A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Hodgart, John

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,735
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 903
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.029
Tagged as WCE (West Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, o, in, a, an, tae, that, scottish, it, scots,

List of texts in corpus

Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit
The National (2021-March-15) in Central (North Ayrshire) dialect (WCE), categorised as newspaper (1,274 words)

A Catalogue o Sair Neglect
Bella Calledonia (2016-08-18) in Central (North Ayrshire) dialect (WCE), categorised as blog (1,461 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
scottish43 15,722.12201.575
language30 10,968.9298.964
asls8 2,925.0576.010
curriculum10 3,656.3174.053
literature10 3,656.3164.372
culture13 4,753.2058.953
teachers9 3,290.6849.960
cultural10 3,656.3147.372
oor24 8,775.1447.365
buin4 1,462.5242.546
macgillivray4 1,462.5242.546
alan6 2,193.7839.403
ignorance5 1,828.1537.605
by22 8,043.8837.408
volumes4 1,462.5235.205
material5 1,828.1532.177
scots31 11,334.5531.351
sccc3 1,096.8931.164
suirly3 1,096.8931.164
deficit3 1,096.8931.164
jordanhill3 1,096.8931.164
support8 2,925.0531.160
linguistic7 2,559.4131.146
often5 1,828.1530.583
resources5 1,828.1530.013
owre8 2,925.0529.475
teachin6 2,193.7829.393
gey11 4,021.9426.771
in79 28,884.8325.319
mibbie5 1,828.1525.301
implementit3 1,096.8925.098
group7 2,559.4124.498
lit5 1,828.1524.493
or27 9,872.0324.068
act6 2,193.7823.893
especially5 1,828.1523.749
text5 1,828.1523.607
essay3 1,096.8923.477
but30 10,968.9223.407
still12 4,387.5723.161
studies4 1,462.5223.072
committee3 1,096.8922.208
report6 2,193.7821.770
texts4 1,462.5221.524
generation4 1,462.5221.327
print3 1,096.8921.167
has9 3,290.6821.068
members3 1,096.8920.283
progress4 1,462.5220.239
wrasslin2 731.2619.957
gifford2 731.2619.957
iona2 731.2619.957
uni3 1,096.8919.887
responsible3 1,096.8919.887
cringe3 1,096.8919.516
produced3 1,096.8919.516
ain13 4,753.2019.185
weans5 1,828.1519.044
should7 2,559.4118.994
mony9 3,290.6818.631
hae20 7,312.6118.569
years8 2,925.0518.242
reduce2 731.2618.236
corbett2 731.2618.236
snobbery2 731.2618.236
land5 1,828.1517.702
robertson3 1,096.8917.682
supportit3 1,096.8917.426
documents3 1,096.8917.181
prejudice2 731.2617.056
ruitit2 731.2617.056
neglect2 731.2617.056
shamefu2 731.2617.056
removal2 731.2617.056
supplied2 731.2617.056
conferences2 731.2617.056
alison2 731.2617.056
key4 1,462.5216.790
educational3 1,096.8916.720
spite3 1,096.8916.720
probably4 1,462.5216.685
o89 32,541.1316.596
compulsory2 731.2616.154
measures2 731.2616.154
teaching2 731.2616.154
ironically2 731.2616.154
of14 5,118.8316.098
few6 2,193.7815.947
project3 1,096.8915.897
higher3 1,096.8915.709
late5 1,828.1515.460
apologetic2 731.2615.421
politeecians2 731.2615.421
mysterious2 731.2615.421
education6 2,193.7815.281
positive3 1,096.8915.178
helpin3 1,096.8915.012
includit3 1,096.8915.012
notes3 1,096.8915.012
northern3 1,096.8914.850
respectit2 731.2614.805
measure2 731.2614.805
robbie2 731.2614.805
literary3 1,096.8914.693
doot5 1,828.1514.605
classroom2 731.2614.273
hasnae2 731.2614.273
crucial2 731.2614.273
heritage3 1,096.8914.247
provide3 1,096.8914.106
review3 1,096.8914.106
available3 1,096.8913.968
discrimination2 731.2613.805
recognises2 731.2613.805
kist3 1,096.8913.575
dominies2 731.2613.387
study3 1,096.8913.327
intendit2 731.2613.010
causes2 731.2613.010
units2 731.2612.666
uissfu2 731.2612.666
furrit2 731.2612.351
however2 731.2612.351
ane10 3,656.3112.055
coursework3 1,096.89nan
ignorant2 731.2612.666
werenae2 731.2611.534
herald2 731.2611.534
purposes2 731.2611.534
sadly2 731.2611.297
apparently2 731.2611.297
mixture2 731.2611.297
countries2 731.2611.073
workin3 1,096.8910.999
such3 1,096.8910.844
create2 731.2610.662
career2 731.2610.662
aboot19 6,946.9810.656
