A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Dareau, Mareau

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,196
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 466
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.567
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, o, an, a, tae, in, that, wi, is, oo,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST)
Lallans Magazine (2001 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as newspaper (1,196 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
dictionar13 10,869.57113.126
oo14 11,705.6996.847
dost9 7,525.0888.465
scottis9 7,525.0877.463
share8 6,688.9654.975
leid12 10,033.4444.376
o63 52,675.5942.992
nineteen5 4,180.6040.411
universitie3 2,508.3636.144
jack5 4,180.6035.764
inglish6 5,016.7234.426
screivins3 2,508.3633.915
oed3 2,508.3632.330
throch4 3,344.4832.256
aitken4 3,344.4830.142
modern5 4,180.6029.894
siclik3 2,508.3625.228
auld11 9,197.3223.741
sense5 4,180.6021.572
mun2 1,672.2421.552
ventur2 1,672.2421.552
feenish3 2,508.3621.410
j3 2,508.3621.410
ayr2 1,672.2420.369
wird5 4,180.6020.038
hunder3 2,508.3619.730
wes8 6,688.9619.437
saxteen2 1,672.2416.682
wull5 4,180.6016.665
nar2 1,672.2416.302
stertit4 3,344.4816.103
haill3 2,508.3615.940
twae3 2,508.3615.857
itsel4 3,344.4815.577
uiss3 2,508.3615.157
fand3 2,508.3615.012
wirds5 4,180.6014.933
sklent2 1,672.2414.811
scots14 11,705.6914.742
lest3 2,508.3613.914
yin6 5,016.7213.526
spellin3 2,508.3613.518
snd2 1,672.2413.374
wheen4 3,344.4812.998
aulder3 2,508.3612.948
dundee2 1,672.2412.599
edinburgh3 2,508.3611.759
in35 29,264.2111.621
ar3 2,508.3611.603
hes3 2,508.3611.378
frae9 7,525.0811.322
century3 2,508.3610.754
native2 1,672.2410.570
fifty2 1,672.2410.488
bak2 1,672.249.559
aa8 6,688.969.012
maist5 4,180.608.889
set4 3,344.488.883
gin5 4,180.608.858
meanin2 1,672.248.566
date2 1,672.248.566
fack2 1,672.248.332
sir2 1,672.248.155
wis4 3,344.487.426
william2 1,672.247.050
eftir2 1,672.246.633
en3 2,508.366.629
war4 3,344.485.793
rin2 1,672.245.543
cam4 3,344.485.461
the89 74,414.725.270
year4 3,344.485.215
haed4 3,344.485.194
he4 3,344.485.164
i2 1,672.245.160
whae2 1,672.244.744
is14 11,705.694.733
be12 10,033.444.614
fower2 1,672.244.592
wey4 3,344.484.457
brocht2 1,672.244.176
hoo2 1,672.243.778
by5 4,180.603.659
sin2 1,672.243.573
times2 1,672.243.491
an41 34,280.943.477
git2 1,672.243.421
thay2 1,672.243.363
thegither2 1,672.243.296
tae35 29,264.213.181
auchtie3 2,508.36nan
ah3 2,508.363.119
unnerstanin2 1,672.24nan
wark2 1,672.242.971
thit2 1,672.242.947
cannae2 1,672.242.867
hae6 5,016.722.775
haun2 1,672.242.766
ma2 1,672.242.654
juist3 2,508.362.633
wi14 11,705.692.500
till2 1,672.242.397
fur6 5,016.722.124
went2 1,672.242.037
sae4 3,344.481.835
roon2 1,672.241.823
jint2 1,672.24nan
as4 3,344.481.785
whit5 4,180.601.731
noo4 3,344.481.687
on11 9,197.321.594
whan3 2,508.361.547
ither3 2,508.361.532
its3 2,508.361.389
his4 3,344.481.368
time4 3,344.481.284
bein2 1,672.241.213
this7 5,852.841.117
at5 4,180.601.060
micht2 1,672.241.048
ony2 1,672.240.994
oot3 2,508.360.965
that15 12,541.810.806
oor3 2,508.360.797
nae2 1,672.240.678
oxfurd2 1,672.24nan
ken3 2,508.361.151
say2 1,672.240.663
heid2 1,672.240.484
craigie2 1,672.24nan
him2 1,672.240.499
a39 32,608.700.446
lang2 1,672.240.435
intae3 2,508.360.386
ain2 1,672.240.379
ye5 4,180.600.355
or3 2,508.360.214
dae2 1,672.240.202
aff2 1,672.240.107
but4 3,344.480.105
it13 10,869.570.098
wee3 2,508.360.092
aboot4 3,344.480.056
vailleant2 1,672.24nan
aye2 1,672.240.052
fowk2 1,672.240.027
been2 1,672.240.019
throchoot2 1,672.24nan
afore2 1,672.240.236