A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Hardie, George

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,432
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,214
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.827
Tagged as WCE (West Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, ti, a, o, and, ye, it, ah, in, that,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 82 - As The White Swan Passes
Lallans Magazine (2013-07 ) in Central dialect (WCE), categorised as poetry (140 words)
Lallans 81 - Annie and the New Chairs
Lallans Magazine (2012-12) in Central dialect (WCE), categorised as prose (1,004 words)

Lallans 76 - Chrysanths
Lallans Magazine (2010-07) in Central dialect (WCE), categorised as poetry (90 words)

Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant
Lallans Magazine (2010-07) in Central dialect (WCE), categorised as prose (1,149 words)

Lallans 73 - Pop Gaes the Idol
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central (Hamilton) dialect (WCE), categorised as poetry (112 words)
Lallans 73 - Challenge
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central (Hamilton) dialect (WCE), categorised as poetry (88 words)
Lallans 67 - Ane Amang Monie
Lallans Magazine (2005-09-01 ) in Central (Hamilton) dialect (WCE), categorised as poetry (190 words)
Lallans 59 - Five Poems
Lallans Magazine (2001-12 ) in Central dialect (WCE), categorised as prose (528 words)
Lallans 58 - twa poems bi George Hardie
Lallans Magazine (2001-03-01 ) in Central (Hamilton) dialect (WCE), categorised as poetry (131 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
ti74 21,561.77256.441
tammy21 6,118.88189.776
eddie13 3,787.88136.952
annie16 4,662.00125.553
was32 9,324.0189.904
chairs10 2,913.7584.153
baur9 2,622.3873.267
plant10 2,913.7570.773
ye60 17,482.5258.823
thru8 2,331.0057.483
haean5 1,456.8851.788
wullie12 3,496.5048.437
and63 18,356.6447.460
rab8 2,331.0045.010
an35 10,198.1441.072
cheese7 2,039.6340.152
briefcase4 1,165.5038.124
aa26 7,575.7634.221
pint6 1,748.2533.826
thinkan4 1,165.5030.525
chrysanths3 874.1329.819
mibbies4 1,165.5028.424
sumthing4 1,165.5027.833
furniture4 1,165.5027.284
grinned3 874.1326.013
luiked5 1,456.8825.830
tuik7 2,039.6324.081
wha12 3,496.5023.967
aisy3 874.1322.893
thon13 3,787.8822.121
added4 1,165.5022.085
safe5 1,456.8821.041
ah44 12,820.5120.375
swan3 874.1319.835
tod3 874.1319.378
swallae3 874.1319.378
sweated2 582.7519.061
feinished2 582.7519.061
wuman3 874.1318.954
goad3 874.1318.559
thare7 2,039.6317.905
problem5 1,456.8817.733
has9 2,622.3817.375
yankee2 582.7517.341
supposin2 582.7517.341
passes3 874.1317.204
wife7 2,039.6316.982
awaa3 874.1316.910
caa5 1,456.8816.859
ach4 1,165.5016.342
onywey4 1,165.5016.218
makan2 582.7516.163
mang2 582.7516.163
glances2 582.7516.163
chair4 1,165.5015.977
athoot5 1,456.8815.552
flanders2 582.7515.262
cleart2 582.7515.262
settan2 582.7515.262
contrar2 582.7515.262
leein2 582.7515.262
bakery2 582.7515.262
yer18 5,244.7615.097
they2 582.7515.021
braeside2 582.7514.531
