A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Nicol, Alissa

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,221
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 515
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.371
Tagged as WCE (West Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, tae, a, and, it, wis, livvy, them, ae, her,

List of texts in corpus

Poor Wee Livvy
Scots Hoose (2022-11-07) in Central (North Lanarkshire) dialect (WCE), categorised as weans (1,221 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
liam15 12,285.01190.164
emma13 10,647.01156.915
lewis13 10,647.01136.818
e'er7 5,733.0178.153
wit10 8,190.0173.791
yelled6 4,914.0071.953
them18 14,742.0148.512
ae17 13,923.0142.854
abby15 12,285.01nan
oi4 3,276.0042.876
livvy20 16,380.02nan
night8 6,552.0142.452
shouted5 4,095.0035.694
and30 24,570.0235.174
others4 3,276.0032.748
asked6 4,914.0032.701
group6 4,914.0028.483
yous4 3,276.0028.035
accompanied3 2,457.0026.444
screamed3 2,457.0025.481
guard3 2,457.0025.481
fence4 3,276.0025.407
course5 4,095.0025.058
golf3 2,457.0023.929
cawld2 1,638.0023.158
hing5 4,095.0022.897
drum3 2,457.0021.236
ow2 1,638.0020.252
dunno2 1,638.0019.346
skinwalker7 5,733.01nan
widened2 1,638.0021.435
scratched2 1,638.0018.611
plank2 1,638.0017.457
anywhere2 1,638.0016.986
creepy2 1,638.0015.226
responsible2 1,638.0014.695
spoke3 2,457.0014.496
whispered2 1,638.0013.811
country3 2,457.0013.136
sounds2 1,638.0012.930
huv4 3,276.0012.809
wisnae4 3,276.0011.950
tall2 1,638.0011.838
whilst2 1,638.0011.721
git4 3,276.0011.537
once2 1,638.0011.184
told2 1,638.0011.085
happened3 2,457.0010.962
beat2 1,638.0010.713
her16 13,104.0110.542
eyes3 2,457.0010.273
except2 1,638.0010.215
couldnae3 2,457.009.917
four2 1,638.009.708
good3 2,457.009.666
startit2 1,638.009.574
said7 5,733.019.441
club2 1,638.009.321
polis2 1,638.009.261
liv4 3,276.00nan
poor3 2,457.0014.046
caught2 1,638.009.142
walked2 1,638.008.652
pals2 1,638.008.652
here6 4,914.008.652
noticed2 1,638.008.502
all3 2,457.008.481
bellshill3 2,457.00nan
only4 3,276.008.434
wan4 3,276.007.560
thought2 1,638.007.271
meant2 1,638.006.941
we're2 1,638.006.909
she14 11,466.016.900
light2 1,638.006.878
saturday2 1,638.006.878
help3 2,457.006.737
maybe2 1,638.006.553
soon2 1,638.006.309
they11 9,009.016.125
sign2 1,638.006.056
long2 1,638.006.008
is2 1,638.005.813
god2 1,638.005.603
wae4 3,276.005.440
believe2 1,638.005.438
livvy's3 2,457.00nan
i'm2 1,638.005.732
back7 5,733.015.395
it's4 3,276.005.372
i2 1,638.005.366
why2 1,638.005.319
wee7 5,733.015.253
rest2 1,638.005.023
his2 1,638.004.960
take2 1,638.004.885
tryin2 1,638.004.535
sure2 1,638.004.505
ahint2 1,638.004.403
it23 18,837.024.309
figurr2 1,638.00nan
phone2 1,638.005.960
next2 1,638.004.276
bin2 1,638.004.235
hauf2 1,638.004.208
aw7 5,733.014.056
wis20 16,380.024.000
by5 4,095.003.621
were4 3,276.003.305
rain2 1,638.002.913
ma2 1,638.002.776
us4 3,276.002.733
name2 1,638.002.610
side2 1,638.002.490
look2 1,638.002.455
he6 4,914.002.416
hadn't2 1,638.00nan
tae34 27,846.032.221
lik2 1,638.002.193
in13 10,647.012.145
we2 1,638.002.119
want2 1,638.002.082
went2 1,638.001.982
on4 3,276.001.976
if4 3,276.001.832
me7 5,733.011.821
just2 1,638.001.753
same2 1,638.001.744
doon5 4,095.001.663
as11 9,009.011.531
for4 3,276.001.419
bein2 1,638.001.187
up7 5,733.010.998
get3 2,457.000.968
flashlight2 1,638.00nan
at11 9,009.011.176
aff3 2,457.000.964
had3 2,457.000.954
there5 4,095.000.929
creature's2 1,638.00nan
that16 13,104.011.224
or6 4,914.000.914
no5 4,095.000.851
again2 1,638.000.808
aye3 2,457.000.773
will2 1,638.000.693
jist3 2,457.000.689
say2 1,638.000.616
got2 1,638.000.549
was2 1,638.000.502
a32 26,208.030.435
man2 1,638.000.400
the66 54,054.050.388
when2 1,638.000.307
you3 2,457.000.207
dae2 1,638.000.184
oot6 4,914.000.133
to2 1,638.000.124
hid2 1,638.000.065
aboot4 3,276.000.040
fae3 2,457.000.037
been2 1,638.000.028
like3 2,457.000.017
yer2 1,638.000.017
but5 4,095.000.009
be6 4,914.000.004
intae2 1,638.000.004
their2 1,638.000.001