Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Gilliland, Sam

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,337
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 656
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.038
Tagged as AYR (Ayrshire) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, a, o, i, tae, s, in, wi, hae,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 82 - Tecumseh
Lallans Magazine (2013 ) in Central dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (214 words)
Lallans 83 - Cochise o the Apache Nation
Lallans Magazine (2013 ) in Central dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (349 words)
Lallans 76 - I am the Lass
Lallans Magazine (2010-07) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (180 words)

Lallans 76 - Oan the Daith o John Law
Lallans Magazine (2010-07) in Central dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (127 words)

Lallans 74 - Thof nae a rigmarie hae I
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (240 words)

Lallans 74 - MacCaig’s draucht oan the waa
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (227 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.

Word	Count	Normalised per million	Keyness
daith	8	5,983.55	53.388
am	10	7,479.43	47.404
enoo	4	2,991.77	45.660
i	30	22,438.29	36.046
draucht	3	2,243.83	29.396
yince	5	3,739.72	27.887
siccan	3	2,243.83	24.986
aefauldness	2	1,495.89	22.827
cuiled	2	1,495.89	22.827
bard	3	2,243.83	21.937
salbe	2	1,495.89	21.104
lig	2	1,495.89	21.104
thair	9	6,731.49	20.429
thay	6	4,487.66	20.429
loe	2	1,495.89	19.921
wyle	2	1,495.89	19.921
soukit	2	1,495.89	19.921
dern	2	1,495.89	18.281
hae	13	9,723.26	17.408
oan	10	7,479.43	17.200
yer	11	8,227.37	16.385
thai	5	3,739.72	16.239
ocht	3	2,243.83	14.728
stracht	2	1,495.89	14.367
thof	4	2,991.77	nan
lass	3	2,243.83	13.950
watters	2	1,495.89	13.484
crack	3	2,243.83	13.267
wis	3	2,243.83	12.141
ll	7	5,235.60	10.512
lyke	2	1,495.89	10.134
quait	2	1,495.89	10.134
tent	3	2,243.83	9.905
cochise	5	3,739.72	nan
gryte	2	1,495.89	10.761
abune	2	1,495.89	9.894
poet	2	1,495.89	9.668
peace	2	1,495.89	9.596
weemin	2	1,495.89	9.190
green	3	2,243.83	8.869
waa	2	1,495.89	8.767
hairt	2	1,495.89	8.654
cairry	2	1,495.89	8.654
whaur	5	3,739.72	8.494
braith	2	1,495.89	8.491
mou	2	1,495.89	8.285
quhyt	5	3,739.72	nan
lives	2	1,495.89	8.491
oor	7	5,235.60	8.027
maun	4	2,991.77	7.927
yet	3	2,243.83	7.646
ettlin	2	1,495.89	7.441
cum	2	1,495.89	7.325
unco	2	1,495.89	7.249
my	5	3,739.72	6.997
bluid	2	1,495.89	6.761
kintra	2	1,495.89	6.391
thochts	2	1,495.89	6.276
strang	2	1,495.89	6.085
nou	3	2,243.83	5.712
guid	5	3,739.72	5.624
gae	2	1,495.89	5.523
faither	3	2,243.83	5.466
aften	2	1,495.89	5.456
ither	5	3,739.72	5.096
s	18	13,462.98	5.047
sae	6	4,487.66	4.864
he	5	3,739.72	4.824
leuk	2	1,495.89	4.803
apaches	3	2,243.83	nan
afore	5	3,739.72	4.814
it	8	5,983.55	4.785
bonny	2	1,495.89	4.563
on	3	2,243.83	4.386
mony	3	2,243.83	4.296
lat	2	1,495.89	4.091
hert	2	1,495.89	3.786
me	9	6,731.49	3.706
bot	2	1,495.89	3.699
ich	3	2,243.83	nan
i'm	2	1,495.89	5.348
haes	4	2,991.77	3.695
that	7	5,235.60	3.544
nae	8	5,983.55	3.521
ma	2	1,495.89	3.455
sun	2	1,495.89	3.454
braw	2	1,495.89	3.421
intil	2	1,495.89	3.399
fowk	5	3,739.72	3.208
these	2	1,495.89	3.091
john	2	1,495.89	3.024
yin	3	2,243.83	2.966
here	4	2,991.77	2.957
an	44	32,909.50	2.828
hou	2	1,495.89	2.791
warld	2	1,495.89	2.749
ilka	2	1,495.89	2.740
men	2	1,495.89	2.740
still	3	2,243.83	2.698
ye	12	8,975.32	2.661
wark	2	1,495.89	2.642
hale	2	1,495.89	2.571
dinnae	2	1,495.89	2.532
heard	2	1,495.89	2.517
rigmarie	2	1,495.89	nan
years	2	1,495.89	2.377
your	2	1,495.89	2.314
best	2	1,495.89	2.253
wes	3	2,243.83	2.204
decait	2	1,495.89	nan
thae	2	1,495.89	2.148
thir	2	1,495.89	2.085
aa	5	3,739.72	1.998
o	35	26,178.01	1.943
want	2	1,495.89	1.830
at	5	3,739.72	1.755
thaim	3	2,243.83	1.684
left	2	1,495.89	1.587
mither	2	1,495.89	1.582
there	6	4,487.66	1.554
roon	2	1,495.89	1.531
lang	3	2,243.83	1.502
wi	14	10,471.20	1.473
man	3	2,243.83	1.470
ain	3	2,243.83	1.380
whit	5	3,739.72	1.234
aboot	2	1,495.89	1.195
but	3	2,243.83	1.132
they	3	2,243.83	1.080
bi	3	2,243.83	1.075
up	3	2,243.83	1.036
for	5	3,739.72	0.949
door	2	1,495.89	0.943
micht	2	1,495.89	0.813
stevin	2	1,495.89	nan
are	3	2,243.83	0.797
like	2	1,495.89	0.791
auld	3	2,243.83	0.699
nicht	2	1,495.89	0.681
tak	2	1,495.89	0.633
this	7	5,235.60	0.629
as	6	4,487.66	0.628
her	5	3,739.72	0.553
oot	4	2,991.77	0.526
thocht	2	1,495.89	0.505
be	5	3,739.72	0.493
in	18	13,462.98	0.406
his	6	4,487.66	0.369
ower	2	1,495.89	0.366
cuntre	2	1,495.89	nan
wee	2	1,495.89	0.253
tae	26	19,446.52	0.248
back	2	1,495.89	0.227
is	7	5,235.60	0.199
whan	2	1,495.89	0.161
efter	2	1,495.89	0.154
time	3	2,243.83	0.144
its	2	1,495.89	0.116
the	75	56,095.74	0.112
you	2	1,495.89	0.103
or	5	3,739.72	0.099
awa	2	1,495.89	0.097
been	2	1,495.89	0.093
frae	3	2,243.83	0.078
no	4	2,991.77	0.062
aff	2	1,495.89	0.032
twa	2	1,495.89	0.027
had	2	1,495.89	0.026
mair	3	2,243.83	0.026
a	40	29,917.73	0.018
noo	2	1,495.89	0.012
see	2	1,495.89	0.010
doon	3	2,243.83	0.004
by	2	1,495.89	0.002
if	2	1,495.89	0.001