A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Watt, George T.

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,890
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 857
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.205
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - thi, a, an, o, tae, thay, in, the, nae, wi,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 82 - Caul Stane
Lallans Magazine (2013-07 ) in Central dialect (SWE), categorised as poetry (215 words)
Lallans 74 - Distempered
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (544 words)

Lallans 74 - Januar 19th, 2009
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (SWE), categorised as poetry (148 words)

Lallans 73 - Land o Fallen Empires
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (156 words)
Lallans 73 - Red on Maroon
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (117 words)
Lallans 73 - Gruggie
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (75 words)
Lallans 73 - Thi Leerie
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (119 words)
Lallans 73 - A Braw Bairn
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (112 words)
Lallans 73 - Nae Tae Be Taein
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (99 words)
Lallans 73 - Wir we that young!
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (151 words)
Lallans 73 - Buffalo Bill
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (154 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
thi96 50,793.65971.675
thay31 16,402.12182.164
the25 13,227.5199.954
taein5 2,645.5057.740
aul7 3,703.7048.067
wurld6 3,174.6047.247
fan10 5,291.0137.500
nae24 12,698.4134.716
cooboys3 1,587.3033.388
thaim14 7,407.4132.996
oor16 8,465.6130.491
evry3 1,587.3027.316
trains3 1,587.3025.691
wis2 1,058.2025.487
cavalry3 1,587.3023.874
dairk3 1,587.3022.914
empires2 1,058.2021.439
naewan2 1,058.2021.439
bumbaze2 1,058.2021.439
caul3 1,587.3020.723
neether2 1,058.2019.716
oer5 2,645.5019.634
gaein4 2,116.4019.432
nocht4 2,116.4019.025
leerie2 1,058.2018.535
moos2 1,058.2018.535
wund3 1,587.3017.523
slee2 1,058.2016.897
ainly3 1,587.3016.556
fallen2 1,058.2016.279
craws2 1,058.2015.745
sma4 2,116.4015.606
divna2 1,058.2015.275
glint2 1,058.2015.275
thochts4 2,116.4015.185
rid4 2,116.4014.464
keen3 1,587.3014.367
luve3 1,587.3013.978
cuddies2 1,058.2013.814
sonsie2 1,058.2013.814
fiver2 1,058.2013.814
hoors2 1,058.2013.814
thir6 3,174.6013.377
lift4 2,116.4013.346
shootin2 1,058.2013.248
covert2 1,058.2012.993
raws2 1,058.2012.993
ocht3 1,587.3012.798
wie3 1,587.3012.503
weary2 1,058.2012.114
awaa2 1,058.2012.114
agin4 2,116.4011.790
horizon2 1,058.2011.740
glaur2 1,058.2011.740
spied2 1,058.2011.566
hae13 6,878.3110.976
roll2 1,058.2010.939
breist2 1,058.2010.797
yer11 5,820.1110.748
rise3 1,587.3010.742
nicht7 3,703.7010.680
fit8 4,232.8010.492
aw13 6,878.3110.464
wame2 1,058.2010.277
tune2 1,058.2010.157
throu5 2,645.509.756
snell2 1,058.209.714
land3 1,587.309.672
till5 2,645.509.591
ee4 2,116.409.432
stravaigin2 1,058.209.413
