A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Peterson, George P.S.

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,522
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 538
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.829
Tagged as SHD (Shetland) dialect.
Top ten most common words - an, da, a, wis, at, ta, he, in, shö, i,

List of texts in corpus

Nannie Georgedaughter
Shetland For Wirds (2002) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as prose (1,522 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
da85 55,847.57374.329
shö21 13,797.63164.246
ta24 15,768.73128.330
hunter12 7,884.36117.490
ald10 6,570.30113.894
jeems9 5,913.2773.082
dey12 7,884.3655.621
apo5 3,285.1548.001
an88 57,818.6647.946
wir13 8,541.3946.369
bön5 3,285.1544.738
dere7 4,599.2143.989
es6 3,942.1841.800
der6 3,942.1838.141
wis45 29,566.3637.769
skroo3 1,971.0934.681
nobody4 2,628.1234.278
dan6 3,942.1832.542
göd4 2,628.1231.428
baabie11 7,227.33nan
at31 20,367.9429.598
young8 5,256.2429.220
stöd3 1,971.0928.606
butter4 2,628.1228.475
o7 4,599.2128.080
dem6 3,942.1827.938
ale3 1,971.0927.737
gyaan3 1,971.0926.980
dat7 4,599.2126.106
till8 5,256.2425.188
cam10 6,570.3024.977
watchin5 3,285.1524.661
henry3 1,971.0923.373
haet3 1,971.0922.318
hamnavoe2 1,314.0622.300
nannie2 1,314.0622.300
plaesant2 1,314.0622.300
runnin4 2,628.1220.797
yard3 1,971.0920.410
mistress4 2,628.1220.404
hit7 4,599.2119.880
anunder2 1,314.0619.395
poor4 2,628.1219.333
kaitren6 3,942.18nan
spak4 2,628.1217.970
staandin2 1,314.0617.136
fellow2 1,314.0616.132
saa3 1,971.0915.934
tö2 1,314.0615.712
kindly2 1,314.0615.712
bit14 9,198.4215.630
not4 2,628.1215.094
interested2 1,314.0614.986
burden2 1,314.0614.668
lok2 1,314.0614.374
face6 3,942.1814.206
r5 3,285.1514.076
boat3 1,971.0913.742
a71 46,649.1513.739
basket2 1,314.0613.379
guns2 1,314.0613.166
more3 1,971.0912.688
wird4 2,628.1212.683
press3 1,971.0912.284
ll8 5,256.2412.126
my7 4,599.2112.095
smokin2 1,314.0612.085
laek3 1,971.0911.908
hurry2 1,314.0611.640
lyin3 1,971.0911.557
box3 1,971.0911.366
shooder2 1,314.0610.880
whole2 1,314.0610.551
anidder2 1,314.0610.551
simmer3 1,971.0910.424
du3 1,971.0910.083
clear3 1,971.099.208
men4 2,628.129.207
whin3 1,971.098.653
says5 3,285.158.482
anoff3 1,971.09nan
sees2 1,314.068.378
pat2 1,314.068.207
her17 11,169.518.146
sam2 1,314.067.886
lookit2 1,314.067.736
fell3 1,971.097.548
sometimes2 1,314.067.545
laid2 1,314.067.364
hair3 1,971.097.312
lookin3 1,971.097.312
goes2 1,314.067.191
even5 3,285.157.144
hert3 1,971.097.089
oot14 9,198.426.764
s4 2,628.126.585
looks2 1,314.066.439
oh3 1,971.096.357
just4 2,628.126.344
short2 1,314.066.274
we13 8,541.396.102
he23 15,111.706.013
half2 1,314.065.967
athoot2 1,314.065.880
couldna2 1,314.065.633
i17 11,169.515.577
m6 3,942.185.505
me11 7,227.335.375
back8 5,256.245.324
aroond2 1,314.065.305
boy2 1,314.065.305
ask2 1,314.065.234
soond2 1,314.065.234
aal2 1,314.065.142
gae2 1,314.065.097
lad2 1,314.065.009
ready2 1,314.064.966
ceevilly2 1,314.06nan
lang5 3,285.154.888
no9 5,913.274.616
look3 1,971.094.565
him9 5,913.274.540
ower8 5,256.244.524
so5 3,285.154.519
win3 1,971.094.376
wye3 1,971.094.355
good2 1,314.064.209
haeter2 1,314.06nan
every2 1,314.064.143
by6 3,942.183.970
sittin2 1,314.063.939
white2 1,314.063.864
black2 1,314.063.835
as4 2,628.123.826
tagedder2 1,314.06nan
sat2 1,314.063.637
dis3 1,971.093.290
doon7 4,599.213.164
dee2 1,314.063.131
twa5 3,285.153.100
sun2 1,314.063.054
ane4 2,628.122.984
fir3 1,971.092.899
comin2 1,314.062.520
on5 3,285.152.456
be4 2,628.122.135
wisna2 1,314.062.110
saeson2 1,314.06nan
bide2 1,314.063.011
never2 1,314.062.061
did3 1,971.091.909
hed2 1,314.061.843
hame3 1,971.091.814
could3 1,971.091.768
go2 1,314.061.764
wör2 1,314.06nan
wi16 10,512.481.718
alang2 1,314.061.654
set2 1,314.061.572
fae2 1,314.061.465
is6 3,942.181.415
place2 1,314.061.271
pritty2 1,314.06nan
wan2 1,314.061.144
man3 1,971.091.087
tell2 1,314.060.923
fine2 1,314.060.887
see4 2,628.120.839
efter3 1,971.090.807
rostin2 1,314.06nan
nor2 1,314.060.730
bein2 1,314.060.694
door2 1,314.060.678
kent2 1,314.060.639
made2 1,314.060.617
een2 1,314.060.602
still2 1,314.060.571
t2 1,314.060.569
ony2 1,314.060.521
mair2 1,314.060.456
get3 1,971.090.434
day2 1,314.060.356
come2 1,314.060.341
hoose2 1,314.060.327
muckle2 1,314.060.302
first2 1,314.060.244
up7 4,599.210.224
or6 3,942.180.215
in22 14,454.660.130
fit2 1,314.060.108
noo2 1,314.060.093
here2 1,314.060.060
aboot5 3,285.150.051
for8 5,256.240.036
whit3 1,971.090.031
afore2 1,314.060.029
time3 1,971.090.026
agyen2 1,314.06nan
his9 5,913.270.014
you3 1,971.090.010
swaet2 1,314.06nan
some2 1,314.060.006
aff2 1,314.060.000
shaeves3 1,971.09nan
broos2 1,314.0614.986