A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Malgrati, Paul

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,968
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 760
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.589
Tagged as SEC ((South) East Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, scots, an, o, a, tae, that, is, in, it,

List of texts in corpus

Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid
Bella Caledonia (02-12-2018) in Central dialect (SEC), categorised as blog (1,968 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
scots66 33,536.59185.759
fake7 3,556.9164.828
fir18 9,146.3464.434
fowks8 4,065.0460.913
leid17 8,638.2158.707
e'en8 4,065.0454.623
makkars5 2,540.6554.359
staunnart4 2,032.5242.549
genuine5 2,540.6538.235
linguistic7 3,556.9135.603
fin'3 1,524.3933.138
leal4 2,032.5232.824
isna7 3,556.9130.073
jyst3 1,524.3928.088
proper5 2,540.6527.699
national7 3,556.9127.403
strength4 2,032.5226.717
is34 17,276.4226.623
aareadies4 2,032.5226.440
or23 11,686.9925.956
clip3 1,524.3925.442
ainly4 2,032.5224.734
braa3 1,524.3924.171
eh7 3,556.9122.354
lallans4 2,032.5221.556
wye8 4,065.0421.453
braid5 2,540.6521.430
houivver2 1,016.2621.272
propriety2 1,016.2621.272
demotic2 1,016.2621.272
hail5 2,540.6521.116
ivver4 2,032.5220.866
video3 1,524.3920.789
speik3 1,524.3920.789
fae19 9,654.4720.440
maun8 4,065.0420.195
ilka7 3,556.9119.884
gushetneuk2 1,016.2619.550
quirk2 1,016.2619.550
synthetic2 1,016.2619.550
giles2 1,016.2618.369
ettle4 2,032.5217.864
he3 1,524.3917.834
artificial2 1,016.2617.465
people's2 1,016.2617.465
moyen2 1,016.2616.731
ayont4 2,032.5216.648
contemporar2 1,016.2615.579
that39 19,817.0715.495
medium3 1,524.3915.235
onybody4 2,032.5214.699
oxford2 1,016.2614.691
comments2 1,016.2614.312
whitivver2 1,016.2614.312
wha7 3,556.9114.210
doric4 2,032.5214.048
whaurever2 1,016.2613.967
uphaudit2 1,016.2613.967
scrievers2 1,016.2613.967
aye11 5,589.4313.926
us10 5,081.3012.832
jeannie2 1,016.2612.590
art2 1,016.2612.590
kinrick2 1,016.2612.365
awaa2 1,016.2612.365
platform2 1,016.2612.152
staun3 1,524.3912.054
ither9 4,573.1711.837
alistair's5 2,540.65nan
people4 2,032.5211.965
whin4 2,032.5211.778
sic6 3,048.7811.566
wis7 3,556.9111.381
bi9 4,573.1711.354
tongues2 1,016.2611.236
poets2 1,016.2611.077
north-east2 1,016.2611.077
foot2 1,016.2610.923
wirds5 2,540.6510.611
authenticity4 2,032.52nan
ithers4 2,032.5211.452
offeecial2 1,016.2610.498
phrase2 1,016.2610.498
mak7 3,556.9110.493
hiv5 2,540.6510.396
modren3 1,524.3910.257
we18 9,146.349.828
true3 1,524.399.569
speaks2 1,016.269.350
muckle7 3,556.919.209
cultural3 1,524.399.118
and4 2,032.528.862
yon5 2,540.658.860
syne6 3,048.788.806
tongue3 1,524.398.777
yin6 3,048.788.660
dictionar2 1,016.268.634
trust2 1,016.268.553
freedom2 1,016.268.475
johnny2 1,016.268.475
happenin2 1,016.268.475
rule2 1,016.268.322
state3 1,524.398.289
real3 1,524.398.289
