A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Crawford, Ross

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 5,380
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,442
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.731
Tagged as SEC ((South) East Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, it, a, and, tae, in, ae, ah, her, she,

List of texts in corpus

Eemis Stane 1 - Ane Dialog betwix King James VI
Eemis Stane (2022-05-06 ) in Central dialect (SEC), categorised as script (865 words)
At Stake
productmagazine.co.uk (2022-02-06) in Central (Stirling) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (1,186 words)

Mindin
Medium (2021-05-28) in Central (Stirling) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (269 words)

At Stake
Medium (2021-07-23) in Central (Stirling) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (1,349 words)

Awa in a Dwam
Medium (2021-08-03) in Central (Stirling) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (1,711 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
declan29 5,390.33296.953
ae97 18,029.74289.628
baw30 5,576.21216.790
an10 1,858.74203.980
king29 5,390.33159.231
spike13 2,416.36125.245
oan54 10,037.17120.980
and110 20,446.1099.544
playtime11 2,044.6193.910
james17 3,159.8585.417
whur11 2,044.6184.205
sir16 2,973.9880.563
spak15 2,788.1066.764
her80 14,869.8966.732
ah88 16,356.8866.380
she80 14,869.8965.762
goals9 1,672.8664.198
wae27 5,018.5955.859
it129 23,977.7052.620
parents10 1,858.7451.135
shid8 1,486.9950.358
railins6 1,115.2448.118
railing5 929.3747.290
ailsa30 5,576.21nan
thur13 2,416.3648.024
right18 3,345.7247.245
school12 2,230.4844.100
whistlin5 929.3742.133
almaist5 929.3740.363
gory5 929.3738.875
haun16 2,973.9837.877
walsh4 743.4937.155
scratch6 1,115.2435.341
wan18 3,345.7234.895
railings4 743.4934.531
broonie4 743.4934.531
spikes4 743.4932.619
but52 9,665.4332.371
jist28 5,204.4631.111
kindae4 743.4931.100
railin4 743.4929.835
rusty4 743.4928.750
through15 2,788.1027.550
quhen3 557.6227.123
landis3 557.6227.123
figures4 743.4926.955
dwam5 929.3726.648
woke5 929.3726.648
like37 6,877.3225.535
shuffle3 557.6224.901
palm4 743.4924.865
goat11 2,044.6123.766
either8 1,486.9923.605
seumas17 3,159.85nan
intae27 5,018.5922.745
if25 4,646.8422.248
waw5 929.3722.167
injury3 557.6222.091
huv10 1,858.7421.334
oantae4 743.4921.091
knowe4 743.4921.091
d26 4,832.7121.085
fur34 6,319.7020.664
ainlie5 929.3720.251
unnerneath3 557.6220.216
park7 1,301.1219.927
wur13 2,416.3619.444
against6 1,115.2419.031
stake3 557.6218.803
wid19 3,531.6018.610
break4 743.4917.828
erse5 929.3717.757
wiy3 557.6217.669
grime2 371.7517.265
thermostat2 371.7517.265
sleep-walkin2 371.7517.265
weirdo2 371.7517.265
dafties2 371.7517.265
boonce2 371.7517.265
hiss2 371.7517.265
dofirstep2 371.7517.265
urgh2 371.7517.265
cobwebs2 371.7517.265
wispy2 371.7517.265
arnold2 371.7517.265
beid2 371.7517.265
remembert2 371.7517.265
will16 2,973.9817.227
louder3 557.6217.176
hing7 1,301.1217.080
isnae7 1,301.1217.006
else7 1,301.1216.789
sleep6 1,115.2416.575
whenever3 557.6216.303
really9 1,672.8616.215
few8 1,486.9915.932
awin2 371.7515.549
midfield2 371.7515.549
prolly2 371.7515.549
severed2 371.7515.549
shadowy2 371.7515.549
movies2 371.7515.549
routine3 557.6215.202
