A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Gilbert, Jo

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,722
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 754
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.284
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, aa, tae, a, o, fae, ma, in, nae,

List of texts in corpus

Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (484 words)
Tales Fae The Doric Side - Iss place isnae big enuch for the baith o us
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (172 words)
Tales Fae The Doric Side - Snog
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (211 words)
Tales Fae The Doric Side - A hame is a hame is a hame, is it nae?
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (532 words)
Tales Fae The Doric Side - Introduction
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (323 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
aa51 29,616.72187.341
iss10 5,807.2087.781
fae33 19,163.7671.251
wae17 9,872.2455.188
hame16 9,291.5248.793
ma33 19,163.7646.535
come14 8,130.0838.247
nae24 13,937.2838.201
yer19 11,033.6837.295
anthology3 1,742.1633.949
am8 4,645.7630.194
gilbert3 1,742.1627.007
jo3 1,742.1625.580
panel3 1,742.1623.045
we're5 2,903.6022.490
bricks2 1,161.4421.813
aa'm2 1,161.4421.813
wrecked2 1,161.4420.090
necht2 1,161.4420.090
recht2 1,161.4420.090
standardisation2 1,161.4420.090
decision3 1,742.1619.924
wyes3 1,742.1619.687
merried2 1,161.4418.909
kint2 1,161.4418.909
it's9 5,226.4818.877
established2 1,161.4417.269
the63 36,585.3716.792
companion2 1,161.4416.117
chunce2 1,161.4416.117
enough5 2,903.6016.056
dinnae6 3,484.3215.973
ats2 1,161.4415.647
kin6 3,484.3215.600
gym2 1,161.4415.227
doric4 2,322.8814.856
questions3 1,742.1614.068
mou3 1,742.1613.186
rugby2 1,161.4413.124
fiction2 1,161.4412.685
summin2 1,161.4412.685
ye22 12,775.8412.655
golf2 1,161.4412.483
neighbours2 1,161.4412.291
pamphlet2 1,161.4412.108
create2 1,161.4412.108
nivver4 2,322.8812.022
ging3 1,742.1611.992
hink3 1,742.1611.702
smokin2 1,161.4411.305
hate2 1,161.4411.025
writer2 1,161.4410.893
project2 1,161.4410.522
wirk3 1,742.1610.320
eens2 1,161.4410.293
spend2 1,161.4410.293
oor9 5,226.4810.262
afore8 4,645.7610.159
gettin4 2,322.8810.090
lips2 1,161.449.586
that6 3,484.329.533
skweel2 1,161.449.496
love3 1,742.169.481
made6 3,484.329.472
pittin3 1,742.169.372
cos3 1,742.169.265
ba2 1,161.449.153
fan4 2,322.889.062
wearin2 1,161.448.993
we16 9,291.528.983
bit12 6,968.648.802
fit7 4,065.048.736
freens2 1,161.448.621
poet2 1,161.448.550
onywye2 1,161.448.348
rules2 1,161.448.283
grunny2 1,161.448.283
oorsels2 1,161.448.034
wirds4 2,322.887.817
aathin2 1,161.447.689
hall2 1,161.447.582
safe2 1,161.447.529
folk4 2,322.887.440
denner2 1,161.447.376
wish2 1,161.447.277
gled2 1,161.447.134
teachers2 1,161.446.865
aroon3 1,742.166.843
hings2 1,161.446.615
led2 1,161.446.535
cup2 1,161.446.199
mare2 1,161.446.199
fa3 1,742.166.192
ony5 2,903.606.083
she'd2 1,161.446.060
readin2 1,161.445.926
ahin2 1,161.445.894
watchin2 1,161.445.830
listen2 1,161.445.767
sleep2 1,161.445.555
gan2 1,161.445.497
there's2 1,161.445.330
she3 1,742.165.302
airms2 1,161.445.276
pit5 2,903.605.020
hope2 1,161.444.994
aa've2 1,161.44nan
if7 4,065.044.963
say5 2,903.604.929
met2 1,161.444.691
buik2 1,161.444.625
late2 1,161.444.498
cannae3 1,742.164.491
they2 1,161.444.485
feart2 1,161.444.477
isnae2 1,161.444.457
idea2 1,161.444.436
are6 3,484.324.429
heid5 2,903.604.243
believe2 1,161.444.201
a37 21,486.644.053
een4 2,322.883.851
aa'll2 1,161.44nan
ain5 2,903.603.800
an57 33,101.053.792
wye3 1,742.163.767
yersel2 1,161.443.766
doon8 4,645.763.686
lik3 1,742.163.568
yon3 1,742.163.522
makkin2 1,161.443.294
sic3 1,742.163.139
wrang2 1,161.443.038
open2 1,161.442.966
felt2 1,161.442.729
should2 1,161.442.729
aboot2 1,161.442.465
get5 2,903.602.451
is6 3,484.322.401
these2 1,161.442.318
hid5 2,903.602.284
masel2 1,161.442.265
and7 4,065.042.078
her5 2,903.601.981
hear2 1,161.441.965
feel2 1,161.441.786
as15 8,710.801.730
years2 1,161.441.655
maist3 1,742.161.600
bi4 2,322.881.560
mak3 1,742.161.545
or3 1,742.161.443
could3 1,742.161.348
at15 8,710.801.291
want2 1,161.441.195
up4 2,322.881.187
far2 1,161.441.130
face2 1,161.441.056
for13 7,549.361.037
you5 2,903.600.862
baith2 1,161.440.764
day5 2,903.600.700
big2 1,161.440.639
telt2 1,161.440.625
wid3 1,742.160.574
here3 1,742.160.546
fur3 1,742.160.540
on13 7,549.360.519
efter3 1,742.160.511
been2 1,161.440.499
bein2 1,161.440.472
noo4 2,322.880.467
weel3 1,742.160.449
oot9 5,226.480.396
still2 1,161.440.368
in30 17,421.600.365
micht2 1,161.440.360
even2 1,161.440.343
intae4 2,322.880.339
it23 13,356.560.330
new2 1,161.440.313
tae40 23,228.800.270
time4 2,322.880.247
twa3 1,742.160.199
be10 5,807.200.195
sae2 1,161.440.194
language2 1,161.440.170
scots5 2,903.600.140
wis16 9,291.520.131
ay2 1,161.440.124
jist2 1,161.440.114
wee3 1,742.160.107
back3 1,742.160.085
aye2 1,161.440.081
me5 2,903.600.080
see3 1,742.160.020
us2 1,161.440.016
o35 20,325.200.005
their3 1,742.160.002
awa2 1,161.440.001
hae4 2,322.880.000
aa'd2 1,161.44nan