A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Crawford, Ross

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 5,380
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,442
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.731
Tagged as SEC ((South) East Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, it, a, and, tae, in, ae, ah, her, she,

List of texts in corpus

Eemis Stane 1 - Ane Dialog betwix King James VI
Eemis Stane (2022-05-06 ) in Central dialect (SEC), categorised as script (865 words)
At Stake
productmagazine.co.uk (2022-02-06) in Central (Stirling) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (1,186 words)

Mindin
Medium (2021-05-28) in Central (Stirling) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (269 words)

At Stake
Medium (2021-07-23) in Central (Stirling) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (1,349 words)

Awa in a Dwam
Medium (2021-08-03) in Central (Stirling) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (1,711 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
declan29 5,390.33296.859
ae97 18,029.74292.149
baw30 5,576.21216.694
an10 1,858.74204.196
king29 5,390.33159.139
spike13 2,416.36125.203
oan54 10,037.17122.063
and110 20,446.1099.323
playtime11 2,044.6193.875
james17 3,159.8585.364
whur11 2,044.6184.170
sir16 2,973.9880.512
spak15 2,788.1066.717
her80 14,869.8966.620
ah88 16,356.8866.487
she80 14,869.8965.690
goals9 1,672.8664.169
wae27 5,018.5955.842
it129 23,977.7052.718
parents10 1,858.7451.104
shid8 1,486.9950.332
thur13 2,416.3648.142
railins6 1,115.2448.099
ailsa30 5,576.21nan
right18 3,345.7247.611
railing5 929.3747.274
school12 2,230.4844.219
whistlin5 929.3742.116
almaist5 929.3740.347
gory5 929.3738.859
haun16 2,973.9838.044
walsh4 743.4937.142
scratch6 1,115.2435.322
wan18 3,345.7235.163
railings4 743.4934.518
broonie4 743.4934.518
spikes4 743.4932.606
but52 9,665.4332.300
jist28 5,204.4631.179
kindae4 743.4931.087
railin4 743.4929.822
rusty4 743.4928.737
through15 2,788.1027.607
quhen3 557.6227.113
landis3 557.6227.113
figures4 743.4926.942
dwam5 929.3726.632
woke5 929.3726.632
like37 6,877.3225.511
shuffle3 557.6224.892
palm4 743.4924.852
goat11 2,044.6124.170
either8 1,486.9923.581
seumas17 3,159.85nan
intae27 5,018.5922.787
if25 4,646.8422.236
waw5 929.3722.151
injury3 557.6222.082
huv10 1,858.7421.920
oantae4 743.4921.078
knowe4 743.4921.078
d26 4,832.7121.049
fur34 6,319.7020.748
ainlie5 929.3720.235
unnerneath3 557.6220.206
park7 1,301.1219.907
wur13 2,416.3619.486
against6 1,115.2419.013
stake3 557.6218.793
wid19 3,531.6018.567
break4 743.4917.816
erse5 929.3717.742
wiy3 557.6217.659
thermostat2 371.7517.258
sleep-walkin2 371.7517.258
arnold2 371.7517.258
weirdo2 371.7517.258
urgh2 371.7517.258
dafties2 371.7517.258
hiss2 371.7517.258
boonce2 371.7517.258
dofirstep2 371.7517.258
grime2 371.7517.258
cobwebs2 371.7517.258
wispy2 371.7517.258
remembert2 371.7517.258
beid2 371.7517.258
hing7 1,301.1217.208
will16 2,973.9817.190
louder3 557.6217.167
isnae7 1,301.1216.986
else7 1,301.1216.769
sleep6 1,115.2416.558
whenever3 557.6216.293
really9 1,672.8616.287
few8 1,486.9915.910
severed2 371.7515.543
shadowy2 371.7515.543
midfield2 371.7515.543
movies2 371.7515.543
awin2 371.7515.543
prolly2 371.7515.543
routine3 557.6215.192