mony5 2,540.658.182
coorse4 2,032.528.034
thegither4 2,032.527.914
million2 1,016.267.900
ony6 3,048.787.785
new6 3,048.787.693
labbyists4 2,032.52nan
poo'er3 1,524.39nan
sound2 1,016.267.644
artifice3 1,524.39nan
warld4 2,032.527.496
makkit2 1,016.267.291
tak6 3,048.787.176
agin3 1,524.397.146
bbc2 1,016.267.127
the88 44,715.457.093
happens2 1,016.267.022
oot2 1,016.266.903
whit's2 1,016.266.821
orra2 1,016.266.495
vyce2 1,016.266.364
its7 3,556.916.229
may2 1,016.266.117
harry2 1,016.266.039
at5 2,540.656.000
nor5 2,540.655.969
yaise2 1,016.265.924
learn2 1,016.265.778
politics2 1,016.265.742
problem2 1,016.265.707
aa9 4,573.175.595
pure2 1,016.265.570
siccar2 1,016.265.503
o56 28,455.285.436
european2 1,016.265.250
maist5 2,540.655.096
kintra2 1,016.265.044
that's3 1,524.394.963
form2 1,016.264.932
fu2 1,016.264.851
yaised2 1,016.264.694
na'hin2 1,016.26nan
gin5 2,540.655.069
canna3 1,524.394.621
either2 1,016.264.474
means2 1,016.264.450
oor7 3,556.914.414
shuid2 1,016.264.358
baith4 2,032.524.305
nummer2 1,016.264.203
ilk2 1,016.264.161
but14 7,113.824.145
scottish4 2,032.524.138
nae11 5,589.434.091
isnae2 1,016.264.036
line2 1,016.263.897
tent2 1,016.263.821
on6 3,048.783.797
itsel2 1,016.263.569
up3 1,524.393.554
as19 9,654.473.528
bein4 2,032.523.414
kind2 1,016.263.403
door4 2,032.523.369
thae3 1,524.393.297
need3 1,524.393.128
wird2 1,016.263.042
amang2 1,016.263.015
speak2 1,016.262.893
want3 1,524.392.849
ahint2 1,016.262.828
aroon2 1,016.262.815
yet2 1,016.262.472
me3 1,524.392.336
can6 3,048.782.304
an60 30,487.801.961
wull2 1,016.261.958
his7 3,556.911.826
doon2 1,016.261.495
dinnae2 1,016.261.466
tawk2 1,016.26nan
there8 4,065.041.443
a49 24,898.371.410
whaur3 1,524.391.369
best2 1,016.261.221
gie3 1,524.391.216
tae49 24,898.371.102
it's3 1,524.391.092
hunert2 1,016.26nan
day2 1,016.261.068
atween2 1,016.261.003
ken4 2,032.520.788
yer2 1,016.260.783
this10 5,081.300.746
intae2 1,016.260.653
said4 2,032.520.567
ainership2 1,016.26nan
thing2 1,016.260.635
noo2 1,016.260.508
see2 1,016.260.487
wi17 8,638.210.360
ayebidan2 1,016.26nan
fowk2 1,016.260.332
it26 13,211.380.311
here3 1,524.390.288
mair3 1,524.390.286
faker2 1,016.26nan
wad3 1,524.390.278
sae4 2,032.520.255
ye9 4,573.170.252
in28 14,227.640.243
kent2 1,016.260.239
were3 1,524.390.218
some2 1,016.260.217
still2 1,016.260.195
mind2 1,016.260.192
micht2 1,016.260.189
hid2 1,016.260.184
twa2 1,016.260.160
aff2 1,016.260.142
you3 1,524.390.127
their4 2,032.520.124
be11 5,589.430.117
like6 3,048.780.117
whit5 2,540.650.114
to3 1,524.390.104
are3 1,524.390.088
hae4 2,032.520.082
time4 2,032.520.061
auld3 1,524.390.054
dae2 1,016.260.053
thocht2 1,016.260.048
pit2 1,016.260.044
say2 1,016.260.037
ower4 2,032.520.036
weel2 1,016.260.033
pairt-takkers2 1,016.26nan
they8 4,065.040.022
aboot6 3,048.780.005
scotland2 1,016.260.004
meddlin2 1,016.26nan
them3 1,524.390.003
ain2 1,016.260.002
lang2 1,016.260.000