A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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McAlpine, Joan

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,544
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 914
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.783
Tagged as SEC ((South) East Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, and, in, o, scots, i, tae, that, is,

List of texts in corpus

Meeting of the Parliament
The Scottish Parliament (06-11-2019) in Central dialect (SEC), categorised as government (2,544 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
doric23 9,040.88150.298
language30 11,792.45103.016
spik13 5,110.0681.002
scots45 17,688.6876.275
motion9 3,537.7475.704
and60 23,584.9166.214
have15 5,896.2363.299
macdonald6 2,358.4954.280
are22 8,647.8047.009
board7 2,751.5742.531
was18 7,075.4741.669
leid15 5,896.2341.236
written9 3,537.7440.893
i44 17,295.6036.642
parliament5 1,965.4134.389
folk11 4,323.9032.716
joan3 1,179.2531.598
mcalpine3 1,179.2531.598
who9 3,537.7429.973
to17 6,682.3929.384
official5 1,965.4129.191
spikkin5 1,965.4128.507
is41 16,116.3528.481
poetry6 2,358.4928.381
loaf4 1,572.3327.757
angus5 1,965.4126.891
has10 3,930.8226.568
north-east4 1,572.3325.907
my13 5,110.0624.782
great8 3,144.6524.310
national7 2,751.5724.025
wis6 2,358.4922.336
awards3 1,179.2521.138
support6 2,358.4920.878
pan4 1,572.3320.635
government7 2,751.5720.461
middleton2 786.1620.246
carrying2 786.1620.246
census4 1,572.3320.155
indigenous3 1,179.2519.945
chapman2 786.1618.525
which8 3,144.6518.524
they26 10,220.1318.484
absolutely3 1,179.2518.109
an34 13,364.7817.920
posh3 1,179.2517.372
qualifications2 786.1617.345
supported2 786.1617.345
speaker3 1,179.2517.146
scottish9 3,537.7417.100
galloway2 786.1616.442
buchan3 1,179.2516.321
spoke4 1,572.3315.990
bringing2 786.1615.709
recognition3 1,179.2515.601
elphinstone2 786.1615.092
artists2 786.1615.092
already3 1,179.2514.962
peter3 1,179.2514.813
her2 786.1614.666
jack3 1,179.2514.526
chamber2 786.1614.091
loonie2 786.1614.091
debate3 1,179.2513.868
evening2 786.1613.296
hamish2 786.1613.296
bòrd3 1,179.2513.060
gàidhlig3 1,179.2512.850
part3 1,179.2512.747
meaning2 786.1612.636
legacy2 786.1612.636
thanks3 1,179.2512.452
working2 786.1612.344
institute2 786.1612.072
bred2 786.1611.581
previous2 786.1611.357
mentioned2 786.1611.357
nebs2 786.1611.357
words5 1,965.4111.274
such3 1,179.2511.252
am5 1,965.4111.243
thank3 1,179.2511.101
torn2 786.1610.945
stream2 786.1610.945
henderson2 786.1610.945
oot2 786.1610.740
that43 16,902.5210.681
book3 1,179.2510.603
award2 786.1610.573
would4 1,572.3310.423
vyce3 1,179.2510.403
diet2 786.1610.400
pressure2 786.1610.400
session2 786.1610.400
group4 1,572.3310.384
ian2 786.1610.234
one4 1,572.3310.194
of11 4,323.9010.014
unique2 786.169.924
nip2 786.169.924
specific2 786.169.637
gaelic6 2,358.499.391
ah5 1,965.419.376
with4 1,572.339.130
higher2 786.169.122
uk3 1,179.258.937
weans3 1,179.258.937
among2 786.168.889
poems3 1,179.258.840
when9 3,537.748.779
recently2 786.168.778
freen2 786.168.566
spoken3 1,179.258.560
born3 1,179.258.560
ma3 1,179.258.518
just6 2,358.498.508
court2 786.168.464
south2 786.168.464
he10 3,930.828.380
opportunity2 786.168.365
once2 786.168.365
his5 1,965.418.361
also3 1,179.258.339
english7 2,751.578.205
skweel2 786.168.175
happy3 1,179.258.127
stuart2 786.168.083
there15 5,896.237.997
realise2 786.167.994
scrievit2 786.167.907
stand2 786.167.822
wrote2 786.167.658