awthin2 1,058.209.225
chaumer2 1,058.209.135
ar3 1,587.309.115
thair7 3,703.709.067
faw2 1,058.208.876
thirsels2 1,058.208.876
slaw2 1,058.208.793
a've2 1,058.208.557
abune2 1,058.208.557
ma18 9,523.818.493
turnt3 1,587.308.286
minds2 1,058.208.193
penny2 1,058.207.992
are8 4,232.807.987
west2 1,058.207.863
that8 4,232.807.795
a'm3 1,587.307.634
gaes2 1,058.207.620
tak6 3,174.607.504
howp2 1,058.207.392
pride2 1,058.207.392
taen4 2,116.407.330
upon2 1,058.206.832
wun2 1,058.206.739
em2 1,058.206.739
dear2 1,058.206.694
wild2 1,058.206.694
thare3 1,587.306.381
has4 2,116.406.366
fell3 1,587.306.360
tho4 2,116.406.295
can8 4,232.806.072
o55 29,100.536.038
but15 7,936.516.011
ken7 3,703.705.856
maun4 2,116.405.702
sair3 1,587.305.666
noo8 4,232.805.508
ony5 2,645.505.437
braw3 1,587.305.408
hoo3 1,587.305.408
up2 1,058.205.336
hingin2 1,058.205.279
we're2 1,058.205.279
stane2 1,058.204.970
here6 3,174.604.877
is5 2,645.504.873
wir4 2,116.404.613
young3 1,587.304.583
will5 2,645.504.573
bricht2 1,058.204.571
she4 2,116.404.417
deep2 1,058.204.411
toun2 1,058.204.367
hear3 1,587.304.348
awa6 3,174.604.261
ava2 1,058.204.197
fur10 5,291.014.096
wi22 11,640.213.828
us6 3,174.603.818
sense2 1,058.203.706
sicht2 1,058.203.672
it14 7,407.413.641
while3 1,587.303.439
we13 6,878.313.359
on6 3,174.603.313
micht4 2,116.403.254
black2 1,058.203.105
aroon2 1,058.202.919
cam4 2,116.402.885
siller2 1,058.202.831
bairn2 1,058.202.723
hert2 1,058.202.653
left3 1,587.302.621
days3 1,587.302.599
like9 4,761.902.590
at7 3,703.702.558
frae7 3,703.702.519
sun2 1,058.202.385
intil2 1,058.202.325
licht2 1,058.202.286
cuid2 1,058.202.267
s9 4,761.902.250
goat2 1,058.202.229
as7 3,703.702.060
was4 2,116.402.027
coorse2 1,058.201.973
d6 3,174.601.966
though2 1,058.201.900
man4 2,116.401.739
nor3 1,587.301.707
syne3 1,587.301.687
rain2 1,058.201.654
a65 34,391.531.640
her6 3,174.601.632
distempered2 1,058.20nan
feel2 1,058.201.540
bill2 1,058.201.501
yowkit2 1,058.20nan
haun2 1,058.201.501
ower2 1,058.201.454
best2 1,058.201.321
an56 29,629.631.308
ouzel2 1,058.20nan
think3 1,587.301.270
oot5 2,645.501.266
or9 4,761.901.181
me9 4,761.901.102
mair2 1,058.201.092
yon2 1,058.201.045
ae5 2,645.500.961
thocht3 1,587.300.909
face2 1,058.200.857
bit3 1,587.300.824
his8 4,232.800.773
injuns2 1,058.20nan
you2 1,058.200.772
roon2 1,058.200.756
just2 1,058.200.742
be7 3,703.700.734
in25 13,227.510.721
gulsoch2 1,058.20nan
gruggie2 1,058.20nan
for8 4,232.800.707
aye4 2,116.400.581
lang3 1,587.300.528
tell2 1,058.200.506
than3 1,587.300.448
by4 2,116.400.360
sae2 1,058.200.348
ll3 1,587.300.318
if2 1,058.200.305
whaur2 1,058.200.273
een2 1,058.200.264
fowk2 1,058.200.260
wee5 2,645.500.259
hieds2 1,058.20nan
its3 1,587.300.258
mind2 1,058.200.239
mak2 1,058.200.183
ye9 4,761.900.139
day3 1,587.300.134
aff3 1,587.300.102
oan3 1,587.300.048
afore2 1,058.200.019
ane2 1,058.200.018
intae3 1,587.300.018
chyave2 1,058.20nan
weel2 1,058.200.015
were2 1,058.200.014
tae40 21,164.020.004
see3 1,587.300.000
ain2 1,058.200.000
so2 1,058.200.000