A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Johnston, Mary

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,360
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,021
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.291
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - e, an, a, in, ti, o, on, wis, i, wi,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 82 - Life Spang
Lallans Magazine (2013-07 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (615 words)
Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither
Lallans Magazine (2013 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (975 words)
Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival
Lallans Magazine (2012-12) in Doric dialect (MNA), categorised as prose (1,555 words)

Lallans 73 - Ceilidh
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (68 words)
Lallans 73 - Back-Eyn
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (147 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
e151 44,940.481,057.668
the15 4,464.29294.254
fen23 6,845.24231.564
ti59 17,559.52180.591
att16 4,761.90176.100
ey24 7,142.86159.311
moose16 4,761.90128.046
eir11 3,273.81115.128
tae4 1,190.48114.024
edinbro11 3,273.81111.748
cat21 6,250.00108.345
iss13 3,869.05105.121
gid14 4,166.6791.476
aat14 4,166.6786.957
em14 4,166.6786.581
said29 8,630.9558.156
princes6 1,785.7155.435
ee15 4,464.2955.323
answert7 2,083.3350.818
cuddie6 1,785.7148.737
til19 5,654.7648.144
ilky5 1,488.1045.050
god11 3,273.8144.321
teen11 3,273.8143.969
speered4 1,190.4840.913
i've7 2,083.3340.130
fit20 5,952.3837.139
an145 43,154.7635.575
aa26 7,738.1034.838
thirty6 1,785.7131.972
gweed8 2,380.9531.021
back-eyn3 892.8629.940
ere8 2,380.9529.478
ett5 1,488.1028.578
citie3 892.8627.715
and3 892.8626.986
years11 3,273.8126.881
tyke4 1,190.4826.450
hinnereyn3 892.8626.134
mibbes4 1,190.4825.164
leen3 892.8624.897
on47 13,988.1024.886
bairn8 2,380.9521.670
fite5 1,488.1021.643
catcht3 892.8620.994
een12 3,571.4319.378
nae26 7,738.1019.269
speert2 595.2419.141
spirk2 595.2419.141
i'se2 595.2419.141
lach2 595.2419.141
monkey's2 595.2419.141
cuistin2 595.2419.141
lachin3 892.8619.073
furrit3 892.8619.073
margit11 3,273.81nan
lord5 1,488.1018.692
weel15 4,464.2918.389
time19 5,654.7617.763
street7 2,083.3317.708
cam12 3,571.4317.610
anither11 3,273.8117.589
girss2 595.2417.422
paddlin2 595.2417.422
midders2 595.2417.422
neist7 2,083.3317.419
gings3 892.8617.323
i41 12,202.3817.048
france3 892.8616.482
fleerish2 595.2416.243
avaa2 595.2416.243
creesh10 2,976.19nan
picnic3 892.8618.309
kis4 1,190.4816.131
spang2 595.2415.342
hisel2 595.2415.342
werk2 595.2415.342
kizzen2 595.2415.342
puddle2 595.2415.342
faister2 595.2415.342
hae21 6,250.0015.092
i'll5 1,488.1014.793
crock9 2,678.57nan
gyan3 892.8614.519
hud8 2,380.9514.372
dunts2 595.2413.995
aat's9 2,678.57nan
name8 2,380.9515.073
efter13 3,869.0513.770
gairdens3 892.8613.667
winter5 1,488.1013.338
eese3 892.8613.212
ging4 1,190.4813.092
castle3 892.8612.792
americay2 595.2412.581
think10 2,976.1912.269
fyow2 595.2412.205
birls2 595.2412.205
queer3 892.8612.038
it's10 2,976.1911.940
turning2 595.2411.863
kicks2 595.2411.863
raxes2 595.2411.863
monkey2 595.2411.548
joco2 595.2411.548
tak10 2,976.1911.516
syne9 2,678.5711.352
neen3 892.8611.274
sandwiches2 595.2411.258
happent3 892.8611.174
scones2 595.2410.988
deen3 892.8610.882
sticks3 892.8610.789
affa7 2,083.3310.779
feestival6 1,785.71nan
catchin2 595.2410.736
wye7 2,083.3310.707
caald2 595.2410.499
pavement2 595.2410.499
scarce2 595.2410.499
like20 5,952.3810.298
niver6 1,785.7110.283
bleezin2 595.2410.277
naebdy2 595.2410.277
trail2 595.249.868
lookin5 1,488.109.814
we'll3 892.869.342
sit4 1,190.489.204
ee'll5 1,488.10nan
wun3 892.869.204
fit's2 595.249.164
neuk3 892.869.069
year9 2,678.578.795
draps2 595.248.712
hoo5 1,488.108.485
stannin2 595.248.439
lang10 2,976.198.390
he's3 892.868.389
faa3 892.868.219
pool2 595.248.185
midder2 595.248.185
answered2 595.248.064
doon16 4,761.907.851
american2 595.247.835
mind8 2,380.957.822
ithers4 1,190.487.628
fair6 1,785.717.623
names3 892.867.545
shooders2 595.247.516
