A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Harvey, Tracy Anne

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,412
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,049
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.299
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - an, the, ma, ah, a, tae, his, o, wi, in,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 90 - The Missus
Lallans Magazine (2017-07 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (2,412 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
thaur19 7,877.28181.165
ma64 26,534.00123.914
fir30 12,437.81122.957
rab15 6,218.91107.911
ah63 26,119.4089.036
lass12 4,975.1272.555
jean7 2,902.1660.074
whyles9 3,731.3459.826
hairt9 3,731.3453.617
the65 26,948.5953.119
luve8 3,316.7547.949
cantie5 2,072.9733.811
croont3 1,243.7831.941
faither10 4,145.9428.722
lik10 4,145.9426.094
gossip3 1,243.7825.873
owre7 2,902.1625.230
by17 7,048.0925.049
his36 14,925.3724.982
an103 42,703.1524.387
grew5 2,072.9722.723
plaids2 829.1920.475
whin6 2,487.5619.652
me23 9,535.6618.896
afar2 829.1918.753
nell2 829.1918.753
clouts2 829.1918.753
oan14 5,804.3118.392
dug6 2,487.5617.749
couthie3 1,243.7817.709
newborn2 829.1917.573
eleiven2 829.1917.573
thigither2 829.1917.573
promises2 829.1916.670
hearth2 829.1916.670
wean4 1,658.3715.996
roused2 829.1915.937
broom2 829.1915.937
twis3 1,243.7815.606
then11 4,560.5315.485
graft2 829.1914.787
aefauld2 829.1914.787
lasses2 829.1914.787
strenth2 829.1914.318
bonnie5 2,072.9713.952
yon7 2,902.1613.849
pains2 829.1913.522
birkie2 829.1913.178
ladies2 829.1912.861
silk2 829.1912.861
missus2 829.1912.861
oor12 4,975.1212.834
sonsie2 829.1912.569
bleak2 829.1912.569
haun6 2,487.5612.110
ne'er2 829.1912.043
drapt2 829.1912.043
lea3 1,243.7811.653
flames2 829.1911.581
nowt2 829.1911.581
fires2 829.1911.369
sweet3 1,243.7811.276
weary2 829.1911.168
forever2 829.1911.168
foun2 829.1911.168
verses2 829.1911.168
kissed2 829.1911.168
walked3 1,243.7811.062
arms2 829.1910.978
crabbit2 829.1910.978
ways2 829.1910.978
he's3 1,243.7810.224
hauns4 1,658.3710.164
wi33 13,681.5910.148
him16 6,633.5010.141
mairriage2 829.199.999
dancin2 829.199.999
rabbie2 829.199.999
breist2 829.199.592
pray2 829.199.343
figure2 829.199.224
pushed2 829.198.998
taen5 2,072.978.938
weans3 1,243.788.872
morn3 1,243.788.692
helpin2 829.198.683
lowe2 829.198.683
washin2 829.198.683
tired2 829.198.583
laddie3 1,243.788.435
brave2 829.198.393
care3 1,243.788.152
gret2 829.198.124
hot2 829.198.039
dowie2 829.198.039
beat2 829.197.955
thae5 2,072.977.786
wheesht2 829.197.716
blame2 829.197.716
daddy2 829.197.716
waurk3 1,243.78nan
hapt3 1,243.78nan
joy2 829.197.716
love3 1,243.787.666
sit3 1,243.787.067
oot3 1,243.787.000
turnt3 1,243.786.974
mak'd3 1,243.78nan
strong2 829.197.351
nor6 2,487.566.941
god3 1,243.786.913
waur2 829.196.717
wioot2 829.196.548
sic5 2,072.976.506
last5 2,072.976.407
o33 13,681.596.374
daurk2 829.196.334
sicht3 1,243.786.321
voice3 1,243.786.191
dochter2 829.196.134
we'll2 829.195.991
months2 829.195.899
