A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Travers, Martin

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,076
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 777
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.672
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - a, the, an, tae, iona, ae, in, ma, at, hit,

List of texts in corpus

A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter
Scots Language Centre (2021-09-16 August 10 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as script (2,076 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
iona38 18,304.43451.965
fritter19 9,152.22228.597
hit23 11,079.00101.961
ae35 16,859.3499.466
zander10 4,816.9695.427
listens9 4,335.2691.832
frazer7 3,371.8781.079
phone14 6,743.7477.981
fir17 8,188.8256.534
a'm11 5,298.6552.345
bus9 4,335.2648.813
a121 58,285.1647.812
fantoush5 2,408.4847.078
campbell6 2,890.1745.648
shoud6 2,890.1743.875
a'd7 3,371.8742.477
fry4 1,926.7838.693
glesgae4 1,926.7838.693
buin4 1,926.7837.422
git10 4,816.9635.694
date6 2,890.1731.737
sichs3 1,445.0930.602
he's6 2,890.1729.879
peirie3 1,445.0929.018
lik10 4,816.9628.757
waiter4 1,926.7828.589
stap6 2,890.1727.368
fond4 1,926.7825.766
aye15 7,225.4324.839
daed3 1,445.0923.864
bite4 1,926.7822.074
bowsie2 963.3921.067
waiters2 963.3921.067
haufers2 963.3921.067
accent4 1,926.7820.872
cin3 1,445.0920.814
ma26 12,524.0820.759
aw18 8,670.5220.154
mooth5 2,408.4820.102
slaggin2 963.3919.345
heels3 1,445.0918.819
cuil2 963.3918.164
haiverin2 963.3918.164
actor2 963.3918.164
gae5 2,408.4818.093
taks5 2,408.4817.808
it7 3,371.8717.667
chairacters2 963.3917.260
laddie's2 963.3917.260
bluidy3 1,445.0916.803
naw6 2,890.1716.609
lauchs2 963.3916.526
at's4 1,926.7816.109
ye'd3 1,445.0915.865
ye'll4 1,926.7815.823
thay6 2,890.1715.612
wrack2 963.3915.375
hot3 1,445.0915.186
pootch2 963.3914.906
in't2 963.3914.906
shoots2 963.3914.906
irvine2 963.3914.906
alter2 963.3914.906
hou6 2,890.1714.885
bes3 1,445.0914.245
scunnersome2 963.3914.108
mither7 3,371.8714.102
e'en3 1,445.0913.829
dates2 963.3913.763
cauld6 2,890.1713.760
i2 963.3913.456
ledder2 963.3913.446
doun6 2,890.1713.307
name6 2,890.1713.283
lager2 963.3913.153
awfu3 1,445.0912.497
thin3 1,445.0912.191
ivery3 1,445.0911.693
jean's5 2,408.48nan
cams2 963.3913.763
burnt2 963.3911.375
vyce3 1,445.0911.364
faut2 963.3911.201
andra2 963.3911.201
he6 2,890.1710.882
hit's2 963.3910.876
muck2 963.3910.723
soonds3 1,445.0910.649
roll2 963.3910.575
a'll3 1,445.0910.539
bet2 963.3910.297
wan6 2,890.1710.094
makkin4 1,926.789.989
nicht7 3,371.879.625
at26 12,524.089.521
dreams2 963.399.460
us9 4,335.269.388
laddie3 1,445.099.243
blether2 963.398.960
wis9 4,335.268.895
talk3 1,445.098.876
seiven2 963.398.603
frae11 5,298.658.415
twa-three2 963.398.278
oh4 1,926.788.256
masel4 1,926.787.689
hits2 963.397.640
