A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Robson, Frances

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,097
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 959
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.187
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, a, o, in, ma, wi, it, tae, s,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 85 - What Kind Of Scots?
Lallans Magazine (2014-12 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (285 words)
Lallans 82 - The Locomotive
Lallans Magazine (2013-07 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (431 words)
Lallans 75 - The MacNificat
Lallans Magazine (2009-12-01) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (223 words)

Lallans 74 - The Tartanic
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (414 words)

Lallans 74 - Gentlemen of the road
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (387 words)

Lallans 74 - Soor Ploom Fairy
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (168 words)

Lallans 74 - Sloth
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (189 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
rat-a-tat6 2,861.2368.714
has17 8,106.8268.334
ingin4 1,907.4938.556
steam5 2,384.3636.254
it's14 6,676.2035.110
noah3 1,430.6232.727
neebors5 2,384.3630.578
baptist3 1,430.6230.499
hot5 2,384.3630.136
thir's4 1,907.4929.679
lik10 4,768.7228.634
toom3 1,430.6227.677
fur21 10,014.3125.878
york3 1,430.6225.788
morra3 1,430.6223.216
dancing3 1,430.6222.718
oan14 6,676.2021.672
souvenir2 953.7420.998
locomotive2 953.7420.998
liquorice2 953.7420.998
wagons2 953.7420.998
ma26 12,398.6620.652
birlin4 1,907.4920.600
clappers2 953.7419.276
culd2 953.7418.095
wheels3 1,430.6218.036
lord4 1,907.4917.164
braw6 2,861.2317.036
thir7 3,338.1016.475
breengin2 953.7415.840
beltin2 953.7415.840
skelps2 953.7415.840
dirdum2 953.7415.840
heezed2 953.7415.307
gowpin2 953.7415.307
cruise2 953.7415.307
perr2 953.7414.419
on2 953.7414.352
roond5 2,384.3614.345
yaised4 1,907.4914.128
cuddies2 953.7413.695
puddock2 953.7413.695
tracks2 953.7413.695
i2 953.7413.625
keeps3 1,430.6213.532
wan7 3,338.1013.443
flytin2 953.7413.379
jeely2 953.7413.379
tae23 10,968.0513.239
muntain2 953.7413.086
wagon2 953.7413.086
bauchle2 953.7412.813
for2 953.7412.539
fairy2 953.7412.320
council2 953.7412.320
cuddy2 953.7412.320
nivir2 953.7411.308
flingin2 953.7411.308
her2 953.7410.907
stoor2 953.7410.809
games2 953.7410.656
brek2 953.7410.509
pechin2 953.7410.367
baws2 953.7410.231
that8 3,814.9710.147
awa9 4,291.8510.031
makars2 953.749.730
wir6 2,861.239.714
haggis2 953.749.615
pipes2 953.749.503
shall2 953.749.503
belly2 953.749.288
dunt2 953.749.288
gaun6 2,861.238.945
erk4 1,907.49nan
thoosand2 953.748.989
doos2 953.748.894
so8 3,814.978.851
soor2 953.748.711
pieces2 953.748.454
stappit2 953.748.213
nor6 2,861.238.169
whaur6 2,861.237.950
nae14 6,676.207.863
wance2 953.747.641
iron2 953.747.575
heid7 3,338.107.300
haunds2 953.747.090
gairden3 1,430.626.971
cam6 2,861.236.871
bbc2 953.746.819
fae13 6,199.336.755
then7 3,338.106.709
meenister2 953.746.665
maw2 953.746.378
neb2 953.746.287
muckle6 2,861.236.100
wis11 5,245.596.073
an72 34,334.766.051
furst2 953.745.867
enough3 1,430.625.863
hud4 1,907.495.812
wi26 12,398.665.812
suddenly2 953.745.602
gied4 1,907.495.523
bides2 953.745.357
pure2 953.745.290
at6 2,861.235.176
sair3 1,430.625.140
waitin2 953.745.099
onythin2 953.745.037
hingin2 953.744.947
eat2 953.744.947
withoot2 953.744.918
music2 953.744.918
hen2 953.744.775
mooth2 953.744.719
full2 953.744.309
they3 1,430.624.237
disnae2 953.743.950
hear3 1,430.623.854
lift2 953.743.846
done2 953.743.826
tea2 953.743.806
makin2 953.743.746
be5 2,384.363.683
puir2 953.743.503
says4 1,907.493.501
doon9 4,291.853.402
unner2 953.743.246
o55 26,227.943.172
agin2 953.743.151
kind2 953.743.151
sea2 953.743.074
him2 953.743.045
whae2 953.743.043
like2 953.743.027
no10 4,768.722.934
tho3 1,430.622.931
naebody2 953.742.898
do2 953.742.898
there2 953.742.836
black2 953.742.815
as19 9,060.562.702
ony4 1,907.492.575
aw9 4,291.852.519
ben2 953.742.484
when5 2,384.362.475
street2 953.742.426
me11 5,245.592.080
twa-taed2 953.74nan
hert2 953.742.358
its5 2,384.362.032
babylon2 953.74nan
naw2 953.741.935
if6 2,861.231.932
wull2 953.741.770
them6 2,861.231.738
life3 1,430.621.735
in40 19,074.871.603
comes2 953.741.582
back2 953.741.557
warld2 953.741.523
s21 10,014.311.515
aff5 2,384.361.474
mair7 3,338.101.454
rain2 953.741.386
cauld2 953.741.247
yer6 2,861.231.136
road2 953.741.132
been2 953.741.093
oot6 2,861.231.040
new3 1,430.620.992
mak3 1,430.620.932
till2 953.740.929
a69 32,904.150.903
aboot4 1,907.490.901
the132 62,947.070.854
but11 5,245.590.844
d2 953.740.818
things2 953.740.800
scots5 2,384.360.754
what2 953.740.736
see5 2,384.360.693
went2 953.740.690
hoose3 1,430.620.685
noo2 953.740.673
face2 953.740.647
us4 1,907.490.601
ye14 6,676.200.596
roon2 953.740.559
wee6 2,861.230.537
of4 1,907.490.349
day3 1,430.620.325
is11 5,245.590.318
tartanic2 953.74nan
oor2 953.740.372
guid3 1,430.620.277
jist4 1,907.490.262
than3 1,430.620.259
auld2 953.740.253
lourdie2 953.74nan
richt2 953.740.194
here3 1,430.620.187
ken2 953.740.168
he20 9,537.430.166
time3 1,430.620.164
ll3 1,430.620.152
ah14 6,676.200.151
een2 953.740.146
bi3 1,430.620.118
this9 4,291.850.117
gie2 953.740.114
up9 4,291.850.110
even2 953.740.110
ower4 1,907.490.106
intae3 1,430.620.101
dae3 1,430.620.096
his13 6,199.330.090
nicht2 953.740.068
ill-deedie2 953.74nan
whit4 1,907.490.068
ve2 953.740.064
wad2 953.740.047
are3 1,430.620.039
can3 1,430.620.013
we8 3,814.970.008
or7 3,338.100.006
fowk3 1,430.620.002
you4 1,907.490.002
it25 11,921.790.001
aye3 1,430.620.000