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 6,782.9543.024
cat7 6,782.9538.394
gordon5 4,844.9634.685
dons3 2,906.9833.284
fan7 6,782.9529.357
fitba5 4,844.9629.233
his23 22,286.8228.591
fite4 3,875.9725.165
pittodrie2 1,937.9823.912
aiberdeen4 3,875.9722.817
scarf3 2,906.9822.806
troosers3 2,906.9822.577
sivven2 1,937.9822.188
wir7 6,782.9521.919
fermer4 3,875.9721.525
gyan3 2,906.9821.363
wis28 27,131.7820.689
aul3 2,906.9819.500
woo2 1,937.9819.363
he25 24,224.8119.230
i'm4 3,875.9717.888
strippit2 1,937.9817.315
aa10 9,689.9216.303
that'll2 1,937.9815.202
smashin2 1,937.9815.202
game3 2,906.9814.223
playin3 2,906.9813.670
barn2 1,937.9813.226
tellt3 2,906.9812.788
missin2 1,937.9812.129
loon3 2,906.9811.888
shoutin2 1,937.9811.539
fit6 5,813.9510.700
grunny2 1,937.9810.305
black3 2,906.9810.214
kitlins5 4,844.96nan
he'd3 2,906.9813.167
team2 1,937.9810.050
an44 42,635.669.829
gaes2 1,937.989.642
singin2 1,937.989.376
wife3 2,906.989.172
likit2 1,937.988.510
problem2 1,937.988.236
jist6 5,813.957.373
wee7 6,782.956.808
case2 1,937.986.511
my4 3,875.975.879
wint2 1,937.985.788
five2 1,937.985.504
kitlin3 2,906.98nan
mither3 2,906.985.296
for12 11,627.915.112
haein2 1,937.984.958
lookin2 1,937.984.832
and2 1,937.984.731
bin2 1,937.984.633
but9 8,720.934.598
noo5 4,844.964.280
fin3 2,906.984.142
syne3 2,906.984.136
weel4 3,875.973.980
kent3 2,906.983.948
wi3 2,906.983.789
i2 1,937.983.646
faither2 1,937.983.251
there6 5,813.953.122
they8 7,751.943.081
thir2 1,937.982.899
as11 10,658.912.840
fair2 1,937.982.819
till2 1,937.982.767
got3 2,906.982.752
in10 9,689.922.716
keep2 1,937.982.697
oot8 7,751.942.493
them4 3,875.972.382
o15 14,534.882.139
didna2 1,937.981.831
awa3 2,906.981.757
seen2 1,937.981.639
or6 5,813.951.608
richt3 2,906.981.579
aff3 2,906.981.472
even2 1,937.981.394
hid3 2,906.981.391
gie2 1,937.981.378
had3 2,906.981.360
ony2 1,937.981.257
mak2 1,937.981.231
up2 1,937.981.206
could2 1,937.981.161
hame2 1,937.981.161
year2 1,937.981.156
she3 2,906.981.127
fowk3 2,906.981.058
can3 2,906.981.042
thocht2 1,937.981.032
pit2 1,937.980.976
first2 1,937.980.944
see3 2,906.980.890
heid2 1,937.980.770
me2 1,937.980.588
fanivver2 1,937.98nan
be7 6,782.950.573
efter2 1,937.980.515
were2 1,937.980.452
day3 2,906.980.452
a34 32,945.740.447
aboot2 1,937.980.434
nae4 3,875.970.344
on5 4,844.960.329
ken2 1,937.980.318
billy's2 1,937.98nan
auld2 1,937.980.266
fae2 1,937.980.264
this3 2,906.980.253
said2 1,937.980.220
some2 1,937.980.206
like2 1,937.980.191
hae2 1,937.980.086
sae2 1,937.980.083
it13 12,596.900.063
ye6 5,813.950.036
boogie-woogie2 1,937.98nan
tae23 22,286.820.031
wiggle-waggle2 1,937.98nan
the61 59,108.530.031
hufflin-shufflin2 1,937.98nan
doon2 1,937.980.025
is6 5,813.950.022
at7 6,782.950.021
mair2 1,937.980.009
cha2 1,937.98nan
been2 1,937.980.008
that10 9,689.920.004
prancin-dancin2 1,937.98nan
brockit2 1,937.98nan