mark4 743.4915.054
gentle3 557.6214.869
aw29 5,390.3314.761
defo2 371.7514.368
nab2 371.7514.368
pierced2 371.7514.368
blooter2 371.7514.368
wildebeest2 371.7514.368
annoyin2 371.7514.368
pain5 929.3714.327
aware3 557.6214.272
rotten3 557.6214.272
caw4 743.4914.135
absolutely3 557.6213.733
paint3 557.6213.733
a114 21,189.5913.718
iron4 743.4913.717
gaun12 2,230.4813.591
tapped2 371.7513.470
listens2 371.7513.470
awoke2 371.7513.470
blood4 743.4913.073
ayewis3 557.6213.012
wisnae8 1,486.9912.762
violent2 371.7512.743
strips2 371.7512.743
jammies2 371.7512.743
dependit2 371.7512.743
goalie2 371.7512.743
shield2 371.7512.743
signature2 371.7512.743
awkward2 371.7512.743
metal3 557.6212.580
air8 1,486.9912.522
teacher5 929.3712.441
these8 1,486.9912.403
somethin7 1,301.1212.255
hall4 743.4912.154
boggin2 371.7512.132
clawin2 371.7512.132
heid15 2,788.1012.033
why6 1,115.2411.945
dried3 557.6211.805
staunin5 929.3711.645
scraped2 371.7511.605
surroondit2 371.7511.605
scrape2 371.7511.605
realm2 371.7511.605
commentators2 371.7511.605
keeked2 371.7511.605
efter16 2,973.9811.449
maybe5 929.3711.442
hole4 743.4911.252
ragged2 371.7511.142
punched2 371.7511.142
myne2 371.7511.142
go9 1,672.8611.106
every6 1,115.2410.871
alwis6 1,115.24nan
wonder3 557.6210.973
random2 371.7510.729
amazin2 371.7510.729
inner2 371.7510.729
pap2 371.7510.729
theday2 371.7510.729
didnae9 1,672.8610.723
stood5 929.3710.680
shout3 557.6210.673
stoap3 557.6210.390
ooter2 371.7510.357
spittin2 371.7510.357
ahm2 371.7510.357
bullets2 371.7510.357
watches2 371.7510.357
awa16 2,973.9810.198
anaw3 557.6210.121
sumhin2 371.7510.018
when15 2,788.109.997
rust4 743.49nan
creep2 371.7510.018
beyond3 557.629.992
sure6 1,115.249.797
bit4 743.499.771
during2 371.759.708
whisper2 371.759.708
keeper2 371.759.708
faster2 371.759.708
happen4 743.499.540
since5 929.379.513
ve12 2,230.489.486
habit2 371.759.421
evdy4 743.49nan
thoughts2 371.759.421
shapes2 371.759.421
ower24 4,460.979.350
not5 929.379.311
smyth4 743.49nan
slipped2 371.759.421
deid6 1,115.249.311
confusion2 371.759.155
awfa2 371.759.155
gonnae4 743.498.995
image3 557.628.956
pee2 371.758.907
paw2 371.758.907
fake2 371.758.907
usin2 371.758.907
usually3 557.628.853
naebdy2 371.758.675
onymair2 371.758.675
landit2 371.758.675
too5 929.378.604
nichts3 557.628.557
london3 557.628.462
trail2 371.758.456
midnicht2 371.758.456
fingernail4 743.49nan
coronavirus2 371.758.456
yer20 3,717.478.437
least5 929.378.427
gàidhlig3 557.628.369
worse3 557.628.278
familiar2 371.758.250
s60 11,152.428.200
pulled3 557.628.100
lunch2 371.758.055
couldnae5 929.378.046
any5 929.378.046
finger3 557.628.013
between3 557.628.013
impaled3 557.62nan
noise3 557.628.013
my12 2,230.487.943
reached3 557.627.763
decent2 371.757.694
points2 371.757.694
airms4 743.497.610
guilty2 371.757.527
want8 1,486.997.373
wake2 371.757.367
shuirlie2 371.757.367
rubber2 371.757.367
the268 49,814.137.274
foot2 371.757.067
bridge2 371.757.067
went8 1,486.996.986
hero2 371.756.926
rang2 371.756.926
da5 929.376.864
black5 929.376.854
make4 743.496.847
kicked2 371.756.791
smaw2 371.756.791
dust2 371.756.791
sometimes3 557.626.681
tear2 371.756.661
grassland3 557.62nan
gap2 371.756.661
chris2 371.756.661
risk2 371.756.536
mornin7 1,301.126.534
moment3 557.626.431
fault2 371.756.415
