A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Gilbert, Jo

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,722
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 754
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.284
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, aa, tae, a, o, fae, ma, in, nae,

List of texts in corpus

Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (484 words)
Tales Fae The Doric Side - Iss place isnae big enuch for the baith o us
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (172 words)
Tales Fae The Doric Side - Snog
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (211 words)
Tales Fae The Doric Side - A hame is a hame is a hame, is it nae?
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (532 words)
Tales Fae The Doric Side - Introduction
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (323 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
aa51 29,616.72187.496
iss10 5,807.2087.813
fae33 19,163.7671.148
wae17 9,872.2455.201
hame16 9,291.5248.806
ma33 19,163.7646.562
come14 8,130.0838.287
nae24 13,937.2838.199
yer19 11,033.6837.278
anthology3 1,742.1633.959
am8 4,645.7630.218
gilbert3 1,742.1627.017
jo3 1,742.1625.590
panel3 1,742.1623.055
we're5 2,903.6022.505
bricks2 1,161.4421.819
aa'm2 1,161.4421.819
wrecked2 1,161.4420.097
necht2 1,161.4420.097
recht2 1,161.4420.097
standardisation2 1,161.4420.097
decision3 1,742.1619.934
wyes3 1,742.1619.697
merried2 1,161.4418.915
kint2 1,161.4418.915
it's9 5,226.4818.902
established2 1,161.4417.276
the63 36,585.3716.811
companion2 1,161.4416.124
chunce2 1,161.4416.124
dinnae6 3,484.3215.990
enough5 2,903.6015.920
ats2 1,161.4415.654
kin6 3,484.3215.617
gym2 1,161.4415.234
doric4 2,322.8814.869
questions3 1,742.1614.078
mou3 1,742.1613.195
rugby2 1,161.4413.130
fiction2 1,161.4412.691
summin2 1,161.4412.691
ye22 12,775.8412.588
golf2 1,161.4412.489
neighbours2 1,161.4412.297
pamphlet2 1,161.4412.114
create2 1,161.4412.114
nivver4 2,322.8812.034
ging3 1,742.1612.001
hink3 1,742.1611.491
smokin2 1,161.4411.311
hate2 1,161.4411.032
writer2 1,161.4410.899
project2 1,161.4410.528
wirk3 1,742.1610.329
eens2 1,161.4410.299
spend2 1,161.4410.299
oor9 5,226.4810.275
afore8 4,645.7610.168
gettin4 2,322.8810.102
lips2 1,161.449.593
that6 3,484.329.549
skweel2 1,161.449.502
love3 1,742.169.490
made6 3,484.329.487
pittin3 1,742.169.381
cos3 1,742.169.274
ba2 1,161.449.159
fan4 2,322.889.073
wearin2 1,161.448.999
we16 9,291.528.986
bit12 6,968.648.821
fit7 4,065.048.753
freens2 1,161.448.627
poet2 1,161.448.557
onywye2 1,161.448.354
rules2 1,161.448.289
grunny2 1,161.448.289
oorsels2 1,161.448.040
wirds4 2,322.887.828
aathin2 1,161.447.696
safe2 1,161.447.535
hall2 1,161.447.535
folk4 2,322.887.451
denner2 1,161.447.382
wish2 1,161.447.283
gled2 1,161.447.140
teachers2 1,161.446.871
aroon3 1,742.166.830
hings2 1,161.446.621
led2 1,161.446.541
cup2 1,161.446.205
mare2 1,161.446.205
fa3 1,742.166.200
ony5 2,903.606.085
she'd2 1,161.446.066
readin2 1,161.445.932
ahin2 1,161.445.900
watchin2 1,161.445.835
listen2 1,161.445.772
gan2 1,161.445.503
there's2 1,161.445.335
she3 1,742.165.294
airms2 1,161.445.281
pit5 2,903.605.031
hope2 1,161.445.000
if7 4,065.044.966
say5 2,903.604.925
met2 1,161.444.697
buik2 1,161.444.631
they2 1,161.444.516
aa've2 1,161.44nan
sleep2 1,161.445.561
late2 1,161.444.504
cannae3 1,742.164.487
feart2 1,161.444.483
isnae2 1,161.444.462
idea2 1,161.444.442
are6 3,484.324.442
heid5 2,903.604.241
believe2 1,161.444.207
a37 21,486.644.051
een4 2,322.883.860
an57 33,101.053.815
aa'll2 1,161.44nan
ain5 2,903.603.810
wye3 1,742.163.774
yersel2 1,161.443.772
doon8 4,645.763.689
lik3 1,742.163.575
yon3 1,742.163.529
makkin2 1,161.443.300
sic3 1,742.163.146
wrang2 1,161.443.043
open2 1,161.442.947
felt2 1,161.442.734
should2 1,161.442.734
aboot2 1,161.442.465
get5 2,903.602.452
is6 3,484.322.392
these2 1,161.442.313
masel2 1,161.442.269
hid5 2,903.602.237
and7 4,065.042.064
her5 2,903.601.972
hear2 1,161.441.970
feel2 1,161.441.784
as15 8,710.801.713
years2 1,161.441.659
maist3 1,742.161.605
bi4 2,322.881.566
mak3 1,742.161.550
or3 1,742.161.436
could3 1,742.161.338
at15 8,710.801.289
up4 2,322.881.192
want2 1,161.441.189
far2 1,161.441.134
face2 1,161.441.060
for13 7,549.361.048
you5 2,903.600.861
baith2 1,161.440.764
day5 2,903.600.703
telt2 1,161.440.625
big2 1,161.440.625
wid3 1,742.160.577
here3 1,742.160.548
fur3 1,742.160.546
on13 7,549.360.527
efter3 1,742.160.510
been2 1,161.440.498
bein2 1,161.440.474
noo4 2,322.880.470
weel3 1,742.160.450
oot9 5,226.480.394
still2 1,161.440.370
in30 17,421.600.369
micht2 1,161.440.363
even2 1,161.440.346
intae4 2,322.880.336
it23 13,356.560.326
new2 1,161.440.315
tae40 23,228.800.271
time4 2,322.880.250
twa3 1,742.160.200
be10 5,807.200.195
sae2 1,161.440.192
language2 1,161.440.172
scots5 2,903.600.137
wis16 9,291.520.126
ay2 1,161.440.122
jist2 1,161.440.116
wee3 1,742.160.108
back3 1,742.160.087
aye2 1,161.440.084
me5 2,903.600.080
see3 1,742.160.021
us2 1,161.440.016
o35 20,325.200.004
their3 1,742.160.002
awa2 1,161.440.001
hae4 2,322.880.000
aa'd2 1,161.44nan