A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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TheChielMeister

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,670
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 612
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.729
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - a, the, ah, nae, ma, tae, ye, ah'm, fit, wi,

List of texts in corpus

Ah'm e chiel (sae dinna fash)
youtube.com (2011-03-17) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (550 words)

Philomena and Alcohol
youtube.com (2010-02-23) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (317 words)

Oatcakes 'n' Cheese
youtube.com (2009-08-10) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (372 words)

Nae mince in Moray
youtube.com (2008-12-26) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (431 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
oatcakes14 8,383.23161.647
ah'm21 12,574.85152.838
n'13 7,784.43113.786
cheese13 7,784.43111.206
o'19 11,377.25105.985
ah'll11 6,586.8392.016
mince10 5,988.0284.158
bliddy9 5,389.2278.188
e18 10,778.4475.982
an'15 8,982.0472.391
thir's7 4,191.6268.421
dinna16 9,580.8467.630
nae31 18,562.8764.377
fit20 11,976.0561.239
ah've8 4,790.4256.274
naeb'dy5 2,994.0156.141
ah39 23,353.2954.577
alcohol6 3,592.8154.539
o3 1,796.4149.034
hell's4 2,395.2146.605
plinty4 2,395.2143.974
ma30 17,964.0741.965
ye're7 4,191.6241.710
haet5 2,994.0140.982
min6 3,592.8138.786
daftie4 2,395.2138.164
an10 5,988.0237.540
oan16 9,580.8435.616
ah'd5 2,994.0134.747
vodka3 1,796.4134.207
ca'3 1,796.4134.207
mannie's3 1,796.4134.207
tatty3 1,796.4134.207
laef3 1,796.4134.207
litre3 1,796.4131.979
a'6 3,592.8131.173
jist15 8,982.0428.898
wye9 5,389.2228.744
grants3 1,796.4126.507
spik5 2,994.0125.410
laik3 1,796.4123.728
it3 1,796.4122.149
lykes2 1,197.6021.985
the56 33,532.9321.194
dod3 1,796.4120.954
fasht3 1,796.4120.954
loun3 1,796.4119.714
fuar's7 4,191.62nan
butter3 1,796.4119.079
w'll6 3,592.81nan
you're3 1,796.4118.882
craic2 1,197.6018.175
lee3 1,796.4117.823
ye'll4 2,395.2117.790
baef6 3,592.81nan
ye24 14,371.2617.328
please4 2,395.2117.094
that3 1,796.4116.895
aits2 1,197.6016.822
spreid3 1,796.4116.792
lyke3 1,796.4116.658
spikkin3 1,796.4116.528
roon'2 1,197.6016.288
tesco2 1,197.6015.398
bake2 1,197.6015.398
neep3 1,796.4114.962
im3 1,796.4114.962
haed8 4,790.4214.784
raed2 1,197.6014.673
noo11 6,586.8314.272
me16 9,580.8413.994
he3 1,796.4113.816
scone2 1,197.6013.788
tv3 1,796.4113.738
s2 1,197.6013.544
git5 2,994.0113.526
scran2 1,197.6013.293
aet2 1,197.6013.067
drap3 1,796.4112.297
fit's2 1,197.6012.277
richt9 5,389.2212.274
mebbe4 2,395.2112.170
iz3 1,796.4112.119
says6 3,592.8111.723
philomena3 1,796.41nan
chiel3 1,796.4111.208
mooth3 1,796.4110.692
watch3 1,796.4110.604
mon2 1,197.6010.350
dee4 2,395.2110.296
begley3 1,796.41nan
wee11 6,586.8310.262
i'll3 1,796.4110.102
maet2 1,197.609.846
ba'3 1,796.41nan
don't2 1,197.609.661
soond3 1,796.419.645
sic5 2,994.019.471
m'n3 1,796.41nan
since3 1,796.419.259
it's6 3,592.819.087
high3 1,796.419.060
nane3 1,796.419.028
sicht3 1,796.418.394
taste2 1,197.608.382
wunner2 1,197.608.197
a70 41,916.178.191
shae3 1,796.417.733
green3 1,796.417.733
big5 2,994.017.668
bonnie3 1,796.417.659
denner2 1,197.607.537
brak2 1,197.607.487
death2 1,197.607.487
no11 6,586.837.230
nihing3 1,796.41nan
bit11 6,586.837.354
lat3 1,796.417.175
thae4 2,395.217.164
butterie3 1,796.41nan
as3 1,796.417.152
sir2 1,197.607.068
ken7 4,191.627.022
six2 1,197.606.939
claiver3 1,796.41nan
lest2 1,197.606.616
liefer3 1,796.41nan
yon4 2,395.216.735
i3 1,796.416.445
cup2 1,197.606.183
mannie2 1,197.606.116
spak2 1,197.606.050
windsday3 1,796.41nan
quine2 1,197.606.050
drinkie3 1,796.41nan
at's2 1,197.606.429
yer8 4,790.425.786
wis8 4,790.425.764
fur10 5,988.025.420
weel6 3,592.815.346
sorry2 1,197.605.297
phone2 1,197.605.246
hunner2 1,197.605.221
suin2 1,197.605.171
fashit3 1,796.41nan
raist3 1,796.41nan
hae9 5,389.224.737
i'm2 1,197.604.668
we2 1,197.604.636
taks2 1,197.604.626
heid5 2,994.014.531
ts'e3 1,796.41nan
parrie3 1,796.41nan
wifie2 1,197.604.524
hiv3 1,796.414.482
this2 1,197.604.163
thir3 1,796.414.001
cloon3 1,796.41nan
fuar'n2 1,197.60nan
guffie3 1,796.41nan
not2 1,197.604.710
affa3 1,796.413.981
wi20 11,976.053.855
win3 1,796.413.787
tae25 14,970.063.775
in17 10,179.643.650
mak4 2,395.213.547
if6 3,592.813.494
better3 1,796.413.465
dry2 1,197.603.406
tak4 2,395.213.382
wunt2 1,197.60nan
wife2 1,197.603.053
dis3 1,796.412.933
mair7 4,191.622.808
gaun3 1,796.412.578
that's2 1,197.602.575
tha5 2,994.012.392
thay2 1,197.602.321
en2 1,197.602.048
kin2 1,197.601.842
gie3 1,796.411.792
sae5 2,994.011.709
is's2 1,197.60nan
fae2 1,197.601.825
ony3 1,796.411.623
cud2 1,197.601.556
has2 1,197.601.539
go2 1,197.601.539
ae5 2,994.011.482
hit2 1,197.601.377
doon6 3,592.811.325
say3 1,796.411.263
pit3 1,796.411.223
far2 1,197.601.137
mony2 1,197.601.115
but4 2,395.211.113
wan2 1,197.600.967
oor4 2,395.210.829
aboot7 4,191.620.727
fine2 1,197.600.726
nor2 1,197.600.525
mind2 1,197.600.423
up8 4,790.420.357
time4 2,395.210.329
did2 1,197.600.323
get3 1,796.410.297
be10 5,988.020.290
come2 1,197.600.229
hoose2 1,197.600.184
see2 1,197.600.184
aa4 2,395.210.173
fuan2 1,197.60nan
by2 1,197.600.157
at12 7,185.630.149
aye3 1,796.410.119
and10 5,988.020.096
man2 1,197.600.058
than2 1,197.600.044
guid2 1,197.600.038
so2 1,197.600.031
auld2 1,197.600.018
day3 1,796.410.014
awa2 1,197.600.000
you3 1,796.410.000
oot7 4,191.620.000
buggerin'3 1,796.41nan
shot2 1,197.605.922