A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Geraghty, Martin

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,086
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 876
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.381
Tagged as GLA (Glasgow) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, he, an, it, s, ma, ae, in, tae,

List of texts in corpus

A Bad Sport
ABCTales.com (2021-07-17) in Central (Glasgow) dialect (GLA), categorised as prose (785 words)

378
TheCommonBreath.com (2020-10) in Central (Glasgow) dialect (GLA), categorised as prose (586 words)

The Pusher
TheCommonBreath.com (2020-09) in Central (Glasgow) dialect (GLA), categorised as prose (715 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
yir17 8,149.5797.382
am16 7,670.1876.932
hiz16 7,670.1871.484
o2 958.7770.128
ae28 13,422.8268.905
urr6 2,876.3268.769
soldier6 2,876.3268.769
n16 7,670.1868.034
yae12 5,752.6459.868
av6 2,876.3251.640
fir15 7,190.8047.067
wit8 3,835.0946.820
boy9 4,314.4844.368
yi9 4,314.4838.611
coo6 2,876.3232.031
wul6 2,876.3230.757
ma30 14,381.5929.901
peck3 1,438.1628.943
newspaper4 1,917.5527.768
chips4 1,917.5526.499
opposite4 1,917.5523.805
watches3 1,438.1623.789
a102 48,897.4123.508
son6 2,876.3223.388
iz5 2,396.9323.066
mae5 2,396.9322.765
paul4 1,917.5521.814
drunks2 958.7721.016
hawdin2 958.7721.016
invadin2 958.7721.016
mer2 958.7721.016
wall3 1,438.1620.096
ti14 6,711.4119.753
gun3 1,438.1619.518
frowns2 958.7719.294
gloves2 958.7719.294
stretches2 958.7719.294
polly2 958.7719.294
babe2 958.7719.294
mi4 1,917.5518.935
taxi3 1,438.1618.508
bridge3 1,438.1618.508
mesh2 958.7718.114
slug2 958.7718.114
bastards2 958.7718.114
fuckin7 3,355.7017.384
wan8 3,835.0917.293
elsewhere2 958.7717.209
hours3 1,438.1616.902
holdin2 958.7716.476
gon2 958.7716.476
told3 1,438.1615.937
thim2 958.7715.858
whispers2 958.7715.858
doos3 1,438.1615.791
parkin2 958.7715.325
al3 1,438.1615.112
wiy2 958.7714.437
peace3 1,438.1614.393
don5 2,396.9314.387
im3 1,438.1614.065
throwin2 958.7714.058
concentrate2 958.7714.058
wait4 1,917.5514.051
few5 2,396.9314.016
call3 1,438.1613.960
how6 2,876.3213.785
he36 17,257.9113.783
hands3 1,438.1613.756
empty3 1,438.1613.368
club3 1,438.1613.276
tae23 11,025.8913.018
s32 15,340.3612.916
block2 958.7712.338
lungs2 958.7712.338
golf2 958.7712.113
says7 3,355.7012.066
night4 1,917.5511.810
ivry2 958.7711.699
rattlin2 958.7711.508
get10 4,793.8611.439
asks3 1,438.1611.357
interest3 1,438.1611.293
take4 1,917.5510.921
sort3 1,438.1610.864
inches2 958.7710.826
drunk2 958.7710.673
me17 8,149.5710.651
merton4 1,917.55nan
sum3 1,438.1610.414
t7 3,355.7010.353
rolls2 958.7710.117
respect2 958.779.748
captain2 958.779.520
brain2 958.779.520
bag3 1,438.169.259
pum3 1,438.16nan
sleep3 1,438.169.570
personal2 958.779.203
joost2 958.778.911
top2 958.778.641
bed4 1,917.558.605
naw4 1,917.558.259
seven2 958.778.005
worked2 958.777.862
