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 63,192.90530.973
du29 16,075.39221.071
ta35 19,401.33202.292
the4 2,217.29182.403
hit22 12,195.12103.062
dy10 5,543.2474.056
dat14 7,760.5366.526
iddir5 2,771.6255.224
nivvir5 2,771.6246.298
med7 3,880.2744.381
de6 3,325.9438.352
dis12 6,651.8837.727
fur23 12,749.4537.572
choost3 1,662.9731.429
bidden3 1,662.9727.585
at32 17,738.3624.358
wirld3 1,662.9724.142
laek5 2,771.6223.188
apö3 1,662.9721.984
keep8 4,434.5921.927
i29 16,075.3921.842
eb2 1,108.6521.618
aflott2 1,108.6521.618
it4 2,217.2921.229
takk4 2,217.2920.787
shaetlan4 2,217.2920.668
dunna3 1,662.9720.410
mi4 2,217.2920.101
truth4 2,217.2919.677
dere4 2,217.2919.275
itae2 1,108.6518.714
ad3 1,662.9718.341
richer2 1,108.6517.810
anchor2 1,108.6517.076
graet2 1,108.6516.457
dir4 2,217.2916.395
aa13 7,206.2115.564
keen3 1,662.9714.834
send3 1,662.9714.834
deep4 2,217.2914.390
isna4 2,217.2913.502
saat2 1,108.6513.426
sam3 1,662.9713.210
bön2 1,108.6513.171
makk3 1,662.9713.056
dim2 1,108.6512.931
steppin2 1,108.6512.493
een7 3,880.2712.127
prose2 1,108.6511.917
trow3 1,662.9711.835
nem2 1,108.6510.972
twartree2 1,108.6510.972
belang2 1,108.6510.835
hay2 1,108.6510.703
tide2 1,108.6510.452
eens2 1,108.6510.332
half3 1,662.9710.225
brunt2 1,108.6510.216
hunder2 1,108.6510.216
athoot3 1,662.9710.092
ir4 2,217.299.698
whaar2 1,108.659.398
heart2 1,108.659.308
if9 4,988.919.103
dese3 1,662.97nan
dem3 1,662.979.033
power2 1,108.658.966
perfect2 1,108.658.653
den2 1,108.658.579
prood2 1,108.658.579
new6 3,325.948.533
moo2 1,108.658.506
ony6 3,325.948.198
wid7 3,880.277.725
good3 1,662.977.682
tae23 12,749.457.632
person2 1,108.657.452
as21 11,640.807.109
wast2 1,108.656.999
you9 4,988.916.867
hed4 2,217.296.844
whit10 5,543.246.700
can8 4,434.596.651
fin5 2,771.626.499
wye4 2,217.296.457
he7 3,880.276.242
dan2 1,108.656.240
needs2 1,108.655.986
athin2 1,108.655.815
onythin2 1,108.655.499
dey3 1,662.975.323
dark2 1,108.655.267
up2 1,108.654.921
sooth2 1,108.654.872
wir4 2,217.294.868
aroond2 1,108.654.799
aabody2 1,108.654.799
s22 12,195.124.705
life4 2,217.294.636
eence2 1,108.654.589
poyims3 1,662.97nan
start2 1,108.654.544
not2 1,108.654.500
important2 1,108.654.479
lift2 1,108.654.393
seems2 1,108.654.150
chance2 1,108.654.131
o50 27,716.194.069
writin2 1,108.653.945
syne4 2,217.293.900
tellin2 1,108.653.891
sikkind3 1,662.97nan
a'm2 1,108.653.891
best3 1,662.973.883
tree2 1,108.653.873
sent2 1,108.653.839
d7 3,880.273.803
do2 1,108.653.511
scotland5 2,771.623.447
win3 1,662.973.382
poyim3 1,662.97nan
free2 1,108.653.511
time7 3,880.273.360
run2 1,108.653.220
ll5 2,771.623.187
fower2 1,108.653.179
dry2 1,108.653.112
lat2 1,108.653.112
no9 4,988.913.102
sic3 1,662.972.942
year4 2,217.292.937
somethin2 1,108.652.922
m5 2,771.622.717
faur2 1,108.652.711
say4 2,217.292.702
tap2 1,108.652.602
sun2 1,108.652.539
past2 1,108.652.518
first4 2,217.292.454
licht2 1,108.652.418
air2 1,108.652.230
fir3 1,662.972.220
his6 3,325.942.166
scots3 1,662.972.089
comes2 1,108.652.033
some5 2,771.621.928
lang4 2,217.291.915
ain4 2,217.291.783
end2 1,108.651.781
we4 2,217.291.689
fae8 4,434.591.580
whan4 2,217.291.517
in22 12,195.121.467
by5 2,771.621.401
or9 4,988.911.385
nae8 4,434.591.360
nicht3 1,662.971.342
aboot3 1,662.971.264
on15 8,314.861.218
doon2 1,108.651.121
want2 1,108.651.105
my3 1,662.971.074
better2 1,108.651.051
oot5 2,771.621.004
last2 1,108.650.932
left2 1,108.650.885
gaelic2 1,108.650.866
wha2 1,108.650.772
haes3 1,662.970.704
is14 7,760.530.688
scottish2 1,108.650.667
been2 1,108.650.604
seen2 1,108.650.418
intae2 1,108.650.408
mair5 2,771.620.400
see4 2,217.290.385
be11 6,097.560.378
bit6 3,325.940.365
bi3 1,662.970.351
kent2 1,108.650.336
noo2 1,108.650.314
mind2 1,108.650.304
still2 1,108.650.299
darena2 1,108.65nan
ingleesh2 1,108.65nan
ower3 1,662.970.299
eneoch2 1,108.65nan
gie2 1,108.650.290
micht2 1,108.650.283
awa3 1,662.970.270
maist2 1,108.650.250
think2 1,108.650.239
mettir2 1,108.65nan
an49 27,161.860.168
could2 1,108.650.164
aff3 1,662.970.152
a50 27,716.190.146
back3 1,662.970.144
of3 1,662.970.105
twa2 1,108.650.077
day4 2,217.290.074
ay3 1,662.970.041
wi14 7,760.530.016
me6 3,325.940.013
hae4 2,217.290.012
wis18 9,977.830.006
weel2 1,108.650.003
here2 1,108.650.000
but7 3,880.270.000