bleester4 1,926.78nan
thon6 2,890.177.649
happent2 963.397.640
no13 6,262.047.483
caur2 963.397.450
mair11 5,298.657.443
luve2 963.397.389
erse2 963.397.329
needin2 963.397.329
pits2 963.397.270
gaes2 963.397.155
table3 1,445.097.061
lasagne3 1,445.09nan
twinty2 963.397.389
leuk3 1,445.096.981
gittin2 963.396.935
the94 45,279.386.821
we2 963.396.781
aff8 3,853.566.683
showman3 1,445.09nan
but2 963.396.672
whit's2 963.396.534
fand2 963.396.395
sax2 963.396.262
faimily2 963.396.262
gaun5 2,408.486.150
whan7 3,371.876.140
ye're2 963.396.091
ettlin2 963.395.813
lines2 963.395.775
hae11 5,298.655.720
hauf3 1,445.095.647
gat2 963.395.592
yer9 4,335.265.355
names2 963.395.319
ya2 963.395.286
raither2 963.395.098
ken7 3,371.875.009
morn2 963.394.891
mean3 1,445.094.841
pynt2 963.394.779
watch2 963.394.725
his20 9,633.914.718
mynd2 963.394.671
ye19 9,152.224.550
acause2 963.394.491
wi8 3,853.564.398
deep2 963.394.072
hear3 1,445.093.895
from2 963.393.863
end3 1,445.093.858
bi6 2,890.173.785
rin2 963.393.632
nou3 1,445.093.625
awa6 2,890.173.576
zander's2 963.39nan
anely2 963.393.883
fair-faced2 963.39nan
say5 2,408.483.685
bill3 1,445.093.536
askt2 963.39nan
across2 963.393.523
thair5 2,408.483.498
broon2 963.393.488
tellin2 963.393.385
you8 3,853.563.382
wey5 2,408.483.357
road3 1,445.093.334
unner2 963.393.269
she17 8,188.823.104
mebbe2 963.393.009
as7 3,371.873.007
fair3 1,445.092.885
white2 963.392.840
dinna3 1,445.092.789
thare2 963.392.620
is19 9,152.222.614
neist2 963.392.431
her6 2,890.172.419
hert2 963.392.375
efter5 2,408.482.311
hame4 1,926.782.301
year4 1,926.782.236
haed4 1,926.782.220
juist4 1,926.782.188
wha3 1,445.092.023
ower8 3,853.562.007
muckle4 1,926.781.980
canna2 963.391.719
r2 963.391.657
richt5 2,408.481.642
big3 1,445.091.636
leart2 963.39nan
niver2 963.391.612
says3 1,445.091.600
auld5 2,408.481.460
twa5 2,408.481.457
anither3 1,445.091.428
hale2 963.391.357
cannae2 963.391.325
wirds2 963.391.313
ain4 1,926.781.223
bit3 1,445.091.217
whit7 3,371.871.165
aboot9 4,335.261.150
your2 963.391.139
up11 5,298.651.051
throu2 963.390.999
mak3 1,445.090.969
in27 13,005.780.951
atween2 963.390.883
on16 7,707.130.768
my3 1,445.090.672
last2 963.390.651
just2 963.390.561
intae5 2,408.480.523
or5 2,408.480.491
tae49 23,603.080.469
him4 1,926.780.453
haes3 1,445.090.449
like4 1,926.780.447
back3 1,445.090.416
gaed2 963.390.402
time5 2,408.480.396
oot7 3,371.870.370
fit3 1,445.090.304
than3 1,445.090.273
had2 963.390.235
be9 4,335.260.212
wad3 1,445.090.195
me8 3,853.560.193
kent2 963.390.176
sae4 1,926.780.164
to2 963.390.157
nae5 2,408.480.145
ony2 963.390.112
afore2 963.390.075
weel2 963.390.068
again2 963.390.063
see3 1,445.090.033
thocht2 963.390.021
first2 963.390.007
of3 1,445.090.003
heid2 963.390.000
dinghy2 963.39nan
maist2 963.390.106
iona's2 963.39nan
an51 24,566.470.055
breithes2 963.39nan
life3 1,445.091.745