A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Travers, Martin

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,076
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 777
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.672
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - a, the, an, tae, iona, ae, in, ma, at, hit,

List of texts in corpus

A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter
Scots Language Centre (2021-09-16 August 10 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as script (2,076 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
iona38 18,304.43452.088
fritter19 9,152.22228.658
hit23 11,079.00101.941
ae35 16,859.3498.593
zander10 4,816.9695.459
listens9 4,335.2691.861
frazer7 3,371.8781.102
phone14 6,743.7478.025
fir17 8,188.8256.585
a'm11 5,298.6552.379
bus9 4,335.2648.842
a121 58,285.1647.822
fantoush5 2,408.4847.094
campbell6 2,890.1745.667
shoud6 2,890.1743.895
a'd7 3,371.8742.499
fry4 1,926.7838.706
glesgae4 1,926.7838.706
buin4 1,926.7837.435
git10 4,816.9635.612
date6 2,890.1731.756
sichs3 1,445.0930.612
he's6 2,890.1729.898
peirie3 1,445.0929.028
lik10 4,816.9628.786
waiter4 1,926.7828.602
stap6 2,890.1727.387
fond4 1,926.7825.778
aye15 7,225.4324.748
daed3 1,445.0923.874
bite4 1,926.7822.086
waiters2 963.3921.073
haufers2 963.3921.073
bowsie2 963.3921.073
accent4 1,926.7820.884
ma26 12,524.0820.777
cin3 1,445.0920.181
mooth5 2,408.4820.117
aw18 8,670.5220.062
slaggin2 963.3919.351
heels3 1,445.0918.829
cuil2 963.3918.170
haiverin2 963.3918.170
actor2 963.3918.170
gae5 2,408.4818.109
taks5 2,408.4817.823
it7 3,371.8717.693
chairacters2 963.3917.266
laddie's2 963.3917.266
bluidy3 1,445.0916.813
lauchs2 963.3916.532
naw6 2,890.1716.418
at's4 1,926.7816.121
ye'd3 1,445.0915.874
ye'll4 1,926.7815.835
thay6 2,890.1715.630
wrack2 963.3915.381
hot3 1,445.0915.195
pootch2 963.3914.912
in't2 963.3914.912
shoots2 963.3914.912
irvine2 963.3914.912
alter2 963.3914.912
hou6 2,890.1714.902
bes3 1,445.0914.255
mither7 3,371.8714.121
scunnersome2 963.3914.115
e'en3 1,445.0913.838
cauld6 2,890.1713.777
dates2 963.3913.770
ledder2 963.3913.453
i2 963.3913.429
doun6 2,890.1713.324
name6 2,890.1713.275
lager2 963.3913.160
awfu3 1,445.0912.506
thin3 1,445.0912.200
ivery3 1,445.0911.702
jean's5 2,408.48nan
cams2 963.3913.770
burnt2 963.3911.382
vyce3 1,445.0911.373
faut2 963.3911.208
andra2 963.3911.208
he6 2,890.1710.899
hit's2 963.3910.882
muck2 963.3910.729
soonds3 1,445.0910.658
roll2 963.3910.582
a'll3 1,445.0910.548
bet2 963.3910.304
wan6 2,890.1710.010
makkin4 1,926.7810.000
nicht7 3,371.879.643
at26 12,524.089.513
dreams2 963.399.466
us9 4,335.269.390
laddie3 1,445.099.252
blether2 963.398.966
talk3 1,445.098.885
wis9 4,335.268.856
seiven2 963.398.609
frae11 5,298.658.438
twa-three2 963.398.285
oh4 1,926.788.223
masel4 1,926.787.700
bleester4 1,926.78nan
