A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Malgrati, Paul

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,968
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 760
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.589
Tagged as SEC ((South) East Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, scots, an, o, a, tae, that, is, in, it,

List of texts in corpus

Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid
Bella Caledonia (02-12-2018) in Central dialect (SEC), categorised as blog (1,968 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
scots66 33,536.59186.006
fake7 3,556.9165.022
fir18 9,146.3464.795
fowks8 4,065.0459.823
leid17 8,638.2155.977
e'en8 4,065.0455.151
makkars5 2,540.6554.498
staunnart4 2,032.5242.660
genuine5 2,540.6538.373
linguistic7 3,556.9135.792
fin'3 1,524.3933.222
leal4 2,032.5232.341
isna7 3,556.9130.179
jyst3 1,524.3928.171
proper5 2,540.6528.153
strength4 2,032.5227.724
national7 3,556.9127.458
is34 17,276.4226.642
aareadies4 2,032.5226.550
clip3 1,524.3925.525
or23 11,686.9925.359
braa3 1,524.3924.254
ainly4 2,032.5223.821
eh7 3,556.9122.533
lallans4 2,032.5221.665
wye8 4,065.0421.433
houivver2 1,016.2621.328
propriety2 1,016.2621.328
demotic2 1,016.2621.328
braid5 2,540.6521.326
hail5 2,540.6521.172
fae19 9,654.4720.924
video3 1,524.3920.872
speik3 1,524.3920.872
maun8 4,065.0420.307
ilka7 3,556.9119.785
quirk2 1,016.2619.606
synthetic2 1,016.2619.606
gushetneuk2 1,016.2619.606
ivver4 2,032.5219.218
giles2 1,016.2618.424
people's2 1,016.2618.424
he3 1,524.3918.075
ettle4 2,032.5217.883
artificial2 1,016.2617.520
moyen2 1,016.2616.786
ayont4 2,032.5216.606
contemporar2 1,016.2615.635
that39 19,817.0715.417
medium3 1,524.3914.960
onybody4 2,032.5214.803
oxford2 1,016.2614.746
comments2 1,016.2614.367
whitivver2 1,016.2614.367
doric4 2,032.5214.152
wha7 3,556.9114.091
whaurever2 1,016.2614.022
uphaudit2 1,016.2614.022
scrievers2 1,016.2614.022
aye11 5,589.4313.324
art2 1,016.2612.645
jeannie2 1,016.2612.645
us10 5,081.3012.471
kinrick2 1,016.2612.420
awaa2 1,016.2612.420
staun3 1,524.3912.203
people4 2,032.5212.105
platform2 1,016.2612.005
alistair's5 2,540.65nan
whin4 2,032.5211.660
ither9 4,573.1711.598
sic6 3,048.7811.554
bi9 4,573.1711.419
tongues2 1,016.2611.291
poets2 1,016.2611.131
north-east2 1,016.2611.131
authenticity4 2,032.52nan
labbyists4 2,032.52nan
wis7 3,556.9111.112
ithers4 2,032.5211.109
wirds5 2,540.6510.730
foot2 1,016.2610.689
phrase2 1,016.2610.552
offeecial2 1,016.2610.420
modren3 1,524.3910.335
hiv5 2,540.6510.326
mak7 3,556.9110.269
true3 1,524.399.477
we18 9,146.349.420
muckle7 3,556.919.251
cultural3 1,524.399.155
speaks2 1,016.269.118
yon5 2,540.658.906
syne6 3,048.788.764
dictionar2 1,016.268.687
happenin2 1,016.268.687
tongue3 1,524.398.672
johnny2 1,016.268.607
and4 2,032.528.581
real3 1,524.398.431
trust2 1,016.268.375
state3 1,524.398.298
rule2 1,016.268.229
freedom2 1,016.268.229
