A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Peffers, Bob

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,469
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 490
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.998
Tagged as SEC ((South) East Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, tae, ah, an, wis, wi, o, ye, bi,

List of texts in corpus

Whit Aboot Ma Ceevil Richts?
peffers50.freeserve (2002) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as poetry (263 words)

A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther
peffers50.freeserve (2002) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (762 words)

The Pittin Doon o Guid Scots
peffers50.freeserve (2002) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (333 words)

Upheeze
peffers50.freeserve (2002) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (111 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
sheugh7 4,765.1582.317
irn7 4,765.1571.141
bi20 13,614.7062.310
fir15 10,211.0356.900
ah36 24,506.4747.451
grannie7 4,765.1547.151
msps5 3,403.6841.564
pails4 2,722.9441.396
watter10 6,807.3541.151
kis6 4,084.4139.257
spakin3 2,042.2134.859
iz6 4,084.4133.962
whit18 12,253.2332.996
grandfaither4 2,722.9432.073
lochgelly3 2,042.2131.045
schuil6 4,084.4125.608
hooses5 3,403.6825.397
spak5 3,403.6824.948
our5 3,403.6823.341
mibbie4 2,722.9423.242
nou7 4,765.1522.705
wi30 20,422.0622.703
ca'ed2 1,361.4722.419
peelie2 1,361.4722.419
ain10 6,807.3520.667
cast4 2,722.9420.539
maun7 4,765.1519.730
sent5 3,403.6819.728
hid11 7,488.0919.628
want7 4,765.1519.627
chinge2 1,361.4719.513
cobbled2 1,361.4719.513
scullery3 2,042.2118.627
tawse2 1,361.4718.608
wis34 23,145.0018.203
han3 2,042.2117.850
vote4 2,722.9417.537
wa3 2,042.2117.430
blenk2 1,361.4717.255
ca'd2 1,361.4717.255
yone7 4,765.15nan
athin4 2,722.9418.481
yaised4 2,722.9416.872
auld10 6,807.3516.600
leid7 4,765.1516.495
soda2 1,361.4716.250
mairrit2 1,361.4716.250
causey2 1,361.4716.250
kiz2 1,361.4716.250
four3 2,042.2115.897
dominies2 1,361.4715.829
syne7 4,765.1515.595
polished2 1,361.4715.450
ye21 14,295.4414.920
raw3 2,042.2114.861
ane8 5,445.8814.720
mind7 4,765.1514.432
wallie2 1,361.4714.218
bit13 8,849.5613.708
ootside4 2,722.9413.449
connection2 1,361.4713.080
yaise3 2,042.2113.041
room5 3,403.6812.825
page3 2,042.2112.509
fantoosh2 1,361.4712.362
sink2 1,361.4712.362
wee11 7,488.0912.282
pail2 1,361.4711.899
kid2 1,361.4711.756
pairliament2 1,361.4711.619
ceevil2 1,361.4711.357
hoo4 2,722.9411.097
frae10 6,807.3511.061
ah'm3 2,042.2110.956
inglis3 2,042.2110.831
widden2 1,361.4710.363
luk2 1,361.4710.267
said8 5,445.8810.170
wha5 3,403.689.776
tent3 2,042.219.593
rule2 1,361.479.422
hoose6 4,084.419.344
end4 2,722.949.319
ran3 2,042.219.100
dae7 4,765.158.954
kin4 2,722.948.710
bob2 1,361.478.492
he4 2,722.948.339
thin2 1,361.477.998
in11 7,488.097.691
sax2 1,361.477.657
ben3 2,042.217.490
his2 1,361.477.059
jist7 4,765.156.874
wiz5 3,403.686.834
horse2 1,361.476.794
law2 1,361.476.448
that6 4,084.416.387
hae9 6,126.626.346
main2 1,361.476.195
wull3 2,042.216.184
stane2 1,361.476.075
tae46 31,313.826.058
hou3 2,042.215.722
richt6 4,084.415.699
edinburgh2 1,361.475.661
is3 2,042.215.547
shuid2 1,361.475.412
anither4 2,722.945.292
doon8 5,445.885.137
not2 1,361.475.114
div2 1,361.474.842
side3 2,042.214.761
when5 3,403.684.685
micht4 2,722.944.646
gie4 2,722.944.585
a57 38,801.914.215
went3 2,042.213.941
oot2 1,361.473.888
aboot9 6,126.623.816
pit4 2,722.943.672
her3 2,042.213.606
brocht2 1,361.473.563
be3 2,042.213.416
wir3 2,042.213.301
twa5 3,403.683.292
thaim4 2,722.943.247
na2 1,361.472.999
stanpipe2 1,361.47nan
mak4 2,722.944.357
aye5 3,403.682.955
lang4 2,722.942.950
that's2 1,361.472.938
git2 1,361.472.782
for4 2,722.942.737
mid-camps2 1,361.47nan
canna2 1,361.472.717
kirnitten2 1,361.47nan
whaur3 2,042.212.532
wad4 2,722.942.463
en2 1,361.472.457
o22 14,976.172.456
the72 49,012.932.375
still3 2,042.212.304
dolts2 1,361.47nan
n2 1,361.472.376
cauld2 1,361.472.195
there7 4,765.152.189
best2 1,361.472.002
tak3 2,042.211.955
hame3 2,042.211.920
intae5 3,403.681.915
i5 3,403.681.885
ken4 2,722.941.879
thir2 1,361.471.850
dinna2 1,361.471.699
ma10 6,807.351.697
they9 6,126.621.672
set2 1,361.471.671
keep2 1,361.471.655
but3 2,042.211.620
blinkbonnie2 1,361.47nan
alang2 1,361.471.738
on13 8,849.561.562
siever2 1,361.47nan
got3 2,042.211.481
three2 1,361.471.459
face2 1,361.471.431
him2 1,361.471.132
then3 2,042.211.105
tell2 1,361.470.998
sanitation2 1,361.47nan
klerty2 1,361.47nan
like6 4,084.410.987
fine2 1,361.470.950
didna2 1,361.470.940
hanle2 1,361.47nan
afu3 2,042.21nan
muckle6 4,084.419.312
weel3 2,042.210.827
door2 1,361.470.735
kent2 1,361.470.701
war2 1,361.470.592
this4 2,722.940.518
cam2 1,361.470.516
did2 1,361.470.504
she6 4,084.410.382
oor3 2,042.210.345
an34 23,145.000.318
say2 1,361.470.317
wey2 1,361.470.251
scots4 2,722.940.231
if3 2,042.210.228
aa2 1,361.470.216
sae3 2,042.210.194
me4 2,722.940.153
noo3 2,042.210.151
guid2 1,361.470.134
we5 3,403.680.113
so2 1,361.470.108
ae2 1,361.470.079
peffers2 1,361.47nan
ither2 1,361.470.073
them2 1,361.470.049
at9 6,126.620.016
us2 1,361.470.012
fowk2 1,361.470.012
it17 11,572.500.011
nae4 2,722.940.008
day3 2,042.210.006
no4 2,722.940.005
get2 1,361.470.003
some2 1,361.470.001
mair3 2,042.210.000