A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Mortimer, Cara

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,356
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 493
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.751
Tagged as WCE (West Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - ah, it, an, ma, a, tae, wis, th, in, me,

List of texts in corpus

Bewaur o th tap tap tap
Scots Hoose (2022-11-07) in Central (North Lanarkshire) dialect (WCE), categorised as weans (1,356 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
ah89 65,634.22286.426
th29 21,386.43269.322
tap19 14,011.80113.260
the10 7,374.6399.349
ma37 27,286.1477.230
scud6 4,424.7861.993
speeder4 2,949.8543.721
flerr3 2,212.3935.457
wake4 2,949.8531.699
it42 30,973.4529.878
skitterin3 2,212.3929.381
me19 14,011.8027.172
didnae8 5,899.7127.136
seven4 2,949.8524.735
cap3 2,212.3924.544
cannae7 5,162.2424.340
naebdy3 2,212.3923.772
aw15 11,061.9522.928
footsteps2 1,474.9322.818
loaby2 1,474.9322.818
daurk4 2,949.8522.779
am6 4,424.7822.513
maw4 2,949.8521.607
kip3 2,212.3921.416
woke3 2,212.3921.178
cludgie2 1,474.9321.094
wit4 2,949.8521.037
escape3 2,212.3919.739
bru2 1,474.9317.652
ayeways2 1,474.9317.117
haunle2 1,474.9315.500
jeely2 1,474.9315.500
sumhin2 1,474.9315.500
wis30 22,123.8914.830
turnin3 2,212.3914.790
move3 2,212.3914.347
but16 11,799.4114.194
scran2 1,474.9314.117
wee11 8,112.0913.549
room5 3,687.3213.326
gonnae3 2,212.3912.860
oot16 11,799.4112.570
nails2 1,474.9312.291
airms3 2,212.3911.648
stairtit2 1,474.9311.387
dreams2 1,474.9311.163
nichtmerrs5 3,687.32nan
ginger2 1,474.9311.056
sweeties2 1,474.9310.952
er3 2,212.3910.844
asleep2 1,474.9310.656
wan5 3,687.3210.621
ready3 2,212.3910.346
ettie4 2,949.85nan
o13 9,587.0210.264
m7 5,162.249.677
couldnae3 2,212.399.590
dream2 1,474.939.378
noo8 5,899.719.063
auld7 5,162.248.750
black3 2,212.398.707
quiet2 1,474.938.590
lang6 4,424.788.473
wab2 1,474.938.430
slowly2 1,474.938.129
aroon3 2,212.398.064
hings2 1,474.937.942
ye16 11,799.417.804
six2 1,474.937.721
on2 1,474.937.094
goat3 2,212.396.892
really3 2,212.396.793
sumwan4 2,949.85nan
way3 2,212.398.086
ae7 5,162.246.487
ken6 4,424.786.477
up12 8,849.566.458
know3 2,212.396.255
feelin2 1,474.936.049
stood2 1,474.935.820
heard3 2,212.395.713
dinnae3 2,212.395.675
met2 1,474.935.514
when5 3,687.325.507
now2 1,474.935.492
kent4 2,949.855.354
feart2 1,474.935.339
cause2 1,474.935.318
eyes2 1,474.935.256
too2 1,474.935.055
why2 1,474.935.055
close2 1,474.934.960
thon4 2,949.854.852
ur2 1,474.934.795
nicht4 2,949.854.694
wae4 2,949.854.631
ever2 1,474.934.605
is3 2,212.394.600
agin2 1,474.934.571
want3 2,212.394.550
dug2 1,474.934.302
fur8 5,899.714.200
try2 1,474.934.183
lassie2 1,474.933.933
fae8 5,899.713.760
hid5 3,687.323.718
feet2 1,474.933.503
herry2 1,474.93nan
different2 1,474.933.537
braw2 1,474.933.424
tell3 2,212.393.377
telt3 2,212.393.310
help2 1,474.932.906
door3 2,212.392.870
speeders2 1,474.93nan
yer6 4,424.783.751
made3 2,212.392.758
rain2 1,474.932.611
even3 2,212.392.609
still3 2,212.392.594
hear2 1,474.932.564
haun2 1,474.932.525
kin2 1,474.932.435
hiv2 1,474.932.385
road2 1,474.932.239
bewaur2 1,474.93nan
time5 3,687.322.138
s15 11,061.952.135
get4 2,949.852.124
go2 1,474.932.103
oan4 2,949.851.945
three2 1,474.931.629
just2 1,474.931.619
aye4 2,949.851.584
if4 2,949.851.477
can4 2,949.851.447
by4 2,949.851.320
so3 2,212.391.306
them4 2,949.851.233
doon5 3,687.321.209
tae35 25,811.211.135
seen2 1,474.930.978
richt3 2,212.390.768
there2 1,474.930.749
t2 1,474.930.744
her5 3,687.320.605
no5 3,687.320.559
or3 2,212.390.554
be5 3,687.320.538
my2 1,474.930.509
thocht2 1,474.930.495
muckle2 1,474.930.483
oor3 2,212.390.448
ower2 1,474.930.395
a36 26,548.670.389
they4 2,949.850.336
in19 14,011.800.232
evryhin2 1,474.93nan
an38 28,023.600.272
than2 1,474.930.231
aboot5 3,687.320.210
that15 11,061.950.187
efter2 1,474.930.144
and8 5,899.710.103
dae2 1,474.930.094
its2 1,474.930.092
awa2 1,474.930.074
to2 1,474.930.071
bit3 2,212.390.070
at8 5,899.710.059
da3 2,212.390.035
intae2 1,474.930.035
see2 1,474.930.013
as8 5,899.710.012
this5 3,687.320.008
nae4 2,949.850.005
jist2 1,474.930.001