A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Grieve, Ingrid

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,215
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,036
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.103
Tagged as ORK (Orkney) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, and, a, i, tae, o, in, wae, his, me,

List of texts in corpus

Gallows Ha - Recipe for a Good Storm
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (90 words)
Gallows Ha - A Spell o Good Wather
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (197 words)
Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums
Orkney Voices (2021-11-17 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (2,928 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
and149 46,345.26324.549
wae43 13,374.81162.862
an8 2,488.34111.507
i75 23,328.1593.679
yu'll8 2,488.3479.687
geed9 2,799.3870.694
all16 4,976.6765.373
gittan6 1,866.2563.680
owld8 2,488.3460.573
grandad6 1,866.2560.430
shooers6 1,866.2557.977
he's11 3,421.4657.853
home9 2,799.3854.704
whaar8 2,488.3448.511
peedie8 2,488.3446.921
gan10 3,110.4245.327
fields8 2,488.3443.187
chair8 2,488.3442.269
chist6 1,866.2539.988
morneen5 1,555.2138.811
powny4 1,244.1738.649
spikk6 1,866.2538.288
too10 3,110.4238.055
sea10 3,110.4235.723
skies5 1,555.2135.444
i'd6 1,866.2534.038
summer6 1,866.2532.994
field7 2,177.2932.459
more7 2,177.2930.287
skreever3 933.1330.212
needan3 933.1330.212
by'3 933.1330.212
hids4 1,244.1728.945
right11 3,421.4628.866
roond9 2,799.3828.105
me32 9,953.3428.059
thurs3 933.1327.987
owlder3 933.1327.987
no28 8,709.1827.948
off7 2,177.2926.915
buey10 3,110.42nan
dance6 1,866.2526.525
bit27 8,398.1326.442
spell5 1,555.2125.213
do8 2,488.3424.663
sittan3 933.1323.285
winds4 1,244.1722.334
wather4 1,244.1721.589
add4 1,244.1721.356
there's6 1,866.2521.033
good7 2,177.2920.732
voar3 933.1320.721
neeps4 1,244.1720.490
colours4 1,244.1720.490
hiv9 2,799.3819.979
granny6 1,866.2519.918
sky6 1,866.2519.621
thowts2 622.0819.323
hid'll2 622.0819.323
ripple2 622.0819.323
will'2 622.0819.323
passan2 622.0819.323
startan2 622.0819.323
warm6 1,866.2519.120
thowt3 933.1318.947
got13 4,043.5518.215
loved4 1,244.1718.065
howlan2 622.0817.603
swaet2 622.0817.603
yellow3 933.1317.591
fence4 1,244.1717.361
night6 1,866.2517.218
blue6 1,866.2516.549
sa3 933.1316.494
plaesed2 622.0816.424
readan2 622.0816.424
helly2 622.0816.424
standan2 622.0816.424
workan2 622.0816.424
land5 1,555.2115.874
wind5 1,555.2115.669
that's7 2,177.2915.591
longer3 933.1315.575
fortnight2 622.0815.522
granny's2 622.0815.522
couples2 622.0815.522
so13 4,043.5515.469
floor3 933.1315.366
wid13 4,043.5515.097
git7 2,177.2915.033
paece2 622.0814.791
baet2 622.0814.791
scatter2 622.0814.791
love5 1,555.2114.711
watched4 1,244.1714.696
up28 8,709.1814.679
long5 1,555.2114.415
alwis2 622.0814.176
willow2 622.0814.176
span2 622.0814.176
we2 622.0814.039
but2 622.0813.851
