A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Calder, Bob

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 5,315
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 2,056
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.585
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, and, o, in, to, he, that, it, his,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict
Lallans Magazine (2013-07 ) in Central dialect (SEC), categorised as poetry (687 words)
Lallans 70 - Hame-combin
Lallans Magazine (2009-07) in Central dialect (SEC), categorised as poetry (225 words)

Lallans 70 - St Anndra’s Day, 2008
Lallans Magazine (2009-07) in Central dialect (SEC), categorised as poetry (110 words)

Lallans 67 - Reviews
Lallans Magazine (2005-09-01 ) in Central dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (1,326 words)
Lallans 58 - Allmairshall
Lallans Magazine (2001-03-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (2,288 words)
Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit
Lallans Magazine (2000-03-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (679 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
and155 29,162.75221.867
tae2 376.29210.142
to63 11,853.25172.493
an22 4,139.23151.403
envelope14 2,634.0593.597
there's19 3,574.7988.386
duis9 1,693.3275.222
wes32 6,020.7070.211
publican7 1,317.0368.142
til27 5,079.9661.747
builder6 1,128.8857.833
s3 564.4457.435
he'd14 2,634.0557.402
he's11 2,069.6147.050
stamp5 940.7339.157
duisna5 940.7337.872
hes11 2,069.6137.651
gantry4 752.5937.381
poets6 1,128.8832.941
puit4 752.5932.845
whyte5 940.7332.493
it's20 3,762.9431.424
receipt4 752.5928.975
receipts3 564.4427.292
sanct5 940.7326.924
dr8 1,505.1726.843
gin18 3,386.6425.924
suir3 564.4425.071
buke3 564.4425.071
scots2 376.2923.407
nou12 2,257.7622.590
saut4 752.5922.520
maclean3 564.4422.260
railway4 752.5922.095
raither7 1,317.0321.710
criticism3 564.4421.246
nor15 2,822.2019.611
peace5 940.7319.267
owre8 1,505.1718.541
merit3 564.4418.375
standards3 564.4417.836
wesna5 940.7317.460
woud2 376.2917.378
mcculloch2 376.2917.378
strata2 376.2917.378
three-piece2 376.2917.378
fable2 376.2917.378
moths2 376.2917.378
bylt2 376.2917.378
invoice2 376.2917.378
reliance2 376.2917.378
flecks2 376.2917.378
maccaig2 376.2917.378
gray4 752.5917.143
they5 940.7317.120
bar6 1,128.8817.065
arena3 564.4416.469
mou5 940.7316.198
ye10 1,881.4716.167
priorities3 564.4416.077
athoot6 1,128.8815.768
muriel2 376.2915.662
door's2 376.2915.662
toxic2 376.2915.662
mairshall10 1,881.47nan
delaney10 1,881.47nan
clearances2 376.2915.662
greenock2 376.2915.662
smellin2 376.2915.662
office5 940.7315.307
i12 2,257.7615.214
doun10 1,881.4715.208
aye21 3,951.0815.192
soutar3 564.4415.043
things11 2,069.6114.922
ane16 3,010.3514.909
i'll6 1,128.8814.844
o152 28,598.3114.699
thon14 2,634.0514.568
sauls2 376.2914.487
extensive2 376.2914.487
impeccable2 376.2914.487
rippit2 376.2914.487
goodsir2 376.2914.487
concerns3 564.4414.170
fluir3 564.4413.655
savour2 376.2913.589
