A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Gray, Kath

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,324
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 455
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.91
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - ye, yer, the, a, an, tae, that, says, it, wi,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962
Lallans Magazine (2003-12) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (1,324 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
ye107 80,815.71389.162
yer49 37,009.06206.387
auntie16 12,084.59151.013
says20 15,105.7489.729
hat6 4,531.7246.656
e11 8,308.1640.910
look10 7,552.8739.050
dinna9 6,797.5831.997
monkey3 2,265.8626.550
quine5 3,776.4426.031
r7 5,287.0125.916
gan5 3,776.4425.110
the41 30,966.7721.468
wint5 3,776.4420.687
mannie4 3,021.1519.198
cardigan2 1,510.5719.053
please4 3,021.1518.652
morn4 3,021.1518.457
missing2 1,510.5718.318
yella3 2,265.8618.223
that31 23,413.9017.984
steens3 2,265.8617.693
lavvie2 1,510.5717.164
wishin2 1,510.5716.272
really5 3,776.4416.116
sister4 3,021.1515.842
ken9 6,797.5815.784
moon3 2,265.8615.597
hats2 1,510.5714.659
o10 7,552.8714.626
hid9 6,797.5814.557
hiv5 3,776.4413.888
ging3 2,265.8613.683
folk5 3,776.4413.601
girls2 1,510.5713.327
dad3 2,265.8612.872
fair5 3,776.4412.586
mam3 2,265.8612.559
today2 1,510.5712.485
wished2 1,510.5712.485
get8 6,042.3011.947
sayin4 3,021.1511.904
brither3 2,265.8611.336
granny3 2,265.8611.216
pink2 1,510.5710.997
much4 3,021.1510.961
school3 2,265.8610.946
already2 1,510.5710.896
woman2 1,510.5710.896
canna4 3,021.1510.831
now3 2,265.8610.618
bite2 1,510.5710.338
queer2 1,510.5710.170
likes3 2,265.869.956
alive2 1,510.579.492
hardly2 1,510.579.423
heid6 4,531.729.022
sure3 2,265.868.484
in9 6,797.588.428
lookin3 2,265.868.020
aa8 6,042.307.887
tak5 3,776.447.626
onything2 1,510.576.928
brae2 1,510.576.795
wi19 14,350.456.730
withoot2 1,510.576.667
stick2 1,510.576.574
half2 1,510.576.484
niver3 2,265.866.387
bit9 6,797.586.362
our2 1,510.576.172
stuff2 1,510.576.065
feelin2 1,510.576.039
fin4 3,021.155.747
jist6 4,531.725.461
een4 3,021.155.416
wifie2 1,510.575.318
hill2 1,510.575.195
can6 4,531.725.114
aikey3 2,265.86nan
go3 2,265.865.069
ll5 3,776.445.059
things3 2,265.864.721
good2 1,510.574.696
year4 3,021.154.630
claes2 1,510.574.611
about2 1,510.574.482
do2 1,510.574.466
come4 3,021.154.462
thocht4 3,021.154.307
enough2 1,510.574.095
roon3 2,265.864.067
wir3 2,265.863.792
life3 2,265.863.558
bed2 1,510.573.484
big3 2,265.863.380
so4 3,021.153.173
anither3 2,265.863.149
if5 3,776.443.111
seen3 2,265.863.076
and14 10,574.022.569
be3 2,265.862.555
again3 2,265.862.356
i4 3,021.152.337
best2 1,510.572.280
didnae2 1,510.572.074
say3 2,265.861.991
me2 1,510.571.597
thing2 1,510.571.523
like6 4,531.721.476
dis2 1,510.571.474
them4 3,021.151.373
see4 3,021.151.322
doon5 3,776.441.309
at12 9,063.441.303
wid3 2,265.861.295
she10 7,552.871.280
he8 6,042.301.200
it20 15,105.741.114
to3 2,265.860.867
mind2 1,510.570.835
you4 3,021.150.809
him2 1,510.570.773
mak2 1,510.570.737
nicht2 1,510.570.699
did2 1,510.570.692
ve2 1,510.570.675
there5 3,776.440.646
hame2 1,510.570.644
could2 1,510.570.613
of3 2,265.860.605
but7 5,287.010.576
oor3 2,265.860.554
candyfloss2 1,510.57nan
will2 1,510.570.554
back4 3,021.150.525
tae32 24,169.180.471
fae5 3,776.440.425
wey2 1,510.570.403
s12 9,063.440.374
an37 27,945.620.349
ower4 3,021.150.338
aboot5 3,776.440.272
they4 3,021.150.267
fit2 1,510.570.259
then2 1,510.570.246
wee2 1,510.570.239
this6 4,531.720.167
nae3 2,265.860.167
afore2 1,510.570.127
grandad2 1,510.57nan
up6 4,531.720.162
awa2 1,510.570.106
on9 6,797.580.093
day3 2,265.860.066
oot5 3,776.440.061
for8 6,042.300.044
aff2 1,510.570.037
intae2 1,510.570.033
auld2 1,510.570.031
wis14 10,574.020.025
a38 28,700.910.016
some2 1,510.570.014
we5 3,776.440.011
her7 5,287.010.007
is8 6,042.300.003
hae3 2,265.860.003