Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Bolland, John

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,315
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 940
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.463
Top ten most common words - the, an, a, o, ah, ��, wiz, ma, in, tae,

A Chocolate Cowboy
From Glasgow To Saturn (01-01-2008) in Lallans categorised as prose

This table displays the word frequencies for the author's works in the corpus, and the frequencies normalised to per 100,000. The normalised word frequencies for the entire corpus and each dialect are displayed. The colour represents how far the author's usage frequency deviates from that dialect.
This should highlight things like differences in the regional dialect, or character names, or the spelling preferences of the author. The dialect column with the fewest coloured cells is likely to be the author's natural dialect.

Word	Count	Author occurrences Normalised per 100,000	Corpus occurrences normalised per 100,000	Central / Lallans	Doric / Northern	Shetland	Orkney	Southern / Borders	Ulster
the	159	6868.25	5413.09	5894.57	5918.91	268.33	5740.99	2992.25	4116.22
an	96	4146.87	2738.56	2547.24	2954.22	3442.69	1931.15	2687.35	3713.79
a	50	2159.83	2806.28	2606.53	3117.42	2819.97	2899.1	2505.54	3715.52
o	43	1857.45	2095.57	2205.82	2015.67	1903.6	2055.12	1628.7	1973.98
ah	42	1814.25	552.92	665.62	447.72	-	57.22	899.57	27.75
��	41	1771.06	336.35	147.67	349.8	151.88	491.13	2104.05	149.18
wiz	32	1382.29	25.51	42.51	0.62	-	-	1.89	3.47
ma	31	1339.09	354.76	412.12	342.41	5.06	23.84	308.69	227.23
in	29	1252.7	1483.22	1554.52	1388.12	1118.87	1659.36	1371.13	1361.67
tae	26	1123.11	2007.73	2054.13	1767.48	931.55	2527.18	2174.12	2352.12
��	25	1079.91	343.85	364.91	124.4	491.09	696.17	727.23	268.86
��s	22	950.32	464.43	402.95	526.55	440.46	910.74	793.52	310.49
on	22	950.32	607.36	646.6	559.8	622.72	805.84	227.26	707.72
it	22	950.32	1134.63	1243.53	1136.24	521.47	586.5	337.1	1425.85
he	21	907.13	694.53	674.79	881.89	1341.64	1397.1	193.17	301.82
fae	17	734.34	255.09	290.19	226.63	415.15	352.85	49.24	161.32
doon	17	734.34	195.26	109.85	322.09	334.14	228.88	274.61	367.74
-	16	691.14	159.24	167.13	93.61	136.7	71.52	113.63	364.27
oot	16	691.14	415.77	354.85	537.63	526.53	567.42	376.87	487.42
there	14	604.75	224.19	255.73	206.92	10.13	214.57	268.92	64.18
wi	14	604.75	738.72	697.16	922.54	916.36	371.92	679.89	669.56
like	14	604.75	257.46	265.58	400.3	40.5	190.73	79.54	53.77
that	13	561.56	1025.63	1284.7	597.99	75.94	882.13	802.98	803.12
��	12	518.36	83.1	66.23	139.8	116.44	405.3	-	1.73
up	12	518.36	381.59	357.98	445.26	556.91	214.57	399.6	369.47
seyd	12	518.36	1.58	2.68	-	-	-	-	-
bi	12	518.36	134.25	140.06	211.24	30.38	14.3	71.97	8.67
me	11	475.16	296.77	350.37	189.07	683.48	567.42	104.16	130.1
thon	11	475.16	82.84	76.97	71.44	-	-	39.77	258.46
derek	11	475.16	2.37	2.46	3.7	-	-	1.89	-
fur	10	431.97	257.46	215.68	296.84	344.27	166.89	291.65	442.32
intae	10	431.97	147.8	152.14	106.54	121.51	171.66	189.38	192.54
