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 9,506.56118.926
thiv6 2,716.1668.106
luv6 2,716.1658.706
sheu7 3,168.8548.099
aal10 4,526.9448.059
and48 21,729.2947.474
shore7 3,168.8546.448
queek4 1,810.7744.225
mill6 2,716.1643.921
reel4 1,810.7733.983
bright5 2,263.4733.581
sunshine5 2,263.4733.262
looder4 1,810.7732.516
ebb4 1,810.7732.516
turnan3 1,358.0832.423
dancers4 1,810.7731.875
me27 12,222.7331.478
dance6 2,716.1631.090
wans5 2,263.4731.029
shae8 3,621.5530.356
palm4 1,810.7729.732
more6 2,716.1628.496
tops3 1,358.0826.354
storm4 1,810.7722.970
wheel4 1,810.7722.403
summer4 1,810.7722.048
hid's3 1,358.0821.957
power4 1,810.7721.226
peedie4 1,810.7721.226
tidal2 905.3920.796
ruffle2 905.3920.796
hornpipes2 905.3920.796
weather's2 905.3920.796
loftily2 905.3920.796
jumpan2 905.3920.796
eva2 905.3920.796
gleefully2 905.3920.796
blue6 2,716.1620.602
snow3 1,358.0819.769
white6 2,716.1619.295
haet3 1,358.0819.191
gracefully2 905.3919.074
laevan7 3,168.85nan
wind5 2,263.4719.105
strathspeys2 905.3919.074
fiddler's2 905.3919.074
whisperan2 905.3919.074
lively2 905.3919.074
dashing2 905.3919.074
waltz2 905.3919.074
movan2 905.3919.074
chatter2 905.3919.074
tamed2 905.3919.074
westray2 905.3919.074
rhythm3 1,358.0818.922
weekend3 1,358.0817.956
winked2 905.3917.893
gust2 905.3917.893
stirred2 905.3917.893
aer2 905.3917.893
chuckled2 905.3917.893
jigs2 905.3917.893
floor3 1,358.0817.527
cross4 1,810.7717.497
cast4 1,810.7717.039
frenzied2 905.3916.990
puddles2 905.3916.990
troubled2 905.3916.990
mercilessly2 905.3916.990
tuk3 1,358.0816.578
step4 1,810.7716.443
gressy2 905.3916.256
idle2 905.3916.256
settan2 905.3916.256
gales2 905.3916.256
colour4 1,810.7715.816
flooer3 1,358.0815.764
lightning2 905.3915.639
stones2 905.3915.639
awey3 1,358.0815.188
dealer2 905.3915.106
sergeant2 905.3915.106
green5 2,263.4714.763
thim2 905.3914.637
phones2 905.3914.637
sandals2 905.3914.637
fur17 7,695.7914.538
home3 1,358.0814.421
gress3 1,358.0814.303
keeked2 905.3914.218
weekly2 905.3914.218
shower2 905.3914.218
reels2 905.3914.218
frock2 905.3914.218
cot2 905.3913.840
ashore2 905.3913.840
flow2 905.3913.840
within3 1,358.0813.539
haad2 905.3913.495
blanket2 905.3913.495
thunder2 905.3913.179
fields3 1,358.0812.867
a95 43,005.8912.688
dirl2 905.3912.614
wis8 3,621.5512.397
museum2 905.3912.360
gaan3 1,358.0812.270
herd3 1,358.0812.189
brough3 1,358.08nan
hur3 1,358.0812.189
blink2 905.3912.121
waater2 905.3912.121
high4 1,810.7712.118
winter4 1,810.7712.074
doll's2 905.39nan
socks2 905.3912.121
thee3 1,358.0811.956
miller2 905.3911.896
geed2 905.3911.896
thir6 2,716.1611.867
owld2 905.3911.684
skirl2 905.3911.684
that8 3,621.5511.503
fortune2 905.3911.483
slowly3 1,358.0811.378
gentle2 905.3911.292
playan3 1,358.08nan
platform2 905.3911.292
held4 1,810.7711.064
heels2 905.3910.770
snozack3 1,358.08nan
horizon2 905.3910.936
furro2 905.39nan
nivir2 905.3910.770
let's2 905.3910.458
he7 3,168.8510.362
blawn2 905.3910.312
fly2 905.3910.312
horses2 905.3910.170
winds2 905.3910.034
dust2 905.399.903
crossed2 905.399.776
mild2 905.399.776
memories2 905.399.776
wan6 2,716.169.441
roond4 1,810.779.425
silver2 905.399.419
begin2 905.399.419
aaf2 905.39nan
tide2 905.399.419
books2 905.399.307
grain2 905.399.199
reek2 905.399.199
next4 1,810.779.171
