Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Higgs, Jo

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,273
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 908
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.503
Tagged as EDN (Edinburgh) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, of, a, wiz, ah, to, n, that, he, it,

List of texts in corpus

The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols
berfrois (2022-08-08) in Central (Edinburgh) dialect (EDN), categorised as prose (2,273 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
of	75	32,996.04	336.709
evans	26	11,438.63	310.454
nichols	24	10,558.73	286.051
n	42	18,477.78	254.031
wiz	50	21,997.36	236.862
to	43	18,917.73	154.872
evan	11	4,839.42	128.011
fucking	11	4,839.42	117.510
cid	8	3,519.58	85.214
an	6	2,639.68	77.407
most	7	3,079.63	43.076
just	14	6,159.26	43.037
ah	43	18,917.73	40.644
tool	5	2,199.74	38.318
course	8	3,519.58	37.914
wurds	6	2,639.68	37.576
so	17	7,479.10	37.399
bastard	5	2,199.74	32.424
ve	12	5,279.37	25.232
friendship	3	1,319.84	24.591
prick	4	1,759.79	24.539
boy	6	2,639.68	23.807
out	7	3,079.63	21.640
down	4	1,759.79	21.201
town	3	1,319.84	20.995
ferret	2	879.89	20.703
pal	5	2,199.74	20.478
gid	4	1,759.79	20.026
refer	3	1,319.84	19.631
breached	2	879.89	18.981
fellas	2	879.89	18.981
wurd	3	1,319.84	18.281
the	88	38,715.35	17.823
uptae	2	879.89	17.801
anyhow	2	879.89	17.801
assumed	2	879.89	17.801
shite	4	1,759.79	17.706
thelonious	8	3,519.58	nan
fella	3	1,319.84	17.390
after	4	1,759.79	17.318
yin	9	3,959.52	16.809
never	7	3,079.63	16.807
tall	3	1,319.84	16.619
hings	4	1,759.79	16.600
being	4	1,759.79	16.265
whole	3	1,319.84	15.940
give	3	1,319.84	15.479
bitty	2	879.89	15.013
grasp	2	879.89	15.013
two	5	2,199.74	14.980
both	3	1,319.84	14.917
yer	14	6,159.26	14.828
genuinely	2	879.89	14.544
houses	2	879.89	14.544
informed	2	879.89	14.126
further	3	1,319.84	13.939
but	22	9,678.84	13.736
didni	2	879.89	13.403
scrap	2	879.89	13.403
fucker	2	879.89	13.403
moments	2	879.89	13.087
meat	3	1,319.84	12.734
even	8	3,519.58	12.335
now	4	1,759.79	12.308
her	2	879.89	12.303
account	2	879.89	12.268
porridge	2	879.89	12.268
maid	2	879.89	12.268
funny	3	1,319.84	12.218
massive	2	879.89	12.029
hing	4	1,759.79	11.904
silly	2	879.89	11.805
other	4	1,759.79	11.775
ways	2	879.89	11.593
barney	2	879.89	11.392
that	40	17,597.89	11.311
cleaver	4	1,759.79	nan
possession	2	879.89	11.019
nice	3	1,319.84	10.851
sharp	2	879.89	10.679
in	18	7,919.05	10.603
only	6	2,639.68	10.535
perhaps	2	879.89	10.368
his	26	11,438.63	10.269
mibbe	3	1,319.84	10.252
laughed	2	879.89	10.080
variety	2	879.89	10.080
continued	2	879.89	10.080
about	4	1,759.79	10.059
is	4	1,759.79	10.052
he	35	15,398.15	9.712
around	2	879.89	9.563
begin	2	879.89	9.563
vocabulary	2	879.89	9.563
enough	4	1,759.79	9.263
aye	10	4,399.47	9.163
few	4	1,759.79	9.065
next	4	1,759.79	9.065
all	4	1,759.79	9.010
own	2	879.89	9.004
anything	2	879.89	8.902
ears	2	879.89	8.902
huge	2	879.89	8.902
name	5	2,199.74	8.859
called	2	879.89	8.802
told	2	879.89	8.705
promise	2	879.89	8.705
world	3	1,319.84	8.190
