A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Corbett, John

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,941
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,080
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.723
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, o, a, and, tae, in, s, that, scots, is,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots
Lallans Magazine (2007-06) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (2,941 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
owersettins18 6,120.37169.827
molière14 4,760.29157.465
and89 30,261.82134.467
kemp13 4,420.27123.314
owersettin17 5,780.35118.206
scots53 18,021.0891.713
morgan10 3,400.2090.036
lochhead9 3,060.1881.029
an14 4,760.2977.664
leiterarie8 2,720.1676.864
owdience6 2,040.1259.175
o126 42,842.5754.931
s63 21,421.2952.122
phaedra6 2,040.1251.539
tragedy5 1,700.1046.501
mibbes6 2,040.1245.572
miseryguts4 1,360.0842.076
lallans7 2,380.1440.461
leiterature4 1,360.0839.447
drama6 2,040.1236.366
findlay4 1,360.0834.737
screivars4 1,360.0833.647
tradeetion5 1,700.1033.092
liz5 1,700.1033.092
plays6 2,040.1232.758
glaswegian4 1,360.0831.842
dramatic4 1,360.0831.076
stage6 2,040.1230.924
french7 2,380.1430.851
edwin4 1,360.0829.738
thro4 1,360.0829.738
braid7 2,380.1429.089
byrne3 1,020.0627.004
patter4 1,360.0825.559
de5 1,700.1025.430
he5 1,700.1025.269
purves3 1,020.0624.747
by18 6,120.3722.467
cyrano9 3,060.18nan
douglas6 2,040.1222.328
comedy3 1,020.0621.859
uiss5 1,700.1021.855
inglis6 2,040.1221.824
classical3 1,020.0620.818
tartuffe3 1,020.0620.359
owresettin3 1,020.0620.359
topical2 680.0419.722
plenitude2 680.0419.722
foundit2 680.0419.722
classic3 1,020.0619.168
mixter-maxter3 1,020.0619.168
diverse3 1,020.0619.168
modren5 1,700.1018.323
lorimer3 1,020.0618.180
hector2 680.0418.002
abidin2 680.0418.002
macrae2 680.0418.002
burdies2 680.0418.002
eild2 680.0418.002
fulton2 680.0418.002
reenge3 1,020.0617.337
that54 18,361.1017.326
warks4 1,360.0817.240
eftir5 1,700.1017.082
delichts2 680.0416.822
shenanigans2 680.0416.822
selsame2 680.0416.822
macbeth2 680.0416.822
bounds2 680.0416.822
is38 12,920.7816.682
urban3 1,020.0616.601
merk3 1,020.0616.376
play6 2,040.1216.217
thir8 2,720.1616.074
intimate2 680.0415.920
smaw3 1,020.0615.749
anerlie3 1,020.0615.554
young7 2,380.1415.461
swanky2 680.0415.188
owersetters2 680.0415.188
hamely2 680.0415.188
isnae5 1,700.1014.923
fremmit3 1,020.0614.836
century5 1,700.1014.757
successfu2 680.0414.572
crouse2 680.0414.040
bishop2 680.0414.040
characters3 1,020.0613.907
chorus2 680.0413.572
raisons2 680.0413.572
revival2 680.0413.572
intae15 5,100.3113.303
inspector2 680.0413.155
agnes2 680.0413.155
practice3 1,020.0613.111
whase3 1,020.0612.870
shakespeare2 680.0412.778
warth2 680.0412.778
bergerac4 1,360.08nan
gavin2 680.0412.778
besides2 680.0412.778
owerset3 1,020.0612.753
ye4 1,360.0812.700
cities2 680.0412.435
paris2 680.0412.435
scottish8 2,720.1612.270
are12 4,080.2411.964
carin2 680.0411.828
contribution2 680.0411.828
goldoni4 1,360.08nan
sibness2 680.0411.828
fergusson2 680.0411.557
comic2 680.0411.557
amangst2 680.0411.557
hinner2 680.0411.557
rhymes2 680.0411.304
natur2 680.0411.304
text3 1,020.0611.161
expeckit2 680.0411.067
waant2 680.0410.844
haes10 3,400.2010.711
link2 680.0410.633
frae15 5,100.3110.544
aw17 5,780.3510.434
rax2 680.0410.433
the212 72,084.3310.230
wyce2 680.049.725
heize2 680.049.725
dialogue2 680.049.568
france2 680.049.568
in68 23,121.399.460
eik2 680.049.416
her5 1,700.109.140
