Corpus Statistics

Total words in corpus : 1,017,542
Total unique words : 73,476
Total words occurring only once : 40,496

Wordcount by century

1700 to 1799 - .........80,288
1800 to 1899 - ...............................301,167
1900 to 1999 - ...............144,009
2000 to 2099 - ..................................................492,078

Wordcount by half century

1700 to 1749 - ....25,654
1750 to 1799 - .......54,634
1800 to 1849 - .........68,235
1850 to 1899 - ..............................232,932
1900 to 1949 - ............92,698
1950 to 1999 - .......51,311
2000 to 2049 - ..............................................................492,078

Wordcount by quarter century

1700 to 1724 - .1,706
1725 to 1749 - ...23,948
1750 to 1774 - ....28,757
1775 to 1799 - ....25,877
1800 to 1824 - ....31,626
1825 to 1849 - .....36,609
1850 to 1874 - ...................147,434
1875 to 1899 - ...........85,498
1900 to 1924 - .......50,890
1925 to 1949 - ......41,808
1950 to 1974 - ...23,134
1975 to 1999 - ....28,177
2000 to 2024 - ..............................................................492,078

Author count by quarter century

1700 to 1724 - ..5 writers
1725 to 1749 - .2 writers
1750 to 1774 - .2 writers
1775 to 1799 - ....11 writers
1800 to 1824 - ....9 writers
1825 to 1849 - ......15 writers
1850 to 1874 - ......15 writers
1875 to 1899 - .....13 writers
1900 to 1924 - ........21 writers
1925 to 1949 - ......17 writers
1950 to 1974 - .................49 writers
1975 to 1999 - .........26 writers
2000 to 2024 - ............................................................................227 writers

Wordcount by dialect and half century

Large dialect total wordcounts

Central - 635,615 (62.5%)
Doric - 170,571 (16.8%)
Orkney - 73,332 (7.2%)
Ulster - 59,209 (5.8%)
Southern - 42,858 (4.2%)
Shetland - 35,957 (3.5%)

Small dialect total wordcounts

LAL - 287,746 (28.3%)
SEC - 99,579 (9.8%)
DOR - 75,935 (7.5%)
WCE - 74,766 (7.3%)
ORK - 73,332 (7.2%)
ABN - 47,830 (4.7%)
GLA - 46,672 (4.6%)
SWE - 44,745 (4.4%)
AYR - 36,670 (3.6%)
SHD - 34,758 (3.4%)
EDN - 32,697 (3.2%)
SNO - 25,751 (2.5%)
BOR - 23,126 (2.3%)
GUL - 20,499 (2%)
MNA - 19,956 (2%)
SEA - 16,314 (1.6%)
DUN - 15,242 (1.5%)
PUL - 15,031 (1.5%)
BUL - 9,544 (0.9%)
EUL - 7,619 (0.7%)
WUL - 5,322 (0.5%)
NNB - 1,255 (0.1%)
SHT - 1,199 (0.1%)
CUL - 714 (0.1%)
DAG - 670 (0.1%)
SUL - 422 (0%)
NEC - 90 (0%)
DUL - 58 (0%)

