Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Docherty, John F.

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 6,359
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,358
Ratio of total words to unique words - 4.683
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - an, the, wis, a, in, tae, they, it, ah, ma,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2
Lallans Magazine (2013-03-01 ) in Central dialect, categorised as prose (4,253 words)
Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days
Lallans Magazine (2012 ) in Central dialect, categorised as prose (2,106 words)

Author word usage frequencies

Word	Count	Normalised per million
an	336	52,838.50
the	315	49,536.09
wis	173	27,205.54
a	156	24,532.16
in	123	19,342.66
tae	121	19,028.15
they	107	16,826.55
it	95	14,939.46
ah	93	14,624.94
ma	73	11,479.79
that	66	10,378.99
wir	60	9,435.45
he	60	9,435.45
e	58	9,120.93
we	53	8,334.64
thir	51	8,020.13
wid	48	7,548.36
ye	47	7,391.10
o	47	7,391.10
up	46	7,233.84
had	46	7,233.84
says	41	6,447.55
she	38	5,975.78
thim	38	5,975.78
jist	37	5,818.52
larry	34	5,346.75
fur	34	5,346.75
whin	33	5,189.50
back	32	5,032.24
at	32	5,032.24
me	31	4,874.98
oot	31	4,874.98
here	29	4,560.47
said	29	4,560.47
wi	29	4,560.47
aw	28	4,403.21
wan	28	4,403.21
aboot	28	4,403.21
but	27	4,245.95
doon	26	4,088.69
wee	25	3,931.44
bit	25	3,931.44
this	24	3,774.18
es	24	3,774.18
or	23	3,616.92
git	23	3,616.92
on	23	3,616.92
so	22	3,459.66
whit	22	3,459.66
if	21	3,302.41
sometimes	21	3,302.41
thomas	21	3,302.41
go	21	3,302.41
hoose	20	3,145.15
could	20	3,145.15
as	20	3,145.15
no	20	3,145.15
be	19	2,987.89
ae	19	2,987.89
deid	18	2,830.63
sidney	18	2,830.63
wint	18	2,830.63
niver	18	2,830.63
uncle	18	2,830.63
fae	17	2,673.38
see	17	2,673.38
used	17	2,673.38
then	16	2,516.12
folk	16	2,516.12
day	15	2,358.86
gaun	15	2,358.86
away	15	2,358.86
don't	15	2,358.86
oan	14	2,201.60
how	14	2,201.60
thing	14	2,201.60
efter	14	2,201.60
because	14	2,201.60
gemma	14	2,201.60
big	14	2,201.60
even	13	2,044.35
think	13	2,044.35
faither	13	2,044.35
us	13	2,044.35
it's	13	2,044.35
say	13	2,044.35
time	13	2,044.35
night	12	1,887.09
been	12	1,887.09
mammy	12	1,887.09
know	12	1,887.09
got	12	1,887.09
grannie	11	1,729.83
jings	11	1,729.83
men	11	1,729.83
two	11	1,729.83
well	11	1,729.83
things	11	1,729.83
war	11	1,729.83
tommy	11	1,729.83
get	11	1,729.83
brithers	10	1,572.57
intae	10	1,572.57
put	10	1,572.57
took	10	1,572.57
through	10	1,572.57
im	10	1,572.57
like	10	1,572.57
ur	10	1,572.57
cam	10	1,572.57
him	10	1,572.57
daddy	10	1,572.57
went	10	1,572.57
her	10	1,572.57
before	9	1,415.32
table	9	1,415.32
ower	9	1,415.32
dae	9	1,415.32
naw	9	1,415.32
saw	9	1,415.32
long	9	1,415.32
door	9	1,415.32
and	8	1,258.06
er	8	1,258.06
widnae	8	1,258.06
hes	8	1,258.06
great	8	1,258.06
didnae	8	1,258.06
ye're	8	1,258.06
drunk	8	1,258.06
again	8	1,258.06
walk	8	1,258.06
you	8	1,258.06
awright	8	1,258.06
comin	8	1,258.06
hid	8	1,258.06
really	8	1,258.06
thair	8	1,258.06
auntie	8	1,258.06
lalor	8	1,258.06
bad	7	1,100.80
fight	7	1,100.80
cause	7	1,100.80
is	7	1,100.80
ah'm	7	1,100.80
cannae	7	1,100.80
aye	7	1,100.80
much	7	1,100.80
eyes	7	1,100.80
that's	7	1,100.80
pat	7	1,100.80
mither	7	1,100.80
kevin	7	1,100.80
good	7	1,100.80
road	7	1,100.80
tell	7	1,100.80
gave	7	1,100.80
ah'll	7	1,100.80
mibbe	6	943.54
durin	6	943.54
place	6	943.54
talk	6	943.54
hauns	6	943.54
french	6	943.54
