A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Garson, Sheila

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,078
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,095
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.811
Tagged as ORK (Orkney) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, tae, o, an, hid, in, is, me, i,

List of texts in corpus

Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (141 words)
Gallows Ha - Annie
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (135 words)
Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums
Orkney Voices (2021-11-17 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (2,802 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
sheu32 10,396.36279.415
hid48 15,594.54145.166
maggie15 4,873.29125.041
many15 4,873.2995.308
hids10 3,248.8687.565
hir20 6,497.7386.455
wae28 9,096.8286.149
meed8 2,599.0971.113
jeemsie8 2,599.0963.615
dance11 3,573.7562.107
it2 649.7757.011
hid's7 2,274.2056.651
peedie9 2,923.9855.466
witch8 2,599.0954.784
masked5 1,624.4352.874
awld5 1,624.4352.874
mother7 2,274.2043.948
geed6 1,949.3241.958
taegither4 1,299.5541.620
music9 2,923.9841.183
me35 11,371.0238.898
letter8 2,599.0937.875
reads5 1,624.4336.456
watter12 3,898.6436.219
wur14 4,548.4135.936
thir's5 1,624.4335.316
quoys15 4,873.29nan
hand8 2,599.0934.992
s2 649.7731.971
he's7 2,274.2031.270
regret4 1,299.5530.623
beuy3 974.6630.470
neems3 974.6630.470
wounds4 1,299.5528.145
sleep7 2,274.2028.113
deeds4 1,299.5527.631
stuil3 974.6626.663
highlanders3 974.6626.663
wounded3 974.6626.663
book6 1,949.3226.472
don't5 1,624.4326.238
more6 1,949.3224.744
chist4 1,299.5524.102
received4 1,299.5524.102
france4 1,299.5523.793
awful3 974.6623.541
luve5 1,624.4323.373
wrong4 1,299.5522.413
whispers3 974.6622.119
hunders3 974.6622.119
brain4 1,299.5521.691
hang3 974.6620.976
as3 974.6620.768
kye4 1,299.5520.622
no24 7,797.2720.613
quietly3 974.6620.479
devil3 974.6620.479
grand5 1,624.4320.264
march3 974.6620.021
shalt2 649.7719.495
life's2 649.7719.495
kens6 1,949.3219.387
is41 13,320.3419.166
to15 4,873.2918.913
bit23 7,472.3818.866
for3 974.6618.359
spaek4 1,299.5518.249
stove3 974.6618.155
awae3 974.6617.844
scribbled2 649.7717.774
healed2 649.7717.774
godless2 649.7717.774
waltz2 649.7717.774
thirs2 649.7717.774
howdie2 649.7717.774
night6 1,949.3217.744
match4 1,299.5517.171
right8 2,599.0917.090
box5 1,624.4316.996
good6 1,949.3216.853
comfort3 974.6616.746
blide2 649.7716.595
thou3 974.6616.502
safe4 1,299.5516.123
took7 2,274.2015.997
sands2 649.7715.693
err2 649.7715.693
suffering2 649.7715.693
granny's2 649.7715.693
davie's5 1,624.43nan
ashes2 649.7715.693
apert2 649.7715.693
corps2 649.7715.693
haert2 649.7715.693
roond6 1,949.3215.607
skill3 974.6615.416
fur21 6,822.6115.039
boat4 1,299.5515.020
write5 1,624.4314.982
luks2 649.7714.962
luked2 649.7714.962
you'd2 649.7714.962
shrapnel2 649.7714.962
condemned2 649.7714.962
