A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Gray, Kath

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,324
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 455
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.91
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - ye, yer, the, a, an, tae, that, says, it, wi,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962
Lallans Magazine (2003-12) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (1,324 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
ye107 80,815.71389.766
yer49 37,009.06206.678
auntie16 12,084.59150.646
says20 15,105.7492.221
hat6 4,531.7246.803
e11 8,308.1640.854
look10 7,552.8740.171
dinna9 6,797.5832.062
monkey3 2,265.8626.623
quine5 3,776.4426.151
r7 5,287.0125.809
gan5 3,776.4424.245
the41 30,966.7720.955
wint5 3,776.4420.755
mannie4 3,021.1519.293
cardigan2 1,510.5719.102
please4 3,021.1518.880
morn4 3,021.1518.616
yella3 2,265.8618.580
missing2 1,510.5718.367
that31 23,413.9017.939
steens3 2,265.8617.766
lavvie2 1,510.5716.742
wishin2 1,510.5716.321
sister4 3,021.1516.162
really5 3,776.4416.142
ken9 6,797.5815.686
moon3 2,265.8615.669
o10 7,552.8714.847
hid9 6,797.5814.734
hats2 1,510.5714.708
hiv5 3,776.4413.798
ging3 2,265.8613.691
folk5 3,776.4413.561
girls2 1,510.5713.376
dad3 2,265.8613.052
today2 1,510.5713.017
fair5 3,776.4412.638
mam3 2,265.8612.629
wished2 1,510.5712.534
get8 6,042.3012.185
sayin4 3,021.1511.968
brither3 2,265.8611.446
already2 1,510.5711.256
granny3 2,265.8611.246
school3 2,265.8610.941
canna4 3,021.1510.919
much4 3,021.1510.919
woman2 1,510.5710.749
pink2 1,510.5710.749
now3 2,265.8610.617
bite2 1,510.5710.301
likes3 2,265.8610.024
queer2 1,510.579.977
alive2 1,510.579.471
hardly2 1,510.579.338
heid6 4,531.729.110
in9 6,797.588.475
sure3 2,265.868.413
lookin3 2,265.868.086
tak5 3,776.447.555
aa8 6,042.307.399
onything2 1,510.576.974
wi19 14,350.456.644
stick2 1,510.576.559
brae2 1,510.576.559
withoot2 1,510.576.559
bit9 6,797.586.366
niver3 2,265.866.277
our2 1,510.576.272
feelin2 1,510.576.137
half2 1,510.576.110
stuff2 1,510.575.906
fin4 3,021.155.762
een4 3,021.155.386
wifie2 1,510.575.341
jist6 4,531.725.263
ll5 3,776.445.211
can6 4,531.725.187
aikey3 2,265.86nan
go3 2,265.865.129
hill2 1,510.575.063
good2 1,510.574.790
year4 3,021.154.668
claes2 1,510.574.588
do2 1,510.574.572
about2 1,510.574.572
things3 2,265.864.532
come4 3,021.154.501
thocht4 3,021.154.358
enough2 1,510.574.354
roon3 2,265.863.924
wir3 2,265.863.802
life3 2,265.863.571
bed2 1,510.573.513
big3 2,265.863.329
so4 3,021.153.218
if5 3,776.443.207
seen3 2,265.863.098
anither3 2,265.863.092
and14 10,574.022.715
be3 2,265.862.544
again3 2,265.862.432
best2 1,510.572.302
i4 3,021.152.193
didnae2 1,510.572.152
say3 2,265.862.057
like6 4,531.721.565
dis2 1,510.571.492
me2 1,510.571.453
thing2 1,510.571.420
she10 7,552.871.413
see4 3,021.151.331
them4 3,021.151.322
wid3 2,265.861.320
doon5 3,776.441.310
at12 9,063.441.290
he8 6,042.301.255
it20 15,105.741.184
to3 2,265.860.960
you4 3,021.150.942
mind2 1,510.570.849
ve2 1,510.570.807
him2 1,510.570.777
did2 1,510.570.713
mak2 1,510.570.694
nicht2 1,510.570.685
of3 2,265.860.665
there5 3,776.440.660
hame2 1,510.570.636
could2 1,510.570.636
but7 5,287.010.604
will2 1,510.570.579
back4 3,021.150.556
oor3 2,265.860.498
fae5 3,776.440.478
s12 9,063.440.459
tae32 24,169.180.436
candyfloss2 1,510.57nan
wey2 1,510.570.400
ower4 3,021.150.336
they4 3,021.150.278
aboot5 3,776.440.258
an37 27,945.620.248
wee2 1,510.570.240
then2 1,510.570.236
fit2 1,510.570.231
nae3 2,265.860.170
this6 4,531.720.161
up6 4,531.720.152
grandad2 1,510.57nan
afore2 1,510.570.109
awa2 1,510.570.092
day3 2,265.860.078
on9 6,797.580.076
oot5 3,776.440.058
for8 6,042.300.043
auld2 1,510.570.037
aff2 1,510.570.036
wis14 10,574.020.036
intae2 1,510.570.023
we5 3,776.440.022
a38 28,700.910.021
some2 1,510.570.016
her7 5,287.010.007
hae3 2,265.860.006
is8 6,042.300.003