A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Corbett, John

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,941
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,080
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.723
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, o, a, and, tae, in, s, that, scots, is,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots
Lallans Magazine (2007-06) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (2,941 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
owersettins18 6,120.37169.385
molière14 4,760.29157.121
and89 30,261.82132.521
kemp13 4,420.27122.995
owersettin17 5,780.35117.792
scots53 18,021.0891.672
morgan10 3,400.2089.791
lochhead9 3,060.1880.808
leiterarie8 2,720.1676.668
an14 4,760.2975.709
owdience6 2,040.1259.028
o126 42,842.5755.772
phaedra6 2,040.1251.392
s63 21,421.2950.450
tragedy5 1,700.1046.379
mibbes6 2,040.1244.776
miseryguts4 1,360.0841.978
lallans7 2,380.1440.293
drama6 2,040.1235.922
leiterature4 1,360.0835.908
findlay4 1,360.0834.639
screivars4 1,360.0833.550
tradeetion5 1,700.1032.971
liz5 1,700.1032.971
plays6 2,040.1232.837
stage6 2,040.1231.969
dramatic4 1,360.0831.745
glaswegian4 1,360.0831.745
french7 2,380.1430.813
thro4 1,360.0829.641
edwin4 1,360.0829.641
braid7 2,380.1429.259
byrne3 1,020.0626.930
owresettin3 1,020.0625.693
patter4 1,360.0825.462
de5 1,700.1025.310
he5 1,700.1024.948
purves3 1,020.0624.674
cyrano9 3,060.18nan
by18 6,120.3722.850
douglas6 2,040.1222.103
uiss5 1,700.1021.988
inglis6 2,040.1221.851
comedy3 1,020.0621.242
classical3 1,020.0620.745
tartuffe3 1,020.0620.287
plenitude2 680.0419.673
foundit2 680.0419.673
topical2 680.0419.673
classic3 1,020.0619.095
mixter-maxter3 1,020.0619.095
diverse3 1,020.0619.095
modren5 1,700.1018.207
lorimer3 1,020.0618.108
hector2 680.0417.953
fulton2 680.0417.953
shenanigans2 680.0417.953
eild2 680.0417.953
burdies2 680.0417.953
macrae2 680.0417.953
abidin2 680.0417.953
that54 18,361.1017.388
reenge3 1,020.0617.264
warks4 1,360.0817.146
eftir5 1,700.1016.968
macbeth2 680.0416.773
delichts2 680.0416.773
bounds2 680.0416.773
selsame2 680.0416.773
is38 12,920.7816.705
urban3 1,020.0616.529
merk3 1,020.0616.304
play6 2,040.1216.180
smaw3 1,020.0616.087
thir8 2,720.1615.938
bishop2 680.0415.871
intimate2 680.0415.871
young7 2,380.1415.520
anerlie3 1,020.0615.482
swanky2 680.0415.139
hamely2 680.0415.139
owersetters2 680.0415.139
isnae5 1,700.1014.700
fremmit3 1,020.0614.599
century5 1,700.1014.537
successfu2 680.0414.523
crouse2 680.0413.991
characters3 1,020.0613.836
raisons2 680.0413.524
revival2 680.0413.524
chorus2 680.0413.524
whase3 1,020.0613.293
practice3 1,020.0613.293
agnes2 680.0413.106
inspector2 680.0413.106
besides2 680.0413.106
intae15 5,100.3112.898
shakespeare2 680.0412.730
bergerac4 1,360.08nan
ye4 1,360.0812.774
gavin2 680.0412.730
warth2 680.0412.730
owerset3 1,020.0612.682
cities2 680.0412.386
paris2 680.0412.386
rhymes2 680.0412.071
contribution2 680.0412.071
scottish8 2,720.1611.808
sibness2 680.0411.780
hinner2 680.0411.780
amangst2 680.0411.780
fergusson2 680.0411.509
are12 4,080.2411.468
natur2 680.0411.256
comic2 680.0411.256
haes10 3,400.2011.103
expeckit2 680.0411.019
goldoni4 1,360.08nan
carin2 680.0411.509
frae15 5,100.3110.856
waant2 680.0410.796
text3 1,020.0610.759
link2 680.0410.585
rax2 680.0410.195
aw17 5,780.359.954
france2 680.049.843
heize2 680.049.678
wyce2 680.049.678
the212 72,084.339.638
in68 23,121.399.552
dialogue2 680.049.520
eik2 680.049.369
t8 2,720.169.298
