A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Beekman, Tony

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,617
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,108
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.264
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, an, tae, o, he, tam, his, wis, it,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 85 - The Belt
Lallans Magazine (2014-12 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (1,907 words)
Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher
Lallans Magazine (2014-07 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (1,710 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
tam63 17,417.75441.760
mr34 9,400.06178.263
whisky15 4,147.08114.625
matthew17 4,700.03107.697
god17 4,700.0379.789
morag9 2,488.2577.124
tam's7 1,935.3173.320
sir13 3,594.1470.693
desk10 2,764.7262.314
belt10 2,764.7259.631
cud18 4,976.5056.207
peter9 2,488.2555.159
answer11 3,041.1948.044
macneil35 9,676.53nan
dominie7 1,935.3146.389
he75 20,735.4243.788
gowden7 1,935.3141.039
hamewark4 1,105.8940.337
his55 15,205.9739.458
said24 6,635.3337.720
cless7 1,935.3134.680
ye50 13,823.6133.397
pupils6 1,658.8332.389
eyelids3 829.4229.508
almichty4 1,105.8929.349
e'en6 1,658.8328.969
pu'd3 829.4227.284
lightnin3 829.4227.284
meenits6 1,658.8326.198
but37 10,229.4725.352
drawer4 1,105.8925.002
she2 552.9424.511
chord3 829.4224.467
ye're6 1,658.8324.113
question7 1,935.3123.581
maths3 829.4223.450
poured3 829.4223.450
luif4 1,105.8923.162
x4 1,105.8922.842
grabbed4 1,105.8922.842
cudnae4 1,105.8922.239
test5 1,382.3621.985
gless6 1,658.8321.640
exclaimed3 829.4221.165
pile4 1,105.8920.912
wrang8 2,211.7820.695
added4 1,105.8920.672
a154 42,576.7219.666
brain4 1,105.8919.577
railins3 829.4219.528
hole5 1,382.3619.306
cube2 552.9418.854
blurted2 552.9418.854
whack2 552.9418.854
dominie's2 552.9418.854
jumped3 829.4218.648
dinnae9 2,488.2518.628
gates4 1,105.8918.622
papers4 1,105.8918.272
looked7 1,935.3117.938
ye've4 1,105.8917.776
shouted4 1,105.8917.618
last10 2,764.7217.304
harp2 552.9417.135
c'mon2 552.9417.135
stingin2 552.9417.135
equals2 552.9417.135
richt16 4,423.5616.918
each6 1,658.8316.417
argument3 829.4216.327
clessroom3 829.4216.327
exercise3 829.4216.327
ablow5 1,382.3616.054
shuffled2 552.9415.957
barked2 552.9415.957
gaunie2 552.9415.957
so14 3,870.6115.759
a'm6 1,658.8315.670
flair5 1,382.3615.589
rational3 829.4215.563
placed3 829.4215.105
straps2 552.9415.056
matthew's2 552.9415.056
laddie5 1,382.3614.937
lettin3 829.4214.890
paused3 829.4214.682
haun8 2,211.7814.629
brek3 829.4214.482
instantly2 552.9414.325
slapped2 552.9414.325
eternal2 552.9414.325
rid5 1,382.3614.077
whit's4 1,105.8914.003
answered3 829.4213.921
haudin5 1,382.3613.891
white6 1,658.8313.821
you're3 829.4213.746
bedside2 552.9413.710
roastin2 552.9413.710
strode2 552.9413.180
lawyer2 552.9413.180
again11 3,041.1913.071
they3 829.4212.672
a'll4 1,105.8912.047
hook2 552.9411.922
herrin2 552.9411.922
perform2 552.9411.922
middle5 1,382.3611.707
ye'll4 1,105.8911.702
appeared3 829.4211.629
cabinet2 552.9411.580
felt6 1,658.8311.559
thunder2 552.9411.266
jean-paul5 1,382.36nan
saint2 552.9411.922
amaist2 552.9411.266
face8 2,211.7811.153
hauns5 1,382.3611.084
quickly3 829.4211.075
twisted2 552.9410.976
defence2 552.9410.976
shouders2 552.9410.976
rest5 1,382.3610.915
prayers2 552.9410.707
manager2 552.9410.707
conclusion2 552.9410.707
tray2 552.9410.455
wan8 2,211.7810.106
juist10 2,764.7210.050
ordered2 552.949.997
questions3 829.429.859
passes2 552.949.788
nummers3 829.429.777
try5 1,382.369.760
flyin2 552.949.589
nearly3 829.429.537
lik7 1,935.319.394
you16 4,423.569.170
somethin5 1,382.369.084
achieve2 552.949.050
boys3 829.429.017
daur2 552.948.887
nummer4 1,105.898.875
like2 552.948.864
replied3 829.428.810
breeze2 552.948.581
difficult2 552.948.581
let's2 552.948.581
there2 552.948.480
seats2 552.948.436
lass3 829.428.177
rang2 552.948.164
yer15 4,147.088.139
noo14 3,870.618.117
let6 1,658.838.019
waited2 552.947.911
silent2 552.947.911
lines3 829.427.833
drapped2 552.947.791
despite2 552.947.791
were11 3,041.197.685
table4 1,105.897.578
an119 32,900.197.558
aw2 552.947.518
position2 552.947.454
