A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Norquoy, Greer

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,209
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 997
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.216
Tagged as ORK (Orkney) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, an, o, and, in, tae, me, i, sea,

List of texts in corpus

Gallows Ha - The Weather Dance
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (293 words)
Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums
Orkney Voices (2021-11-17 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (1,916 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
sea21 9,506.56117.193
thiv6 2,716.1668.342
luv6 2,716.1658.942
sheu7 3,168.8548.372
and48 21,729.2948.002
aal10 4,526.9446.949
shore7 3,168.8545.247
queek4 1,810.7744.383
mill6 2,716.1644.155
bright5 2,263.4733.775
reel4 1,810.7733.372
sunshine5 2,263.4732.848
me27 12,222.7332.776
ebb4 1,810.7732.673
turnan3 1,358.0832.541
looder4 1,810.7732.031
dancers4 1,810.7731.438
wans5 2,263.4730.976
shae8 3,621.5530.584
dance6 2,716.1630.209
palm4 1,810.7729.888
more6 2,716.1628.724
tops3 1,358.0826.471
storm4 1,810.7722.741
wheel4 1,810.7722.557
hur3 1,358.0822.073
hid's3 1,358.0822.073
summer4 1,810.7721.379
peedie4 1,810.7721.379
power4 1,810.7721.379
loftily2 905.3920.874
eva2 905.3920.874
weather's2 905.3920.874
ruffle2 905.3920.874
gleefully2 905.3920.874
hornpipes2 905.3920.874
iviry2 905.3920.874
tidal2 905.3920.874
jumpan2 905.3920.874
blue6 2,716.1620.766
snow3 1,358.0819.886
wind5 2,263.4719.501
white6 2,716.1619.464
waltz2 905.3919.153
chatter2 905.3919.153
whisperan2 905.3919.153
fiddler's2 905.3919.153
lively2 905.3919.153
westray2 905.3919.153
movan2 905.3919.153
gracefully2 905.3919.153
strathspeys2 905.3919.153
tamed2 905.3919.153
haet3 1,358.0818.781
rhythm3 1,358.0818.781
aer2 905.3917.972
gust2 905.3917.972
dashing2 905.3917.972
chuckled2 905.3917.972
jigs2 905.3917.972
winked2 905.3917.972
floor3 1,358.0817.643
cross4 1,810.7717.369
stirred2 905.3917.068
laevan7 3,168.85nan
weekend3 1,358.0818.072
mercilessly2 905.3917.068
troubled2 905.3917.068
frenzied2 905.3917.068
puddles2 905.3917.068
cast4 1,810.7717.014
step4 1,810.7716.675
idle2 905.3916.335
settan2 905.3916.335
gressy2 905.3916.335
gales2 905.3916.335
flooer3 1,358.0815.879
colour4 1,810.7715.817
tuk3 1,358.0815.729
stones2 905.3915.717
lightning2 905.3915.717
awey3 1,358.0815.302
dealer2 905.3915.184
home3 1,358.0814.906
green5 2,263.4714.816
sandals2 905.3914.715
phones2 905.3914.715
thim2 905.3914.715
fur17 7,695.7914.434
keeked2 905.3914.296
shower2 905.3914.296
sergeant2 905.3914.296
reels2 905.3914.296
gress3 1,358.0814.076
within3 1,358.0813.967
ashore2 905.3913.918
weekly2 905.3913.918
flow2 905.3913.918
haad2 905.3913.573
cot2 905.3913.573
blanket2 905.3913.573
frock2 905.3913.256
thunder2 905.3913.256
fields3 1,358.0812.891
dirl2 905.3912.691
a95 43,005.8912.627
herd3 1,358.0812.222
waater2 905.3912.198
brough3 1,358.08nan
blink2 905.3912.198
socks2 905.3912.198
gaan3 1,358.0812.144
wis8 3,621.5512.141
winter4 1,810.7712.130
high4 1,810.7712.002
miller2 905.3911.974
thee3 1,358.0811.917
thir6 2,716.1611.911
owld2 905.3911.761
skirl2 905.3911.761
that8 3,621.5511.657
fortune2 905.3911.560
museum2 905.3911.369
gentle2 905.3911.369
platform2 905.3911.187
geed2 905.3911.013
horizon2 905.3910.847
beuts2 905.39nan
heels2 905.3910.847
playan3 1,358.08nan
held4 1,810.7711.206
nivir2 905.3910.535
let's2 905.3910.535
he7 3,168.8510.485
blawn2 905.3910.388
horses2 905.3910.247
fly2 905.3910.111
winds2 905.3910.111