office4 1,299.5514.570
metal3 974.6614.505
inform2 649.7714.346
profit2 649.7714.346
laid4 1,299.5514.313
trenches2 649.7713.814
drunken2 649.7713.814
shand2 649.7713.814
severe2 649.7713.814
delivered2 649.7713.814
reel2 649.7713.347
any5 1,624.4313.314
we2 649.7713.264
arm2 649.7712.930
carefully2 649.7712.930
hoo6 1,949.3212.806
but2 649.7712.769
ceilidh2 649.7712.553
condition2 649.7712.553
wurkin2 649.7712.553
hirsell2 649.7712.553
hans2 649.7712.553
a've3 974.6612.312
cheerio2 649.7711.895
rights2 649.7711.895
thir7 2,274.2011.721
april3 974.6611.674
fairly3 974.6611.674
oot27 8,771.9311.633
chantin2 649.7711.604
cared2 649.7711.604
steered2 649.7711.604
prayers2 649.7711.334
coos2 649.7711.334
baes2 649.7711.334
kenny2 649.7711.334
i34 11,046.1311.157
peel2 649.7711.081
sore2 649.7711.081
text3 974.6610.589
treasure2 649.7710.411
suffer2 649.7710.411
flooers3 974.6610.350
her5 1,624.4310.286
davie3 974.6610.272
aet2 649.7710.211
golden2 649.7710.211
whitiver2 649.7710.022
from4 1,299.559.995
singin3 974.669.973
dear3 974.669.691
tea4 1,299.559.654
slowly3 974.669.623
seaforth3 974.66nan
wife5 1,624.4310.009
have5 1,624.439.583
eyes4 1,299.559.531
tunes2 649.779.505
ivery3 974.669.424
wis16 5,198.189.164
heed3 974.669.048
bae3 974.668.928
live3 974.668.754
orcadian2 649.778.401
geen2 649.778.284
plants2 649.778.060
tune2 649.778.060
bad4 1,299.558.000
effect2 649.777.953
sea4 1,299.557.937
gale2 649.777.850
niver5 1,624.437.760
mansie's3 974.66nan
calm2 649.778.522
hooses3 974.667.686
rather2 649.777.651
once2 649.777.651
ill3 974.667.640
use3 974.667.463
shore2 649.777.284
luk2 649.777.284
piece3 974.667.250
hot2 649.777.198
pot2 649.777.198
dark3 974.667.128
home2 649.777.114
wind3 974.667.047
lies2 649.777.032
cool2 649.776.952
lukan3 974.66nan
summer2 649.776.952
wirds5 1,624.436.885
progress2 649.776.722
so9 2,923.986.703
world3 974.666.667
enjoy2 649.776.648
trees3 974.666.594
weather2 649.776.577
david2 649.776.506
strong2 649.776.437
going2 649.776.370
eye2 649.776.304
further2 649.776.239
tin2 649.776.113
hands2 649.776.051
not3 974.666.023
paper3 974.666.023
ah've2 649.775.991
banks2 649.775.991
jimmy2 649.775.932
says6 1,949.325.886
burn3 974.665.868
taks3 974.665.808
post2 649.775.761
information2 649.775.651
starts2 649.775.494
really4 1,299.555.476
herd2 649.775.443
hospital2 649.775.295
thee2 649.775.295
braith2 649.775.295
mad2 649.775.200
leg2 649.775.200
notified2 649.77nan
sam2 649.775.200
will7 2,274.205.063
ur3 974.665.021
two3 974.664.996
watched2 649.774.932
daith2 649.774.765
sheep2 649.774.606
goes2 649.774.606
lass2 649.774.568
on29 9,421.704.540
green3 974.664.514
turned3 974.664.471
poor2 649.774.456
may2 649.774.456
end4 1,299.554.417
black3 974.664.408
general2 649.774.313
faa2 649.774.278
his27 8,771.934.271
still6 1,949.324.227
bits2 649.774.143
widna2 649.774.143
gunshot2 649.77nan
truth2 649.775.108
noo10 3,248.863.964
hiv4 1,299.553.932
waitin2 649.773.832
