Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Higgs, Jo

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,273
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 908
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.503
Tagged as EDN (Edinburgh) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, of, a, wiz, ah, to, n, that, he, it,

List of texts in corpus

The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols
berfrois (2022-08-08) in Central (Edinburgh) dialect (EDN), categorised as prose (2,273 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.

Word	Count	Normalised per million	Keyness
of	75	32,996.04	336.475
evans	26	11,438.63	310.370
nichols	24	10,558.73	285.973
n	42	18,477.78	254.131
wiz	50	21,997.36	239.189
to	43	18,917.73	154.742
evan	11	4,839.42	127.975
fucking	11	4,839.42	117.475
cid	8	3,519.58	85.188
an	6	2,639.68	77.495
most	7	3,079.63	43.304
just	14	6,159.26	43.042
ah	43	18,917.73	40.700
tool	5	2,199.74	38.301
course	8	3,519.58	37.889
wurds	6	2,639.68	37.557
so	17	7,479.10	37.379
bastard	5	2,199.74	32.408
ve	12	5,279.37	25.324
friendship	3	1,319.84	24.581
prick	4	1,759.79	24.526
boy	6	2,639.68	23.788
out	7	3,079.63	21.619
down	4	1,759.79	21.189
town	3	1,319.84	20.985
pal	5	2,199.74	20.715
ferret	2	879.89	20.696
gid	4	1,759.79	20.013
refer	3	1,319.84	19.622
breached	2	879.89	18.975
fellas	2	879.89	18.975
thelonious	8	3,519.58	nan
wurd	3	1,319.84	18.272
the	88	38,715.35	17.801
assumed	2	879.89	17.794
uptae	2	879.89	17.794
anyhow	2	879.89	17.794
shite	4	1,759.79	17.694
fella	3	1,319.84	17.381
after	4	1,759.79	17.306
never	7	3,079.63	16.848
yin	9	3,959.52	16.806
tall	3	1,319.84	16.610
hings	4	1,759.79	16.587
being	4	1,759.79	16.253
whole	3	1,319.84	15.930
give	3	1,319.84	15.469
two	5	2,199.74	15.280
grasp	2	879.89	15.007
bitty	2	879.89	15.007
both	3	1,319.84	14.908
yer	14	6,159.26	14.838
genuinely	2	879.89	14.538
houses	2	879.89	14.538
informed	2	879.89	14.119
further	3	1,319.84	13.929
but	22	9,678.84	13.706
fucker	2	879.89	13.397
scrap	2	879.89	13.397
didni	2	879.89	13.397
moments	2	879.89	13.080
meat	3	1,319.84	12.725
her	2	879.89	12.324
even	8	3,519.58	12.315
now	4	1,759.79	12.296
funny	3	1,319.84	12.292
porridge	2	879.89	12.261
maid	2	879.89	12.261
account	2	879.89	12.261
massive	2	879.89	12.023
silly	2	879.89	11.799
other	4	1,759.79	11.763
ways	2	879.89	11.586
barney	2	879.89	11.385
that	40	17,597.89	11.337
possession	2	879.89	11.013
nice	3	1,319.84	10.842
sharp	2	879.89	10.673
in	18	7,919.05	10.628
only	6	2,639.68	10.558
perhaps	2	879.89	10.361
his	26	11,438.63	10.297
mibbe	3	1,319.84	10.243
cleaver	4	1,759.79	nan
hing	4	1,759.79	11.980
laughed	2	879.89	10.215
variety	2	879.89	10.074
continued	2	879.89	10.074
is	4	1,759.79	10.072
about	4	1,759.79	10.048
he	35	15,398.15	9.734
around	2	879.89	9.557
vocabulary	2	879.89	9.557
begin	2	879.89	9.557
enough	4	1,759.79	9.368
aye	10	4,399.47	9.216
next	4	1,759.79	9.110
few	4	1,759.79	9.054
all	4	1,759.79	8.999
own	2	879.89	8.998
huge	2	879.89	8.998
called	2	879.89	8.895
anything	2	879.89	8.895
ears	2	879.89	8.895
name	5	2,199.74	8.865
promise	2	879.89	8.699
told	2	879.89	8.699