discomfort2 376.2913.589
scholarship2 376.2913.589
critics2 376.2913.589
shoud3 564.4413.185
macdiarmid3 564.4412.964
inby3 564.4412.964
premises2 376.2912.861
definitive2 376.2912.861
fac2 376.2912.861
hailly2 376.2912.861
dern2 376.2912.861
quite5 940.7312.706
few7 1,317.0312.553
muir3 564.4412.547
whisky3 564.4412.547
the369 69,426.1512.285
thumb2 376.2912.250
tanner2 376.2912.250
secretary2 376.2912.250
unusual2 376.2912.250
whaur's2 376.2912.250
she11 2,069.6112.166
least6 1,128.8812.139
special4 752.5912.058
allwullie6 1,128.88nan
ony13 2,445.9111.980
firm3 564.4411.976
produce3 564.4411.976
advantages2 376.2911.722
cleaner2 376.2911.722
spylt2 376.2911.722
apron2 376.2911.722
accoont4 752.5911.563
beer3 564.4411.460
bottle4 752.5911.375
blend2 376.2911.259
tid2 376.2911.259
pest2 376.2911.259
ms2 376.2911.259
journal2 376.2911.259
cd2 376.2911.259
slack2 376.2911.259
rest6 1,128.8810.978
representative2 376.2910.846
restaurant2 376.2910.846
accessible2 376.2910.846
cites2 376.2910.846
juist13 2,445.9110.704
sunlicht2 376.2910.474
literary3 564.4410.421
i'd3 564.4410.421
notion3 564.4410.159
legend2 376.2910.135
poetry4 752.5910.119
fresh4 752.5910.043
enough6 1,128.8810.003
coal3 564.449.909
inevitable2 376.299.824
drap4 752.599.750
waas3 564.449.556
saul2 376.299.537
sexual2 376.299.537
ideas3 564.449.443
roun3 564.449.443
gey9 1,693.329.418
moments2 376.299.271
faas2 376.299.271
pub3 564.449.226
perfectly2 376.299.022
poetic2 376.299.022
sey2 376.299.022
duin5 940.738.848
coin2 376.298.790
nae28 5,268.118.709
across5 940.738.670
anes4 752.598.641
perspective2 376.298.571
has8 1,505.178.551
gets4 752.598.523
feelins2 376.298.364
guest2 376.298.364
cellar2 376.298.364
finnd3 564.448.349
haurd3 564.448.349
throu8 1,505.178.330
aathing3 564.448.174
till8 1,505.178.021
lets2 376.297.984
benedict4 752.59nan
pavement2 376.297.984
delaney's4 752.59nan
sen3 564.448.349
dram2 376.297.984
onywey3 564.447.842
sorts2 376.297.807
solid2 376.297.807
mense2 376.297.807
prayin2 376.297.807
braw6 1,128.887.661
thing9 1,693.327.641
sheet2 376.297.640
adult2 376.297.640
deil3 564.447.608
attention3 564.447.608
some16 3,010.357.579
bolt2 376.297.479
langsyne2 376.297.479
sowl2 376.297.326
allmairshall4 752.59nan
talk4 752.597.413
landscape2 376.297.326
haill3 564.447.312
bit5 940.737.234
himsel5 940.737.223
aa20 3,762.947.182
pocket2 376.297.179
tellt4 752.597.132
mebbe5 940.737.119
mairshall's3 564.44nan
suin4 752.597.042
it'll2 376.297.038
he'll2 376.297.038
peyin2 376.297.038
reference2 376.296.903
upper2 376.296.903
novel2 376.296.903
hairy2 376.296.772
source2 376.296.772
tither3 564.446.709
peyed3 564.446.709
breist2 376.296.647
twelve2 376.296.647
specific2 376.296.647
phrase2 376.296.525
inbye2 376.296.525
book3 564.446.465
if2 376.296.423
academic2 376.296.408
formal2 376.296.295
wather2 376.296.295
are14 2,634.056.247
fae25 4,703.676.228
publican's3 564.44nan
no24 4,515.526.198
hurt2 376.296.186
grant2 376.296.186
ay2 376.296.093
slow2 376.296.080
his45 8,466.606.041
