A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Watt, George T.

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,890
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 857
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.205
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - thi, a, an, o, tae, thay, in, the, nae, wi,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 82 - Caul Stane
Lallans Magazine (2013-07 ) in Central dialect (SWE), categorised as poetry (215 words)
Lallans 74 - Distempered
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (544 words)

Lallans 74 - Januar 19th, 2009
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (SWE), categorised as poetry (148 words)

Lallans 73 - Land o Fallen Empires
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (156 words)
Lallans 73 - Red on Maroon
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (117 words)
Lallans 73 - Gruggie
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (75 words)
Lallans 73 - Thi Leerie
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (119 words)
Lallans 73 - A Braw Bairn
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (112 words)
Lallans 73 - Nae Tae Be Taein
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (99 words)
Lallans 73 - Wir we that young!
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (151 words)
Lallans 73 - Buffalo Bill
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (154 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
thi96 50,793.65971.986
thay31 16,402.12182.263
the25 13,227.5199.998
taein5 2,645.5057.756
aul7 3,703.7048.090
wurld6 3,174.6047.266
fan10 5,291.0137.531
nae24 12,698.4134.713
cooboys3 1,587.3033.397
thaim14 7,407.4133.036
oor16 8,465.6130.516
evry3 1,587.3027.326
trains3 1,587.3025.701
wis2 1,058.2025.431
cavalry3 1,587.3023.883
dairk3 1,587.3022.924
empires2 1,058.2021.445
naewan2 1,058.2021.445
bumbaze2 1,058.2021.445
caul3 1,587.3020.733
neether2 1,058.2019.723
oer5 2,645.5019.650
gaein4 2,116.4019.445
nocht4 2,116.4019.038
leerie2 1,058.2018.541
moos2 1,058.2018.541
wund3 1,587.3017.533
slee2 1,058.2016.903
ainly3 1,587.3016.565
fallen2 1,058.2016.285
craws2 1,058.2015.751
sma4 2,116.4015.618
divna2 1,058.2015.282
glint2 1,058.2015.282
thochts4 2,116.4015.197
rid4 2,116.4014.476
keen3 1,587.3014.377
luve3 1,587.3013.988
cuddies2 1,058.2013.821
sonsie2 1,058.2013.821
fiver2 1,058.2013.821
hoors2 1,058.2013.821
thir6 3,174.6013.394
lift4 2,116.4013.358
shootin2 1,058.2013.255
raws2 1,058.2013.000
covert2 1,058.2013.000
ocht3 1,587.3012.807
wie3 1,587.3012.512
awaa2 1,058.2012.121
weary2 1,058.2012.121
agin4 2,116.4011.801
horizon2 1,058.2011.746
glaur2 1,058.2011.746
spied2 1,058.2011.572
hae13 6,878.3111.004
roll2 1,058.2010.945
breist2 1,058.2010.803
rise3 1,587.3010.751
yer11 5,820.1110.740
nicht7 3,703.7010.698
fit8 4,232.8010.512
aw13 6,878.3110.403
wame2 1,058.2010.283
tune2 1,058.2010.164
throu5 2,645.509.769
snell2 1,058.209.720
land3 1,587.309.681
till5 2,645.509.604
ee4 2,116.409.444
stravaigin2 1,058.209.419
