A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Norquoy, Greer

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,209
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 997
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.216
Tagged as ORK (Orkney) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, an, o, and, in, tae, me, i, sea,

List of texts in corpus

Gallows Ha - The Weather Dance
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (293 words)
Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums
Orkney Voices (2021-11-17 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (1,916 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
sea21 9,506.56118.035
thiv6 2,716.1668.169
luv6 2,716.1658.770
sheu7 3,168.8548.173
and48 21,729.2947.480
aal10 4,526.9447.231
shore7 3,168.8546.214
queek4 1,810.7744.268
mill6 2,716.1643.984
reel4 1,810.7734.025
bright5 2,263.4733.633
sunshine5 2,263.4733.314
me27 12,222.7332.907
looder4 1,810.7732.558
ebb4 1,810.7732.558
turnan3 1,358.0832.455
dancers4 1,810.7731.917
dance6 2,716.1631.007
wans5 2,263.4730.835
shae8 3,621.5530.436
palm4 1,810.7729.774
more6 2,716.1628.558
tops3 1,358.0826.385
hur3 1,358.0823.491
storm4 1,810.7722.629
wheel4 1,810.7722.445
hid's3 1,358.0821.988
summer4 1,810.7721.585
peedie4 1,810.7721.267
power4 1,810.7721.267
gleefully2 905.3920.817
iviry2 905.3920.817
tidal2 905.3920.817
loftily2 905.3920.817
eva2 905.3920.817
weather's2 905.3920.817
jumpan2 905.3920.817
ruffle2 905.3920.817
hornpipes2 905.3920.817
blue6 2,716.1620.717
white6 2,716.1619.403
wind5 2,263.4719.366
haet3 1,358.0819.222
laevan7 3,168.85nan
snow3 1,358.0819.801
strathspeys2 905.3919.095
lively2 905.3919.095
chatter2 905.3919.095
whisperan2 905.3919.095
westray2 905.3919.095
fiddler's2 905.3919.095
tamed2 905.3919.095
waltz2 905.3919.095
movan2 905.3919.095
gracefully2 905.3919.095
rhythm3 1,358.0818.696
weekend3 1,358.0817.987
aer2 905.3917.915
dashing2 905.3917.915
chuckled2 905.3917.915
jigs2 905.3917.915
gust2 905.3917.915
winked2 905.3917.915
floor3 1,358.0817.559
cross4 1,810.7717.351
cast4 1,810.7717.079
mercilessly2 905.3917.011
frenzied2 905.3917.011
troubled2 905.3917.011
stirred2 905.3917.011
puddles2 905.3917.011
step4 1,810.7716.648
tuk3 1,358.0816.609
gales2 905.3916.277
gressy2 905.3916.277
settan2 905.3916.277
idle2 905.3916.277
flooer3 1,358.0815.949
colour4 1,810.7715.782
stones2 905.3915.660
lightning2 905.3915.660
awey3 1,358.0815.219
dealer2 905.3915.127
fur17 7,695.7914.845
home3 1,358.0814.822
green5 2,263.4714.686
sandals2 905.3914.658
phones2 905.3914.658
thim2 905.3914.658
gress3 1,358.0814.333
reels2 905.3914.239
weekly2 905.3914.239
keeked2 905.3914.239
shower2 905.3914.239
sergeant2 905.3914.239
within3 1,358.0813.884
flow2 905.3913.861
cot2 905.3913.861
frock2 905.3913.861
ashore2 905.3913.861
blanket2 905.3913.516
haad2 905.3913.516
thunder2 905.3913.200
a95 43,005.8912.936
fields3 1,358.0812.808
dirl2 905.3912.635
snozack3 1,358.08nan
wis8 3,621.5512.466
brough3 1,358.08nan
herd3 1,358.0812.220
socks2 905.3912.142
waater2 905.3912.142
blink2 905.3912.142
winter4 1,810.7712.069
gaan3 1,358.0812.062
thee3 1,358.0811.986
high4 1,810.7711.983
miller2 905.3911.917
thir6 2,716.1611.810
skirl2 905.3911.705
owld2 905.3911.705
that8 3,621.5511.603
museum2 905.3911.504
fortune2 905.3911.504
slowly3 1,358.0811.476
geed2 905.3911.313
gentle2 905.3911.313
held4 1,810.7711.140
horizon2 905.3911.131
platform2 905.3911.131
heels2 905.3910.791
he7 3,168.8510.496
nivir2 905.3910.479
let's2 905.3910.479
blawn2 905.3910.332
furro2 905.39nan
fly2 905.3910.332