Author word count

Total authors - 392
Median number words - 406

CentralUlsterDoricOrkneySouthernShetland
1700 to 1749 ........
1750 to 1799 ................
1800 to 1849 ....................
1850 to 1899 ............................................................
1900 to 1949 ...........................
1950 to 1999 ...............
2000 to 2049 ...............................................................................................................................
1700 - 17991800 - 18991900 - 19992000 - 2099
Burns, Robert (Central) - 22,632 words (28.2%)
Fergusson, Robert (Central) - 21,234 words (26.4%)
Ramsay, Allan (Central) - 19,314 words (24.1%)
Nicol, Alexander (Central) - 12,372 words (15.4%)
Starrat, William (Ulster) - 570 words
Skinner, Rev John (Central) - 431 words
Pagan, Isobel (Central) - 414 words
Sillar, David (Central) - 411 words
Muirhead, James (Central) - 377 words
Baillie, Lady Grizel (Ulster) - 365 words
Simson, William (Central) - 364 words
Thomson, Samuel (Ulster) - 358 words
Hamilton, William (Central) - 330 words
Ewen, John (Doric) - 326 words
Gordon, Alexander (Doric) - 252 words
Anonymous (Central) - 226 words
Glover, Jean (Central) - 193 words
Geddes, Alexander (Central) - 119 words
Reid, Alan (Doric) - 23,051 words (7.7%)
Murdoch, Alexander G. (Central) - 19,669 words (6.5%)
Tannahill, Robert (Central) - 17,825 words (5.9%)
Ainslie, Hew (Central) - 17,742 words (5.9%)
M'Kay, Archibald (Central) - 17,614 words (5.8%)
Crawford, John (Central) - 17,407 words (5.8%)
Murdoch, William (Central) - 16,638 words (5.5%)
Wingate, David (Central) - 15,828 words (5.3%)
Singer, John (Central) - 14,868 words
Hogg, James (Southern) - 14,689 words
Tester, William Hay Leith (Central) - 14,645 words
Imlah, John (Central) - 11,656 words
Burgess, J. J. Haldane (Shetland) - 11,501 words
Vedder, David (Central) - 11,275 words
McLaren, J. Wilson (Doric) - 11,226 words
Robertson, Jamies Logie (Central) - 10,291 words
Thom, William (Doric) - 8,331 words
Smieton, Jane Paxton (Central) - 7,421 words
Orr, James (Ulster) - 7,185 words
Anderson, Alexander (Central) - 6,899 words
Stevenson, Robert Louis (Central) - 5,612 words
Ingram, William (Central) - 4,386 words
Forbes, William A. M. (Doric) - 3,078 words
Anonymous (Central) - 2,342 words
Alexander, Cecil Frances (Ulster) - 892 words
Outram, George (Central) - 882 words
Shaw, David (Central) - 810 words
Anonymous (Doric) - 764 words
Sloan, Edward L. (Ulster) - 611 words
Hamilton, Janet (Central) - 486 words
MacLaggan, Alexander (Central) - 482 words
Hampton, David (Central) - 430 words
Laidlaw, William (Central) - 387 words
Fergusson, William (Central) - 368 words
Barnard, Lady Anne (Central) - 366 words
Miller, William (Central) - 334 words
MacDonald, Hugh (Central) - 321 words
Buchanan, Alexander (Central) - 296 words
Aytoun, William Edmondstoune (Central) - 288 words
Foster, W. A. (Central) - 284 words
Oliphant, Carolina (Central) - 256 words
Mitchell, John (Central) - 235 words
Latto, Thomas C. (Central) - 233 words
Gray, Charles (Central) - 209 words
Murray, George (Central) - 196 words
Falconer, Alexander (Central) - 190 words
Holmes, William (Central) - 187 words
Lyttle, W. G. (Ulster) - 176 words
Boswell, Alexande (Central) - 171 words
