A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Briggs, Susi

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,290
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 817
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.803
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, and, i, a, tae, she, it, he, in, that,

List of texts in corpus

My Yellow Yorlin
Scottish Poetry Library (2022-01-21) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (234 words)

O Rabbie, I hae seen the day
Scottish Poetry Library (2022-01-21) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (227 words)

Atween the lines o Muirland Meg
Scottish Poetry Library (2022-01-21) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (154 words)

Diva
Scots Language Centre (2021-03-22) in Central (Dumfries and Galloway) dialect (SWE), categorised as poetry (209 words)

Dinnae Mak Me Laugh
Scots Hoose (2021 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as weans (356 words)
The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman
Itchy Coo (2020-09-24 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as weans (1,110 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
princess19 8,296.94184.635
prince16 6,986.90140.338
yellow12 5,240.17124.125
fer21 9,170.31107.673
kisses9 3,930.1388.348
and58 25,327.5169.902
aggie6 2,620.0967.753
grumph6 2,620.0958.354
i50 21,834.0658.033
yorlin5 2,183.4150.668
rose8 3,493.4548.752
grumphies4 1,746.7243.991
box8 3,493.4538.421
bash4 1,746.7237.917
she38 16,593.8936.600
bird6 2,620.0935.798
awfie5 2,183.4134.316
an20 8,733.6234.108
emperor's4 1,746.7233.749
crate3 1,310.0432.247
music7 3,056.7731.762
royal5 2,183.4130.254
bawd3 1,310.0428.437
palace4 1,746.7228.207
i'm7 3,056.7727.774
lust3 1,310.0427.198
my13 5,676.8627.133
hairy4 1,746.7225.000
ten7 3,056.7724.511
trowth3 1,310.0423.886
gifts3 1,310.0421.782
blossomed2 873.3620.679
princesses2 873.3620.679
echt4 1,746.7220.544
shed4 1,746.7220.544
yer16 6,986.9019.889
o21 9,170.3118.494
me22 9,606.9918.389
bush3 1,310.0418.246
rabbie3 1,310.0418.246
love5 2,183.4118.095
emperor2 873.3617.776
fleas2 873.3617.776
grumphieman11 4,803.49nan
wonderfu2 873.3620.679
whuspered2 873.3617.776
messenger2 873.3616.873
fangs2 873.3616.873
potions2 873.3616.873
flooer3 1,310.0415.746
curse3 1,310.0415.593
speeder2 873.3614.989
rude2 873.3614.989
debt2 873.3614.520
manky2 873.3614.520
bonnie5 2,183.4114.413
gasped2 873.3614.102
musical2 873.3614.102
chaunce2 873.3613.724
toys2 873.3613.724
jewels2 873.3613.724
care4 1,746.7213.532
mairrit2 873.3613.379
mairry2 873.3613.379
siller5 2,183.4113.151
steyed2 873.3612.770
fash3 1,310.0412.522
she's3 1,310.0412.435
beasties2 873.3612.244
chose2 873.3612.006
real4 1,746.7211.860
dochter3 1,310.0411.713
singin3 1,310.0411.565
igor6 2,620.09nan
hidden2 873.3611.368
neb3 1,310.0411.077
meg3 1,310.0411.077
aw15 6,550.2211.024
lines3 1,310.0410.509
every4 1,746.7210.249
when9 3,930.1310.072
witch2 873.369.789
sing3 1,310.049.631
stairted2 873.369.540
ended2 873.369.421
cloot2 873.369.421
tune2 873.369.194
gie7 3,056.779.106
showed2 873.369.086
playin3 1,310.049.015
lookin4 1,746.728.779
drawn2 873.368.682
i'd2 873.368.588
worst2 873.368.495
lies2 873.368.406
knees2 873.368.318
lassies-in-waitin4 1,746.72nan
he34 14,847.168.315
lassie-in-waitin4 1,746.72nan
broken2 873.368.067
hoo4 1,746.727.846
dinna5 2,183.417.713
as5 2,183.417.676
freens2 873.367.543
prood2 873.367.543
sang3 1,310.047.366
feart3 1,310.047.366
nichtingale4 1,746.72nan
