A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Durie, Nick

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,618
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 949
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.759
Tagged as GLA (Glasgow) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, tae, a, o, is, it, and, an, in, that,

List of texts in corpus

The Best o the Baith o Thaim
The Sair Fecht (07-05-2016) in Central dialect (GLA), categorised as blog (916 words)

Votin Seestems
peffers50.freeserve (2003) in Central (Glasgow) dialect (GLA), categorised as prose (1,333 words)

A Scots Letter
peffers50.freeserve (2002) in Central (Glasgow) dialect (GLA), categorised as prose (369 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
votes21 8,021.39201.114
eleckit17 6,493.51195.971
seestem20 7,639.42193.659
vote16 6,111.5496.875
saets10 3,819.7184.282
leit7 2,673.8071.644
pluralitie6 2,291.8366.129
seestems6 2,291.8366.129
wael6 2,291.8366.129
saicont10 3,819.7156.066
anes10 3,819.7153.087
davidson6 2,291.8349.011
pr5 1,909.8546.048
is49 18,716.5843.712
uize5 1,909.8541.682
sall6 2,291.8341.529
govrenments5 1,909.8540.841
fptp4 1,527.8840.279
disna9 3,437.7438.949
thai11 4,201.6838.623
tories6 2,291.8337.596
divna4 1,527.8836.837
til14 5,347.5934.370
fowk20 7,639.4233.564
reactionary3 1,145.9131.436
eleck3 1,145.9131.436
biz3 1,145.9129.209
democracy5 1,909.8528.925
fir12 4,583.6527.822
nummer7 2,673.8027.199
bodie7 2,673.8026.062
wu3 1,145.9125.369
thi6 2,291.8325.293
aneuch3 1,145.9124.502
southron3 1,145.9124.502
feck5 1,909.8524.478
unionists3 1,145.9123.747
whilk5 1,909.8523.107
candidates3 1,145.9123.079
mukkil5 1,909.8522.611
union5 1,909.8522.372
thar5 1,909.8521.476
faas3 1,145.9121.436
mahsel2 763.9420.138
fuftie2 763.9420.138
bauchil2 763.9420.138
addeetional2 763.9420.138
redistribution2 763.9420.138
outen2 763.9420.138
brah2 763.9420.138
soiree2 763.9420.138
an34 12,987.0119.711
naebodie3 1,145.9119.435
gien8 3,055.7719.325
uized3 1,145.9118.795
soud3 1,145.9118.499
kinrik3 1,145.9118.499
dems2 763.9418.417
neirby2 763.9418.417
creates2 763.9418.417
yoke2 763.9418.417
kis4 1,527.8818.408
his2 763.9417.867
thon10 3,819.7117.238
speikin2 763.9417.237
chyce3 1,145.9116.987
cawin3 1,145.9116.769
thair11 4,201.6816.533
nieve2 763.9416.334
labour5 1,909.8516.048
perties6 2,291.83nan
jonick2 763.9418.417
pertie6 2,291.83nan
ah'v2 763.9418.417
wants4 1,527.8815.785
aefauld2 763.9415.601
tory3 1,145.9115.443
i3 1,145.9115.324
bodies4 1,527.8815.276
web2 763.9414.985
atweel2 763.9414.985
pairlementars6 2,291.83nan
ballot2 763.9414.985
wur8 3,055.7714.972
gits3 1,145.9114.957
gait3 1,145.9114.231
speikers3 1,145.9114.231
stervin2 763.9413.984
lib2 763.9413.984
whar4 1,527.8813.869
voters3 1,145.9113.837
thir7 2,673.8013.733
and35 13,368.9813.695
theday2 763.9413.566
candidate2 763.9413.566
constitouensie5 1,909.85nan
percent2 763.9413.984
gin9 3,437.7413.224
singil2 763.9413.189
uizin2 763.9413.189
lave4 1,527.8813.168
wasna3 1,145.9112.905
sites2 763.9412.845
e'en3 1,145.9112.799
wabsteid3 1,145.9112.695
pairties3 1,145.9112.297
siccan2 763.9412.237
pints2 763.9411.966
amoont2 763.9411.966
her3 1,145.9111.903
doesna2 763.9411.475
than10 3,819.7111.386
oot2 763.9411.263
pucklie2 763.9410.839
votars4 1,527.88nan
poleetical2 763.9410.839
unionist2 763.9410.839
wirks2 763.9410.839
first9 3,437.7410.813
policies2 763.9410.129
alternative2 763.9410.129
tyme3 1,145.919.998
gat3 1,145.919.468
waels4 1,527.88nan
monie4 1,527.889.467
pairliament2 763.949.397
wins2 763.949.397
memmer2 763.949.397
votin2 763.949.018
walcome2 763.948.675
u2 763.948.675
lee2 763.948.675
sauf2 763.948.462
curn2 763.948.361
fate2 763.948.072
data2 763.947.891
