A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Alexander, Brian

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,302
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 527
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.471
Tagged as GUL (General Ulster) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, o, a, an, tae, in, that, wis, he, james,

List of texts in corpus

Yarns 3 - Pilgrimage tae Passchendaele
Ulster-Scots Community Network (2024-08-22) in Ulster (Dufferin) dialect (GUL), categorised as prose (1,302 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
james16 12,288.79123.533
battalion5 3,840.2561.599
rifles5 3,840.2547.156
war13 9,984.6443.497
ulster6 4,608.2937.083
ainly5 3,840.2536.185
keeng3 2,304.1535.701
passchendaele3 2,304.1535.701
covenant3 2,304.1531.887
royal4 3,072.2027.081
almichty3 2,304.1526.724
foond4 3,072.2026.704
ypres2 1,536.1022.980
irish4 3,072.2022.650
solemn2 1,536.1021.257
thair9 6,912.4420.497
takken2 1,536.1020.074
screive3 2,304.1519.801
pairish3 2,304.1519.458
page4 3,072.2019.213
vaige2 1,536.1019.169
focht3 2,304.1518.826
haed8 6,144.3918.166
neebours2 1,536.1017.279
o50 38,402.4616.211
screived2 1,536.1016.008
oorsels3 2,304.1515.855
tholed2 1,536.1014.775
upon3 2,304.1514.655
signed2 1,536.1014.278
whan8 6,144.3914.253
parteecular2 1,536.1014.052
oor9 6,912.4413.815
millions2 1,536.1013.442
glaur2 1,536.1013.258
names3 2,304.1512.776
france2 1,536.1012.754
bluid3 2,304.1512.624
hecht2 1,536.1012.600
strangers2 1,536.1012.451
birth2 1,536.1012.308
weans3 2,304.1512.192
memorial2 1,536.1012.037
july2 1,536.1011.663
stuff3 2,304.1511.224
brithers2 1,536.1010.628
son3 2,304.1510.506
niver4 3,072.2010.502
that26 19,969.2810.474
battle2 1,536.1010.366
forder2 1,536.1010.366
cultur2 1,536.1010.201
whase2 1,536.1010.121
by8 6,144.3910.005
rule2 1,536.109.817
nou4 3,072.209.755
hae10 7,680.499.754
years4 3,072.209.413
loss2 1,536.109.274
awready2 1,536.108.746
throu4 3,072.208.737
yin5 3,840.258.526
faimily2 1,536.108.189
hame5 3,840.257.688
interest2 1,536.107.666
tale2 1,536.107.318
v2 1,536.107.174
yird2 1,536.107.002
watchin2 1,536.106.838
he21 16,129.036.557
kintra2 1,536.106.389
warld3 2,304.156.320
wis23 17,665.136.203
en3 2,304.156.154
simmer2 1,536.105.992
bein4 3,072.205.866
in32 24,577.575.823
tongue2 1,536.105.799
takkin2 1,536.105.550
bodie2 1,536.105.359
history2 1,536.105.298
thon4 3,072.205.095
sae6 4,608.295.036
whit7 5,376.344.506
e3 2,304.154.353
an46 35,330.264.281
ferm2 1,536.104.222
few2 1,536.104.152
thare2 1,536.104.057
this10 7,680.493.910
heid4 3,072.203.764
for13 9,984.643.624
dee2 1,536.103.613
we10 7,680.493.404
his13 9,984.643.388
comin2 1,536.103.025
hou2 1,536.102.901
men2 1,536.102.841
at4 3,072.202.836
m4 3,072.202.633
gang2 1,536.102.617
d5 3,840.252.609
think3 2,304.152.591
but9 6,912.442.502
name2 1,536.102.413
ken4 3,072.202.397
come3 2,304.152.262
will3 2,304.152.262
juist3 2,304.152.262
twa4 3,072.202.103
till2 1,536.102.084
hit2 1,536.102.037
a47 36,098.311.937
went2 1,536.101.786
sic2 1,536.101.751
mony2 1,536.101.736
days2 1,536.101.731
wi6 4,608.291.676
fowk4 3,072.201.630
man3 2,304.151.598
wha2 1,536.101.483
oot3 2,304.151.335
wad3 2,304.151.329
tounlaund2 1,536.10nan
tell2 1,536.101.276
nae6 4,608.291.197
anither2 1,536.101.065
aboot6 4,608.290.990
they3 2,304.150.988
whaur2 1,536.100.958
kent2 1,536.100.944
been4 3,072.200.938
tae33 25,345.620.873
t2 1,536.100.826
frae4 3,072.200.742
me6 4,608.290.732
mak2 1,536.100.727
like2 1,536.100.665
no2 1,536.100.657
langemarck2 1,536.10nan
bit2 1,536.100.632
mair4 3,072.200.553
s12 9,216.590.535
clarke2 1,536.10nan
ma4 3,072.200.419
thaim2 1,536.100.401
be5 3,840.250.400
ower4 3,072.200.372
pairlamemt2 1,536.10nan
gangs2 1,536.1010.121
lang2 1,536.100.304
than2 1,536.100.283
doon2 1,536.100.263
up4 3,072.200.221
ll2 1,536.100.192
time3 2,304.150.189
on7 5,376.340.148
dae2 1,536.100.130
as7 5,376.340.127
is9 6,912.440.114
it14 10,752.690.114
are2 1,536.100.086
the73 56,067.590.076
you2 1,536.100.047
auld2 1,536.100.046
aff2 1,536.100.046
aw3 2,304.150.002
irlan2 1,536.10nan
or4 3,072.200.021
can2 1,536.100.000