Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Gilliland, Sam

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,337
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 656
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.038
Tagged as AYR (Ayrshire) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, a, o, i, tae, s, in, wi, hae,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 82 - Tecumseh
Lallans Magazine (2013 ) in Central dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (214 words)
Lallans 83 - Cochise o the Apache Nation
Lallans Magazine (2013 ) in Central dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (349 words)
Lallans 76 - I am the Lass
Lallans Magazine (2010-07) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (180 words)

Lallans 76 - Oan the Daith o John Law
Lallans Magazine (2010-07) in Central dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (127 words)

Lallans 74 - Thof nae a rigmarie hae I
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (240 words)

Lallans 74 - MacCaig’s draucht oan the waa
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (227 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.

Word	Count	Normalised per million	Keyness
daith	8	5,983.55	53.362
am	10	7,479.43	47.373
enoo	4	2,991.77	45.647
i	30	22,438.29	35.988
draucht	3	2,243.83	29.386
yince	5	3,739.72	27.872
siccan	3	2,243.83	24.977
aefauldness	2	1,495.89	22.821
cuiled	2	1,495.89	22.821
bard	3	2,243.83	21.927
salbe	2	1,495.89	21.097
lig	2	1,495.89	21.097
thay	6	4,487.66	20.411
thair	9	6,731.49	20.404
wyle	2	1,495.89	19.915
loe	2	1,495.89	19.915
soukit	2	1,495.89	19.915
dern	2	1,495.89	18.274
oan	10	7,479.43	17.385
hae	13	9,723.26	17.376
yer	11	8,227.37	16.394
thai	5	3,739.72	16.224
ocht	3	2,243.83	14.719
stracht	2	1,495.89	14.361
thof	4	2,991.77	nan
lass	3	2,243.83	13.941
watters	2	1,495.89	13.477
crack	3	2,243.83	13.258
wis	3	2,243.83	12.176
ll	7	5,235.60	10.569
lyke	2	1,495.89	10.127
quait	2	1,495.89	10.127
tent	3	2,243.83	9.896
cochise	5	3,739.72	nan
gryte	2	1,495.89	10.755
abune	2	1,495.89	9.888
poet	2	1,495.89	9.662
peace	2	1,495.89	9.590
weemin	2	1,495.89	9.184
green	3	2,243.83	8.886
waa	2	1,495.89	8.760
hairt	2	1,495.89	8.648
cairry	2	1,495.89	8.648
braith	2	1,495.89	8.485
whaur	5	3,739.72	8.481
mou	2	1,495.89	8.279
quhyt	5	3,739.72	nan
lives	2	1,495.89	8.485
oor	7	5,235.60	8.018
maun	4	2,991.77	7.916
yet	3	2,243.83	7.637
ettlin	2	1,495.89	7.435
cum	2	1,495.89	7.319
unco	2	1,495.89	7.243
my	5	3,739.72	6.984
bluid	2	1,495.89	6.755
kintra	2	1,495.89	6.385
thochts	2	1,495.89	6.270
strang	2	1,495.89	6.079
nou	3	2,243.83	5.704
guid	5	3,739.72	5.613
gae	2	1,495.89	5.517
faither	3	2,243.83	5.458
aften	2	1,495.89	5.450
ither	5	3,739.72	5.084
s	18	13,462.98	5.074
sae	6	4,487.66	4.851
he	5	3,739.72	4.814
leuk	2	1,495.89	4.797
apaches	3	2,243.83	nan
afore	5	3,739.72	4.808
it	8	5,983.55	4.774
bonny	2	1,495.89	4.557
on	3	2,243.83	4.402
mony	3	2,243.83	4.289
lat	2	1,495.89	4.086
hert	2	1,495.89	3.780
me	9	6,731.49	3.702
bot	2	1,495.89	3.694
ich	3	2,243.83	nan
i'm	2	1,495.89	5.342
haes	4	2,991.77	3.687
that	7	5,235.60	3.535
nae	8	5,983.55	3.521
ma	2	1,495.89	3.459
sun	2	1,495.89	3.449
braw	2	1,495.89	3.427
intil	2	1,495.89	3.394
fowk	5	3,739.72	3.198
these	2	1,495.89	3.096
john	2	1,495.89	3.019
yin	3	2,243.83	2.965
here	4	2,991.77	2.953
an	44	32,909.50	2.811
hou	2	1,495.89	2.786
warld	2	1,495.89	2.744
ilka	2	1,495.89	2.735
men	2	1,495.89	2.735
still	3	2,243.83	2.691
ye	12	8,975.32	2.686
wark	2	1,495.89	2.637
hale	2	1,495.89	2.574
dinnae	2	1,495.89	2.527
heard	2	1,495.89	2.512
rigmarie	2	1,495.89	nan
years	2	1,495.89	2.373
your	2	1,495.89	2.309
best	2	1,495.89	2.248
wes	3	2,243.83	2.197
decait	2	1,495.89	nan
thae	2	1,495.89	2.143
thir	2	1,495.89	2.080
aa	5	3,739.72	1.990
o	35	26,178.01	1.919
want	2	1,495.89	1.836
at	5	3,739.72	1.753
thaim	3	2,243.83	1.678
left	2	1,495.89	1.597
mither	2	1,495.89	1.578
there	6	4,487.66	1.557
roon	2	1,495.89	1.545
lang	3	2,243.83	1.496
man	3	2,243.83	1.490
wi	14	10,471.20	1.469
ain	3	2,243.83	1.375
whit	5	3,739.72	1.238
aboot	2	1,495.89	1.195
but	3	2,243.83	1.137
bi	3	2,243.83	1.071
they	3	2,243.83	1.066
up	3	2,243.83	1.032
for	5	3,739.72	0.957
door	2	1,495.89	0.943
micht	2	1,495.89	0.810
stevin	2	1,495.89	nan
like	2	1,495.89	0.793
are	3	2,243.83	0.793
auld	3	2,243.83	0.698
nicht	2	1,495.89	0.678
tak	2	1,495.89	0.630
this	7	5,235.60	0.627
as	6	4,487.66	0.620
her	5	3,739.72	0.557
oot	4	2,991.77	0.524
thocht	2	1,495.89	0.502
be	5	3,739.72	0.492
in	18	13,462.98	0.410
ower	2	1,495.89	0.369
wee	2	1,495.89	0.252
cuntre	2	1,495.89	nan
his	6	4,487.66	0.365
tae	26	19,446.52	0.249
back	2	1,495.89	0.224
is	7	5,235.60	0.201
whan	2	1,495.89	0.159
efter	2	1,495.89	0.154
time	3	2,243.83	0.142
its	2	1,495.89	0.115
the	75	56,095.74	0.111
you	2	1,495.89	0.102
or	5	3,739.72	0.098
awa	2	1,495.89	0.096
been	2	1,495.89	0.093
frae	3	2,243.83	0.076
no	4	2,991.77	0.064
aff	2	1,495.89	0.033
twa	2	1,495.89	0.027
had	2	1,495.89	0.026
mair	3	2,243.83	0.025
a	40	29,917.73	0.018
noo	2	1,495.89	0.012
see	2	1,495.89	0.010
doon	3	2,243.83	0.004
by	2	1,495.89	0.002
if	2	1,495.89	0.001