A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Sprott, Gavin

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,777
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 790
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.249
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, o, and, a, his, he, that, in, wes, wi,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 73 - In Liverpool Cathedral
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (271 words)
Lallans 73 - Monument
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (299 words)
Lallans 73 - Banes
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (165 words)
Lallans 73 - Cain
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (242 words)
Lallans 68 - Gairdens
Lallans Magazine (2006-10-24 ) in Central (Edinburgh) dialect (EDN), categorised as poetry (800 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
and67 37,704.00122.914
cain7 3,939.2274.896
wes21 11,817.6772.495
an4 2,250.9863.634
yit9 5,064.7249.952
banes7 3,939.2248.369
his39 21,947.1047.820
i'5 2,813.7347.506
tramp5 2,813.7343.226
o's3 1,688.2431.543
feinish3 1,688.2431.543
abel3 1,688.2431.543
oa3 1,688.2429.959
til11 6,190.2129.550
de5 2,813.7329.380
monument3 1,688.2426.829
fearsome3 1,688.2426.829
o71 39,954.9826.107
tae12 6,752.9524.698
ken't3 1,688.2423.295
liverpool2 1,125.4921.694
mason's2 1,125.4921.694
their14 7,878.4521.035
weil3 1,688.2419.995
backlins2 1,125.4919.971
creish2 1,125.4918.790
airmies2 1,125.4918.790
fountain2 1,125.4918.790
daecent2 1,125.4918.790
cathedral2 1,125.4917.885
bigg3 1,688.2417.236
shairly3 1,688.2416.931
nivver5 2,813.7316.785
hand4 2,250.9816.672
reik2 1,125.4916.533
des2 1,125.4916.533
turn't2 1,125.4916.533
badness2 1,125.4915.999
notions2 1,125.4915.529
stane4 2,250.9815.380
s2 1,125.4915.317
michtna2 1,125.4914.730
out5 2,813.7314.455
edward2 1,125.4913.501
wis5 2,813.7313.290
rage2 1,125.4913.245
auld-farrant2 1,125.4913.006
shairp2 1,125.4912.781
terror2 1,125.4912.781
scarce2 1,125.4912.567
grand3 1,688.2412.520
silly2 1,125.4912.366
cruel2 1,125.4912.174
france2 1,125.4911.489
forest2 1,125.4911.336
et3 1,688.2411.206
mainner2 1,125.4911.188
nip2 1,125.4911.046
them10 5,627.4611.012
passion2 1,125.4910.777
polyphème4 2,250.98nan
mannie3 1,688.2410.897
backs2 1,125.4910.649
has5 2,813.7310.257
some9 5,064.7210.227
him13 7,315.709.825
scotch2 1,125.499.758
marie2 1,125.499.660
proud2 1,125.499.471
generation2 1,125.499.381
kill't3 1,688.24nan
notion2 1,125.499.292
whyles2 1,125.498.878
o't2 1,125.498.878
it9 5,064.728.859
i'm3 1,688.248.664
loss2 1,125.498.301
dout2 1,125.498.301
she2 1,125.498.297
hands2 1,125.498.106
whan7 3,939.227.670
kind3 1,688.247.650
fat2 1,125.497.577
aathin2 1,125.497.577
forget2 1,125.497.577
galathée3 1,688.24nan
england2 1,125.497.165
amang3 1,688.247.017
neuk2 1,125.496.931
neb2 1,125.496.841
aa9 5,064.726.716
fou2 1,125.496.627
by8 4,501.976.613
lord2 1,125.496.505
lest2 1,125.496.272
colour2 1,125.496.126
faur3 1,688.246.096
he26 14,631.406.050
ayont2 1,125.496.020
t's2 1,125.49nan
acis3 1,688.24nan
auld7 3,939.225.928
this14 7,878.455.869
bairns4 2,250.985.843
corner2 1,125.495.754
rax't2 1,125.49nan
bed3 1,688.245.742
intil3 1,688.245.691
gets2 1,125.495.628
eh3 1,688.245.543
king2 1,125.495.448
nae11 6,190.215.234
happy2 1,125.495.196
wind2 1,125.495.143
watter3 1,688.244.820
love2 1,125.494.770
they13 7,315.704.329
cause2 1,125.494.314
god2 1,125.494.274
bodie2 1,125.494.234
hill2 1,125.494.138
for17 9,566.694.110
duin2 1,125.494.082
north2 1,125.493.884
sicht2 1,125.493.884
gairden2 1,125.493.816
while3 1,688.243.702
een4 2,250.983.688
scott2 1,125.493.668
sea2 1,125.493.604
micht4 2,250.983.566
fair3 1,688.243.557
bonnie2 1,125.493.497
sinews2 1,125.49nan
forrit2 1,125.493.467
aye6 3,376.483.460
bad2 1,125.493.438
here5 2,813.733.301
maun3 1,688.243.252
fowk6 3,376.483.135
fell2 1,125.493.120
wi20 11,254.923.013
sic3 1,688.243.013
hair2 1,125.492.981
turn2 1,125.492.932
on17 9,566.692.929
but3 1,688.242.874
muckle4 2,250.982.713
craetur2 1,125.49nan
gae't2 1,125.49nan
read2 1,125.492.681
as6 3,376.482.583
life3 1,688.242.323
fae2 1,125.492.269
jardin2 1,125.49nan
body2 1,125.492.258
that24 13,505.912.156
comes2 1,125.492.037
doctrine2 1,125.49nan
wheat-shaef2 1,125.49nan
hormone2 1,125.49nan
be5 2,813.732.082
man4 2,250.981.968
bein3 1,688.241.852
thon3 1,688.241.666
doun2 1,125.491.552
name2 1,125.491.540
sae5 2,813.731.443
hae2 1,125.491.375
win2 1,125.491.334
awa4 2,250.981.329
dei't2 1,125.49nan
syne3 1,688.241.908
see5 2,813.731.327
wye2 1,125.491.324
in22 12,380.421.268
yon2 1,125.491.192
will3 1,688.241.139
thocht3 1,688.241.083
at15 8,441.191.049
wee2 1,125.490.958
had4 2,250.980.935
ower6 3,376.480.908
back2 1,125.490.897
mair2 1,125.490.873
thing2 1,125.490.835
ye7 3,939.220.772
day2 1,125.490.727
you2 1,125.490.601
says2 1,125.490.565
yer2 1,125.490.507
kent2 1,125.490.379
afore3 1,688.240.371
whaur2 1,125.490.361
think2 1,125.490.263
or7 3,939.220.252
again2 1,125.490.204
juist2 1,125.490.171
a55 30,951.040.169
we6 3,376.480.158
come2 1,125.490.152
like4 2,250.980.109
is12 6,752.950.098
first2 1,125.490.088
got2 1,125.490.073
naakit2 1,125.49nan
peacefae2 1,125.49nan
the106 59,651.100.065
twa2 1,125.490.059
heid2 1,125.490.037
there5 2,813.730.037
can3 1,688.240.029
i11 6,190.210.018
dae2 1,125.490.007
me6 3,376.480.004
whit4 2,250.980.004
her9 5,064.720.001
ither2 1,125.490.000