A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Sutherland, Hazel

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,412
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 548
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.577
Tagged as SHD (Shetland) dialect.
Top ten most common words - da, an, a, ta, in, wi, o, oot, it, up,

List of texts in corpus

Biggin Da Dess
Shetland For Wirds (2004) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as prose (1,412 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
da121 85,694.05638.087
ta31 21,954.67186.489
hay13 9,206.80129.680
inta12 8,498.58117.243
dess9 6,373.94112.411
rake8 5,665.7279.858
dir10 7,082.1564.107
grund9 6,373.9458.463
tae2 1,416.4346.353
grinnd4 2,832.8645.202
wir12 8,498.5842.471
rakin4 2,832.8638.433
rigs4 2,832.8635.467
dan6 4,249.2934.366
rig4 2,832.8633.803
middle7 4,957.5133.458
pooin3 2,124.6532.899
haand4 2,832.8632.862
bundle3 2,124.6530.074
o'clock3 2,124.6526.152
don't4 2,832.8626.135
dad5 3,541.0826.114
to12 8,498.5826.109
grows3 2,124.6525.606
mam5 3,541.0825.297
turn6 4,249.2923.082
mam's2 1,416.4322.598
tuggin2 1,416.4322.598
freshness2 1,416.4322.598
lower3 2,124.6522.150
ready5 3,541.0821.609
flop2 1,416.4320.875
coles2 1,416.4320.875
oot20 14,164.3120.662
trow4 2,832.8619.911
creamy2 1,416.4319.693
bigged2 1,416.4318.787
gadderin2 1,416.4318.787
girse3 2,124.6518.115
doon13 9,206.8017.951
nets2 1,416.4317.434
pokin2 1,416.4317.434
flick2 1,416.4316.899
hard5 3,541.0816.830
my8 5,665.7216.727
aroond4 2,832.8616.551
height2 1,416.4316.428
weet4 2,832.8616.292
keen3 2,124.6516.264
ladder2 1,416.4316.008
fore3 2,124.6515.665
spreadin2 1,416.4315.628
finger3 2,124.6515.571
dew2 1,416.4314.964
palm2 1,416.4314.670
toon4 2,832.8614.618
hadd2 1,416.4314.140
endless2 1,416.4314.140
ten4 2,832.8613.783
laid3 2,124.6513.752
sheep3 2,124.6513.619
up16 11,331.4413.545
right5 3,541.0813.517
gently2 1,416.4312.224
light3 2,124.6511.836
yet4 2,832.8611.810
ower11 7,790.3711.796
wind3 2,124.6511.424
higher2 1,416.4311.409
dat4 2,832.8611.296
scurtfoos3 2,124.65nan
wi23 16,288.9510.989
bent2 1,416.4310.842
an57 40,368.2710.510
peerie3 2,124.6510.247
line3 2,124.6510.040
sides2 1,416.439.912
byre2 1,416.439.596
shape2 1,416.439.304
fae11 7,790.378.737
me12 8,498.588.664
green3 2,124.658.558
get7 4,957.518.506
edge2 1,416.438.435
dry3 2,124.657.989
een5 3,541.087.916
size2 1,416.437.689
bare2 1,416.437.644
always2 1,416.437.600
again5 3,541.087.246
more2 1,416.437.187
tap3 2,124.657.115
just4 2,832.867.086
smell2 1,416.436.925
order2 1,416.436.715
watchin2 1,416.436.681
waitin2 1,416.436.647
short2 1,416.436.647
gets2 1,416.436.581
shut2 1,416.436.360
walk2 1,416.436.152
legs2 1,416.436.011
park2 1,416.435.984
stuff2 1,416.435.876
granny2 1,416.435.746
rain3 2,124.655.659
her2 1,416.435.456
colled2 1,416.43nan
dem2 1,416.435.431
haandle2 1,416.43nan
start2 1,416.435.408
now2 1,416.435.362
him9 6,373.945.260
let3 2,124.655.243
done2 1,416.435.230
i'm2 1,416.435.208
job2 1,416.435.144
until2 1,416.434.920
work2 1,416.434.862
aa7 4,957.514.793
broon2 1,416.434.748
one2 1,416.434.730
blue2 1,416.434.621
it's4 2,832.864.523
every2 1,416.434.516
i15 10,623.234.407
set3 2,124.654.378
black2 1,416.434.191
back7 4,957.514.157
roond2 1,416.434.145
enough2 1,416.434.115
he6 4,249.294.079
we11 7,790.374.041
ahint2 1,416.433.857
open2 1,416.433.790
same3 2,124.653.718
dis3 2,124.653.601
wis8 5,665.723.384
sun2 1,416.433.302
past2 1,416.433.280
o20 14,164.313.276
comes2 1,416.432.755
wid4 2,832.862.719
afore4 2,832.862.329
name2 1,416.432.190
best2 1,416.432.115
till2 1,416.431.889
aff4 2,832.861.853
lik2 1,416.431.802
keep2 1,416.431.780
roogs2 1,416.43nan
first3 2,124.651.689
face2 1,416.431.579
place2 1,416.431.422
ditches2 1,416.43nan
on13 9,206.801.841
aye4 2,832.861.415
nae2 1,416.431.259
for11 7,790.371.012
is6 4,249.290.956
his11 7,790.370.943
bit2 1,416.430.882
be5 3,541.080.707
auld3 2,124.650.572
at7 4,957.510.529
will2 1,416.430.457
hoose2 1,416.430.407
in25 17,705.380.395
mair2 1,416.430.321
haes2 1,416.430.238
when2 1,416.430.165
so2 1,416.430.147
a39 27,620.400.129
it18 12,747.880.119
time2 1,416.430.111
noo2 1,416.430.033
are2 1,416.430.032
hae3 2,124.650.029
day3 2,124.650.027
no4 2,832.860.027
for'ard2 1,416.43nan
like4 2,832.860.025
by2 1,416.430.018
as9 6,373.940.013
can2 1,416.430.010
if2 1,416.430.006
some2 1,416.430.001
daa's2 1,416.43nan
dryness2 1,416.43nan
but6 4,249.290.047