A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Bruce, Lorraine

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,347
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,288
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.599
Tagged as ORK (Orkney) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, o, and, tae, an, wae, is, in, fur,

List of texts in corpus

Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums
Orkney Voices (2021-11-17 ) in Orkney dialect (ORK), categorised as poetry (3,347 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
wae65 19,420.38286.803
yu20 5,975.50188.153
cook18 5,377.95137.275
ha18 5,377.95127.302
hur13 3,884.08115.202
yur16 4,780.4098.311
peedie14 4,182.8595.334
marwick9 2,688.9887.635
thurs8 2,390.2082.143
mrs18 5,377.9581.654
too17 5,079.1880.666
thur16 4,780.4078.649
hids9 2,688.9876.202
and73 21,810.5873.260
hat9 2,688.9857.577
shae's5 1,493.8852.182
ids5 1,493.8852.182
tall8 2,390.2051.452
owld7 2,091.4351.085
nose9 2,688.9850.064
id6 1,792.6550.029
joost8 2,390.2048.436
oan25 7,469.3844.627
ur11 3,286.5341.863
the287 85,748.4341.834
mibee5 1,493.8841.326
papay4 1,195.1041.067
train7 2,091.4340.394
off9 2,688.9838.858
luk7 2,091.4338.730
luv4 1,195.1033.731
mimi13 3,884.08nan
all10 2,987.7531.417
ees5 1,493.8831.071
um7 2,091.4331.046
he5 1,493.8830.998
waakan3 896.3330.055
runners3 896.3330.055
is50 14,938.7529.884
shae9 2,688.9829.372
fatty3 896.3327.830
jeck3 896.3326.249
home5 1,493.8825.565
drivan3 896.3325.012
wur12 3,585.3024.733
cheese5 1,493.8824.574
roond8 2,390.2023.828
alwis3 896.3323.128
fur26 7,768.1522.362
lead5 1,493.8821.154
wind6 1,792.6520.739
sea7 2,091.4319.352
masts2 597.5519.218
dansan2 597.5519.218
pul2 597.5519.218
hid'll2 597.5519.218
marina2 597.5519.218
queek2 597.5519.218
fast5 1,493.8818.479
shael9 2,688.98nan
don't4 1,195.1018.806
caulifloor8 2,390.20nan
wife8 2,390.2021.357
whut5 1,493.8818.102
bae5 1,493.8817.830
thum5 1,493.8817.741
heeded2 597.5517.498
week's2 597.5517.498
costies8 2,390.20nan
heed6 1,792.6524.538
faether8 2,390.20nan
whistle3 896.3320.565
westray2 597.5517.498
freshly2 597.5517.498
slaetero's6 1,792.65nan
swerve2 597.5517.498
cup5 1,493.8817.226
selkie2 597.5516.320
brittle2 597.5516.320
under5 1,493.8816.205
hael2 597.5515.418
bandage2 597.5515.418
hoodie2 597.5515.418
makan2 597.5515.418
keepan2 597.5515.418
watchan2 597.5515.418
big10 2,987.7515.165
white6 1,792.6514.964
baet2 597.5514.687
boots3 896.3314.274
yellow2 597.5514.072
goan2 597.5514.072
lazy2 597.5514.072
slow3 896.3313.778
tryan2 597.5513.541
man12 3,585.3013.195
efternoon2 597.5513.074
heeds2 597.5513.074
followed3 896.3312.903
teeble5 1,493.88nan
sandals2 597.5513.074
awey3 896.3312.903
salt2 597.5512.657
thistle2 597.5512.657
his6 1,792.6512.438
bound2 597.5512.281
seasons2 597.5511.938
window2 597.5511.624
hid's2 597.5511.624
cowld2 597.5511.624
stores2 597.5511.624
whar4 1,195.1011.601
al3 896.3311.591
ootside5 1,493.8811.455
fae21 6,274.2811.237
race3 896.3311.183
rear2 597.5510.811
happy4 1,195.1010.754
back17 5,079.1810.734
west3 896.3310.714
toes2 597.5510.574
coonter2 597.5510.142
stone2 597.5510.142
long4 1,195.1010.005
sky4 1,195.109.820
doon17 5,079.189.510
taks4 1,195.109.130
thick3 896.339.109
mill2 597.559.081
high4 1,195.109.050
wis18 5,377.958.813
reed2 597.558.786
goes3 896.338.670
bright2 597.558.512
purple2 597.558.383
rolls2 597.558.137
butter2 597.558.137
hungry2 597.558.021
bliddy2 597.558.021
blue4 1,195.108.020
toon4 1,195.107.953
pile2 597.557.907
pullan3 896.33nan
derry2 597.557.798
rapurs2 597.55nan
wear2 597.557.798
catch3 896.337.794
ya3 896.337.794
are11 3,286.537.729
surface2 597.557.691
prize2 597.557.588
culur3 896.33nan
among2 597.557.691
git5 1,493.887.531
tael3 896.33nan
