A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Shearer, Gillian

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,253
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 782
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.881
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, ah, a, ma, and, tae, wis, his, in, o,

List of texts in corpus

Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (1,918 words)
Skitin Oan Thin Ice
northwordsnow.co.uk (2019-04-01) in Doric (Alford) dialect (MNA), categorised as prose (335 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
aat17 7,545.49126.792
ma57 25,299.60110.261
ah62 27,518.86100.920
and55 24,411.9063.578
an13 5,770.0851.530
lik13 5,770.0841.784
hink7 3,106.9737.756
aifter8 3,550.8237.583
aire4 1,775.4135.673
she'd7 3,106.9733.906
picter5 2,219.2632.218
luikit6 2,663.1231.517
da's4 1,775.4130.613
lungs4 1,775.4130.098
black8 3,550.8229.796
file4 1,775.4129.160
art4 1,775.4128.323
pub5 2,219.2628.092
hoastin3 1,331.5627.286
that3 1,331.5626.548
smokin4 1,775.4125.659
mannies3 1,331.5625.398
his34 15,090.9923.880
mairrit3 1,331.5622.827
ah'd4 1,775.4122.661
they've4 1,775.4122.472
da20 8,877.0522.217
noodle2 887.7120.737
discos2 887.7120.737
sumtimes2 887.7120.737
pulpit2 887.7120.737
hid14 6,213.9420.505
kitchen5 2,219.2620.477
thocht11 4,882.3820.143
dark5 2,219.2619.320
shift4 1,775.4119.196
picters3 1,331.5618.578
sofa3 1,331.5618.578
cuidnae3 1,331.5618.096
meenister4 1,775.4118.077
luikin4 1,775.4117.872
mcleod2 887.7117.835
sink3 1,331.5617.651
flicked2 887.7116.931
then11 4,882.3816.756
finished3 1,331.5616.492
skitin2 887.7116.198
cuid6 2,663.1216.184
cloods3 1,331.5616.152
gaen4 1,775.4116.089
hauns5 2,219.2615.893
ruaraidh7 3,106.97nan
we'd3 1,331.5615.832
nithin2 887.7115.047
funcy2 887.7115.047
mannie4 1,775.4114.858
skweel3 1,331.5614.835
pot3 1,331.5614.835
coal3 1,331.5614.706
yon7 3,106.9714.676
sais8 3,550.8214.654
bourach2 887.7114.578
for2 887.7114.161
tub2 887.7113.782
sumthin2 887.7113.437
hinkin2 887.7113.121
switched2 887.7113.121
ceilin2 887.7113.121
twisted2 887.7112.828
luik4 1,775.4112.801
fite3 1,331.5612.267
sumthing2 887.7112.063
nae17 7,545.4911.965
hospital3 1,331.5611.872
fags2 887.7111.839
dishes2 887.7111.626
keekit2 887.7111.626
riggit2 887.7111.425
tak8 3,550.8211.180
dirty2 887.7111.052
plates2 887.7110.879
refused2 887.7110.879
fag2 887.7110.554
blank2 887.7110.554
suppose3 1,331.5610.531
he's3 1,331.5610.472
seen7 3,106.9710.362
fin7 3,106.9710.255
he'll2 887.7110.254
ice3 1,331.5610.024
caad3 1,331.5610.024
is4 1,775.419.874
horse3 1,331.569.866
chest2 887.719.846
loch3 1,331.569.814
ayewis2 887.719.719
een7 3,106.979.608
onything3 1,331.569.563
corner3 1,331.569.466
aa12 5,326.239.291
teacher3 1,331.569.185
thrawn2 887.719.142
s6 2,663.129.139
shooders2 887.718.934
tired2 887.718.835
it's7 3,106.978.814
athoot3 1,331.568.750
grey3 1,331.568.709
he'd3 1,331.568.627
telly2 887.718.551
hame7 3,106.978.512
fur14 6,213.948.445
felt4 1,775.418.272
bye2 887.718.123
appeared2 887.718.043
wye5 2,219.268.014
we2 887.717.946
cos3 1,331.567.841
wis37 16,422.557.387
went5 2,219.267.214