Pool, Margaret (Central) - 134 words
Soutar, William (Central) - 17,508 words (12.2%)
MacDiarmid, Hugh (Central) - 13,090 words (9.1%)
Dunbar, George P. (Doric) - 12,459 words (8.7%)
Murray, Charles (Doric) - 11,661 words (8.1%)
Buchan, John (Southern) - 8,437 words (5.9%)
Jacob, Violet (Central) - 8,359 words (5.8%)
Buchan, Peter (Doric) - 7,682 words (5.3%)
Garry, Flora (Doric) - 5,602 words
Hershaw, William (Central) - 5,469 words
Hall, Agnes (Central) - 5,193 words
Brown, Peter (Central) - 3,781 words
Alexander, Rev T. T. (Central) - 3,091 words
Angus, Marion (Central) - 3,079 words
Wingate, Walter (Central) - 2,464 words
Rorie, David (Central) - 1,857 words
McNeil, Andrew (Central) - 1,615 words
Neill, William (Central) - 1,593 words
Clark, Ivo M. (Central) - 1,386 words
Stewart, William (Shetland) - 1,224 words
Begg, James A. (Central) - 1,223 words
Rendall, Robert (Orkney) - 1,151 words
Symon, Mary (Central) - 1,131 words
Hubbard, Tom (Central) - 1,127 words
Gilfedder, William (Central) - 1,067 words
Dow , Alexander R. (Central) - 1,030 words
Rorie, David (Doric) - 934 words
Smith, Elizabeth J. (Shetland) - 861 words
M'Carty, Pat (Ulster) - 822 words
Scott, Alexander (Central) - 706 words
Reid, John (Southern) - 670 words
Fraser, Olive (Doric) - 665 words
Smith, Sydney Goodsir (Central) - 609 words
Murray, Charles (Central) - 516 words
Cairncross, T. S. (Central) - 477 words
Corder, A. B. (Central) - 465 words
Buchanan, John (Central) - 441 words
Caie, J. M. (Central) - 434 words
Rougvie, Wat (Central) - 433 words
Mulrine, Stephan (Central) - 415 words
Peterson, John (Shetland) - 409 words
Stewart, Isobel Grant (Central) - 400 words
Hutchison, Isobel W. (Central) - 400 words
Murray, Janetta I. W. (Central) - 397 words
Smith, M. C. (Central) - 391 words
Robertson, Edith Anne (Central) - 373 words
Milne, Royston J. (Central) - 367 words
Garry, Flora (Central) - 339 words
Raitt, Douglas S. (Central) - 328 words
Gourlay, David (Central) - 313 words
Smith, Harry (Central) - 312 words
Keys, William (Central) - 298 words
McCafferty, Tom (Central) - 284 words
Logan, John B. (Central) - 270 words
Kynoch, Douglas (Central) - 263 words
Geddes, Gordon (Central) - 261 words
Cook, John (Central) - 248 words
McNaughtan, Adam (Central) - 248 words
Gordon, Donald (Central) - 247 words
Morrice, Ken (Central) - 244 words
Ben the Alsation (Central) - 239 words
Shewan, Walter (Shetland) - 237 words
A. T. (Central) - 229 words
Porteous, William (Shetland) - 226 words
Christie, William (Central) - 223 words
Whittingham, Brian (Central) - 223 words
Wanderer (Central) - 216 words
Nicolson, Iain (Central) - 207 words
McCulloch, Peter Mitchell (Central) - 204 words
Barr, William (Central) - 202 words
Brown, John (Central) - 202 words
MacDougall, Carl (Central) - 195 words
MacGregor, Alexander (Doric) - 186 words
Lochhead, Liz (Central) - 177 words
Martin, John Smellie (Central) - 176 words
McGrath, Tom (Central) - 167 words
Cocker, W. D. (Central) - 167 words
MacKie, Albert (Central) - 153 words
Gray, John (Central) - 153 words
Stewart, Harold (Central) - 153 words
Mulrine, Stephen (Central) - 141 words
Scott, Lady John (Central) - 138 words
Nona (Central) - 133 words
Cardow, G. M. (Central) - 123 words
McCallum, Neil (Central) - 121 words