roond4 1,810.779.981
dust2 905.399.979
memories2 905.399.979
mild2 905.399.852
wan6 2,716.169.629
begin2 905.399.495
books2 905.399.495
next4 1,810.779.364
crossed2 905.399.275
aaf2 905.39nan
grain2 905.399.275
snozack3 1,358.08nan
slowly3 1,358.0811.558
furro2 905.39nan
dressan2 905.39nan
tide2 905.399.275
slow2 905.399.275
reek2 905.399.275
silver2 905.399.067
settled2 905.399.067
own2 905.399.067
wae7 3,168.858.797
blew2 905.398.775
waves2 905.398.593
haar2 905.398.505
flew2 905.398.419
along2 905.398.419
pot2 905.398.336
long3 1,358.088.201
spell2 905.398.174
covered2 905.397.798
above2 905.397.798
met3 1,358.087.755
runnan2 905.39nan
we2 905.397.858
keek2 905.397.658
ready3 1,358.087.594
usually2 905.397.524
air4 1,810.777.448
week3 1,358.087.408
thanks2 905.397.269
jimmy2 905.397.208
west2 905.397.208
each3 1,358.087.142
st2 905.397.032
raised2 905.397.032
caals2 905.39nan
northside2 905.39nan
yir3 1,358.086.784
hills2 905.396.357
head2 905.396.310
doll's2 905.39nan
right4 1,810.776.265
neck2 905.396.264
fither2 905.39nan
class2 905.396.218
laid2 905.395.755
noo9 4,074.245.703
dry3 1,358.085.687
sure3 1,358.085.687
he's2 905.395.639
water2 905.395.564
red2 905.395.455
bit12 5,432.325.340
up16 7,243.105.241
weel7 3,168.855.059
cum2 905.394.989
born2 905.394.809
creeler2 905.39nan
tuesday2 905.394.928
push-me-pull-you2 905.39nan
wednesday2 905.394.989
sun3 1,358.084.722
thursday2 905.394.639
watch2 905.394.531
grey2 905.394.504
singan2 905.39nan
three4 1,810.774.364
i21 9,506.564.311
half2 905.394.252
heids2 905.394.227
passed2 905.394.180
nae2 905.394.001
oan7 3,168.853.950
sign2 905.393.867
warm2 905.393.867
kens2 905.393.784
niver3 1,358.083.776
wir4 1,810.773.756
god2 905.393.743
paper2 905.393.743
tae35 15,844.273.670
line2 905.393.644
will5 2,263.473.639
whistled2 905.39nan
chance2 905.393.474
skrekked2 905.39nan
ran2 905.393.230
deterred2 905.39nan
stert2 905.393.683
two2 905.393.116
good2 905.393.053
rest2 905.392.976
ootside2 905.392.946
claes2 905.392.873
ithers2 905.392.788
hersel2 905.392.774
black2 905.392.747
siller2 905.392.416
bot2 905.392.018
feet2 905.391.999
year4 1,810.771.993
his8 3,621.551.981
past2 905.391.923
bide2 905.391.923
cuver'd2 905.39nan
hauntanly2 905.39nan
her7 3,168.851.906
bi5 2,263.471.844
doon8 3,621.551.809
they5 2,263.471.768
jist6 2,716.161.751
back2 905.391.744
afore5 2,263.471.707
this5 2,263.471.667
no9 4,074.241.599
fine3 1,358.081.475
wi12 5,432.321.375
big3 1,358.081.367
heard2 905.391.192
hid5 2,263.471.128
as10 4,526.941.024
room2 905.391.024
road2 905.390.978
go2 905.390.877
while2 905.390.797
them2 905.390.795
till2 905.390.780
at11 4,979.630.775
ither4 1,810.770.747
set2 905.390.695
things2 905.390.632
last2 905.390.537
say3 1,358.080.517
some2 905.390.413
day3 1,358.080.407
thi'll2 905.39nan
bairns2 905.390.618
or6 2,716.160.245
o49 22,181.980.243
shae'll2 905.39nan
fae8 3,621.550.586
breezes2 905.39nan
twa4 1,810.770.314
time3 1,358.080.234
been5 2,263.470.226
ower6 2,716.160.219
is12 5,432.320.202
aar2 905.39nan
summoned2 905.39nan
lighthooses2 905.39nan
anither2 905.390.164
their3 1,358.080.162
mind2 905.390.088
eightsome2 905.39nan
on15 6,790.400.124
see3 1,358.080.084
hooley2 905.39nan
be12 5,432.320.070
queeker2 905.39nan
noup2 905.39nan
in36 16,296.970.068
new2 905.390.067
by3 1,358.080.063
then2 905.390.046
reelan2 905.39nan
so2 905.390.050
aye3 1,358.080.017
an56 25,350.840.014
the129 58,397.460.013
like6 2,716.160.012
heid2 905.390.010
bernard's2 905.39nan
oot9 4,074.240.008
hoose2 905.390.003
swayan2 905.39nan
reel'd2 905.39nan
got2 905.390.002
wey2 905.390.002