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 85,694.05639.618
ta31 21,954.67187.082
hay13 9,206.80127.972
inta12 8,498.58117.588
dess9 6,373.94112.671
rake8 5,665.7280.088
dir10 7,082.1564.390
grund9 6,373.9458.355
tae2 1,416.4346.416
grinnd4 2,832.8645.317
wir12 8,498.5842.756
rakin4 2,832.8638.548
rigs4 2,832.8635.582
dan6 4,249.2934.535
middle7 4,957.5133.652
rig4 2,832.8633.433
pooin3 2,124.6532.986
haand4 2,832.8632.977
bundle3 2,124.6530.160
to12 8,498.5826.276
don't4 2,832.8626.249
o'clock3 2,124.6526.238
dad5 3,541.0826.160
grows3 2,124.6525.692
mam5 3,541.0825.437
turn6 4,249.2923.111
tuggin2 1,416.4322.656
mam's2 1,416.4322.656
freshness2 1,416.4322.656
lower3 2,124.6521.952
ready5 3,541.0821.747
coles2 1,416.4320.932
flop2 1,416.4320.932
oot20 14,164.3120.702
trow4 2,832.8620.023
creamy2 1,416.4319.750
bigged2 1,416.4318.845
gadderin2 1,416.4318.845
girse3 2,124.6518.200
doon13 9,206.8017.903
nets2 1,416.4317.491
pokin2 1,416.4317.491
flick2 1,416.4316.956
hard5 3,541.0816.828
my8 5,665.7216.816
aroond4 2,832.8616.661
height2 1,416.4316.486
keen3 2,124.6516.349
weet4 2,832.8616.250
ladder2 1,416.4316.065
fore3 2,124.6515.749
spreadin2 1,416.4315.685
finger3 2,124.6515.655
dew2 1,416.4315.021
palm2 1,416.4314.727
toon4 2,832.8614.257
hadd2 1,416.4314.197
endless2 1,416.4314.197
ten4 2,832.8613.748
sheep3 2,124.6513.637
right5 3,541.0813.623
laid3 2,124.6513.572
up16 11,331.4413.519
gently2 1,416.4312.280
ower11 7,790.3711.888
yet4 2,832.8611.888
light3 2,124.6511.640
wind3 2,124.6511.506
higher2 1,416.4311.465
dat4 2,832.8611.400
wi23 16,288.9511.059
scurtfoos3 2,124.65nan
bent2 1,416.4310.794
peerie3 2,124.6510.327
an57 40,368.2710.299
line3 2,124.6510.053
sides2 1,416.439.967
byre2 1,416.439.576
shape2 1,416.439.222
fae11 7,790.378.843
green3 2,124.658.636
me12 8,498.588.614
get7 4,957.518.532
edge2 1,416.438.490
dry3 2,124.658.066
een5 3,541.087.978
size2 1,416.437.699
bare2 1,416.437.699
always2 1,416.437.655
again5 3,541.087.283
more2 1,416.437.241
just4 2,832.867.144
tap3 2,124.657.026
smell2 1,416.436.943
order2 1,416.436.701
short2 1,416.436.701
waitin2 1,416.436.602
gets2 1,416.436.602
watchin2 1,416.436.538
colled2 1,416.43nan
shut2 1,416.436.382
walk2 1,416.436.205
park2 1,416.436.009
legs2 1,416.436.009
granny2 1,416.435.748
stuff2 1,416.435.673
rain3 2,124.655.665
dem2 1,416.435.483
start2 1,416.435.414
now2 1,416.435.347
her2 1,416.435.341
him9 6,373.945.291
let3 2,124.655.266
i'm2 1,416.435.259
done2 1,416.435.259
job2 1,416.435.195
until2 1,416.434.951
work2 1,416.434.855
broon2 1,416.434.780
haandle2 1,416.43nan
one2 1,416.434.780
aa7 4,957.514.672
blue2 1,416.434.636
it's4 2,832.864.606
every2 1,416.434.566
i15 10,623.234.503
set3 2,124.654.388
back7 4,957.514.245
black2 1,416.434.225
roond2 1,416.434.179
enough2 1,416.434.134
he6 4,249.294.073
we11 7,790.373.896
ahint2 1,416.433.851
open2 1,416.433.838
same3 2,124.653.751
dis3 2,124.653.657
o20 14,164.313.320
sun2 1,416.433.304
past2 1,416.433.283
wis8 5,665.723.241
wid4 2,832.862.790
comes2 1,416.432.781
afore4 2,832.862.329
best2 1,416.432.116
till2 1,416.431.858
ditches2 1,416.43nan
name2 1,416.432.176
aff4 2,832.861.856
on13 9,206.801.814
keep2 1,416.431.802
roogs2 1,416.43nan
lik2 1,416.431.796
first3 2,124.651.728
face2 1,416.431.612
aye4 2,832.861.423
place2 1,416.431.374
nae2 1,416.431.253
for11 7,790.371.072
is6 4,249.290.952
his11 7,790.370.946
bit2 1,416.430.872
be5 3,541.080.697
auld3 2,124.650.594
at7 4,957.510.513
will2 1,416.430.469
hoose2 1,416.430.407
in25 17,705.380.389
mair2 1,416.430.328
haes2 1,416.430.242
when2 1,416.430.174
so2 1,416.430.157
a39 27,620.400.154
it18 12,747.880.119
time2 1,416.430.109
but6 4,249.290.047
noo2 1,416.430.041
hae3 2,124.650.037
are2 1,416.430.034
day3 2,124.650.029
like4 2,832.860.029
for'ard2 1,416.43nan
no4 2,832.860.031
by2 1,416.430.021
as9 6,373.940.014
can2 1,416.430.009
dryness2 1,416.43nan
daa's2 1,416.43nan
if2 1,416.430.007
some2 1,416.430.001