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 7,545.49126.808
ma57 25,299.60105.771
ah62 27,518.8692.787
and55 24,411.9062.972
an13 5,770.0850.638
lik13 5,770.0841.795
aifter8 3,550.8237.590
aire4 1,775.4135.677
hink7 3,106.9734.808
she'd7 3,106.9733.913
picter5 2,219.2632.223
luikit6 2,663.1231.370
da's4 1,775.4130.617
black8 3,550.8229.343
art4 1,775.4128.327
lungs4 1,775.4128.327
file4 1,775.4127.940
hoastin3 1,331.5627.289
pub5 2,219.2627.208
that3 1,331.5626.548
smokin4 1,775.4125.663
mannies3 1,331.5625.401
his34 15,090.9924.230
ah'd4 1,775.4122.665
they've4 1,775.4122.476
mairrit3 1,331.5622.331
da20 8,877.0522.242
hid14 6,213.9420.746
sumtimes2 887.7120.739
discos2 887.7120.739
noodle2 887.7120.739
pulpit2 887.7120.739
kitchen5 2,219.2620.318
picters3 1,331.5619.997
thocht11 4,882.3819.951
dark5 2,219.2619.619
shift4 1,775.4119.080
sofa3 1,331.5618.335
meenister4 1,775.4118.185
cuidnae3 1,331.5618.099
sink3 1,331.5617.872
mcleod2 887.7117.837
luikin4 1,775.4117.579
flicked2 887.7116.933
then11 4,882.3816.685
finished3 1,331.5616.672
skitin2 887.7116.200
cloods3 1,331.5616.155
gaen4 1,775.4116.093
cuid6 2,663.1215.867
we'd3 1,331.5615.835
hauns5 2,219.2615.332
nithin2 887.7115.049
funcy2 887.7115.049
skweel3 1,331.5614.970
pot3 1,331.5614.838
yon7 3,106.9714.756
sais8 3,550.8214.660
coal3 1,331.5614.582
ruaraidh7 3,106.97nan
mannie4 1,775.4114.862
bourach2 887.7114.580
for2 887.7113.968
switched2 887.7113.439
sumthin2 887.7113.439
tub2 887.7113.439
ceilin2 887.7113.122
twisted2 887.7112.830
luik4 1,775.4112.755
hinkin2 887.7112.558
fite3 1,331.5612.436
sumthing2 887.7112.065
nae17 7,545.4912.039
fags2 887.7111.840
keekit2 887.7111.628
dishes2 887.7111.628
riggit2 887.7111.427
tak8 3,550.8211.332
dirty2 887.7111.054
blank2 887.7110.881
refused2 887.7110.881
plates2 887.7110.881
hospital3 1,331.5610.839
he's3 1,331.5610.593
fag2 887.7110.556
suppose3 1,331.5610.475
seen7 3,106.9710.430
he'll2 887.7110.403
fin7 3,106.9710.275
caad3 1,331.5610.135
ayewis2 887.7110.115
loch3 1,331.569.921
horse3 1,331.569.921
is4 1,775.419.871
ice3 1,331.569.868
aa12 5,326.239.737
een7 3,106.979.727
onything3 1,331.569.565
s6 2,663.129.546
corner3 1,331.569.517
teacher3 1,331.569.234
thrawn2 887.719.144
chest2 887.719.039
shooders2 887.718.936
tired2 887.718.837
it's7 3,106.978.832
grey3 1,331.568.794
athoot3 1,331.568.794
he'd3 1,331.568.629
hame7 3,106.978.480
telly2 887.718.376
felt4 1,775.418.251
fur14 6,213.948.190
wye5 2,219.268.139
bye2 887.718.125
appeared2 887.718.045
we2 887.717.855
cos3 1,331.567.809
wis37 16,422.557.414
went5 2,219.267.203
aathing2 887.717.022
wunner2 887.717.022
mither5 2,219.266.784
nearly2 887.716.684
imagine2 887.716.631
davie2 887.716.527
back11 4,882.386.324
bonny3 1,331.566.229
modern2 887.716.094
nivver3 1,331.566.087
aboot14 6,213.946.085
oot18 7,989.356.082
fou2 887.715.752
tryin3 1,331.565.706
