Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Maitland, Andrew

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,993
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 751
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.654
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, o, tae, he, an, blair, his, ye, in,

List of texts in corpus

Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (1,993 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.

Word	Count	Normalised per million	Keyness
blair	35	17,561.47	389.272
donald	16	8,028.10	138.356
was	18	9,031.61	47.164
hat	6	3,010.54	40.119
had	18	9,031.61	37.477
auld	17	8,529.85	34.764
ainly	5	2,508.78	30.842
loon	7	3,512.29	30.035
ghosts	3	1,505.27	29.346
face	10	5,017.56	28.209
his	33	16,557.95	27.031
gang	8	4,014.05	23.285
tramp	3	1,505.27	22.685
luiked	4	2,007.02	22.340
towards	4	2,007.02	19.903
he	39	19,568.49	19.852
smirk	3	1,505.27	19.646
zombies	2	1,003.51	19.563
man	11	5,519.32	19.432
ye	28	14,049.17	19.320
walked	4	2,007.02	18.630
thegether	2	1,003.51	18.382
soggy	2	1,003.51	17.477
turnit	2	1,003.51	17.477
grabbit	2	1,003.51	16.743
dae	11	5,519.32	16.652
almost	3	1,505.27	16.481
gye	3	1,505.27	16.481
could	9	4,515.81	16.095
fur	16	8,028.10	14.496
een	8	4,014.05	14.301
couldna	4	2,007.02	14.071
shadow	2	1,003.51	13.979
loons	3	1,505.27	13.947
area	3	1,505.27	13.135
blythe	2	1,003.51	13.096
boorach	2	1,003.51	12.842
than	9	4,515.81	12.700
shook	3	1,505.27	12.355
boys	3	1,505.27	12.212
bunch	2	1,003.51	12.165
youse	2	1,003.51	11.772
fan	5	2,508.78	11.744
began	3	1,505.27	11.738
oan	10	5,017.56	11.707
bidin	3	1,505.27	11.674
junkie	2	1,003.51	11.589
steppit	2	1,003.51	11.589
dirty	2	1,003.51	11.415
absolutely	2	1,003.51	11.089
livin	3	1,505.27	11.069
forrit	4	2,007.02	10.870
whisky	2	1,003.51	10.647
onything	3	1,505.27	10.324
mannie	3	1,505.27	10.324
on	3	1,505.27	10.231
is	3	1,505.27	10.150
leader	2	1,003.51	10.127
grin	2	1,003.51	10.127
kitchen	3	1,505.27	10.082
stairted	2	1,003.51	10.008
aroon	4	2,007.02	9.973
sad	2	1,003.51	9.565
threw	2	1,003.51	9.462
ginger	2	1,003.51	9.362
jaiket	2	1,003.51	9.362
fa	4	2,007.02	9.189
gan	3	1,505.27	9.174
wye	5	2,508.78	9.128
followed	2	1,003.51	9.077
muckle	7	3,512.29	9.056
telly	2	1,003.51	8.987
seein	3	1,505.27	8.981
luik	3	1,505.27	8.721
passin	2	1,003.51	8.565
were	8	4,014.05	8.504
little	3	1,505.27	8.240
och	3	1,505.27	8.240
feart	3	1,505.27	8.048
far	5	2,508.78	7.996
mair	11	5,519.32	7.836
why	3	1,505.27	7.627
empty	2	1,003.51	7.594
young	4	2,007.02	7.591
hauns	3	1,505.27	7.485
proper	2	1,003.51	7.475
dreich	2	1,003.51	7.303
wioot	2	1,003.51	7.303
blue	3	1,505.27	7.214
rain	4	2,007.02	7.128
them	9	4,515.81	7.036
streets	2	1,003.51	7.034
wallace	2	1,003.51	6.982
hame	6	3,010.54	6.954
bottle	2	1,003.51	6.784
key	2	1,003.51	6.643
years	4	2,007.02	6.501
staun	2	1,003.51	6.462
grand	2	1,003.51	6.419
hoose	6	3,010.54	6.352
aiberdeen	2	1,003.51	6.129
few	3	1,505.27	6.081
ahint	3	1,505.27	6.041
front	3	1,505.27	6.000
an	35	17,561.47	5.977
lads	2	1,003.51	5.974
