A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Grieve, Issy

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,953
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 783
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.494
Tagged as ORK (Orkney) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, and, tae, o, a, in, me, fur, ye, on,

List of texts in corpus

Gallows Ha - Birlan wae the wather
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (115 words)
Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums
Orkney Voices (2021-11-17 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (1,838 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
and76 38,914.49144.175
thinkan8 4,096.2677.046
hids8 4,096.2674.697
yir14 7,168.4674.630
sweeng6 3,072.2066.394
an6 3,072.2063.571
thir15 7,680.4957.365
han8 4,096.2656.710
roond12 6,144.3956.666
turn12 6,144.3953.846
says15 7,680.4948.870
am11 5,632.3646.008
me29 14,848.9544.015
wae15 7,680.4941.730
stook4 2,048.1340.702
top6 3,072.2038.607
paet5 2,560.1637.872
grip6 3,072.2037.214
wind7 3,584.2333.164
claes8 4,096.2632.650
stabs3 1,536.1030.965
owld4 2,048.1329.457
blide3 1,536.1029.381
across7 3,584.2328.824
right9 4,608.2928.373
watchan3 1,536.1028.142
knackered3 1,536.1028.142
bank5 2,560.1627.945
west5 2,560.1627.787
drizzle3 1,536.1027.121
hid15 7,680.4927.025
sleet4 2,048.1326.511
wir10 5,120.3325.817
fur20 10,240.6625.620
wather4 2,048.1325.491
eens4 2,048.1324.805
who7 3,584.2323.457
more5 2,560.1623.274
paets3 1,536.1023.180
home4 2,048.1322.880
fail3 1,536.1022.720
window3 1,536.1022.720
are13 6,656.4322.407
thowt3 1,536.1021.896
binder3 1,536.1021.523
makshift2 1,024.0721.309
haeds2 1,024.0721.309
pelters2 1,024.0721.309
lit4 2,048.1319.721
lyan2 1,024.0719.586
stubble2 1,024.0719.586
waitan2 1,024.0719.586
row3 1,536.1019.177
lost5 2,560.1619.018
dance4 2,048.1318.579
slices2 1,024.0718.405
hiv7 3,584.2318.321
step4 2,048.1317.589
boots3 1,536.1017.332
fegs2 1,024.0716.767
haze2 1,024.0716.149
shoes3 1,536.1015.801
evry2 1,024.0715.615
that5 2,560.1615.113
hail4 2,048.1315.057
gress3 1,536.1015.048
end6 3,072.2014.984
twine2 1,024.0714.727
heather3 1,536.1014.596
fancy3 1,536.1013.697
cowld2 1,024.0713.686
feet5 2,560.1613.491
wis6 3,072.2013.421
go6 3,072.2013.222
fornent2 1,024.0713.120
lift4 2,048.1313.060
tak8 4,096.2612.982
line4 2,048.1312.972
then9 4,608.2912.911
faan2 1,024.0712.626
hill4 2,048.1312.424
snow2 1,024.0712.188
danced2 1,024.0712.188
th'3 1,536.1011.707
create2 1,024.0711.612
just6 3,072.2011.357
left6 3,072.2011.211
bonny4 2,048.1311.208
birl2 1,024.0710.811
dancin2 1,024.0710.811
kert4 2,048.13nan
holes2 1,024.0710.670
upper2 1,024.0710.670
fower4 2,048.1310.447
whar3 1,536.1010.210
her2 1,024.079.754
gan3 1,536.109.619
forward2 1,024.079.485
warmth2 1,024.079.287
wash2 1,024.078.835
annie2 1,024.078.835
long3 1,536.108.826
washed2 1,024.078.751
weet3 1,536.108.681
summer2 1,024.078.668
mark2 1,024.078.588
twice2 1,024.078.588
runnan2 1,024.07nan
love3 1,536.109.089
they'll2 1,024.078.588
no13 6,656.438.558
notice2 1,024.078.357
bairns5 2,560.168.301
a37 18,945.218.262
days5 2,560.168.133
each3 1,536.107.834
fae13 6,656.437.744
men4 2,048.137.556
whit11 5,632.367.547
them9 4,608.297.406
two3 1,536.107.298
blue3 1,536.107.298
usual2 1,024.077.215
lives2 1,024.077.215
gaan2 1,024.077.004
months2 1,024.076.758
field2 1,024.076.484
fill2 1,024.076.441
back10 5,120.336.295
way3 1,536.106.235
dry3 1,536.106.235
few3 1,536.106.193
he8 4,096.266.072
draawn3 1,536.10nan
shaiff3 1,536.10nan
all3 1,536.106.010
ye19 9,728.625.661
east2 1,024.075.438
tap3 1,536.105.417
bed3 1,536.105.298
box2 1,024.075.163
morn2 1,024.075.134
that's3 1,536.104.930
did5 2,560.164.906
sooth2 1,024.074.553
be4 2,048.134.492
will5 2,560.164.391
apin3 1,536.10nan
coorse3 1,536.104.593
deep2 1,024.074.344
at6 3,072.204.294
the136 69,636.464.283
or2 1,024.074.169
wark3 1,536.104.110
ready2 1,024.074.046
been8 4,096.264.026
high2 1,024.074.006
doot2 1,024.073.777
road3 1,536.103.536
rest2 1,024.073.353
aff6 3,072.203.306
less2 1,024.073.230
they13 6,656.433.208
twa6 3,072.203.188
till3 1,536.103.157
their7 3,584.233.056
keep3 1,536.102.989
run2 1,024.072.948
new4 2,048.132.915
aite4 2,048.13nan
flummoxed2 1,024.0721.309
want3 1,536.102.887
wife2 1,024.072.544
wan3 1,536.102.364
on17 8,704.561.804
young2 1,024.071.764
seen3 1,536.101.561
blighter2 1,024.07nan
his7 3,584.231.825
you6 3,072.201.440
like8 4,096.261.397
folk2 1,024.071.340
here4 2,048.131.259
need2 1,024.071.091
birlan2 1,024.07nan
we5 2,560.161.137
i15 7,680.490.995
up5 2,560.160.955
atween2 1,024.070.950
better2 1,024.070.874
brokin2 1,024.07nan
to4 2,048.130.897
is9 4,608.290.851
face2 1,024.070.817
in35 17,921.150.658
ower3 1,536.100.490
she8 4,096.260.428
when3 1,536.100.387
doon3 1,536.100.387
oot10 5,120.330.367
for13 6,656.430.320
ferfal2 1,024.07nan
fine2 1,024.070.427
comman2 1,024.07nan
of4 2,048.130.564
jist2 1,024.070.320
aye2 1,024.070.291
by4 2,048.130.279
made2 1,024.070.242
noo4 2,048.130.217
bit6 3,072.200.178
had2 1,024.070.153
aboot5 2,560.160.124
tae40 20,481.310.091
blowan2 1,024.07nan
again2 1,024.070.122
as11 5,632.360.083
my2 1,024.070.060
oan3 1,536.100.044
ither2 1,024.070.020
akwird2 1,024.07nan
day4 2,048.130.014
efter2 1,024.070.013
scorcher2 1,024.07nan
see3 1,536.100.005
rittan2 1,024.07nan
fit2 1,024.070.002
o40 20,481.310.002