aiberdeen2 887.715.632
nurse2 887.715.555
seat2 887.715.517
bodies2 887.715.517
aroon3 1,331.565.498
said8 3,550.825.463
they're2 887.715.442
or2 887.715.439
ower11 4,882.385.314
throu4 1,775.415.235
page2 887.715.194
inna3 1,331.56nan
press2 887.715.160
open3 1,331.565.092
bein5 2,219.264.832
her5 2,219.264.747
lyin2 887.714.720
greetin2 887.714.662
fecht2 887.714.662
me14 6,213.944.647
sna2 887.714.577
time9 3,994.674.496
widnae2 887.714.494
happy2 887.714.361
airms2 887.714.361
o33 14,647.144.360
the155 68,797.164.353
eneuch3 1,331.564.329
been9 3,994.674.237
richt7 3,106.974.188
fae12 5,326.234.153
heids2 887.714.136
ah'm2 887.714.112
left4 1,775.414.108
lugs2 887.714.065
fit6 2,663.124.023
masel3 1,331.564.000
roon4 1,775.413.997
cam5 2,219.263.916
fun2 887.713.905
lost2 887.713.905
lay2 887.713.883
disnae2 887.713.713
cut2 887.713.672
gropin2 887.71nan
lift2 887.713.611
turnt2 887.713.533
wifie2 887.713.456
hale3 1,331.563.332
teen2 887.713.328
muckle5 2,219.263.291
feel3 1,331.563.255
broon2 887.713.223
room3 1,331.563.096
she18 7,989.352.963
tae37 16,422.552.886
if7 3,106.972.823
doon9 3,994.672.800
windae2 887.712.754
himsel2 887.712.740
mrs2 887.712.740
affa3 1,331.562.638
at21 9,320.912.629
kirk2 887.712.563
run2 887.712.512
fell2 887.712.400
still4 1,775.412.389
front2 887.712.387
hair2 887.712.259
neist2 887.712.192
wid5 2,219.262.032
sun2 887.711.895
bed2 887.711.877
they5 2,219.261.854
bi5 2,219.261.723
really2 887.711.673
fan2 887.711.567
say4 1,775.411.557
thegither2 887.711.453
you2 887.711.421
young2 887.711.402
rain2 887.711.222
hae3 1,331.561.155
cannae2 887.711.131
intae2 887.711.086
haun2 887.711.079
lang4 1,775.411.064
saw2 887.711.045
a58 25,743.451.039
but12 5,326.231.020
let2 887.711.018
made3 1,331.560.956
mind3 1,331.560.884
see2 887.710.859
gie3 1,331.560.825
gied2 887.710.767
fair2 887.710.759
bit8 3,550.820.753
can2 887.710.718
mair3 1,331.560.640
fowk2 887.710.638
up11 4,882.380.606
he23 10,208.610.587
better2 887.710.560
dae4 1,775.410.560
oor2 887.710.535
bombay2 887.71nan
amon2 887.71nan
hoose3 1,331.560.515
aye2 887.710.504
wi14 6,213.940.490
of2 887.710.483
oan2 887.710.477
place2 887.710.465
same2 887.710.408
it30 13,315.580.407
thing2 887.710.405
twa2 887.710.377
got3 1,331.560.352
aff4 1,775.410.331
get4 1,775.410.327
are2 887.710.303
ruariaidh2 887.71nan
auld2 887.710.376
us2 887.710.287
gaed2 887.710.286
ken2 887.710.277
to2 887.710.275
life2 887.710.263
heid3 1,331.560.257
be13 5,770.080.232
fine2 887.710.228
big2 887.710.224
yer5 2,219.260.216
jist4 1,775.410.142
so3 1,331.560.138
ither2 887.710.114
them3 1,331.560.091
sae3 1,331.560.081
by3 1,331.560.069
on13 5,770.080.053
think2 887.710.042
mak2 887.710.038
as13 5,770.080.037
awa3 1,331.560.036
in34 15,090.990.036
day4 1,775.410.035
noo4 1,775.410.034
wee5 2,219.260.017
their4 1,775.410.008
ye12 5,326.230.001
him6 2,663.120.000