as	10	431.97	547.79	603.42	452.65	622.72	567.42	698.82	213.36
her	10	431.97	435.1	428.9	665.73	445.52	319.47	195.06	91.93
night	10	431.97	16.3	19.02	2.46	50.63	76.29	13.26	3.47
jist	10	431.97	240.5	247.01	359.65	-	9.54	204.53	53.77
bit	10	431.97	198.29	104.04	461.89	339.21	286.1	181.81	121.42
bars	9	388.77	2.37	3.58	1.23	-	-	-	-
then	9	388.77	136.75	157.06	81.29	5.06	52.45	240.52	116.22
nae	9	388.77	284.55	205.17	537.02	187.32	4.77	274.61	333.04
we	9	388.77	327.28	392.43	210	723.98	243.18	231.05	135.3
mars	9	388.77	2.89	3.58	1.23	-	9.54	-	3.47
where	8	345.57	14.73	19.02	3.7	5.06	4.77	34.09	1.73
��d	8	345.57	72.32	51.68	103.46	81	109.67	187.49	22.55
aa	8	345.57	159.63	83.23	317.78	480.96	104.9	138.25	235.91
or	8	345.57	303.74	322.63	261.73	197.45	348.08	236.73	357.33
she	7	302.38	559.23	572.32	599.22	25.31	114.44	1147.66	150.91
road	7	302.38	35.63	28.41	58.51	-	57.22	32.2	34.69
lexwell	7	302.38	0.92	1.57	-	-	-	-	-
thit	6	259.18	7.1	9.17	-	-	28.61	13.26	-
twa	6	259.18	137.67	102.47	273.44	131.63	90.6	35.98	140.5
ye	6	259.18	469.95	494.91	518.54	-	267.02	441.26	400.69
mebbe	6	259.18	23.41	17.23	56.04	-	14.3	5.68	6.94
wisnae	6	259.18	43.13	52.35	41.26	-	4.77	41.66	6.94
back	6	259.18	166.07	159.3	204.46	313.89	252.72	164.76	29.49
when	6	259.18	127.94	172.05	12.93	65.82	171.66	236.73	15.61
mi	6	259.18	5	4.7	6.16	5.06	-	7.58	3.47
aff	5	215.98	128.6	119.92	150.88	202.51	19.07	49.24	220.29
ay	5	215.98	32.22	15.89	84.37	15.19	-	34.09	27.75
i	5	215.98	430.24	405.19	492.06	1564.4	753.39	221.58	135.3
even	5	215.98	80.74	100.91	41.26	65.82	90.6	71.97	45.1
their	5	215.98	199.87	214.34	229.1	15.19	66.76	204.53	112.75
light	5	215.98	6.05	6.04	1.23	45.57	23.84	5.68	-
faither	5	215.98	50.1	47.21	87.45	-	38.15	37.88	-
grass	5	215.98	3.68	3.36	1.23	-	-	9.47	10.41
and	5	215.98	560.94	725.58	285.75	435.4	1177.76	339	81.53
close	5	215.98	17.23	13.2	18.48	5.06	28.61	43.56	20.82
hid	5	215.98	145.43	24.16	493.91	25.31	882.13	9.47	1.73
this	5	215.98	396.31	479.02	225.4	10.13	495.9	371.19	355.59
fuckin	4	172.79	15.78	26.85	-	-	-	-	-
masel	4	172.79	24.72	25.73	28.94	-	-	39.77	8.67
mary	4	172.79	6.97	7.61	4.93	5.06	4.77	9.47	6.94
dad	4	172.79	6.97	5.37	8.01	60.75	19.07	-	-
space	4	172.79	8.15	9.17	8.62	-	4.77	7.58	3.47
enough	4	172.79	16.7	15.89	6.16	20.25	23.84	68.18	1.73
them	4	172.79	164.1	176.75	197.69	5.06	267.02	70.07	74.59
you	4	172.79	138.99	116.12	258.04	258.2	181.19	35.98	19.08
again	4	172.79	66.8	60.86	104.69	81	81.06	34.09	26.02
ken	4	172.79	137.54	139.84	152.11	30.38	214.57	219.68	12.14
get	4	172.79	112.42	129.32	96.69	81	61.99	147.72	22.55
be	4	172.79	458.9	541.44	431.71	425.27	581.73	126.89	166.52
so	4	172.79	98.49	93.97	97.3	243.01	238.41	41.66	88.46
past	4	172.79	31.29	34.01	33.26	40.5	28.61	20.83	12.14
bar	4	172.79	8.81	8.28	14.16	25.31	4.77	1.89	-
yer	4	172.79	146.48	117.69	182.91	-	19.07	206.43	308.76
come	4	172.79	95.33	85.91	80.68	162.01	85.83	98.48	187.34
chain	4	172.79	1.97	2.46	1.23	-	-	1.89	1.73
burn	4	172.79	13.28	12.53	11.09	20.25	14.3	22.73	13.88
