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	388.301
donald	16	8,028.10	137.913
was	18	9,031.61	48.939
hat	6	3,010.54	40.533
had	18	9,031.61	38.150
auld	17	8,529.85	34.447
ainly	5	2,508.78	31.852
loon	7	3,512.29	30.255
face	10	5,017.56	27.721
his	33	16,557.95	27.361
ghosts	3	1,505.27	25.378
gang	8	4,014.05	23.412
tramp	3	1,505.27	22.603
luiked	4	2,007.02	22.392
he	39	19,568.49	20.218
towards	4	2,007.02	20.031
smirk	3	1,505.27	19.564
man	11	5,519.32	19.335
ye	28	14,049.17	19.304
walked	4	2,007.02	18.621
thegether	2	1,003.51	18.326
zombies	2	1,003.51	18.326
turnit	2	1,003.51	17.422
soggy	2	1,003.51	17.422
grabbit	2	1,003.51	16.688
gye	3	1,505.27	16.553
dae	11	5,519.32	16.467
almost	3	1,505.27	16.103
could	9	4,515.81	15.959
fur	16	8,028.10	14.553
een	8	4,014.05	14.343
couldna	4	2,007.02	14.231
shadow	2	1,003.51	13.924
loons	3	1,505.27	13.867
blythe	2	1,003.51	13.314
area	3	1,505.27	13.056
boorach	2	1,003.51	12.787
than	9	4,515.81	12.407
shook	3	1,505.27	12.349
boys	3	1,505.27	12.349
began	3	1,505.27	12.133
fan	5	2,508.78	11.986
bunch	2	1,003.51	11.909
bidin	3	1,505.27	11.790
steppit	2	1,003.51	11.717
youse	2	1,003.51	11.717
junkie	2	1,003.51	11.535
dirty	2	1,003.51	11.535
oan	10	5,017.56	11.161
absolutely	2	1,003.51	11.035
forrit	4	2,007.02	10.867
livin	3	1,505.27	10.822
whisky	2	1,003.51	10.456
mannie	3	1,505.27	10.247
onything	3	1,505.27	10.247
is	3	1,505.27	10.159
aroon	4	2,007.02	10.101
on	3	1,505.27	10.077
grin	2	1,003.51	10.074
stairted	2	1,003.51	10.074
leader	2	1,003.51	10.074
kitchen	3	1,505.27	10.052
sad	2	1,003.51	9.726
gan	3	1,505.27	9.640
threw	2	1,003.51	9.512
jaiket	2	1,003.51	9.409
ginger	2	1,003.51	9.309
fa	4	2,007.02	9.216
followed	2	1,003.51	9.211
wye	5	2,508.78	9.138
seein	3	1,505.27	9.098
muckle	7	3,512.29	9.013
telly	2	1,003.51	8.845
luik	3	1,505.27	8.682
were	8	4,014.05	8.571
passin	2	1,003.51	8.434
little	3	1,505.27	8.298
och	3	1,505.27	8.264
far	5	2,508.78	8.235
feart	3	1,505.27	8.068
mair	11	5,519.32	8.002
young	4	2,007.02	7.611
why	3	1,505.27	7.496
dreich	2	1,003.51	7.423
empty	2	1,003.51	7.423
proper	2	1,003.51	7.307
wioot	2	1,003.51	7.251
them	9	4,515.81	7.223
blue	3	1,505.27	7.168
rain	4	2,007.02	7.123
hauns	3	1,505.27	7.115
hame	6	3,010.54	6.987
streets	2	1,003.51	6.982
key	2	1,003.51	6.830
wallace	2	1,003.51	6.781
bottle	2	1,003.51	6.685
hoose	6	3,010.54	6.526
years	4	2,007.02	6.519
grand	2	1,003.51	6.411
staun	2	1,003.51	6.368
ahint	3	1,505.27	6.114
front	3	1,505.27	6.093
aiberdeen	2	1,003.51	6.078
lads	2	1,003.51	5.961
few	3	1,505.27	5.930
suddenly	2	1,003.51	5.811
lot	3	1,505.27	5.736
fae	12	6,021.07	5.651
an	35	17,561.47	5.495
oot	16	8,028.10	5.466
centre	2	1,003.51	5.400
heid	6	3,010.54	5.380
want	4	2,007.02	5.368
am	3	1,505.27	5.337
felt	3	1,505.27	5.319
short	2	1,003.51	5.242
bide	3	1,505.27	5.135
