A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Stewart, David

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,277
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 529
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.414
Tagged as MNB (Mid Northern B) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, and, tae, was, she, a, that, bella, o, for,

List of texts in corpus

Catch-Up Chapter 163 - Planning the Mystery Tour.
Facebook (2024-07-04) in Doric dialect (MNB), categorised as prose (1,277 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
bella16 12,529.37164.607
was30 23,492.56133.514
and51 39,937.35100.316
myne7 5,481.6073.380
nodded6 4,698.5149.022
meeting5 3,915.4348.127
jean5 3,915.4346.630
cwid4 3,132.3444.202
ago6 4,698.5132.040
she25 19,577.1330.867
leaned3 2,349.2626.840
weeks5 3,915.4326.416
moving3 2,349.2625.792
mystery3 2,349.2623.779
cwidna2 1,566.1723.058
o'6 4,698.5122.953
geed3 2,349.2622.834
muggsie8 6,264.68nan
tv4 3,132.3422.694
tour3 2,349.2622.021
prophetic2 1,566.1721.334
planning2 1,566.1721.334
allo2 1,566.1721.334
a'4 3,132.3419.645
forward3 2,349.2619.572
watteries8 6,264.68nan
took6 4,698.5121.972
looked5 3,915.4319.440
abiddy6 4,698.51nan
years6 4,698.5118.717
coughed2 1,566.1717.892
tee3 2,349.2617.265
mena5 3,915.43nan
suggestions2 1,566.1716.085
three6 4,698.5115.998
fan5 3,915.4315.857
smiled3 2,349.2615.376
word4 3,132.3415.283
again7 5,481.6015.242
ivver3 2,349.2615.218
we'll3 2,349.2614.913
table4 3,132.3414.678
book3 2,349.2614.555
muttered2 1,566.1714.355
nivver4 3,132.3414.155
spoke3 2,349.2613.962
wilf5 3,915.43nan
brief2 1,566.1713.519
testament2 1,566.1713.335
authority2 1,566.1713.159
given2 1,566.1711.739
explained2 1,566.1711.508
started3 2,349.2610.998
gift2 1,566.1710.890
called2 1,566.1710.796
due2 1,566.1710.358
hale4 3,132.349.822
further2 1,566.179.748
silence2 1,566.179.224
raised2 1,566.179.224
meenits2 1,566.178.659
plan2 1,566.178.556
we13 10,180.118.431
key2 1,566.178.406
speak3 2,349.268.323
gave2 1,566.178.310
breath2 1,566.178.124
six2 1,566.177.948
being2 1,566.177.659
say5 3,915.437.299
roon4 3,132.347.291
weem4 3,132.34nan
he's2 1,566.177.739
that's3 2,349.267.189
thought2 1,566.177.041
bus2 1,566.177.041
get6 4,698.516.837
a23 18,010.966.686
stop2 1,566.176.517
her14 10,963.196.453
time7 5,481.606.357
gan2 1,566.176.323
course2 1,566.176.323
is2 1,566.176.301
in10 7,830.856.148
o15 11,746.285.948
so5 3,915.435.826
hiv3 2,349.265.789
look3 2,349.265.681
since2 1,566.175.664
div2 1,566.175.368
go3 2,349.265.306
affa3 2,349.265.252
tae40 31,323.415.165
for14 10,963.195.127
two2 1,566.174.988
keep3 2,349.264.973
yon3 2,349.264.953
north2 1,566.174.935
set3 2,349.264.865
that21 16,444.794.697
ithers2 1,566.174.618
first4 3,132.344.336
had5 3,915.434.051
wir3 2,349.263.966
yet2 1,566.173.854
fit4 3,132.343.418
came2 1,566.173.113
thegither2 1,566.173.068
bella-2 1,566.17nan
turned2 1,566.174.586
noo5 3,915.432.946
end2 1,566.172.810
habakkuk2 1,566.17nan
ye3 2,349.262.778
fae7 5,481.602.751
think3 2,349.262.669
but9 7,047.772.658
ower6 4,698.512.651
hame3 2,349.262.458
been5 3,915.432.330
has2 1,566.172.276
said4 3,132.342.141
through2 1,566.171.934
it10 7,830.851.911
ane3 2,349.261.865
last2 1,566.171.778
then3 2,349.261.518
i11 8,613.941.489
doon5 3,915.431.469
or2 1,566.171.455
baith2 1,566.171.396
life2 1,566.171.373
her-2 1,566.17nan
me2 1,566.171.298
didna2 1,566.171.285
as11 8,613.941.149
afore3 2,349.261.137
anither2 1,566.171.109
on11 8,613.941.085
chairing2 1,566.17nan
door2 1,566.171.043
he8 6,264.681.009
they3 2,349.260.910
his5 3,915.430.832
thon2 1,566.170.809
up7 5,481.600.783
of3 2,349.260.754
fellowship2 1,566.17nan
year2 1,566.170.700
muckle2 1,566.170.586
oor3 2,349.260.577
if3 2,349.260.521
nae5 3,915.430.459
got2 1,566.170.457
hae2 1,566.170.396
man2 1,566.170.341
aboot5 3,915.430.339
wid2 1,566.170.250
here2 1,566.170.219
were2 1,566.170.167
day2 1,566.170.090
hall-2 1,566.17nan
richt2 1,566.170.080
the76 59,514.490.065
back3 2,349.260.060
auld2 1,566.170.058
elspeth's2 1,566.17nan
aff2 1,566.170.057
twa2 1,566.170.042
you2 1,566.170.036
wi9 7,047.770.033
be6 4,698.510.028
there3 2,349.260.025
at8 6,264.680.005
jist2 1,566.170.004
this5 3,915.430.002
by2 1,566.170.000