A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Wheeler, Leslie

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,032
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 464
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.224
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, a, wis, he, tae, his, o, it, for,

List of texts in corpus

Dinnae Mak Me Laugh
Scots Hoose (2021 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as weans (439 words)
Brockit, the Ferm Toon Cat
Grampian Regional Council (11-03-2000) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as weans (593 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
billy7 6,782.9542.208
cat7 6,782.9538.305
gordon5 4,844.9634.399
dons3 2,906.9833.211
fan7 6,782.9529.753
fitba5 4,844.9629.113
his23 22,286.8228.817
fite4 3,875.9725.310
pittodrie2 1,937.9823.863
aiberdeen4 3,875.9722.721
scarf3 2,906.9822.504
troosers3 2,906.9822.504
sivven2 1,937.9822.139
wir7 6,782.9521.890
fermer4 3,875.9721.430
gyan3 2,906.9821.290
wis28 27,131.7820.379
aul3 2,906.9819.562
he25 24,224.8119.479
woo2 1,937.9818.694
i'm4 3,875.9717.748
strippit2 1,937.9817.267
aa10 9,689.9217.015
that'll2 1,937.9815.153
smashin2 1,937.9815.153
game3 2,906.9813.945
playin3 2,906.9813.647
barn2 1,937.9813.178
he'd3 2,906.9813.097
tellt3 2,906.9812.517
missin2 1,937.9812.080
loon3 2,906.9811.994
fit6 5,813.9510.922
an44 42,635.6610.392
grunny2 1,937.9810.257
kitlins5 4,844.96nan
shoutin2 1,937.9811.491
team2 1,937.9810.065
black3 2,906.989.997
gaes2 1,937.989.822
singin2 1,937.989.329
wife3 2,906.989.146
likit2 1,937.988.504
problem2 1,937.988.042
jist6 5,813.957.591
wee7 6,782.956.812
case2 1,937.986.536
my4 3,875.975.795
wint2 1,937.985.762
mither3 2,906.985.342
kitlin3 2,906.98nan
five2 1,937.985.511
for12 11,627.915.122
haein2 1,937.984.973
and2 1,937.984.866
bin2 1,937.984.789
lookin2 1,937.984.789
but9 8,720.934.522
noo5 4,844.964.331
syne3 2,906.984.163
fin3 2,906.984.131
weel4 3,875.974.104
kent3 2,906.983.978
i2 1,937.983.802
wi3 2,906.983.744
faither2 1,937.983.180
they8 7,751.943.120
there6 5,813.953.094
as11 10,658.912.896
thir2 1,937.982.868
till2 1,937.982.848
fair2 1,937.982.801
got3 2,906.982.790
in10 9,689.922.691
keep2 1,937.982.666
oot8 7,751.942.469
them4 3,875.972.446
o15 14,534.882.059
didna2 1,937.981.822
awa3 2,906.981.818
or6 5,813.951.709
seen2 1,937.981.625
richt3 2,906.981.576
aff3 2,906.981.475
had3 2,906.981.437
even2 1,937.981.370
gie2 1,937.981.357
hid3 2,906.981.352
ony2 1,937.981.339
mak2 1,937.981.283
she3 2,906.981.221
up2 1,937.981.184
hame2 1,937.981.171
year2 1,937.981.141
could2 1,937.981.132
fowk3 2,906.981.100
can3 2,906.981.015
thocht2 1,937.981.012
pit2 1,937.980.999
first2 1,937.980.913
see3 2,906.980.884
heid2 1,937.980.752
me2 1,937.980.672
be7 6,782.950.568
efter2 1,937.980.509
a34 32,945.740.465
fanivver2 1,937.98nan
were2 1,937.980.463
day3 2,906.980.425
nae4 3,875.970.348
ken2 1,937.980.327
on5 4,844.960.302
fae2 1,937.980.297
auld2 1,937.980.253
this3 2,906.980.246
like2 1,937.980.215
said2 1,937.980.211
some2 1,937.980.201
billy's2 1,937.98nan
aboot2 1,937.980.420
sae2 1,937.980.088
hae2 1,937.980.073
it13 12,596.900.050
tae23 22,286.820.040
ye6 5,813.950.033
boogie-woogie2 1,937.98nan
wiggle-waggle2 1,937.98nan
at7 6,782.950.022
hufflin-shufflin2 1,937.98nan
doon2 1,937.980.025
is6 5,813.950.021
the61 59,108.530.015
mair2 1,937.980.005
cha2 1,937.98nan
been2 1,937.980.005
that10 9,689.920.003
prancin-dancin2 1,937.98nan
brockit2 1,937.98nan