A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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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
ah89 65,634.22284.177
th29 21,386.43270.682
tap19 14,011.80113.926
the10 7,374.63100.595
ma37 27,286.1476.929
scud6 4,424.7861.821
speeder4 2,949.8543.606
flerr3 2,212.3935.371
wake4 2,949.8531.584
it42 30,973.4529.873
skitterin3 2,212.3929.295
didnae8 5,899.7127.321
me19 14,011.8027.271
seven4 2,949.8524.924
cannae7 5,162.2424.573
cap3 2,212.3924.458
naebdy3 2,212.3923.686
loaby2 1,474.9322.760
footsteps2 1,474.9322.760
am6 4,424.7822.677
daurk4 2,949.8522.666
aw15 11,061.9522.655
maw4 2,949.8521.495
kip3 2,212.3921.330
woke3 2,212.3921.093
cludgie2 1,474.9321.037
wit4 2,949.8520.925
escape3 2,212.3919.654
bru2 1,474.9317.595
ayeways2 1,474.9317.060
jeely2 1,474.9315.443
sumhin2 1,474.9315.443
haunle2 1,474.9315.443
turnin3 2,212.3914.784
wis30 22,123.8914.458
scran2 1,474.9314.300
move3 2,212.3914.264
but16 11,799.4114.202
wee11 8,112.0913.651
room5 3,687.3213.282
gonnae3 2,212.3912.777
oot16 11,799.4112.540
nails2 1,474.9312.234
stairtit2 1,474.9312.092
airms3 2,212.3911.566
dreams2 1,474.9311.107
er3 2,212.3910.991
sweeties2 1,474.9310.896
nichtmerrs5 3,687.32nan
ginger2 1,474.9311.000
asleep2 1,474.9310.696
wan5 3,687.3210.693
ready3 2,212.3910.265
ettie4 2,949.85nan
o13 9,587.0210.192
m7 5,162.249.736
couldnae3 2,212.399.540
dream2 1,474.939.391
noo8 5,899.719.212
black3 2,212.398.653
auld7 5,162.248.652
quiet2 1,474.938.590
lang6 4,424.788.445
wab2 1,474.938.375
aroon3 2,212.398.096
slowly2 1,474.938.075
six2 1,474.937.933
ye16 11,799.417.908
hings2 1,474.937.887
sumwan4 2,949.85nan
way3 2,212.398.207
on2 1,474.937.053
goat3 2,212.396.817
really3 2,212.396.767
up12 8,849.566.475
ken6 4,424.786.444
know3 2,212.396.434
ae7 5,162.246.366
feelin2 1,474.935.997
stood2 1,474.935.817
dinnae3 2,212.395.783
heard3 2,212.395.666
met2 1,474.935.553
now2 1,474.935.508
when5 3,687.325.443
feart2 1,474.935.352
kent4 2,949.855.299
cause2 1,474.935.288
eyes2 1,474.935.267
too2 1,474.935.123
why2 1,474.935.043
thon4 2,949.855.021
close2 1,474.934.947
wae4 2,949.854.818
ur2 1,474.934.780
nicht4 2,949.854.738
agin2 1,474.934.622
is3 2,212.394.607
ever2 1,474.934.571
want3 2,212.394.530
fur8 5,899.714.365
dug2 1,474.934.268
try2 1,474.934.238
lassie2 1,474.933.898
yer6 4,424.783.846
fae8 5,899.713.696
different2 1,474.933.548
herry2 1,474.93nan
hid5 3,687.323.627
feet2 1,474.933.536
tell3 2,212.393.382
telt3 2,212.393.268
help2 1,474.932.889
door3 2,212.392.816
speeders2 1,474.93nan
braw2 1,474.933.378
made3 2,212.392.765
still3 2,212.392.619
rain2 1,474.932.607
hear2 1,474.932.599
even3 2,212.392.588
haun2 1,474.932.482
kin2 1,474.932.400
hiv2 1,474.932.342
s15 11,061.952.136
bewaur2 1,474.93nan
road2 1,474.932.252
time5 3,687.322.127
get4 2,949.852.113
go2 1,474.932.100
oan4 2,949.851.895
three2 1,474.931.640
just2 1,474.931.596
aye4 2,949.851.576
if4 2,949.851.488
can4 2,949.851.433
by4 2,949.851.348
so3 2,212.391.275
them4 2,949.851.275
doon5 3,687.321.219
tae35 25,811.211.149
seen2 1,474.930.956
richt3 2,212.390.748
t2 1,474.930.748
there2 1,474.930.745
her5 3,687.320.649
be5 3,687.320.546
no5 3,687.320.538
or3 2,212.390.538
my2 1,474.930.497
thocht2 1,474.930.496
oor3 2,212.390.491
muckle2 1,474.930.463
ower2 1,474.930.407
they4 2,949.850.329
evryhin2 1,474.93nan
a36 26,548.670.351
an38 28,023.600.304
in19 14,011.800.228
than2 1,474.930.226
aboot5 3,687.320.210
that15 11,061.950.193
efter2 1,474.930.149
and8 5,899.710.118
dae2 1,474.930.092
its2 1,474.930.091
bit3 2,212.390.072
awa2 1,474.930.072
to2 1,474.930.065
at8 5,899.710.064
da3 2,212.390.040
intae2 1,474.930.038
see2 1,474.930.014
as8 5,899.710.012
this5 3,687.320.006
nae4 2,949.850.005
jist2 1,474.930.000