in58 22,798.747.581
creative2 786.167.501
long3 1,179.257.293
braw4 1,572.337.217
number2 786.167.001
oh4 1,572.336.975
million2 786.166.935
dinna5 1,965.416.933
not3 1,179.256.926
from3 1,179.256.894
she5 1,965.416.685
erse2 786.166.683
by10 3,930.826.591
susi3 1,179.25nan
action2 786.166.564
speech2 786.166.564
awfy2 786.166.506
unnerstaun2 786.166.229
growin2 786.166.229
campaign2 786.165.877
gies3 1,179.255.876
culture3 1,179.255.826
aboot2 786.165.798
hole2 786.165.783
very3 1,179.255.468
wants2 786.165.431
try3 1,179.255.140
speak3 1,179.255.057
suddenly2 786.165.003
few3 1,179.254.778
scotland7 2,751.574.772
lot3 1,179.254.592
media2 786.164.502
ca2 786.164.441
short2 786.164.441
teacher2 786.164.351
please2 786.164.322
leids3 1,179.254.260
use2 786.164.236
mine2 786.164.236
should3 1,179.254.194
sma2 786.164.181
first6 2,358.494.100
under2 786.164.019
snp2 786.163.917
month2 786.163.892
course2 786.163.892
their9 3,537.743.887
our2 786.163.867
na3 1,179.253.852
stuff2 786.163.770
better4 1,572.333.767
mony4 1,572.333.672
school2 786.163.541
ask2 786.163.476
little2 786.163.350
annoys2 786.16nan
if8 3,144.653.342
though3 1,179.253.307
help3 1,179.253.245
sang2 786.163.230
ower2 786.163.191
been9 3,537.743.139
hear3 1,179.253.031
history2 786.162.971
wi12 4,716.982.956
public2 786.162.936
year5 1,965.412.927
local2 786.162.885
languages2 786.162.769
held2 786.162.769
miss2 786.162.705
work2 786.162.705
back2 786.162.611
says4 1,572.332.542
five2 786.162.523
ever2 786.162.396
forrit2 786.162.369
do2 786.162.356
a62 24,371.072.302
looked2 786.162.238
where2 786.162.213
tryin2 786.162.188
tae44 17,295.602.184
yin4 1,572.332.144
makkin2 786.162.126
way2 786.161.975
at11 4,323.901.958
brocht2 786.161.846
capener2 786.16nan
cross-party2 786.16nan
ye9 3,537.741.838
through3 1,179.251.745
new4 1,572.331.688
funding2 786.16nan
wheen2 786.161.744
read2 786.161.686
guid5 1,965.411.673
this14 5,503.141.669
think4 1,572.331.656
had6 2,358.491.638
intae2 786.161.600
d2 786.161.545
but14 5,503.141.453
here5 1,965.411.406
whit3 1,179.251.403
could4 1,572.331.391
really2 786.161.373
him4 1,572.331.313
oor6 2,358.491.290
these2 786.161.281
much2 786.161.267
bit4 1,572.331.151
mair3 1,179.251.104
fowk2 786.161.020
didna3 1,179.250.993
day3 1,179.250.903
dinnae2 786.160.870
heard2 786.160.849
aye2 786.160.841
o46 18,081.760.820
seen3 1,179.250.796
some2 786.160.792
we13 5,110.060.791
said2 786.160.733
no9 3,537.740.723
like9 3,537.740.698
fae5 1,965.410.675
look2 786.160.645
yer3 1,179.250.605
us2 786.160.540
fair2 786.160.533
atween2 786.160.500
for17 6,682.390.489
wid4 1,572.330.486
on13 5,110.060.473
yon2 786.160.469
fur5 1,965.410.418
went2 786.160.369
the141 55,424.530.368
wee4 1,572.330.361
were4 1,572.330.355
weel2 786.160.334
noo3 1,179.250.334
its4 1,572.330.325
last2 786.160.320
ll2 786.160.295
dae4 1,572.330.284
efter2 786.160.282
say3 1,179.250.227
fit2 786.160.163
hae5 1,965.410.159
as14 5,503.140.147
get4 1,572.330.122
you4 1,572.330.119
fir2 786.160.118
aa4 1,572.330.113
telt2 786.160.095
time4 1,572.330.072
or9 3,537.740.066
til2 786.160.058
up9 3,537.740.057
be12 4,716.980.052
twa3 1,179.250.046
syne2 786.160.045
ain3 1,179.250.041
so3 1,179.250.030
it31 12,185.530.027
kent2 786.160.023
richt3 1,179.250.020
thocht2 786.160.020
me8 3,144.650.016
will2 786.160.013
ither3 1,179.250.009
nae7 2,751.570.007
gie2 786.160.005
ony2 786.160.004
can4 1,572.330.003
maist2 786.160.003
s19 7,468.550.002
ve2 786.160.000
them4 1,572.330.000
nicht2 786.160.000