mony5 2,540.658.082
yin6 3,048.788.052
million2 1,016.267.953
thegither4 2,032.527.852
new6 3,048.787.818
warld4 2,032.527.588
sound2 1,016.267.575
ony6 3,048.787.482
bbc2 1,016.267.179
makkit2 1,016.267.126
tak6 3,048.787.110
artifice3 1,524.39nan
happens2 1,016.267.179
agin3 1,524.397.040
whit's2 1,016.266.873
poo'er3 1,524.39nan
coorse4 2,032.528.028
oot2 1,016.266.871
the88 44,715.456.731
orra2 1,016.266.546
vyce2 1,016.266.415
its7 3,556.916.107
harry2 1,016.266.089
may2 1,016.266.089
at5 2,540.656.033
yaise2 1,016.266.013
problem2 1,016.265.901
nor5 2,540.655.833
politics2 1,016.265.793
learn2 1,016.265.757
pure2 1,016.265.520
siccar2 1,016.265.424
european2 1,016.265.300
o56 28,455.285.289
aa9 4,573.175.143
gin5 2,540.655.131
maist5 2,540.655.061
form2 1,016.265.037
that's3 1,524.394.999
na'hin2 1,016.26nan
kintra2 1,016.264.900
fu2 1,016.264.820
canna3 1,524.394.687
yaised2 1,016.264.643
shuid2 1,016.264.498
means2 1,016.264.475
either2 1,016.264.452
scottish4 2,032.524.356
but14 7,113.824.256
oor7 3,556.914.205
baith4 2,032.524.190
ilk2 1,016.264.166
isnae2 1,016.264.124
nae11 5,589.434.067
line2 1,016.264.063
nummer2 1,016.263.944
on6 3,048.783.898
tent2 1,016.263.793
up3 1,524.393.613
bein4 2,032.523.458
itsel2 1,016.263.432
as19 9,654.473.418
door4 2,032.523.370
thae3 1,524.393.271
need3 1,524.393.234
kind2 1,016.263.216
wird2 1,016.263.086
amang2 1,016.262.950
ahint2 1,016.262.783
aroon2 1,016.262.758
faker2 1,016.26nan
want3 1,524.392.890
speak2 1,016.262.722
yet2 1,016.262.481
can6 3,048.782.369
me3 1,524.392.120
his7 3,556.911.891
wull2 1,016.261.770
an60 30,487.801.667
tawk2 1,016.26nan
doon2 1,016.261.492
there8 4,065.041.464
dinnae2 1,016.261.463
a49 24,898.371.452
whaur3 1,524.391.413
gie3 1,524.391.247
best2 1,016.261.243
it's3 1,524.391.129
day2 1,016.261.018
hunert2 1,016.26nan
tae49 24,898.371.039
atween2 1,016.260.939
yer2 1,016.260.775
ken4 2,032.520.773
this10 5,081.300.731
intae2 1,016.260.602
thing2 1,016.260.564
said4 2,032.520.561
ainership2 1,016.26nan
noo2 1,016.260.524
see2 1,016.260.481
fowk2 1,016.260.356
it26 13,211.380.352
wi17 8,638.210.340
mair3 1,524.390.312
wad3 1,524.390.301
here3 1,524.390.282
in28 14,227.640.251
ye9 4,573.170.251
kent2 1,016.260.233
some2 1,016.260.210
were3 1,524.390.209
mind2 1,016.260.200
still2 1,016.260.184
micht2 1,016.260.184
hid2 1,016.260.179
twa2 1,016.260.178
like6 3,048.780.147
aff2 1,016.260.146
to3 1,524.390.144
whit5 2,540.650.143
their4 2,032.520.122
are3 1,524.390.120
be11 5,589.430.120
hae4 2,032.520.099
you3 1,524.390.078
time4 2,032.520.071
auld3 1,524.390.062
thocht2 1,016.260.054
ayebidan2 1,016.26nan
sae4 2,032.520.247
say2 1,016.260.047
dae2 1,016.260.046
weel2 1,016.260.045
pit2 1,016.260.039
ower4 2,032.520.036
they8 4,065.040.016
pairt-takkers2 1,016.26nan
meddlin2 1,016.26nan
them3 1,524.390.008
aboot6 3,048.780.003
ain2 1,016.260.002
scotland2 1,016.260.002
lang2 1,016.260.000