Geddes, Arthur (Central) - 119 words
Morgan, Chris (Central) - 119 words
Law, T. S. (Central) - 119 words
Garrett, Leslie (Central) - 118 words
Locke, N. S. (Central) - 116 words
Georgeson, E. H. M. (Central) - 115 words
Meill, William (Central) - 113 words
Bell, Harry (Central) - 112 words
Scott, Tom (Central) - 111 words
Dawson, Elizabeth T. (Central) - 110 words
Greig, Gavin (Central) - 110 words
Saunders, R. Crombie (Central) - 110 words
Baird, Edward (Central) - 102 words
Ritchie, Christine M. (Central) - 101 words
Milne, Mary M. (Central) - 100 words
Landles, William (Central) - 96 words
Milne, G. J. (Central) - 83 words
Jenkins, May C. (Central) - 79 words
Tit, Tam (Central) - 79 words
Bell, Harold B. (Central) - 72 words
F. J. (Central) - 72 words
Lumsden, M. S. (Central) - 63 words
Cameron, A. C. (Central) - 59 words
Neill, Bud (Central) - 21 words
Whyte, Brian (Doric) - 26,258 words (5.3%)
Parkins, Hazel (Orkney) - 24,280 words
Wilson, Rab (Central) - 24,248 words
Paterson, Stuart A. (Central) - 16,169 words
Waddell, John (Central) - 15,576 words
Grant, Margaret (Doric) - 14,216 words
Thomson, Mark (Central) - 13,739 words
Chisnall, Edward F. H. (Central) - 13,739 words
Giles, Harry Josephine (Orkney) - 12,987 words
Hubbard, Tom (Central) - 12,222 words
Morton, Elaine (Central) - 10,595 words
De Luca, Christine (Shetland) - 10,524 words
Purves, David (Southern) - 7,798 words
Robinson, Philip (Ulster) - 7,641 words
Dornan, Stephen (Ulster) - 7,327 words
Pennie, Len (Central) - 7,296 words
McMillan, Hugh (Central) - 7,086 words
Mc, Keeks (Central) - 7,006 words
Ferguson, Roy (Ulster) - 6,883 words
McDonald, Fiona (Ulster) - 6,484 words
Fitt, Matthew (Central) - 5,716 words
Clark, Sara (Central) - 5,355 words
Burgess, Wilson (Ulster) - 5,322 words
Thompson, James (Southern) - 5,308 words
McPartlin, John (Central) - 4,929 words
Johnston, Barbara (Orkney) - 4,820 words
McDonald, John (Doric) - 4,779 words
Fenton, James (Ulster) - 4,758 words
Butler, Vera (Orkney) - 4,670 words
Lawrie, Alistair (Doric) - 4,609 words
Muir, Glenn (Central) - 4,565 words
Shoor Caan, Angus (Central) - 4,528 words
Cormack, Kevin (Orkney) - 4,520 words
Benzie, Lesley (Doric) - 4,504 words
Dempster, Michael (Central) - 4,431 words
Niven, Liz (Central) - 4,334 words
Stevenson, Gerda (Central) - 4,179 words
Campbell, Robert (Ulster) - 4,116 words
Morrison Murray, Harold (Doric) - 4,088 words
Pyper, Hugh S. (Central) - 3,922 words
Purves, David (Central) - 3,845 words
McKillop, Roger (Central) - 3,714 words
Strachan, Shane (Doric) - 3,441 words
Bruce, Lorraine (Orkney) - 3,347 words
Adamson, Donald (Central) - 3,261 words
Grieve, Ingrid (Orkney) - 3,215 words
McClure, Derrick J. (Central) - 3,188 words
Garson, Sheila (Orkney) - 3,078 words
Mackintosh, Jim (Central) - 2,965 words
Holton, Brian (Central) - 2,810 words
Thom, Bill (Doric) - 2,800 words
Jamieson, Robert Alan (Shetland) - 2,516 words
Lehane, Matt (Central) - 2,423 words
Harvey, Tracy Anne (Central) - 2,412 words
Douglas, David (Central) - 2,296 words
Norquoy, Greer (Orkney) - 2,209 words
Purdie, David C. (Central) - 2,149 words
Curran, Doug (Central) - 2,120 words
Robson, Frances (Central) - 2,097 words
Neill, Willie (Southern) - 2,070 words
Vettese, Raymond (Doric) - 2,035 words
