508.189
de2 1,080.508.189
work3 1,620.757.930
so7 3,781.747.763
fields2 1,080.507.750
end4 2,160.997.698
owre3 1,620.757.469
growin2 1,080.507.413
juist6 3,241.497.387
s5 2,701.247.381
d9 4,862.247.306
months2 1,080.506.960
sittin3 1,620.756.797
sax2 1,080.506.688
afore7 3,781.746.653
stuck2 1,080.506.477
wey6 3,241.496.420
affa4 2,160.996.418
got6 3,241.496.394
speak3 1,620.756.372
thare3 1,620.756.372
are7 3,781.746.207
widna2 1,080.506.019
wanted2 1,080.506.019
richt7 3,781.745.947
mind5 2,701.245.817
we2 1,080.505.685
quine2 1,080.505.648
king2 1,080.505.372
ago2 1,080.505.092
year5 2,701.245.041
month2 1,080.505.013
help3 1,620.754.774
pit5 2,701.244.486
case2 1,080.504.421
little2 1,080.504.378
awa6 3,241.494.323
loon2 1,080.504.315
telt4 2,160.994.287
week2 1,080.504.154
day8 4,321.994.095
fact2 1,080.504.077
her4 2,160.994.071
doun3 1,620.753.921
get6 3,241.493.847
but13 7,023.233.803
ma3 1,620.753.782
ae7 3,781.743.734
thinkin2 1,080.503.702
aff6 3,241.493.680
side3 1,620.753.651
made4 2,160.993.536
monie2 1,080.503.508
tae52 28,092.923.505
een4 2,160.993.451
nae10 5,402.493.357
bonnie2 1,080.503.343
he24 12,965.963.320
alang3 1,620.753.283
looked2 1,080.503.187
it14 7,563.483.183
o28 15,126.963.093
aye6 3,241.492.973
nicht4 2,160.992.968
lookin2 1,080.502.889
fund2 1,080.502.877
up12 6,482.982.770
were5 2,701.242.755
left3 1,620.752.716
dae5 2,701.242.672
gettin2 1,080.502.624
should2 1,080.502.614
same3 1,620.752.601
sair2 1,080.502.560
his16 8,643.982.395
them6 3,241.492.389
onie2 1,080.502.263
says3 1,620.752.253
masel2 1,080.502.227
ye15 8,103.732.226
tell3 1,620.752.110
much2 1,080.502.078
wee7 3,781.742.033
coorse2 1,080.502.028
thegither2 1,080.501.955
men2 1,080.501.810
ilka2 1,080.501.760
wi19 10,264.721.728
guid4 2,160.991.701
gang2 1,080.501.616
nou2 1,080.501.596
kin2 1,080.501.571
gie3 1,620.751.433
efter4 2,160.991.425
she6 3,241.491.404
strychnine2 1,080.50nan
hae7 3,781.741.323
thae2 1,080.501.263
sae5 2,701.241.250
gied2 1,080.501.242
wye2 1,080.501.217
dinna2 1,080.501.147
mair2 1,080.501.062
back2 1,080.500.999
three2 1,080.500.882
like7 3,781.740.879
in34 18,368.450.872
him3 1,620.750.867
at9 4,862.240.767
there3 1,620.750.749
said4 2,160.990.727
the99 53,484.600.660
for8 4,321.990.600
you2 1,080.500.599
man3 1,620.750.591
a60 32,414.910.585
time2 1,080.500.584
as9 4,862.240.525
on14 7,563.480.524
jist4 2,160.990.472
intae2 1,080.500.453
that21 11,345.220.389
noo2 1,080.500.388
see2 1,080.500.350
door2 1,080.500.348
ither3 1,620.750.339
by2 1,080.500.312
or5 2,701.240.217
cam2 1,080.500.196
oot9 4,862.240.187
cattlie2 1,080.50nan
this6 3,241.490.178
could2 1,080.500.150
cheetie2 1,080.50nan
will2 1,080.500.121
hid2 1,080.500.109
say2 1,080.500.087
ken2 1,080.500.053
aboot5 2,701.240.051
be10 5,402.490.051
thair2 1,080.500.039
yer3 1,620.750.029
to2 1,080.500.029
m2 1,080.500.024
if3 1,620.750.017
can3 1,620.750.014
ower4 2,160.990.004
whan2 1,080.500.002
then2 1,080.500.002