hits2 963.397.646
happent2 963.397.646
thon6 2,890.177.640
mair11 5,298.657.464
caur2 963.397.456
no13 6,262.047.453
twinty2 963.397.395
luve2 963.397.395
erse2 963.397.335
pits2 963.397.276
lasagne3 1,445.09nan
needin2 963.397.276
gaes2 963.397.161
table3 1,445.097.043
leuk3 1,445.096.990
gittin2 963.396.941
showman3 1,445.09nan
the94 45,279.386.835
we2 963.396.779
but2 963.396.658
aff8 3,853.566.654
whit's2 963.396.540
fand2 963.396.401
sax2 963.396.267
faimily2 963.396.267
gaun5 2,408.486.162
whan7 3,371.876.156
ye're2 963.396.097
ettlin2 963.395.819
lines2 963.395.781
hae11 5,298.655.740
hauf3 1,445.095.636
gat2 963.395.598
yer9 4,335.265.349
ya2 963.395.292
names2 963.395.292
raither2 963.395.103
ken7 3,371.875.024
morn2 963.394.897
mean3 1,445.094.848
pynt2 963.394.785
watch2 963.394.730
his20 9,633.914.701
mynd2 963.394.677
ye19 9,152.224.509
acause2 963.394.496
wi8 3,853.564.391
deep2 963.394.056
hear3 1,445.093.902
from2 963.393.868
end3 1,445.093.865
bi6 2,890.173.797
rin2 963.393.637
nou3 1,445.093.632
awa6 2,890.173.588
zander's2 963.39nan
anely2 963.393.889
fair-faced2 963.39nan
say5 2,408.483.682
bill3 1,445.093.543
askt2 963.39nan
across2 963.393.528
thair5 2,408.483.508
broon2 963.393.424
tellin2 963.393.390
you8 3,853.563.379
wey5 2,408.483.367
road3 1,445.093.331
unner2 963.393.274
she17 8,188.823.113
as7 3,371.873.028
mebbe2 963.393.014
fair3 1,445.092.892
white2 963.392.845
dinna3 1,445.092.796
is19 9,152.222.627
thare2 963.392.625
neist2 963.392.436
her6 2,890.172.409
hert2 963.392.380
efter5 2,408.482.311
hame4 1,926.782.303
year4 1,926.782.243
haed4 1,926.782.227
juist4 1,926.782.195
wha3 1,445.092.029
ower8 3,853.562.018
muckle4 1,926.781.988
canna2 963.391.723
leart2 963.39nan
r2 963.391.661
richt5 2,408.481.650
niver2 963.391.616
big3 1,445.091.611
says3 1,445.091.605
auld5 2,408.481.461
twa5 2,408.481.457
anither3 1,445.091.433
hale2 963.391.354
cannae2 963.391.323
wirds2 963.391.317
ain4 1,926.781.229
bit3 1,445.091.211
whit7 3,371.871.160
aboot9 4,335.261.150
your2 963.391.143
up11 5,298.651.046
throu2 963.391.003
mak3 1,445.090.974
in27 13,005.780.943
atween2 963.390.887
on16 7,707.130.779
my3 1,445.090.676
last2 963.390.647
just2 963.390.561
intae5 2,408.480.520
or5 2,408.480.486
tae49 23,603.080.471
him4 1,926.780.455
haes3 1,445.090.452
like4 1,926.780.445
back3 1,445.090.421
gaed2 963.390.404
time5 2,408.480.400
oot7 3,371.870.372
fit3 1,445.090.307
than3 1,445.090.275
had2 963.390.233
be9 4,335.260.213
wad3 1,445.090.197
me8 3,853.560.194
kent2 963.390.178
sae4 1,926.780.167
to2 963.390.155
nae5 2,408.480.145
ony2 963.390.112
afore2 963.390.075
weel2 963.390.067
again2 963.390.062
see3 1,445.090.033
thocht2 963.390.022
first2 963.390.007
of3 1,445.090.004
heid2 963.390.000
dinghy2 963.39nan
maist2 963.390.107
iona's2 963.39nan
an51 24,566.470.052
breithes2 963.39nan
life3 1,445.091.750