A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Gray, Kathleen

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,610
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 617
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.609
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, i, wis, tae, o, it, a, wi, that,

List of texts in corpus

Tales Fae The Doric Side - Oor Grun
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (157 words)
Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (1,453 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
ellen17 10,559.01197.192
i57 35,403.73111.454
ellen's5 3,105.5959.488
tee8 4,968.9456.322
fit18 11,180.1252.342
hisnae6 3,726.7150.937
kint4 2,484.4742.359
wis45 27,950.3134.868
school7 4,347.8333.823
gan6 3,726.7128.492
hid14 8,695.6528.472
wid12 7,453.4225.877
an76 47,204.9723.755
stuff5 3,105.5921.297
started5 3,105.5920.743
name7 4,347.8320.546
sneaked2 1,242.2419.232
racist2 1,242.2419.232
fairm3 1,863.3518.047
cousin3 1,863.3517.888
stickin3 1,863.3517.733
jist11 6,832.3016.188
except3 1,863.3515.914
us10 6,211.1815.482
loons3 1,863.3515.184
dee5 3,105.5915.083
kept4 2,484.4715.023
quines3 1,863.3514.898
eventually3 1,863.3514.282
pals3 1,863.3513.579
wint4 2,484.4713.291
alcohol2 1,242.2413.004
spik3 1,863.3512.278
breathin2 1,242.2412.085
winted2 1,242.2411.924
dad3 1,863.3511.781
reed2 1,242.2411.622
my7 4,347.8311.556
quine3 1,863.3511.423
hate2 1,242.2411.342
begin2 1,242.2410.721
aifter3 1,863.3510.560
couldna3 1,863.3510.157
bit12 7,453.429.870
alec2 1,242.249.633
a28 17,391.309.442
google2 1,242.249.151
shed2 1,242.249.076
niver4 2,484.478.943
although2 1,242.248.931
they15 9,316.778.771
because3 1,863.358.488
baith5 3,105.598.429
parents2 1,242.248.342
nose2 1,242.248.342
tell5 3,105.598.190
neither2 1,242.247.888
story3 1,863.357.790
and3 1,863.357.669
got6 3,726.717.618
quate2 1,242.247.485
fin5 3,105.597.379
aa9 5,590.067.352
next3 1,863.357.182
her17 10,559.017.134
grew2 1,242.247.081
teachers2 1,242.247.081
dinna4 2,484.477.023
neist3 1,863.356.778
suppose2 1,242.246.757
somebody2 1,242.246.643
pick2 1,242.246.570
so6 3,726.716.530
on19 11,801.246.480
only4 2,484.476.472
caad2 1,242.246.222
onything2 1,242.246.189
thought2 1,242.246.125
hand2 1,242.246.125
names2 1,242.246.125
really3 1,863.355.874
drink2 1,242.245.761
happy2 1,242.245.539
came3 1,863.355.485
feelin2 1,242.245.382
aabody2 1,242.245.208
me11 6,832.305.064
cos2 1,242.245.043
friday2 1,242.244.975
happened2 1,242.244.822
i'm2 1,242.244.759
winter2 1,242.244.738
it29 18,012.424.679
wisna3 1,863.354.651
hiv3 1,863.354.628
she15 9,316.774.612
said6 3,726.714.450
be3 1,863.354.245
grun2 1,242.244.138
wye3 1,863.354.066
oor6 3,726.713.922
in16 9,937.893.855
bonnie2 1,242.243.802
his4 2,484.473.779
try2 1,242.243.585
sure2 1,242.243.503
wi19 11,801.243.440
foo2 1,242.243.411
open2 1,242.243.385
hair2 1,242.243.334
say4 2,484.473.197
hard2 1,242.243.047
we11 6,832.302.588
canna2 1,242.242.477
help2 1,242.242.373
can5 3,105.592.059
right2 1,242.242.009
mind3 1,863.351.980
let2 1,242.241.872
folk2 1,242.241.814
as6 3,726.711.775
could3 1,863.351.599
fur7 4,347.831.582
fair2 1,242.241.542
doon6 3,726.711.500
will3 1,863.351.495
get4 2,484.471.398
oorseels2 1,242.24nan
ma10 6,211.181.396
he10 6,211.181.328
things2 1,242.241.313
first3 1,863.351.288
yer5 3,105.591.286
ye12 7,453.421.157
same2 1,242.241.067
hae2 1,242.241.045
heid3 1,863.351.041
wir2 1,242.240.950
then3 1,863.350.822
telt2 1,242.240.769
didna2 1,242.240.769
seen2 1,242.240.628
anither2 1,242.240.625
noo4 2,484.470.624
back2 1,242.240.575
at8 4,968.940.574
that19 11,801.240.572
weel3 1,863.350.546
dae3 1,863.350.544
made2 1,242.240.525
fae3 1,863.350.497
awa3 1,863.350.486
day2 1,242.240.442
are3 1,863.350.437
is8 4,968.940.403
for11 6,832.300.401
ken3 1,863.350.396
you4 2,484.470.394
think2 1,242.240.393
it's2 1,242.240.391
did2 1,242.240.374
like3 1,863.350.371
aff3 1,863.350.324
hame2 1,242.240.316
the88 54,658.390.304
this5 3,105.590.238
hoose2 1,242.240.226
intae2 1,242.240.201
see2 1,242.240.138
ane2 1,242.240.132
if3 1,863.350.129
ower3 1,863.350.103
oot6 3,726.710.088
by3 1,863.350.086
or6 3,726.710.085
them3 1,863.350.065
o32 19,875.780.051
nae5 3,105.590.036
mair3 1,863.350.034
some2 1,242.240.023
ither2 1,242.240.015
tae34 21,118.010.010
were2 1,242.240.010
aboot5 3,105.590.008
time3 1,863.350.007
auld2 1,242.240.007
up6 3,726.710.007
there4 2,484.470.004