sport2 958.777.465
minutes2 958.777.403
an35 16,778.527.151
forget2 958.777.051
good3 1,438.166.786
scorecard3 1,438.16nan
person2 958.776.942
bae2 958.776.784
head2 958.776.682
right4 1,917.556.623
many2 958.776.584
do3 1,438.166.417
with3 1,438.166.394
sake2 958.776.349
city2 958.776.172
tryin3 1,438.166.143
oan8 3,835.095.979
furst2 958.775.964
wen3 1,438.16nan
wummin2 958.776.004
side4 1,917.555.956
enough3 1,438.165.949
business2 958.775.923
daft2 958.775.845
red2 958.775.730
thir4 1,917.555.715
her4 1,917.555.623
mibbe2 958.775.619
back10 4,793.865.530
space2 958.775.340
pure2 958.775.340
thought2 958.775.307
feet3 1,438.165.215
for5 2,396.934.965
this15 7,190.804.945
you9 4,314.484.889
off2 958.774.791
mooth2 958.774.735
or2 958.774.667
wind2 958.774.601
course2 958.774.575
stuff2 958.774.422
early2 958.774.373
but3 1,438.164.372
like11 5,273.254.232
sky2 958.774.231
make2 958.774.231
school2 958.774.185
that12 5,752.644.184
ask2 958.774.117
here6 2,876.324.117
cos2 958.774.095
know3 1,438.164.038
important2 958.774.008
ll6 2,876.323.920
not2 958.773.903
lift2 958.773.861
fae11 5,273.253.859
history2 958.773.801
week2 958.773.723
tell4 1,917.553.703
be5 2,396.933.630
cannae3 1,438.163.625
eyes2 958.773.517
da10 4,793.863.515
room3 1,438.163.448
people2 958.773.412
couple2 958.773.294
wi9 4,314.483.271
hauns2 958.773.245
two2 958.773.197
on7 3,355.703.172
tried2 958.773.165
to6 2,876.323.154
away2 958.773.119
every2 958.773.088
door4 1,917.553.036
windae2 958.773.013
about2 958.772.969
sittin2 958.772.898
black2 958.772.842
auld6 2,876.322.795
i7 3,355.702.792
still4 1,917.552.756
next2 958.772.546
it33 15,819.752.531
hair2 958.772.510
three3 1,438.162.402
last3 1,438.162.336
yet2 958.772.305
out2 958.772.220
hae2 958.772.144
afore5 2,396.932.073
have2 958.772.051
really2 958.771.885
in25 11,984.661.868
well2 958.771.868
much2 958.771.766
oot13 6,232.021.757
she7 3,355.701.571
aff5 2,396.931.495
d6 2,876.321.410
intae6 2,876.321.380
man4 1,917.551.344
kin2 958.771.223
time6 2,876.321.164
been2 958.771.074
look2 958.771.041
no8 3,835.091.008
while2 958.770.981
think3 1,438.160.969
wae3 1,438.160.945
need2 958.770.906
did3 1,438.160.900
ve3 1,438.160.881
wiz3 1,438.160.851
the112 53,691.280.787
through2 958.770.722
nae4 1,917.550.716
is10 4,793.860.710
we6 2,876.320.665
as10 4,793.860.602
thirs2 958.77nan
face2 958.770.655
wee6 2,876.320.553
by2 958.770.506
aboot8 3,835.090.497
him4 1,917.550.475
big2 958.770.327
so3 1,438.160.239
had2 958.770.229
aw4 1,917.550.222
bein2 958.770.215
they7 3,355.700.143
mind2 958.770.133
up9 4,314.480.120
see4 1,917.550.120
gony2 958.77nan
of2 958.770.324
gie2 958.770.119
could2 958.770.046
noo3 1,438.160.044
when2 958.770.029
my2 958.770.019
then2 958.770.014
can3 1,438.160.011
at13 6,232.020.008
and14 6,711.410.002
day4 1,917.550.001
heid2 958.770.001
aye3 1,438.160.001
his12 5,752.640.001
oor3 1,438.160.000
was2 958.770.000