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 9,506.56119.230
thiv6 2,716.1668.195
luv6 2,716.1658.795
aal10 4,526.9448.202
sheu7 3,168.8548.202
and48 21,729.2947.073
shore7 3,168.8546.550
queek4 1,810.7744.285
mill6 2,716.1644.009
reel4 1,810.7734.042
bright5 2,263.4733.654
sunshine5 2,263.4733.335
ebb4 1,810.7732.575
looder4 1,810.7732.575
turnan3 1,358.0832.467
dancers4 1,810.7731.933
me27 12,222.7331.529
wans5 2,263.4731.102
dance6 2,716.1630.888
shae8 3,621.5530.468
palm4 1,810.7729.791
more6 2,716.1628.582
tops3 1,358.0826.398
storm4 1,810.7723.027
wheel4 1,810.7722.461
hid's3 1,358.0822.001
summer4 1,810.7721.766
peedie4 1,810.7721.283
power4 1,810.7720.978
tidal2 905.3920.826
loftily2 905.3920.826
weather's2 905.3920.826
ruffle2 905.3920.826
hornpipes2 905.3920.826
laevan7 3,168.85nan
jumpan2 905.3920.826
gleefully2 905.3920.826
eva2 905.3920.826
blue6 2,716.1620.629
snow3 1,358.0819.813
haet3 1,358.0819.235
wind5 2,263.4719.174
white6 2,716.1619.134
movan2 905.3919.104
gracefully2 905.3919.104
strathspeys2 905.3919.104
lively2 905.3919.104
fiddler's2 905.3919.104
dashing2 905.3919.104
waltz2 905.3919.104
westray2 905.3919.104
whisperan2 905.3919.104
tamed2 905.3919.104
chatter2 905.3919.104
rhythm3 1,358.0818.966
weekend3 1,358.0818.000
stirred2 905.3917.923
winked2 905.3917.923
aer2 905.3917.923
chuckled2 905.3917.923
jigs2 905.3917.923
gust2 905.3917.923
floor3 1,358.0817.571
cross4 1,810.7717.275
cast4 1,810.7717.095
frenzied2 905.3917.019
troubled2 905.3917.019
puddles2 905.3917.019
mercilessly2 905.3917.019
tuk3 1,358.0816.621
step4 1,810.7716.499
idle2 905.3916.286
settan2 905.3916.286
gales2 905.3916.286
gressy2 905.3916.286
flooer3 1,358.0815.807
colour4 1,810.7715.724
lightning2 905.3915.668
stones2 905.3915.668
awey3 1,358.0815.231
dealer2 905.3915.135
green5 2,263.4714.746
phones2 905.3914.666
thim2 905.3914.666
sergeant2 905.3914.666
sandals2 905.3914.666
fur17 7,695.7914.446
home3 1,358.0814.345
gress3 1,358.0814.345
shower2 905.3914.247
keeked2 905.3914.247
reels2 905.3914.247
weekly2 905.3914.247
frock2 905.3913.869
doll's2 905.39nan
flow2 905.3913.869
ashore2 905.3913.869
cot2 905.3913.869
within3 1,358.0813.581
haad2 905.3913.524
blanket2 905.3913.524
thunder2 905.3913.208
fields3 1,358.0812.910
a95 43,005.8912.777
dirl2 905.3912.643
wis8 3,621.5512.391
gaan3 1,358.0812.312
hur3 1,358.0812.232
brough3 1,358.08nan
herd3 1,358.0812.232
socks2 905.3912.150
blink2 905.3912.150
waater2 905.3912.150
winter4 1,810.7712.084
high4 1,810.7712.084
thee3 1,358.0811.998
miller2 905.3911.925
museum2 905.3911.925
geed2 905.3911.925
thir6 2,716.1611.809
skirl2 905.3911.713
owld2 905.3911.713
that8 3,621.5511.623
slowly3 1,358.0811.419
fortune2 905.3911.321
gentle2 905.3911.321
playan3 1,358.08nan
platform2 905.3911.139
held4 1,810.7711.080
horizon2 905.3910.965
snozack3 1,358.08nan
furro2 905.39nan
nivir2 905.3910.799
heels2 905.3910.799
let's2 905.3910.487
blawn2 905.3910.340
fly2 905.3910.340
he7 3,168.8510.295
horses2 905.3910.199
winds2 905.3910.063
dust2 905.399.931
crossed2 905.399.804
mild2 905.399.804
memories2 905.399.682
roond4 1,810.779.448
begin2 905.399.448
wan6 2,716.169.414
reek2 905.399.227
aaf2 905.39nan
tide2 905.399.448
grain2 905.399.227
slow2 905.399.227
wae7 3,168.859.177
silver2 905.399.122
