A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Williamson, Christie

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,804
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 759
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.377
Tagged as SHD (Shetland) dialect.
Top ten most common words - da, o, a, an, ta, at, du, i, fur, tae,

List of texts in corpus

Da Problem o dese Paerts
Scots Language Centre (2022) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as prose (281 words)

Da windirs o technology
The Bottle Imp (July 2019) in Shetland (Yell) dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (137 words)

Continuous at sea defence
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (01-01-2015) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (121 words)

Slainte Bard
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (24-01-2014) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (151 words)

Shaetlan an compoonds a da richt
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (06-02-2014) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as blog (306 words)

Submissions, an keepin on
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (06-04-2012) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as blog (234 words)

Böd
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (09-04-2012) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (129 words)

Bellows
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (02-07-2012) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (62 words)

Pre nuptial
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (25-05-2012) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (113 words)

Gairden
damagnifyingless.wordpress.com (01-01-2012) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (73 words)

Guide
Shetland For Wirds (01-01-2010) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (138 words)

Truth
Shetland For Wirds (2010) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as poetry (59 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
da114 63,192.90531.524
du29 16,075.39221.192
ta35 19,401.33202.437
the4 2,217.29182.020
hit22 12,195.12103.516
dy10 5,543.2473.003
dat14 7,760.5366.583
iddir5 2,771.6255.246
nivvir5 2,771.6246.319
med7 3,880.2744.410
de6 3,325.9438.377
dis12 6,651.8837.850
fur23 12,749.4536.918
choost3 1,662.9731.442
bidden3 1,662.9727.598
at32 17,738.3624.593
wirld3 1,662.9724.155
laek5 2,771.6223.208
apö3 1,662.9721.997
keep8 4,434.5921.898
eb2 1,108.6521.627
aflott2 1,108.6521.627
it4 2,217.2921.503
i29 16,075.3921.403
takk4 2,217.2920.803
shaetlan4 2,217.2920.685
dunna3 1,662.9720.423
mi4 2,217.2920.118
truth4 2,217.2919.590
dere4 2,217.2919.291
itae2 1,108.6518.723
ad3 1,662.9718.353
richer2 1,108.6517.818
anchor2 1,108.6517.084
graet2 1,108.6516.466
dir4 2,217.2916.411
aa13 7,206.2116.149
keen3 1,662.9714.846
send3 1,662.9714.742
deep4 2,217.2914.209
dim2 1,108.6513.707
isna4 2,217.2913.562
saat2 1,108.6513.434
sam3 1,662.9713.223
bön2 1,108.6513.179
makk3 1,662.9713.068
steppin2 1,108.6512.501
een7 3,880.2712.273
prose2 1,108.6511.925
trow3 1,662.9711.847
twartree2 1,108.6510.980
nem2 1,108.6510.980
hay2 1,108.6510.711
tide2 1,108.6510.460
belang2 1,108.6510.460
eens2 1,108.6510.340
half3 1,662.9710.281
brunt2 1,108.6510.224
hunder2 1,108.6510.224
athoot3 1,662.9710.148
ir4 2,217.299.862
whaar2 1,108.659.406
dem3 1,662.979.045
if9 4,988.918.866
heart2 1,108.658.814
power2 1,108.658.814
ony6 3,325.948.588
den2 1,108.658.587
moo2 1,108.658.587
prood2 1,108.658.514
new6 3,325.948.505
perfect2 1,108.658.443
wid7 3,880.277.791
good3 1,662.977.561
tae23 12,749.457.517
person2 1,108.657.514
as21 11,640.807.240
wast2 1,108.657.103
hed4 2,217.296.858
can8 4,434.596.593
whit10 5,543.246.574
wye4 2,217.296.568
fin5 2,771.626.526
you9 4,988.916.507
he7 3,880.276.098
needs2 1,108.656.029
dan2 1,108.655.959
athin2 1,108.655.857
onythin2 1,108.655.567
dark2 1,108.655.388
dey3 1,662.975.333
wir4 2,217.294.930
sooth2 1,108.654.879
up2 1,108.654.878
aabody2 1,108.654.806
eence2 1,108.654.782
aroond2 1,108.654.711
life4 2,217.294.621
start2 1,108.654.530
important2 1,108.654.464
poyims3 1,662.97nan
not2 1,108.654.400
lift2 1,108.654.379
s22 12,195.124.357
o50 27,716.194.173
seems2 1,108.654.138
chance2 1,108.654.081
syne4 2,217.293.983
writin2 1,108.653.970
a'm2 1,108.653.898
tree2 1,108.653.881
tellin2 1,108.653.881
sikkind3 1,662.97nan
dese3 1,662.97nan
best3 1,662.973.850
d7 3,880.273.756
win3 1,662.973.608
free2 1,108.653.597
poyim3 1,662.97nan
sent2 1,108.653.828
scotland5 2,771.623.460
do2 1,108.653.427
time7 3,880.273.307
fower2 1,108.653.241
run2 1,108.653.227
lat2 1,108.653.132
dry2 1,108.653.080
ll5 2,771.623.046
no9 4,988.913.013
sic3 1,662.972.966
somethin2 1,108.652.953
year4 2,217.292.936
faur2 1,108.652.729
tap2 1,108.652.630
say4 2,217.292.551
sun2 1,108.652.535
past2 1,108.652.535
first4 2,217.292.439
licht2 1,108.652.434
m5 2,771.622.412
fir3 1,662.972.228
air2 1,108.652.209
his6 3,325.942.104
comes2 1,108.652.006
scots3 1,662.972.004
lang4 2,217.291.949
some5 2,771.621.931
end2 1,108.651.830
ain4 2,217.291.792
we4 2,217.291.647
whan4 2,217.291.546
fae8 4,434.591.506
or9 4,988.911.470
in22 12,195.121.452
by5 2,771.621.429
nae8 4,434.591.380
nicht3 1,662.971.341
on15 8,314.861.270
aboot3 1,662.971.233
doon2 1,108.651.132
want2 1,108.651.087
my3 1,662.971.054
gaelic2 1,108.651.038
oot5 2,771.621.014
better2 1,108.651.007
last2 1,108.650.933
left2 1,108.650.882
haes3 1,662.970.779
wha2 1,108.650.765
is14 7,760.530.695
scottish2 1,108.650.625
been2 1,108.650.616
intae2 1,108.650.441
seen2 1,108.650.426
mair5 2,771.620.426
see4 2,217.290.382
be11 6,097.560.381
bit6 3,325.940.372
kent2 1,108.650.358
bi3 1,662.970.355
noo2 1,108.650.323
still2 1,108.650.305
awa3 1,662.970.303
darena2 1,108.65nan
ingleesh2 1,108.65nan
mind2 1,108.650.300
eneoch2 1,108.65nan
micht2 1,108.650.298
ower3 1,662.970.284
gie2 1,108.650.274
maist2 1,108.650.258
an49 27,161.860.234
mettir2 1,108.65nan
think2 1,108.650.245
could2 1,108.650.163
a50 27,716.190.160
aff3 1,662.970.153
back3 1,662.970.146
of3 1,662.970.087
twa2 1,108.650.071
day4 2,217.290.065
ay3 1,662.970.043
wi14 7,760.530.024
hae4 2,217.290.010
wis18 9,977.830.005
weel2 1,108.650.003
me6 3,325.940.001
but7 3,880.270.001
here2 1,108.650.000