A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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TheChielMeister

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,670
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 612
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.729
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - a, the, ah, nae, ma, tae, ye, ah'm, fit, wi,

List of texts in corpus

Ah'm e chiel (sae dinna fash)
youtube.com (2011-03-17) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (550 words)

Philomena and Alcohol
youtube.com (2010-02-23) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (317 words)

Oatcakes 'n' Cheese
youtube.com (2009-08-10) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (372 words)

Nae mince in Moray
youtube.com (2008-12-26) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (431 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
oatcakes14 8,383.23161.244
ah'm21 12,574.85152.238
n'13 7,784.43113.413
cheese13 7,784.43110.833
o'19 11,377.25105.451
ah'll11 6,586.8391.700
mince10 5,988.0283.871
bliddy9 5,389.2277.930
e18 10,778.4475.876
an'15 8,982.0471.973
thir's7 4,191.6268.220
dinna16 9,580.8467.255
nae31 18,562.8764.309
fit20 11,976.0561.012
ah've8 4,790.4256.046
naeb'dy5 2,994.0155.997
alcohol6 3,592.8154.367
ah39 23,353.2953.754
o3 1,796.4148.885
hell's4 2,395.2146.490
plinty4 2,395.2143.859
haet5 2,994.0141.921
ma30 17,964.0741.744
ye're7 4,191.6241.512
min6 3,592.8139.046
daftie4 2,395.2138.050
an10 5,988.0237.207
oan16 9,580.8435.298
ah'd5 2,994.0134.604
vodka3 1,796.4134.121
ca'3 1,796.4134.121
mannie's3 1,796.4134.121
tatty3 1,796.4134.121
laef3 1,796.4134.121
litre3 1,796.4131.892
a'6 3,592.8131.005
jist15 8,982.0429.068
wye9 5,389.2228.506
grants3 1,796.4126.421
spik5 2,994.0125.270
laik3 1,796.4123.643
it3 1,796.4122.153
the56 33,532.9321.936
lykes2 1,197.6021.927
dod3 1,796.4120.869
fasht3 1,796.4120.869
loun3 1,796.4119.628
fuar's7 4,191.62nan
butter3 1,796.4118.994
w'll6 3,592.81nan
you're3 1,796.4118.797
craic2 1,197.6018.118
lee3 1,796.4117.901
ye'll4 2,395.2117.753
baef6 3,592.81nan
ye24 14,371.2617.507
please4 2,395.2116.984
that3 1,796.4116.842
aits2 1,197.6016.765
spreid3 1,796.4116.707
lyke3 1,796.4116.574
spikkin3 1,796.4116.444
bake2 1,197.6016.231
roon'2 1,197.6016.231
tesco2 1,197.6015.341
im3 1,796.4115.179
haed8 4,790.4214.882
neep3 1,796.4114.879
raed2 1,197.6014.616
noo11 6,586.8314.485
me16 9,580.8414.065
he3 1,796.4113.827
tv3 1,796.4113.814
scone2 1,197.6013.731
git5 2,994.0113.586
s2 1,197.6013.541
scran2 1,197.6013.476
aet2 1,197.6013.011
drap3 1,796.4112.399
mebbe4 2,395.2112.367
fit's2 1,197.6012.220
richt9 5,389.2212.168
iz3 1,796.4112.095
says6 3,592.8111.627
philomena3 1,796.41nan
chiel3 1,796.4111.127
mooth3 1,796.4110.793
watch3 1,796.4110.702
wee11 6,586.8310.355
mon2 1,197.6010.294
begley3 1,796.41nan
dee4 2,395.2110.293
i'll3 1,796.4110.022
maet2 1,197.609.790
don't2 1,197.609.606
soond3 1,796.419.565
sic5 2,994.019.445
since3 1,796.419.317
m'n3 1,796.41nan
high3 1,796.419.047
nane3 1,796.419.047
it's6 3,592.818.951
taste2 1,197.608.457
ba'3 1,796.41nan
a70 41,916.178.408
sicht3 1,796.418.373
big5 2,994.017.881
shae3 1,796.417.681
green3 1,796.417.656
bonnie3 1,796.417.583
denner2 1,197.607.533
brak2 1,197.607.433
death2 1,197.607.433
nihing3 1,796.41nan
wunner2 1,197.608.328
bit11 6,586.837.315
six2 1,197.607.149
no11 6,586.837.136
lat3 1,796.417.099
claiver3 1,796.41nan
thae4 2,395.217.099
sir2 1,197.607.014
ken7 4,191.626.984
yon4 2,395.216.655
lest2 1,197.606.641
liefer3 1,796.41nan
butterie3 1,796.41nan
as3 1,796.417.160
i3 1,796.416.542
at's2 1,197.606.376
cup2 1,197.606.304
mannie2 1,197.606.063
quine2 1,197.605.998
spak2 1,197.605.998
wis8 4,790.425.967
drinkie3 1,796.41nan
windsday3 1,796.41nan
yer8 4,790.425.919
fur10 5,988.025.630
tha5 2,994.015.600
weel6 3,592.815.516
fashit3 1,796.41nan
sorry2 1,197.605.272
raist3 1,796.41nan
hunner2 1,197.605.170
cloon3 1,796.41nan
suin2 1,197.605.120
hae9 5,389.224.850
not2 1,197.604.769
guffie3 1,796.41nan
i'm2 1,197.604.618
taks2 1,197.604.618
heid5 2,994.014.548
we2 1,197.604.509
wifie2 1,197.604.494
hiv3 1,796.414.415
this2 1,197.604.125
affa3 1,796.413.915
tae25 14,970.063.750
fuar'n2 1,197.60nan
thir3 1,796.413.955
ts'e3 1,796.41nan
phone2 1,197.605.220
parrie3 1,796.41nan
wi20 11,976.053.812
win3 1,796.413.722
in17 10,179.643.635
mak4 2,395.213.554
if6 3,592.813.514
better3 1,796.413.470
dry2 1,197.603.360
wunt2 1,197.60nan
tak4 2,395.213.355
wife2 1,197.603.043
dis3 1,796.412.881
mair7 4,191.622.834
gaun3 1,796.412.533
that's2 1,197.602.531
thay2 1,197.602.279
en2 1,197.602.076
fae2 1,197.601.863
kin2 1,197.601.809
is's2 1,197.60nan
gie3 1,796.411.805
sae5 2,994.011.710
cud2 1,197.601.655
ony3 1,796.411.595
go2 1,197.601.536
has2 1,197.601.525
ae5 2,994.011.425
hit2 1,197.601.367
doon6 3,592.811.336
say3 1,796.411.304
pit3 1,796.411.229
far2 1,197.601.134
but4 2,395.211.112
mony2 1,197.601.099
wan2 1,197.600.985
oor4 2,395.210.894
aboot7 4,191.620.727
fine2 1,197.600.705
nor2 1,197.600.539
mind2 1,197.600.417
up8 4,790.420.361
time4 2,395.210.325
did2 1,197.600.318
get3 1,796.410.293
be10 5,988.020.283
come2 1,197.600.220
aa4 2,395.210.195
see2 1,197.600.185
hoose2 1,197.600.184
by2 1,197.600.148
at12 7,185.630.139
aye3 1,796.410.116
and10 5,988.020.112
fuan2 1,197.60nan
man2 1,197.600.059
guid2 1,197.600.045
than2 1,197.600.041
so2 1,197.600.026
auld2 1,197.600.022
day3 1,796.410.016
awa2 1,197.600.000
oot7 4,191.620.000
you3 1,796.410.000
buggerin'3 1,796.41nan
shot2 1,197.605.870