Orkney Voices Group (Orkney) - 2,017 words
Stewart, Kenny (Ulster) - 2,017 words
McDonald, Charlie (Doric) - 2,000 words
Goodall, Phyllis J. (Doric) - 1,970 words
Grieve, Issy (Orkney) - 1,953 words
Watt, George T. (Central) - 1,890 words
Wilson, Rab (Southern) - 1,880 words
Wallace, Lorna (Central) - 1,849 words
Sprott, Gavin (Central) - 1,777 words
Neill, Josie (Central) - 1,745 words
Clark, Thomas (Central) - 1,708 words
Calder, Bob (Central) - 1,701 words
Hershaw, William (Central) - 1,680 words
Bryden, Hugh (Central) - 1,674 words
TheChielMeister (Doric) - 1,670 words
Gilliland, Sam (Central) - 1,337 words
Tindal, Betty (Southern) - 1,335 words
Kynoch, Douglas (Doric) - 1,323 words
Blackhall, Sheena (Doric) - 1,280 words
Miller, Alison (Orkney) - 1,279 words
MacInnes, Morag (Shetland) - 1,268 words
Manson, John (Doric) - 1,255 words
Dante, Paolo (Shetland) - 1,199 words
McCrory, Pat (Central) - 1,193 words
Gilbert, Jo (Doric) - 1,188 words
Jarvie, Gordon (Central) - 1,185 words
Ross, Derek (Central) - 1,182 words
McHardy, Stuart (Central) - 1,162 words
Philip, Andrew (Central) - 1,122 words
Fleemin, Sandy (Central) - 996 words
Williamson, Christie (Shetland) - 983 words
Sinclair, James (Shetland) - 935 words
Diansangu, Mae (Doric) - 935 words
Burns, John (Central) - 875 words
Briggs, Susi (Central) - 824 words
Thompson, Mark (Ulster) - 812 words
Neill, Willie (Central) - 786 words
Hardie, George (Central) - 751 words
Cameron, Peter (Central) - 720 words
Perrie, Walter (Central) - 714 words
Gillen, Charles (Ulster) - 714 words
Hodgson, Brent (Central) - 691 words
Tindal, Betty (Central) - 675 words
Purdie, David C. (Southern) - 671 words
Letford, William (Central) - 663 words
Fyall, Aitken (Central) - 653 words
Tait, John M (Shetland) - 647 words
Bratchpiece, Neil (Central) - 624 words
MacKinnon, Ann (Central) - 556 words
Foyle, Ghillie (Central) - 553 words
Nicholson, Hannah (Shetland) - 548 words
Watt, Roseanne (Shetland) - 541 words
Sclater, Kathryn (Orkney) - 536 words
Nicholson, James (Shetland) - 532 words
Rennie, Susan (Central) - 530 words
Goodbrand Saunders, Donald (Central) - 494 words
McNulty, Victoria (Central) - 487 words
Shepherd, J. Barrie (Central) - 476 words
Hollinrake, Fran Flett (Orkney) - 467 words
Tait, Ruth (Orkney) - 462 words
Eunson, Catherine (Central) - 452 words
BardOfMilebush (Ulster) - 422 words
Harper, Edith (Doric) - 417 words
Christie, Hilary (Doric) - 408 words
Reid, Adeline (Doric) - 406 words
Skea, Bessie (Orkney) - 406 words
Leonard, Ingrid (Orkney) - 406 words
Grace, Reyzl (Central) - 392 words
Stewart, Del (Doric) - 388 words
Coutts, Pete (Doric) - 386 words
Lochhead, Liz (Central) - 380 words
Steele, Gregor (Central) - 376 words
Philp, George (Doric) - 368 words
Drosten, John (Central) - 362 words
Robertson, James (Central) - 360 words
McCabe, Mary (Central) - 360 words
Matheson, Ann (Central) - 353 words
Scott, Hamish (Central) - 348 words
Robertson, Gary (Central) - 341 words
Dornan, Stephen (Central) - 322 words
Milligan, John (Doric) - 316 words
Liddell, Faith (Central) - 307 words
Ultach (Ulster) - 298 words
Mainland, Jim (Shetland) - 296 words
Bundy Broch (Doric) - 292 words
Chapman, Henry (Doric) - 283 words
Hume, David (Ulster) - 279 words