dressed2 597.557.488
comes5 1,493.887.304
shaes3 896.33nan
belly2 597.557.390
ca3 896.337.230
cutties3 896.33nan
blew2 597.557.203
that19 5,676.737.116
doag2 597.557.025
hatimo3 896.33nan
waves2 597.557.025
hot2 597.556.939
on10 2,987.756.897
whaen3 896.33nan
pot2 597.556.774
gret2 597.556.694
stop3 896.336.687
next4 1,195.106.577
ahint4 1,195.106.525
last6 1,792.656.417
bit17 5,079.186.387
right5 1,493.886.340
grip2 597.556.321
wackend2 597.55nan
age3 896.336.311
aroond3 896.336.099
playan3 896.33nan
wan6 1,792.655.891
noo12 3,585.305.836
o90 26,889.755.826
an65 19,420.385.818
should4 1,195.105.790
weemin2 597.555.567
drive2 597.555.511
sun4 1,195.105.490
lucky2 597.555.456
luckan3 896.33nan
gress2 597.556.321
caught2 597.555.456
pair3 896.335.404
go5 1,493.885.310
up22 6,573.055.308
singan2 597.55nan
moon2 597.555.297
week3 896.335.290
eyes3 896.335.261
swael2 597.55nan
wettan2 597.55nan
oh4 1,195.105.229
that's4 1,195.105.094
why3 896.334.990
such2 597.554.864
third2 597.554.819
move2 597.554.605
good3 896.334.522
me18 5,377.954.187
or5 1,493.884.172
against2 597.554.043
furst2 597.553.976
grund2 597.553.878
no15 4,481.633.786
second2 597.553.752
cum2 597.553.574
hiv4 1,195.103.552
time2 597.553.517
hid9 2,688.983.424
bade2 597.553.199
hivan2 597.55nan
this7 2,091.433.176
tappan2 597.55nan
bag2 597.553.149
dark2 597.553.125
land2 597.553.125
whit3 896.333.086
aboot5 1,493.883.057
am3 896.333.024
at14 4,182.852.983
gan2 597.552.961
brither2 597.552.894
turns2 597.552.829
soon2 597.552.807
keep4 1,195.102.705
must2 597.552.663
warm2 597.552.546
things4 1,195.102.436
paper2 597.552.435
peenk2 597.55nan
gae2 597.552.417
since2 597.552.417
tea2 597.552.364
line2 597.552.347
they8 2,390.202.241
came3 896.332.233
proggy2 597.55nan
faerful2 597.55nan
ee's2 597.55nan
so7 2,091.432.630
made5 1,493.882.190
doot2 597.552.132
middle2 597.552.086
night2 597.552.071
two2 597.551.883
rain3 896.331.859
smael2 597.55nan
couple2 597.551.855
of2 597.551.814
intae9 2,688.981.714
bonny2 597.551.699
day10 2,987.751.689
again5 1,493.881.667
saw3 896.331.630
says4 1,195.101.598
black2 597.551.568
wid6 1,792.651.322
corsh2 597.55nan
enough2 597.551.500
hayur2 597.55nan
ten2 597.551.675
to2 597.551.292
by8 2,390.201.249
hair2 597.551.245
fund2 597.551.236
afore2 597.551.190
lot2 597.551.190
dae2 597.551.168
yusan2 597.55nan
turn2 597.551.208
street2 597.551.163
while3 896.331.163
in45 13,444.881.063
ither2 597.551.034
atween3 896.331.018
fyur2 597.55nan
some7 2,091.431.051
muttin3 896.33nan
dish2 597.5510.352
nugget3 896.33nan
pink2 597.557.025
set3 896.331.013
want3 896.330.996
can3 896.330.988
efter2 597.550.965
i24 7,170.600.962
feet2 597.550.960
tap2 597.550.923
ower5 1,493.880.920
past2 597.550.901
there6 1,792.650.876
even4 1,195.100.804
canna2 597.550.654
much2 597.550.654
like11 3,286.530.564
niver2 597.550.521
thaen2 597.55nan
be14 4,182.850.505
got2 597.550.462
marwick's2 597.55nan
whitema2 597.55nan
end2 597.550.436
a92 27,487.300.420
trellan2 597.55nan
feel2 597.550.416
hear2 597.550.404
your2 597.550.323
say2 597.550.319
oot12 3,585.300.313
cuman2 597.55nan
my2 597.550.282
weel5 1,493.880.262
will2 597.550.254
its3 896.330.251
mak2 597.550.166
bringan2 597.55nan
door3 896.330.187
did2 597.550.154
still3 896.330.105
new3 896.330.090
mind2 597.550.083
through2 597.550.081
then3 896.330.079
see6 1,792.650.076
think3 896.330.066
slaetero2 597.55nan
than4 1,195.100.085
fleean2 597.55nan
been5 1,493.880.204
it's3 896.330.065
three2 597.550.046
til2 597.550.029
anither2 597.550.027
waethur2 597.55nan
only2 597.550.065
here4 1,195.100.024
tae73 21,810.580.017
thing2 597.550.005
muckle3 896.330.004
fine2 597.550.001
if5 1,493.880.000
you6 1,792.650.000
life2 597.550.000
marwicks2 597.55nan
kitcheen2 597.55nan