aroon5 929.376.399
ay2 371.756.391
behind3 557.626.371
leather2 371.756.298
thoat2 371.756.185
beard2 371.756.185
filum3 557.62nan
position2 371.756.185
though6 1,115.246.170
hings3 557.626.138
shooder2 371.756.076
hauf5 929.376.036
tyme3 557.625.971
unless2 371.755.971
grass2 371.755.971
grab2 371.755.971
chest2 371.755.868
hink3 557.625.707
able4 743.495.627
gates2 371.755.488
sum3 557.625.411
catch3 557.625.411
fitba3 557.625.363
who5 929.375.325
takes2 371.755.314
day4 743.495.273
pure3 557.625.270
could10 1,858.745.243
actual2 371.755.230
looks3 557.625.179
dinnae6 1,115.245.135
people4 743.495.038
indeed2 371.754.991
nothin2 371.754.991
aulder3 557.624.961
wurds2 371.754.915
ages2 371.754.915
rest4 743.494.858
subject2 371.754.841
are2 371.754.840
whit20 3,717.474.837
distance2 371.754.769
johnny2 371.754.769
weather2 371.754.769
yett2 371.754.699
took5 929.374.679
scots10 1,858.744.647
wis71 13,197.034.569
guy2 371.754.497
rule2 371.754.497
widnae3 557.624.482
stop3 557.624.445
by15 2,788.104.383
happent2 371.754.307
serious2 371.754.307
wance2 371.754.188
became2 371.754.188
worry2 371.754.188
play4 743.494.179
englische3 557.62nan
escalator2 371.75nan
bell2 371.754.130
danger2 371.754.130
then11 2,044.614.096
insteid3 557.624.091
schwarzenegger2 371.75nan
nicht9 1,672.864.078
while6 1,115.244.051
sticks2 371.754.017
sound2 371.754.017
soon3 557.623.992
lucky2 371.753.962
team2 371.753.962
follae2 371.753.909
fash2 371.753.909
action2 371.753.909
save2 371.753.909
dae12 2,230.483.882
proper2 371.753.856
he34 6,319.703.854
comes5 929.373.843
sorry3 557.623.832
his42 7,806.693.831
oot14 2,602.233.830
front4 743.493.820
whitever2 371.753.754
pat2 371.753.655
pavillion2 371.75nan
neither2 371.753.655
slagged2 371.75nan
their4 743.493.660
started3 557.623.621
aye3 557.623.619
ask3 557.623.563
durin2 371.753.513
human3 557.623.450
become2 371.753.423
distante2 371.75nan
wallace2 371.753.379
walked2 371.753.335
boys2 371.753.335
mad2 371.753.293
england2 371.753.251
still8 1,486.993.241
shite2 371.753.210
aliene2 371.75nan
scotland2 371.753.237
began2 371.753.210
cause3 557.623.184
touch2 371.753.129
robert2 371.753.129
even8 1,486.993.114
cannae5 929.373.088
up29 5,390.333.081
nae9 1,672.863.055
bother2 371.753.051
faimily2 371.753.051
grew2 371.753.051
felt4 743.492.987
tells2 371.752.975
clear3 557.622.940
bare2 371.752.938
fae22 4,089.222.933
quho2 371.75nan
i23 4,275.092.893
no21 3,903.352.891
-ratit2 371.75nan
sae4 743.492.888
onywiy2 371.75nan
lang2 371.752.884
eyes3 557.622.847
pairts2 371.752.830
swingset2 371.75nan
playgroun2 371.75nan
realised2 371.752.866
anywiy2 371.75nan
get12 2,230.482.866
bed4 743.492.829
goes2 371.752.796
wiys2 371.75nan
actually2 371.752.761
mither6 1,115.242.679
used3 557.622.629
being2 371.752.629
betwix2 371.75nan
harry2 371.752.629
poor2 371.752.629
red2 371.752.565
fast2 371.752.534
kind3 557.622.447
those2 371.752.414
reason2 371.752.414
tried3 557.622.408
thum2 371.752.356
door7 1,301.122.324
thought2 371.752.218
centre2 371.752.192
bad3 557.622.134
its3 557.622.129
naebody3 557.622.100
hersel3 557.622.100
game2 371.752.064
weeks2 371.752.039
william2 371.752.015
in97 18,029.742.006
sclaffs2 371.75nan
looked3 557.621.984
pit2 371.751.982
squelch2 371.75nan
flair2 371.751.967
withoot2 371.751.967
