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	388.267
donald	16	8,028.10	137.898
was	18	9,031.61	47.683
hat	6	3,010.54	39.949
had	18	9,031.61	38.113
auld	17	8,529.85	34.495
ainly	5	2,508.78	32.094
loon	7	3,512.29	29.843
ghosts	3	1,505.27	29.260
face	10	5,017.56	27.984
his	33	16,557.95	27.005
gang	8	4,014.05	23.368
tramp	3	1,505.27	22.600
luiked	4	2,007.02	22.227
he	39	19,568.49	19.832
smirk	3	1,505.27	19.830
towards	4	2,007.02	19.792
ye	28	14,049.17	19.523
zombies	2	1,003.51	19.505
man	11	5,519.32	19.462
walked	4	2,007.02	18.519
thegether	2	1,003.51	18.324
turnit	2	1,003.51	17.420
soggy	2	1,003.51	17.420
grabbit	2	1,003.51	16.686
dae	11	5,519.32	16.598
gye	3	1,505.27	16.551
almost	3	1,505.27	16.396
could	9	4,515.81	15.918
fur	16	8,028.10	14.892
een	8	4,014.05	14.198
couldna	4	2,007.02	13.964
shadow	2	1,003.51	13.923
loons	3	1,505.27	13.864
blythe	2	1,003.51	13.312
area	3	1,505.27	13.137
boorach	2	1,003.51	12.785
than	9	4,515.81	12.641
boys	3	1,505.27	12.347
shook	3	1,505.27	12.273
bunch	2	1,003.51	12.108
youse	2	1,003.51	11.715
began	3	1,505.27	11.656
bidin	3	1,505.27	11.656
fan	5	2,508.78	11.644
oan	10	5,017.56	11.538
steppit	2	1,003.51	11.533
dirty	2	1,003.51	11.533
junkie	2	1,003.51	11.533
absolutely	2	1,003.51	11.033
livin	3	1,505.27	10.988
forrit	4	2,007.02	10.864
whisky	2	1,003.51	10.591
onything	3	1,505.27	10.244
mannie	3	1,505.27	10.244
on	3	1,505.27	10.171
is	3	1,505.27	10.162
kitchen	3	1,505.27	10.146
stairted	2	1,003.51	10.072
grin	2	1,003.51	10.072
leader	2	1,003.51	10.072
aroon	4	2,007.02	10.012
sad	2	1,003.51	9.725
threw	2	1,003.51	9.510
gan	3	1,505.27	9.507
jaiket	2	1,003.51	9.307
ginger	2	1,003.51	9.307
fa	4	2,007.02	9.090
seein	3	1,505.27	9.056
telly	2	1,003.51	9.022
followed	2	1,003.51	9.022
wye	5	2,508.78	9.010
muckle	7	3,512.29	8.927
luik	3	1,505.27	8.716
passin	2	1,003.51	8.591
were	8	4,014.05	8.556
little	3	1,505.27	8.431
och	3	1,505.27	8.262
feart	3	1,505.27	8.066
far	5	2,508.78	7.986
mair	11	5,519.32	7.885
why	3	1,505.27	7.609
young	4	2,007.02	7.608
empty	2	1,003.51	7.540
hauns	3	1,505.27	7.437
proper	2	1,003.51	7.421
dreich	2	1,003.51	7.421
wioot	2	1,003.51	7.305
blue	3	1,505.27	7.192
them	9	4,515.81	7.167
rain	4	2,007.02	7.119
hame	6	3,010.54	7.014
streets	2	1,003.51	6.980
wallace	2	1,003.51	6.929
bottle	2	1,003.51	6.731
key	2	1,003.51	6.589
years	4	2,007.02	6.531
staun	2	1,003.51	6.410
grand	2	1,003.51	6.366
hoose	6	3,010.54	6.351
few	3	1,505.27	6.091
aiberdeen	2	1,003.51	6.076
ahint	3	1,505.27	6.049
front	3	1,505.27	6.029
lads	2	1,003.51	5.998
lot	3	1,505.27	5.869
an	35	17,561.47	5.812
suddenly	2	1,003.51	5.810
fae	12	6,021.07	5.784
centre	2	1,003.51	5.496
oot	16	8,028.10	5.483
am	3	1,505.27	5.475
heid	6	3,010.54	5.472
want	4	2,007.02	5.402
felt	3	1,505.27	5.334
short	2	1,003.51	5.334
get	7	3,512.29	5.140
