A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Spence, Laura

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,475
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 707
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.501
Tagged as PUL (Peninsular Ulster (Ards)) dialect.
Top ten most common words - tha, an, a, wus, john, tae, o, it, she, grace,

List of texts in corpus

Tha Thoarn Tree
Ullans Magazine (01-01-2013) in Ulster dialect (PUL), categorised as prose (2,475 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
tha188 75,959.601,383.410
wus59 23,838.38533.421
john46 18,585.86290.200
grace29 11,717.17270.613
the14 5,656.57202.381
dan25 10,101.01187.020
brench15 6,060.61173.929
laik8 3,232.3276.032
whun9 3,636.3675.360
wuid12 4,848.4865.253
oul12 4,848.4864.884
tree13 5,252.5363.084
boadie7 2,828.2861.646
tuk8 3,232.3260.851
wudden6 2,424.2459.099
wumman13 5,252.5355.147
cairved5 2,020.2052.082
wundae5 2,020.2052.082
growein6 2,424.2449.683
oan22 8,888.8944.365
wile6 2,424.2442.197
sayed16 6,464.6541.476
wur14 5,656.5741.414
thur9 3,636.3640.586
gye6 2,424.2440.242
fur28 11,313.1339.679
wud8 3,232.3238.743
an117 47,272.7338.630
haed16 6,464.6538.390
hoose16 6,464.6537.389
cum7 2,828.2834.774
saa6 2,424.2434.641
bak6 2,424.2433.786
moss5 2,020.2032.509
heerd4 1,616.1632.351
glentin4 1,616.1632.351
perfec3 1,212.1231.773
that3 1,212.1230.491
quare4 1,616.1628.417
snare3 1,212.1227.963
pinny3 1,212.1227.963
yin12 4,848.4826.569
sut5 2,020.2025.956
rape3 1,212.1225.705
wasnae4 1,616.1624.377
ootby4 1,616.1624.377
leg5 2,020.2024.041
wrocht5 2,020.2024.041
teuch3 1,212.1223.414
coul3 1,212.1220.886
and2 808.0820.743
hirple2 808.0820.363
sonsy2 808.0820.363
hoult2 808.0820.363
dure2 808.0820.363
leukkin2 808.0820.363
aa17 6,868.6919.927
thoarn8 3,232.32nan
grun6 2,424.2419.790
box5 2,020.2019.265
eneuch7 2,828.2819.159
cottar3 1,212.1219.127
lichtnin3 1,212.1218.831
she31 12,525.2518.647
brenches2 808.0818.641
cape2 808.0818.641
haetae2 808.0818.641
med4 1,616.1618.352
thon10 4,040.4018.159
spiered3 1,212.1218.025
ben6 2,424.2416.955
takkin5 2,020.2016.684
weethin2 808.0816.558
fiels2 808.0816.558
craps2 808.0816.558
heidstane2 808.0816.558
splittin2 808.0816.558
poakits2 808.0816.558
wheen6 2,424.2416.166
thunner3 1,212.1216.120
streetchin2 808.0815.825
thonner2 808.0815.825
blocks2 808.0815.825
waakin2 808.0815.825
cottar-hoose5 2,020.20nan
lukkin2 808.0815.208
cud7 2,828.2815.158
mair16 6,464.6515.103
oothoose2 808.0814.675
forenenst2 808.0814.675
gress3 1,212.1214.036
aff12 4,848.4813.910
wechty2 808.0813.789
amaist2 808.0813.411
airms4 1,616.1613.115
ahint5 2,020.2012.807
epple5 2,020.20nan
rocky2 808.0813.067
sooth4 1,616.1612.517
bricht4 1,616.1612.262
lown2 808.0812.187
fun4 1,616.1611.968
deep4 1,616.1611.873
is4 1,616.1611.872
flooers3 1,212.1211.816
landit2 808.0811.695
guidwife2 808.0811.471
lukked2 808.0811.471
ocht3 1,212.1211.417
dowlings4 1,616.16nan
t8 3,232.3211.381
throch2 808.0811.058
wun3 1,212.1211.045
ma2 808.0811.031
boxes2 808.0810.348
boag4 1,616.16nan
wye6 2,424.2410.741
nearhaun2 808.0810.348
cruik4 1,616.16nan
muir2 808.0810.037
hadnae2 808.089.890
grave2 808.089.890
thrie2 808.089.890
roses2 808.089.750
lenth2 808.089.614
flittit2 808.089.614
wather2 808.089.483
wame2 808.089.483