steer3 933.1313.774
howls2 622.0813.644
wife6 1,866.2513.379
hid14 4,354.5913.354
awiy7 2,177.29nan
bere2 622.0819.323
red4 1,244.1713.202
salt2 622.0813.177
notheen2 622.0813.177
doot5 1,555.2112.931
am6 1,866.2512.786
don't3 933.1312.662
when12 3,732.5012.499
bench2 622.0812.384
shadows2 622.0812.384
east4 1,244.1712.230
again10 3,110.4212.222
faer2 622.0812.041
ert2 622.0812.041
barley2 622.0812.041
thunder2 622.0811.727
cowld2 622.0811.727
loves2 622.0811.727
spray2 622.0811.436
go7 2,177.2911.336
tatties3 933.1311.331
garage2 622.0811.166
is7 2,177.2911.115
orkney3 933.1311.045
need7 2,177.2910.973
for6 1,866.2510.914
dog3 933.1310.862
wait4 1,244.1710.733
lambs2 622.0810.454
harder2 622.0810.454
stone2 622.0810.244
snow2 622.0810.244
strip2 622.0810.244
scarce2 622.0810.244
bees2 622.0810.244
needly4 1,244.17nan
rains2 622.0810.244
change3 933.1310.188
eventually3 933.1310.110
trick2 622.0810.044
sorted2 622.089.675
that16 4,976.679.572
build2 622.089.503
maggie2 622.089.503
hole3 933.139.454
done4 1,244.179.395
winter4 1,244.179.395
thick3 933.139.386
yur3 933.139.386
pace2 622.089.182
wis17 5,287.719.157
breeze2 622.089.031
tractor2 622.089.031
erms2 622.089.031
by13 4,043.558.951
heed3 933.138.813
meet3 933.138.694
wan7 2,177.298.685
least4 1,244.178.546
witch2 622.088.483
wrong2 622.088.483
be6 1,866.258.474
his32 9,953.348.418
feed3 933.138.409
everything2 622.088.358
water3 933.138.299
till6 1,866.258.134
katherine3 933.13nan
cloud2 622.088.120
two4 1,244.178.064
air5 1,555.218.049
cherlie3 933.13nan
him18 5,598.767.963
plants2 622.087.897
surface2 622.087.791
among2 622.087.791
crowd2 622.087.687
whole2 622.087.489
storm2 622.087.489
own2 622.087.489
craigie3 933.13nan
twenty2 622.087.489
clouds2 622.087.301
awey2 622.087.211
shore2 622.087.211
light3 933.137.193
maet2 622.087.123
through6 1,866.257.103
said11 3,421.467.010
year8 2,488.347.010
it23 7,153.976.980
hot2 622.086.953
sleekit2 622.086.953
stop3 933.136.903
gerdeen3 933.13nan
fiddle2 622.088.886
sat4 1,244.176.851
faether3 933.13nan
filled2 622.086.792
he'd3 933.136.745
favourite2 622.086.714
time13 4,043.556.665
like17 5,287.716.561
gotten3 933.136.445
hairst2 622.086.348
hope3 933.136.338
perfect2 622.086.146
turns3 933.136.131
must3 933.136.097
paper3 933.135.998
thur3 933.135.901
picked2 622.085.718
as10 3,110.425.714
they5 1,555.215.713
moved2 622.085.661
this5 1,555.215.581
lit2 622.085.551
possible2 622.085.443
takk2 622.085.443
birds2 622.085.443
flooers2 622.085.289
until3 933.135.118
lie2 622.085.095
busy2 622.085.095
keep5 1,555.215.046
many2 622.084.956
mad2 622.084.956
a'm3 933.134.938
work3 933.134.814
mudchucks2 622.08nan
sometimes2 622.084.739
far5 1,555.214.659
inside3 933.134.600
hoose7 2,177.294.593
prancean2 622.08nan
then8 2,488.344.642
better5 1,555.214.593
lass2 622.084.458
green3 933.134.355
bad3 933.134.270
roaran2 622.08nan
place5 1,555.214.216
wur5 1,555.214.204
rain4 1,244.174.186
