A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Gilbert, Jo

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,722
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 754
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.284
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, aa, tae, a, o, fae, ma, in, nae,

List of texts in corpus

Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (484 words)
Tales Fae The Doric Side - Iss place isnae big enuch for the baith o us
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (172 words)
Tales Fae The Doric Side - Snog
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (211 words)
Tales Fae The Doric Side - A hame is a hame is a hame, is it nae?
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (532 words)
Tales Fae The Doric Side - Introduction
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (323 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
aa51 29,616.72183.340
iss10 5,807.2084.757
fae33 19,163.7672.252
wae17 9,872.2454.081
ma33 19,163.7649.222
hame16 9,291.5248.688
come14 8,130.0838.454
nae24 13,937.2838.120
yer19 11,033.6837.382
anthology3 1,742.1634.033
am8 4,645.7630.403
gilbert3 1,742.1627.090
jo3 1,742.1625.663
panel3 1,742.1623.555
we're5 2,903.6022.468
bricks2 1,161.4421.868
aa'm2 1,161.4421.868
wrecked2 1,161.4420.146
necht2 1,161.4420.146
recht2 1,161.4420.146
standardisation2 1,161.4420.146
decision3 1,742.1619.769
wyes3 1,742.1619.769
it's9 5,226.4819.071
merried2 1,161.4418.964
kint2 1,161.4418.964
established2 1,161.4417.325
enough5 2,903.6016.612
the63 36,585.3716.283
chunce2 1,161.4416.172
companion2 1,161.4416.172
dinnae6 3,484.3215.960
kin6 3,484.3215.748
ats2 1,161.4415.702
gym2 1,161.4415.283
doric4 2,322.8814.961
questions3 1,742.1614.062
mou3 1,742.1613.266
rugby2 1,161.4413.178
hink3 1,742.1613.048
fiction2 1,161.4412.740
summin2 1,161.4412.740
ye22 12,775.8412.667
golf2 1,161.4412.537
neighbours2 1,161.4412.537
create2 1,161.4412.162
ging3 1,742.1612.012
nivver4 2,322.8811.828
pamphlet2 1,161.4411.821
smokin2 1,161.4411.359
hate2 1,161.4411.080
writer2 1,161.4410.947
project2 1,161.4410.459
eens2 1,161.4410.347
spend2 1,161.4410.347
gettin4 2,322.8810.315
wirk3 1,742.1610.269
oor9 5,226.489.938
afore8 4,645.769.938
love3 1,742.169.784
lips2 1,161.449.640
that6 3,484.329.576
made6 3,484.329.528
skweel2 1,161.449.460
cos3 1,742.169.376
pittin3 1,742.169.341
wearin2 1,161.449.289
ba2 1,161.449.206
fan4 2,322.888.870
bit12 6,968.648.827
poet2 1,161.448.674
we16 9,291.528.618
freens2 1,161.448.604
fit7 4,065.048.520
onywye2 1,161.448.401
grunny2 1,161.448.336
rules2 1,161.448.272
wirds4 2,322.887.910
oorsels2 1,161.447.797
safe2 1,161.447.742
hall2 1,161.447.742
aathin2 1,161.447.428
folk4 2,322.887.422
wish2 1,161.447.329
denner2 1,161.447.329
gled2 1,161.447.004
hings2 1,161.446.960
teachers2 1,161.446.831
aroon3 1,742.166.748
led2 1,161.446.471
mare2 1,161.446.180
fa3 1,742.166.172
she'd2 1,161.446.111
cup2 1,161.446.010
readin2 1,161.446.010
listen2 1,161.445.880
ahin2 1,161.445.848
ony5 2,903.605.838
watchin2 1,161.445.755
sleep2 1,161.445.664
aa've2 1,161.44nan
airms2 1,161.445.325
there's2 1,161.445.298
gan2 1,161.445.194
if7 4,065.045.107
hope2 1,161.445.068
she3 1,742.165.055
say5 2,903.605.048
pit5 2,903.604.958
are6 3,484.324.669
cannae3 1,742.164.667
buik2 1,161.444.652
met2 1,161.444.631
idea2 1,161.444.567
they2 1,161.444.562
isnae2 1,161.444.546
feart2 1,161.444.464
late2 1,161.444.444
believe2 1,161.444.306
heid5 2,903.604.303
a37 21,486.644.119
een4 2,322.883.833
ain5 2,903.603.801
yersel2 1,161.443.765
wye3 1,742.163.761
aa'll2 1,161.44nan
doon8 4,645.763.692
lik3 1,742.163.556
yon3 1,742.163.547
an57 33,101.053.400
makkin2 1,161.443.259
open2 1,161.443.169
sic3 1,742.163.134
wrang2 1,161.443.082
should2 1,161.442.815
felt2 1,161.442.761
get5 2,903.602.556
aboot2 1,161.442.506
masel2 1,161.442.422
is6 3,484.322.397
hid5 2,903.602.302
these2 1,161.442.202
her5 2,903.601.965
and7 4,065.041.941
feel2 1,161.441.887
hear2 1,161.441.866
as15 8,710.801.660
years2 1,161.441.647
maist3 1,742.161.583
bi4 2,322.881.579
or3 1,742.161.537
mak3 1,742.161.477
could3 1,742.161.377
at15 8,710.801.274
up4 2,322.881.221
want2 1,161.441.218
face2 1,161.441.118
far2 1,161.441.062
for13 7,549.361.043
you5 2,903.601.015
day5 2,903.600.747
baith2 1,161.440.725
telt2 1,161.440.639
big2 1,161.440.603
wid3 1,742.160.595
fur3 1,742.160.547
here3 1,742.160.539
efter3 1,742.160.518
bein2 1,161.440.485
on13 7,549.360.480
been2 1,161.440.467
noo4 2,322.880.451
weel3 1,742.160.406
oot9 5,226.480.405
intae4 2,322.880.380
it23 13,356.560.369
even2 1,161.440.360
in30 17,421.600.356
micht2 1,161.440.354
still2 1,161.440.354
new2 1,161.440.332
time4 2,322.880.267
tae40 23,228.800.242
sae2 1,161.440.200
be10 5,807.200.199
language2 1,161.440.185
twa3 1,742.160.180
jist2 1,161.440.143
scots5 2,903.600.136
aye2 1,161.440.115
ay2 1,161.440.115
wee3 1,742.160.108
wis16 9,291.520.102
back3 1,742.160.075
me5 2,903.600.044
us2 1,161.440.026
see3 1,742.160.022
o35 20,325.200.010
awa2 1,161.440.003
their3 1,742.160.002
hae4 2,322.880.001
aa'd2 1,161.44nan