A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Stewart, David

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,277
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 529
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.414
Tagged as MNB (Mid Northern B) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, and, tae, was, she, a, that, bella, o, for,

List of texts in corpus

Catch-Up Chapter 163 - Planning the Mystery Tour.
Facebook (2024-07-04) in Doric dialect (MNB), categorised as prose (1,277 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
bella16 12,529.37165.298
was30 23,492.56134.485
and51 39,937.3599.652
myne7 5,481.6073.178
nodded6 4,698.5149.648
meeting5 3,915.4347.983
jean5 3,915.4346.486
cwid4 3,132.3444.087
ago6 4,698.5132.237
she25 19,577.1330.499
leaned3 2,349.2626.754
weeks5 3,915.4326.363
moving3 2,349.2625.706
mystery3 2,349.2624.044
geed3 2,349.2623.361
cwidna2 1,566.1723.000
planning2 1,566.1723.000
tv4 3,132.3422.799
o'6 4,698.5122.790
allo2 1,566.1721.277
prophetic2 1,566.1721.277
muggsie8 6,264.68nan
tour3 2,349.2622.194
a'4 3,132.3419.533
forward3 2,349.2619.487
watteries8 6,264.68nan
took6 4,698.5121.810
looked5 3,915.4319.304
mena5 3,915.43nan
years6 4,698.5118.771
coughed2 1,566.1717.834
abiddy6 4,698.51nan
tee3 2,349.2617.180
three6 4,698.5116.045
suggestions2 1,566.1716.028
ivver3 2,349.2615.884
fan5 3,915.4315.752
smiled3 2,349.2615.292
word4 3,132.3415.214
again7 5,481.6015.186
we'll3 2,349.2614.830
table4 3,132.3414.754
book3 2,349.2614.612
muttered2 1,566.1714.298
nivver4 3,132.3414.081
spoke3 2,349.2613.942
wilf5 3,915.43nan
brief2 1,566.1713.655
testament2 1,566.1713.278
authority2 1,566.1713.103
given2 1,566.1711.682
explained2 1,566.1711.452
started3 2,349.2611.063
gift2 1,566.1711.029
called2 1,566.1710.834
due2 1,566.1710.302
hale4 3,132.349.987
further2 1,566.179.693
silence2 1,566.179.169
raised2 1,566.179.169
we13 10,180.118.645
meenits2 1,566.178.604
plan2 1,566.178.552
key2 1,566.178.351
speak3 2,349.268.289
gave2 1,566.178.255
six2 1,566.178.161
breath2 1,566.178.115
being2 1,566.177.604
say5 3,915.437.403
roon4 3,132.347.367
weem4 3,132.34nan
he's2 1,566.177.685
that's3 2,349.267.114
bus2 1,566.177.021
thought2 1,566.177.021
get6 4,698.516.815
gan2 1,566.176.551
a23 18,010.966.538
stop2 1,566.176.464
time7 5,481.606.338
is2 1,566.176.308
her14 10,963.196.291
course2 1,566.176.270
in10 7,830.856.132
o15 11,746.285.894
so5 3,915.435.753
hiv3 2,349.265.717
since2 1,566.175.701
look3 2,349.265.633
div2 1,566.175.316
go3 2,349.265.301
tae40 31,323.415.193
affa3 2,349.265.182
for14 10,963.194.993
two2 1,566.174.973
north2 1,566.174.955
keep3 2,349.264.934
yon3 2,349.264.894
set3 2,349.264.855
that21 16,444.794.730
ithers2 1,566.174.713
turned2 1,566.174.583
first4 3,132.344.272
bella-2 1,566.17nan
had5 3,915.434.189
wir3 2,349.263.908
yet2 1,566.173.818
fit4 3,132.343.385
came2 1,566.173.086
thegither2 1,566.173.068
noo5 3,915.433.022
end2 1,566.172.782
habakkuk2 1,566.17nan
ye3 2,349.262.733
fae7 5,481.602.699
think3 2,349.262.676
but9 7,047.772.660
ower6 4,698.512.614
hame3 2,349.262.485
been5 3,915.432.281
has2 1,566.172.260
said4 3,132.342.126
it10 7,830.851.912
through2 1,566.171.905
ane3 2,349.261.832
last2 1,566.171.775
then3 2,349.261.568
doon5 3,915.431.480
i11 8,613.941.439
or2 1,566.171.430
baith2 1,566.171.392
life2 1,566.171.372
me2 1,566.171.284
didna2 1,566.171.251
as11 8,613.941.145
her-2 1,566.17nan
afore3 2,349.261.138
anither2 1,566.171.112
on11 8,613.941.105
chairing2 1,566.17nan
door2 1,566.171.014
he8 6,264.681.012
they3 2,349.260.899
thon2 1,566.170.868
his5 3,915.430.835
up7 5,481.600.788
of3 2,349.260.734
fellowship2 1,566.17nan
year2 1,566.170.688
oor3 2,349.260.624
muckle2 1,566.170.565
if3 2,349.260.527
got2 1,566.170.482
nae5 3,915.430.455
hae2 1,566.170.373
man2 1,566.170.344
aboot5 3,915.430.339
wid2 1,566.170.232
here2 1,566.170.220
were2 1,566.170.171
day2 1,566.170.094
hall-2 1,566.17nan
richt2 1,566.170.074
aff2 1,566.170.057
back3 2,349.260.052
auld2 1,566.170.052
elspeth's2 1,566.17nan
twa2 1,566.170.046
you2 1,566.170.041
wi9 7,047.770.036
the76 59,514.490.032
be6 4,698.510.030
there3 2,349.260.024
at8 6,264.680.006
jist2 1,566.170.005
this5 3,915.430.003
by2 1,566.170.000