A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Bruce, Lorraine

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,347
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,288
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.599
Tagged as ORK (Orkney) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, o, and, tae, an, wae, is, in, fur,

List of texts in corpus

Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums
Orkney Voices (2021-11-17 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (3,347 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
wae65 19,420.38290.539
yu20 5,975.50187.580
cook18 5,377.95136.761
ha18 5,377.95128.570
hur13 3,884.08119.661
yur16 4,780.4097.859
peedie14 4,182.8594.936
marwick9 2,688.9887.377
thurs8 2,390.2081.913
mrs18 5,377.9581.311
too17 5,079.1881.240
thur16 4,780.4078.204
hids9 2,688.9875.945
and73 21,810.5872.465
hat9 2,688.9857.322
ids5 1,493.8852.038
shae's5 1,493.8852.038
tall8 2,390.2051.226
owld7 2,091.4350.886
nose9 2,688.9850.078
id6 1,792.6549.858
joost8 2,390.2048.211
oan25 7,469.3844.153
ur11 3,286.5341.771
mibee5 1,493.8841.183
papay4 1,195.1040.952
train7 2,091.4340.801
luk7 2,091.4340.496
the287 85,748.4340.165
off9 2,688.9838.611
luv4 1,195.1033.616
ees5 1,493.8831.310
mimi13 3,884.08nan
all10 2,987.7531.576
he5 1,493.8831.019
um7 2,091.4330.853
waakan3 896.3329.969
runners3 896.3329.969
is50 14,938.7529.845
shae9 2,688.9829.208
fatty3 896.3327.744
wur12 3,585.3025.859
home5 1,493.8825.425
drivan3 896.3324.926
heed6 1,792.6524.740
shael9 2,688.98nan
cheese5 1,493.8824.435
roond8 2,390.2023.682
alwis3 896.3323.043
fur26 7,768.1522.992
whut5 1,493.8821.831
caulifloor8 2,390.20nan
wife8 2,390.2021.309
lead5 1,493.8821.148
wind6 1,792.6520.579
whistle3 896.3320.480
faether8 2,390.20nan
sea7 2,091.4319.624
costies8 2,390.20nan
marina2 597.5519.161
pul2 597.5519.161
heeded2 597.5519.161
masts2 597.5519.161
hid'll2 597.5519.161
dansan2 597.5519.161
queek2 597.5519.161
bae5 1,493.8818.738
don't4 1,195.1018.695
fast5 1,493.8818.441
thum5 1,493.8817.607
pullan3 896.33nan
cup5 1,493.8817.519
freshly2 597.5517.441
swerve2 597.5517.441
week's2 597.5517.441
brittle2 597.5517.441
westray2 597.5517.441
selkie2 597.5516.263
under5 1,493.8816.147
big10 2,987.7515.583
hael2 597.5515.361
makan2 597.5515.361
bandage2 597.5515.361
keepan2 597.5515.361
watchan2 597.5515.361
white6 1,792.6514.906
slaetero's6 1,792.65nan
hoodie2 597.5515.361
baet2 597.5514.630
boots3 896.3314.191
yellow2 597.5514.015
lazy2 597.5514.015
goan2 597.5514.015
slow3 896.3313.856
tryan2 597.5513.484
man12 3,585.3013.223
sandals2 597.5513.017
teeble5 1,493.88nan
heeds2 597.5513.017
efternoon2 597.5513.017
salt2 597.5513.017
followed3 896.3312.820
awey3 896.3312.820
thistle2 597.5512.600
his6 1,792.6512.453
bound2 597.5512.224
al3 896.3312.066
seasons2 597.5511.882
whar4 1,195.1011.743
cowld2 597.5511.567
stores2 597.5511.567
hid's2 597.5511.567
window2 597.5511.567
ootside5 1,493.8811.372
race3 896.3311.102
fae21 6,274.2811.061
toes2 597.5510.755
rear2 597.5510.755
west3 896.3310.724
happy4 1,195.1010.704
back17 5,079.1810.517
stone2 597.5510.086
coonter2 597.5510.086
long4 1,195.109.951
sky4 1,195.109.904
doon17 5,079.189.557
wis18 5,377.959.172
thick3 896.339.163
taks4 1,195.109.113
high4 1,195.109.031
mill2 597.559.026
reed2 597.558.731
goes3 896.338.592
bright2 597.558.457
purple2 597.558.457
toon4 1,195.108.269
butter2 597.558.083
rolls2 597.558.083
pile2 597.558.083
blue4 1,195.107.991
bliddy2 597.557.966
hungry2 597.557.966
ya3 896.337.768
wear2 597.557.743
rapurs2 597.55nan
derry2 597.557.743
catch3 896.337.718
are11 3,286.537.658
tael3 896.33nan
among2 597.557.637
surface2 597.557.637
git5 1,493.887.582
prize2 597.557.534
belly2 597.557.434
dressed2 597.557.434