mark4 743.4915.067
gentle3 557.6214.878
aw29 5,390.3314.646
pierced2 371.7514.374
defo2 371.7514.374
blooter2 371.7514.374
nab2 371.7514.374
wildebeest2 371.7514.374
annoyin2 371.7514.374
pain5 929.3714.342
aware3 557.6214.282
rotten3 557.6214.282
caw4 743.4914.147
absolutely3 557.6213.743
paint3 557.6213.743
iron4 743.4913.729
a114 21,189.5913.710
gaun12 2,230.4813.619
listens2 371.7513.477
awoke2 371.7513.477
blood4 743.4913.085
ayewis3 557.6213.022
jammies2 371.7512.749
signature2 371.7512.749
shield2 371.7512.749
tapped2 371.7512.749
dependit2 371.7512.749
goalie2 371.7512.749
awkward2 371.7512.749
violent2 371.7512.749
strips2 371.7512.749
wisnae8 1,486.9912.743
metal3 557.6212.589
air8 1,486.9912.503
teacher5 929.3712.456
these8 1,486.9912.385
somethin7 1,301.1212.228
hall4 743.4912.059
alwis6 1,115.24nan
clawin2 371.7512.138
heid15 2,788.1012.027
why6 1,115.2411.961
dried3 557.6211.815
staunin5 929.3711.659
commentators2 371.7511.611
realm2 371.7511.611
surroondit2 371.7511.611
scrape2 371.7511.611
boggin2 371.7511.611
keeked2 371.7511.611
scraped2 371.7511.611
maybe5 929.3711.456
efter16 2,973.9811.447
hole4 743.4911.264
punched2 371.7511.148
myne2 371.7511.148
ragged2 371.7511.148
go9 1,672.8611.038
wonder3 557.6210.982
every6 1,115.2410.840
amazin2 371.7510.735
theday2 371.7510.735
pap2 371.7510.735
inner2 371.7510.735
random2 371.7510.735
didnae9 1,672.8610.716
stood5 929.3710.694
shout3 557.6210.682
spittin2 371.7510.363
bullets2 371.7510.363
ahm2 371.7510.363
ooter2 371.7510.363
watches2 371.7510.363
awa16 2,973.9810.229
creep2 371.7510.025
sumhin2 371.7510.025
beyond3 557.6210.001
stoap3 557.6210.001
anaw3 557.6210.001
when15 2,788.109.994
bit4 743.499.746
sure6 1,115.249.729
whisper2 371.759.714
keeper2 371.759.714
faster2 371.759.714
during2 371.759.714
happen4 743.499.551
since5 929.379.526
habit2 371.759.428
smyth4 743.49nan
shapes2 371.759.428
ve12 2,230.489.417
evdy4 743.49nan
slipped2 371.759.428
ower24 4,460.979.390
deid6 1,115.249.326
rust4 743.49nan
not5 929.379.325
confusion2 371.759.162
awfa2 371.759.162
thoughts2 371.759.162
gonnae4 743.499.006
image3 557.628.965
fake2 371.758.913
paw2 371.758.913
pee2 371.758.913
usin2 371.758.913
usually3 557.628.862
landit2 371.758.681
naebdy2 371.758.681
onymair2 371.758.681
too5 929.378.617
nichts3 557.628.566
london3 557.628.471
fingernail4 743.49nan
trail2 371.758.462
midnicht2 371.758.462
coronavirus2 371.758.462
least5 929.378.440
yer20 3,717.478.426
gàidhlig3 557.628.378
worse3 557.628.286
familiar2 371.758.256
s60 11,152.428.134
lunch2 371.758.061
couldnae5 929.378.059
noise3 557.628.022
between3 557.628.022
any5 929.378.018
my12 2,230.487.967
impaled3 557.62nan
finger3 557.627.937
reached3 557.627.772
pulled3 557.627.772
points2 371.757.700
decent2 371.757.700
airms4 743.497.621
guilty2 371.757.533
rubber2 371.757.373
shuirlie2 371.757.373
wake2 371.757.373
want8 1,486.997.346
the268 49,814.137.297
bridge2 371.757.073
foot2 371.757.073
went8 1,486.996.941
hero2 371.756.932
black5 929.376.866
da5 929.376.836
smaw2 371.756.797
kicked2 371.756.797
rang2 371.756.797
dust2 371.756.797
make4 743.496.725
sometimes3 557.626.689
grassland3 557.62nan
tear2 371.756.667
chris2 371.756.667
gap2 371.756.667
mornin7 1,301.126.549
moment3 557.626.440
fault2 371.756.421
risk2 371.756.421
