A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Storrie Lewis, Jean

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,851
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 638
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.901
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, i, a, wis, tae, and, in, o, he, that,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 71 - Snuffy
Lallans Magazine (2007-12) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (903 words)

Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon
Lallans Magazine (2001-07 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (948 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
i80 43,219.88181.874
dolly8 4,321.9988.518
and48 25,931.9359.520
my18 9,724.4754.326
wis58 31,334.4153.277
dad9 4,862.2452.471
mowdie5 2,701.2444.306
dod5 2,701.2437.569
an13 7,023.2335.106
bothy4 2,160.9932.186
cuppie3 1,620.7529.709
dancin4 2,160.9927.222
fan8 4,321.9927.127
glen5 2,701.2426.874
fit12 6,482.9824.011
snuffy15 8,103.73nan
hay4 2,160.9925.924
cents2 1,080.5021.528
quines4 2,160.9920.853
awfu4 2,160.9920.146
weskit2 1,080.5019.805
saxtie2 1,080.5019.805
imaginin2 1,080.5019.805
ned3 1,620.7519.264
bogey2 1,080.5018.624
spade2 1,080.5018.624
fou4 2,160.9918.444
weel11 5,942.7318.436
gaed8 4,321.9918.016
traps2 1,080.5017.719
treisure2 1,080.5017.719
beeried2 1,080.5017.719
fairm3 1,620.7517.654
bunnet3 1,620.7517.313
oatmeal2 1,080.5016.985
thocht9 4,862.2416.308
wid10 5,402.4916.127
strae3 1,620.7516.121
auld11 5,942.7315.922
aa13 7,023.2315.608
pas2 1,080.5015.363
caain2 1,080.5015.363
hooever2 1,080.5014.565
aathing3 1,620.7514.107
dee5 2,701.2414.015
bather2 1,080.5013.336
keepit3 1,620.7513.238
trap2 1,080.5013.081
aside4 2,160.9913.033
bittie4 2,160.9912.909
mercy2 1,080.5012.842
buit2 1,080.5012.842
gey6 3,241.4912.307
kent7 3,781.7412.159
gaen3 1,620.7511.706
pocket2 1,080.5011.486
gat3 1,620.7511.412
roll2 1,080.5011.326
per2 1,080.5011.326
me16 8,643.9811.140
never5 2,701.2410.794
tak7 3,781.7410.634
stannin2 1,080.5010.614
fleg2 1,080.5010.487
haed7 3,781.7410.478
lyin3 1,620.7510.373
sate2 1,080.5010.363
mysel2 1,080.5010.244
fine6 3,241.4910.154
cuttin2 1,080.5010.015
fa4 2,160.999.814
airmy2 1,080.509.800
maybe3 1,620.759.711
fu3 1,620.759.711
i'd2 1,080.509.404
far5 2,701.248.857
is3 1,620.758.840
de2 1,080.508.142
keen2 1,080.508.142
fields2 1,080.507.763
end4 2,160.997.758
owre3 1,620.757.752
s5 2,701.247.741
so7 3,781.747.675
work3 1,620.757.615
juist6 3,241.497.493
d9 4,862.247.334
growin2 1,080.507.313
sittin3 1,620.756.915
months2 1,080.506.868
afore7 3,781.746.841
sax2 1,080.506.687
speak3 1,620.756.667
thare3 1,620.756.516
stuck2 1,080.506.515
got6 3,241.496.473
wey6 3,241.496.438
affa4 2,160.996.381
wanted2 1,080.506.120
widna2 1,080.505.938
richt7 3,781.745.936
are7 3,781.745.930
mind5 2,701.245.766
quine2 1,080.505.603
we2 1,080.505.467
king2 1,080.505.358
ago2 1,080.505.242
year5 2,701.244.996
month2 1,080.504.944
help3 1,620.754.648
pit5 2,701.244.558
awa6 3,241.494.453
case2 1,080.504.444
little2 1,080.504.422
loon2 1,080.504.379
ma3 1,620.754.296
telt4 2,160.994.243
week2 1,080.504.112
fact2 1,080.504.093
her4 2,160.994.081
day8 4,321.993.978
doun3 1,620.753.887
thinkin2 1,080.503.746
but13 7,023.233.714
get6 3,241.493.711
side3 1,620.753.697
aff6 3,241.493.685
tae52 28,092.923.623
ae7 3,781.743.614
monie2 1,080.503.547
made4 2,160.993.513
een4 2,160.993.477
he24 12,965.963.443
nae10 5,402.493.377
bonnie2 1,080.503.362
alang3 1,620.753.329
it14 7,563.483.309
aye6 3,241.493.192
looked2 1,080.503.189
nicht4 2,160.993.004
o28 15,126.962.963
fund2 1,080.502.913
lookin2 1,080.502.851
up12 6,482.982.825
were5 2,701.242.793
left3 1,620.752.696
dae5 2,701.242.589
same3 1,620.752.580
sair2 1,080.502.555
gettin2 1,080.502.534
should2 1,080.502.534
them6 3,241.492.471
his16 8,643.982.467
onie2 1,080.502.246
ye15 8,103.732.195
tell3 1,620.752.122
much2 1,080.502.094
masel2 1,080.502.077
wee7 3,781.742.036
coorse2 1,080.502.035
says3 1,620.752.013
thegither2 1,080.501.985
men2 1,080.501.799
ilka2 1,080.501.785
wi19 10,264.721.777
guid4 2,160.991.715
gang2 1,080.501.644
nou2 1,080.501.624
she6 3,241.491.547
kin2 1,080.501.539
efter4 2,160.991.411
gie3 1,620.751.405
hae7 3,781.741.404
thae2 1,080.501.281
sae5 2,701.241.275
wye2 1,080.501.223
dinna2 1,080.501.138
back2 1,080.501.042
mair2 1,080.501.013
three2 1,080.500.928
in34 18,368.450.893
him3 1,620.750.862
strychnine2 1,080.50nan
gied2 1,080.501.203
like7 3,781.740.804
the99 53,484.600.781
there3 1,620.750.763
at9 4,862.240.757
you2 1,080.500.714
said4 2,160.990.703
a60 32,414.910.613
time2 1,080.500.608
for8 4,321.990.597
on14 7,563.480.575
man3 1,620.750.565
jist4 2,160.990.533
intae2 1,080.500.499
as9 4,862.240.497
that21 11,345.220.396
ither3 1,620.750.374
noo2 1,080.500.373
see2 1,080.500.354
door2 1,080.500.348
by2 1,080.500.288
cam2 1,080.500.184
oot9 4,862.240.179
or5 2,701.240.177
cheetie2 1,080.50nan
this6 3,241.490.170
could2 1,080.500.138
hid2 1,080.500.121
will2 1,080.500.108
say2 1,080.500.074
m2 1,080.500.053
cattlie2 1,080.50nan
thair2 1,080.500.057
be10 5,402.490.049
ken2 1,080.500.049
to2 1,080.500.048
aboot5 2,701.240.044
yer3 1,620.750.031
if3 1,620.750.011
can3 1,620.750.010
ower4 2,160.990.004
then2 1,080.500.003
whan2 1,080.500.001