ca3 896.337.243
blew2 597.557.241
shaes3 896.33nan
comes5 1,493.887.237
that19 5,676.737.061
cutties3 896.33nan
culur3 896.33nan
waves2 597.557.241
doag2 597.556.971
pot2 597.556.886
hot2 597.556.886
gret2 597.556.886
on10 2,987.756.828
stop3 896.336.613
hatimo3 896.33nan
whaen3 896.33nan
next4 1,195.106.536
jeck3 896.33nan
ahint4 1,195.106.536
gress2 597.556.487
last6 1,792.656.404
age3 896.336.347
bit17 5,079.186.338
grip2 597.556.269
right5 1,493.886.251
aroond3 896.336.027
playan3 896.33nan
noo12 3,585.306.003
wan6 1,792.655.960
o90 26,889.755.925
luckan3 896.33nan
should4 1,195.105.722
weemin2 597.555.688
an65 19,420.385.606
lucky2 597.555.572
drive2 597.555.572
wackend2 597.55nan
sun4 1,195.105.486
caught2 597.555.459
pair3 896.335.421
up22 6,573.055.330
week3 896.335.305
go5 1,493.885.302
eyes3 896.335.276
that's4 1,195.105.008
swael2 597.55nan
moon2 597.555.246
why3 896.334.974
singan2 597.55nan
such2 597.554.859
wettan2 597.55nan
oh4 1,195.105.181
third2 597.554.814
move2 597.554.556
good3 896.334.501
furst2 597.554.243
me18 5,377.954.235
or5 1,493.884.104
against2 597.553.995
cum2 597.553.961
grund2 597.553.894
second2 597.553.704
no15 4,481.633.697
time2 597.553.533
hiv4 1,195.103.475
hid9 2,688.983.296
whit3 896.333.166
hivan2 597.55nan
gan2 597.553.153
tappan2 597.55nan
bade2 597.553.153
dark2 597.553.128
this7 2,091.433.125
bag2 597.553.104
am3 896.333.084
land2 597.553.080
aboot5 1,493.883.057
at14 4,182.853.041
soon2 597.552.916
brither2 597.552.872
turns2 597.552.806
keep4 1,195.102.665
must2 597.552.640
so7 2,091.432.562
things4 1,195.102.556
paper2 597.552.466
faerful2 597.55nan
gae2 597.552.466
peenk2 597.55nan
ee's2 597.55nan
warm2 597.552.541
since2 597.552.447
line2 597.552.339
tea2 597.552.322
proggy2 597.55nan
they8 2,390.202.212
came3 896.332.201
made5 1,493.882.199
doot2 597.552.107
middle2 597.552.045
night2 597.552.045
two2 597.551.871
of2 597.551.856
smael2 597.55nan
rain3 896.331.854
hayur2 597.55nan
couple2 597.551.843
ten2 597.551.686
intae9 2,688.981.682
bonny2 597.551.661
corsh2 597.55nan
day10 2,987.751.658
again5 1,493.881.645
saw3 896.331.606
says4 1,195.101.560
black2 597.551.542
enough2 597.551.485
to2 597.551.326
by8 2,390.201.291
wid6 1,792.651.254
hair2 597.551.230
lot2 597.551.211
fund2 597.551.202
yusan2 597.55nan
turn2 597.551.202
while3 896.331.197
street2 597.551.193
afore2 597.551.190
dae2 597.551.180
in45 13,444.881.050
some7 2,091.431.025
ither2 597.551.010
fyur2 597.55nan
atween3 896.331.018
muttin3 896.33nan
dish2 597.5510.296
nugget3 896.33nan
pink2 597.557.059
set3 896.331.006
can3 896.331.004
want3 896.330.983
feet2 597.550.982
tap2 597.550.959
efter2 597.550.947
i24 7,170.600.900
past2 597.550.899
there6 1,792.650.870
even4 1,195.100.787
much2 597.550.667
canna2 597.550.627
niver2 597.550.544
like11 3,286.530.533
marwick's2 597.55nan
thaen2 597.55nan
be14 4,182.850.518
got2 597.550.428
hear2 597.550.422
end2 597.550.422
feel2 597.550.405
trellan2 597.55nan
a92 27,487.300.359
oot12 3,585.300.319
your2 597.550.313
weel5 1,493.880.308
say2 597.550.295
my2 597.550.293
cuman2 597.55nan
will2 597.550.267
its3 896.330.253
been5 1,493.880.224
whitema2 597.55nan
door3 896.330.170
mak2 597.550.164
did2 597.550.158
still3 896.330.112
mind2 597.550.087
than4 1,195.100.080
bringan2 597.55nan
see6 1,792.650.075
slaetero2 597.55nan
new3 896.330.081
through2 597.550.074
think3 896.330.067
only2 597.550.067
then3 896.330.065
fleean2 597.55nan
ower5 1,493.880.949
it's3 896.330.053
three2 597.550.049
waethur2 597.55nan
anither2 597.550.027
here4 1,195.100.025
til2 597.550.022
tae73 21,810.580.019
thing2 597.550.014
fine2 597.550.003
muckle3 896.330.002
you6 1,792.650.000
if5 1,493.880.000
life2 597.550.000
marwicks2 597.55nan
kitcheen2 597.55nan