aroon5 929.376.380
behind3 557.626.379
ay2 371.756.372
leather2 371.756.304
position2 371.756.191
beard2 371.756.191
though6 1,115.246.183
hings3 557.626.146
filum3 557.62nan
thoat2 371.756.191
hauf5 929.376.019
tyme3 557.625.979
shooder2 371.755.976
unless2 371.755.976
grass2 371.755.976
grab2 371.755.976
chest2 371.755.874
able4 743.495.637
hink3 557.625.515
gates2 371.755.494
sum3 557.625.419
catch3 557.625.419
fitba3 557.625.371
takes2 371.755.319
who5 929.375.286
day4 743.495.265
actual2 371.755.236
pure3 557.625.232
could10 1,858.745.208
dinnae6 1,115.245.148
looks3 557.625.143
people4 743.495.017
nothin2 371.754.997
indeed2 371.754.997
aulder3 557.624.969
wurds2 371.754.921
ages2 371.754.921
subject2 371.754.847
rest4 743.494.838
are2 371.754.824
whit20 3,717.474.820
johnny2 371.754.775
distance2 371.754.775
weather2 371.754.775
yett2 371.754.704
took5 929.374.668
wis71 13,197.034.623
scots10 1,858.744.620
guy2 371.754.502
englische3 557.62nan
rule2 371.754.502
widnae3 557.624.489
stop3 557.624.452
by15 2,788.104.380
happent2 371.754.313
serious2 371.754.313
became2 371.754.193
schwarzenegger2 371.75nan
play4 743.494.163
worry2 371.754.135
escalator2 371.75nan
wance2 371.754.135
danger2 371.754.135
insteid3 557.624.099
nicht9 1,672.864.093
bell2 371.754.078
then11 2,044.614.073
while6 1,115.244.063
sound2 371.754.023
soon3 557.623.999
lucky2 371.753.968
team2 371.753.968
sticks2 371.753.968
fash2 371.753.914
save2 371.753.914
follae2 371.753.914
action2 371.753.914
he34 6,319.703.872
proper2 371.753.861
comes5 929.373.854
oot14 2,602.233.842
dae12 2,230.483.837
sorry3 557.623.809
his42 7,806.693.806
front4 743.493.806
whitever2 371.753.759
their4 743.493.661
neither2 371.753.660
slagged2 371.75nan
pat2 371.753.660
started3 557.623.628
pavillion2 371.75nan
aye3 557.623.654
ask3 557.623.570
durin2 371.753.519
human3 557.623.457
wallace2 371.753.384
boys2 371.753.341
distante2 371.75nan
become2 371.753.428
mad2 371.753.298
england2 371.753.256
still8 1,486.993.254
scotland2 371.753.224
walked2 371.753.215
shite2 371.753.215
aliene2 371.75nan
cause3 557.623.191
began2 371.753.174
robert2 371.753.134
touch2 371.753.134
even8 1,486.993.127
cannae5 929.373.082
up29 5,390.333.066
faimily2 371.753.056
grew2 371.753.056
nae9 1,672.863.056
bother2 371.753.018
felt4 743.492.995
clear3 557.622.946
bare2 371.752.943
tells2 371.752.943
fae22 4,089.222.907
quho2 371.75nan
sae4 743.492.874
anywiy2 371.75nan
lang2 371.752.873
i23 4,275.092.869
get12 2,230.482.867
no21 3,903.352.863
bed4 743.492.837
pairts2 371.752.835
onywiy2 371.75nan
goes2 371.752.801
playgroun2 371.75nan
actually2 371.752.766
eyes3 557.622.743
mither6 1,115.242.689
used3 557.622.636
betwix2 371.75nan
realised2 371.752.835
-ratit2 371.75nan
wiys2 371.75nan
harry2 371.752.634
poor2 371.752.634
being2 371.752.634
red2 371.752.570
fast2 371.752.539
kind3 557.622.453
those2 371.752.419
reason2 371.752.419
tried3 557.622.414
thum2 371.752.361
door7 1,301.122.325
centre2 371.752.196
thought2 371.752.196
bad3 557.622.123
its3 557.622.118
naebody3 557.622.106
hersel3 557.622.106
game2 371.752.069
weeks2 371.752.044
in97 18,029.742.025
william2 371.752.020
pit2 371.751.973
withoot2 371.751.972
looked3 557.621.958
sclaffs2 371.75nan
squelch2 371.75nan
thocht2 371.751.950