holy	6	943.54
uncles	6	943.54
stey	6	943.54
wanted	6	943.54
hiv	6	943.54
mary	6	943.54
watter	6	943.54
oor	6	943.54
sayin	6	943.54
they'd	6	943.54
talking	6	943.54
next	6	943.54
roon	6	943.54
grampa	6	943.54
come	6	943.54
some	6	943.54
room	6	943.54
mean	6	943.54
there	6	943.54
i	6	943.54
somebody	6	943.54
sarah	6	943.54
sat	6	943.54
to	6	943.54
ir	5	786.29
wisnae	5	786.29
must	5	786.29
hae	5	786.29
sidney's	5	786.29
did	5	786.29
ship	5	786.29
happy	5	786.29
cim	5	786.29
wullyum	5	786.29
were	5	786.29
couldnae	5	786.29
sojers	5	786.29
seen	5	786.29
face	5	786.29
taur	5	786.29
by	5	786.29
forget	5	786.29
sleep	5	786.29
wummin	5	786.29
kinna	5	786.29
aff	5	786.29
peter	5	786.29
fightin	5	786.29
right	5	786.29
for	5	786.29
mad	5	786.29
bi	5	786.29
are	5	786.29
germans	5	786.29
wey	5	786.29
sittin	5	786.29
ain	5	786.29
hame	5	786.29
feart	5	786.29
hope	5	786.29
play	5	786.29
fact	5	786.29
noo	5	786.29
loat	5	786.29
came	5	786.29
laugh	5	786.29
book	5	786.29
worry	5	786.29
left	5	786.29
boayes	5	786.29
stoap	4	629.03
coorse	4	629.03
side	4	629.03
whir	4	629.03
cuidnae	4	629.03
young	4	629.03
worst	4	629.03
quite	4	629.03
something	4	629.03
thoat	4	629.03
funny	4	629.03
lannot	4	629.03
setterday	4	629.03
while	4	629.03
of	4	629.03
voice	4	629.03
och	4	629.03
warnock	4	629.03
michael	4	629.03
ferm	4	629.03
anither	4	629.03
feet	4	629.03
muscles	4	629.03
heid	4	629.03
three	4	629.03
awa	4	629.03
heard	4	629.03
knew	4	629.03
paris	4	629.03
started	4	629.03
spoke	4	629.03
lik	4	629.03
fun	4	629.03
tricks	4	629.03
kept	4	629.03
man	4	629.03
shoutin	4	629.03
them	4	629.03
look	4	629.03
days	4	629.03
never	4	629.03
work	4	629.03
his	4	629.03
terrible	4	629.03
might	4	629.03
pit	4	629.03
thae	4	629.03
everybody	4	629.03
goad	4	629.03
country	4	629.03
black	4	629.03
daphne	4	629.03
lookin	4	629.03
bed	4	629.03
naebdy	4	629.03
managed	4	629.03
et	3	471.77
james	3	471.77
want	3	471.77
pushed	3	471.77
pictures	3	471.77
than	3	471.77
she's	3	471.77
wunner	3	471.77
atlas	3	471.77
charles	3	471.77
take	3	471.77
talked	3	471.77
worried	3	471.77
sent	3	471.77
anywey	3	471.77
very	3	471.77
friday	3	471.77
angry	3	471.77
remember	3	471.77
coarner	3	471.77
hair	3	471.77
nae	3	471.77
mair	3	471.77
help	3	471.77
silence	3	471.77
nuhin	3	471.77
tap	3	471.77
claes	3	471.77
disnae	3	471.77
ither	3	471.77
smell	3	471.77
money	3	471.77
teeth	3	471.77
bein	3	471.77
best	3	471.77
ony	3	471.77
run	3	471.77
strong	3	471.77
russians	3	471.77
stuck	3	471.77
hoo	3	471.77
happened	3	471.77
ghost	3	471.77
dunn	3	471.77
we'll	3	471.77
wurd	3	471.77
asked	3	471.77
barra	3	471.77
still	3	471.77
hoat	3	471.77
gae	3	471.77
these	3	471.77
daein	3	471.77
goat	3	471.77
forest	3	471.77
c'mon	3	471.77
heypen	3	471.77
uffa	3	471.77
matthew	3	471.77
family	3	471.77
breid	3	471.77
survived	3	471.77
weerin	3	471.77
else	3	471.77
months	3	471.77
ages	3	471.77
smile	3	471.77
boots	3	471.77
fell	3	471.77
looked	3	471.77
liked	3	471.77
quiet	3	471.77
doors	3	471.77
under	3	471.77
reservation	3	471.77
staunin	3	471.77
mother	3	471.77
yir	3	471.77
dunkirk	3	471.77
priest	3	471.77
caul	3	471.77
recipes	3	471.77
alang	3	471.77
fire	3	471.77
outside	3	471.77
tellt	3	471.77
chair	3	471.77
rest	3	471.77
freezing	3	471.77
can	3	471.77
alwis	2	314.51
bide	2	314.51
smilin	2	314.51
called	2	314.51
ayrshire	2	314.51
laughed	2	314.51
sauce	2	314.51
settled	2	314.51
mrs	2	314.51
week	2	314.51
coupla	2	314.51
