A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Robson, Frances

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,097
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 959
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.187
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, a, o, in, ma, wi, it, tae, s,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 85 - What Kind Of Scots?
Lallans Magazine (2014-12 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (285 words)
Lallans 82 - The Locomotive
Lallans Magazine (2013-07 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (431 words)
Lallans 75 - The MacNificat
Lallans Magazine (2009-12-01) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (223 words)

Lallans 74 - The Tartanic
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (414 words)

Lallans 74 - Gentlemen of the road
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (387 words)

Lallans 74 - Soor Ploom Fairy
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (168 words)

Lallans 74 - Sloth
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (189 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
rat-a-tat6 2,861.2368.802
has17 8,106.8267.844
ingin4 1,907.4938.615
steam5 2,384.3636.328
it's14 6,676.2035.263
noah3 1,430.6232.771
neebors5 2,384.3630.651
baptist3 1,430.6230.544
hot5 2,384.3629.996
thir's4 1,907.4929.738
lik10 4,768.7228.768
toom3 1,430.6227.721
york3 1,430.6225.833
fur21 10,014.3125.750
morra3 1,430.6223.261
dancing3 1,430.6222.762
oan14 6,676.2021.548
wagons2 953.7421.028
souvenir2 953.7421.028
locomotive2 953.7421.028
liquorice2 953.7421.028
birlin4 1,907.4920.658
ma26 12,398.6620.546
clappers2 953.7419.306
culd2 953.7418.125
wheels3 1,430.6218.080
lord4 1,907.4917.221
braw6 2,861.2317.005
thir7 3,338.1016.403
breengin2 953.7415.870
dirdum2 953.7415.870
skelps2 953.7415.870
beltin2 953.7415.870
gowpin2 953.7415.336
heezed2 953.7415.336
cruise2 953.7415.336
perr2 953.7414.448
roond5 2,384.3614.374
on2 953.7414.341
yaised4 1,907.4913.962
puddock2 953.7413.725
tracks2 953.7413.725
cuddies2 953.7413.725
i2 953.7413.660
keeps3 1,430.6213.575
wan7 3,338.1013.408
flytin2 953.7413.408
jeely2 953.7413.408
tae23 10,968.0513.219
muntain2 953.7413.115
bauchle2 953.7412.842
wagon2 953.7412.842
for2 953.7412.481
fairy2 953.7412.349
council2 953.7412.349
cuddy2 953.7412.349
nivir2 953.7411.337
flingin2 953.7411.337
stoor2 953.7410.837
her2 953.7410.802
games2 953.7410.685
brek2 953.7410.537
pechin2 953.7410.396
baws2 953.7410.260
that8 3,814.9710.258
awa9 4,291.8510.106
wir6 2,861.239.785
makars2 953.749.759
haggis2 953.749.643
erk4 1,907.49nan
shall2 953.749.531
pipes2 953.749.423
belly2 953.749.317
dunt2 953.749.317
thoosand2 953.749.017
gaun6 2,861.239.000
doos2 953.748.922
so8 3,814.978.905
soor2 953.748.566
pieces2 953.748.400
stappit2 953.748.241
nor6 2,861.238.224
nae14 6,676.207.879
whaur6 2,861.237.693
iron2 953.747.603
wance2 953.747.539
heid7 3,338.107.324
haunds2 953.747.118
gairden3 1,430.627.010
cam6 2,861.236.828
bbc2 953.746.794
then7 3,338.106.709
meenister2 953.746.693
fae13 6,199.336.534
maw2 953.746.405
neb2 953.746.270
an72 34,334.766.160
wis11 5,245.596.069
muckle6 2,861.235.992
hud4 1,907.495.858
wi26 12,398.665.824
enough3 1,430.625.818
furst2 953.745.778
suddenly2 953.745.629
gied4 1,907.495.529
bides2 953.745.384
pure2 953.745.284
at6 2,861.235.224
sair3 1,430.625.176
waitin2 953.745.094
onythin2 953.745.033
hingin2 953.744.973
eat2 953.744.973
withoot2 953.744.944
music2 953.744.886
hen2 953.744.800
mooth2 953.744.745
full2 953.744.311
they3 1,430.624.266
disnae2 953.743.954
hear3 1,430.623.887
lift2 953.743.871
done2 953.743.851
tea2 953.743.831
makin2 953.743.771
be5 2,384.363.658
says4 1,907.493.541
puir2 953.743.491
doon9 4,291.853.424
unner2 953.743.254
agin2 953.743.174
kind2 953.743.174
o55 26,227.943.111
sea2 953.743.097
him2 953.743.036
like2 953.743.015
tho3 1,430.622.953
no10 4,768.722.925
do2 953.742.921
naebody2 953.742.921
whae2 953.742.907
there2 953.742.841
black2 953.742.797
as19 9,060.562.636
ony4 1,907.492.598
ben2 953.742.506
aw9 4,291.852.486
street2 953.742.425
when5 2,384.362.408
babylon2 953.74nan
twa-taed2 953.74nan
hert2 953.742.368
me11 5,245.592.090
its5 2,384.362.045
if6 2,861.231.945
naw2 953.741.902
wull2 953.741.790
them6 2,861.231.755
life3 1,430.621.722
comes2 953.741.586
in40 19,074.871.566
back2 953.741.553
s21 10,014.311.534
warld2 953.741.493
aff5 2,384.361.475
mair7 3,338.101.454
rain2 953.741.404
cauld2 953.741.253
road2 953.741.144
yer6 2,861.231.140
been2 953.741.094
oot6 2,861.231.027
new3 1,430.620.991
mak3 1,430.620.945
till2 953.740.944
a69 32,904.150.925
aboot4 1,907.490.910
but11 5,245.590.858
the132 62,947.070.834
things2 953.740.815
d2 953.740.798
what2 953.740.750
scots5 2,384.360.731
see5 2,384.360.699
went2 953.740.693
hoose3 1,430.620.689
noo2 953.740.667
face2 953.740.657
ye14 6,676.200.599
us4 1,907.490.584
roon2 953.740.544
oor2 953.740.373
of4 1,907.490.351
day3 1,430.620.317
is11 5,245.590.307
guid3 1,430.620.282
tartanic2 953.74nan
wee6 2,861.230.532
than3 1,430.620.259
jist4 1,907.490.258
auld2 953.740.247
here3 1,430.620.192
he20 9,537.430.176
ken2 953.740.168
time3 1,430.620.163
lourdie2 953.74nan
richt2 953.740.188
ah14 6,676.200.162
ll3 1,430.620.153
een2 953.740.148
bi3 1,430.620.126
this9 4,291.850.119
even2 953.740.115
up9 4,291.850.114
gie2 953.740.109
ill-deedie2 953.74nan
intae3 1,430.620.103
ower4 1,907.490.102
his13 6,199.330.094
dae3 1,430.620.092
whit4 1,907.490.075
nicht2 953.740.072
ve2 953.740.063
wad2 953.740.046
are3 1,430.620.037
can3 1,430.620.013
we8 3,814.970.010
or7 3,338.100.006
fowk3 1,430.620.004
you4 1,907.490.002
it25 11,921.790.001
aye3 1,430.620.000