big	6	2,639.68	8.143
fuck	3	1,319.84	8.043
we	2	879.89	7.998
make	3	1,319.84	7.971
christ	2	879.89	7.932
confidence	2	879.89	7.932
peace	2	879.89	7.708
naw	4	1,759.79	7.600
wizni	3	1,319.84	nan
explain	2	879.89	7.708
simply	2	879.89	7.565
above	2	879.89	7.565
fence	2	879.89	7.565
part	2	879.89	7.362
simple	2	879.89	7.297
each	3	1,319.84	7.092
ach	2	879.89	7.048
canny	2	879.89	7.048
likes	3	1,319.84	7.033
neither	2	879.89	6.704
used	3	1,319.84	6.668
any	3	1,319.84	6.535
quiet	2	879.89	6.442
wide	2	879.89	6.442
kind	3	1,319.84	6.432
such	2	879.89	6.392
probably	2	879.89	6.392
ye	22	9,678.84	6.309
pals	2	879.89	6.294
many	2	879.89	6.294
upon	2	879.89	6.199
thick	2	879.89	6.152
m	8	3,519.58	6.144
maw	2	879.89	6.107
then	7	3,079.63	5.946
than	7	3,079.63	5.861
spoke	2	879.89	5.802
wid	7	3,079.63	5.564
wanted	2	879.89	5.447
some	8	3,519.58	5.224
while	4	1,759.79	5.220
quick	2	879.89	5.094
yins	2	879.89	5.061
inflated	2	879.89	nan
as	23	10,118.79	5.078
d	9	3,959.52	5.041
she	5	2,199.74	4.988
bar	2	879.89	4.963
quite	2	879.89	4.900
short	2	879.89	4.838
thi	2	879.89	4.838
might	2	879.89	4.688
no	12	5,279.37	4.685
ma	4	1,759.79	4.681
half	2	879.89	4.545
for	6	2,639.68	4.479
love	2	879.89	3.965
point	2	879.89	3.875
long	2	879.89	3.831
not	2	879.89	3.621
since	2	879.89	3.601
bit	2	879.89	3.399
too	2	879.89	3.246
right	3	1,319.84	3.227
be	6	2,639.68	3.160
how	3	1,319.84	3.099
work	2	879.89	3.060
wee	9	3,959.52	3.004
five	2	879.89	2.842
less	2	879.89	2.813
which	3	1,319.84	2.811
windbag	2	879.89	nan
nor	4	1,759.79	2.775
this	14	6,159.26	2.767
been	8	3,519.58	2.750
ever	2	879.89	2.740
himsel	2	879.89	2.712
very	2	879.89	2.712
by	7	3,079.63	2.701
do	2	879.89	2.698
try	2	879.89	2.510
sure	2	879.89	2.485
set	3	1,319.84	2.384
through	3	1,319.84	2.146
their	7	3,079.63	2.073
back	2	879.89	1.959
they	5	2,199.74	1.950
who	2	879.89	1.948
great	2	879.89	1.861
fur	3	1,319.84	1.745
took	2	879.89	1.708
day	2	879.89	1.679
well	2	879.89	1.640
at	10	4,399.47	1.619
or	11	4,839.42	1.568
these	2	879.89	1.559
much	2	879.89	1.544
though	2	879.89	1.416
wi	22	9,678.84	1.408
aboot	4	1,759.79	1.311
time	2	879.89	1.300
him	9	3,959.52	1.279
end	2	879.89	1.238
nae	4	1,759.79	1.090
near	2	879.89	1.069
door	3	1,319.84	1.031
fae	9	3,959.52	1.006
years	2	879.89	0.993
let	2	879.89	0.987
mind	3	1,319.84	0.863
can	2	879.89	0.741
there	8	3,519.58	0.704
mair	3	1,319.84	0.665
were	4	1,759.79	0.635
want	2	879.89	0.611
like	8	3,519.58	0.601
if	5	2,199.74	0.595
and	18	7,919.05	0.496
them	5	2,199.74	0.493
said	2	879.89	0.467
a	72	31,676.20	0.444
up	7	3,079.63	0.360
me	6	2,639.68	0.311
us	2	879.89	0.303
auld	4	1,759.79	0.288
had	4	1,759.79	0.287
on	12	5,279.37	0.286
fir	2	879.89	0.240
tell	2	879.89	0.238
ingested	2	879.89	nan
intae	3	1,319.84	0.224
re	2	879.89	0.184
it	29	12,758.47	0.161
til	2	879.89	0.153
here	2	879.89	0.107
when	3	1,319.84	0.103
s	16	7,039.16	0.085
ll	3	1,319.84	0.067
its	3	1,319.84	0.045
aw	5	2,199.74	0.045
man	2	879.89	0.044
did	2	879.89	0.024
sorti	2	879.89	nan
oan	3	1,319.84	0.013
ken	3	1,319.84	0.007
got	2	879.89	0.005
first	2	879.89	0.002
whit	5	2,199.74	0.000
aff	3	1,319.84	0.000