keeps2 873.367.274
worse2 873.367.086
weel8 3,493.457.031
stairt2 873.366.966
hissel3 1,310.046.801
pride2 873.366.793
micht6 2,620.096.605
wha5 2,183.416.202
a48 20,960.706.194
walked2 873.366.084
alane2 873.366.039
aince3 1,310.045.941
grumphiehoose3 1,310.04nan
if9 3,930.136.023
heard4 1,746.725.940
white3 1,310.045.739
wantit2 873.365.657
may2 873.365.578
whit11 4,803.495.378
somebody2 873.365.315
thocht6 2,620.095.247
ye21 9,170.315.040
hert3 1,310.045.037
shair2 873.365.007
oan8 3,493.454.961
ahin2 873.364.910
cried3 1,310.044.858
note2 873.364.726
morn2 873.364.609
no12 5,240.174.582
gan2 873.364.497
whaur5 2,183.414.476
made5 2,183.414.449
wirk2 873.364.415
cuid3 1,310.044.411
na3 1,310.044.349
wee10 4,366.814.288
asked2 873.364.233
legs2 873.364.233
by8 3,493.454.162
really3 1,310.044.156
wull3 1,310.044.027
lost2 873.363.877
shuid2 873.363.855
then6 2,620.093.845
her19 8,296.943.804
fun2 873.363.789
ask2 873.363.789
cos2 873.363.789
och2 873.363.642
in25 10,917.033.613
we4 1,746.723.579
tea2 873.363.522
jock2 873.363.426
or3 1,310.043.411
else2 873.363.388
efter6 2,620.093.332
saw3 1,310.043.053
sent2 873.363.025
awa6 2,620.092.936
dae6 2,620.092.904
tried2 873.362.869
inside2 873.362.854
anither4 1,746.722.810
claes2 873.362.780
look3 1,310.042.721
do2 873.362.680
yin4 1,746.722.634
hersel2 873.362.625
sae7 3,056.772.561
gied3 1,310.042.517
still4 1,746.722.336
noo7 3,056.772.333
things3 1,310.042.312
studded2 873.36nan
lassie2 873.362.204
it35 15,283.842.137
than5 2,183.412.120
open2 873.362.105
yet2 873.362.042
intae7 3,056.771.961
mair8 3,493.451.945
words2 873.361.941
gettin2 873.361.921
aye6 2,620.091.868
past2 873.361.845
cleverly2 873.36nan
am2 873.361.931
day2 873.361.711
jist6 2,620.091.685
will4 1,746.721.662
hoose4 1,746.721.657
wisnae2 873.361.608
body2 873.361.576
pit4 1,746.721.553
say4 1,746.721.497
canna2 873.361.482
ma'am2 873.36nan
air2 873.361.544
been2 873.361.451
the147 64,192.141.429
comes2 873.361.379
them6 2,620.091.302
on10 4,366.811.296
says3 1,310.041.293
men2 873.361.263
ilka2 873.361.243
rain2 873.361.180
his17 7,423.581.102
get5 2,183.411.100
near2 873.361.045
had5 2,183.411.043
at11 4,803.491.008
how2 873.361.006
this6 2,620.090.968
but12 5,240.170.931
doon3 1,310.040.893
mornin2 873.360.888
him4 1,746.720.808
has2 873.360.794
tae43 18,777.290.778
wid4 1,746.720.778
didnae2 873.360.733
swappin2 873.36nan
back3 1,310.040.714
it's3 1,310.040.683
s14 6,113.540.678
fowk2 873.360.676
there8 3,493.450.668
cam3 1,310.040.665
yon2 873.360.656
keep2 873.360.652
tak3 1,310.040.614
were4 1,746.720.612
better2 873.360.530
muckle3 1,310.040.446
left2 873.360.434
richt4 1,746.720.359
ma12 5,240.170.352
got3 1,310.040.326
nae8 3,493.450.319
fae5 2,183.410.319
wey3 1,310.040.312
gaed2 873.360.264
wis21 9,170.310.222
wi19 8,296.940.218
be10 4,366.810.215
big2 873.360.196
time5 2,183.410.186
oot11 4,803.490.184
snashy2 873.36nan
afore2 873.360.180
man3 1,310.040.180
seen2 873.360.127
so3 1,310.040.120
bein2 873.360.110
door2 873.360.102
aboot6 2,620.090.097
they8 3,493.450.086
hae6 2,620.090.079
ither3 1,310.040.074
een2 873.360.072
up8 3,493.450.071
ain2 873.360.070
ll3 1,310.040.062
mind2 873.360.057
t2 873.360.056
is15 6,550.220.055
lang2 873.360.044
sheeps2 873.36nan
ony2 873.360.042
mak2 873.360.030
see4 1,746.720.029
you4 1,746.720.016
hame2 873.360.012
was2 873.360.012
that23 10,043.670.008
said3 1,310.040.007
could2 873.360.007
are3 1,310.040.002
twa3 1,310.040.001
auld3 1,310.040.001
like6 2,620.090.000