kitchen2 649.773.802
fingers2 649.773.802
scottish5 1,624.433.790
gets2 649.773.773
might2 649.773.716
bairn3 974.663.606
up6 1,949.323.525
drink2 649.773.499
go4 1,299.553.477
has4 1,299.553.453
half2 649.773.447
feet3 974.663.350
land2 649.773.347
fair4 1,299.553.281
news2 649.773.226
soon2 649.773.180
or5 1,624.433.176
stuff2 649.773.157
hae3 974.663.156
fer3 974.663.100
ah'm2 649.773.089
gotten2 649.773.067
report2 649.772.917
must2 649.772.896
backhoose2 649.77nan
you10 3,248.862.877
lost2 649.772.836
through4 1,299.552.810
diddle2 649.77nan
soond2 649.772.836
them9 2,923.982.780
hads2 649.77nan
pte2 649.77nan
ower3 974.662.805
rouen2 649.77nan
ends2 649.777.198
start2 649.772.757
aal2 649.772.606
late2 649.772.570
week2 649.772.535
comes3 974.662.503
young3 974.662.446
aa10 3,248.862.401
doot2 649.772.349
word2 649.772.163
hear3 974.662.151
fae13 4,223.522.090
if8 2,599.092.032
tried2 649.771.979
mindeen2 649.77nan
inside2 649.772.047
five2 649.771.899
folk3 974.661.829
very2 649.771.823
day3 974.661.780
white2 649.771.774
sheu's2 649.77nan
best3 974.661.704
enough2 649.771.703
like12 3,898.641.683
run2 649.771.634
efter6 1,949.321.594
dry2 649.771.547
till3 974.661.433
sat2 649.771.414
dinna3 974.661.325
yet2 649.771.230
kent4 1,299.551.180
better3 974.661.157
only3 974.661.111
read2 649.771.106
mind4 1,299.551.100
bed2 649.771.091
there11 3,573.751.087
are2 649.771.064
an70 22,742.041.061
days3 974.661.033
last3 974.661.001
can7 2,274.200.997
think4 1,299.550.931
jeemo's2 649.77nan
potion2 649.77nan
that's2 649.770.923
mither3 974.660.894
be12 3,898.640.864
gallowha2 649.77nan
o71 23,066.930.874
again4 1,299.550.837
when5 1,624.430.832
tae73 23,716.700.718
wid2 649.770.645
wark2 649.770.580
aye3 974.660.574
the170 55,230.670.547
big3 974.660.538
guid2 649.770.490
dae5 1,624.430.456
whit5 1,624.430.442
time4 1,299.550.436
was2 649.770.392
said3 974.660.388
that27 8,771.930.386
in44 14,295.000.346
meters2 649.77nan
side2 649.770.334
and18 5,847.950.305
wey2 649.770.304
been7 2,274.200.303
back5 1,624.430.298
intae4 1,299.550.297
door3 974.660.296
ken5 1,624.430.278
doon8 2,599.090.263
first2 649.770.242
at22 7,147.500.230
than4 1,299.550.194
war3 974.660.188
sibella2 649.77nan
xxxx2 649.77nan
see4 1,299.550.185
things2 649.770.178
come2 649.770.148
of5 1,624.430.135
by4 1,299.550.135
ony3 974.660.131
this13 4,223.520.130
could2 649.770.119
a93 30,214.420.107
they13 4,223.520.093
tak3 974.660.090
weel3 974.660.089
left2 649.770.084
cam2 649.770.077
ither4 1,299.550.076
place2 649.770.074
same2 649.770.059
here3 974.660.048
wha2 649.770.047
say3 974.660.047
dis2 649.770.043
hoose3 974.660.037
even2 649.770.035
afore4 1,299.550.033
xxx2 649.77nan
he26 8,447.040.033
some4 1,299.550.018
life2 649.770.012
got3 974.660.010
fine2 649.770.004
predictive2 649.77nan
him8 2,599.090.005
aboot9 2,923.980.004
twa4 1,299.550.004
bein2 649.770.003
seen2 649.770.003
man3 974.660.003
telt2 649.770.002
get4 1,299.550.000