A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Nicol, Alissa

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,221
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 515
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.371
Tagged as WCE (West Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, tae, a, and, it, wis, livvy, them, ae, her,

List of texts in corpus

Poor Wee Livvy
Scots Hoose (2022-11-07) in Central (North Lanarkshire) dialect (WCE), categorised as weans (1,221 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
liam15 12,285.01190.337
emma13 10,647.01157.066
lewis13 10,647.01136.968
e'er7 5,733.0178.234
wit10 8,190.0173.906
yelled6 4,914.0072.022
them18 14,742.0148.698
ae17 13,923.0142.869
abby15 12,285.01nan
oi4 3,276.0042.922
livvy20 16,380.02nan
night8 6,552.0142.542
shouted5 4,095.0035.751
and30 24,570.0234.842
others4 3,276.0032.794
asked6 4,914.0032.769
group6 4,914.0028.423
yous4 3,276.0028.081
accompanied3 2,457.0026.478
screamed3 2,457.0025.516
guard3 2,457.0025.516
fence4 3,276.0025.452
course5 4,095.0025.041
golf3 2,457.0023.963
cawld2 1,638.0023.182
hing5 4,095.0022.952
drum3 2,457.0021.270
ow2 1,638.0020.275
dunno2 1,638.0019.370
skinwalker7 5,733.01nan
widened2 1,638.0021.458
scratched2 1,638.0018.634
plank2 1,638.0017.480
anywhere2 1,638.0017.009
creepy2 1,638.0015.249
responsible2 1,638.0014.718
spoke3 2,457.0014.530
whispered2 1,638.0013.834
country3 2,457.0013.065
sounds2 1,638.0012.953
huv4 3,276.0012.852
tall2 1,638.0011.860
wisnae4 3,276.0011.828
whilst2 1,638.0011.743
git4 3,276.0011.578
once2 1,638.0011.206
told2 1,638.0011.107
happened3 2,457.0010.959
beat2 1,638.0010.735
her16 13,104.0110.637
eyes3 2,457.0010.305
except2 1,638.0010.161
couldnae3 2,457.009.892
four2 1,638.009.730
good3 2,457.009.671
startit2 1,638.009.597
said7 5,733.019.496
polis2 1,638.009.283
club2 1,638.009.283
liv4 3,276.00nan
poor3 2,457.0014.079
caught2 1,638.009.165
here6 4,914.008.682
walked2 1,638.008.674
pals2 1,638.008.674
noticed2 1,638.008.525
all3 2,457.008.512
bellshill3 2,457.00nan
only4 3,276.008.474
wan4 3,276.007.599
thought2 1,638.007.293
she14 11,466.016.975
meant2 1,638.006.931
we're2 1,638.006.931
light2 1,638.006.900
saturday2 1,638.006.900
help3 2,457.006.767
maybe2 1,638.006.575
soon2 1,638.006.330
they11 9,009.016.131
sign2 1,638.006.077
long2 1,638.006.029
is2 1,638.005.792
god2 1,638.005.624
wae4 3,276.005.476
believe2 1,638.005.438
livvy's3 2,457.00nan
i'm2 1,638.005.710
back7 5,733.015.422
it's4 3,276.005.400
i2 1,638.005.397
why2 1,638.005.340
wee7 5,733.015.247
rest2 1,638.005.009
his2 1,638.004.933
take2 1,638.004.906
tryin2 1,638.004.540
sure2 1,638.004.525
ahint2 1,638.004.394
it23 18,837.024.356
figurr2 1,638.00nan
phone2 1,638.005.935
next2 1,638.004.296
hauf2 1,638.004.214
bin2 1,638.004.214
aw7 5,733.014.051
wis20 16,380.023.978
by5 4,095.003.543
were4 3,276.003.193
rain2 1,638.002.931
ma2 1,638.002.800
us4 3,276.002.702
name2 1,638.002.606
side2 1,638.002.493
look2 1,638.002.473
he6 4,914.002.384
hadn't2 1,638.00nan
tae34 27,846.032.225
lik2 1,638.002.210
in13 10,647.012.183
we2 1,638.002.140
want2 1,638.002.099
went2 1,638.001.998
on4 3,276.001.984
if4 3,276.001.841
me7 5,733.011.825
just2 1,638.001.769
same2 1,638.001.740
doon5 4,095.001.674
as11 9,009.011.507
for4 3,276.001.411
bein2 1,638.001.164
at11 9,009.011.157
flashlight2 1,638.00nan
up7 5,733.011.011
aff3 2,457.000.972
get3 2,457.000.966
there5 4,095.000.929
had3 2,457.000.928
creature's2 1,638.00nan
that16 13,104.011.195
or6 4,914.000.911
no5 4,095.000.854
again2 1,638.000.818
aye3 2,457.000.777
will2 1,638.000.700
jist3 2,457.000.688
say2 1,638.000.627
got2 1,638.000.545
was2 1,638.000.511
a32 26,208.030.424
man2 1,638.000.400
the66 54,054.050.395
when2 1,638.000.291
you3 2,457.000.214
dae2 1,638.000.184
oot6 4,914.000.139
to2 1,638.000.128
hid2 1,638.000.067
fae3 2,457.000.047
aboot4 3,276.000.039
been2 1,638.000.029
like3 2,457.000.017
yer2 1,638.000.016
but5 4,095.000.009
intae2 1,638.000.004
be6 4,914.000.004
their2 1,638.000.002