A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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McDonald, Charlie

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,309
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 826
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.795
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, tae, an', ye, yer, in, wis, o', it,

List of texts in corpus


Facebook (2022-01-13) in Doric dialect (ABN), categorised as poetry (259 words)


Facebook (2022-01-30) in Doric (Aberdeen) dialect (ABN), categorised as poetry (280 words)


Facebook (2022-01-26) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (393 words)


Facebook (2022-02-06) in Doric dialect (ABN), categorised as poetry (244 words)


Facebook (2022-02-09) in Doric dialect (ABN), categorised as poetry (244 words)


Facebook (2022-02-20) in Doric (Aberdeen) dialect (ABN), categorised as social (309 words)


Facebook (2022-02-20) in Doric (Aberdeen) dialect (ABN), categorised as poetry (309 words)

Doric Scots Books an Poems
Facebook (2022-07-10) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (271 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
an'48 20,788.22316.149
o'39 16,890.43251.779
a'23 9,961.02170.840
wi'20 8,661.76143.181
yer43 18,622.78125.185
fan19 8,228.6788.751
an7 3,031.6274.711
iye6 2,598.5364.367
tho'5 2,165.4452.760
ye43 18,622.7846.224
mum6 2,598.5342.585
caper4 1,732.3541.271
wir14 6,063.2341.077
ivery7 3,031.6238.080
abody6 2,598.5336.366
cos8 3,464.7035.562
rolls5 2,165.4433.850
breed4 1,732.3532.892
bakers4 1,732.3532.892
gan7 3,031.6232.263
apprentice4 1,732.3531.551
baker4 1,732.3530.407
petrol4 1,732.3530.407
rowies3 1,299.2629.952
fu'3 1,299.2629.952
ere7 3,031.6229.195
buy6 2,598.5328.742
comin'3 1,299.2627.131
he2 866.1827.022
hid16 6,929.4126.657
ma's3 1,299.2626.111
grub3 1,299.2626.111
souls3 1,299.2626.111
shop6 2,598.5326.022
femily3 1,299.2625.243
sewin3 1,299.2625.243
eaten3 1,299.2624.487
stuff6 2,598.5324.411
paper6 2,598.5323.380
cars4 1,732.3523.262
warm6 2,598.5323.230
tray3 1,299.2621.715
teen6 2,598.5321.577
fer7 3,031.6221.417
pan4 1,732.3521.391
chipper2 866.1820.634
wa'2 866.1820.634
kint2 866.1820.634
poorest2 866.1820.634
supermarkets2 866.1820.634
honed2 866.1820.634
wrapping2 866.1820.634
folk8 3,464.7020.554
mint3 1,299.2620.520
loons4 1,732.3520.028
athing4 1,732.3520.028
ithers6 2,598.5319.929
neighbours3 1,299.2619.841
bug3 1,299.2619.841
fitiver3 1,299.2619.232
kinds3 1,299.2618.951
byron2 866.1818.912
knitted2 866.1818.912
baps2 866.1818.912
esso2 866.1818.912
owned2 866.1818.912
bakery2 866.1818.912
jist14 6,063.2318.713
wi3 1,299.2618.027
suppers2 866.1817.731
crusts2 866.1817.731
tops2 866.1817.731
loaves2 866.1817.731
bakes2 866.1817.731
rether2 866.1817.731
em4 1,732.3517.474
car5 2,165.4417.081
heaps2 866.1816.828
fresh4 1,732.3516.382
grease2 866.1816.095
they're4 1,732.3516.052
ah2 866.1815.992
toon5 2,165.4415.655
used5 2,165.4415.558
chums2 866.1815.477
buns2 866.1815.477
needles2 866.1815.477
sell3 1,299.2614.555
count2 866.1814.476
han'4 1,732.35nan
box4 1,732.3514.214
chucked2 866.1814.057
only7 3,031.6213.938
under4 1,732.3513.733
plastic3 1,299.2613.727
test3 1,299.2613.204
my9 3,897.7913.183
tin3 1,299.2613.105
eesed2 866.1813.018
eence4 1,732.3512.810
perfectly2 866.1812.726
hiv6 2,598.5312.717
sign4 1,732.3512.610
coonter2 866.1812.454
and4 1,732.3512.169
steady2 866.1811.961
sadly2 866.1811.961
pals3 1,299.2611.725
bit16 6,929.4111.688
while6 2,598.5311.569
his3 1,299.2611.466
kelly2 866.1811.324
loads2 866.1811.324
stream2 866.1811.324
winted2 866.1810.778
fit9 3,897.7910.744
wint4 1,732.3510.735
played3 1,299.2610.690
boxes2 866.1810.612
turned4 1,732.3510.553
came5 2,165.4410.540
ging3 1,299.2610.506
fly2 866.1810.453
playin'3 1,299.26nan
is4 1,732.3510.393
pies2 866.1810.154
wid9 3,897.7910.063
