A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Gray, Kathleen

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,610
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 617
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.609
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, i, wis, tae, o, it, a, wi, that,

List of texts in corpus

Tales Fae The Doric Side - Oor Grun
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (157 words)
Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (1,453 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
ellen17 10,559.01196.720
i57 35,403.73109.526
ellen's5 3,105.5959.349
tee8 4,968.9458.457
fit18 11,180.1253.013
hisnae6 3,726.7150.771
kint4 2,484.4742.248
wis45 27,950.3134.270
school7 4,347.8333.897
gan6 3,726.7129.461
hid14 8,695.6528.392
wid12 7,453.4225.682
an76 47,204.9724.806
stuff5 3,105.5921.686
started5 3,105.5920.853
name7 4,347.8320.548
sneaked2 1,242.2420.358
racist2 1,242.2419.177
cousin3 1,863.3518.650
fairm3 1,863.3518.471
stickin3 1,863.3517.806
jist11 6,832.3016.634
us10 6,211.1815.861
except3 1,863.3515.723
dee5 3,105.5915.145
loons3 1,863.3515.103
kept4 2,484.4715.015
quines3 1,863.3514.817
eventually3 1,863.3514.038
pals3 1,863.3513.573
wint4 2,484.4713.226
alcohol2 1,242.2412.747
spik3 1,863.3512.316
winted2 1,242.2411.870
breathin2 1,242.2411.870
reed2 1,242.2411.716
dad3 1,863.3511.597
my7 4,347.8311.387
quine3 1,863.3511.345
hate2 1,242.2411.288
begin2 1,242.2410.667
aifter3 1,863.3510.524
couldna3 1,863.3510.277
bit12 7,453.429.844
alec2 1,242.249.580
a28 17,391.309.349
niver4 2,484.479.080
shed2 1,242.249.023
they15 9,316.778.916
although2 1,242.248.739
google2 1,242.248.739
baith5 3,105.598.591
nose2 1,242.248.289
parents2 1,242.248.289
tell5 3,105.598.203
because3 1,863.358.142
story3 1,863.357.912
and3 1,863.357.906
neither2 1,242.247.889
aa9 5,590.067.858
got6 3,726.717.686
quate2 1,242.247.433
fin5 3,105.597.347
grew2 1,242.247.203
teachers2 1,242.247.115
her17 10,559.017.099
next3 1,863.357.067
dinna4 2,484.476.987
neist3 1,863.356.843
suppose2 1,242.246.745
on19 11,801.246.630
only4 2,484.476.593
somebody2 1,242.246.592
pick2 1,242.246.555
caad2 1,242.246.518
so6 3,726.716.449
names2 1,242.246.238
thought2 1,242.246.205
hand2 1,242.246.139
onything2 1,242.246.139
really3 1,863.355.883
drink2 1,242.245.654
happy2 1,242.245.543
came3 1,863.355.517
feelin2 1,242.245.307
aabody2 1,242.245.159
cos2 1,242.244.972
friday2 1,242.244.926
happened2 1,242.244.774
wisna3 1,863.354.726
winter2 1,242.244.710
me11 6,832.304.694
i'm2 1,242.244.690
hiv3 1,863.354.667
it29 18,012.424.533
said6 3,726.714.466
she15 9,316.774.325
be3 1,863.354.258
grun2 1,242.244.159
oor6 3,726.714.105
wye3 1,863.354.071
in16 9,937.893.831
bonnie2 1,242.243.817
his4 2,484.473.699
sure2 1,242.243.568
try2 1,242.243.568
wi19 11,801.243.499
foo2 1,242.243.418
hair2 1,242.243.289
open2 1,242.243.178
say4 2,484.473.109
hard2 1,242.243.003
we11 6,832.302.771
canna2 1,242.242.435
help2 1,242.242.299
can5 3,105.592.004
right2 1,242.241.999
mind3 1,863.351.953
let2 1,242.241.848
folk2 1,242.241.822
as6 3,726.711.715
fur7 4,347.831.597
could3 1,863.351.568
fair2 1,242.241.523
doon6 3,726.711.496
will3 1,863.351.442
things2 1,242.241.407
get4 2,484.471.325
oorseels2 1,242.24nan
yer5 3,105.591.275
he10 6,211.181.259
first3 1,863.351.238
ye12 7,453.421.154
ma10 6,211.181.070
same2 1,242.241.051
heid3 1,863.351.015
hae2 1,242.240.996
wir2 1,242.240.942
then3 1,863.350.850
didna2 1,242.240.759
telt2 1,242.240.753
anither2 1,242.240.647
noo4 2,484.470.643
seen2 1,242.240.621
back2 1,242.240.600
weel3 1,863.350.594
that19 11,801.240.584
at8 4,968.940.564
fae3 1,863.350.548
dae3 1,863.350.521
awa3 1,863.350.519
made2 1,242.240.515
day2 1,242.240.473
like3 1,863.350.415
is8 4,968.940.405
ken3 1,863.350.405
think2 1,242.240.400
for11 6,832.300.398
the88 54,658.390.378
are3 1,863.350.376
it's2 1,242.240.372
did2 1,242.240.359
aff3 1,863.350.330
hame2 1,242.240.321
you4 2,484.470.306
hoose2 1,242.240.251
this5 3,105.590.231
intae2 1,242.240.229
see2 1,242.240.141
ane2 1,242.240.121
if3 1,863.350.111
or6 3,726.710.111
ower3 1,863.350.104
by3 1,863.350.100
oot6 3,726.710.092
them3 1,863.350.079
o32 19,875.780.040
nae5 3,105.590.038
mair3 1,863.350.027
some2 1,242.240.026
ither2 1,242.240.022
were2 1,242.240.012
aboot5 3,105.590.011
auld2 1,242.240.009
tae34 21,118.010.006
there4 2,484.470.005
time3 1,863.350.004
up6 3,726.710.004