really5 1,382.367.365
unless2 552.947.245
tried4 1,105.897.215
nae3 829.427.166
easier2 552.947.145
then10 2,764.727.066
strecht2 552.947.048
feenished2 552.947.048
himself2 552.946.954
already2 552.946.862
opened3 829.426.841
eatin2 552.946.773
aipple2 552.946.600
speired3 829.426.498
cool2 552.946.436
beat2 552.946.436
thirty2 552.946.357
mooth3 829.426.297
roun2 552.946.280
staunin3 829.426.257
asked3 829.426.257
easy3 829.426.218
study2 552.946.130
weill4 1,105.896.022
wark5 1,382.365.948
david2 552.945.918
me21 5,805.925.674
wis52 14,376.565.663
wine2 552.945.655
sorry3 829.425.640
pu2 552.945.531
bein7 1,935.315.478
aa-kennin3 829.42nan
aa-powerfu3 829.42nan
spot2 552.945.592
simple2 552.945.470
wance2 552.945.470
aheid2 552.945.470
stage2 552.945.470
point3 829.425.443
bell2 552.945.411
started3 829.425.411
raised2 552.945.296
am4 1,105.895.165
your5 1,382.365.161
day2 552.945.050
done3 829.425.016
put3 829.424.930
hairt2 552.944.873
mind7 1,935.314.869
believe3 829.424.631
well4 1,105.894.536
why3 829.424.503
noticed2 552.944.458
spinal3 829.42nan
goin2 552.944.415
takin3 829.424.235
if11 3,041.194.189
stuck2 552.944.171
turned3 829.424.143
because3 829.424.075
five3 829.423.986
doon14 3,870.613.939
ootside3 829.423.921
drap2 552.943.910
bit4 1,105.893.844
c2 552.943.840
went5 1,382.363.828
aboot5 1,382.363.816
seat2 552.943.805
ten3 829.423.795
aye10 2,764.723.654
is14 3,870.613.586
black3 829.423.537
taewards2 552.943.513
naethin3 829.423.443
oot23 6,358.863.442
macneil's2 552.94nan
glesca2 552.943.422
or6 1,658.833.416
cannae4 1,105.893.343
caa2 552.943.305
meenit2 552.943.305
sat3 829.423.280
how4 1,105.893.198
onythin2 552.943.140
still6 1,658.833.104
hauf3 829.423.076
ither8 2,211.783.004
widnae2 552.942.935
piece2 552.942.935
fear2 552.942.863
cried3 829.422.854
true2 552.942.839
there's2 552.942.839
gate2 552.942.815
think6 1,658.832.802
airms2 552.942.792
legs2 552.942.769
it's6 1,658.832.683
talk2 552.942.679
yaised2 552.942.657
go4 1,105.892.622
while4 1,105.892.622
feelin2 552.942.614
tell5 1,382.362.569
been3 829.422.533
boy2 552.942.409
licht3 829.422.405
atween4 1,105.892.375
back12 3,317.672.372
that's3 829.422.267
times3 829.422.148
hae13 3,594.142.098
o87 24,053.082.052
aff2 552.942.029
three4 1,105.891.949
wid7 1,935.311.934
simone2 552.94nan
seemed2 552.941.923
when7 1,935.311.913
on29 8,017.691.892
it52 14,376.561.873
whit12 3,317.671.859
across2 552.941.847
us2 552.941.847
no14 3,870.611.844
too2 552.941.833
get8 2,211.781.830
held2 552.941.732
sense2 552.941.719
word2 552.941.705
sent2 552.941.691
voice2 552.941.664
a'richt2 552.94nan
grun2 552.941.678
end3 829.421.632
yersel2 552.941.548
gie5 1,382.361.542
wha4 1,105.891.504
every2 552.941.499
mak5 1,382.361.411
dae7 1,935.311.410
awa7 1,935.311.406
sittin2 552.941.349
efter2 552.941.271
as17 4,700.031.238
sure2 552.941.232
here2 552.941.205
tae87 24,053.081.174
ahint2 552.941.144
deid2 552.941.134
front2 552.941.134
haein2 552.941.134
ken7 1,935.311.121
big4 1,105.891.098
lookin2 552.941.034
than2 552.941.033
aa-mercifu2 552.94nan
fae7 1,935.311.032
in49 13,547.141.020
for25 6,911.811.008
didnae3 829.420.954
some3 829.420.951
the197 54,465.030.944
fair3 829.420.936
hit3 829.420.890
had7 1,935.310.862
tap2 552.940.811
words2 552.940.811
yin4 1,105.890.786
haud2 552.940.769
only3 829.420.716
pupil's2 552.94nan
want3 829.420.761
was2 552.940.687
that31 8,570.640.642
to3 829.420.602
wisnae2 552.940.593
will2 552.940.430
did4 1,105.890.412
are6 1,658.830.372
chided2 552.94nan
left3 829.420.543
time5 1,382.360.368
weel3 829.420.362
cam2 552.940.281
mair6 1,658.830.281
be16 4,423.560.280
nicht2 552.940.279
twa6 1,658.830.271
this12 3,317.670.251
ma14 3,870.610.238
thocht4 1,105.890.218
at21 5,805.920.209
him11 3,041.190.199
een2 552.940.151
ower7 1,935.310.149
made2 552.940.141
afore5 1,382.360.141
lang3 829.420.124
got4 1,105.890.119
throu2 552.940.112
intae7 1,935.310.102
up15 4,147.080.095
them5 1,382.360.090
gied2 552.940.088
kent3 829.420.075
heid4 1,105.890.058
wi28 7,741.220.042
can6 1,658.830.038
man4 1,105.890.031
fine2 552.940.029
ony3 829.420.027
wee8 2,211.780.024
aa7 1,935.310.014
see6 1,658.830.007
slook2 552.94nan
pit3 829.420.008
place2 552.940.005
tak3 829.420.003
hid5 1,382.360.002