ingrid	2	314.51
father	2	314.51
minds	2	314.51
make	2	314.51
shouldnae	2	314.51
bergman	2	314.51
sae	2	314.51
chapel	2	314.51
show	2	314.51
wean	2	314.51
we're	2	314.51
miss	2	314.51
letters	2	314.51
prood	2	314.51
wirnae	2	314.51
faur	2	314.51
open	2	314.51
who	2	314.51
pitchforks	2	314.51
smart	2	314.51
gestapo	2	314.51
brushed	2	314.51
spit	2	314.51
ss	2	314.51
suits	2	314.51
south	2	314.51
hut	2	314.51
spanish	2	314.51
luik	2	314.51
pain	2	314.51
pass	2	314.51
finally	2	314.51
rainin	2	314.51
aye'	2	314.51
words	2	314.51
without	2	314.51
mick	2	314.51
brocht	2	314.51
stair	2	314.51
faa	2	314.51
year	2	314.51
met	2	314.51
minit	2	314.51
each	2	314.51
apart	2	314.51
toon	2	314.51
haudin	2	314.51
nineteen	2	314.51
gaein	2	314.51
name	2	314.51
thirty	2	314.51
shoap	2	314.51
lovely	2	314.51
masel	2	314.51
here's	2	314.51
thin	2	314.51
yin	2	314.51
gin	2	314.51
argument	2	314.51
kitchen	2	314.51
shout	2	314.51
our	2	314.51
serious	2	314.51
de	2	314.51
movin	2	314.51
acroas	2	314.51
ah'd	2	314.51
tatties	2	314.51
screamin	2	314.51
drink	2	314.51
e'd	2	314.51
smiling	2	314.51
she'll	2	314.51
dinner	2	314.51
whair	2	314.51
needed	2	314.51
sumhin	2	314.51
son	2	314.51
shook	2	314.51
getting	2	314.51
calm	2	314.51
shakin	2	314.51
it'll	2	314.51
playing	2	314.51
what's	2	314.51
thir's	2	314.51
windae	2	314.51
cards	2	314.51
have	2	314.51
caird	2	314.51
annoyed	2	314.51
joke	2	314.51
yis	2	314.51
will	2	314.51
few	2	314.51
showin	2	314.51
tuttin	2	314.51
better	2	314.51
greetin	2	314.51
onyhin	2	314.51
gaunnae	2	314.51
wirsels	2	314.51
reading	2	314.51
experiences	2	314.51
lang	2	314.51
threw	2	314.51
only	2	314.51
lea	2	314.51
years	2	314.51
weeks	2	314.51
telling	2	314.51
different	2	314.51
cologne	2	314.51
bedspread	2	314.51
tea	2	314.51
steyed	2	314.51
grampa's	2	314.51
cover	2	314.51
broon	2	314.51
gup	2	314.51
pal	2	314.51
twice	2	314.51
hit	2	314.51
torpedoes	2	314.51
tam	2	314.51
houston	2	314.51
sight	2	314.51
cousins	2	314.51
god	2	314.51
cid	2	314.51
murmansk	2	314.51
esel	2	314.51
london	2	314.51
boathered	2	314.51
hud	2	314.51
beat	2	314.51
coast	2	314.51
norwegian	2	314.51
youse	2	314.51
hunner	2	314.51
should've	2	314.51
wait	2	314.51
blokes	2	314.51
weel	2	314.51
he's	2	314.51
jokes	2	314.51
especially	2	314.51
kin	2	314.51
eat	2	314.51
first	2	314.51
highlanders	2	314.51
gordon	2	314.51
luvved	2	314.51
slip	2	314.51
upstairs	2	314.51
mark	2	314.51
made	2	314.51
broad	2	314.51
driver	2	314.51
fitba	2	314.51
killed	2	314.51
played	2	314.51
stanes	2	314.51
date	2	314.51
suit	2	314.51
spread	2	314.51
sense	2	314.51
mind	2	314.51
german	2	314.51
dead	2	314.51
shore	2	314.51
handsome	2	314.51
loved	2	314.51
worse	2	314.51
white	2	314.51
always	2	314.51
trick	2	314.51
fantastic	2	314.51
hard	2	314.51
telegram	2	314.51
burst	2	314.51
cuid	2	314.51
curly	2	314.51
thick	2	314.51
life	2	314.51
thegither	2	314.51
straight	2	314.51
humour	2	314.51
italy	2	314.51
was	2	314.51
anything	2	314.51
write	2	314.51
gettin	2	314.51
lifted	2	314.51
laughin	2	314.51
bring	2	314.51
move	2	314.51
street	2	314.51
against	2	314.51
wurds	2	314.51
walked	2	314.51
pairt	2	314.51
chap	2	314.51
english	2	314.51
along	2	314.51
wa	2	314.51
summer	2	314.51
couple	2	314.51
til	2	314.51
shooder	2	314.51
kitbag	2	314.51
wheels	2	314.51
ella	2	314.51
alive	2	314.51
thank	2	314.51
uniform	2	314.51
av	2	314.51
dinnae	2	314.51
pavement	2	314.51
polis	2	314.51
unnerstaun	2	314.51