A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Gray, Kath

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,324
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 455
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.91
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - ye, yer, the, a, an, tae, that, says, it, wi,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962
Lallans Magazine (2003-12) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (1,324 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
ye107 80,815.71389.704
yer49 37,009.06206.438
auntie16 12,084.59150.962
says20 15,105.7489.667
hat6 4,531.7247.320
e11 8,308.1640.877
look10 7,552.8739.150
dinna9 6,797.5831.970
monkey3 2,265.8626.540
quine5 3,776.4426.016
r7 5,287.0125.895
gan5 3,776.4425.094
the41 30,966.7721.450
wint5 3,776.4420.672
mannie4 3,021.1519.186
cardigan2 1,510.5719.046
please4 3,021.1518.639
morn4 3,021.1518.444
missing2 1,510.5718.311
yella3 2,265.8618.213
that31 23,413.9018.010
steens3 2,265.8617.684
lavvie2 1,510.5717.157
wishin2 1,510.5716.266
really5 3,776.4416.160
sister4 3,021.1515.829
ken9 6,797.5815.760
moon3 2,265.8615.587
hid9 6,797.5814.687
o10 7,552.8714.683
hats2 1,510.5714.653
hiv5 3,776.4413.873
ging3 2,265.8613.673
folk5 3,776.4413.586
girls2 1,510.5713.321
dad3 2,265.8612.863
fair5 3,776.4412.572
mam3 2,265.8612.549
today2 1,510.5712.479
wished2 1,510.5712.479
get8 6,042.3011.945
sayin4 3,021.1511.892
brither3 2,265.8611.327
granny3 2,265.8611.207
pink2 1,510.5710.991
school3 2,265.8610.975
much4 3,021.1510.971
woman2 1,510.5710.889
already2 1,510.5710.889
canna4 3,021.1510.819
now3 2,265.8610.609
bite2 1,510.5710.332
queer2 1,510.5710.163
likes3 2,265.869.947
alive2 1,510.579.485
hardly2 1,510.579.417
heid6 4,531.729.025
sure3 2,265.868.522
in9 6,797.588.444
lookin3 2,265.868.054
aa8 6,042.307.869
tak5 3,776.447.613
onything2 1,510.576.922
brae2 1,510.576.789
wi19 14,350.456.722
withoot2 1,510.576.661
stick2 1,510.576.568
half2 1,510.576.478
niver3 2,265.866.379
bit9 6,797.586.348
our2 1,510.576.166
feelin2 1,510.576.059
stuff2 1,510.576.059
fin4 3,021.155.736
jist6 4,531.725.474
een4 3,021.155.406
wifie2 1,510.575.312
hill2 1,510.575.189
can6 4,531.725.101
aikey3 2,265.86nan
ll5 3,776.445.095
go3 2,265.865.094
things3 2,265.864.713
good2 1,510.574.690
year4 3,021.154.621
claes2 1,510.574.606
about2 1,510.574.476
do2 1,510.574.460
come4 3,021.154.453
thocht4 3,021.154.298
enough2 1,510.574.146
roon3 2,265.864.093
wir3 2,265.863.784
life3 2,265.863.551
bed2 1,510.573.479
big3 2,265.863.413
so4 3,021.153.169
anither3 2,265.863.142
if5 3,776.443.108
seen3 2,265.863.081
and14 10,574.022.554
be3 2,265.862.553
again3 2,265.862.364
i4 3,021.152.347
best2 1,510.572.275
didnae2 1,510.572.076
say3 2,265.861.993
me2 1,510.571.599
thing2 1,510.571.519
like6 4,531.721.474
dis2 1,510.571.470
them4 3,021.151.383
see4 3,021.151.321
doon5 3,776.441.308
at12 9,063.441.305
wid3 2,265.861.290
she10 7,552.871.276
he8 6,042.301.195
it20 15,105.741.120
to3 2,265.860.863
mind2 1,510.570.834
you4 3,021.150.811
him2 1,510.570.771
mak2 1,510.570.734
nicht2 1,510.570.695
did2 1,510.570.693
ve2 1,510.570.684
there5 3,776.440.648
hame2 1,510.570.643
could2 1,510.570.619
of3 2,265.860.601
but7 5,287.010.572
oor3 2,265.860.552
will2 1,510.570.551
back4 3,021.150.531
tae32 24,169.180.469
candyfloss2 1,510.57nan
fae5 3,776.440.430
wey2 1,510.570.400
s12 9,063.440.381
an37 27,945.620.343
ower4 3,021.150.334
aboot5 3,776.440.272
they4 3,021.150.259
fit2 1,510.570.257
then2 1,510.570.249
wee2 1,510.570.238
nae3 2,265.860.167
this6 4,531.720.166
up6 4,531.720.163
afore2 1,510.570.126
grandad2 1,510.57nan
awa2 1,510.570.104
on9 6,797.580.090
day3 2,265.860.065
oot5 3,776.440.061
for8 6,042.300.042
aff2 1,510.570.038
intae2 1,510.570.032
auld2 1,510.570.031
wis14 10,574.020.023
a38 28,700.910.016
some2 1,510.570.014
we5 3,776.440.011
her7 5,287.010.006
is8 6,042.300.004
hae3 2,265.860.003