Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Smith, Elaine C.

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,137
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 635
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.365
Tagged as GLA (Glasgow) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, an, big, moose, wee, gruffalo, tae, aw, iz,

List of texts in corpus

The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean
Itchy Coo (2021 ) in Central (Glasgow) dialect (GLA), categorised as weans (701 words)
The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Totally Princessy Princess
Itchy Coo (2020-09-24 ) in Central (Glasgow) dialect (GLA), categorised as weans (639 words)
The Glasgow Gruffalo
Itchy Coo (2017 ) in Central (Glasgow) dialect (GLA), categorised as weans (797 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
gruffalo	27	12,634.53	320.113
moose	31	14,506.32	305.824
big	43	20,121.67	213.823
princess	18	8,423.02	176.080
iz	23	10,762.75	168.160
sez	13	6,083.29	135.178
g	14	6,551.24	118.521
dead	11	5,147.40	78.894
anen	9	4,211.51	74.216
pure	12	5,615.35	71.074
whiskers	6	2,807.67	65.321
ah'm	12	5,615.35	65.102
eez	7	3,275.62	64.805
d'ye	7	3,275.62	60.853
scary	7	3,275.62	58.496
pea	6	2,807.67	56.394
snake	6	2,807.67	54.156
awright	8	3,743.57	53.350
prince	7	3,275.62	52.699
wee	27	12,634.53	52.054
sammy	6	2,807.67	51.444
owl	5	2,339.73	48.080
royal	7	3,275.62	47.623
snow	6	2,807.67	47.391
diz	5	2,339.73	46.789
wean	8	3,743.57	44.374
wood	5	2,339.73	43.710
fox	6	2,807.67	43.531
oan	20	9,358.91	42.059
clocked	4	1,871.78	39.988
ae	21	9,826.86	39.972
havin	5	2,339.73	38.410
haw	5	2,339.73	36.138
that's	10	4,679.46	36.016
well	10	4,679.46	35.840
queen	6	2,807.67	34.343
posh	5	2,339.73	34.295
aw	23	10,762.75	33.219
peepers	3	1,403.84	32.656
daunered	3	1,403.84	32.656
who's	3	1,403.84	32.656
giant	4	1,871.78	30.524
where	8	3,743.57	30.013
princessy	9	4,211.51	nan
princesses	3	1,403.84	32.656
tail	6	2,807.67	29.301
real	7	3,275.62	28.918
ahead	4	1,871.78	27.639
good	7	3,275.62	26.020
i'll	6	2,807.67	24.830
no	21	9,826.86	24.630
cabin	3	1,403.84	24.293
huge	4	1,871.78	23.274
tea	6	2,807.67	22.931
log	3	1,403.84	22.648
right	8	3,743.57	22.330
heh	3	1,403.84	22.188
how	8	3,743.57	21.899
favourite	4	1,871.78	21.687
wheezin	2	935.89	20.951
naw	7	3,275.62	20.943
goat	7	3,275.62	20.902
totally	3	1,403.84	20.642
mingin	3	1,403.84	20.312
go	8	3,743.57	20.276
bad	6	2,807.67	19.875
sich	3	1,403.84	19.421
mattresses	2	935.89	19.229
plook	2	935.89	19.229
deep-fried	2	935.89	19.229
gaff	3	1,403.84	18.895
pronto	2	935.89	18.048
legged	2	935.89	18.048
nut	3	1,403.84	17.553
evdy	2	935.89	17.144
hoch	2	935.89	17.144
haud	6	2,807.67	16.909
he's	4	1,871.78	16.657
durty	2	935.89	16.411
gruffalo's	6	2,807.67	nan
duvet	2	935.89	16.411
meetin	3	1,403.84	15.991
prints	2	935.89	15.793
gonnae	4	1,871.78	15.465
bowfin	2	935.89	15.260
napper	2	935.89	15.260
sight	3	1,403.84	14.891
know	6	2,807.67	14.667
beast	3	1,403.84	14.412
stoatin	2	935.89	14.372
coughin	2	935.89	14.372
hullo	2	935.89	14.372
claws	2	935.89	14.372
crumble	2	935.89	14.372
hen	4	1,871.78	14.326
so	10	4,679.46	14.120
i	2	935.89	14.067
jaws	2	935.89	13.994
batter	2	935.89	13.994
mairrit	2	935.89	13.649
mairry	2	935.89	13.649
test	3	1,403.84	13.369
barra	2	935.89	13.332
nose	3	1,403.84	13.091
said	11	5,147.40	13.062
jumped	2	935.89	13.039
coz	2	935.89	12.767
toes	2	935.89	12.512
bed	5	2,339.73	12.329
howlin	2	935.89	12.274
bauchle	2	935.89	12.274
scran	2	935.89	12.049
paw	2	935.89	12.049
wurnae	2	935.89	11.837
sheets	2	935.89	11.262
