A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Cumming, John

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,797
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 850
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.291
Tagged as SHD (Shetland) dialect.
Top ten most common words - da, i, an, wis, a, ta, me, we, her, bit,

List of texts in corpus

Da Whillie
Shetland For Wirds (2010) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as prose (1,030 words)

Kirsten
Shetland For Wirds (2006) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as prose (1,767 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
da136 48,623.53564.246
ta55 19,663.93321.912
shö28 10,010.73202.934
i101 36,110.12201.537
der20 7,150.52155.485
dat25 8,938.15126.582
whin22 7,865.57122.971
hit26 9,295.67108.396
me49 17,518.7788.268
göd10 3,575.2688.172
kaen8 2,860.2181.858
jimp8 2,860.2179.478
ah'm14 5,005.3675.260
dere12 4,290.3174.531
du14 5,005.3672.921
jöst7 2,502.6862.204
we45 16,088.6758.660
weel24 8,580.6255.321
sometin5 1,787.6353.802
bit34 12,155.8852.499
du's5 1,787.6348.634
hit's6 2,145.1644.150
kinda7 2,502.6843.543
track7 2,502.6842.044
wis69 24,669.2941.985
saa7 2,502.6840.954
idder7 2,502.6839.009
sixty5 1,787.6338.002
gaein7 2,502.6836.919
says14 5,005.3635.279
her42 15,016.0934.851
tink6 2,145.1633.862
dee10 3,575.2633.190
dem8 2,860.2132.418
coach4 1,430.1030.663
hed11 3,932.7929.783
wan12 4,290.3128.929
dey'll3 1,072.5828.800
der's3 1,072.5828.800
tae24 8,580.6228.590
dis12 4,290.3128.264
aald5 1,787.6327.144
nivver8 2,860.2126.934
took9 3,217.7326.483
dan6 2,145.1626.396
peerie7 2,502.6826.212
dunna4 1,430.1026.209
someen3 1,072.5824.095
wir11 3,932.7923.620
tagidder3 1,072.5822.072
guttin3 1,072.5822.072
ginger4 1,430.1021.970
startet3 1,072.5821.528
so14 5,005.3621.416
squad3 1,072.5821.031
o27 9,653.2020.760
liftet2 715.0519.865
gaeng2 715.0519.865
wheelhoose2 715.0519.865
boanny2 715.0519.865
it11 3,932.7919.845
bön3 1,072.5819.751
doesna3 1,072.5819.380
moarnin3 1,072.5819.031
bar5 1,787.6318.914
hand5 1,787.6318.828
daelin2 715.0518.145
du'll2 715.0518.145
beuys2 715.0518.145
feeneeshed2 715.0518.145
nycht2 715.0518.145
fur21 7,508.0417.779
blank3 1,072.5817.548
dey7 2,502.6817.367
could11 3,932.7917.167
pat4 1,430.1017.164
hoop2 715.0516.965
seeventy2 715.0516.965
aaber2 715.0516.965
pier2 715.0516.965
kirsten6 2,145.16nan
anunder2 715.0516.965
davie4 1,430.1016.940
luikin4 1,430.1016.615
cleared3 1,072.5816.586
aboard2 715.0516.062
gadderin2 715.0516.062
looket2 715.0516.062
lik8 2,860.2115.919
midder3 1,072.5815.763
injury2 715.0515.330
hunder3 1,072.5815.216
gear4 1,430.1015.181
spaekin3 1,072.5814.717
competeeshin5 1,787.63nan
anidder3 1,072.5814.717
effort3 1,072.5814.717
hammerin2 715.0514.714
towt2 715.0514.714
gaet2 715.0514.714
bugger3 1,072.5814.560
clear5 1,787.6314.551
wisna7 2,502.6814.189
aafil2 715.0514.182
aa16 5,720.4113.943
haed10 3,575.2613.923
axe2 715.0513.714
every5 1,787.6313.398
faer2 715.0513.296
spaek3 1,072.5812.958
medal2 715.0512.919
tinks2 715.0512.919
echt3 1,072.5812.844
onywye3 1,072.5812.304
yun2 715.0512.260
im3 1,072.5812.202
tell8 2,860.2112.173
tied3 1,072.5812.004
orkney3 1,072.5812.004
in23 8,223.1011.969
raelly2 715.0511.969
dö2 715.0511.969
mesel2 715.0511.698
brakfast2 715.0511.698
competitors4 1,430.10nan
loss3 1,072.5812.202
caald2 715.0511.445
shakkin2 715.0511.207
boo2 715.0510.984
failed2 715.0510.984
meenits3 1,072.5810.792
kin6 2,145.1610.757
traaler3 1,072.58nan
him18 6,435.4710.744
