A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Sutherland, Hazel

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,412
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 548
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.577
Tagged as SHD (Shetland) dialect.
Top ten most common words - da, an, a, ta, in, wi, o, oot, it, up,

List of texts in corpus

Biggin Da Dess
Shetland For Wirds (2004) in Shetland dialect (SHD), categorised as prose (1,412 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
da121 85,694.05638.678
ta31 21,954.67186.618
hay13 9,206.80129.735
inta12 8,498.58117.294
dess9 6,373.94112.449
rake8 5,665.7279.892
dir10 7,082.1564.148
grund9 6,373.9458.318
tae2 1,416.4346.146
grinnd4 2,832.8645.219
wir12 8,498.5842.708
rakin4 2,832.8638.450
rigs4 2,832.8635.484
rig4 2,832.8633.820
dan6 4,249.2933.442
middle7 4,957.5133.337
pooin3 2,124.6532.912
haand4 2,832.8632.879
bundle3 2,124.6530.087
o'clock3 2,124.6526.165
don't4 2,832.8626.152
dad5 3,541.0825.855
grows3 2,124.6525.618
to12 8,498.5825.577
mam5 3,541.0825.317
turn6 4,249.2922.972
tuggin2 1,416.4322.607
freshness2 1,416.4322.607
mam's2 1,416.4322.607
lower3 2,124.6522.163
ready5 3,541.0821.630
coles2 1,416.4320.883
flop2 1,416.4320.883
oot20 14,164.3120.612
trow4 2,832.8619.928
creamy2 1,416.4319.701
gadderin2 1,416.4318.796
bigged2 1,416.4318.796
girse3 2,124.6518.127
pokin2 1,416.4318.061
doon13 9,206.8017.895
nets2 1,416.4317.442
flick2 1,416.4316.907
hard5 3,541.0816.714
my8 5,665.7216.634
height2 1,416.4316.437
weet4 2,832.8616.359
aroond4 2,832.8616.359
keen3 2,124.6516.277
ladder2 1,416.4316.016
fore3 2,124.6515.870
finger3 2,124.6515.490
spreadin2 1,416.4315.290
dew2 1,416.4314.972
palm2 1,416.4314.678
toon4 2,832.8614.435
endless2 1,416.4314.148
hadd2 1,416.4314.148
laid3 2,124.6513.833
up16 11,331.4413.638
sheep3 2,124.6513.631
ten4 2,832.8613.587
right5 3,541.0813.490
gently2 1,416.4312.232
ower11 7,790.3711.904
yet4 2,832.8611.879
light3 2,124.6511.848
higher2 1,416.4311.417
dat4 2,832.8611.312
wind3 2,124.6511.306
scurtfoos3 2,124.65nan
wi23 16,288.9511.178
bent2 1,416.4311.067
an57 40,368.2710.969
peerie3 2,124.6510.258
sides2 1,416.4310.003
line3 2,124.659.788
byre2 1,416.439.604
shape2 1,416.439.383
green3 2,124.658.594
fae11 7,790.378.564
edge2 1,416.438.556
get7 4,957.518.337
me12 8,498.588.144
een5 3,541.088.018
dry3 2,124.657.934
size2 1,416.437.742
bare2 1,416.437.652
always2 1,416.437.355
more2 1,416.437.195
tap3 2,124.657.163
again5 3,541.087.132
smell2 1,416.437.043
just4 2,832.866.826
order2 1,416.436.757
watchin2 1,416.436.622
short2 1,416.436.557
waitin2 1,416.436.524
gets2 1,416.436.524
shut2 1,416.436.103
legs2 1,416.435.991
park2 1,416.435.937
stuff2 1,416.435.831
walk2 1,416.435.805
granny2 1,416.435.728
rain3 2,124.655.670
dem2 1,416.435.439
her2 1,416.435.351
now2 1,416.435.347
colled2 1,416.43nan
start2 1,416.435.393
him9 6,373.945.305
done2 1,416.435.216
let3 2,124.655.194
i'm2 1,416.435.194
job2 1,416.435.110
aa7 4,957.515.057
until2 1,416.434.869
broon2 1,416.434.756
haandle2 1,416.43nan
one2 1,416.434.719
work2 1,416.434.646
blue2 1,416.434.593
it's4 2,832.864.542
set3 2,124.654.445
every2 1,416.434.389
i15 10,623.234.248
back7 4,957.514.147
we11 7,790.374.113
black2 1,416.434.092
he6 4,249.293.975
roond2 1,416.433.920
ahint2 1,416.433.878
enough2 1,416.433.878
same3 2,124.653.727
dis3 2,124.653.626
open2 1,416.433.603
wis8 5,665.723.351
sun2 1,416.433.298
past2 1,416.433.298
o20 14,164.313.203
wid4 2,832.862.751
comes2 1,416.432.726
afore4 2,832.862.420
name2 1,416.432.175
best2 1,416.432.095
till2 1,416.431.931
ditches2 1,416.43nan
on13 9,206.801.899
aff4 2,832.861.859
keep2 1,416.431.774
first3 2,124.651.678
aye4 2,832.861.552
face2 1,416.431.545
roogs2 1,416.43nan
lik2 1,416.431.808
place2 1,416.431.460
nae2 1,416.431.245
for11 7,790.371.077
his11 7,790.370.985
is6 4,249.290.949
bit2 1,416.430.874
be5 3,541.080.703
auld3 2,124.650.569
at7 4,957.510.506
will2 1,416.430.446
hoose2 1,416.430.442
in25 17,705.380.402
mair2 1,416.430.303
haes2 1,416.430.276
so2 1,416.430.149
a39 27,620.400.141
when2 1,416.430.126
time2 1,416.430.119
it18 12,747.880.098
but6 4,249.290.039
noo2 1,416.430.036
hae3 2,124.650.027
day3 2,124.650.022
like4 2,832.860.019
as9 6,373.940.018
for'ard2 1,416.43nan
are2 1,416.430.021
by2 1,416.430.015
can2 1,416.430.012
if2 1,416.430.012
some2 1,416.430.001
daa's2 1,416.43nan
dryness2 1,416.43nan
no4 2,832.860.021