mellin2 680.049.131
t8 2,720.169.096
voice4 1,360.089.091
phrase2 680.048.996
auncient2 680.048.996
shilpit2 680.048.740
it19 6,460.398.470
cries2 680.048.277
dialeck2 680.048.277
maistly3 1,020.067.990
i7 2,380.147.805
leid7 2,380.147.712
pynt3 1,020.067.636
success2 680.047.587
speaks2 680.047.587
pynts2 680.047.245
greek2 680.047.245
insteid3 1,020.067.228
cultur2 680.047.086
nae2 680.047.051
here9 3,060.186.885
medium2 680.046.860
faur4 1,360.086.822
miles2 680.046.717
they4 1,360.086.495
at9 3,060.186.467
maist7 2,380.146.461
younger2 680.046.448
of10 3,400.206.358
thrang2 680.046.322
between2 680.046.199
him2 680.046.192
macmillan3 1,020.06nan
canny2 680.046.140
late3 1,020.066.065
leids4 1,360.085.888
theatre2 680.045.858
racine3 1,020.06nan
tung4 1,360.085.848
kenspeckle2 680.045.699
unnerstaun2 680.045.451
their11 3,740.225.389
whilk2 680.045.311
r4 1,360.085.274
aboot3 1,020.065.136
hae2 680.044.957
kind3 1,020.064.851
ettle2 680.044.844
find3 1,020.064.829
crack2 680.044.545
mair12 4,080.244.497
bill4 1,360.084.436
ibsen2 680.04nan
yaise2 680.044.581
policy2 680.044.338
hauf3 1,020.064.236
speak3 1,020.064.107
media2 680.044.083
mak6 2,040.124.082
was7 2,380.144.060
ablow2 680.043.878
aiblins2 680.043.794
actorly2 680.04nan
be8 2,720.163.770
tho4 1,360.083.678
answer2 680.043.634
back2 680.043.586
bit3 1,020.063.573
we6 2,040.123.569
airts2 680.043.532
weys2 680.043.386
full2 680.043.294
gascon2 680.04nan
atween4 1,360.083.285
luik2 680.043.139
nor5 1,700.103.138
report2 680.043.118
eneuch3 1,020.063.055
gey4 1,360.083.039
burns2 680.042.973
whit11 3,740.222.905
tae77 26,181.572.893
coorse3 1,020.062.815
you2 680.042.644
as25 8,500.512.425
maks2 680.042.283
gies2 680.042.253
baith4 1,360.082.126
there4 1,360.082.029
less2 680.042.006
see2 680.041.990
language5 1,700.101.984
pairt3 1,020.061.957
whiles2 680.041.856
forby2 680.041.844
ither6 2,040.121.715
if2 680.041.673
seen4 1,360.081.616
misanthrope2 680.04nan
wee3 1,020.062.011
its6 2,040.121.511
thaim5 1,700.101.424
cried2 680.041.423
yet2 680.041.378
government2 680.041.360
things3 1,020.061.308
mind4 1,360.081.287
can7 2,380.141.245
twa2 680.041.200
sic3 1,020.061.173
yer3 1,020.061.146
for21 7,140.431.136
full-bluidit2 680.04nan
intil2 680.041.107
wi27 9,180.551.073
this8 2,720.161.063
get2 680.041.029
auld6 2,040.121.009
wur3 1,020.060.974
john2 680.040.939
d3 1,020.060.922
had6 2,040.120.862
were2 680.040.682
satirical2 680.04nan
warld2 680.040.749
like10 3,400.200.669
end2 680.040.665
sae3 1,020.060.648
first4 1,360.080.621
taen2 680.040.612
weel5 1,700.100.603
ll2 680.040.568
how2 680.040.554
saw2 680.040.536
fowk3 1,020.060.524
his14 4,760.290.517
to5 1,700.100.509
doun2 680.040.487
anither3 1,020.060.464
ane4 1,360.080.461
then2 680.040.440
guid2 680.040.419
ower5 1,700.100.405
no6 2,040.120.372
been4 1,360.080.371
lang2 680.040.366
need2 680.040.342
time4 1,360.080.310
aristophanes2 680.04nan
while2 680.040.309
day7 2,380.140.301
micht3 1,020.060.283
bowman2 680.04nan
gie3 1,020.060.276
scotland4 1,360.080.255
ain4 1,360.080.252
up13 4,420.270.238
oot14 4,760.290.216
aff3 1,020.060.213
again3 1,020.060.185
face2 680.040.184
richt3 1,020.060.161
a90 30,601.840.157
come3 1,020.060.110
dae4 1,360.080.079
year2 680.040.068
tak2 680.040.067
pit3 1,020.060.062
lesser-yaised2 680.04nan
think2 680.040.032
wey3 1,020.060.023
gin2 680.040.023
aye4 1,360.080.022
but11 3,740.220.016
big2 680.040.009
or10 3,400.200.009
een2 680.040.007
on18 6,120.370.003
quastion2 680.04nan
howanivver2 680.04nan
whaur2 680.040.002