iver	2	1,003.51	5.064
get	7	3,512.29	4.995
stop	2	1,003.51	4.867
he'd	2	1,003.51	4.760
nicht	5	2,508.78	4.727
him	11	5,519.32	4.709
care	2	1,003.51	4.683
canna	3	1,505.27	4.528
me	2	1,003.51	4.359
aroond	2	1,003.51	4.321
baith	4	2,007.02	4.206
giein	2	1,003.51	3.920
as	6	3,010.54	3.820
seemed	2	1,003.51	3.748
cauld	3	1,505.27	3.717
haun	3	1,505.27	3.694
too	2	1,003.51	3.639
broon	2	1,003.51	3.621
her	5	2,508.78	3.302
hae	9	4,515.81	3.178
himsel	2	1,003.51	3.108
white	2	1,003.51	2.967
dinna	3	1,505.27	2.958
their	7	3,512.29	2.953
black	2	1,003.51	2.940
fower	2	1,003.51	2.913
ain	5	2,508.78	2.906
try	2	1,003.51	2.886
sure	2	1,003.51	2.886
new	4	2,007.02	2.791
siller	2	1,003.51	2.671
through	3	1,505.27	2.652
no	2	1,003.51	2.630
bairns	3	1,505.27	2.629
hair	2	1,003.51	2.623
street	2	1,003.51	2.587
that	13	6,522.83	2.577
bit	2	1,003.51	2.484
wife	2	1,003.51	2.473
been	7	3,512.29	2.380
aa	7	3,512.29	2.345
dee	2	1,003.51	2.292
come	4	2,007.02	2.291
wi	21	10,536.88	2.275
like	9	4,515.81	2.176
up	12	6,021.07	2.138
eh	2	1,003.51	2.107
naw	2	1,003.51	2.088
really	2	1,003.51	2.007
ma	5	2,508.78	1.920
be	6	3,010.54	1.901
comin	2	1,003.51	1.742
nae	9	4,515.81	1.665
plush	2	1,003.51	nan
twa	5	2,508.78	1.644
end	2	1,003.51	1.552
wis	15	7,526.34	1.501
o	49	24,586.05	1.495
fit	4	2,007.02	1.433
i	8	4,014.05	1.424
heard	2	1,003.51	1.401
leader's	2	1,003.51	nan
kent	3	1,505.27	1.360
room	2	1,003.51	1.321
road	2	1,003.51	1.257
a	67	33,617.66	1.250
gie	3	1,505.27	1.172
side	2	1,003.51	1.169
which	2	1,003.51	1.163
gin	3	1,505.27	1.123
or	4	2,007.02	1.090
mak	3	1,505.27	1.086
while	2	1,003.51	1.086
gied	2	1,003.51	1.027
its	4	2,007.02	0.990
you	2	1,003.51	0.943
ihank	2	1,003.51	nan
and	17	8,529.85	0.929
awa	4	2,007.02	0.920
the	126	63,221.27	0.886
back	6	3,010.54	0.779
three	2	1,003.51	0.773
pit	3	1,505.27	0.748
last	2	1,003.51	0.729
left	2	1,003.51	0.686
at	10	5,017.56	0.650
just	2	1,003.51	0.635
there	7	3,512.29	0.607
but	10	5,017.56	0.563
in	27	13,547.42	0.562
noo	2	1,003.51	0.537
ower	6	3,010.54	0.488
tae	47	23,582.54	0.442
life	2	1,003.51	0.440
lang	3	1,505.27	0.419
they	6	3,010.54	0.400
guid	3	1,505.27	0.367
fowk	2	1,003.51	0.354
anither	2	1,003.51	0.301
it	21	10,536.88	0.295
by	4	2,007.02	0.254
door	2	1,003.51	0.248
of	2	1,003.51	0.246
aboot	7	3,512.29	0.190
afore	3	1,505.27	0.184
marchit	2	1,003.51	nan
see	4	2,007.02	0.188
even	2	1,003.51	0.162
wee	5	2,508.78	0.155
ony	2	1,003.51	0.150
aw	4	2,007.02	0.140
think	2	1,003.51	0.133
wae	2	1,003.51	0.127
it's	2	1,003.51	0.116
intae	4	2,007.02	0.097
tak	2	1,003.51	0.090
aff	3	1,505.27	0.054
this	7	3,512.29	0.051
yer	4	2,007.02	0.051
ghoulies	2	1,003.51	nan
doon	5	2,508.78	0.105
time	4	2,007.02	0.049
weel	2	1,003.51	0.040
say	2	1,003.51	0.031
ither	2	1,003.51	0.024
here	2	1,003.51	0.017
wid	2	1,003.51	0.013
aye	3	1,505.27	0.012