A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Laurenson, Hannah Lisa

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 693
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 305
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.272
Tagged as SHD (Shetland) dialect.
Top ten most common words - da, and, wid, tae, we, wis, a, for, s, o,

List of texts in corpus

Da Maa's Eggs
Hands Up For Trad (26-04-2019) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as prose (693 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
da43 62,049.06198.146
wid21 30,303.03100.627
rasmie7 10,101.0190.465
faider6 8,658.0164.319
lowrie5 7,215.0158.176
and28 40,404.0455.568
eggs6 8,658.0152.154
daa4 5,772.0151.020
libby4 5,772.0151.020
maa4 5,772.0143.390
we16 23,088.0229.708
tought2 2,886.0025.504
dad4 5,772.0124.725
mam4 5,772.0124.142
rop2 2,886.0023.780
roe2 2,886.0018.903
nort2 2,886.0018.174
yis2 2,886.0017.027
dat4 5,772.0116.711
you8 11,544.0116.441
sowl2 2,886.0015.583
beds2 2,886.0014.033
both2 2,886.0013.105
face4 5,772.0112.392
tink2 2,886.0012.357
aathing2 2,886.0011.730
chair2 2,886.0011.666
wan4 5,772.0111.659
for12 17,316.0210.926
tell4 5,772.0110.832
coo2 2,886.0010.622
dey3 4,329.0010.482
widna2 2,886.009.765
laird2 2,886.009.727
dir2 2,886.009.231
your3 4,329.009.036
land2 2,886.008.823
wis16 23,088.028.674
hid5 7,215.018.660
back6 8,658.018.250
makin2 2,886.007.817
bairns3 4,329.007.770
every2 2,886.007.143
do2 2,886.006.910
very2 2,886.006.824
story2 2,886.006.824
nivver2 2,886.006.757
sat2 2,886.006.262
day5 7,215.015.921
tap2 2,886.005.769
git2 2,886.005.265
s11 15,873.025.081
my3 4,329.004.953
his9 12,987.014.710
look2 2,886.004.482
noo4 5,772.014.400
busta2 2,886.00nan
keep2 2,886.003.992
atween2 2,886.003.923
efter3 4,329.003.698
left2 2,886.003.562
aa4 5,772.013.448
wha2 2,886.003.324
thing2 2,886.003.297
dus2 2,886.00nan
awa3 4,329.003.335
wir2 2,886.003.286
a13 18,759.023.129
aff3 4,329.002.977
on8 11,544.012.569
if3 4,329.002.439
at8 11,544.012.309
tak2 2,886.002.205
come2 2,886.002.116
hoose2 2,886.002.007
be6 8,658.011.501
is7 10,101.011.467
aboot4 5,772.011.420
me4 5,772.011.178
doon3 4,329.001.168
twa2 2,886.000.914
o11 15,873.020.856
aye2 2,886.000.747
it6 8,658.010.626
tae18 25,974.030.623
up4 5,772.010.578
apa2 2,886.00nan
some2 2,886.000.864
intae2 2,886.000.495
winky2 2,886.00nan
been2 2,886.000.371
but2 2,886.000.197
he7 10,101.010.139
she4 5,772.010.066
in10 14,430.010.064
willy2 2,886.00nan
hae2 2,886.000.074
her4 5,772.010.056
i4 5,772.010.000