might2 371.751.949
hingin2 371.751.949
soond-effect2 371.75nan
flair2 371.751.949
playin2 371.751.925
deflection2 371.75nan
light2 371.751.925
use2 371.751.903
said4 743.491.884
dark2 371.751.858
say8 1,486.991.818
come2 371.751.797
before2 371.751.792
had11 2,044.611.788
stories2 371.751.750
leid6 1,115.241.732
enough3 557.621.731
land2 371.751.729
there19 3,531.601.720
big6 1,115.241.674
way3 557.621.661
hair3 557.621.606
tae102 18,959.111.582
ye36 6,691.451.543
wrang3 557.621.540
news2 371.751.534
stuff2 371.751.534
be21 3,903.351.498
as40 7,434.941.497
daein3 557.621.489
hope2 371.751.479
heard4 743.491.476
granny2 371.751.462
full2 371.751.462
cauld4 743.491.437
means2 371.751.393
swingset2 371.75nan
brither2 371.751.515
me13 2,416.361.381
saw4 743.491.370
room4 743.491.351
write2 371.751.343
ither9 1,672.861.305
gie2 371.751.253
cherges2 371.75nan
am3 557.621.221
ll9 1,672.861.219
ontae2 371.751.203
leave2 371.751.203
important2 371.751.188
micht2 371.751.186
happened2 371.751.159
ma29 5,390.331.151
state2 371.751.145
real2 371.751.130
late2 371.751.130
barrelled2 371.75nan
fave2 371.75nan
side4 743.491.124
done2 371.751.116
feart2 371.751.116
sit2 371.751.103
een2 371.751.095
time13 2,416.361.077
look4 743.491.076
i'm2 371.751.075
hud4 743.491.068
wee8 1,486.991.054
history2 371.750.947
skewered2 371.75nan
auld10 1,858.741.015
that's3 557.620.938
chance2 371.750.935
daze2 371.75nan
guid-boy2 371.75nan
believe2 371.750.935
doot2 371.750.900
need4 743.490.891
at40 7,434.940.861
broon2 371.750.832
life5 929.370.829
ran2 371.750.810
thunk2 371.75nan
them6 1,115.240.824
so8 1,486.990.809
they25 4,646.840.795
sense2 371.750.789
some10 1,858.740.778
couple2 371.750.758
unner2 371.750.738
crumbly2 371.75nan
gloved2 371.75nan
did6 1,115.240.641
wawpaper2 371.75nan
hauns2 371.750.728
us9 1,672.860.632
fine2 371.750.631
gristle2 371.75nan
ootside2 371.750.599
ane7 1,301.120.577
himsel2 371.750.558
very2 371.750.558
fowk6 1,115.240.550
arnie2 371.75nan
less2 371.750.617
ken5 929.370.513
that48 8,921.930.511
guid4 743.490.500
aff9 1,672.860.488
weel8 1,486.990.467
tak3 557.620.466
dug2 371.750.425
been8 1,486.990.393
dry2 371.750.374
can10 1,858.740.359
mair13 2,416.360.349
never3 557.620.345
next2 371.750.332
this18 3,345.720.329
faither3 557.620.314
afore5 929.370.270
we19 3,531.600.255
clasped2 371.75nan
aboot14 2,602.230.252
bookcase2 371.75nan
see7 1,301.120.330
first6 1,115.240.246
which3 557.620.230
face2 371.750.214
feet2 371.750.201
hard2 371.750.201
three2 371.750.195
made3 557.620.195
fugue2 371.75nan
hauf-light2 371.75nan
different2 371.750.193
leids2 371.750.185
should2 371.750.177
is31 5,762.080.151
here5 929.370.149
tell4 743.490.145
yin3 557.620.140
or19 3,531.600.140
him13 2,416.360.115
set2 371.750.110
keep2 371.750.108
m6 1,115.240.100
than5 929.370.079
hoose4 743.490.077
fair2 371.750.075
times2 371.750.066
emanated2 371.75nan
noo8 1,486.990.056
has2 371.750.048
says3 557.620.044
year4 743.490.038
rectangle2 371.75nan
seen4 743.490.039
doon11 2,044.610.035
thegither2 371.750.031
last3 557.620.020
oor8 1,486.990.013
road2 371.750.013
men2 371.750.006
ilka2 371.750.005
how2 371.750.005
roon3 557.620.004
end2 371.750.004
same3 557.620.002
maist4 743.490.002
feel2 371.750.001
back11 2,044.610.000
hale2 371.750.000
nichtly2 371.75nan