A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Shearer, Gillian

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,253
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 782
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.881
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, ah, a, ma, and, tae, wis, his, in, o,

List of texts in corpus

Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (1,918 words)
Skitin Oan Thin Ice
northwordsnow.co.uk (2019-04-01) in Doric (Alford) dialect (MNA), categorised as prose (335 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
aat17 7,545.49127.276
ma57 25,299.60110.726
ah62 27,518.86102.286
and55 24,411.9064.206
an13 5,770.0851.987
lik13 5,770.0841.734
hink7 3,106.9737.952
aifter8 3,550.8237.690
aire4 1,775.4135.788
she'd7 3,106.9734.101
picter5 2,219.2632.360
luikit6 2,663.1231.685
da's4 1,775.4130.727
lungs4 1,775.4130.212
black8 3,550.8229.945
file4 1,775.4129.274
art4 1,775.4128.437
pub5 2,219.2628.233
hoastin3 1,331.5627.372
that3 1,331.5626.624
smokin4 1,775.4125.772
mannies3 1,331.5625.484
his34 15,090.9923.904
mairrit3 1,331.5622.913
ah'd4 1,775.4122.773
they've4 1,775.4122.585
da20 8,877.0522.410
hid14 6,213.9420.820
discos2 887.7120.795
pulpit2 887.7120.795
sumtimes2 887.7120.795
noodle2 887.7120.795
kitchen5 2,219.2620.370
thocht11 4,882.3820.143
dark5 2,219.2619.312
shift4 1,775.4119.307
picters3 1,331.5618.663
sofa3 1,331.5618.417
meenister4 1,775.4118.188
cuidnae3 1,331.5618.181
luikin4 1,775.4117.983
mcleod2 887.7117.892
sink3 1,331.5617.736
flicked2 887.7116.988
finished3 1,331.5616.576
then11 4,882.3816.501
cuid6 2,663.1216.338
skitin2 887.7116.255
cloods3 1,331.5616.074
gaen4 1,775.4116.042
hauns5 2,219.2615.976
we'd3 1,331.5615.916
funcy2 887.7115.104
mannie4 1,775.4114.966
ruaraidh7 3,106.97nan
skweel3 1,331.5614.918
sais8 3,550.8214.844
yon7 3,106.9714.823
coal3 1,331.5614.789
pot3 1,331.5614.663
bourach2 887.7114.635
nithin2 887.7114.635
for2 887.7113.950
tub2 887.7113.839
hinkin2 887.7113.177
switched2 887.7113.177
twisted2 887.7112.885
luik4 1,775.4112.809
ceilin2 887.7112.612
fite3 1,331.5612.349
sumthing2 887.7112.120
nae17 7,545.4911.993
hospital3 1,331.5611.953
fags2 887.7111.895
dishes2 887.7111.683
keekit2 887.7111.683
sumthin2 887.7111.683
riggit2 887.7111.482
tak8 3,550.8211.243
refused2 887.7110.935
dirty2 887.7110.935
plates2 887.7110.769
blank2 887.7110.610
fag2 887.7110.610
he's3 1,331.5610.553
suppose3 1,331.5610.495
seen7 3,106.9710.473
fin7 3,106.9710.320
he'll2 887.7110.310
ice3 1,331.5610.104
chest2 887.719.901
horse3 1,331.569.894
is4 1,775.419.862
loch3 1,331.569.792
ayewis2 887.719.774
een7 3,106.979.692
caad3 1,331.569.691
onything3 1,331.569.642
corner3 1,331.569.403
teacher3 1,331.569.264
s6 2,663.129.142
thrawn2 887.719.092
aa12 5,326.239.077
shooders2 887.718.990
it's7 3,106.978.965
athoot3 1,331.568.828
tired2 887.718.793
grey3 1,331.568.787
he'd3 1,331.568.705
telly2 887.718.516
hame7 3,106.978.442
felt4 1,775.418.321
fur14 6,213.948.147
we2 887.718.136
wye5 2,219.268.129
appeared2 887.718.098
bye2 887.718.098
cos3 1,331.567.917
wis37 16,422.557.711
went5 2,219.267.104
