A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Intro a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Texts Writers Statistics Top200 Search Compare

. .Previous author - Next author
- fine grain dialect comparison - Venn diagrams - punctuation analysis - chronology -

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 38,914.49143.221
thinkan8 4,096.2677.053
hids8 4,096.2674.705
yir14 7,168.4674.644
sweeng6 3,072.2066.400
an6 3,072.2062.692
thir15 7,680.4957.318
han8 4,096.2656.718
roond12 6,144.3955.129
turn12 6,144.3953.594
says15 7,680.4947.341
am11 5,632.3645.429
me29 14,848.9542.421
wae15 7,680.4941.843
stook4 2,048.1340.706
top6 3,072.2038.612
paet5 2,560.1637.877
grip6 3,072.2037.666
wind7 3,584.2332.871
claes8 4,096.2632.728
stabs3 1,536.1030.968
owld4 2,048.1329.461
blide3 1,536.1029.384
across7 3,584.2328.687
right9 4,608.2928.507
watchan3 1,536.1028.145
drizzle3 1,536.1028.145
knackered3 1,536.1028.145
bank5 2,560.1627.950
west5 2,560.1627.792
hid15 7,680.4927.297
sleet4 2,048.1326.515
wir10 5,120.3325.972
wather4 2,048.1325.495
fur20 10,240.6625.154
eens4 2,048.1324.809
more5 2,560.1623.279
paets3 1,536.1023.183
who7 3,584.2323.140
window3 1,536.1022.723
fail3 1,536.1022.296
home4 2,048.1322.232
thowt3 1,536.1021.899
are13 6,656.4321.859
binder3 1,536.1021.526
makshift2 1,024.0721.310
haeds2 1,024.0721.310
pelters2 1,024.0721.310
flummoxed2 1,024.0721.310
scorcher2 1,024.0721.310
row3 1,536.1019.953
lit4 2,048.1319.953
stubble2 1,024.0719.588
waitan2 1,024.0719.588
lyan2 1,024.0719.588
lost5 2,560.1619.206
hiv7 3,584.2318.600
dance4 2,048.1318.487
slices2 1,024.0718.407
step4 2,048.1317.426
boots3 1,536.1017.334
fegs2 1,024.0716.769
haze2 1,024.0716.151
shoes3 1,536.1015.804
evry2 1,024.0715.617
end6 3,072.2015.158
that5 2,560.1615.113
gress3 1,536.1015.051
hail4 2,048.1315.001
twine2 1,024.0714.728
heather3 1,536.1014.599
fancy3 1,536.1013.793
cowld2 1,024.0713.687
feet5 2,560.1613.590
wis6 3,072.2013.395
go6 3,072.2013.159
tak8 4,096.2613.140
fornent2 1,024.0713.122
lift4 2,048.1313.019
then9 4,608.2912.853
line4 2,048.1312.633
faan2 1,024.0712.628
hill4 2,048.1312.468
danced2 1,024.0712.190
snow2 1,024.0712.190
th'3 1,536.1011.710
create2 1,024.0711.614
bonny4 2,048.1311.245
left6 3,072.2011.234
just6 3,072.2010.966
birl2 1,024.0710.961
holes2 1,024.0710.813
kert4 2,048.13nan
dancin2 1,024.0710.813
upper2 1,024.0710.813
fower4 2,048.1310.602
whar3 1,536.1010.261
forward2 1,024.079.917
gan3 1,536.109.752
warmth2 1,024.079.289
aite4 2,048.13nan
her2 1,024.079.610
annie2 1,024.078.837
wash2 1,024.078.837
summer2 1,024.078.837
love3 1,536.108.792
washed2 1,024.078.753
weet3 1,536.108.720
draawn3 1,536.10nan
long3 1,536.108.613
they'll2 1,024.078.590
mark2 1,024.078.511
twice2 1,024.078.434
no13 6,656.438.427
a37 18,945.218.371
notice2 1,024.078.359
bairns5 2,560.168.321
days5 2,560.167.843
each3 1,536.107.837
fae13 6,656.437.588
them9 4,608.297.462
men4 2,048.137.450
whit11 5,632.367.422
blue3 1,536.107.274
usual2 1,024.077.217
gaan2 1,024.077.163
two3 1,536.107.144
lives2 1,024.077.058
months2 1,024.076.666
field2 1,024.076.530
fill2 1,024.076.486
back10 5,120.336.306
way3 1,536.106.053
few3 1,536.106.033
all3 1,536.105.993
he8 4,096.265.910
ye19 9,728.625.553
tap3 1,536.105.454
shaiff3 1,536.10nan
dry3 1,536.106.175
east2 1,024.075.440
bed3 1,536.105.267
box2 1,024.075.106
that's3 1,536.104.963
did5 2,560.164.859
coorse3 1,536.104.610
sooth2 1,024.074.554
be4 2,048.134.479
the136 69,636.464.378
will5 2,560.164.334
deep2 1,024.074.279
at6 3,072.204.215
high2 1,024.074.089
ready2 1,024.074.068
or2 1,024.074.061
wark3 1,536.104.051
been8 4,096.263.985
doot2 1,024.073.760
road3 1,536.103.601
rest2 1,024.073.386
apin3 1,536.10nan
morn2 1,024.075.106
aff6 3,072.203.335
they13 6,656.433.267
less2 1,024.073.262
twa6 3,072.203.235
till3 1,536.103.215
their7 3,584.233.101
keep3 1,536.102.982
run2 1,024.072.949
runnan2 1,024.07nan
new4 2,048.132.892
want3 1,536.102.864
wife2 1,024.072.534
wan3 1,536.102.279
blighter2 1,024.07nan
on17 8,704.561.854
young2 1,024.071.766
his7 3,584.231.756
seen3 1,536.101.582
like8 4,096.261.333
folk2 1,024.071.323
you6 3,072.201.290
birlan2 1,024.07nan
here4 2,048.131.267
we5 2,560.161.101
need2 1,024.071.058
brokin2 1,024.07nan
atween2 1,024.071.015
comman2 1,024.07nan
up5 2,560.160.929
i15 7,680.490.904
is9 4,608.290.850
better2 1,024.070.834
ferfal2 1,024.07nan
to4 2,048.130.811
face2 1,024.070.787
in35 17,921.150.662
of4 2,048.130.515
she8 4,096.260.474
fine2 1,024.070.423
doon3 1,536.100.394
oot10 5,120.330.363
for13 6,656.430.356
when3 1,536.100.315
by4 2,048.130.293
jist2 1,024.070.286
made2 1,024.070.232
blowan2 1,024.07nan
ower3 1,536.100.476
aye2 1,024.070.229
noo4 2,048.130.207
bit6 3,072.200.180
had2 1,024.070.152
aboot5 2,560.160.113
again2 1,024.070.111
tae40 20,481.310.078
my2 1,024.070.054
oan3 1,536.100.027
efter2 1,024.070.016
ither2 1,024.070.015
akwird2 1,024.07nan
as11 5,632.360.067
day4 2,048.130.010
see3 1,536.100.005
o40 20,481.310.001
rittan2 1,024.07nan
fit2 1,024.070.000