leukked4 1,616.16nan
nor7 2,828.289.515
pickin2 808.089.234
cloods2 808.089.116
muin2 808.089.116
ablow3 1,212.129.096
mon2 808.088.782
tummock3 1,212.12nan
morn3 1,212.128.673
in22 8,888.898.543
was8 3,232.328.433
wee13 5,252.538.332
luk2 808.088.285
aul2 808.088.104
nixt3 1,212.128.080
sleekit2 808.088.017
banes2 808.088.017
frae12 4,848.487.923
rid3 1,212.127.885
gaed6 2,424.247.883
lan2 808.087.849
on6 2,424.247.268
licht4 1,616.167.253
rïngs3 1,212.12nan
nichts2 808.087.043
haggin3 1,212.12nan
set5 2,020.207.029
til6 2,424.246.934
west2 808.086.915
whut2 808.086.613
lit2 808.086.556
we3 1,212.126.508
or2 808.086.505
sicna2 808.086.500
agane2 808.086.390
sicht3 1,212.126.257
sweet2 808.086.031
quate2 808.085.935
roon5 2,020.205.927
slowly2 808.085.796
bonnie3 1,212.125.659
wean2 808.085.453
femlie3 1,212.12nan
drap2 808.085.294
watther3 1,212.12nan
moontin3 1,212.12nan
gled2 808.085.888
mate2 808.085.218
richt8 3,232.325.216
whuttled2 808.08nan
then7 2,828.285.172
smell2 808.084.999
ayont2 808.084.895
mile2 808.084.729
pit6 2,424.244.614
her21 8,484.854.589
anither5 2,020.204.461
yit2 808.084.393
sair3 1,212.124.379
ee3 1,212.124.363
tap3 1,212.124.363
gettin3 1,212.124.363
rinnin2 808.084.280
grey2 808.084.171
intil3 1,212.124.137
o38 15,353.543.633
lay2 808.083.614
whuttlin2 808.08nan
days4 1,616.163.597
ontae2 808.083.424
och2 808.083.424
comin3 1,212.123.421
nicht5 2,020.203.353
watthery2 808.08nan
guid6 2,424.243.344
giein2 808.083.246
doon10 4,040.403.228
en3 1,212.123.190
hissel2 808.082.976
his21 8,484.852.968
as9 3,636.362.894
owre2 808.082.826
gien3 1,212.122.806
leuk2 808.082.778
hauns2 808.082.732
s26 10,505.052.552
a86 34,747.472.455
hersel2 808.082.415
no3 1,212.122.394
whiles2 808.082.348
glimmert2 808.08nan
white2 808.082.335
run2 808.082.259
naethin2 808.082.247
he15 6,060.612.213
makkin2 808.082.210
haein2 808.082.138
ye19 7,676.772.132
dry2 808.082.126
whaur4 1,616.162.090
een4 1,616.162.054
hair2 808.082.012
maun3 1,212.121.947
it37 14,949.491.897
been2 808.081.827
day8 3,232.321.758
mak4 1,616.161.752
ir2 808.081.725
yer2 808.081.687
time2 808.081.684
bed2 808.081.624
d7 2,828.281.586
tak4 1,616.161.571
intae7 2,828.281.507
wha3 1,212.121.429
masel2 808.081.308
thocht4 1,616.161.285
him4 1,616.161.169
gaun3 1,212.121.108
be9 3,636.361.073
beece2 808.08nan
niver2 808.081.188
by6 2,424.241.063
got4 1,616.161.051
wark2 808.081.000
tae46 18,585.860.972
them6 2,424.240.961
hale2 808.080.954
byue2 808.08nan
fut2 808.08nan
heid4 1,616.160.861
haun2 808.080.857
aboot5 2,020.200.844
lang4 1,616.160.768
wi22 8,888.890.661
hae4 1,616.160.613
gie3 1,212.120.602
oot13 5,252.530.597
us2 808.080.475
dae2 808.080.352
blecker2 808.08nan
fair2 808.080.584
awa4 1,616.160.341
afore2 808.080.300
at18 7,272.730.280
noo3 1,212.120.274
thing2 808.080.273
efter2 808.080.237
ither2 808.080.232
thair3 1,212.120.226
here2 808.080.211
nae6 2,424.240.161
fit3 1,212.120.075
boags2 808.08nan
aye4 1,616.160.067
ower5 2,020.200.050
up10 4,040.400.028
this9 3,636.360.022
say2 808.080.017
ll3 1,212.120.013
can4 1,616.160.012
muckle2 808.080.010
stoarm2 808.08nan
ain3 1,212.120.062
but10 4,040.400.010
new2 808.080.008
gin2 808.080.007
sae4 1,616.160.005
its3 1,212.120.005
see4 1,616.160.000
guldert2 808.08nan
ve2 808.080.001
hame2 808.080.000