historical2 376.295.977
series2 376.295.878
sort3 564.445.857
me8 1,505.175.846
broun2 376.295.781
seems4 752.595.674
faa3 564.445.656
unco3 564.445.656
faur5 940.735.592
in105 19,755.415.487
manahan's3 564.44nan
obvious2 376.296.647
brig3 564.445.464
personal2 376.295.421
lips2 376.295.421
suit2 376.295.421
she'd3 564.445.372
i've2 376.295.337
but32 6,020.705.320
he63 11,853.255.289
review2 376.295.255
says8 1,505.175.253
tree4 752.595.219
brings2 376.295.175
hadna2 376.295.097
maitter3 564.445.064
past5 940.735.047
page3 564.445.021
indeed2 376.295.021
mark2 376.295.021
ill3 564.444.980
flung2 376.294.947
at22 4,139.234.935
queyn3 564.44nan
day4 752.594.911
ablow3 564.444.817
it46 8,654.754.797
maclean's3 564.44nan
whase2 376.294.734
shut3 564.444.700
hae21 3,951.084.673
except2 376.294.667
professor2 376.294.667
that's5 940.734.642
ha2 376.294.601
been17 3,198.494.542
poet2 376.294.536
research2 376.294.536
main3 564.444.475
thinks2 376.294.472
k2 376.294.410
gowd2 376.294.410
wind3 564.444.404
or27 5,079.964.365
air5 940.734.350
serious2 376.294.290
band2 376.294.290
times5 940.734.270
alive2 376.294.232
whiles4 752.594.225
when11 2,069.614.213
plain2 376.294.175
clean3 564.444.163
feelin3 564.444.097
its12 2,257.764.094
waur2 376.294.063
tho6 1,128.884.045
proper2 376.294.010
price2 376.294.010
seein3 564.444.000
afore2 376.293.996
save2 376.293.957
needit2 376.293.957
picked2 376.293.957
trees3 564.443.937
sound2 376.293.905
coud2 376.293.854
she's2 376.293.854
whether2 376.293.854
haein4 752.593.805
hauf4 752.593.805
haunds2 376.293.706
hauds2 376.293.706
gaes2 376.293.658
neither2 376.293.612
as44 8,278.463.600
friday3 564.443.582
poem3 564.443.582
somethin4 752.593.570
gane2 376.293.521
aboot9 1,693.323.518
my9 1,693.323.427
lie2 376.293.390
there21 3,951.083.380
idea3 564.443.365
i'm3 564.443.313
nane3 564.443.212
isna3 564.443.212
moment2 376.293.146
tells2 376.293.146
for40 7,525.873.140
twa3 564.443.108
so2 376.293.089
wheen4 752.592.894
public3 564.442.881
ain10 1,881.472.833
fowler2 376.29nan
buke's2 376.29nan
heat2 376.293.070
whyte's2 376.29nan
wild2 376.293.107
waa2 376.292.820
on43 8,090.312.817
frost2 376.292.720
intil4 752.592.664
wey9 1,693.322.642
culture3 564.442.626
they're2 376.292.593
could8 1,505.172.495
later3 564.442.374
thae5 940.732.349
ye'll2 376.292.305
need5 940.732.303
geynear2 376.29nan
free3 564.442.283
readin2 376.292.252
aince3 564.442.248
whaur7 1,317.032.243
allwullie's2 376.29nan
less3 564.442.230
ithers3 564.442.178
heich2 376.292.149
white3 564.442.145
black3 564.442.128
him9 1,693.322.126
dae3 564.442.103
corner2 376.292.075
hame-combin2 376.29nan
thocht8 1,505.172.102
alang5 940.732.070
poems2 376.292.051
muckle8 1,505.172.049
shop2 376.291.981
morn2 376.291.958
weans2 376.291.869
speakin2 376.291.848
care2 376.291.805
thochts2 376.291.784
ae13 2,445.911.782
dark2 376.291.764
easy2 376.291.764
said4 752.591.736
true2 376.291.684
monday2 376.291.645
turn3 564.441.623
did7 1,317.031.620
up15 2,822.201.613
daein3 564.441.610
