Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Stewart, Anna

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,790
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 729
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.827
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - i, the, and, it, a, o, that, tae, my, he,

List of texts in corpus

An Alien Feeling
Scots Hoose (2019) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (2,790 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.

Word	Count	Normalised per million	Keyness
i	171	61,290.32	501.903
my	47	16,845.88	193.133
and	98	35,125.45	169.754
what	30	10,752.69	131.051
lugs	21	7,526.88	129.673
an	3	1,075.27	118.361
coz	11	3,942.65	115.840
kindo	9	3,225.81	88.439
ali	9	3,225.81	84.769
yi	16	5,734.77	78.179
uz	8	2,867.38	55.854
now	11	3,942.65	51.041
it	81	29,032.26	50.419
me	37	13,261.65	48.105
looking	7	2,508.96	46.032
field	8	2,867.38	42.773
cannae	13	4,659.50	41.978
when	20	7,168.46	41.754
floating	4	1,433.69	39.770
dog	7	2,508.96	39.769
fir	15	5,376.34	39.053
happened	9	3,225.81	37.852
light	8	2,867.38	36.490
rape	4	1,433.69	36.329
how	12	4,301.08	36.119
something	9	3,225.81	31.641
like	27	9,677.42	31.116
him	27	9,677.42	30.987
watching	4	1,433.69	30.059
yir	8	2,867.38	29.440
soft	4	1,433.69	28.917
feeling	4	1,433.69	28.917
because	8	2,867.38	28.428
again	14	5,017.92	27.996
arms	4	1,433.69	27.467
feel	10	3,584.23	27.301
do	8	2,867.38	27.276
suspended	3	1,075.27	27.246
long	7	2,508.96	26.788
see	19	6,810.04	26.138
just	11	3,942.65	24.989
thing	11	3,942.65	24.752
coat	5	1,792.11	24.315
ray	3	1,075.27	24.122
crawl	3	1,075.27	24.122
laugh	5	1,792.11	23.572
asking	3	1,075.27	23.368
gone	5	1,792.11	23.018
alien	3	1,075.27	22.699
cliffs	3	1,075.27	22.699
as	2	716.85	21.564
mud	3	1,075.27	21.556
does	5	1,792.11	21.530
lost	6	2,150.54	21.488
karen	3	1,075.27	21.058
suppose	5	1,792.11	20.657
torch	3	1,075.27	20.599
ash	2	716.85	19.884
tiny	3	1,075.27	19.778
for	2	716.85	19.162
fingers	5	1,792.11	19.044
hard	7	2,508.96	19.036
eyes	6	2,150.54	18.931
whar	5	1,792.11	18.872
jaw	3	1,075.27	18.730
groond	3	1,075.27	18.730
couldnae	6	2,150.54	18.409
reminds	2	716.85	18.163
the	113	40,501.79	17.841
ve	11	3,942.65	17.793
blinks	2	716.85	16.983
sucked	2	716.85	16.983
saying	3	1,075.27	16.839
walk	5	1,792.11	16.763
chris	3	1,075.27	16.187
falling	2	716.85	16.081
laughing	2	716.85	16.081
flash	3	1,075.27	15.790
move	4	1,433.69	15.663
so	12	4,301.08	15.548
tells	4	1,433.69	15.481
anymair	2	716.85	15.349
wants	4	1,433.69	15.303
that	50	17,921.15	14.971
dinnae	7	2,508.96	14.813
doonstair	2	716.85	14.732
heading	2	716.85	14.732
itself	2	716.85	14.732
ears	3	1,075.27	14.587
wanted	4	1,433.69	14.555
would	5	1,792.11	14.239
night	5	1,792.11	14.239
scared	2	716.85	14.200
makes	3	1,075.27	13.728
shadow	2	716.85	13.315
rows	2	716.85	13.315
moving	2	716.85	13.315
feels	3	1,075.27	12.985
loves	2	716.85	12.938
yiv	2	716.85	12.938
liquid	2	716.85	12.938
standing	2	716.85	12.938
be	3	1,075.27	12.901
a	52	18,637.99	12.783
thinks	3	1,075.27	12.758
wine	3	1,075.27	12.434
so's	2	716.85	12.278
lying	2	716.85	12.278
think	9	3,225.81	12.249
hands	3	1,075.27	12.129
married	2	716.85	11.987
he	43	15,412.19	11.974
towards	3	1,075.27	11.746
glow	2	716.85	11.716
blink	2	716.85	11.716
fat	3	1,075.27	11.304
could	9	3,225.81	11.273
living	2	716.85	11.002
then	10	3,584.23	10.601
her	4	1,433.69	10.459
thinking	2	716.85	10.401
anyway	2	716.85	10.401
touch	3	1,075.27	10.302
bones	2	716.85	10.220
m	11	3,942.65	10.115
across	4	1,433.69	9.858
even	8	2,867.38	9.813
being	3	1,075.27	9.404
any	4	1,433.69	9.301
red	3	1,075.27	9.287
these	5	1,792.11	9.243
water	3	1,075.27	9.230
nails	2	716.85	9.152
happen	3	1,075.27	9.118
smell	3	1,075.27	9.063
those	3	1,075.27	9.063
earlier	2	716.85	9.021
wet	2	716.85	9.021
them	12	4,301.08	8.900
s	36	12,903.23	8.773
thought	3	1,075.27	8.591