tryan2 582.7514.531
luik5 1,456.8814.421
wey12 3,496.5014.240
glowered3 874.1314.046
punters2 582.7513.916
while8 2,331.0013.874
sae16 4,662.0013.781
spoke4 1,165.5013.758
stranger3 874.1313.711
frae18 5,244.7613.589
juist11 3,205.1313.553
guinness2 582.7513.385
hunkert2 582.7513.385
thare's2 582.7513.385
cum4 1,165.5012.943
were13 3,787.8812.920
confused2 582.7512.918
pain4 1,165.5012.792
banged2 582.7512.502
his37 10,780.8912.439
gonnae4 1,165.5012.216
broon5 1,456.8812.208
squirrel2 582.7512.126
command2 582.7512.126
table5 1,456.8811.976
straucht3 874.1311.923
scott5 1,456.8811.490
glower2 582.7511.469
flair4 1,165.5011.437
eneuch6 1,748.2511.372
innocent2 582.7511.179
ootower2 582.7510.909
silence3 874.1310.675
leant2 582.7510.657
wardrup5 1,456.88nan
whaur9 2,622.3810.295
lik7 2,039.6310.065
daurk3 874.139.983
said13 3,787.889.866
sowl2 582.759.790
bricht4 1,165.509.775
jenny4 1,165.509.681
glaur2 582.759.421
paper4 1,165.509.409
gae4 1,165.509.321
lift4 1,165.509.064
whan11 3,205.139.024
thaim10 2,913.758.916
daith3 874.138.701
saunny5 1,456.88nan
blawn2 582.758.635
haud5 1,456.888.572
a73 21,270.408.569
business3 874.138.456
bi11 3,205.138.441
grave2 582.758.362
drave2 582.758.233
challenge2 582.758.233
stauns2 582.758.108
rolls2 582.757.988
naw5 1,456.887.977
fur2 582.757.848
inti3 874.137.736
muin2 582.757.649
thrapple2 582.757.649
bar3 874.137.390
story4 1,165.507.368
thay5 1,456.887.362
raxed2 582.757.340
noo13 3,787.887.288
ten4 1,165.507.275
joke2 582.757.242
gin8 2,331.007.149
niver5 1,456.887.043
papers2 582.756.965
ancient2 582.756.965
naething3 874.136.936
iver3 874.136.936
no18 5,244.766.913
white4 1,165.506.891
mirk2 582.756.878
you14 4,079.256.824
ve8 2,331.006.727
ll10 2,913.756.725
shut3 874.136.563
passin2 582.756.548
weel10 2,913.756.529
ahint4 1,165.506.506
three6 1,748.256.497
sat4 1,165.506.480
breid2 582.756.471
broke2 582.756.321
dinnae5 1,456.886.197
mindin2 582.756.107
aabody3 874.136.004
as33 9,615.385.978
wecht2 582.755.842
loss2 582.755.842
faur4 1,165.505.769
feet4 1,165.505.678
trouble2 582.755.657
queen2 582.755.657
rose2 582.755.657
smaa2 582.755.657
stairt2 582.755.539
cud5 1,456.885.514
sud2 582.755.482
picked2 582.755.482
waur2 582.755.425
finger2 582.755.370
gaes2 582.755.370
aathin2 582.755.209
back2 582.755.083
seems3 874.135.041
luikit2 582.754.910
close3 874.134.827
wrocht2 582.754.817
walked2 582.754.726
neb2 582.754.552
grew2 582.754.552
grun3 874.134.478
vyce2 582.754.388
het2 582.754.271
geordie2 582.754.195
aye10 2,913.754.169
went5 1,456.884.153
men4 1,165.503.997
suddenly2 582.753.979
my7 2,039.633.955
pick2 582.753.910
hell2 582.753.844
he20 5,827.513.680
is13 3,787.883.668
roon5 1,456.883.663
like4 1,165.503.603
haein3 874.133.560
thair7 2,039.633.536
fingers2 582.753.502
mind6 1,748.253.477
intae2 582.753.449
got7 2,039.633.447
few3 874.133.400
quaiet3 874.13nan
onythin2 582.753.361
whit13 3,787.883.359
had9 2,622.383.357
there4 1,165.503.351
let4 1,165.503.342
wrang3 874.133.314
lot3 874.133.247
new6 1,748.253.238
born2 582.753.226