lest2 622.084.166
against2 622.084.132
looked3 933.134.086
black3 933.134.066
a'll2 622.084.031
sure3 933.133.987
ahint3 933.133.816
corner2 622.083.689
afore8 2,488.343.641
been2 622.083.497
might2 622.083.492
withoot2 622.083.492
noo10 3,110.423.475
best4 1,244.173.441
bot3 933.133.336
piece2 622.083.308
watch2 622.083.258
asked2 622.083.233
while4 1,244.173.215
fur14 4,354.593.206
who3 933.133.165
blempt2 622.08nan
she10 3,110.423.097
month2 622.083.090
sun3 933.133.018
hoo3 933.132.961
reid2 622.082.954
stood2 622.082.889
gouster2 622.08nan
their2 622.082.889
oh3 933.132.824
things4 1,244.172.815
took3 933.132.784
ervo2 622.08nan
tongue2 622.082.764
if9 2,799.382.720
ask2 622.082.703
start2 622.082.606
times3 933.132.605
high2 622.082.495
sit2 622.082.459
tea2 622.082.459
week2 622.082.355
a109 33,903.582.282
aside2 622.082.272
teen2 622.082.240
clear2 622.082.240
still5 1,555.212.238
chance2 622.082.224
or6 1,866.252.223
eyes2 622.082.176
gethereen2 622.08nan
mind5 1,555.212.225
thing4 1,244.172.090
her11 3,421.462.077
demmle2 622.08nan
kithy2 622.08nan
screaman2 622.08nan
toon2 622.082.055
couple2 622.081.983
northwesterly2 622.08nan
kind2 622.081.900
in60 18,662.521.863
aye2 622.081.792
bonny2 622.081.782
smookan2 622.08nan
cam5 1,555.211.864
tak5 1,555.211.753
ower11 3,421.461.750
never3 933.131.746
play2 622.081.578
yer9 2,799.381.558
come5 1,555.211.535
washeen2 622.08nan
could5 1,555.211.674
run2 622.081.523
lightneen2 622.08nan
there5 1,555.211.519
back10 3,110.421.512
aboot6 1,866.251.509
will5 1,555.211.499
ferm2 622.081.490
riggid2 622.08nan
swallows2 622.08nan
get2 622.081.457
enough2 622.081.448
fund2 622.081.357
fither2 622.08nan
are2 622.081.339
lot2 622.081.243
weel6 1,866.251.193
fire2 622.081.190
doon10 3,110.421.174
whit10 3,110.421.134
great2 622.080.987
mist'll2 622.08nan
bairns3 933.130.976
face3 933.130.912
last3 933.130.887
yu've2 622.08nan
days3 933.130.814
on16 4,976.670.764
it's4 1,244.170.747
ye21 6,531.880.745
much2 622.080.745
niver2 622.080.627
you8 2,488.340.618
owsen2 622.08nan
really2 622.080.833
crashan2 622.08nan
soond2 622.082.703
o60 18,662.520.601
see7 2,177.290.594
some3 933.130.542
hear2 622.080.528
peeped2 622.08nan
efter5 1,555.210.487
intae4 1,244.170.452
fae11 3,421.460.448
oot16 4,976.670.429
didna3 933.130.422
wisna2 622.080.405
first4 1,244.170.359
at18 5,598.760.341
folk2 622.080.339
say2 622.080.279
side2 622.080.278
muckle2 622.080.248
dae3 933.130.193
can4 1,244.170.184
them6 1,866.250.161
man4 1,244.170.161
he26 8,087.090.132
did2 622.080.120
mesell2 622.08nan
sunsets2 622.08nan
only2 622.080.111
caddies2 622.08nan
the191 59,409.020.083
oan5 1,555.210.058
kent2 622.080.032
danceen2 622.08nan
door2 622.080.022
pit3 933.130.013
seen2 622.080.012
day6 1,866.250.011
life2 622.080.002
tae69 21,461.900.001
drippan2 622.08nan
ken4 1,244.170.001
yu're2 622.08nan
tell2 622.080.001
telt2 622.080.000
puggled2 622.08nan
grullyans2 622.08nan