A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Reynolds, Charlie

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,447
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 451
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.208
Tagged as CUL (Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)) dialect.
Top ten most common words - tha, a, o, an, tae, it, bae, in, that, ullans,

List of texts in corpus

Krisamas time is draa’in near
Ullans Speakers Association (2011) in Ulster (Coleraine) dialect (CUL), categorised as prose (426 words)

Tha demise o oor ain tongue
North Antrim Speak (2010-Feb-05) in Ulster (Coleraine) dialect (CUL), categorised as blog (318 words)

An Appeal frae tha hairt
North Antrim Speak (2010-Mar-01) in Ulster (Coleraine) dialect (CUL), categorised as blog (297 words)

Tak pride in yer ain tongue
North Antrim Speak (2009-Jul-10) in Ulster (Coleraine) dialect (CUL), categorised as blog (406 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
tha79 54,595.72516.858
bae26 17,968.21247.631
ullans19 13,130.62237.047
the2 1,382.17154.498
thaur13 8,984.11152.630
mann9 6,219.77111.978
mae13 8,984.1194.132
tongue14 9,675.1991.666
taak8 5,528.6877.433
maak6 4,146.5173.233
taakin6 4,146.5165.523
ir11 7,601.9452.635
spake7 4,837.6051.466
wae15 10,366.2850.566
yins8 5,528.6848.549
moather4 2,764.3447.641
wud8 5,528.6847.107
oul8 5,528.6845.049
bane5 3,455.4340.842
boords3 2,073.2634.984
native5 3,455.4334.293
dinnae9 6,219.7733.855
wha10 6,910.8532.155
santa4 2,764.3431.830
wye9 6,219.7731.163
lake4 2,764.3431.071
wus6 4,146.5130.506
nir3 2,073.2629.930
gie10 6,910.8526.770
coorse7 4,837.6025.000
hae16 11,057.3624.686
speakers5 3,455.4323.767
hale7 4,837.6023.177
betther2 1,382.1722.502
richtfa2 1,382.1722.502
feyther2 1,382.1720.779
naw6 4,146.5120.777
aff11 7,601.9420.572
why5 3,455.4320.333
agen2 1,382.1719.597
proud3 2,073.2618.121
aa12 8,293.0217.454
jest7 4,837.60nan
things7 4,837.6020.150
yese2 1,382.1717.338
ain9 6,219.7717.186
wheen5 3,455.4316.676
shane2 1,382.1715.533
forget3 2,073.2615.069
wull5 3,455.4315.027
wur6 4,146.5114.365
sae10 6,910.8514.340
opeenion2 1,382.1714.301
meanin3 2,073.2614.256
gled3 2,073.2614.181
noo10 6,910.8513.807
krisamas6 4,146.51nan
thats2 1,382.1713.805
o51 35,245.3412.786
becaase5 3,455.43nan
rale2 1,382.1712.612
ax2 1,382.1712.612
toul2 1,382.1712.612
pit7 4,837.6012.560
whun2 1,382.1712.283
dancin2 1,382.1712.283
wush2 1,382.1712.283
yer10 6,910.8512.268
somethin4 2,764.3412.220
thae5 3,455.4312.137
kan2 1,382.1712.129
weans3 2,073.2612.093
stap3 2,073.2611.992
shud2 1,382.1711.701
mine3 2,073.2611.652
am4 2,764.3411.400
heids3 2,073.2610.867
think6 4,146.5110.527
these4 2,764.3410.380
luk2 1,382.1710.348
brev3 2,073.26nan
thur3 2,073.2610.255
gret2 1,382.1710.255
aul2 1,382.1710.163
themsels2 1,382.1710.074
oor8 5,528.689.834
instead2 1,382.179.657
they14 9,675.198.989
minute2 1,382.178.814
scrievin2 1,382.178.571
gane2 1,382.178.456
forrit3 2,073.268.403
ulster2 1,382.178.027
mair9 6,219.777.988
neck2 1,382.177.927
scrieve2 1,382.177.644
wrang3 2,073.267.517
wean2 1,382.177.466
spellin2 1,382.176.836
year5 3,455.436.785
weel6 4,146.516.731
roon4 2,764.346.715
ye16 11,057.366.686
its6 4,146.516.623
maistly2 1,382.176.525
country2 1,382.176.525
language5 3,455.436.470
onythin2 1,382.176.365
times3 2,073.266.338
withoot2 1,382.176.333
know3 2,073.265.827
is17 11,748.455.809
haes5 3,455.435.643
love2 1,382.175.535
ava2 1,382.175.144
stert2 1,382.175.123
time7 4,837.605.110
maesel2 1,382.17nan
years3 2,073.265.079
support2 1,382.174.976
pairt3 2,073.264.963
it27 18,659.304.923
toon2 1,382.174.628
schuil2 1,382.174.485
if6 4,146.514.423
culture2 1,382.174.416
baen2 1,382.17nan
tae43 29,716.664.287
dae5 3,455.434.117
tryin2 1,382.173.960
try2 1,382.173.946
speak2 1,382.173.888
at4 2,764.343.836
hard2 1,382.173.362
a54 37,318.593.026
an47 32,481.002.723
niver2 1,382.172.646
aboot8 5,528.682.564
efter4 2,764.342.484
whaur3 2,073.262.474
still3 2,073.262.375
english3 2,073.262.334
even3 2,073.262.309
cannae2 1,382.172.307
that20 13,821.702.072
as5 3,455.431.961
need2 1,382.171.812
keep2 1,382.171.710
nae7 4,837.601.680
for12 8,293.021.620
what2 1,382.171.613
place2 1,382.171.394
thing2 1,382.171.297
guid3 2,073.261.159
life2 1,382.171.066
them4 2,764.341.059
bit2 1,382.170.960
afore3 2,073.260.838
ower5 3,455.430.834
oot4 2,764.340.819
intae4 2,764.340.792
ony2 1,382.170.611
richt3 2,073.260.604
mak2 1,382.170.568
in26 17,968.210.512
on11 7,601.940.470
doon2 1,382.170.469
come2 1,382.170.417
thocht2 1,382.170.376
frae2 1,382.170.230
scots4 2,764.340.194
see3 2,073.260.184
fit2 1,382.170.156
but5 3,455.430.084
up5 3,455.430.054
maebae2 1,382.17nan
this6 4,146.510.039
aye2 1,382.170.001
wee3 2,073.260.000