tammas2 582.753.200
pynt2 582.753.149
drink2 582.753.123
grey2 582.753.049
happy2 582.753.025
eftir2 582.753.001
thochts2 582.753.001
legs2 582.752.953
asked2 582.752.953
fu2 582.752.953
talk2 582.752.884
course2 582.752.884
am3 874.132.874
strang2 582.752.861
lang7 2,039.632.787
reid2 582.752.750
intil3 874.132.691
suin2 582.752.687
in42 12,237.762.683
aggrieved2 582.75nan
at30 8,741.262.654
tellt2 582.752.645
re5 1,456.882.645
hae13 3,787.882.626
fun2 582.752.524
goat3 874.132.494
poem2 582.752.429
disnae2 582.752.410
thocht6 1,748.252.390
pair2 582.752.337
bedruim2 582.75nan
kens2 582.752.410
this8 2,331.002.317
for13 3,787.882.301
door5 1,456.882.219
here7 2,039.632.217
oor2 582.752.215
else2 582.752.181
god2 582.752.181
wad7 2,039.632.161
on28 8,158.512.103
last4 1,165.502.087
hissel2 582.752.006
puir2 582.751.990
time3 874.131.986
left4 1,165.501.964
itsel2 582.751.873
toon2 582.751.859
sense2 582.751.859
s33 9,615.381.794
hauns2 582.751.776
gies2 582.751.762
we9 2,622.381.756
yersel2 582.751.709
taen3 874.131.675
d3 874.131.642
up18 5,244.761.612
ae3 874.131.591
to2 582.751.552
haun3 874.131.538
aince2 582.751.536
bad2 582.751.524
faither3 874.131.465
that41 11,946.391.430
life4 1,165.501.404
she13 3,787.881.400
then6 1,748.251.379
kirk2 582.751.379
naethin2 582.751.358
richt7 2,039.631.339
her13 3,787.881.323
its2 582.751.224
thae3 874.131.222
ma11 3,205.131.221
hair2 582.751.161
hauf2 582.751.152
me15 4,370.631.127
neist2 582.751.116
i16 4,662.001.042
nor4 1,165.501.022
seen4 1,165.501.017
bit6 1,748.251.009
keep3 874.130.987
or8 2,331.000.977
bein4 1,165.500.965
maun3 874.130.886
hir2 582.750.868
great2 582.750.861
badinage2 582.75nan
licht2 582.750.792
ane5 1,456.880.763
man2 582.750.753
aboot13 3,787.880.728
it46 13,403.260.697
same3 874.130.587
aff3 874.130.575
nicht4 1,165.500.552
are6 1,748.250.541
him7 2,039.630.528
again4 1,165.500.491
us3 874.130.473
hame4 1,165.500.473
first2 582.750.452
oot12 3,496.500.440
hear2 582.750.429
end2 582.750.416
rain2 582.750.391
wark2 582.750.383
see7 2,039.630.376
cannae2 582.750.338
heard2 582.750.323
be15 4,370.630.314
near2 582.750.309
cauld2 582.750.302
gien2 582.750.299
saw2 582.750.279
afore3 874.130.270
wi23 6,701.630.265
your2 582.750.236
ower9 2,622.380.227
wee6 1,748.250.206
o67 19,522.140.184
didnae2 582.750.135
gied2 582.750.135
kent3 874.130.134
fair2 582.750.129
ken5 1,456.880.104
m5 1,456.880.096
still3 874.130.091
guid3 874.130.091
micht3 874.130.088
made2 582.750.085
want2 582.750.073
ony3 874.130.065
nae9 2,622.380.061
only2 582.750.061
get5 1,456.880.053
better2 582.750.048
ain4 1,165.500.046
the197 57,400.930.044
doon8 2,331.000.044
syne2 582.750.044
auld5 1,456.880.041
twa5 1,456.880.041
anither2 582.750.034
did3 874.130.031
but14 4,079.250.023
place2 582.750.021
mither2 582.750.020
been6 1,748.250.017
can5 1,456.880.012
ither4 1,165.500.008
gaun2 582.750.007
areadies2 582.75nan
dae4 1,165.500.002
will3 874.130.002
say3 874.130.000
suir2 582.75nan
tell2 582.750.004
muckle3 874.130.000
pit3 874.130.000
mair7 2,039.630.000