Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Maitland, Andrew

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,993
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 751
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.654
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, o, tae, he, an, blair, his, ye, in,

List of texts in corpus

Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (1,993 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.

Word	Count	Normalised per million	Keyness
blair	35	17,561.47	388.415
donald	16	8,028.10	137.965
was	18	9,031.61	48.991
hat	6	3,010.54	39.974
had	18	9,031.61	38.199
auld	17	8,529.85	34.452
ainly	5	2,508.78	31.868
loon	7	3,512.29	30.276
face	10	5,017.56	27.751
his	33	16,557.95	27.314
ghosts	3	1,505.27	25.388
gang	8	4,014.05	23.436
tramp	3	1,505.27	22.612
luiked	4	2,007.02	22.405
he	39	19,568.49	20.187
towards	4	2,007.02	20.043
smirk	3	1,505.27	19.574
man	11	5,519.32	19.229
ye	28	14,049.17	19.212
walked	4	2,007.02	18.343
thegether	2	1,003.51	18.333
zombies	2	1,003.51	18.333
turnit	2	1,003.51	17.428
soggy	2	1,003.51	17.428
grabbit	2	1,003.51	16.695
gye	3	1,505.27	16.563
dae	11	5,519.32	16.399
almost	3	1,505.27	16.112
could	9	4,515.81	15.914
fur	16	8,028.10	14.508
een	8	4,014.05	14.364
couldna	4	2,007.02	14.243
shadow	2	1,003.51	13.931
loons	3	1,505.27	13.876
blythe	2	1,003.51	13.321
area	3	1,505.27	13.065
boorach	2	1,003.51	12.793
than	9	4,515.81	12.416
shook	3	1,505.27	12.359
boys	3	1,505.27	12.359
began	3	1,505.27	12.072
fan	5	2,508.78	12.000
bunch	2	1,003.51	11.915
bidin	3	1,505.27	11.800
steppit	2	1,003.51	11.724
youse	2	1,003.51	11.724
junkie	2	1,003.51	11.541
dirty	2	1,003.51	11.541
absolutely	2	1,003.51	11.041
oan	10	5,017.56	10.998
forrit	4	2,007.02	10.879
livin	3	1,505.27	10.831
whisky	2	1,003.51	10.462
mannie	3	1,505.27	10.256
onything	3	1,505.27	10.256
is	3	1,505.27	10.140
aroon	4	2,007.02	10.084
grin	2	1,003.51	10.080
leader	2	1,003.51	10.080
stairted	2	1,003.51	10.080
kitchen	3	1,505.27	10.061
on	3	1,505.27	10.047
sad	2	1,003.51	9.733
gan	3	1,505.27	9.649
threw	2	1,003.51	9.518
jaiket	2	1,003.51	9.415
ginger	2	1,003.51	9.315
fa	4	2,007.02	9.228
wye	5	2,508.78	9.151
followed	2	1,003.51	9.123
seein	3	1,505.27	9.107
muckle	7	3,512.29	9.030
telly	2	1,003.51	8.851
luik	3	1,505.27	8.691
were	8	4,014.05	8.580
passin	2	1,003.51	8.440
little	3	1,505.27	8.307
och	3	1,505.27	8.273
far	5	2,508.78	8.248
feart	3	1,505.27	8.077
mair	11	5,519.32	8.024
young	4	2,007.02	7.622
why	3	1,505.27	7.505
dreich	2	1,003.51	7.429
empty	2	1,003.51	7.371
proper	2	1,003.51	7.313
wioot	2	1,003.51	7.257
them	9	4,515.81	7.192
blue	3	1,505.27	7.150
rain	4	2,007.02	7.133
hauns	3	1,505.27	7.124
hame	6	3,010.54	6.990
streets	2	1,003.51	6.988
key	2	1,003.51	6.836
wallace	2	1,003.51	6.787
bottle	2	1,003.51	6.691
hoose	6	3,010.54	6.540
years	4	2,007.02	6.529
grand	2	1,003.51	6.417
staun	2	1,003.51	6.374
aiberdeen	2	1,003.51	6.084
ahint	3	1,505.27	6.081
front	3	1,505.27	6.081
lads	2	1,003.51	5.967
few	3	1,505.27	5.939
suddenly	2	1,003.51	5.817
