A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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MacDonald, Bo

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,109
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 455
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.437
Tagged as SEC ((South) East Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - th', mah, ah, tae, as, wis, me, n', o', a,

List of texts in corpus

CAULD NIGHT
Scots Hoose (2021-11-05) in Central dialect (SEC), categorised as weans (1,109 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
th'72 64,923.35910.728
mah55 49,594.23680.159
n'21 18,935.98225.824
kip15 13,525.70170.199
o'17 15,329.13105.152
ah44 39,675.3893.154
awa'7 6,311.9979.607
thare12 10,820.5669.243
ankle5 4,508.5751.182
coupon5 4,508.5749.414
me23 20,739.4046.499
somethin9 8,115.4246.030
under7 6,311.9941.638
twas4 3,606.8538.057
as28 25,247.9737.596
felt8 7,213.7137.301
nothin5 4,508.5736.722
duvet3 2,705.1434.362
stairted4 3,606.8531.003
identical3 2,705.1429.643
thay7 6,311.9928.582
forcin3 2,705.1426.563
ne'er3 2,705.1426.101
hud7 6,311.9924.922
lay5 4,508.5724.887
intrigued2 1,803.4323.573
boney2 1,803.4323.573
slowly4 3,606.8523.086
foot3 2,705.1422.302
discomfort2 1,803.4321.849
tangled2 1,803.4321.849
hee2 1,803.4321.849
finally4 3,606.8521.402
wi'4 3,606.8521.090
creakin2 1,803.4320.666
breaths2 1,803.4319.760
wooden2 1,803.4319.760
bruise2 1,803.4319.025
grip3 2,705.1418.614
escaped2 1,803.4317.870
tis2 1,803.4317.870
bedroom3 2,705.1417.803
became3 2,705.1417.488
wance3 2,705.1417.387
silence3 2,705.1417.189
noise3 2,705.1416.998
slipped2 1,803.4315.637
chill2 1,803.4315.363
behind3 2,705.1415.167
themselves2 1,803.4315.107
something4 3,606.8514.824
against3 2,705.1414.464
fankle2 1,803.4314.425
heid7 6,311.9914.332
locked2 1,803.4314.222
spread2 1,803.4314.222
fingers3 2,705.1413.733
feet4 3,606.8513.495
haw2 1,803.4313.339
flair3 2,705.1413.278
scream2 1,803.4313.184
purple2 1,803.4313.035
masell2 1,803.4312.892
mynd3 2,705.1412.813
silent2 1,803.4312.754
waited2 1,803.4312.620
wasnae2 1,803.4312.491
body4 3,606.8512.382
attempt2 1,803.4312.366
disturbin3 2,705.14nan
pushed2 1,803.4312.245
brain2 1,803.4312.014
aroond3 2,705.1411.988
up13 11,722.2711.670
ilk3 2,705.1411.582
appeared2 1,803.4310.944
cauld4 3,606.8510.826
night3 2,705.1410.792
eyes3 2,705.1410.701
a16 14,427.4110.567
keek2 1,803.4310.466
dyke2 1,803.4310.392
turned3 2,705.1410.325
oan7 6,311.9910.158
action2 1,803.439.722
wis23 20,739.409.552
caught2 1,803.439.542
breath2 1,803.438.526
fresh2 1,803.438.310
skin2 1,803.438.147
decided2 1,803.438.068
suddenly2 1,803.438.068
weeks2 1,803.437.425
yit2 1,803.437.297
form2 1,803.437.024
feelin2 1,803.436.691
een4 3,606.856.529
how3 2,705.146.506
deep2 1,803.436.316
he3 2,705.146.303
it's4 3,606.856.007
win3 2,705.145.925
didnae3 2,705.145.838
fae8 7,213.715.446
whin2 1,803.435.446
at2 1,803.435.166
looked2 1,803.434.912
run2 1,803.434.866
on2 1,803.434.731
fell2 1,803.434.719
bin2 1,803.434.551
hert2 1,803.434.417
yin3 2,705.143.776
wull2 1,803.433.726
git2 1,803.433.685
end2 1,803.433.284
again3 2,705.143.076
let2 1,803.432.936
come3 2,705.142.876
his11 9,918.852.865
thair3 2,705.142.564
wey3 2,705.142.473
dizziness2 1,803.43nan
mak'2 1,803.43nan
lang3 2,705.142.164
thing2 1,803.431.998
wha2 1,803.431.940
be3 2,705.141.448
bit5 4,508.571.332
even2 1,803.431.198
tae29 26,149.681.125
juist2 1,803.430.955
doon4 3,606.850.894
is5 4,508.570.548
nae2 1,803.430.486
time3 2,705.140.450
efter2 1,803.430.392
him2 1,803.430.340
in15 13,525.700.318
it15 13,525.700.259
back3 2,705.140.207
wee3 2,705.140.182
aye2 1,803.430.109
by2 1,803.430.046
tak'2 1,803.43nan
ower3 2,705.140.107
fur3 2,705.140.005
intae2 1,803.430.005