fae	12	6,021.07	5.882
lot	3	1,505.27	5.824
suddenly	2	1,003.51	5.718
centre	2	1,003.51	5.514
oot	16	8,028.10	5.505
heid	6	3,010.54	5.453
want	4	2,007.02	5.428
am	3	1,505.27	5.405
short	2	1,003.51	5.385
felt	3	1,505.27	5.371
bide	3	1,505.27	5.186
get	7	3,512.29	5.163
iver	2	1,003.51	5.055
care	2	1,003.51	4.916
stop	2	1,003.51	4.862
he'd	2	1,003.51	4.809
nicht	5	2,508.78	4.690
him	11	5,519.32	4.687
canna	3	1,505.27	4.594
aroond	2	1,003.51	4.461
baith	4	2,007.02	4.093
me	2	1,003.51	4.075
giein	2	1,003.51	3.947
as	6	3,010.54	3.917
haun	3	1,505.27	3.858
cauld	3	1,505.27	3.812
too	2	1,003.51	3.703
seemed	2	1,003.51	3.685
broon	2	1,003.51	3.580
her	5	2,508.78	3.281
himsel	2	1,003.51	3.109
white	2	1,003.51	3.066
black	2	1,003.51	3.066
hae	9	4,515.81	3.060
dinna	3	1,505.27	2.981
their	7	3,512.29	2.940
ain	5	2,508.78	2.907
try	2	1,003.51	2.903
new	4	2,007.02	2.860
sure	2	1,003.51	2.825
fower	2	1,003.51	2.750
siller	2	1,003.51	2.725
through	3	1,505.27	2.724
bairns	3	1,505.27	2.677
hair	2	1,003.51	2.665
that	13	6,522.83	2.603
street	2	1,003.51	2.560
no	2	1,003.51	2.532
wife	2	1,003.51	2.493
bit	2	1,003.51	2.474
been	7	3,512.29	2.473
come	4	2,007.02	2.329
like	9	4,515.81	2.311
dee	2	1,003.51	2.272
wi	21	10,536.88	2.223
eh	2	1,003.51	2.146
up	12	6,021.07	2.081
aa	7	3,512.29	2.070
naw	2	1,003.51	2.037
really	2	1,003.51	2.002
be	6	3,010.54	1.892
comin	2	1,003.51	1.764
nae	9	4,515.81	1.651
twa	5	2,508.78	1.579
ma	5	2,508.78	1.548
end	2	1,003.51	1.533
heard	2	1,003.51	1.442
o	49	24,586.05	1.421
plush	2	1,003.51	nan
wis	15	7,526.34	1.394
fit	4	2,007.02	1.353
kent	3	1,505.27	1.345
room	2	1,003.51	1.262
road	2	1,003.51	1.212
leader's	2	1,003.51	nan
i	8	4,014.05	1.272
a	67	33,617.66	1.208
gie	3	1,505.27	1.203
which	2	1,003.51	1.180
or	4	2,007.02	1.180
gin	3	1,505.27	1.149
side	2	1,003.51	1.148
gied	2	1,003.51	1.068
and	17	8,529.85	1.046
the	126	63,221.27	1.028
mak	3	1,505.27	1.027
its	4	2,007.02	0.947
ihank	2	1,003.51	nan
while	2	1,003.51	1.015
awa	4	2,007.02	0.870
back	6	3,010.54	0.817
you	2	1,003.51	0.809
three	2	1,003.51	0.734
last	2	1,003.51	0.727
just	2	1,003.51	0.727
pit	3	1,505.27	0.726
left	2	1,003.51	0.688
at	10	5,017.56	0.662
there	7	3,512.29	0.621
but	10	5,017.56	0.602
in	27	13,547.42	0.573
noo	2	1,003.51	0.553
ower	6	3,010.54	0.491
life	2	1,003.51	0.447
they	6	3,010.54	0.428
lang	3	1,505.27	0.413
tae	47	23,582.54	0.403
fowk	2	1,003.51	0.380
guid	3	1,505.27	0.364
anither	2	1,003.51	0.285
it	21	10,536.88	0.259
door	2	1,003.51	0.248
marchit	2	1,003.51	nan
by	4	2,007.02	0.228
of	2	1,003.51	0.206
see	4	2,007.02	0.192
aboot	7	3,512.29	0.176
even	2	1,003.51	0.174
afore	3	1,505.27	0.159
wee	5	2,508.78	0.154
think	2	1,003.51	0.129
it's	2	1,003.51	0.128
intae	4	2,007.02	0.120
ony	2	1,003.51	0.119
aw	4	2,007.02	0.110
doon	5	2,508.78	0.106
wae	2	1,003.51	0.096
ghoulies	2	1,003.51	nan
tak	2	1,003.51	0.084
time	4	2,007.02	0.059
this	7	3,512.29	0.055
weel	2	1,003.51	0.054
yer	4	2,007.02	0.053
aff	3	1,505.27	0.052
say	2	1,003.51	0.039
ither	2	1,003.51	0.032
here	2	1,003.51	0.019
wid	2	1,003.51	0.010
aye	3	1,505.27	0.002