A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Peffers, Bob

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,469
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 490
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.998
Tagged as SEC ((South) East Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, tae, ah, an, wis, wi, o, ye, bi,

List of texts in corpus

Whit Aboot Ma Ceevil Richts?
peffers50.freeserve (2002) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as poetry (263 words)

A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther
peffers50.freeserve (2002) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (762 words)

The Pittin Doon o Guid Scots
peffers50.freeserve (2002) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (333 words)

Upheeze
peffers50.freeserve (2002) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (111 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
sheugh7 4,765.1582.421
irn7 4,765.1571.245
bi20 13,614.7062.582
fir15 10,211.0356.793
ah36 24,506.4747.655
grannie7 4,765.1547.254
msps5 3,403.6841.637
pails4 2,722.9441.456
watter10 6,807.3541.292
kis6 4,084.4139.344
spakin3 2,042.2134.903
iz6 4,084.4134.049
whit18 12,253.2332.820
grandfaither4 2,722.9431.723
lochgelly3 2,042.2131.090
schuil6 4,084.4125.516
hooses5 3,403.6825.378
spak5 3,403.6825.020
mibbie4 2,722.9423.301
our5 3,403.6823.194
nou7 4,765.1522.801
wi30 20,422.0622.724
ca'ed2 1,361.4722.448
peelie2 1,361.4722.448
ain10 6,807.3520.652
cast4 2,722.9420.597
sent5 3,403.6819.748
want7 4,765.1519.670
maun7 4,765.1519.670
chinge2 1,361.4719.543
cobbled2 1,361.4719.543
hid11 7,488.0919.532
scullery3 2,042.2118.671
tawse2 1,361.4718.638
athin4 2,722.9418.538
wis34 23,145.0018.210
han3 2,042.2117.894
yone7 4,765.15nan
vote4 2,722.9417.531
wa3 2,042.2117.473
ca'd2 1,361.4717.284
blenk2 1,361.4717.284
yaised4 2,722.9416.701
auld10 6,807.3516.661
leid7 4,765.1516.547
causey2 1,361.4716.279
kiz2 1,361.4716.279
soda2 1,361.4716.279
four3 2,042.2115.941
dominies2 1,361.4715.859
mairrit2 1,361.4715.859
polished2 1,361.4715.479
syne7 4,765.1515.458
ye21 14,295.4414.936
raw3 2,042.2114.904
ane8 5,445.8814.671
mind7 4,765.1514.426
wallie2 1,361.4714.247
bit13 8,849.5613.810
ootside4 2,722.9413.398
connection2 1,361.4712.917
yaise3 2,042.2112.841
room5 3,403.6812.825
page3 2,042.2112.552
sink2 1,361.4712.391
wee11 7,488.0912.261
fantoosh2 1,361.4712.230
pail2 1,361.4711.928
kid2 1,361.4711.785
pairliament2 1,361.4711.648
ceevil2 1,361.4711.386
frae10 6,807.3511.153
hoo4 2,722.9411.002
inglis3 2,042.2110.873
ah'm3 2,042.2110.751
widden2 1,361.4710.296
luk2 1,361.4710.296
said8 5,445.8810.107
wha5 3,403.689.780
rule2 1,361.479.451
tent3 2,042.219.443
hoose6 4,084.419.361
end4 2,722.949.352
ran3 2,042.219.053
dae7 4,765.158.913
kin4 2,722.948.761
bob2 1,361.478.520
he4 2,722.948.290
thin2 1,361.478.027
in11 7,488.097.751
sax2 1,361.477.638
ben3 2,042.217.529
his2 1,361.477.038
jist7 4,765.156.857
horse2 1,361.476.785
wiz5 3,403.686.700
law2 1,361.476.476
that6 4,084.416.461
hae9 6,126.626.271
main2 1,361.476.222
wull3 2,042.216.221
tae46 31,313.826.071
stane2 1,361.475.902
richt6 4,084.415.736
hou3 2,042.215.717
edinburgh2 1,361.475.636
is3 2,042.215.512
shuid2 1,361.475.390
anither4 2,722.945.284
doon8 5,445.885.161
div2 1,361.474.868
side3 2,042.214.775
micht4 2,722.944.659
when5 3,403.684.602
gie4 2,722.944.553
mak4 2,722.944.385
a57 38,801.914.256
went3 2,042.213.948
oot2 1,361.473.868
aboot9 6,126.623.797
pit4 2,722.943.689
her3 2,042.213.552
brocht2 1,361.473.511
be3 2,042.213.396
wir3 2,042.213.333
twa5 3,403.683.315
thaim4 2,722.943.211
na2 1,361.473.012
that's2 1,361.472.951
stanpipe2 1,361.47nan
not2 1,361.475.118
aye5 3,403.682.943
lang4 2,722.942.920
git2 1,361.472.786
canna2 1,361.472.730
for4 2,722.942.711
o22 14,976.172.498
wad4 2,722.942.469
whaur3 2,042.212.421
still3 2,042.212.322
kirnitten2 1,361.47nan
n2 1,361.472.390
cauld2 1,361.472.202
mid-camps2 1,361.47nan
en2 1,361.472.462
dolts2 1,361.47nan
the72 49,012.932.401
there7 4,765.152.184
best2 1,361.471.983
tak3 2,042.211.960
hame3 2,042.211.943
intae5 3,403.681.907
i5 3,403.681.898
ken4 2,722.941.881
thir2 1,361.471.834
dinna2 1,361.471.713
ma10 6,807.351.674
keep2 1,361.471.669
set2 1,361.471.669
they9 6,126.621.653
but3 2,042.211.606
blinkbonnie2 1,361.47nan
alang2 1,361.471.747
on13 8,849.561.566
three2 1,361.471.478
siever2 1,361.47nan
got3 2,042.211.478
face2 1,361.471.444
him2 1,361.471.128
then3 2,042.211.105
tell2 1,361.471.004
klerty2 1,361.47nan
like6 4,084.410.993
fine2 1,361.470.967
didna2 1,361.470.956
sanitation2 1,361.47nan
hanle2 1,361.47nan
afu3 2,042.21nan
muckle6 4,084.419.191
weel3 2,042.210.824
door2 1,361.470.747
kent2 1,361.470.710
war2 1,361.470.603
this4 2,722.940.516
cam2 1,361.470.508
did2 1,361.470.504
she6 4,084.410.364
oor3 2,042.210.344
say2 1,361.470.324
an34 23,145.000.299
wey2 1,361.470.257
if3 2,042.210.231
scots4 2,722.940.220
aa2 1,361.470.208
sae3 2,042.210.200
noo3 2,042.210.153
me4 2,722.940.151
guid2 1,361.470.137
we5 3,403.680.119
so2 1,361.470.112
ae2 1,361.470.091
peffers2 1,361.47nan
ither2 1,361.470.075
them2 1,361.470.047
at9 6,126.620.018
fowk2 1,361.470.016
us2 1,361.470.010
it17 11,572.500.009
nae4 2,722.940.007
day3 2,042.210.007
no4 2,722.940.004
get2 1,361.470.002
some2 1,361.470.001
mair3 2,042.210.000