Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Hardie, Buff

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 784
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 329
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.383
Tagged as ABN (Aberdeen) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an', i, ye, tae, it, o', at, wis, a,

List of texts in corpus

Dod 'n' Bunty
Evening Express (11-03-2000) in Doric dialect (ABN), categorised as newspaper (784 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.

Word	Count	Normalised per million	Keyness
an'	24	30,612.24	174.053
o'	16	20,408.16	107.153
peterheid	5	6,377.55	55.655
photie	5	6,377.55	52.087
instructions	4	5,102.04	40.170
porridge	4	5,102.04	39.020
i	23	29,336.73	37.698
booth	3	3,826.53	33.605
it's	9	11,479.59	31.761
ye	20	25,510.20	31.267
card	3	3,826.53	28.628
criminal	3	3,826.53	27.736
tape	3	3,826.53	27.736
fit	9	11,479.59	26.682
button	3	3,826.53	25.961
quid	3	3,826.53	25.378
audio	2	2,551.02	24.953
crackly	2	2,551.02	24.953
pressed	3	3,826.53	24.597
at's	4	5,102.04	23.947
sittin'	2	2,551.02	22.045
ta'en	2	2,551.02	22.045
instruction	2	2,551.02	22.045
access	3	3,826.53	21.603
an	4	5,102.04	19.614
prison	2	2,551.02	19.246
leisure	2	2,551.02	18.353
look	5	6,377.55	18.340
green	4	5,102.04	17.996
d'ye	2	2,551.02	17.624
so	7	8,928.57	17.506
fower	4	5,102.04	17.347
cope	2	2,551.02	17.010
buttons	2	2,551.02	16.735
widna	3	3,826.53	16.239
shottie	2	2,551.02	16.236
press	3	3,826.53	16.181
wi'	3	3,826.53	16.067
photies	2	2,551.02	13.727
een	5	6,377.55	12.905
at	15	19,132.65	12.898
bunty	3	3,826.53	nan
weel	6	7,653.06	12.578
neen	2	2,551.02	11.740
onywye	2	2,551.02	11.524
my	5	6,377.55	11.461
simple	2	2,551.02	11.387
deen	2	2,551.02	11.320
far	4	5,102.04	11.305
words	3	3,826.53	10.471
mean	3	3,826.53	10.023
that's	3	3,826.53	9.750
fan	3	3,826.53	9.310
still	4	5,102.04	8.693
use	2	2,551.02	8.604
naething	2	2,551.02	8.509
get	5	6,377.55	8.018
money	2	2,551.02	7.750
happened	2	2,551.02	7.435
sunday	2	2,551.02	7.082
three	3	3,826.53	6.922
word	2	2,551.02	6.819
looked	2	2,551.02	6.103
few	2	2,551.02	5.949
foo	2	2,551.02	5.875
didna	3	3,826.53	5.821
yer	5	6,377.55	5.651
but	8	10,204.08	5.581
a	13	16,581.63	5.216
there	6	7,653.06	5.167
oh	2	2,551.02	5.130
wis	15	19,132.65	4.983
new	3	3,826.53	4.924
think	3	3,826.53	4.851
came	2	2,551.02	4.716
hid	4	5,102.04	4.680
could	3	3,826.53	4.534
hear	2	2,551.02	4.379
pit	3	3,826.53	4.217
it	16	20,408.16	4.160
got	3	3,826.53	4.015
them	4	5,102.04	3.855
dinna	2	2,551.02	3.575
me	6	7,653.06	3.560
last	2	2,551.02	3.223
you	4	5,102.04	3.163
dae	3	3,826.53	2.913
baith	2	2,551.02	2.760
telt	2	2,551.02	2.597
richt	3	3,826.53	2.572
nae	5	6,377.55	2.532
for	8	10,204.08	2.314
mind	2	2,551.02	2.151
maist	2	2,551.02	2.034
if	3	3,826.53	1.981
did	2	2,551.02	1.961
ony	2	2,551.02	1.951
come	2	2,551.02	1.754
booths	2	2,551.02	nan
on	8	10,204.08	1.735
language	2	2,551.02	1.721
thocht	2	2,551.02	1.709
time	3	3,826.53	1.393
she	2	2,551.02	1.244
that	11	14,030.61	1.236
ither	2	2,551.02	1.034
were	2	2,551.02	0.989
in	9	11,479.59	0.951
to	2	2,551.02	0.858
are	2	2,551.02	0.822
ken	2	2,551.02	0.782
auld	2	2,551.02	0.696
of	2	2,551.02	0.634
some	2	2,551.02	0.611
oot	2	2,551.02	0.595
aye	2	2,551.02	0.516
jist	2	2,551.02	0.489
can	2	2,551.02	0.456
by	2	2,551.02	0.421
see	2	2,551.02	0.376
this	2	2,551.02	0.374
the	42	53,571.43	0.332
fae	3	3,826.53	0.296
is	6	7,653.06	0.261
aboot	3	3,826.53	0.172
tae	16	20,408.16	0.042
we	3	3,826.53	0.005
like	2	2,551.02	0.001
up	3	3,826.53	0.000