A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Philip, George

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,687
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 716
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.356
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, o, a, tae, in, i, wis, on, his,

List of texts in corpus

Tales Fae The Doric Side - Winter
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (157 words)
Luikin Back
Jas Gaesham (2008-01-06 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (549 words)
Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent
Lallans Magazine (2000-03-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (981 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
fergusson13 7,705.99127.725
scotsoun8 4,742.1593.092
kistie6 3,556.6165.866
myn5 2,963.8444.585
robert7 4,149.3841.756
skweel6 3,556.6141.016
soun6 3,556.6140.027
our7 4,149.3834.942
kisties3 1,778.3034.156
i32 18,968.5831.383
video4 2,371.0729.974
society5 2,963.8426.766
archive3 1,778.3026.456
burns6 3,556.6126.412
sang6 3,556.6125.852
waatch3 1,778.3025.786
holy3 1,778.3024.638
ye'll5 2,963.8423.901
poems5 2,963.8423.059
nurses3 1,778.3022.128
kiver2 1,185.5421.950
fergusson's2 1,185.5421.950
diphtheria2 1,185.5421.950
hugh3 1,778.3020.633
poem5 2,963.8420.299
firsten2 1,185.5420.228
farin2 1,185.5420.228
ospital2 1,185.5420.228
whilk4 2,371.0719.725
thir7 4,149.3819.047
garioch2 1,185.5418.141
races2 1,185.5418.141
wul4 2,371.0718.099
himsel5 2,963.8417.170
winda2 1,185.5416.788
gait3 1,778.3016.226
birks2 1,185.5415.784
anent5 2,963.8414.942
on25 14,819.2114.612
fair6 3,556.6114.423
it6 3,556.6113.388
gif3 1,778.3013.384
his23 13,633.6713.282
merriet2 1,185.5413.034
model2 1,185.5412.618
thon7 4,149.3812.161
leith2 1,185.5412.068
sheet2 1,185.5412.068
mebbe4 2,371.0711.977
milk3 1,778.3011.786
fag2 1,185.5411.741
macdiarmid2 1,185.5411.587
readin3 1,778.3011.360
frae11 6,520.4511.273
ssc6 3,556.61nan
glisk2 1,185.5412.068
harns2 1,185.5411.160
grave2 1,185.5411.160
thrie2 1,185.5411.160
makars2 1,185.5410.656
forbye3 1,778.3010.426
screive2 1,185.5410.317
alang5 2,963.8410.222
trainin2 1,185.5410.107
gearie4 2,371.07nan
ainly2 1,185.549.540
invermay4 2,371.07nan
bed4 2,371.0710.041
tuik3 1,778.309.525
speikers2 1,185.549.453
wordies4 2,371.07nan
yin6 3,556.619.437
by9 5,334.919.353
slaw2 1,185.549.204
lallans2 1,185.548.545
tak6 3,556.618.458
sicht3 1,778.308.263
p2 1,185.547.988
bob2 1,185.547.875
possible2 1,185.547.875
fite2 1,185.547.819
forget2 1,185.547.765
includin2 1,185.547.659
years4 2,371.077.590
university2 1,185.547.358
wis29 17,190.287.117
teachers2 1,185.546.907
vyce2 1,185.546.907
places2 1,185.546.824
ettle2 1,185.546.783
may2 1,185.546.585
pitten2 1,185.546.585
lord2 1,185.546.397
out3 1,778.306.331
throwe2 1,185.546.290
spellin2 1,185.546.186
raither2 1,185.545.891
thochts2 1,185.545.480
haed5 2,963.845.461
i'll2 1,185.545.165
puckle2 1,185.544.745
hae9 5,334.914.614
stert2 1,185.544.596
winter2 1,185.544.576
near3 1,778.304.341
fin4 2,371.074.289
pairt3 1,778.304.264
twa6 3,556.614.182
made4 2,371.074.043
thinkin2 1,185.543.997
guid5 2,963.843.980
later2 1,185.543.817
and18 10,669.833.603
a37 21,932.423.570
bairns3 1,778.303.377
weill2 1,185.543.273
aa7 4,149.383.223
mony3 1,778.303.198
mither3 1,778.303.029
for15 8,891.522.754
scotscreive2 1,185.54nan
scots10 5,927.682.573
watter2 1,185.542.139
niver2 1,185.542.124
hear2 1,185.541.922
gang2 1,185.541.859
fowk5 2,963.841.850
nou2 1,185.541.832
new3 1,778.301.709
doun2 1,185.541.708
sae5 2,963.841.654
oot4 2,371.071.594
in33 19,561.351.590
cam3 1,778.301.586
birsay2 1,185.54nan
did3 1,778.301.578
afore4 2,371.071.548
cud2 1,185.541.522
has2 1,185.541.506
gied2 1,185.541.467
wi17 10,077.061.381
come3 1,778.301.344
set2 1,185.541.282
they4 2,371.071.163
first3 1,778.301.145
ma10 5,927.681.103
sic2 1,185.541.100
o41 24,303.501.040
left2 1,185.541.034
ower2 1,185.540.997
some4 2,371.070.982
an50 29,638.410.968
wha2 1,185.540.876
thing2 1,185.540.858
shankland2 1,185.54nan
me9 5,334.912.039
whit2 1,185.540.853
day5 2,963.840.818
lang3 1,778.300.793
the106 62,833.430.751
life2 1,185.540.746
keeker-kistie2 1,185.54nan
tell2 1,185.540.707
wad3 1,778.300.610
waard2 1,185.54nan
is8 4,742.150.606
mair5 2,963.840.575
efter3 1,778.300.564
whan3 1,778.300.558
see4 2,371.070.548
no6 3,556.610.545
scotsleir2 1,185.54nan
back2 1,185.540.701
anither2 1,185.540.542
syne2 1,185.540.525
bein2 1,185.540.520
or4 2,371.070.492
there3 1,778.300.460
that14 8,298.760.455
kent2 1,185.540.450
een2 1,185.540.420
but5 2,963.840.403
gie2 1,185.540.379
time2 1,185.540.373
gie-in2 1,185.54nan
still2 1,185.540.385
gin2 1,185.540.353
are3 1,778.300.348
hame2 1,185.540.254
as12 7,113.220.254
aboot4 2,371.070.229
juist2 1,185.540.216
pit2 1,185.540.160
ye8 4,742.150.132
can2 1,185.540.130
got2 1,185.540.106
he16 9,484.290.102
thair2 1,185.540.101
tae35 20,746.890.044
this7 4,149.380.043
of2 1,185.540.040
up7 4,149.380.038
than2 1,185.540.038
doon4 2,371.070.033
bit4 2,371.070.026
us2 1,185.540.017
richt2 1,185.540.011
ken2 1,185.540.009
we7 4,149.380.005
at11 6,520.450.003
kko3 1,778.30nan
tellt2 1,185.545.140