brain	2	716.85	8.431
hear	5	1,792.11	8.250
wonder	2	716.85	8.220
whole	2	716.85	8.220
followed	2	716.85	8.020
oilseed	3	1,075.27	nan
told	2	716.85	7.924
front	4	1,433.69	7.861
drink	3	1,075.27	7.809
right	5	1,792.11	7.704
under	3	1,075.27	7.683
yella	2	716.85	7.650
all	4	1,433.69	7.617
maybe	3	1,075.27	7.601
remember	2	716.85	7.564
let	5	1,792.11	7.314
matter	2	716.85	7.237
instead	2	716.85	7.160
bird	2	716.85	7.160
liked	2	716.85	7.085
bags	2	716.85	7.085
felt	4	1,433.69	6.851
mighto	3	1,075.27	nan
above	2	716.85	6.798
shape	2	716.85	6.798
fae	16	5,734.77	6.721
bed	4	1,433.69	6.648
have	4	1,433.69	6.604
sound	2	716.85	6.348
nose	2	716.85	6.348
they	20	7,168.46	6.314
moved	2	716.85	6.288
that's	4	1,433.69	6.243
between	2	716.85	6.230
other	3	1,075.27	6.211
meat	2	716.85	6.172
pulled	2	716.85	6.060
ken	9	3,225.81	6.007
believe	3	1,075.27	5.979
lead	2	716.85	5.951
awready	2	716.85	5.951
raw	2	716.85	5.951
funny	2	716.85	5.846
why	3	1,075.27	5.840
one	3	1,075.27	5.679
through	5	1,792.11	5.664
bottle	2	716.85	5.549
comes	4	1,433.69	5.539
know	4	1,433.69	5.400
inside	3	1,075.27	5.326
aliens	3	1,075.27	nan
sometimes	2	716.85	5.321
into	2	716.85	5.321
moment	2	716.85	5.191
stairs	2	716.85	5.067
find	3	1,075.27	5.002
goes	2	716.85	4.987
its	8	2,867.38	4.941
daft	2	716.85	4.832
is	9	3,225.81	4.773
looked	3	1,075.27	4.764
skin	2	716.85	4.758
pain	2	716.85	4.758
heid	7	2,508.96	4.665
finally	2	716.85	4.614
earth	2	716.85	4.545
way	3	1,075.27	4.368
life	5	1,792.11	4.290
hand	2	716.85	4.252
look	4	1,433.69	4.150
dots	2	716.85	nan
quick	2	716.85	4.378
gets	2	716.85	4.101
might	2	716.85	3.985
come	6	2,150.54	3.966
ago	2	716.85	3.821
mooth	2	716.85	3.768
true	2	716.85	3.690
wind	2	716.85	3.640
been	10	3,584.23	3.616
things	4	1,433.69	3.588
no	13	4,659.50	3.547
wait	2	716.85	3.542
want	4	1,433.69	3.457
she	8	2,867.38	3.441
wi	13	4,659.50	3.385
means	2	716.85	3.290
make	2	716.85	3.225
body	3	1,075.27	3.213
fur	3	1,075.27	3.204
d	9	3,225.81	3.088
start	2	716.85	3.080
though	3	1,075.27	2.922
i'm	2	716.85	2.905
oot	18	6,451.61	2.885
same	4	1,433.69	2.806
able	2	716.85	2.690
likes	2	716.85	2.673
tae	48	17,204.30	2.503
get	7	2,508.96	2.398
had	7	2,508.96	2.316
up	16	5,734.77	2.308
aw	11	3,942.65	2.274
never	3	1,075.27	2.270
sea	2	716.85	2.228
take	2	716.85	2.200
road	3	1,075.27	2.150
windae	2	716.85	2.120
efter	6	2,150.54	2.095
bad	2	716.85	2.081
but	16	5,734.77	2.075
re	4	1,433.69	2.037
their	2	716.85	2.025
black	2	716.85	1.968
till	3	1,075.27	1.832
got	5	1,792.11	1.788
hair	2	716.85	1.685
lot	2	716.85	1.614
bairn	2	716.85	1.604
mair	3	1,075.27	1.549
wis	35	12,544.80	1.503
hurting	2	716.85	nan
made	4	1,433.69	1.578
aboot	12	4,301.08	1.482
at	13	4,659.50	1.481
still	4	1,433.69	1.477
different	2	716.85	1.433
sair	2	716.85	1.424
better	3	1,075.27	1.413
face	3	1,075.27	1.345
new	4	1,433.69	1.328
it's	4	1,433.69	1.231
did	4	1,433.69	1.190
really	2	716.85	1.141
hae	4	1,433.69	1.126
much	2	716.85	1.048
this	14	5,017.92	0.963
say	4	1,433.69	0.802
o	51	18,279.57	0.739
says	3	1,075.27	0.734
wee	8	2,867.38	0.718
awa	2	716.85	0.614
saw	2	716.85	0.613
room	2	716.85	0.604
years	2	716.85	0.582
to	5	1,792.11	0.564
door	3	1,075.27	0.513
side	2	716.85	0.496
lynne	2	716.85	nan
thegither	2	716.85	0.963
ll	2	716.85	0.493
in	39	13,978.49	0.480
hud	2	716.85	0.473
ower	8	2,867.38	0.472
here	2	716.85	0.426
we	9	3,225.81	0.402
fowk	3	1,075.27	0.350
keep	2	716.85	0.327
bairns	2	716.85	0.240
went	2	716.85	0.238
last	2	716.85	0.200
time	6	2,150.54	0.192
doon	5	1,792.11	0.188
place	2	716.85	0.177
if	5	1,792.11	0.122
back	5	1,792.11	0.099
there	8	2,867.38	0.088
his	17	6,093.19	0.077
on	16	5,734.77	0.074
are	4	1,433.69	0.052
tell	2	716.85	0.049
year	2	716.85	0.037
day	5	1,792.11	0.035
telt	2	716.85	0.035
can	4	1,433.69	0.017
intae	5	1,792.11	0.010
ain	3	1,075.27	0.002
than	3	1,075.27	0.002
mind	2	716.85	0.001
oor	4	1,433.69	0.000