horses2 905.3910.191
winds2 905.3910.055
dust2 905.399.923
memories2 905.399.923
roond4 1,810.779.911
mild2 905.399.796
wan6 2,716.169.709
books2 905.399.439
tide2 905.399.439
begin2 905.399.439
aaf2 905.39nan
slow2 905.399.328
next4 1,810.779.320
silver2 905.399.219
crossed2 905.399.219
grain2 905.399.219
beuts2 905.39nan
dressan2 905.39nan
reek2 905.399.219
wae7 3,168.859.128
settled2 905.399.011
own2 905.399.011
blew2 905.398.815
waves2 905.398.815
pot2 905.398.450
haar2 905.398.450
flew2 905.398.450
along2 905.398.365
long3 1,358.088.160
spell2 905.398.119
covered2 905.397.816
met3 1,358.087.811
keek2 905.397.673
we2 905.397.673
usually2 905.397.536
ready3 1,358.087.518
air4 1,810.777.475
week3 1,358.087.424
thanks2 905.397.340
west2 905.397.215
each3 1,358.087.183
jimmy2 905.397.155
st2 905.396.978
northside2 905.39nan
raised2 905.396.978
yir3 1,358.086.816
caals2 905.39nan
head2 905.396.351
hills2 905.396.351
runnan2 905.39nan
above2 905.397.816
playan3 1,358.08nan
doll's2 905.39nan
neck2 905.396.211
right4 1,810.776.190
class2 905.396.166
laid2 905.395.864
noo9 4,074.245.841
sure3 1,358.085.677
fither2 905.39nan
dry3 1,358.085.615
he's2 905.395.587
red2 905.395.476
cum2 905.395.403
bit12 5,432.325.304
up16 7,243.105.259
wednesday2 905.394.938
tuesday2 905.394.877
born2 905.394.817
deterred2 905.39nan
weel7 3,168.855.243
sun3 1,358.084.719
watch2 905.394.589
thursday2 905.394.589
half2 905.394.562
grey2 905.394.454
three4 1,810.774.388
singan2 905.39nan
heids2 905.394.203
i21 9,506.564.196
creeler2 905.39nan
push-me-pull-you2 905.39nan
water2 905.395.512
passed2 905.394.179
nae2 905.394.013
warm2 905.393.862
oan7 3,168.853.857
niver3 1,358.083.837
sign2 905.393.819
kens2 905.393.798
paper2 905.393.777
god2 905.393.716
wir4 1,810.773.687
skrekked2 905.39nan
tae35 15,844.273.642
line2 905.393.636
stert2 905.393.636
will5 2,263.473.592
chance2 905.393.427
ran2 905.393.200
two2 905.393.102
whistled2 905.39nan
good2 905.393.039
rest2 905.392.961
ootside2 905.392.916
ithers2 905.392.872
hauntanly2 905.39nan
claes2 905.392.872
hersel2 905.392.730
black2 905.392.716
siller2 905.392.373
bot2 905.392.140
feet2 905.392.027
his8 3,621.551.987
year4 1,810.771.965
past2 905.391.921
bide2 905.391.893
cuver'd2 905.39nan
her7 3,168.852.001
doon8 3,621.551.825
bi5 2,263.471.818
back2 905.391.797
jist6 2,716.161.787
they5 2,263.471.748
afore5 2,263.471.707
this5 2,263.471.638
no9 4,074.241.553
big3 1,358.081.453
fine3 1,358.081.438
wi12 5,432.321.400
heard2 905.391.170
hid5 2,263.471.070
as10 4,526.941.028
room2 905.391.013
road2 905.390.987
go2 905.390.874
while2 905.390.820
till2 905.390.802
at11 4,979.630.800
ither4 1,810.770.767
them2 905.390.760
set2 905.390.691
things2 905.390.679
shae'll2 905.39nan
thi'll2 905.39nan
bairns2 905.390.592
breezes2 905.39nan
fae8 3,621.550.557
say3 1,358.080.546
last2 905.390.535
some2 905.390.424
day3 1,358.080.418
twa4 1,810.770.328
o49 22,181.980.259
time3 1,358.080.238
been5 2,263.470.208
eightsome2 905.39nan
ower6 2,716.160.206
aar2 905.39nan
is12 5,432.320.204
their3 1,358.080.169
anither2 905.390.165
on15 6,790.400.132
mind2 905.390.085
see3 1,358.080.085
summoned2 905.39nan
or6 2,716.160.230
in36 16,296.970.070
be12 5,432.320.066
new2 905.390.060
queeker2 905.39nan
reelan2 905.39nan
hooley2 905.39nan
then2 905.390.037
noup2 905.39nan
by3 1,358.080.057
lighthooses2 905.39nan
so2 905.390.056
aye3 1,358.080.018
heid2 905.390.009
oot9 4,074.240.009
like6 2,716.160.009
an56 25,350.840.007
swayan2 905.39nan
hoose2 905.390.003
wey2 905.390.002
bernard's2 905.39nan
reel'd2 905.39nan
got2 905.390.000
the129 58,397.460.000