soond-effect2 371.75nan
might2 371.751.967
thocht2 371.751.958
hingin2 371.751.944
light2 371.751.921
deflection2 371.75nan
playin2 371.751.921
use2 371.751.898
dark2 371.751.853
say8 1,486.991.821
said4 743.491.814
before2 371.751.809
come2 371.751.806
enough3 557.621.784
had11 2,044.611.776
stories2 371.751.746
there19 3,531.601.727
land2 371.751.725
leid6 1,115.241.723
big6 1,115.241.715
way3 557.621.655
hair3 557.621.601
tae102 18,959.111.587
ye36 6,691.451.581
wrang3 557.621.535
stuff2 371.751.530
news2 371.751.530
as40 7,434.941.524
brither2 371.751.511
be21 3,903.351.495
daein3 557.621.484
hope2 371.751.475
heard4 743.491.470
granny2 371.751.457
full2 371.751.457
cauld4 743.491.430
means2 371.751.388
me13 2,416.361.385
saw4 743.491.363
room4 743.491.354
write2 371.751.339
ither9 1,672.861.295
gie2 371.751.259
ll9 1,672.861.249
cherges2 371.75nan
am3 557.621.216
leave2 371.751.199
ontae2 371.751.199
micht2 371.751.192
important2 371.751.184
happened2 371.751.155
ma29 5,390.331.145
barrelled2 371.75nan
real2 371.751.141
state2 371.751.141
late2 371.751.127
fave2 371.75nan
side4 743.491.118
feart2 371.751.113
done2 371.751.113
een2 371.751.101
sit2 371.751.099
look4 743.491.094
i'm2 371.751.072
time13 2,416.361.066
hud4 743.491.062
wee8 1,486.991.050
auld10 1,858.741.014
history2 371.750.944
chance2 371.750.932
need4 743.490.886
broon2 371.750.873
ran2 371.750.840
gloved2 371.75nan
believe2 371.750.932
gristle2 371.75nan
that's3 557.620.934
guid-boy2 371.75nan
thunk2 371.75nan
they25 4,646.840.823
life5 929.370.823
them6 1,115.240.810
so8 1,486.990.806
sense2 371.750.786
some10 1,858.740.777
couple2 371.750.755
unner2 371.750.735
hauns2 371.750.725
did6 1,115.240.644
fine2 371.750.635
crumbly2 371.75nan
ootside2 371.750.622
wawpaper2 371.75nan
us9 1,672.860.632
skewered2 371.75nan
at40 7,434.940.865
daze2 371.75nan
doot2 371.750.908
less2 371.750.614
ane7 1,301.120.571
himsel2 371.750.563
fowk6 1,115.240.556
very2 371.750.555
ken5 929.370.519
guid4 743.490.505
that48 8,921.930.503
aff9 1,672.860.499
weel8 1,486.990.464
dug2 371.750.422
been8 1,486.990.393
dry2 371.750.371
bookcase2 371.75nan
tak3 557.620.470
can10 1,858.740.353
never3 557.620.351
mair13 2,416.360.343
next2 371.750.342
clasped2 371.75nan
this18 3,345.720.332
see7 1,301.120.331
faither3 557.620.311
afore5 929.370.272
we19 3,531.600.256
aboot14 2,602.230.252
first6 1,115.240.242
which3 557.620.227
face2 371.750.217
feet2 371.750.199
hard2 371.750.199
made3 557.620.198
three2 371.750.198
fugue2 371.75nan
different2 371.750.191
leids2 371.750.183
should2 371.750.176
arnie2 371.75nan
is31 5,762.080.156
here5 929.370.150
tell4 743.490.143
yin3 557.620.141
or19 3,531.600.136
him13 2,416.360.114
set2 371.750.111
keep2 371.750.107
m6 1,115.240.100
than5 929.370.080
hoose4 743.490.079
fair2 371.750.076
times2 371.750.065
emanated2 371.75nan
noo8 1,486.990.058
has2 371.750.049
hauf-light2 371.75nan
says3 557.620.045
seen4 743.490.040
year4 743.490.039
doon11 2,044.610.035
thegither2 371.750.030
last3 557.620.021
rectangle2 371.75nan
road2 371.750.013
oor8 1,486.990.012
roon3 557.620.005
men2 371.750.005
ilka2 371.750.005
end2 371.750.003
how2 371.750.003
maist4 743.490.002
same3 557.620.002
feel2 371.750.001
back11 2,044.610.000
hale2 371.750.000
nichtly2 371.75nan