sae5 940.731.560
another2 376.291.552
haund2 376.291.552
aff4 752.591.516
you6 1,128.881.470
nicht2 376.291.431
scotland3 564.441.411
either2 376.291.396
cam2 376.291.358
than3 564.441.334
richt4 752.591.331
kept2 376.291.316
folk4 752.591.295
toun2 376.291.285
leave2 376.291.285
maist2 376.291.276
feet3 564.441.255
real2 376.291.211
bide3 564.441.172
state2 376.291.154
line2 376.291.127
century2 376.291.127
giein2 376.291.100
week2 376.291.073
her22 4,139.231.070
een2 376.291.063
fact2 376.290.997
history2 376.290.997
this25 4,703.670.980
guid8 1,505.170.966
can11 2,069.610.965
even6 1,128.880.952
still6 1,128.880.936
clerical2 376.29nan
got3 564.440.899
close2 376.290.880
that46 8,654.750.843
canna3 564.440.824
thinkin2 376.290.774
blue2 376.290.774
gies2 376.290.764
set4 752.590.754
every2 376.290.735
agin2 376.290.660
big2 376.290.653
watter3 564.440.652
be31 5,832.550.648
pedestrian2 376.29nan
schuil2 376.290.706
went4 752.590.573
ti6 1,128.880.563
fine2 376.290.561
get5 940.730.554
naebody2 376.290.544
sic4 752.590.538
wark3 564.440.534
will3 564.440.532
whit9 1,693.320.522
last4 752.590.515
life2 376.290.512
forby2 376.290.506
then4 752.590.497
baith2 376.290.490
bein5 940.730.475
amang2 376.290.464
tak3 564.440.447
kirk2 376.290.443
compairtments2 376.29nan
door5 940.730.430
scottish2 376.290.425
dry2 376.290.423
fell2 376.290.398
gien3 564.440.398
place4 752.590.383
say6 1,128.880.374
naethin2 376.290.374
ahint2 376.290.374
open2 376.290.368
mair13 2,445.910.342
ben2 376.290.328
lot2 376.290.312
name3 564.440.310
is36 6,773.280.309
suinest2 376.29nan
wha4 752.590.303
nugget2 376.29nan
best3 564.440.274
weel5 940.730.271
new3 564.440.266
which3 564.440.252
fiend2 376.29nan
them10 1,881.470.243
fire2 376.290.235
gettin2 376.290.230
out2 376.290.226
just2 376.290.214
mind3 564.440.212
sair2 376.290.201
efter7 1,317.030.183
only2 376.290.168
read2 376.290.164
face2 376.290.163
fair3 564.440.158
auld6 1,128.880.148
ither7 1,317.030.146
through2 376.290.140
what2 376.290.133
their8 1,505.170.122
bi7 1,317.030.120
convent2 376.29nan
wad5 940.730.115
were7 1,317.030.111
atween2 376.290.106
naw2 376.290.102
like15 2,822.200.101
anither3 564.440.094
lik2 376.290.087
dinna2 376.290.078
queyn's2 376.29nan
first4 752.590.124
lang6 1,128.880.067
wee12 2,257.760.066
come5 940.730.065
better3 564.440.061
a159 29,915.330.058
by9 1,693.320.054
seen4 752.590.052
though2 376.290.041
these2 376.290.039
comes2 376.290.035
comin2 376.290.033
hoose5 940.730.032
thegither2 376.290.031
awa6 1,128.880.030
didna3 564.440.029
side2 376.290.027
year4 752.590.024
man5 940.730.023
oot23 4,327.380.021
time9 1,693.320.020
hou2 376.290.017
wi39 7,337.720.015
pairt2 376.290.009
again4 752.590.009
had7 1,317.030.008
of7 1,317.030.007
greenfield's2 376.29nan
men2 376.290.011
esau2 376.29nan
while2 376.290.063
years2 376.290.007
same3 564.440.005
near2 376.290.005
back11 2,069.610.004
let2 376.290.003
rain2 376.290.003
here6 1,128.880.003
your2 376.290.002
gie4 752.590.001
taen2 376.290.001
haun2 376.290.000