dance2 829.195.899
surprise2 829.195.809
tears2 829.195.765
did6 2,487.565.583
sir2 829.195.554
kirk3 1,243.785.378
ettlin2 829.195.280
skin2 829.195.206
fast2 829.195.134
gaun5 2,072.975.077
as7 2,902.165.028
telt5 2,072.974.970
hud4 1,658.374.958
throu4 1,658.374.838
cry2 829.194.827
brocht3 1,243.784.791
quine2 829.194.639
anither5 2,072.974.602
sair3 1,243.784.461
rab's3 1,243.78nan
greetin2 829.194.404
bed3 1,243.784.267
widnae2 829.194.267
braw3 1,243.784.236
kent5 2,072.974.189
eftir2 829.194.135
legs2 829.194.059
pleugh2 829.19nan
whaur5 2,072.974.109
een5 2,072.974.057
bairns4 1,658.374.031
talk2 829.193.985
mary2 829.193.985
heids2 829.193.913
well3 1,243.783.908
reid2 829.193.889
passed2 829.193.889
a55 22,802.653.852
wee10 4,145.943.764
luik2 829.193.729
bricht2 829.193.729
masel3 1,243.783.701
mither4 1,658.373.701
tongue2 829.193.685
whorin2 829.19nan
lay2 829.193.663
it19 7,877.283.658
shuid2 829.193.642
kept2 829.193.599
roon4 1,658.373.594
thegither3 1,243.783.570
cam5 2,072.973.481
burns2 829.193.475
wha4 1,658.373.407
sang2 829.193.376
tea2 829.193.356
makin2 829.193.299
week2 829.193.243
hear3 1,243.783.240
at9 3,731.343.186
n3 1,243.783.172
baith4 1,658.373.169
gilpey2 829.19nan
tent2 829.193.134
puir2 829.193.013
life4 1,658.373.003
heard3 1,243.782.953
that16 6,633.502.911
sent2 829.192.865
name3 1,243.782.702
jist7 2,902.162.641
sea2 829.192.638
claes2 829.192.624
up5 2,072.972.339
try2 829.192.316
aa8 3,316.752.271
ye8 3,316.752.244
sae7 2,902.162.216
us6 2,487.562.204
ahint2 829.192.183
he28 11,608.622.167
day2 829.191.977
mauchline2 829.19nan
frae2 829.191.853
she8 3,316.751.843
face3 1,243.781.825
it's4 1,658.371.797
felt2 829.191.763
wid5 2,072.971.705
sun2 829.191.698
licht2 829.191.610
cuid2 829.191.601
time2 829.191.555
naw2 829.191.525
shaver2 829.19nan
sin2 829.191.501
mossgeil's2 829.19nan
that's2 829.191.517
wisnae2 829.191.477
fine3 1,243.781.160
doon3 1,243.781.111
sairy2 829.19nan
fae11 4,560.532.296
end2 829.191.093
til3 1,243.780.990
cannae2 829.190.976
seen3 1,243.780.930
syne3 1,243.780.930
back3 1,243.780.903
bit4 1,658.370.888
torturous2 829.19nan
in32 13,267.000.879
mair3 1,243.780.874
twa5 2,072.970.852
still3 1,243.780.716
has2 829.190.693
aye2 829.190.689
they7 2,902.160.638
didnae2 829.190.636
some2 829.190.635
nae9 3,731.340.611
been3 1,243.780.529
auld2 829.190.525
again3 1,243.780.497
hame3 1,243.780.485
year3 1,243.780.458
or6 2,487.560.458
richt2 829.190.431
no8 3,316.750.393
will3 1,243.780.385
left2 829.190.357
wis27 11,194.030.259
are4 1,658.370.251
wir2 829.190.246
but11 4,560.530.243
tell2 829.190.169
this8 3,316.750.166
her11 4,560.530.155
says2 829.190.141
if3 1,243.780.135
ain2 829.190.116
lang2 829.190.082
hae5 2,072.970.072
so3 1,243.780.069
heid2 829.190.058
when3 1,243.780.049
here3 1,243.780.044
was2 829.190.034
said3 1,243.780.031
mind2 829.190.029
we10 4,145.940.022
ony2 829.190.018
new2 829.190.015
whit5 2,072.970.013
nicht2 829.190.006
thocht2 829.190.004
bluntie2 829.19nan
tae50 20,729.680.050
noo4 1,658.370.003
tak2 829.190.002
be12 4,975.120.002