behind	4	172.79	5	7.61	1.23	-	4.77	1.89	-
auld	4	172.79	107.03	111.2	136.72	30.38	23.84	147.72	10.41
ower	4	172.79	232.21	208.3	313.47	410.09	133.51	176.13	215.09
for	4	172.79	408.15	480.14	331.33	430.34	576.96	138.25	244.58
love	4	172.79	12.23	12.75	8.62	5.06	14.3	5.68	26.02
damp	4	172.79	5.65	1.34	20.94	10.13	4.77	-	-
nuts	4	172.79	1.71	2.68	-	5.06	-	-	-
dark	4	172.79	12.49	6.49	6.77	101.26	14.3	22.73	34.69
kept	4	172.79	19.99	22.37	9.85	20.25	9.54	30.3	24.28
swing	3	129.59	2.63	3.13	2.46	-	-	-	3.47
been	3	129.59	156.87	205.17	107.77	96.19	228.88	45.45	17.35
noo	3	129.59	154.76	109.41	224.17	146.82	228.88	159.08	282.74
his	3	129.59	441.15	402.95	606.61	784.73	801.07	204.53	239.38
us	3	129.59	102.17	133.35	63.43	-	76.29	96.59	19.08
could	3	129.59	93.23	93.3	64.05	232.89	176.43	189.38	8.67
cried	3	129.59	35.77	44.75	27.1	-	9.54	41.66	6.94
��	3	129.59	5	3.13	2.46	-	19.07	30.3	-
oan	3	129.59	118.47	60.19	170.59	-	28.61	600.34	55.51
draw	3	129.59	5.79	5.59	3.08	-	-	15.15	10.41
didnae	3	129.59	54.7	62.65	32.64	-	-	71.97	78.06
now	3	129.59	14.6	20.58	3.08	15.19	4.77	15.15	3.47
at	3	129.59	623.27	594.47	686.67	997.37	543.58	587.09	601.91
if	3	129.59	156.61	149.68	128.1	202.51	176.43	187.49	239.38
else	3	129.59	23.93	26.4	15.4	15.19	38.15	26.51	24.28
wee	3	129.59	230.24	235.37	187.83	-	14.3	323.85	381.61
��whit	3	129.59	10.52	7.83	-	-	-	77.65	6.94
thir	3	129.59	57.59	67.12	4.31	-	262.25	47.35	88.46
know	3	129.59	35.77	31.55	2.46	5.06	4.77	17.04	201.21
wan	3	129.59	59.17	76.74	8.01	212.64	205.04	15.15	1.73
��derek	3	129.59	0.39	0.67	-	-	-	-	-
themselves	3	129.59	1.45	2.01	0.62	-	-	1.89	-
glug	3	129.59	0.66	0.67	-	-	-	-	3.47
sensed	3	129.59	1.05	1.34	-	-	-	3.79	-
cauld	3	129.59	37.08	21.03	104.69	5.06	4.77	30.3	-
towards	3	129.59	3.68	4.47	2.46	-	-	3.79	3.47
were	3	129.59	139.91	156.17	101.61	121.51	133.51	234.84	43.37
milky	3	129.59	0.92	1.57	-	-	-	-	-
left	3	129.59	45.5	44.3	48.04	101.26	42.91	43.56	31.22
kent	3	129.59	67.06	63.32	96.07	106.32	66.76	68.18	-
comin	3	129.59	33.92	29.53	40.65	65.82	47.68	26.51	39.9
is	3	129.59	624.71	742.81	489.6	435.4	710.47	376.87	350.39
which	3	129.59	29.06	34.01	9.24	5.06	23.84	89.01	1.73
far	3	129.59	55.49	20.81	150.27	60.75	23.84	34.09	86.73
time	3	129.59	180.93	182.12	175.52	187.32	190.73	214	150.91
had	3	129.59	141.48	181.67	20.94	70.88	28.61	22.73	343.45
same	3	129.59	55.88	58.62	45.57	15.19	28.61	77.65	67.65
cowboy	3	129.59	0.53	0.89	-	-	-	-	-
oor	3	129.59	146.22	190.62	78.21	20.25	28.61	83.33	137.03
thing	3	129.59	68.64	71.15	60.35	20.25	76.29	30.3	121.42
black	3	129.59	21.3	17.23	32.64	65.82	33.38	20.83	1.73
wifey	3	129.59	0.66	0.89	0.62	-	-	-	-
linwood	3	129.59	0.53	0.89	-	-	-	-	-
some	3	129.59	128.47	117.46	149.03	172.13	133.51	162.87	107.55
fast	3	129.59	7.1	9.17	0.62	20.25	4.77	13.26	-
drive	3	129.59	3.94	4.25	3.08	-	19.07	1.89	1.73
low	3	129.59	7.49	3.13	9.24	25.31	4.77	22.73	17.35
see	3	129.59	165.28	157.06	203.85	222.76	147.82	77.65	187.34
right	3	129.59	32.35	37.81	5.54	70.88	181.19	26.51	3.47
couldnae	3	129.59	22.09	29.09	7.39	-	-	43.56	5.2