A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Briggs, Susi

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,290
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 817
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.803
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, and, i, a, tae, she, it, he, in, that,

List of texts in corpus

My Yellow Yorlin
Scottish Poetry Library (2022-01-21) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (234 words)

O Rabbie, I hae seen the day
Scottish Poetry Library (2022-01-21) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (227 words)

Atween the lines o Muirland Meg
Scottish Poetry Library (2022-01-21) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (154 words)

Diva
Scots Language Centre (2021-03-22) in Central (Dumfries and Galloway) dialect (SWE), categorised as poetry (209 words)

Dinnae Mak Me Laugh
Scots Hoose (2021 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as weans (356 words)
The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman
Itchy Coo (2020-09-24 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as weans (1,110 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
princess19 8,296.94184.574
prince16 6,986.90140.286
yellow12 5,240.17124.086
fer21 9,170.31107.607
kisses9 3,930.1388.319
and58 25,327.5169.775
aggie6 2,620.0967.734
grumph6 2,620.0958.335
i50 21,834.0657.938
yorlin5 2,183.4150.652
rose8 3,493.4548.727
grumphies4 1,746.7243.978
box8 3,493.4538.396
bash4 1,746.7237.905
she38 16,593.8936.563
bird6 2,620.0936.241
awfie5 2,183.4134.300
an20 8,733.6234.172
emperor's4 1,746.7233.736
crate3 1,310.0432.237
music7 3,056.7731.740
royal5 2,183.4130.238
bawd3 1,310.0428.427
palace4 1,746.7228.194
i'm7 3,056.7727.753
lust3 1,310.0427.189
my13 5,676.8627.097
hairy4 1,746.7225.254
ten7 3,056.7724.490
trowth3 1,310.0423.876
gifts3 1,310.0421.772
blossomed2 873.3620.672
princesses2 873.3620.672
echt4 1,746.7220.531
shed4 1,746.7220.531
yer16 6,986.9019.901
o21 9,170.3118.580
me22 9,606.9918.376
bush3 1,310.0418.236
rabbie3 1,310.0418.236
love5 2,183.4118.080
emperor2 873.3617.770
fleas2 873.3617.770
grumphieman11 4,803.49nan
wonderfu2 873.3620.672
whuspered2 873.3617.770
messenger2 873.3616.866
fangs2 873.3616.866
potions2 873.3616.866
flooer3 1,310.0415.737
curse3 1,310.0415.583
speeder2 873.3614.983
rude2 873.3614.983
debt2 873.3614.514
manky2 873.3614.514
bonnie5 2,183.4114.398
gasped2 873.3614.095
musical2 873.3614.095
chaunce2 873.3613.717
toys2 873.3613.717
jewels2 873.3613.717
care4 1,746.7213.520
mairrit2 873.3613.373
mairry2 873.3613.373
siller5 2,183.4113.136
steyed2 873.3612.764
fash3 1,310.0412.513
she's3 1,310.0412.426
beasties2 873.3612.238
chose2 873.3611.999
real4 1,746.7211.892
dochter3 1,310.0411.704
singin3 1,310.0411.556
igor6 2,620.09nan
hidden2 873.3611.362
neb3 1,310.0411.135
aw15 6,550.2211.091
meg3 1,310.0411.068
lines3 1,310.0410.500
every4 1,746.7210.272
when9 3,930.1310.074
witch2 873.369.783
sing3 1,310.049.622
stairted2 873.369.533
ended2 873.369.415
cloot2 873.369.415
tune2 873.369.188
gie7 3,056.779.089
showed2 873.369.080
playin3 1,310.049.006
lookin4 1,746.728.821
drawn2 873.368.676
i'd2 873.368.581
worst2 873.368.489
lies2 873.368.400
lassies-in-waitin4 1,746.72nan
he34 14,847.168.335
knees2 873.368.312
lassie-in-waitin4 1,746.72nan
broken2 873.368.061
hoo4 1,746.727.835
dinna5 2,183.417.700
as5 2,183.417.643
freens2 873.367.537
prood2 873.367.537
sang3 1,310.047.358
feart3 1,310.047.358
nichtingale4 1,746.72nan