wunner2 887.717.080
aathing2 887.717.020
nearly2 887.716.736
mither5 2,219.266.697
imagine2 887.716.576
davie2 887.716.525
back11 4,882.386.312
bonny3 1,331.566.203
oot18 7,989.356.101
modern2 887.716.093
nurse2 887.716.004
aboot14 6,213.945.988
nivver3 1,331.565.901
fou2 887.715.710
aiberdeen2 887.715.631
tryin3 1,331.565.619
seat2 887.715.592
or2 887.715.571
bodies2 887.715.478
they're2 887.715.441
aroon3 1,331.565.435
said8 3,550.825.410
open3 1,331.565.336
ower11 4,882.385.251
press2 887.715.192
throu4 1,775.415.192
page2 887.715.158
me14 6,213.945.120
her5 2,219.264.865
lyin2 887.714.689
inna3 1,331.56nan
bein5 2,219.264.907
greetin2 887.714.660
fecht2 887.714.603
time9 3,994.674.582
sna2 887.714.575
widnae2 887.714.492
o33 14,647.144.423
airms2 887.714.359
happy2 887.714.334
been9 3,994.674.283
fae12 5,326.234.271
eneuch3 1,331.564.252
the155 68,797.164.252
masel3 1,331.564.223
richt7 3,106.974.147
heids2 887.714.135
ah'm2 887.714.111
left4 1,775.414.095
lugs2 887.714.063
cam5 2,219.263.929
lay2 887.713.860
roon4 1,775.413.857
fun2 887.713.838
lost2 887.713.838
fit6 2,663.123.826
cut2 887.713.650
lift2 887.713.629
turnt2 887.713.590
gropin2 887.71nan
disnae2 887.713.550
wifie2 887.713.455
feel3 1,331.563.386
teen2 887.713.326
hale3 1,331.563.286
muckle5 2,219.263.241
broon2 887.713.153
she18 7,989.353.108
room3 1,331.562.972
tae37 16,422.552.964
if7 3,106.972.960
doon9 3,994.672.826
windae2 887.712.825
mrs2 887.712.738
himsel2 887.712.696
affa3 1,331.562.610
at21 9,320.912.550
kirk2 887.712.510
run2 887.712.510
still4 1,775.412.374
fell2 887.712.374
front2 887.712.350
hair2 887.712.280
neist2 887.712.114
wid5 2,219.262.007
sun2 887.711.904
they5 2,219.261.894
bed2 887.711.894
bi5 2,219.261.721
say4 1,775.411.680
really2 887.711.655
fan2 887.711.466
thegither2 887.711.430
young2 887.711.401
you2 887.711.289
cannae2 887.711.259
rain2 887.711.221
hae3 1,331.561.167
haun2 887.711.129
but12 5,326.231.079
saw2 887.711.055
lang4 1,775.411.043
intae2 887.711.034
let2 887.711.028
a58 25,743.450.996
made3 1,331.560.978
mind3 1,331.560.893
gie3 1,331.560.861
see2 887.710.853
gied2 887.710.788
fair2 887.710.762
bit8 3,550.820.747
can2 887.710.698
mair3 1,331.560.668
fowk2 887.710.667
better2 887.710.594
up11 4,882.380.581
dae4 1,775.410.580
amon2 887.71nan
oor2 887.710.546
wi14 6,213.940.530
bombay2 887.71nan
aye2 887.710.599
he23 10,208.610.527
hoose3 1,331.560.472
it30 13,315.580.457
place2 887.710.443
of2 887.710.441
oan2 887.710.419
same2 887.710.407
thing2 887.710.399
twa2 887.710.391
ruariaidh2 887.71nan
auld2 887.710.372
got3 1,331.560.366
get4 1,775.410.362
aff4 1,775.410.323
us2 887.710.294
ken2 887.710.292
gaed2 887.710.279
heid3 1,331.560.275
life2 887.710.269
are2 887.710.258
yer5 2,219.260.247
big2 887.710.233
to2 887.710.232
fine2 887.710.231
be13 5,770.080.228
so3 1,331.560.137
ither2 887.710.125
jist4 1,775.410.116
them3 1,331.560.096
sae3 1,331.560.085
by3 1,331.560.075
on13 5,770.080.062
as13 5,770.080.050
think2 887.710.040
noo4 1,775.410.038
in34 15,090.990.037
mak2 887.710.028
day4 1,775.410.028
awa3 1,331.560.026
wee5 2,219.260.020
their4 1,775.410.006
ye12 5,326.230.000
him6 2,663.120.000