A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Ireland, Mark

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,372
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 460
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.983
Tagged as MNA (Mid Northern A) dialect.
Top ten most common words - callum, i, a, his, mam, he, to, yer, ti, him,

List of texts in corpus

Wi A Facey Like Yours
Scots Hoose (2020) in Doric (Banff) dialect (MNA), categorised as prose (1,372 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
callum46 33,527.70538.290
mam27 19,679.30234.086
school15 10,932.94101.957
y11 8,017.4998.387
oh16 11,661.8187.697
yi14 10,204.0884.032
baggie7 5,102.0483.357
to24 17,492.7182.520
i44 32,069.9777.725
the19 13,848.4070.065
ti23 16,763.8568.852
yer24 17,492.7166.930
his38 27,696.7960.754
bain5 3,644.3150.058
sel6 4,373.1848.390
says13 9,475.2246.585
fan9 6,559.7737.852
sheen5 3,644.3137.118
miss7 5,102.0433.054
well8 5,830.9032.401
him19 13,848.4032.368
replies4 2,915.4529.866
tae6 4,373.1828.075
yiv3 2,186.5926.327
gets5 3,644.3125.495
gan5 3,644.3124.748
im4 2,915.4524.386
pleast2 1,457.7322.715
untied2 1,457.7322.715
speers2 1,457.7322.715
clook2 1,457.7322.715
ere5 3,644.3122.557
stuck4 2,915.4520.929
stairs4 2,915.4520.929
office4 2,915.4520.746
he's4 2,915.4520.393
comes6 4,373.1819.857
homework2 1,457.7319.809
deein4 2,915.4519.733
mannie4 2,915.4518.910
danner2 1,457.7318.904
roadie2 1,457.7318.904
han3 2,186.5918.287
margret6 4,373.18nan
hiv6 4,373.1818.258
papers3 2,186.5918.144
aul3 2,186.5918.003
min3 2,186.5916.436
loon4 2,915.4516.117
wifie4 2,915.4515.515
an15 10,932.9414.676
reight6 4,373.18nan
cat4 2,915.4515.296
get9 6,559.7714.619
hears2 1,457.7314.512
tells3 2,186.5914.058
shoppin2 1,457.7313.790
gings2 1,457.7313.790
heed3 2,186.5913.788
lunch2 1,457.7313.373
runs2 1,457.7313.180
finally3 2,186.5913.106
he26 18,950.4412.606
looks3 2,186.5912.552
ayewis2 1,457.7312.339
teacher3 2,186.5912.147
hurry2 1,457.7312.047
eight2 1,457.7312.047
gee2 1,457.7312.047
am4 2,915.4511.786
drapped2 1,457.7311.776
break2 1,457.7311.403
peer2 1,457.7311.286
once2 1,457.7310.750
callum's4 2,915.45nan
disna3 2,186.5910.305
late3 2,186.5910.237
steen2 1,457.7310.108
loved2 1,457.739.864
ur3 2,186.599.449
tree3 2,186.599.420
got6 4,373.189.213
minutes2 1,457.739.019
aefter4 2,915.45nan
needin2 1,457.739.019
nose2 1,457.739.019
save2 1,457.738.895
sees2 1,457.738.775
nae11 8,017.498.669
eventually2 1,457.738.547
affa4 2,915.458.403
fit6 4,373.188.193
class2 1,457.738.032
so6 4,373.187.900
asks2 1,457.737.624
goes2 1,457.737.581
bairns4 2,915.457.555
jist7 5,102.047.549
yet3 2,186.597.497
at18 13,119.537.466
pick2 1,457.737.220
is2 1,457.737.196
thought2 1,457.736.857
might2 1,457.736.530
skerls3 2,186.59nan
it7 5,102.046.755
hingin2 1,457.736.498
mine2 1,457.736.437
canna3 2,186.596.407
half2 1,457.736.347
bag2 1,457.736.230
tell4 2,915.456.195
er2 1,457.736.090
aff6 4,373.186.076
en3 2,186.595.955
ere's2 1,457.735.930
another2 1,457.735.727
door4 2,915.455.439
isna2 1,457.735.227
teen2 1,457.735.043
ridy3 2,186.59nan
across2 1,457.734.965
ony4 2,915.454.916
ll5 3,644.314.846
if6 4,373.184.834
thinkin2 1,457.734.777
work2 1,457.734.741
dinna3 2,186.594.652
as3 2,186.594.579
later2 1,457.734.338
better3 2,186.594.273
wis7 5,102.044.266
hoose4 2,915.454.190
bit8 5,830.904.182
doon7 5,102.043.971
gettin2 1,457.733.488
been6 4,373.183.447
great2 1,457.733.374
bide2 1,457.733.341
lang4 2,915.453.263
telt3 2,186.593.226
re3 2,186.593.155
we10 7,288.633.100
on14 10,204.083.094
daener2 1,457.73nan
body2 1,457.733.051
in14 10,204.082.949
niver2 1,457.732.809
feel2 1,457.732.441
wisna2 1,457.732.411
mak3 2,186.592.378
again3 2,186.592.227
up9 6,559.772.217
hame3 2,186.592.195
side2 1,457.732.152
look2 1,457.732.132
wye2 1,457.732.006
far2 1,457.731.702
three2 1,457.731.650
face2 1,457.731.615
last2 1,457.731.591
left2 1,457.731.534
just2 1,457.731.464
same2 1,457.731.438
then3 2,186.591.320
but8 5,830.901.116
no2 1,457.730.859
time4 2,915.450.813
ma4 2,915.450.782
are3 2,186.590.730
think2 1,457.730.677
ve2 1,457.730.617
hid3 2,186.590.590
tak2 1,457.730.584
be9 6,559.770.583
me3 2,186.590.576
could2 1,457.730.555
hae2 1,457.730.525
aye3 2,186.590.503
oor3 2,186.590.475
she9 6,559.770.472
my2 1,457.730.464
they4 2,915.450.345
clize2 1,457.73nan
will2 1,457.730.490
was2 1,457.730.330
wee2 1,457.730.296
back2 1,457.730.264
see3 2,186.590.263
oot7 5,102.040.246
for9 6,559.770.208
day2 1,457.730.186
like3 2,186.590.116
afore2 1,457.730.095
a42 30,612.240.083
viry2 1,457.73nan
noo3 2,186.590.249
awa2 1,457.730.076
you3 2,186.590.075
and10 7,288.630.071
s11 8,017.490.039
aboot4 2,915.450.001
her7 5,102.040.000