looks3 892.867.449
peety2 595.247.415
jenners4 1,190.48nan
dinna6 1,785.717.414
brithers2 595.247.131
me21 6,250.007.128
kirk4 1,190.486.881
cheer2 595.246.868
notion2 595.246.868
naethin4 1,190.486.826
stand2 595.246.784
hame8 2,380.956.687
hid11 3,273.816.507
pipe2 595.246.469
morning2 595.246.469
o't2 595.246.469
man9 2,678.576.316
thocht8 2,380.955.999
eence3 892.865.968
band2 595.245.916
loons2 595.245.853
sacrament3 892.86nan
leaves2 595.245.853
or4 1,190.485.790
thon7 2,083.335.738
emsels3 892.86nan
ablo2 595.245.730
quines2 595.245.670
dee4 1,190.485.627
loon3 892.865.610
wid9 2,678.575.564
half-awa3 892.86nan
is11 3,273.815.556
memory2 595.245.554
intil4 1,190.485.393
i'm3 892.865.339
gie7 2,083.335.335
aff10 2,976.195.197
oh4 1,190.485.152
durin2 595.245.127
life6 1,785.715.048
fine-tasty3 892.86nan
did7 2,083.334.937
gled2 595.244.752
canna4 1,190.484.617
wint3 892.864.597
awa9 2,678.574.585
ower14 4,166.674.495
hospital2 595.244.418
comes4 1,190.484.364
bairns5 1,488.104.325
wi36 10,714.294.272
hoose7 2,083.334.230
ee're3 892.86nan
a79 23,511.904.222
ten3 892.864.123
daft2 595.244.117
wee13 3,869.054.065
sittin3 892.864.060
live2 595.244.012
deein2 595.243.944
livin2 595.243.911
it28 8,333.333.907
fower3 892.863.858
roon5 1,488.103.849
teeth2 595.243.719
aa-deen3 892.86nan
bides2 595.243.781
bus2 595.243.688
near4 1,190.483.662
wisna4 1,190.483.648
aroon3 892.863.613
hiv4 1,190.483.594
kin4 1,190.483.541
siller3 892.863.523
hair3 892.863.436
onythin2 595.243.371
waatchin3 892.86nan
show2 595.243.371
lot3 892.863.334
be10 2,976.193.330
stick2 595.243.317
iver2 595.243.317
cud4 1,190.483.298
half2 595.243.213
some9 2,678.573.186
feet3 892.863.048
fu2 595.243.016
park2 595.242.970
didna5 1,488.102.873
ere's2 595.242.834
jist9 2,678.572.730
duncin2 595.24nan
world2 595.242.748
tellt2 595.242.727
tongue2 595.242.625
fowk9 2,678.572.603
things4 1,190.482.591
eneuch3 892.862.574
kens2 595.242.489
little2 595.242.489
twall2 595.24nan
pit6 1,785.712.453
disna2 595.242.414
three4 1,190.482.300
sae9 2,678.572.211
fine-tastit2 595.24nan
div2 595.242.173
comin3 892.862.171
aside2 595.242.157
bittie2 595.242.157
o58 17,261.901.931
grimm2 595.24nan
table2 595.241.900
ony5 1,488.101.886
gin5 1,488.101.817
gies2 595.241.790
s19 5,654.761.748
yersel2 595.241.737
cucumber2 595.24nan
free2 595.241.737
frae10 2,976.191.730
wis42 12,500.001.726
twa2 595.241.726
werkin2 595.24nan
bonny2 595.241.686
at16 4,761.901.562
tap-aff2 595.24nan
feelin2 595.242.856
black2 595.241.473
ken2 595.241.471
to2 595.241.461
aboot14 4,166.671.452
tell4 1,190.481.440
ae3 892.861.402
look3 892.861.355
lat2 595.241.335
tho3 892.861.229
somethin2 595.241.228
its2 595.241.152
afore2 595.241.139
bi2 595.241.120
hert2 595.241.110
fire2 595.241.102
achteen2 595.24nan
seen4 1,190.481.091
as16 4,761.901.049
ll2 595.241.018
ye14 4,166.670.997
warran2 595.24nan
oot18 5,357.140.969
aye7 2,083.330.943
far3 892.860.888
bide2 595.240.875
day9 2,678.570.827
in59 17,559.520.821
still4 1,190.480.812
mony3 892.860.811
sic3 892.860.796
ain2 595.240.779
up16 4,761.900.714
days3 892.860.703
of3 892.860.701
air2 595.240.693
wull2 595.240.675
lerbin2 595.24nan
he25 7,440.480.629
coorse2 595.240.624
nicht4 1,190.480.603
are6 1,785.710.596
but16 4,761.900.575
d4 1,190.480.552
young2 595.240.551
for22 6,547.620.490
him11 3,273.810.458
got2 595.240.454
first2 595.240.413
hale2 595.240.386
say2 595.240.357
big3 892.860.353
heard2 595.240.352
fine3 892.860.350
my2 595.240.314
if4 1,190.480.269
side2 595.240.227
mair8 2,380.950.176
ither3 892.860.163
didnae2 595.240.157
heid4 1,190.480.145
alang2 595.240.142
new2 595.240.129
set2 595.240.111
she16 4,761.900.111
richt5 1,488.100.109
mun2 595.24nan
sombdy2 595.24nan
maist2 595.240.128
micht2 595.240.096
t2 595.240.091
better2 595.240.062
mak3 892.860.061
noo6 1,785.710.058
ma14 4,166.670.042
get4 1,190.480.041
we14 4,166.670.039
her18 5,357.140.035
place2 595.240.031
see5 1,488.100.027
here4 1,190.480.025
us4 1,190.480.016
bit9 2,678.570.015
thing2 595.240.015
you6 1,785.710.010
come3 892.860.009
oor5 1,488.100.009
by5 1,488.100.006
back7 2,083.330.002
his19 5,654.760.001
yer6 1,785.710.000