lot	3	1,505.27	5.744
fae	12	6,021.07	5.627
an	35	17,561.47	5.469
oot	16	8,028.10	5.456
centre	2	1,003.51	5.405
heid	6	3,010.54	5.377
want	4	2,007.02	5.353
am	3	1,505.27	5.345
felt	3	1,505.27	5.327
short	2	1,003.51	5.248
bide	3	1,505.27	5.142
iver	2	1,003.51	5.069
get	7	3,512.29	4.997
stop	2	1,003.51	4.873
he'd	2	1,003.51	4.766
nicht	5	2,508.78	4.739
him	11	5,519.32	4.703
care	2	1,003.51	4.688
canna	3	1,505.27	4.536
me	2	1,003.51	4.355
aroond	2	1,003.51	4.327
baith	4	2,007.02	4.206
giein	2	1,003.51	3.925
as	6	3,010.54	3.843
seemed	2	1,003.51	3.753
cauld	3	1,505.27	3.724
haun	3	1,505.27	3.669
too	2	1,003.51	3.644
broon	2	1,003.51	3.557
her	5	2,508.78	3.291
hae	9	4,515.81	3.192
himsel	2	1,003.51	3.099
white	2	1,003.51	2.972
dinna	3	1,505.27	2.965
their	7	3,512.29	2.953
black	2	1,003.51	2.945
ain	5	2,508.78	2.915
fower	2	1,003.51	2.905
try	2	1,003.51	2.891
sure	2	1,003.51	2.865
new	4	2,007.02	2.799
siller	2	1,003.51	2.676
no	2	1,003.51	2.643
through	3	1,505.27	2.643
bairns	3	1,505.27	2.628
hair	2	1,003.51	2.628
that	13	6,522.83	2.586
street	2	1,003.51	2.569
wife	2	1,003.51	2.478
bit	2	1,003.51	2.477
been	7	3,512.29	2.380
aa	7	3,512.29	2.356
come	4	2,007.02	2.299
dee	2	1,003.51	2.297
wi	21	10,536.88	2.281
like	9	4,515.81	2.180
up	12	6,021.07	2.130
eh	2	1,003.51	2.093
naw	2	1,003.51	2.038
really	2	1,003.51	1.994
ma	5	2,508.78	1.916
be	6	3,010.54	1.904
comin	2	1,003.51	1.739
nae	9	4,515.81	1.665
twa	5	2,508.78	1.645
end	2	1,003.51	1.556
o	49	24,586.05	1.522
wis	15	7,526.34	1.484
i	8	4,014.05	1.414
plush	2	1,003.51	nan
fit	4	2,007.02	1.439
heard	2	1,003.51	1.405
leader's	2	1,003.51	nan
kent	3	1,505.27	1.365
room	2	1,003.51	1.319
road	2	1,003.51	1.255
a	67	33,617.66	1.251
gie	3	1,505.27	1.177
side	2	1,003.51	1.173
which	2	1,003.51	1.167
gin	3	1,505.27	1.128
mak	3	1,505.27	1.091
while	2	1,003.51	1.089
or	4	2,007.02	1.083
gied	2	1,003.51	1.030
its	4	2,007.02	0.995
you	2	1,003.51	0.945
ihank	2	1,003.51	nan
and	17	8,529.85	0.940
awa	4	2,007.02	0.925
the	126	63,221.27	0.881
three	2	1,003.51	0.777
back	6	3,010.54	0.771
pit	3	1,505.27	0.752
last	2	1,003.51	0.724
left	2	1,003.51	0.678
at	10	5,017.56	0.651
just	2	1,003.51	0.635
there	7	3,512.29	0.605
but	10	5,017.56	0.568
in	27	13,547.42	0.557
noo	2	1,003.51	0.534
ower	6	3,010.54	0.494
tae	47	23,582.54	0.444
life	2	1,003.51	0.443
lang	3	1,505.27	0.423
they	6	3,010.54	0.411
guid	3	1,505.27	0.370
fowk	2	1,003.51	0.351
anither	2	1,003.51	0.303
it	21	10,536.88	0.299
by	4	2,007.02	0.253
door	2	1,003.51	0.248
of	2	1,003.51	0.244
aboot	7	3,512.29	0.190
afore	3	1,505.27	0.185
marchit	2	1,003.51	nan
see	4	2,007.02	0.189
even	2	1,003.51	0.164
wee	5	2,508.78	0.154
ony	2	1,003.51	0.151
aw	4	2,007.02	0.146
think	2	1,003.51	0.135
wae	2	1,003.51	0.128
doon	5	2,508.78	0.106
ghoulies	2	1,003.51	nan
it's	2	1,003.51	0.118
intae	4	2,007.02	0.095
tak	2	1,003.51	0.091
aff	3	1,505.27	0.052
time	4	2,007.02	0.051
this	7	3,512.29	0.050
yer	4	2,007.02	0.050
weel	2	1,003.51	0.039
say	2	1,003.51	0.030
ither	2	1,003.51	0.023
here	2	1,003.51	0.017
wid	2	1,003.51	0.013
aye	3	1,505.27	0.011