scotland10 3,656.3110.627
build2 731.2610.472
secondary2 731.2610.472
past5 1,828.1510.381
that45 16,453.3810.172
chaired3 1,096.89nan
places3 1,096.8910.065
even8 2,925.0510.032
maist8 2,925.059.802
languages4 1,462.529.683
published2 731.269.643
member2 731.269.643
sort3 1,096.899.388
yaise3 1,096.899.331
produce2 731.269.222
national4 1,462.529.117
dictionaries2 731.269.092
ayrshire2 731.269.092
every4 1,462.529.050
needs3 1,096.899.000
hmi3 1,096.89nan
some11 4,021.949.050
fundin2 731.268.844
publication2 731.268.844
legal2 731.268.844
independent2 731.268.726
ye5 1,828.158.681
depairtment2 731.268.612
country3 1,096.898.543
forgotten2 731.268.394
huge2 731.268.289
central2 731.268.089
recent2 731.267.993
jack2 731.267.808
success2 731.267.808
etc2 731.267.466
appeared2 731.267.466
twa-three2 731.267.385
level2 731.267.306
government4 1,462.527.255
yet4 1,462.527.255
development2 731.267.229
confidence2 731.267.229
school3 1,096.897.018
younger2 731.267.007
range2 731.266.866
case3 1,096.896.778
college2 731.266.731
keen2 731.266.731
real3 1,096.896.551
rich2 731.266.538
st2 731.266.297
scotlit2 731.26nan
ireland2 731.266.297
fact3 1,096.896.215
eichties2 731.26nan
for26 9,506.406.148
status2 731.266.126
history3 1,096.896.100
hauds2 731.266.072
original2 731.266.017
gaelic5 1,828.155.869
schuils2 731.265.810
plan2 731.265.760
system2 731.265.662
young4 1,462.525.634
ed2 731.265.430
sometimes2 731.265.386
book2 731.265.299
noo10 3,656.315.194
bit2 731.265.050
wha5 1,828.154.947
james2 731.264.934
aw13 4,753.204.894
learn2 731.264.608
and10 3,656.314.552
glesca2 731.264.409
anes2 731.264.314
opened2 731.264.192
teacher2 731.264.104
mair11 4,021.944.095
withoot2 731.264.075
wi12 4,387.574.073
fecht2 731.264.047
at10 3,656.313.850
been10 3,656.313.812
form2 731.263.803
as25 9,140.773.672
douglas2 731.263.651
our2 731.263.626
licht3 1,096.893.602
hunner2 731.263.461
seem2 731.263.438
world2 731.263.438
tung3 1,096.893.346
their9 3,290.683.228
oot6 2,193.783.215
like3 1,096.893.198
bring2 731.263.138
john3 1,096.893.135
ony5 1,828.153.005
stert2 731.262.981
i10 3,656.312.828
did5 1,828.152.744
across2 731.262.679
would2 731.262.645
revised2 731.26nan
are7 2,559.412.722
least2 731.262.596
ma7 2,559.412.491
never3 1,096.892.360
they6 2,193.782.334
ither6 2,193.782.222
yer2 731.262.217
very2 731.262.159
later2 731.262.146
were6 2,193.782.050
play2 731.262.031
first5 1,828.151.978
its6 2,193.781.969
naethin2 731.261.958
tho3 1,096.891.914
jist7 2,559.411.849
somethin2 731.261.745
set3 1,096.891.695
wee3 1,096.891.576
them2 731.261.556
faur2 731.261.554
english4 1,462.521.508
read2 731.261.498
if2 731.261.414
folios2 731.26nan
back3 1,096.891.472
great2 731.261.374
guid5 1,828.151.344
mither3 1,096.891.280
really2 731.261.198
same3 1,096.891.186
wisnae2 731.261.183
year4 1,462.521.119
fae5 1,828.151.014
help2 731.260.946
tae66 24,131.630.946
twa2 731.260.887
auld2 731.260.885
cannae2 731.260.723
gien2 731.260.675
there5 1,828.150.666
mcconnell2 731.26nan
whit4 1,462.520.728
it37 13,528.340.648
up8 2,925.050.636
folk2 731.260.606
us5 1,828.150.599
bein3 1,096.890.576
wis24 8,775.140.543
which2 731.260.523
afore2 731.260.507
see3 1,096.890.493
while2 731.260.466
had5 1,828.150.453
workload2 731.26nan
nae6 2,193.780.441
efter2 731.260.420
we13 4,753.200.417
need2 731.260.414
alang2 731.260.401
day4 1,462.520.364
s18 6,581.350.359
a75 27,422.300.345
things2 731.260.345
mak3 1,096.890.334
wid4 1,462.520.321
than2 731.260.300
only2 731.260.292
ve3 1,096.890.289
on19 6,946.980.279
three2 731.260.254
lang2 731.260.234
no6 2,193.780.211
time4 1,462.520.178
awa4 1,462.520.158
the164 59,963.440.151
said3 1,096.890.151
pit3 1,096.890.146
an72 26,325.410.099
baith2 731.260.096
to4 1,462.520.086
richt3 1,096.890.074
gaun2 731.260.053
will2 731.260.048
this11 4,021.940.029
be14 5,118.830.004
new2 731.260.003
whaur2 731.260.001
is17 6,215.720.001
war2 731.260.001
when3 1,096.890.000