Bramwell, Colin (Central) - 270 words
Love, Rowena M. (Central) - 268 words
Peffers, Bob (Central) - 263 words
Noble, Brian (Doric) - 261 words
Sinclair, Lise (Shetland) - 259 words
King, Angeline (Ulster) - 259 words
Chalmers, Aimee (Central) - 258 words
Donaldson, Gordon (Central) - 252 words
McCabe, Alan (Central) - 251 words
MacKenzie, Douglas (Central) - 248 words
McGibbon, Joe (Central) - 243 words
Sutherland, Stella (Shetland) - 241 words
Lang, Charles (Central) - 239 words
Brown, Moyra (Orkney) - 233 words
Scott, Colin (Central) - 229 words
NewtonLass (Ulster) - 229 words
Kirk Jn, Albert (Central) - 227 words
Johnston, Mary (Central) - 215 words
Ritch, Paolo (Shetland) - 211 words
Templeton, Sheila (Doric) - 211 words
Bolland, John (Doric) - 211 words
Wilkie, Dave (Doric) - 207 words
Hall, Anja (Orkney) - 207 words
Peace, Courtney (Orkney) - 198 words
Wilson, Lucy (Central) - 195 words
Pacitti, Stephen (Doric) - 191 words
McNeil, Andrew (Central) - 190 words
Smith, Derek (Doric) - 186 words
Gibson, Darren (Ulster) - 179 words
Duncan, Robert (Central) - 176 words
Irvine, Chloe (Shetland) - 174 words
Faffe, Christina (Doric) - 167 words
Johnson, Laureen (Shetland) - 166 words
Robertson, W. F. (Doric) - 159 words
Philip, George (Doric) - 157 words
Gray, Kathleen (Doric) - 157 words
Wilde, Jacqueline Jay (Central) - 156 words
Flett, Alison (Orkney) - 154 words
Landles, William (Central) - 153 words
Reider O'Doom (Central) - 149 words
Graham, Laurence (Shetland) - 146 words
Havery, Hannah (Central) - 145 words
Hershaw, William (Orkney) - 144 words
Templeton, Sheila (Central) - 136 words
Beckett, Mavis Duncan (Central) - 133 words
McBeath, Lorraine (Doric) - 129 words
McCallum, Andrew (Central) - 127 words
Hall, Nat (Shetland) - 124 words
Hanna, Wendy (Ulster) - 123 words
Skinner, Alison C. (Doric) - 123 words
McDonald, Alistair (Central) - 119 words
Jamie, Kathleen (Central) - 115 words
Robb, Lydia (Doric) - 113 words
Tait, Christian (Shetland) - 112 words
Murray, Campbell (Doric) - 112 words
Scott, Finola (Central) - 111 words
Hume, Caroline (Orkney) - 110 words
West, Barbara (Orkney) - 109 words
Dee Har (Ulster) - 109 words
McClure, Alan (Central) - 108 words
Millar, Al (Ulster) - 107 words
Mainland, Marlene (Orkney) - 107 words
Sulhunt, Miriam (Central) - 106 words
Cormack, Liam (Doric) - 106 words
Tait, John M (Central) - 104 words
McClure, Rob (Central) - 100 words
Aitchison, Craig (Central) - 99 words
Nicol, Paul (Doric) - 98 words
White, Ian Nimmo (Central) - 96 words
Drennan, William (Ulster) - 93 words
Valentine, Lynn (Central) - 90 words
Cowan, Fiona A (Orkney) - 90 words
Le Marie, Nicole (Central) - 89 words
Capener, Jack (Central) - 88 words
Sangster, Maureen (Central) - 88 words
Lawrie, Alastair (Doric) - 83 words
Lawrenson, Dorothy (Central) - 81 words
Mundair, Raman (Shetland) - 77 words
Rhind, Neil (Central) - 76 words
Harris, Jane (Orkney) - 70 words
Stephenson, Michael (Central) - 70 words
Cameron, Douglas (Doric) - 68 words
Ljosland, Ragnhild (Orkney) - 62 words
Underhill, James William (Central) - 61 words
Swannock Fulton, Rab (Ulster) - 58 words
Haddow, Kris (Central) - 56 words
Forkin, Ellen (Orkney) - 45 words
Law, Laura (Central) - 31 words

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