mony6 2,598.5310.044
chicken2 866.189.877
wis40 17,323.529.775
ross2 866.189.745
dad3 1,299.269.722
got8 3,464.709.445
trade2 866.189.377
eens2 866.189.377
sad2 866.189.377
same6 2,598.539.320
nooadays2 866.189.262
gye2 866.189.151
use3 1,299.269.043
closed2 866.188.835
mince2 866.188.736
roads2 866.188.736
lot4 1,732.358.675
wheel2 866.188.639
fish3 1,299.268.609
widden2 866.188.544
selt2 866.188.544
popular2 866.188.190
ye've2 866.188.190
choice2 866.188.190
guid8 3,464.708.123
but2 866.188.098
superstore3 1,299.26nan
nae15 6,496.327.981
time11 4,763.977.827
kept3 1,299.267.807
moo2 866.187.642
neen2 866.187.571
k2 866.187.500
minds2 866.187.431
or16 6,929.417.324
hardly2 866.187.297
gid2 866.187.232
noo10 4,330.887.213
she4 1,732.357.180
coat2 866.186.865
moon2 866.186.695
bocht2 866.186.695
doors2 866.186.640
new6 2,598.536.288
keepin2 866.186.279
that12 5,197.066.225
date2 866.186.183
thick2 866.186.089
if9 3,897.795.947
cast2 866.185.909
black3 1,299.265.704
craftsmen2 866.18nan
road4 1,732.355.565
we17 7,362.495.435
berryden2 866.18nan
fine5 2,165.445.370
decided2 866.185.348
bits2 866.185.275
smell2 866.185.275
hell2 866.185.239
bin3 1,299.265.170
fa3 1,299.264.786
co-opy2 866.18nan
were7 3,031.624.904
keep4 1,732.354.694
dee3 1,299.264.649
greetin2 866.184.599
past3 1,299.264.533
ago2 866.184.458
made5 2,165.444.418
shut2 866.184.376
bag2 866.184.376
through4 1,732.354.344
superstores2 866.18nan
really3 1,299.264.177
ere's2 866.184.095
leipers2 866.18nan
even5 2,165.444.137
rosemount2 866.18nan
bakin'2 866.18nan
dyin'2 866.18nan
cults2 866.18nan
i7 3,031.624.064
murdochs2 866.18nan
stood2 866.183.999
fun2 866.183.861
it's5 2,165.443.825
then6 2,598.533.817
though3 1,299.263.734
kennedy's2 866.18nan
on22 9,527.933.717
merkland2 866.18nan
get7 3,031.623.788
real2 866.183.564
tea2 866.183.524
could5 2,165.443.521
shoppin'2 866.18nan
day9 3,897.793.499
they15 6,496.323.484
some7 3,031.623.361
fact2 866.183.352
divi2 866.18nan
hing2 866.183.505
poon'2 866.18nan
must2 866.183.861
this4 1,732.353.331
their8 3,464.703.281
ma5 2,165.443.241
across2 866.183.208
the115 49,805.113.131
near3 1,299.263.099
held2 866.183.071
afore6 2,598.533.034
work2 866.183.005
best3 1,299.262.778
ootside2 866.182.774
aboot3 1,299.262.753
very2 866.182.659
by7 3,031.622.594
try2 866.182.458
een4 1,732.352.364
aroon2 866.182.334
foo2 866.182.322
next2 866.182.263
street2 866.182.171
far3 1,299.262.110
up5 2,165.441.987
nicht4 1,732.351.958
days3 1,299.261.854
bide2 866.181.786
licht2 866.181.732
thing3 1,299.261.728
oot14 6,063.231.675
hoose4 1,732.351.615
times2 866.181.554
pit4 1,732.351.521
much2 866.181.507
first4 1,732.351.369
niver2 866.181.351
watter2 866.181.316
didna3 1,299.261.282
are5 2,165.441.177
ower3 1,299.261.064
seen3 1,299.261.063
how2 866.181.019
impty2 866.18nan
for17 7,362.491.150
door3 1,299.260.986
in42 18,189.690.972
name2 866.180.929
intae6 2,598.530.920
them2 866.180.888
ony3 1,299.260.754
goin'2 866.18nan
till2 866.180.745
mair3 1,299.260.723
need2 866.180.711
fair2 866.180.711
oor2 866.180.598
as17 7,362.490.587
a'thing2 866.18nan
aye2 866.180.565
will3 1,299.260.471
thocht3 1,299.260.432
place2 866.180.428
auld2 866.180.428
roon2 866.180.400
richt2 866.180.347
us2 866.180.331
its'2 866.18nan
to2 866.180.319
be10 4,330.880.240
at13 5,630.140.227
it25 10,827.200.204
lang3 1,299.260.176
hoosin'2 866.18nan
tae64 27,717.634.053
ither2 866.180.141
so3 1,299.260.111
a70 30,316.150.084
ain2 866.180.077
bloomin'2 866.18nan
can3 1,299.260.085
fae7 3,031.620.053
mind2 866.180.052
micht2 866.180.051
hae5 2,165.440.030
think2 866.180.029
butteries2 866.18nan
seepin'2 866.18nan
did2 866.180.018
was2 866.180.015
back5 2,165.440.014
tak2 866.180.010
hame2 866.180.009
like6 2,598.530.002
twa3 1,299.260.002
wiye2 866.18nan
aff3 1,299.260.000
doon5 2,165.440.000
muckle2 866.180.000
goodies2 866.18nan