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 85,694.05638.296
ta31 21,954.67186.519
hay13 9,206.80129.692
inta12 8,498.58117.255
dess9 6,373.94112.420
rake8 5,665.7279.866
dir10 7,082.1564.116
grund9 6,373.9458.289
tae2 1,416.4346.156
grinnd4 2,832.8645.206
wir12 8,498.5842.671
rakin4 2,832.8638.437
rigs4 2,832.8635.471
rig4 2,832.8633.807
dan6 4,249.2933.423
middle7 4,957.5133.389
pooin3 2,124.6532.902
haand4 2,832.8632.866
bundle3 2,124.6530.077
o'clock3 2,124.6526.155
don't4 2,832.8626.139
dad5 3,541.0825.839
grows3 2,124.6525.609
to12 8,498.5825.544
mam5 3,541.0825.302
turn6 4,249.2922.954
tuggin2 1,416.4322.600
freshness2 1,416.4322.600
mam's2 1,416.4322.600
lower3 2,124.6522.153
ready5 3,541.0821.673
coles2 1,416.4320.877
flop2 1,416.4320.877
oot20 14,164.3120.631
trow4 2,832.8619.915
creamy2 1,416.4319.695
gadderin2 1,416.4318.789
bigged2 1,416.4318.789
girse3 2,124.6518.118
pokin2 1,416.4318.054
doon13 9,206.8017.890
nets2 1,416.4317.435
flick2 1,416.4316.901
hard5 3,541.0816.699
my8 5,665.7216.612
height2 1,416.4316.430
weet4 2,832.8616.347
aroond4 2,832.8616.347
keen3 2,124.6516.267
ladder2 1,416.4316.010
fore3 2,124.6515.860
finger3 2,124.6515.573
spreadin2 1,416.4315.284
dew2 1,416.4314.966
palm2 1,416.4314.672
toon4 2,832.8614.501
endless2 1,416.4314.142
hadd2 1,416.4314.142
laid3 2,124.6513.823
up16 11,331.4413.657
sheep3 2,124.6513.622
right5 3,541.0813.590
ten4 2,832.8613.575
gently2 1,416.4312.225
ower11 7,790.3711.878
yet4 2,832.8611.867
light3 2,124.6511.838
higher2 1,416.4311.411
dat4 2,832.8611.300
wind3 2,124.6511.297
scurtfoos3 2,124.65nan
wi23 16,288.9511.166
bent2 1,416.4311.060
an57 40,368.2710.933
peerie3 2,124.6510.249
sides2 1,416.439.997
line3 2,124.659.779
byre2 1,416.439.598
shape2 1,416.439.377
green3 2,124.658.611
fae11 7,790.378.590
edge2 1,416.438.549
get7 4,957.518.335
me12 8,498.588.137
een5 3,541.088.005
dry3 2,124.657.925
size2 1,416.437.782
bare2 1,416.437.646
always2 1,416.437.349
more2 1,416.437.189
tap3 2,124.657.155
again5 3,541.087.147
smell2 1,416.437.074
just4 2,832.866.827
order2 1,416.436.751
watchin2 1,416.436.616
gets2 1,416.436.551
short2 1,416.436.551
waitin2 1,416.436.551
shut2 1,416.436.125
legs2 1,416.436.013
park2 1,416.435.931
stuff2 1,416.435.825
walk2 1,416.435.799
granny2 1,416.435.723
rain3 2,124.655.662
dem2 1,416.435.433
her2 1,416.435.362
now2 1,416.435.342
colled2 1,416.43nan
start2 1,416.435.387
him9 6,373.945.311
let3 2,124.655.222
done2 1,416.435.210
i'm2 1,416.435.188
job2 1,416.435.104
aa7 4,957.515.043
until2 1,416.434.864
broon2 1,416.434.825
haandle2 1,416.43nan
one2 1,416.434.713
work2 1,416.434.641
blue2 1,416.434.605
it's4 2,832.864.533
set3 2,124.654.438
every2 1,416.434.400
i15 10,623.234.231
back7 4,957.514.165
we11 7,790.374.112
black2 1,416.434.087
he6 4,249.293.966
enough2 1,416.433.928
roond2 1,416.433.914
ahint2 1,416.433.900
same3 2,124.653.720
open2 1,416.433.623
dis3 2,124.653.619
wis8 5,665.723.372
sun2 1,416.433.293
past2 1,416.433.293
o20 14,164.313.233
wid4 2,832.862.743
comes2 1,416.432.721
afore4 2,832.862.416
name2 1,416.432.177
best2 1,416.432.090
till2 1,416.431.926
ditches2 1,416.43nan
on13 9,206.801.885
aff4 2,832.861.871
keep2 1,416.431.775
first3 2,124.651.673
aye4 2,832.861.568
face2 1,416.431.541
roogs2 1,416.43nan
lik2 1,416.431.803
place2 1,416.431.456
nae2 1,416.431.245
for11 7,790.371.067
his11 7,790.370.992
is6 4,249.290.955
bit2 1,416.430.878
be5 3,541.080.702
auld3 2,124.650.569
at7 4,957.510.504
will2 1,416.430.443
hoose2 1,416.430.439
in25 17,705.380.397
mair2 1,416.430.306
haes2 1,416.430.274
so2 1,416.430.148
a39 27,620.400.142
when2 1,416.430.126
time2 1,416.430.121
it18 12,747.880.100
but6 4,249.290.038
noo2 1,416.430.037
hae3 2,124.650.028
day3 2,124.650.022
as9 6,373.940.019
like4 2,832.860.019
for'ard2 1,416.43nan
are2 1,416.430.020
by2 1,416.430.015
can2 1,416.430.012
if2 1,416.430.012
some2 1,416.430.001
daa's2 1,416.43nan
dryness2 1,416.43nan
no4 2,832.860.022