A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Peterson, George P.S.

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,522
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 538
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.829
Tagged as SHD (Shetland) dialect.
Top ten most common words - an, da, a, wis, at, ta, he, in, shö, i,

List of texts in corpus

Nannie Georgedaughter
Shetland For Wirds (2002) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as prose (1,522 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
da85 55,847.57375.252
shö21 13,797.63164.826
ta24 15,768.73128.764
hunter12 7,884.36117.823
ald10 6,570.30114.172
jeems9 5,913.2773.331
dey12 7,884.3655.942
apo5 3,285.1548.139
wir13 8,541.3946.461
an88 57,818.6646.456
bön5 3,285.1544.877
dere7 4,599.2144.181
es6 3,942.1841.715
wis45 29,566.3638.387
der6 3,942.1838.306
skroo3 1,971.0934.764
nobody4 2,628.1234.389
dan6 3,942.1833.652
göd4 2,628.1231.539
baabie11 7,227.33nan
at31 20,367.9429.505
young8 5,256.2429.171
stöd3 1,971.0928.689
butter4 2,628.1228.585
o7 4,599.2128.310
dem6 3,942.1828.099
ale3 1,971.0927.820
gyaan3 1,971.0927.063
dat7 4,599.2126.289
cam10 6,570.3025.201
till8 5,256.2424.822
watchin5 3,285.1524.451
henry3 1,971.0923.083
nannie2 1,314.0622.356
hamnavoe2 1,314.0622.356
plaesant2 1,314.0622.356
haet3 1,971.0921.789
runnin4 2,628.1220.906
mistress4 2,628.1220.512
yard3 1,971.0920.264
hit7 4,599.2119.790
poor4 2,628.1219.609
anunder2 1,314.0619.450
spak4 2,628.1218.077
staandin2 1,314.0617.192
fellow2 1,314.0616.187
kaitren6 3,942.18nan
saa3 1,971.0916.016
tö2 1,314.0615.767
bit14 9,198.4215.663
kindly2 1,314.0615.387
not4 2,628.1215.199
burden2 1,314.0615.041
interested2 1,314.0615.041
face6 3,942.1814.493
lok2 1,314.0614.429
r5 3,285.1514.018
boat3 1,971.0913.969
a71 46,649.1513.611
basket2 1,314.0613.434
guns2 1,314.0613.220
wird4 2,628.1212.785
more3 1,971.0912.768
press3 1,971.0912.419
ll8 5,256.2412.334
my7 4,599.2112.266
smokin2 1,314.0612.139
laek3 1,971.0911.987
hurry2 1,314.0611.694
lyin3 1,971.0911.539
box3 1,971.0911.444
whole2 1,314.0610.822
shooder2 1,314.0610.712
anidder2 1,314.0610.605
simmer3 1,971.0910.385
du3 1,971.0910.160
clear3 1,971.099.284
men4 2,628.129.247
says5 3,285.159.019
whin3 1,971.098.566
anoff3 1,971.09nan
sees2 1,314.068.431
pat2 1,314.068.260
her17 11,169.518.183
sometimes2 1,314.067.740
fell3 1,971.097.578
sam2 1,314.067.505
hair3 1,971.097.386
lookin3 1,971.097.344
goes2 1,314.067.286
even5 3,285.157.232
laid2 1,314.067.202
lookit2 1,314.067.202
hert3 1,971.097.201
oot14 9,198.426.803
looks2 1,314.066.772
just4 2,628.126.655
short2 1,314.066.423
oh3 1,971.096.395
s4 2,628.126.310
m6 3,942.185.914
i17 11,169.515.905
athoot2 1,314.065.902
he23 15,111.705.847
we13 8,541.395.824
me11 7,227.335.765
half2 1,314.065.604
couldna2 1,314.065.553
aroond2 1,314.065.452
boy2 1,314.065.428
ask2 1,314.065.428
back8 5,256.245.419
soond2 1,314.065.284
lad2 1,314.065.080
gae2 1,314.065.036
ready2 1,314.064.993
aal2 1,314.064.909
lang5 3,285.154.867
look3 1,971.094.821
ceevilly2 1,314.06nan
no9 5,913.274.771
so5 3,285.154.583
ower8 5,256.244.530
him9 5,913.274.520
every2 1,314.064.307
good2 1,314.064.307
white2 1,314.063.970
black2 1,314.063.970
as4 2,628.123.909
saeson2 1,314.06nan
win3 1,971.094.211
haeter2 1,314.06nan
wye3 1,971.094.349
by6 3,942.183.866
sittin2 1,314.063.823
sat2 1,314.063.511
tagedder2 1,314.06nan
dis3 1,971.093.328
doon7 4,599.213.168
dee2 1,314.063.109
sun2 1,314.063.065
ane4 2,628.123.045
bide2 1,314.063.044
twa5 3,285.153.017
fir3 1,971.092.944
comin2 1,314.062.544
on5 3,285.152.528
never2 1,314.062.223
be4 2,628.122.126
wisna2 1,314.062.065
did3 1,971.091.946
hed2 1,314.061.881
could3 1,971.091.801
hame3 1,971.091.801
go2 1,314.061.783
wi16 10,512.481.679
alang2 1,314.061.624
wör2 1,314.06nan
set2 1,314.061.544
is6 3,942.181.412
fae2 1,314.061.387
place2 1,314.061.193
pritty2 1,314.06nan
wan2 1,314.061.177
man3 1,971.091.103
tell2 1,314.060.920
fine2 1,314.060.917
rostin2 1,314.06nan
see4 2,628.120.847
efter3 1,971.090.816
bein2 1,314.060.710
nor2 1,314.060.694
door2 1,314.060.678
kent2 1,314.060.630
made2 1,314.060.627
een2 1,314.060.596
still2 1,314.060.554
t2 1,314.060.530
mair2 1,314.060.484
get3 1,971.090.473
ony2 1,314.060.465
come2 1,314.060.353
day2 1,314.060.330
muckle2 1,314.060.307
hoose2 1,314.060.298
first2 1,314.060.264
up7 4,599.210.209
or6 3,942.180.179
in22 14,454.660.134
noo2 1,314.060.099
fit2 1,314.060.091
here2 1,314.060.057
aboot5 3,285.150.045
for8 5,256.240.035
time3 1,971.090.032
you3 1,971.090.029
afore2 1,314.060.021
whit3 1,971.090.020
some2 1,314.060.005
aff2 1,314.060.000
swaet2 1,314.06nan
agyen2 1,314.06nan
his9 5,913.270.009
shaeves3 1,971.09nan
broos2 1,314.0615.041