third3 1,072.5810.565
boat3 1,072.5810.419
mycht3 1,072.58nan
high4 1,430.1010.437
net2 715.0510.029
session2 715.059.864
roost2 715.059.864
fast3 1,072.589.437
aesy2 715.059.134
rycht3 1,072.58nan
pain3 1,072.589.681
problem3 1,072.589.093
tried4 1,430.109.026
ower15 5,362.898.758
nooadays2 715.058.638
bastard2 715.058.524
face6 2,145.168.313
shooder2 715.058.306
maybe3 1,072.588.136
suit2 715.058.002
wantin3 1,072.588.001
joost2 715.057.813
taen5 1,787.637.810
wirk3 1,072.587.742
knees2 715.057.722
bag3 1,072.587.700
if11 3,932.797.656
shoutin2 715.057.633
wrang4 1,430.107.559
ah'll2 715.057.546
mark2 715.057.379
sorry3 1,072.587.339
still7 2,502.687.321
seem3 1,072.587.150
scallowa3 1,072.58nan
instead2 715.057.143
aroond3 1,072.587.040
boy3 1,072.587.004
start3 1,072.586.659
anyoch3 1,072.58nan
cam7 2,502.686.651
up20 7,150.526.372
nine2 715.056.098
blacksness3 1,072.58nan
wi34 12,155.886.878
pulled2 715.055.988
herd2 715.055.881
luikit2 715.055.677
whit's2 715.055.532
runnin2 715.055.439
wad8 2,860.215.431
we'll2 715.055.393
rest3 1,072.585.303
six2 715.055.260
skyipper2 715.05nan
kent6 2,145.165.215
left5 1,787.635.211
sea3 1,072.585.069
see10 3,575.265.065
lass2 715.054.970
an91 32,534.864.951
trow2 715.054.779
clamb2 715.05nan
hell2 715.054.633
folk4 1,430.104.501
second2 715.054.363
hair3 1,072.584.309
best4 1,430.104.295
onything2 715.054.236
spak2 715.054.175
ill2 715.054.085
taers2 715.05nan
side4 1,430.104.189
shot2 715.054.056
withoot2 715.053.914
act2 715.053.914
speired2 715.053.886
should3 1,072.583.840
watch2 715.053.832
wye4 1,430.103.827
airms2 715.053.650
fu2 715.053.625
as10 3,575.263.545
age2 715.053.527
passed2 715.053.433
couldna2 715.053.409
a66 23,596.713.338
aabody2 715.053.319
luik2 715.053.297
at26 9,295.673.136
coorse3 1,072.583.013
lad2 715.053.006
done2 715.052.929
comes3 1,072.582.915
sprints2 715.05nan
aye8 2,860.212.911
job2 715.052.854
been2 715.052.496
tree2 715.052.480
hae3 1,072.582.425
blue2 715.052.403
year5 1,787.632.402
heard3 1,072.582.398
or5 1,787.632.299
your3 1,072.582.253
come5 1,787.632.240
aboot13 4,647.842.227
years3 1,072.582.197
doon10 3,575.262.191
big4 1,430.102.182
name3 1,072.582.160
didna4 1,430.102.084
naebody2 715.052.042
intae2 715.052.010
wird2 715.051.992
were6 2,145.161.915
confeedent2 715.05nan
tryin2 715.051.872
naethin2 715.051.849
his11 3,932.791.794
afore6 2,145.161.762
sat2 715.051.673
turn2 715.051.663
sae2 715.051.638
hert2 715.051.582
mizpah2 715.05nan
time8 2,860.211.564
mair9 3,217.731.555
can2 715.051.490
pooster2 715.05nan
een4 1,430.101.485
better3 1,072.581.468
different2 715.051.422
again4 1,430.101.165
traalers2 715.05nan
body2 715.051.094
said2 715.051.063
be18 6,435.471.002
canna2 715.050.998
efter5 1,787.630.984
had2 715.050.972
no10 3,575.260.904
life3 1,072.580.844
telt3 1,072.580.727
oot9 3,217.730.706
awa2 715.050.674
right2 715.050.669
whit8 2,860.210.585
run-up2 715.05nan
got4 1,430.100.684
he28 10,010.730.490
whillie2 715.05nan
nae10 3,575.260.477
man4 1,430.100.449
here2 715.050.437
wid2 715.050.417
jimper2 715.05nan
nervees2 715.05nan
day7 2,502.680.437
while2 715.050.399
fair2 715.050.382
twa5 1,787.630.380
win2 715.050.339
ain2 715.050.335
is15 5,362.890.312
set2 715.050.304
guid2 715.050.298
lang2 715.050.280
gey2 715.050.230
hame3 1,072.580.224
fae9 3,217.730.214
first2 715.050.118
noo5 1,787.630.055
on18 6,435.470.031
mak2 715.050.018
ony2 715.050.018
back6 2,145.160.011
maist2 715.050.008
bein2 715.050.006
some4 1,430.100.003
mind2 715.050.001
you5 1,787.630.000
laegs2 715.05nan