A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Grieve, Issy

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,953
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 783
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.494
Tagged as ORK (Orkney) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, and, tae, o, a, in, me, fur, ye, on,

List of texts in corpus

Gallows Ha - Birlan wae the wather
Abersee Press (2022-11-02 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (115 words)
Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums
Orkney Voices (2021-11-17 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (1,838 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
and76 38,914.49145.163
thinkan8 4,096.2677.275
hids8 4,096.2674.927
yir14 7,168.4674.474
sweeng6 3,072.2066.566
an6 3,072.2064.020
thir15 7,680.4957.650
roond12 6,144.3956.898
han8 4,096.2655.301
turn12 6,144.3953.914
says15 7,680.4949.136
am11 5,632.3645.720
me29 14,848.9543.867
wae15 7,680.4940.888
stook4 2,048.1340.817
top6 3,072.2038.777
paet5 2,560.1638.015
grip6 3,072.2037.384
wind7 3,584.2333.358
claes8 4,096.2632.658
stabs3 1,536.1031.051
owld4 2,048.1329.571
blide3 1,536.1029.467
across7 3,584.2328.872
right9 4,608.2928.570
watchan3 1,536.1028.228
knackered3 1,536.1028.228
bank5 2,560.1627.928
west5 2,560.1627.772
hid15 7,680.4927.381
drizzle3 1,536.1027.207
sleet4 2,048.1326.625
wir10 5,120.3326.043
wather4 2,048.1325.369
fur20 10,240.6625.076
eens4 2,048.1324.919
more5 2,560.1623.412
who7 3,584.2323.366
paets3 1,536.1023.266
home4 2,048.1322.993
fail3 1,536.1022.806
window3 1,536.1022.806
are13 6,656.4322.517
thowt3 1,536.1021.981
binder3 1,536.1021.609
makshift2 1,024.0721.366
pelters2 1,024.0721.366
haeds2 1,024.0721.366
lyan2 1,024.0719.644
stubble2 1,024.0719.644
waitan2 1,024.0719.644
lit4 2,048.1319.611
row3 1,536.1019.262
lost5 2,560.1619.093
hiv7 3,584.2318.500
slices2 1,024.0718.462
dance4 2,048.1318.044
step4 2,048.1317.615
boots3 1,536.1017.416
fegs2 1,024.0716.824
haze2 1,024.0716.206
evry2 1,024.0715.672
shoes3 1,536.1015.622
that5 2,560.1615.169
end6 3,072.2015.081
hail4 2,048.1315.047
gress3 1,536.1014.789
twine2 1,024.0714.784
heather3 1,536.1014.680
cowld2 1,024.0713.742
fancy3 1,536.1013.510
feet5 2,560.1613.401
go6 3,072.2013.234
fornent2 1,024.0713.176
wis6 3,072.2013.109
lift4 2,048.1313.078
tak8 4,096.2613.047
line4 2,048.1312.991
then9 4,608.2912.705
faan2 1,024.0712.682
snow2 1,024.0712.244
hill4 2,048.1312.213
danced2 1,024.0712.043
th'3 1,536.1011.789
create2 1,024.0711.669
just6 3,072.2011.445
bonny4 2,048.1311.311
left6 3,072.2011.246
birl2 1,024.0710.726
dancin2 1,024.0710.726
upper2 1,024.0710.726
holes2 1,024.0710.589
kert4 2,048.13nan
fower4 2,048.1310.229
whar3 1,536.1010.101
her2 1,024.079.578
forward2 1,024.079.541
runnan2 1,024.07nan
warmth2 1,024.079.343
gan3 1,536.109.286
love3 1,536.109.091
long3 1,536.108.868
annie2 1,024.078.806
wash2 1,024.078.806
washed2 1,024.078.723
no13 6,656.438.670
weet3 1,536.108.654
they'll2 1,024.078.643
mark2 1,024.078.643
twice2 1,024.078.564
summer2 1,024.078.564
a37 18,945.218.469
bairns5 2,560.168.417
notice2 1,024.078.411
days5 2,560.168.070
fae13 6,656.437.858
each3 1,536.107.793
whit11 5,632.367.677
men4 2,048.137.489
two3 1,536.107.321
blue3 1,536.107.321
them9 4,608.297.273
usual2 1,024.077.215
lives2 1,024.077.215
gaan2 1,024.077.058
months2 1,024.076.764
fill2 1,024.076.494
field2 1,024.076.450
back10 5,120.336.423
dry3 1,536.106.309
few3 1,536.106.184
way3 1,536.106.123
he8 4,096.266.064
draawn3 1,536.10nan
shaiff3 1,536.10nan
all3 1,536.105.965
ye19 9,728.625.561
east2 1,024.075.458
tap3 1,536.105.335
bed3 1,536.105.318
morn2 1,024.075.185
box2 1,024.075.156
that's3 1,536.104.999
did5 2,560.164.930
apin3 1,536.10nan
the136 69,636.464.690
coorse3 1,536.104.606
sooth2 1,024.074.603
be4 2,048.134.465
will5 2,560.164.442
deep2 1,024.074.327
at6 3,072.204.244
or2 1,024.074.218
wark3 1,536.104.127
been8 4,096.264.108
ready2 1,024.074.095
high2 1,024.074.015
doot2 1,024.073.806
road3 1,536.103.518
rest2 1,024.073.368
aff6 3,072.203.311
less2 1,024.073.217
they13 6,656.433.177
twa6 3,072.203.142
till3 1,536.103.110
their7 3,584.233.088
keep3 1,536.103.023
run2 1,024.072.966
new4 2,048.132.962
aite4 2,048.13nan
flummoxed2 1,024.0721.366
want3 1,536.102.905
wife2 1,024.072.553
wan3 1,536.102.332
on17 8,704.561.772
young2 1,024.071.757
seen3 1,536.101.596
blighter2 1,024.07nan
his7 3,584.231.820
you6 3,072.201.491
like8 4,096.261.436
folk2 1,024.071.317
here4 2,048.131.255
need2 1,024.071.114
birlan2 1,024.07nan
we5 2,560.161.213
i15 7,680.491.046
up5 2,560.160.961
atween2 1,024.070.951
brokin2 1,024.07nan
to4 2,048.130.923
better2 1,024.070.871
is9 4,608.290.847
face2 1,024.070.843
in35 17,921.150.650
ower3 1,536.100.474
when3 1,536.100.404
doon3 1,536.100.393
she8 4,096.260.389
oot10 5,120.330.373
for13 6,656.430.359
ferfal2 1,024.07nan
fine2 1,024.070.445
comman2 1,024.07nan
of4 2,048.130.586
jist2 1,024.070.332
aye2 1,024.070.287
by4 2,048.130.265
made2 1,024.070.239
noo4 2,048.130.196
bit6 3,072.200.183
had2 1,024.070.180
again2 1,024.070.126
aboot5 2,560.160.124
blowan2 1,024.07nan
tae40 20,481.310.095
as11 5,632.360.082
my2 1,024.070.064
oan3 1,536.100.052
akwird2 1,024.07nan
ither2 1,024.070.022
rittan2 1,024.07nan
day4 2,048.130.016
efter2 1,024.070.015
see3 1,536.100.005
scorcher2 1,024.07nan
o40 20,481.310.003
fit2 1,024.070.002