aathing2 887.717.074
wunner2 887.716.957
mither5 2,219.266.724
nearly2 887.716.682
imagine2 887.716.630
davie2 887.716.578
back11 4,882.386.449
bonny3 1,331.566.276
oot18 7,989.356.126
modern2 887.716.100
nurse2 887.716.056
aboot14 6,213.945.989
nivver3 1,331.565.951
fou2 887.715.762
aiberdeen2 887.715.683
seat2 887.715.644
or2 887.715.631
tryin3 1,331.565.587
bodies2 887.715.529
they're2 887.715.455
said8 3,550.825.442
open3 1,331.565.407
aroon3 1,331.565.407
ower11 4,882.385.321
press2 887.715.243
throu4 1,775.415.134
me14 6,213.945.075
bein5 2,219.264.890
her5 2,219.264.721
lyin2 887.714.710
the155 68,797.164.688
greetin2 887.714.681
sna2 887.714.625
inna3 1,331.56nan
page2 887.714.888
time9 3,994.674.602
fecht2 887.714.569
widnae2 887.714.542
o33 14,647.144.487
airms2 887.714.409
been9 3,994.674.372
fae12 5,326.234.358
happy2 887.714.357
masel3 1,331.564.246
eneuch3 1,331.564.217
richt7 3,106.974.211
ah'm2 887.714.159
heids2 887.714.159
left4 1,775.414.115
lugs2 887.714.065
cam5 2,219.263.998
lay2 887.713.908
fit6 2,663.123.871
lost2 887.713.864
fun2 887.713.800
roon4 1,775.413.793
cut2 887.713.637
lift2 887.713.637
disnae2 887.713.540
wifie2 887.713.483
feel3 1,331.563.415
gropin2 887.71nan
turnt2 887.713.637
teen2 887.713.373
muckle5 2,219.263.315
she18 7,989.353.238
hale3 1,331.563.186
broon2 887.713.182
room3 1,331.562.993
tae37 16,422.552.990
if7 3,106.972.940
windae2 887.712.855
doon9 3,994.672.806
mrs2 887.712.768
himsel2 887.712.740
affa3 1,331.562.668
at21 9,320.912.601
run2 887.712.528
kirk2 887.712.515
fell2 887.712.416
still4 1,775.412.345
front2 887.712.334
hair2 887.712.299
neist2 887.712.155
wid5 2,219.262.080
they5 2,219.261.915
bed2 887.711.905
sun2 887.711.905
bi5 2,219.261.746
really2 887.711.668
say4 1,775.411.626
fan2 887.711.495
thegither2 887.711.430
young2 887.711.395
you2 887.711.248
rain2 887.711.223
hae3 1,331.561.218
cannae2 887.711.217
haun2 887.711.163
a58 25,743.451.078
but12 5,326.231.077
saw2 887.711.071
lang4 1,775.411.054
let2 887.711.038
intae2 887.711.017
made3 1,331.560.973
mind3 1,331.560.904
gie3 1,331.560.852
see2 887.710.850
gied2 887.710.804
fair2 887.710.773
bit8 3,550.820.760
can2 887.710.687
mair3 1,331.560.679
fowk2 887.710.673
oor2 887.710.598
aye2 887.710.594
bombay2 887.71nan
better2 887.710.592
dae4 1,775.410.588
up11 4,882.380.575
amon2 887.71nan
he23 10,208.610.530
wi14 6,213.940.514
hoose3 1,331.560.472
it30 13,315.580.457
of2 887.710.423
same2 887.710.418
place2 887.710.413
twa2 887.710.406
oan2 887.710.395
get4 1,775.410.367
ruariaidh2 887.71nan
auld2 887.710.354
thing2 887.710.346
got3 1,331.560.338
us2 887.710.330
aff4 1,775.410.324
gaed2 887.710.298
ken2 887.710.285
heid3 1,331.560.271
life2 887.710.269
are2 887.710.250
fine2 887.710.245
be13 5,770.080.236
yer5 2,219.260.221
to2 887.710.219
big2 887.710.202
so3 1,331.560.149
ither2 887.710.133
them3 1,331.560.110
jist4 1,775.410.107
sae3 1,331.560.086
by3 1,331.560.083
on13 5,770.080.068
as13 5,770.080.049
think2 887.710.039
in34 15,090.990.039
noo4 1,775.410.029
mak2 887.710.028
awa3 1,331.560.027
day4 1,775.410.025
wee5 2,219.260.016
their4 1,775.410.008
ye12 5,326.230.001
him6 2,663.120.000