A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Intro a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Texts Writers Statistics Top200 Search Compare

. .Previous author - Next author
- fine grain dialect comparison - Venn diagrams - punctuation analysis - chronology -

Mortimer, Cara

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,356
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 493
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.751
Tagged as WCE (West Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - ah, it, an, ma, a, tae, wis, th, in, me,

List of texts in corpus

Bewaur o th tap tap tap
Scots Hoose (2022-11-07) in Central (North Lanarkshire) dialect (WCE), categorised as weans (1,356 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
th29 21,386.43270.804
ah89 65,634.22270.360
tap19 14,011.80114.278
the10 7,374.63100.333
ma37 27,286.1473.967
scud6 4,424.7861.846
speeder4 2,949.8543.623
flerr3 2,212.3935.384
wake4 2,949.8531.247
it42 30,973.4529.461
skitterin3 2,212.3929.308
didnae8 5,899.7126.727
me19 14,011.8026.248
seven4 2,949.8524.941
cap3 2,212.3924.471
cannae7 5,162.2423.841
naebdy3 2,212.3923.699
loaby2 1,474.9322.769
footsteps2 1,474.9322.769
daurk4 2,949.8522.683
am6 4,424.7822.374
aw15 11,061.9522.364
maw4 2,949.8521.511
kip3 2,212.3921.343
cludgie2 1,474.9321.045
woke3 2,212.3920.877
wit4 2,949.8520.850
escape3 2,212.3919.667
bru2 1,474.9317.603
ayeways2 1,474.9317.069
jeely2 1,474.9315.451
sumhin2 1,474.9315.451
haunle2 1,474.9315.451
turnin3 2,212.3914.567
wis30 22,123.8914.543
scran2 1,474.9314.309
move3 2,212.3914.205
but16 11,799.4114.030
wee11 8,112.0913.557
room5 3,687.3213.540
gonnae3 2,212.3912.735
oot16 11,799.4112.504
stairtit2 1,474.9312.100
nails2 1,474.9311.962
airms3 2,212.3911.578
dreams2 1,474.9311.338
er3 2,212.3911.201
nichtmerrs5 3,687.32nan
ginger2 1,474.9311.008
asleep2 1,474.9310.803
sweeties2 1,474.9310.803
wan5 3,687.3210.428
ready3 2,212.3910.277
ettie4 2,949.85nan
o13 9,587.0210.073
dream2 1,474.939.331
couldnae3 2,212.399.322
noo8 5,899.719.153
m7 5,162.249.150
auld7 5,162.248.637
lang6 4,424.788.517
black3 2,212.398.495
quiet2 1,474.938.383
wab2 1,474.938.383
aroon3 2,212.398.151
slowly2 1,474.938.035
way3 2,212.398.020
six2 1,474.937.850
ye16 11,799.417.750
hings2 1,474.937.590
goat3 2,212.396.828
really3 2,212.396.778
up12 8,849.566.535
ken6 4,424.786.534
ae7 5,162.246.343
know3 2,212.396.149
sumwan4 2,949.85nan
on2 1,474.936.968
feelin2 1,474.935.952
stood2 1,474.935.875
dinnae3 2,212.395.690
heard3 2,212.395.639
met2 1,474.935.584
now2 1,474.935.492
kent4 2,949.855.394
feart2 1,474.935.360
cause2 1,474.935.296
thon4 2,949.855.247
when5 3,687.325.158
too2 1,474.934.992
close2 1,474.934.992
why2 1,474.934.973
eyes2 1,474.934.916
wae4 2,949.854.845
ur2 1,474.934.788
nicht4 2,949.854.736
agin2 1,474.934.647
is3 2,212.394.594
want3 2,212.394.492
ever2 1,474.934.431
fur8 5,899.714.205
try2 1,474.934.171
dug2 1,474.934.127
lassie2 1,474.933.852
yer6 4,424.783.728
hid5 3,687.323.640
fae8 5,899.713.593
feet2 1,474.933.579
herry2 1,474.93nan
speeders2 1,474.93nan
different2 1,474.933.555
tell3 2,212.393.391
braw2 1,474.933.384
telt3 2,212.393.277
door3 2,212.392.870
help2 1,474.932.824
made3 2,212.392.741
hear2 1,474.932.679
still3 2,212.392.638
rain2 1,474.932.614
even3 2,212.392.570
hiv2 1,474.932.414
kin2 1,474.932.399
haun2 1,474.932.399
road2 1,474.932.292
time5 3,687.322.091
go2 1,474.932.068
s15 11,061.951.938
bewaur2 1,474.93nan
get4 2,949.852.040
oan4 2,949.851.735
aye4 2,949.851.718
three2 1,474.931.686
just2 1,474.931.494
if4 2,949.851.414
can4 2,949.851.411
by4 2,949.851.373
them4 2,949.851.283
so3 2,212.391.279
doon5 3,687.321.208
tae35 25,811.211.192
seen2 1,474.930.966
t2 1,474.930.778
richt3 2,212.390.765
there2 1,474.930.761
her5 3,687.320.609
be5 3,687.320.543
no5 3,687.320.508
oor3 2,212.390.502
or3 2,212.390.499
my2 1,474.930.486
thocht2 1,474.930.481
muckle2 1,474.930.479
ower2 1,474.930.393
an38 28,023.600.379
a36 26,548.670.371
evryhin2 1,474.93nan
they4 2,949.850.324
in19 14,011.800.223
aboot5 3,687.320.222
than2 1,474.930.207
that15 11,061.950.191
efter2 1,474.930.140
and8 5,899.710.130
its2 1,474.930.104
awa2 1,474.930.086
dae2 1,474.930.083
bit3 2,212.390.070
at8 5,899.710.056
to2 1,474.930.049
intae2 1,474.930.047
da3 2,212.390.038
see2 1,474.930.014
as8 5,899.710.009
this5 3,687.320.006
nae4 2,949.850.005
jist2 1,474.930.000