bide	3	1,505.27	5.132
iver	2	1,003.51	5.062
care	2	1,003.51	4.865
stop	2	1,003.51	4.812
he'd	2	1,003.51	4.759
nicht	5	2,508.78	4.741
him	11	5,519.32	4.654
canna	3	1,505.27	4.526
aroond	2	1,003.51	4.412
baith	4	2,007.02	4.084
me	2	1,003.51	4.046
as	6	3,010.54	3.924
giein	2	1,003.51	3.899
haun	3	1,505.27	3.793
too	2	1,003.51	3.765
cauld	3	1,505.27	3.759
seemed	2	1,003.51	3.673
broon	2	1,003.51	3.550
her	5	2,508.78	3.396
hae	9	4,515.81	3.156
himsel	2	1,003.51	3.064
white	2	1,003.51	3.049
black	2	1,003.51	3.035
try	2	1,003.51	2.952
dinna	3	1,505.27	2.930
their	7	3,512.29	2.909
ain	5	2,508.78	2.903
fower	2	1,003.51	2.845
sure	2	1,003.51	2.819
new	4	2,007.02	2.813
through	3	1,505.27	2.682
siller	2	1,003.51	2.681
hair	2	1,003.51	2.645
bairns	3	1,505.27	2.619
street	2	1,003.51	2.598
that	13	6,522.83	2.577
no	2	1,003.51	2.577
bit	2	1,003.51	2.492
wife	2	1,003.51	2.483
been	7	3,512.29	2.411
come	4	2,007.02	2.294
dee	2	1,003.51	2.271
like	9	4,515.81	2.260
wi	21	10,536.88	2.189
aa	7	3,512.29	2.159
eh	2	1,003.51	2.115
up	12	6,021.07	2.092
naw	2	1,003.51	2.050
really	2	1,003.51	1.988
be	6	3,010.54	1.910
comin	2	1,003.51	1.748
nae	9	4,515.81	1.642
twa	5	2,508.78	1.611
ma	5	2,508.78	1.580
wis	15	7,526.34	1.511
end	2	1,003.51	1.510
o	49	24,586.05	1.458
plush	2	1,003.51	nan
heard	2	1,003.51	1.419
fit	4	2,007.02	1.329
leader's	2	1,003.51	nan
i	8	4,014.05	1.324
kent	3	1,505.27	1.316
a	67	33,617.66	1.297
room	2	1,003.51	1.250
road	2	1,003.51	1.222
gie	3	1,505.27	1.214
side	2	1,003.51	1.162
which	2	1,003.51	1.152
or	4	2,007.02	1.151
gin	3	1,505.27	1.125
gied	2	1,003.51	1.050
while	2	1,003.51	1.040
mak	3	1,505.27	1.031
and	17	8,529.85	0.986
its	4	2,007.02	0.945
awa	4	2,007.02	0.862
the	126	63,221.27	0.843
you	2	1,003.51	0.841
back	6	3,010.54	0.776
three	2	1,003.51	0.742
pit	3	1,505.27	0.731
last	2	1,003.51	0.724
just	2	1,003.51	0.710
at	10	5,017.56	0.683
left	2	1,003.51	0.681
there	7	3,512.29	0.625
ihank	2	1,003.51	nan
but	10	5,017.56	0.604
in	27	13,547.42	0.566
noo	2	1,003.51	0.522
ower	6	3,010.54	0.472
life	2	1,003.51	0.447
they	6	3,010.54	0.418
tae	47	23,582.54	0.412
lang	3	1,505.27	0.407
guid	3	1,505.27	0.387
fowk	2	1,003.51	0.375
anither	2	1,003.51	0.287
marchit	2	1,003.51	nan
it	21	10,536.88	0.259
by	4	2,007.02	0.242
door	2	1,003.51	0.232
of	2	1,003.51	0.217
see	4	2,007.02	0.191
aboot	7	3,512.29	0.176
even	2	1,003.51	0.168
wee	5	2,508.78	0.164
afore	3	1,505.27	0.159
aw	4	2,007.02	0.126
wae	2	1,003.51	0.123
it's	2	1,003.51	0.115
intae	4	2,007.02	0.114
ony	2	1,003.51	0.111
doon	5	2,508.78	0.110
tak	2	1,003.51	0.080
yer	4	2,007.02	0.065
time	4	2,007.02	0.057
aff	3	1,505.27	0.051
this	7	3,512.29	0.049
say	2	1,003.51	0.047
weel	2	1,003.51	0.040
ither	2	1,003.51	0.029
ghoulies	2	1,003.51	nan
think	2	1,003.51	0.130
here	2	1,003.51	0.018
wid	2	1,003.51	0.015
aye	3	1,505.27	0.002