wae7 3,168.859.111
blew2 905.398.991
settled2 905.398.991
dressan2 905.39nan
own2 905.398.891
beuts2 905.39nan
slow2 905.399.199
waves2 905.398.794
haar2 905.398.518
flew2 905.398.430
runnan2 905.39nan
pot2 905.398.430
along2 905.398.344
spell2 905.398.099
long3 1,358.087.919
covered2 905.397.869
met3 1,358.087.851
keek2 905.397.653
above2 905.397.584
we2 905.397.534
usually2 905.397.516
air4 1,810.777.419
week3 1,358.087.304
west2 905.397.196
thanks2 905.397.196
each3 1,358.087.155
raised2 905.397.075
st2 905.396.959
jimmy2 905.396.959
head2 905.396.380
caals2 905.39nan
yir3 1,358.086.789
hills2 905.396.332
northside2 905.39nan
ready3 1,358.087.522
neck2 905.396.285
right4 1,810.776.205
class2 905.396.146
laid2 905.395.886
noo9 4,074.245.764
sure3 1,358.085.756
he's2 905.395.645
dry3 1,358.085.528
red2 905.395.457
fither2 905.39nan
cum2 905.395.457
water2 905.395.420
up16 7,243.105.296
bit12 5,432.325.265
weel7 3,168.855.262
wednesday2 905.394.920
tuesday2 905.394.859
sun3 1,358.084.677
half2 905.394.571
push-me-pull-you2 905.39nan
born2 905.394.769
thursday2 905.394.571
watch2 905.394.489
three4 1,810.774.445
passed2 905.394.258
heids2 905.394.185
singan2 905.39nan
i21 9,506.564.033
nae2 905.393.991
sign2 905.393.931
paper2 905.393.887
warm2 905.393.866
kens2 905.393.802
wir4 1,810.773.703
stert2 905.393.618
oan7 3,168.853.606
tae35 15,844.273.562
god2 905.393.522
will5 2,263.473.516
line2 905.393.484
chance2 905.393.356
ran2 905.393.217
hauntanly2 905.39nan
skrekked2 905.39nan
rest2 905.393.006
two2 905.392.991
whistled2 905.39nan
good2 905.392.960
ithers2 905.392.915
claes2 905.392.900
ootside2 905.392.870
hersel2 905.392.714
black2 905.392.646
siller2 905.392.370
creeler2 905.39nan
niver3 1,358.083.839
deterred2 905.39nan
grey2 905.394.489
bot2 905.392.125
feet2 905.392.042
year4 1,810.772.004
her7 3,168.851.966
his8 3,621.551.936
past2 905.391.925
bide2 905.391.916
jist6 2,716.161.894
back2 905.391.807
bi5 2,263.471.792
doon8 3,621.551.791
afore5 2,263.471.776
they5 2,263.471.713
this5 2,263.471.648
no9 4,074.241.493
big3 1,358.081.431
fine3 1,358.081.411
wi12 5,432.321.337
heard2 905.391.152
hid5 2,263.471.100
room2 905.391.077
road2 905.391.007
as10 4,526.940.946
go2 905.390.859
while2 905.390.854
till2 905.390.818
ither4 1,810.770.798
them2 905.390.764
at11 4,979.630.743
set2 905.390.720
things2 905.390.692
bairns2 905.390.589
fae8 3,621.550.569
breezes2 905.39nan
thi'll2 905.39nan
iviry2 905.39nan
swayan2 905.39nan
last2 905.390.538
say3 1,358.080.468
day3 1,358.080.449
some2 905.390.419
twa4 1,810.770.335
o49 22,181.980.306
time3 1,358.080.252
ower6 2,716.160.213
been5 2,263.470.200
or6 2,716.160.199
anither2 905.390.179
on15 6,790.400.150
noup2 905.39nan
their3 1,358.080.144
aar2 905.39nan
is12 5,432.320.210
see3 1,358.080.089
mind2 905.390.083
eightsome2 905.39nan
queeker2 905.39nan
in36 16,296.970.083
be12 5,432.320.064
new2 905.390.059
hooley2 905.39nan
summoned2 905.39nan
lighthooses2 905.39nan
by3 1,358.080.041
then2 905.390.041
heid2 905.390.013
oot9 4,074.240.011
reelan2 905.39nan
cuver'd2 905.39nan
shae'll2 905.39nan
so2 905.390.059
hoose2 905.390.007
bernard's2 905.39nan
aye3 1,358.080.005
like6 2,716.160.004
wey2 905.390.002
the129 58,397.460.002
reel'd2 905.39nan
got2 905.390.001
an56 25,350.840.000