A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Peffers, Bob

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,469
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 490
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.998
Tagged as SEC ((South) East Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, tae, ah, an, wis, wi, o, ye, bi,

List of texts in corpus

Whit Aboot Ma Ceevil Richts?
peffers50.freeserve (2002) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as poetry (263 words)

A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther
peffers50.freeserve (2002) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (762 words)

The Pittin Doon o Guid Scots
peffers50.freeserve (2002) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (333 words)

Upheeze
peffers50.freeserve (2002) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (111 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
sheugh7 4,765.1582.398
irn7 4,765.1571.222
bi20 13,614.7062.523
fir15 10,211.0356.747
ah36 24,506.4747.707
grannie7 4,765.1547.231
msps5 3,403.6841.621
pails4 2,722.9441.443
watter10 6,807.3541.261
kis6 4,084.4139.325
spakin3 2,042.2134.893
iz6 4,084.4134.030
whit18 12,253.2332.851
grandfaither4 2,722.9431.710
lochgelly3 2,042.2131.080
schuil6 4,084.4125.498
hooses5 3,403.6825.362
spak5 3,403.6825.005
mibbie4 2,722.9423.288
our5 3,403.6823.178
nou7 4,765.1522.780
wi30 20,422.0622.706
ca'ed2 1,361.4722.442
peelie2 1,361.4722.442
ain10 6,807.3520.624
cast4 2,722.9420.584
sent5 3,403.6819.733
want7 4,765.1519.700
hid11 7,488.0919.694
maun7 4,765.1519.649
cobbled2 1,361.4719.537
chinge2 1,361.4719.537
scullery3 2,042.2118.661
tawse2 1,361.4718.631
athin4 2,722.9418.526
wis34 23,145.0018.147
han3 2,042.2117.884
yone7 4,765.15nan
vote4 2,722.9417.518
wa3 2,042.2117.464
ca'd2 1,361.4717.278
blenk2 1,361.4717.278
yaised4 2,722.9416.688
auld10 6,807.3516.658
leid7 4,765.1516.527
causey2 1,361.4716.273
kiz2 1,361.4716.273
soda2 1,361.4716.273
four3 2,042.2115.931
dominies2 1,361.4715.852
mairrit2 1,361.4715.852
polished2 1,361.4715.473
syne7 4,765.1515.438
ye21 14,295.4415.006
raw3 2,042.2114.895
ane8 5,445.8814.650
mind7 4,765.1514.422
wallie2 1,361.4714.241
bit13 8,849.5613.787
ootside4 2,722.9413.492
connection2 1,361.4712.911
room5 3,403.6812.833
yaise3 2,042.2112.832
page3 2,042.2112.543
sink2 1,361.4712.385
wee11 7,488.0912.272
fantoosh2 1,361.4712.224
pail2 1,361.4711.922
kid2 1,361.4711.779
pairliament2 1,361.4711.641
ceevil2 1,361.4711.380
frae10 6,807.3511.130
hoo4 2,722.9410.990
inglis3 2,042.2110.863
ah'm3 2,042.2110.741
widden2 1,361.4710.290
luk2 1,361.4710.290
said8 5,445.8810.231
wha5 3,403.689.767
rule2 1,361.479.445
tent3 2,042.219.434
hoose6 4,084.419.346
end4 2,722.949.340
ran3 2,042.219.132
dae7 4,765.158.956
kin4 2,722.948.750
bob2 1,361.478.514
he4 2,722.948.278
thin2 1,361.478.020
in11 7,488.097.767
sax2 1,361.477.632
ben3 2,042.217.521
his2 1,361.477.024
wiz5 3,403.686.879
jist7 4,765.156.873
horse2 1,361.476.779
law2 1,361.476.470
that6 4,084.416.449
hae9 6,126.626.253
main2 1,361.476.216
wull3 2,042.216.213
tae46 31,313.826.065
stane2 1,361.475.924
richt6 4,084.415.722
hou3 2,042.215.709
edinburgh2 1,361.475.656
is3 2,042.215.524
shuid2 1,361.475.385
anither4 2,722.945.274
doon8 5,445.885.158
div2 1,361.474.862
side3 2,042.214.767
micht4 2,722.944.650
when5 3,403.684.603
gie4 2,722.944.544
mak4 2,722.944.375
a57 38,801.914.254
went3 2,042.213.967
oot2 1,361.473.862
aboot9 6,126.623.797
pit4 2,722.943.680
her3 2,042.213.562
brocht2 1,361.473.506
be3 2,042.213.394
wir3 2,042.213.326
twa5 3,403.683.314
thaim4 2,722.943.203
na2 1,361.473.007
aye5 3,403.682.965
stanpipe2 1,361.47nan
not2 1,361.475.112
that's2 1,361.472.946
lang4 2,722.942.912
git2 1,361.472.799
for4 2,722.942.725
mid-camps2 1,361.47nan
canna2 1,361.472.725
kirnitten2 1,361.47nan
o22 14,976.172.525
wad4 2,722.942.461
en2 1,361.472.457
whaur3 2,042.212.414
the72 49,012.932.394
still3 2,042.212.316
dolts2 1,361.47nan
n2 1,361.472.393
cauld2 1,361.472.197
there7 4,765.152.188
best2 1,361.471.979
tak3 2,042.211.954
hame3 2,042.211.941
intae5 3,403.681.913
i5 3,403.681.907
ken4 2,722.941.874
thir2 1,361.471.830
dinna2 1,361.471.708
they9 6,126.621.675
ma10 6,807.351.671
keep2 1,361.471.670
set2 1,361.471.664
but3 2,042.211.612
blinkbonnie2 1,361.47nan
alang2 1,361.471.748
on13 8,849.561.553
three2 1,361.471.474
siever2 1,361.47nan
got3 2,042.211.472
face2 1,361.471.440
him2 1,361.471.125
then3 2,042.211.111
tell2 1,361.471.001
klerty2 1,361.47nan
like6 4,084.410.991
fine2 1,361.470.963
didna2 1,361.470.953
sanitation2 1,361.47nan
hanle2 1,361.47nan
afu3 2,042.21nan
muckle6 4,084.419.176
weel3 2,042.210.822
door2 1,361.470.747
kent2 1,361.470.706
war2 1,361.470.600
this4 2,722.940.518
cam2 1,361.470.505
did2 1,361.470.505
she6 4,084.410.366
oor3 2,042.210.342
say2 1,361.470.325
an34 23,145.000.304
wey2 1,361.470.254
if3 2,042.210.231
scots4 2,722.940.223
aa2 1,361.470.210
sae3 2,042.210.198
noo3 2,042.210.152
me4 2,722.940.152
guid2 1,361.470.135
we5 3,403.680.119
so2 1,361.470.111
ae2 1,361.470.079
peffers2 1,361.47nan
ither2 1,361.470.074
them2 1,361.470.045
at9 6,126.620.018
fowk2 1,361.470.016
us2 1,361.470.010
it17 11,572.500.008
nae4 2,722.940.007
day3 2,042.210.007
no4 2,722.940.005
get2 1,361.470.002
some2 1,361.470.001
mair3 2,042.210.000