ye're	3	1,403.84	11.201
he'll	2	935.89	10.610
tae	26	12,166.59	10.250
purple	2	935.89	10.185
looked	4	1,871.78	10.055
wan	6	2,807.67	9.814
you're	2	935.89	9.684
gallus	2	935.89	9.569
burd	2	935.89	9.569
wiz	7	3,275.62	9.162
asked	3	1,403.84	9.042
twenty	2	935.89	9.041
storm	2	935.89	9.041
are	9	4,211.51	8.908
wind	3	1,403.84	8.878
orange	2	935.89	8.756
tap	4	1,871.78	8.589
treehoose	3	1,403.84	nan
flew	2	935.89	8.579
have	4	1,871.78	8.284
see	10	4,679.46	8.276
shouted	2	935.89	8.247
wis	10	4,679.46	7.955
hing	3	1,403.84	7.665
through	5	2,339.73	7.649
went	5	2,339.73	7.618
wance	2	935.89	7.403
check	2	935.89	7.341
minute	2	935.89	7.220
eyes	3	1,403.84	7.186
night	3	1,403.84	7.129
she	21	9,826.86	7.083
moon	2	935.89	6.881
ersnae	3	1,403.84	nan
laugh	2	935.89	6.775
man	7	3,275.62	6.768
as	5	2,339.73	6.465
auld	8	3,743.57	6.237
a	83	38,839.49	6.212
whitzat	3	1,403.84	nan
on	5	2,339.73	6.623
whitz	3	1,403.84	nan
but	17	7,955.08	6.832
picky	3	1,403.84	nan
aff	8	3,743.57	6.380
size	2	935.89	6.156
noo	9	4,211.51	6.139
black	3	1,403.84	6.038
at	6	2,807.67	5.495
mibbe	2	935.89	5.488
his	5	2,339.73	5.440
jist	8	3,743.57	5.292
she'd	2	935.89	5.282
who	3	1,403.84	5.031
shot	2	935.89	4.935
sleep	2	935.89	4.790
piece	2	935.89	4.678
eh	3	1,403.84	4.671
ah	6	2,807.67	4.512
wisnae	3	1,403.84	4.473
errza	2	935.89	nan
legs	2	935.89	4.492
in	22	10,294.81	4.416
wait	2	935.89	4.391
then	6	2,807.67	4.364
must	2	935.89	4.084
aboot	2	935.89	4.062
long	2	935.89	4.018
ontae	2	935.89	3.869
och	2	935.89	3.869
be	5	2,339.73	3.863
snored	3	1,403.84	nan
tongue	2	935.89	4.084
happened	2	935.89	3.807
hear	3	1,403.84	3.764
feart	2	935.89	3.747
i'm	2	935.89	3.727
and	22	10,294.81	3.573
yer	8	3,743.57	3.456
tree	2	935.89	3.291
tellin	2	935.89	3.291
blue	2	935.89	3.193
whit	9	4,211.51	3.184
look	3	1,403.84	3.022
yin	4	1,871.78	2.967
thae	3	1,403.84	2.928
later	2	935.89	2.861
find	2	935.89	2.861
sat	2	935.89	2.545
only	3	1,403.84	2.430
this	13	6,083.29	2.429
it	18	8,423.02	2.353
did	4	1,871.78	2.289
again	4	1,871.78	2.206
place	3	1,403.84	2.139
wur	3	1,403.84	2.132
felt	2	935.89	2.092
should	2	935.89	2.092
jaggies	2	935.89	nan
roon	3	1,403.84	2.072
ower	2	935.89	2.062
that	15	7,019.19	1.960
me	11	5,147.40	1.920
back	2	935.89	1.629
came	2	935.89	1.619
tell	3	1,403.84	1.596
day	2	935.89	1.394
end	2	935.89	1.376
taen	2	935.89	1.274
jowly	2	935.89	nan
rain	2	935.89	1.344
cannae	2	935.89	1.255
ma	13	6,083.29	1.236
cauld	2	935.89	1.202
gien	2	935.89	1.196
let	2	935.89	1.133
wi	12	5,615.35	1.058
best	2	935.89	1.026
highrise	2	935.89	nan
c'moan	2	935.89	nan
erz	2	935.89	nan
oh	2	935.89	1.894
when	4	1,871.78	0.981
ye	15	7,019.19	0.978
bowly	2	935.89	nan
fur	8	3,743.57	0.967
here	4	1,871.78	0.952
oot	12	5,615.35	0.914
you	6	2,807.67	0.893
her	8	3,743.57	0.886
their	2	935.89	0.870
curried	2	935.89	nan
didnae	2	935.89	0.876
it's	3	1,403.84	0.856
they	11	5,147.40	0.839
an	61	28,544.69	0.834
could	3	1,403.84	0.733
fae	4	1,871.78	0.713
nashers	2	935.89	nan
them	2	935.89	0.652
hoose	3	1,403.84	0.635
or	5	2,339.73	0.597
if	2	935.89	0.569
nae	8	3,743.57	0.556
mair	3	1,403.84	0.482
was	3	1,403.84	0.416
had	4	1,871.78	0.413
doon	6	2,807.67	0.376
there	7	3,275.62	0.373
zat	2	935.89	nan
he	16	7,487.13	0.367
gaun	2	935.89	0.300
him	7	3,275.62	0.294
us	2	935.89	0.204
even	2	935.89	0.097
maist	2	935.89	0.082
up	9	4,211.51	0.080
snakebake	2	935.89	nan
new	2	935.89	0.080
like	5	2,339.73	0.078
efter	2	935.89	0.067
is	14	6,551.24	0.050
snowin	2	935.89	nan
by	3	1,403.84	0.028
pit	2	935.89	0.010
the	124	58,025.27	0.001
some	3	1,403.84	0.000
underground	3	1,403.84	nan
craw	2	935.89	10.054