pairlementar5 1,909.85nan
coud3 1,145.9112.695
weys3 1,145.917.740
referendum3 1,145.917.701
thaim8 3,055.777.677
pairty3 1,145.917.586
out4 1,527.887.410
persentage3 1,145.91nan
thae5 1,909.857.211
fechtin2 763.947.176
she5 1,909.857.155
leid6 2,291.837.038
the185 70,664.636.955
athort2 763.946.900
band2 763.946.834
tae76 29,029.796.600
wirkin2 763.946.464
force2 763.946.183
puir3 1,145.916.161
ah7 2,673.806.116
mah2 763.946.077
happens2 763.945.975
gif2 763.945.826
gies3 1,145.915.740
was7 2,673.805.564
haes7 2,673.805.454
gie6 2,291.835.384
maist6 2,291.835.280
mak6 2,291.835.149
forby3 1,145.915.093
pitten2 763.945.019
like2 763.944.891
ken8 3,055.774.815
politics2 763.944.732
ye'll2 763.944.631
ill2 763.944.408
raither2 763.944.347
aiblins2 763.944.347
bot3 1,145.914.304
anent3 1,145.914.253
fecht2 763.944.201
naething2 763.944.144
ir3 1,145.914.102
winna2 763.944.061
kintra2 763.944.061
lik4 1,527.884.042
braw3 1,145.913.896
whit11 4,201.683.879
wuid2 763.943.877
bi7 2,673.803.818
eh3 1,145.913.745
heids2 763.943.680
ah'm2 763.943.656
ower11 4,201.683.645
onie3 1,145.913.629
s12 4,583.653.613
o68 25,974.033.555
dae7 2,673.803.548
pittin2 763.943.430
canna3 1,145.913.330
thegither3 1,145.913.240
ilk2 763.943.223
taks2 763.943.163
state2 763.943.163
real2 763.943.144
can8 3,055.773.106
isnae2 763.943.105
isna2 763.943.049
hou3 1,145.913.034
guid6 2,291.832.965
tent2 763.942.904
tak5 1,909.852.873
moniepairlementarconstitouensies2 763.94nan
each2 763.942.904
twa7 2,673.802.751
wittins2 763.942.751
least2 763.942.734
gang3 1,145.912.711
in31 11,841.102.598
muckle5 1,909.852.451
it40 15,278.842.435
mebbe2 763.942.331
their8 3,055.772.314
ye9 3,437.742.147
run2 763.942.098
tho3 1,145.912.080
win3 1,145.912.080
doubil2 763.94nan
lat2 763.942.014
haein2 763.941.979
ben2 763.941.868
supplementarie2 763.94nan
cumms2 763.94nan
up6 2,291.831.901
d2 763.941.676
wheen2 763.941.672
gey3 1,145.911.598
new4 1,527.881.577
sic3 1,145.911.553
doon3 1,145.911.516
ain5 1,909.851.505
intil2 763.941.453
cerries2 763.94nan
this14 5,347.591.435
na2 763.941.370
wha3 1,145.911.250
voits2 763.94nan
again4 1,527.881.355
juist4 1,527.881.245
hae9 3,437.741.202
git2 763.941.195
but7 2,673.801.168
ay2 763.941.088
day3 1,145.911.018
nats2 763.94nan
aw9 3,437.741.007
say4 1,527.881.007
that31 11,841.100.985
wi24 9,167.300.983
en2 763.940.953
percentage2 763.94nan
aye2 763.940.948
ilka2 763.940.947
critiseesms2 763.94nan
on20 7,639.420.906
guidars2 763.94nan
wark2 763.940.879
aa7 2,673.800.852
you3 1,145.910.835
hale2 763.940.835
hiv2 763.940.753
ane4 1,527.880.749
m5 1,909.850.743
nor3 1,145.910.727
bein3 1,145.910.682
get5 1,909.850.622
crehd2 763.94nan
fae10 3,819.710.912
at20 7,639.420.591
no9 3,437.740.587
be16 6,111.540.568
has2 763.940.547
ae3 1,145.910.491
need2 763.940.487
said5 1,909.850.486
scots11 4,201.680.450
wee4 1,527.880.444
plouralitie2 763.94nan
dinna2 763.940.449
its2 763.940.413
noo3 1,145.910.399
back4 1,527.880.392
summbodie2 763.94nan
yer6 2,291.830.339
houanivver2 763.94nan
they6 2,291.831.983
here2 763.940.301
nae6 2,291.830.300
by3 1,145.910.295
or10 3,819.710.259
as14 5,347.590.252
will3 1,145.910.245
thocht3 1,145.910.216
thing2 763.940.204
dis2 763.940.183
wir2 763.940.154
fuftiesax2 763.94nan
see5 1,909.850.147
gaed2 763.940.119
some3 1,145.910.118
wey2 763.940.084
mair6 2,291.830.078
had4 1,527.880.073
heid3 1,145.910.071
auld3 1,145.910.070
lang3 1,145.910.047
we11 4,201.680.040
a75 28,647.820.038
are3 1,145.910.037
for14 5,347.590.032
syne2 763.940.031
seen2 763.940.031
scotland3 1,145.910.019
haed2 763.940.011
been5 1,909.850.007
wad3 1,145.910.004
micht2 763.940.003
ither3 1,145.910.002
efter3 1,145.910.002
sae4 1,527.880.002
ll3 1,145.910.000