her5 1,700.109.159
mellin2 680.049.084
voice4 1,360.088.971
phrase2 680.048.949
auncient2 680.048.949
shilpit2 680.048.819
it19 6,460.398.722
leid7 2,380.148.608
cries2 680.048.230
dialeck2 680.048.230
i7 2,380.148.199
maistly3 1,020.068.159
speaks2 680.047.820
pynt3 1,020.067.571
success2 680.047.540
greek2 680.047.199
cultur2 680.047.199
insteid3 1,020.067.125
pynts2 680.047.118
medium2 680.047.040
nae2 680.047.024
here9 3,060.186.933
miles2 680.046.814
faur4 1,360.086.766
younger2 680.046.742
macmillan3 1,020.06nan
leids4 1,360.086.602
maist7 2,380.146.524
at9 3,060.186.431
they4 1,360.086.422
him2 680.046.177
late3 1,020.066.156
thrang2 680.046.154
canny2 680.046.095
of10 3,400.206.054
between2 680.046.037
theatre2 680.045.868
tung4 1,360.085.772
unnerstaun2 680.045.707
kenspeckle2 680.045.604
their11 3,740.225.410
r4 1,360.085.323
whilk2 680.045.313
kind3 1,020.065.140
aboot3 1,020.065.059
ettle2 680.044.841
hae2 680.044.806
find3 1,020.064.748
mair12 4,080.244.661
was7 2,380.144.539
crack2 680.044.538
ibsen2 680.04nan
yaise2 680.044.502
policy2 680.044.432
bill4 1,360.084.408
speak3 1,020.064.372
mak6 2,040.124.246
hauf3 1,020.064.014
media2 680.044.012
ablow2 680.044.012
aiblins2 680.043.952
racine3 1,020.06nan
actorly2 680.04nan
be8 2,720.163.790
tho4 1,360.083.671
bit3 1,020.063.577
answer2 680.043.492
atween4 1,360.083.450
airts2 680.043.418
weys2 680.043.370
misanthrope2 680.04nan
we6 2,040.123.336
nor5 1,700.103.260
full2 680.043.232
eneuch3 1,020.063.164
luik2 680.043.121
report2 680.043.100
tae77 26,181.573.027
gey4 1,360.082.957
you2 680.042.925
burns2 680.042.875
coorse3 1,020.062.825
gascon2 680.04nan
back2 680.043.682
whit11 3,740.222.720
as25 8,500.512.510
maks2 680.042.262
baith4 1,360.082.218
gies2 680.042.189
there4 1,360.082.059
less2 680.042.050
wee3 1,020.062.008
see2 680.042.002
language5 1,700.101.923
pairt3 1,020.061.921
whiles2 680.041.859
forby2 680.041.823
ither6 2,040.121.818
if2 680.041.752
seen4 1,360.081.595
its6 2,040.121.585
things3 1,020.061.435
thaim5 1,700.101.401
yet2 680.041.374
cried2 680.041.374
government2 680.041.374
mind4 1,360.081.261
can7 2,380.141.199
sic3 1,020.061.181
intil2 680.041.170
yer3 1,020.061.161
for21 7,140.431.144
full-bluidit2 680.04nan
twa2 680.041.145
wi27 9,180.551.122
get2 680.041.099
wur3 1,020.061.066
this8 2,720.161.039
auld6 2,040.120.963
had6 2,040.120.960
d3 1,020.060.913
john2 680.040.894
end2 680.040.682
satirical2 680.04nan
warld2 680.040.725
weel5 1,700.100.673
were2 680.040.663
sae3 1,020.060.629
ll2 680.040.625
taen2 680.040.604
like10 3,400.200.588
first4 1,360.080.582
saw2 680.040.519
how2 680.040.519
anither3 1,020.060.492
fowk3 1,020.060.483
his14 4,760.290.480
doun2 680.040.475
ane4 1,360.080.437
no6 2,040.120.431
then2 680.040.421
to5 1,700.100.416
guid2 680.040.412
been4 1,360.080.409
ower5 1,700.100.402
lang2 680.040.357
while2 680.040.356
need2 680.040.310
aristophanes2 680.04nan
micht3 1,020.060.293
day7 2,380.140.266
gie3 1,020.060.263
up13 4,420.270.257
ain4 1,360.080.255
scotland4 1,360.080.233
aff3 1,020.060.212
bowman2 680.04nan
time4 1,360.080.332
oot14 4,760.290.205
a90 30,601.840.176
richt3 1,020.060.163
again3 1,020.060.159
face2 680.040.157
come3 1,020.060.103
year2 680.040.074
pit3 1,020.060.071
dae4 1,360.080.064
tak2 680.040.060
lesser-yaised2 680.04nan
think2 680.040.029
gin2 680.040.026
wey3 1,020.060.025
but11 3,740.220.024
or10 3,400.200.023
big2 680.040.013
aye4 1,360.080.007
quastion2 680.04nan
een2 680.040.006
whaur2 680.040.004
howanivver2 680.04nan
on18 6,120.370.000