world	3	1,319.84	8.219
big	6	2,639.68	8.213
make	3	1,319.84	8.070
fuck	3	1,319.84	8.034
we	2	879.89	8.000
christ	2	879.89	7.926
wizni	3	1,319.84	nan
confidence	2	879.89	7.926
naw	4	1,759.79	7.719
explain	2	879.89	7.702
peace	2	879.89	7.702
above	2	879.89	7.630
fence	2	879.89	7.559
simply	2	879.89	7.559
part	2	879.89	7.356
simple	2	879.89	7.291
each	3	1,319.84	7.113
ach	2	879.89	7.042
canny	2	879.89	7.042
likes	3	1,319.84	7.025
neither	2	879.89	6.698
used	3	1,319.84	6.660
any	3	1,319.84	6.553
wide	2	879.89	6.436
quiet	2	879.89	6.436
kind	3	1,319.84	6.423
such	2	879.89	6.386
probably	2	879.89	6.386
ye	22	9,678.84	6.361
pals	2	879.89	6.337
many	2	879.89	6.288
upon	2	879.89	6.193
thick	2	879.89	6.147
m	8	3,519.58	6.143
maw	2	879.89	6.101
then	7	3,079.63	5.966
than	7	3,079.63	5.855
spoke	2	879.89	5.796
wid	7	3,079.63	5.549
wanted	2	879.89	5.441
some	8	3,519.58	5.222
while	4	1,759.79	5.210
as	23	10,118.79	5.112
quick	2	879.89	5.088
inflated	2	879.89	nan
yins	2	879.89	5.055
d	9	3,959.52	5.030
she	5	2,199.74	4.997
bar	2	879.89	4.958
quite	2	879.89	4.894
short	2	879.89	4.832
thi	2	879.89	4.832
might	2	879.89	4.712
no	12	5,279.37	4.710
ma	4	1,759.79	4.688
half	2	879.89	4.540
for	6	2,639.68	4.501
love	2	879.89	3.959
point	2	879.89	3.870
long	2	879.89	3.847
not	2	879.89	3.616
since	2	879.89	3.596
bit	2	879.89	3.409
right	3	1,319.84	3.275
too	2	879.89	3.240
be	6	2,639.68	3.157
windbag	2	879.89	nan
how	3	1,319.84	3.145
work	2	879.89	3.055
wee	9	3,959.52	3.010
five	2	879.89	2.867
less	2	879.89	2.808
which	3	1,319.84	2.804
nor	4	1,759.79	2.767
this	14	6,159.26	2.760
been	8	3,519.58	2.750
ever	2	879.89	2.736
himsel	2	879.89	2.721
very	2	879.89	2.707
by	7	3,079.63	2.703
do	2	879.89	2.693
try	2	879.89	2.505
sure	2	879.89	2.505
set	3	1,319.84	2.377
through	3	1,319.84	2.154
their	7	3,079.63	2.073
who	2	879.89	1.963
back	2	879.89	1.947
they	5	2,199.74	1.924
great	2	879.89	1.857
fur	3	1,319.84	1.733
took	2	879.89	1.712
day	2	879.89	1.682
well	2	879.89	1.653
at	10	4,399.47	1.616
these	2	879.89	1.563
or	11	4,839.42	1.558
much	2	879.89	1.547
though	2	879.89	1.412
wi	22	9,678.84	1.403
aboot	4	1,759.79	1.311
time	2	879.89	1.307
him	9	3,959.52	1.282
end	2	879.89	1.234
nae	4	1,759.79	1.090
near	2	879.89	1.066
door	3	1,319.84	1.031
fae	9	3,959.52	1.016
let	2	879.89	1.000
years	2	879.89	0.989
mind	3	1,319.84	0.862
can	2	879.89	0.746
there	8	3,519.58	0.706
mair	3	1,319.84	0.670
were	4	1,759.79	0.633
want	2	879.89	0.615
like	8	3,519.58	0.599
if	5	2,199.74	0.593
them	5	2,199.74	0.500
and	18	7,919.05	0.487
said	2	879.89	0.445
a	72	31,676.20	0.443
up	7	3,079.63	0.357
me	6	2,639.68	0.312
us	2	879.89	0.303
on	12	5,279.37	0.292
auld	4	1,759.79	0.288
had	4	1,759.79	0.284
fir	2	879.89	0.238
intae	3	1,319.84	0.222
ingested	2	879.89	nan
tell	2	879.89	0.236
re	2	879.89	0.188
it	29	12,758.47	0.164
til	2	879.89	0.152
here	2	879.89	0.108
when	3	1,319.84	0.103
s	16	7,039.16	0.081
ll	3	1,319.84	0.071
its	3	1,319.84	0.044
aw	5	2,199.74	0.042
man	2	879.89	0.041
did	2	879.89	0.024
oan	3	1,319.84	0.009
ken	3	1,319.84	0.006
got	2	879.89	0.005
first	2	879.89	0.002
whit	5	2,199.74	0.001
sorti	2	879.89	nan
aff	3	1,319.84	0.000