awthin2 1,058.209.231
chaumer2 1,058.209.141
ar3 1,587.309.124
thair7 3,703.709.084
thirsels2 1,058.208.882
faw2 1,058.208.882
slaw2 1,058.208.799
abune2 1,058.208.563
a've2 1,058.208.563
ma18 9,523.818.503
turnt3 1,587.308.295
minds2 1,058.208.200
are8 4,232.808.005
penny2 1,058.207.998
west2 1,058.207.870
that8 4,232.807.810
a'm3 1,587.307.642
gaes2 1,058.207.626
tak6 3,174.607.519
howp2 1,058.207.398
pride2 1,058.207.398
taen4 2,116.407.341
upon2 1,058.206.838
wun2 1,058.206.745
em2 1,058.206.745
dear2 1,058.206.700
wild2 1,058.206.700
thare3 1,587.306.389
has4 2,116.406.376
fell3 1,587.306.368
tho4 2,116.406.305
o55 29,100.536.092
can8 4,232.806.088
but15 7,936.516.028
ken7 3,703.705.871
maun4 2,116.405.712
sair3 1,587.305.674
noo8 4,232.805.518
ony5 2,645.505.439
hoo3 1,587.305.416
braw3 1,587.305.399
up2 1,058.205.346
hingin2 1,058.205.284
we're2 1,058.205.284
stane2 1,058.204.950
here6 3,174.604.883
is5 2,645.504.860
wir4 2,116.404.622
young3 1,587.304.591
will5 2,645.504.584
bricht2 1,058.204.576
she4 2,116.404.409
deep2 1,058.204.395
toun2 1,058.204.373
hear3 1,587.304.355
awa6 3,174.604.273
ava2 1,058.204.203
fur10 5,291.014.074
wi22 11,640.213.835
us6 3,174.603.819
sense2 1,058.203.712
sicht2 1,058.203.677
it14 7,407.413.653
while3 1,587.303.446
we13 6,878.313.361
on6 3,174.603.295
micht4 2,116.403.263
black2 1,058.203.110
aroon2 1,058.202.911
cam4 2,116.402.893
siller2 1,058.202.836
bairn2 1,058.202.693
hert2 1,058.202.658
days3 1,587.302.605
left3 1,587.302.605
like9 4,761.902.594
at7 3,703.702.561
frae7 3,703.702.530
sun2 1,058.202.390
intil2 1,058.202.330
licht2 1,058.202.291
cuid2 1,058.202.271
s9 4,761.902.267
goat2 1,058.202.168
as7 3,703.702.077
was4 2,116.402.034
coorse2 1,058.201.977
d6 3,174.601.972
though2 1,058.201.904
man4 2,116.401.714
nor3 1,587.301.712
syne3 1,587.301.693
rain2 1,058.201.658
a65 34,391.531.641
her6 3,174.601.624
distempered2 1,058.20nan
feel2 1,058.201.537
bill2 1,058.201.505
yowkit2 1,058.20nan
haun2 1,058.201.486
ower2 1,058.201.447
best2 1,058.201.325
an56 29,629.631.322
think3 1,587.301.275
oot5 2,645.501.270
ouzel2 1,058.20nan
or9 4,761.901.189
me9 4,761.901.105
mair2 1,058.201.086
yon2 1,058.201.049
thocht3 1,587.300.913
ae5 2,645.500.909
face2 1,058.200.860
bit3 1,587.300.819
his8 4,232.800.779
injuns2 1,058.20nan
you2 1,058.200.773
roon2 1,058.200.745
just2 1,058.200.741
be7 3,703.700.735
in25 13,227.510.715
gulsoch2 1,058.20nan
gruggie2 1,058.20nan
for8 4,232.800.699
aye4 2,116.400.571
lang3 1,587.300.532
tell2 1,058.200.508
than3 1,587.300.449
by4 2,116.400.360
sae2 1,058.200.345
ll3 1,587.300.309
if2 1,058.200.304
whaur2 1,058.200.275
een2 1,058.200.266
fowk2 1,058.200.258
wee5 2,645.500.257
hieds2 1,058.20nan
its3 1,587.300.260
mind2 1,058.200.239
mak2 1,058.200.184
ye9 4,761.900.145
day3 1,587.300.134
aff3 1,587.300.099
oan3 1,587.300.040
ane2 1,058.200.018
afore2 1,058.200.018
chyave2 1,058.20nan
intae3 1,587.300.018
weel2 1,058.200.014
were2 1,058.200.014
tae40 21,164.020.004
see3 1,587.300.000
ain2 1,058.200.000
so2 1,058.200.000