A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Laurenson, Hannah Lisa

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 693
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 305
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.272
Tagged as SHD (Shetland) dialect.
Top ten most common words - da, and, wid, tae, we, wis, a, for, s, o,

List of texts in corpus

Da Maa's Eggs
Hands Up For Trad (26-04-2019) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as prose (693 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
da43 62,049.06197.598
wid21 30,303.03100.043
rasmie7 10,101.0190.263
faider6 8,658.0164.146
lowrie5 7,215.0158.033
and28 40,404.0455.202
eggs6 8,658.0151.983
libby4 5,772.0150.905
daa4 5,772.0150.905
maa4 5,772.0143.275
we16 23,088.0230.067
tought2 2,886.0025.447
dad4 5,772.0124.687
mam4 5,772.0124.029
rop2 2,886.0023.722
roe2 2,886.0018.845
nort2 2,886.0018.117
yis2 2,886.0016.969
dat4 5,772.0116.601
you8 11,544.0116.304
sowl2 2,886.0015.887
beds2 2,886.0013.976
both2 2,886.0013.048
face4 5,772.0112.300
tink2 2,886.0012.300
wan4 5,772.0111.721
aathing2 2,886.0011.673
chair2 2,886.0011.673
tell4 5,772.0110.840
for12 17,316.0210.766
coo2 2,886.0010.614
dey3 4,329.0010.402
widna2 2,886.009.709
laird2 2,886.009.671
dir2 2,886.009.175
your3 4,329.008.998
land2 2,886.008.768
hid5 7,215.018.543
wis16 23,088.028.469
back6 8,658.018.152
makin2 2,886.007.786
bairns3 4,329.007.693
every2 2,886.007.090
do2 2,886.006.891
story2 2,886.006.891
very2 2,886.006.822
nivver2 2,886.006.720
sat2 2,886.006.238
day5 7,215.015.888
tap2 2,886.005.830
git2 2,886.005.289
s11 15,873.025.083
my3 4,329.004.921
his9 12,987.014.704
noo4 5,772.014.473
keep2 2,886.003.964
busta2 2,886.00nan
look2 2,886.004.449
atween2 2,886.003.923
efter3 4,329.003.722
left2 2,886.003.551
aa4 5,772.013.523
thing2 2,886.003.410
wha2 2,886.003.371
dus2 2,886.00nan
awa3 4,329.003.324
wir2 2,886.003.245
a13 18,759.023.054
aff3 4,329.002.975
on8 11,544.012.593
if3 4,329.002.450
at8 11,544.012.281
tak2 2,886.002.191
come2 2,886.002.095
hoose2 2,886.002.006
be6 8,658.011.489
is7 10,101.011.464
aboot4 5,772.011.420
me4 5,772.011.190
doon3 4,329.001.176
twa2 2,886.000.928
o11 15,873.020.841
aye2 2,886.000.743
tae18 25,974.030.630
it6 8,658.010.626
up4 5,772.010.581
apa2 2,886.00nan
some2 2,886.000.853
intae2 2,886.000.487
winky2 2,886.00nan
been2 2,886.000.357
but2 2,886.000.196
he7 10,101.010.139
in10 14,430.010.062
she4 5,772.010.056
willy2 2,886.00nan
hae2 2,886.000.082
her4 5,772.010.046
i4 5,772.010.001