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 7,705.99127.365
scotsoun8 4,742.1592.870
kistie6 3,556.6165.699
myn5 2,963.8444.447
robert7 4,149.3841.402
skweel6 3,556.6141.112
soun6 3,556.6140.346
our7 4,149.3834.558
kisties3 1,778.3034.073
i32 18,968.5830.488
video4 2,371.0729.864
society5 2,963.8427.638
archive3 1,778.3026.373
burns6 3,556.6126.040
waatch3 1,778.3025.703
sang6 3,556.6125.693
holy3 1,778.3024.555
ye'll5 2,963.8423.856
poems5 2,963.8423.088
nurses3 1,778.3022.046
fergusson's2 1,185.5421.895
kiver2 1,185.5421.895
diphtheria2 1,185.5421.895
hugh3 1,778.3020.551
ospital2 1,185.5420.172
firsten2 1,185.5420.172
farin2 1,185.5420.172
poem5 2,963.8420.167
whilk4 2,371.0719.713
thir7 4,149.3818.900
wul4 2,371.0718.634
winda2 1,185.5418.086
races2 1,185.5418.086
garioch2 1,185.5418.086
himsel5 2,963.8417.167
gait3 1,778.3016.397
birks2 1,185.5415.729
anent5 2,963.8415.076
on25 14,819.2114.852
fair6 3,556.6114.344
it6 3,556.6113.590
his23 13,633.6713.486
gif3 1,778.3013.304
merriet2 1,185.5412.979
thon7 4,149.3812.924
screive2 1,185.5412.766
model2 1,185.5412.564
mebbe4 2,371.0712.172
glisk2 1,185.5412.014
leith2 1,185.5412.014
sheet2 1,185.5412.014
fag2 1,185.5411.687
macdiarmid2 1,185.5411.533
ssc6 3,556.61nan
milk3 1,778.3011.707
frae11 6,520.4511.504
readin3 1,778.3011.231
thrie2 1,185.5411.106
harns2 1,185.5411.106
grave2 1,185.5411.106
makars2 1,185.5410.601
trainin2 1,185.5410.372
gearie4 2,371.07nan
alang5 2,963.8410.317
invermay4 2,371.07nan
forbye3 1,778.3010.391
yin6 3,556.6110.064
wordies4 2,371.07nan
bed4 2,371.079.967
ainly2 1,185.549.952
by9 5,334.919.535
tuik3 1,778.309.449
speikers2 1,185.549.399
slaw2 1,185.549.232
tak6 3,556.618.526
lallans2 1,185.548.492
sicht3 1,778.308.188
p2 1,185.547.935
bob2 1,185.547.878
fite2 1,185.547.878
possible2 1,185.547.822
forget2 1,185.547.767
includin2 1,185.547.713
years4 2,371.077.608
university2 1,185.547.258
teachers2 1,185.546.941
places2 1,185.546.898
wis29 17,190.286.868
vyce2 1,185.546.855
ettle2 1,185.546.772
lord2 1,185.546.691
may2 1,185.546.611
pitten2 1,185.546.533
out3 1,778.306.260
throwe2 1,185.546.239
spellin2 1,185.546.204
raither2 1,185.545.841
haed5 2,963.845.584
thochts2 1,185.545.403
i'll2 1,185.545.141
hae9 5,334.914.751
puckle2 1,185.544.697
stert2 1,185.544.548
winter2 1,185.544.548
near3 1,778.304.481
twa6 3,556.614.285
fin4 2,371.074.266
pairt3 1,778.304.210
thinkin2 1,185.544.036
made4 2,371.074.010
guid5 2,963.843.991
later2 1,185.543.617
aa7 4,149.383.547
a37 21,932.423.509
and18 10,669.833.393
bairns3 1,778.303.325
mony3 1,778.303.251
scotscreive2 1,185.54nan
weill2 1,185.543.241
mither3 1,778.303.061
for15 8,891.522.744
scots10 5,927.682.554
niver2 1,185.542.180
watter2 1,185.542.140
hear2 1,185.542.023
fowk5 2,963.841.913
gang2 1,185.541.884
nou2 1,185.541.856
me9 5,334.911.812
doun2 1,185.541.684
sae5 2,963.841.675
new3 1,778.301.661
cud2 1,185.541.622
oot4 2,371.071.610
in33 19,561.351.607
birsay2 1,185.54nan
afore4 2,371.071.623
cam3 1,778.301.543
has2 1,185.541.493
shankland2 1,185.54nan
did3 1,778.301.543
gied2 1,185.541.421
wi17 10,077.061.419
come3 1,778.301.318
set2 1,185.541.307
an50 29,638.411.176
they4 2,371.071.121
sic2 1,185.541.103
o41 24,303.501.098
first3 1,778.301.098
left2 1,185.541.031
ower2 1,185.540.999
some4 2,371.070.966
thing2 1,185.540.941
whit2 1,185.540.914
wha2 1,185.540.896
ma10 5,927.680.812
lang3 1,778.300.801
life2 1,185.540.738
keeker-kistie2 1,185.54nan
day5 2,963.840.769
back2 1,185.540.729
tell2 1,185.540.710
the106 62,833.430.639
scotsleir2 1,185.54nan
mair5 2,963.840.612
is8 4,742.150.609
wad3 1,778.300.579
whan3 1,778.300.569
anither2 1,185.540.562
efter3 1,778.300.555
waard2 1,185.54nan
see4 2,371.070.541
syne2 1,185.540.532
bein2 1,185.540.506
no6 3,556.610.496
there3 1,778.300.469
kent2 1,185.540.458
that14 8,298.760.444
or4 2,371.070.438
but5 2,963.840.431
een2 1,185.540.426
still2 1,185.540.399
time2 1,185.540.394
gie-in2 1,185.54nan
gie2 1,185.540.364
gin2 1,185.540.340
are3 1,778.300.293
as12 7,113.220.280
hame2 1,185.540.259
juist2 1,185.540.228
aboot4 2,371.070.216
pit2 1,185.540.170
can2 1,185.540.142
ye8 4,742.150.133
thair2 1,185.540.127
he16 9,484.290.125
got2 1,185.540.113
of2 1,185.540.057
this7 4,149.380.047
up7 4,149.380.045
tae35 20,746.890.034
doon4 2,371.070.033
than2 1,185.540.028
bit4 2,371.070.027
we7 4,149.380.016
richt2 1,185.540.012
us2 1,185.540.009
ken2 1,185.540.008
at11 6,520.450.004
kko3 1,778.30nan
tellt2 1,185.544.970