beuts2 905.39nan
next4 1,810.779.168
books2 905.399.122
blew2 905.399.019
own2 905.398.920
dressan2 905.39nan
settled2 905.399.019
waves2 905.398.823
flew2 905.398.458
pot2 905.398.458
along2 905.398.373
runnan2 905.39nan
haar2 905.398.546
spell2 905.398.049
long3 1,358.087.924
met3 1,358.087.856
covered2 905.397.752
keek2 905.397.681
we2 905.397.582
usually2 905.397.544
above2 905.397.544
ready3 1,358.087.529
air4 1,810.777.428
week3 1,358.087.343
west2 905.397.223
each3 1,358.087.165
northside2 905.39nan
thanks2 905.397.162
raised2 905.397.103
st2 905.396.986
jimmy2 905.396.929
hills2 905.396.359
head2 905.396.312
caals2 905.39nan
yir3 1,358.086.827
neck2 905.396.265
class2 905.396.173
right4 1,810.776.172
noo9 4,074.245.786
sure3 1,358.085.751
he's2 905.395.671
dry3 1,358.085.565
red2 905.395.483
cum2 905.395.483
fither2 905.39nan
water2 905.395.447
bit12 5,432.325.335
up16 7,243.105.324
push-me-pull-you2 905.39nan
weel7 3,168.855.254
wednesday2 905.394.946
tuesday2 905.394.885
sun3 1,358.084.712
born2 905.394.708
half2 905.394.596
thursday2 905.394.596
watch2 905.394.515
grey2 905.394.515
three4 1,810.774.488
heids2 905.394.210
passed2 905.394.186
hauntanly2 905.39nan
i21 9,506.564.007
singan2 905.39nan
deterred2 905.39nan
nae2 905.393.983
sign2 905.393.934
niver3 1,358.083.872
warm2 905.393.869
kens2 905.393.805
paper2 905.393.784
wir4 1,810.773.744
stert2 905.393.643
oan7 3,168.853.563
tae35 15,844.273.552
will5 2,263.473.548
god2 905.393.546
whistled2 905.39nan
line2 905.393.489
chance2 905.393.380
ran2 905.393.190
rest2 905.392.983
good2 905.392.968
ithers2 905.392.938
two2 905.392.908
ootside2 905.392.849
hersel2 905.392.736
creeler2 905.39nan
claes2 905.392.893
black2 905.392.629
siller2 905.392.368
bot2 905.392.146
feet2 905.392.063
year4 1,810.771.964
past2 905.391.936
his8 3,621.551.920
her7 3,168.851.914
bide2 905.391.899
jist6 2,716.161.884
bi5 2,263.471.828
doon8 3,621.551.807
back2 905.391.803
afore5 2,263.471.800
they5 2,263.471.733
this5 2,263.471.642
no9 4,074.241.486
fine3 1,358.081.435
big3 1,358.081.405
wi12 5,432.321.332
heard2 905.391.157
hid5 2,263.471.079
room2 905.391.077
road2 905.391.018
as10 4,526.940.982
while2 905.390.865
go2 905.390.851
till2 905.390.833
skrekked2 905.39nan
laid2 905.395.913
ither4 1,810.770.805
at11 4,979.630.764
them2 905.390.754
set2 905.390.719
things2 905.390.707
bairns2 905.390.595
last2 905.390.535
thi'll2 905.39nan
say3 1,358.080.479
day3 1,358.080.440
breezes2 905.39nan
some2 905.390.423
twa4 1,810.770.343
o49 22,181.980.287
shae'll2 905.39nan
fae8 3,621.550.511
time3 1,358.080.251
summoned2 905.39nan
is12 5,432.320.201
been5 2,263.470.199
or6 2,716.160.198
anither2 905.390.178
noup2 905.39nan
their3 1,358.080.159
cuver'd2 905.39nan
ower6 2,716.160.221
on15 6,790.400.151
see3 1,358.080.086
mind2 905.390.083
eightsome2 905.39nan
in36 16,296.970.074
be12 5,432.320.068
new2 905.390.058
queeker2 905.39nan
hooley2 905.39nan
so2 905.390.056
by3 1,358.080.051
then2 905.390.041
heid2 905.390.012
lighthooses2 905.39nan
reelan2 905.39nan
oot9 4,074.240.010
aar2 905.39nan
swayan2 905.39nan
hoose2 905.390.007
aye3 1,358.080.005
like6 2,716.160.004
wey2 905.390.002
the129 58,397.460.001
got2 905.390.001
bernard's2 905.39nan
reel'd2 905.39nan
iviry2 905.39nan
an56 25,350.840.000