keeps2 873.367.268
worse2 873.367.080
weel8 3,493.457.023
stairt2 873.366.959
hissel3 1,310.046.793
pride2 873.366.787
micht6 2,620.096.591
walked2 873.366.218
a48 20,960.706.197
wha5 2,183.416.190
alane2 873.366.033
aince3 1,310.045.932
grumphiehoose3 1,310.04nan
if9 3,930.136.019
heard4 1,746.725.930
white3 1,310.045.731
wantit2 873.365.651
may2 873.365.572
whit11 4,803.495.390
somebody2 873.365.310
thocht6 2,620.095.234
ye21 9,170.315.086
oan8 3,493.455.070
hert3 1,310.045.029
shair2 873.365.001
ahin2 873.364.905
cried3 1,310.044.903
note2 873.364.720
no12 5,240.174.606
morn2 873.364.603
gan2 873.364.491
whaur5 2,183.414.465
made5 2,183.414.438
wirk2 873.364.409
cuid3 1,310.044.404
asked2 873.364.356
na3 1,310.044.342
wee10 4,366.814.295
legs2 873.364.252
really3 1,310.044.177
by8 3,493.454.165
wull3 1,310.044.020
fun2 873.363.871
lost2 873.363.871
then6 2,620.093.860
shuid2 873.363.849
her19 8,296.943.789
cos2 873.363.784
ask2 873.363.784
och2 873.363.637
in25 10,917.033.628
we4 1,746.723.581
tea2 873.363.517
or3 1,310.043.422
jock2 873.363.421
else2 873.363.383
efter6 2,620.093.333
saw3 1,310.043.046
sent2 873.363.020
dae6 2,620.092.930
awa6 2,620.092.925
tried2 873.362.864
inside2 873.362.864
anither4 1,746.722.802
claes2 873.362.775
look3 1,310.042.742
do2 873.362.675
yin4 1,746.722.633
hersel2 873.362.620
sae7 3,056.772.550
gied3 1,310.042.511
still4 1,746.722.329
noo7 3,056.772.326
things3 1,310.042.306
studded2 873.36nan
lassie2 873.362.199
it35 15,283.842.149
open2 873.362.122
than5 2,183.412.116
yet2 873.362.037
intae7 3,056.771.968
words2 873.361.936
mair8 3,493.451.934
am2 873.361.926
cleverly2 873.36nan
gettin2 873.361.917
aye6 2,620.091.889
past2 873.361.840
day2 873.361.714
jist6 2,620.091.694
will4 1,746.721.655
hoose4 1,746.721.650
wisnae2 873.361.612
body2 873.361.571
air2 873.361.548
pit4 1,746.721.547
say4 1,746.721.499
ma'am2 873.36nan
canna2 873.361.478
been2 873.361.451
the147 64,192.141.436
comes2 873.361.375
them6 2,620.091.314
on10 4,366.811.309
says3 1,310.041.288
men2 873.361.259
ilka2 873.361.239
rain2 873.361.176
his17 7,423.581.110
get5 2,183.411.099
near2 873.361.041
had5 2,183.411.037
how2 873.361.030
at11 4,803.491.006
this6 2,620.090.972
but12 5,240.170.924
mornin2 873.360.884
him4 1,746.720.806
has2 873.360.791
swappin2 873.36nan
doon3 1,310.040.894
tae43 18,777.290.780
wid4 1,746.720.773
didnae2 873.360.734
back3 1,310.040.706
fowk2 873.360.680
it's3 1,310.040.679
there8 3,493.450.671
s14 6,113.540.667
cam3 1,310.040.661
yon2 873.360.653
keep2 873.360.653
tak3 1,310.040.610
were4 1,746.720.610
better2 873.360.531
muckle3 1,310.040.443
left2 873.360.440
richt4 1,746.720.356
ma12 5,240.170.350
got3 1,310.040.324
nae8 3,493.450.319
fae5 2,183.410.314
wey3 1,310.040.309
gaed2 873.360.262
wis21 9,170.310.229
wi19 8,296.940.216
be10 4,366.810.214
big2 873.360.205
man3 1,310.040.188
oot11 4,803.490.186
afore2 873.360.181
snashy2 873.36nan
time5 2,183.410.183
seen2 873.360.128
so3 1,310.040.119
bein2 873.360.109
door2 873.360.102
aboot6 2,620.090.097
they8 3,493.450.080
hae6 2,620.090.077
ither3 1,310.040.073
een2 873.360.071
ain2 873.360.071
up8 3,493.450.070
ll3 1,310.040.066
t2 873.360.059
mind2 873.360.057
is15 6,550.220.053
sheeps2 873.36nan
lang2 873.360.045
ony2 873.360.042
mak2 873.360.029
see4 1,746.720.029
you4 1,746.720.016
was2 873.360.012
hame2 873.360.012
that23 10,043.670.008
could2 873.360.008
said3 1,310.040.005
are3 1,310.040.002
twa3 1,310.040.001
auld3 1,310.040.001
like6 2,620.090.001