A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Hodgart, John

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,735
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 903
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.029
Tagged as WCE (West Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, o, in, a, an, tae, that, scottish, it, scots,

List of texts in corpus

Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit
The National (2021-March-15) in Central (North Ayrshire) dialect (WCE), categorised as newspaper (1,274 words)

A Catalogue o Sair Neglect
Bella Calledonia (2016-08-18) in Central (North Ayrshire) dialect (WCE), categorised as blog (1,461 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
scottish43 15,722.12204.818
language30 10,968.9299.737
asls8 2,925.0576.232
curriculum10 3,656.3174.329
literature10 3,656.3163.965
culture13 4,753.2060.208
teachers9 3,290.6849.773
cultural10 3,656.3147.499
oor24 8,775.1446.349
buin4 1,462.5242.657
macgillivray4 1,462.5242.657
alan6 2,193.7839.568
ignorance5 1,828.1537.743
by22 8,043.8836.892
volumes4 1,462.5235.316
scots31 11,334.5531.444
linguistic7 2,559.4131.333
material5 1,828.1531.326
suirly3 1,096.8931.247
sccc3 1,096.8931.247
jordanhill3 1,096.8931.247
chaired3 1,096.8931.247
deficit3 1,096.8931.247
support8 2,925.0531.192
often5 1,828.1530.720
teachin6 2,193.7829.401
owre8 2,925.0528.687
resources5 1,828.1528.617
gey11 4,021.9427.115
mibbie5 1,828.1525.606
in79 28,884.8325.220
implementit3 1,096.8925.181
group7 2,559.4124.397
text5 1,828.1524.322
act6 2,193.7824.146
lit5 1,828.1524.027
especially5 1,828.1523.883
but30 10,968.9223.748
or27 9,872.0323.416
studies4 1,462.5223.181
still12 4,387.5722.969
essay3 1,096.8922.291
report6 2,193.7821.850
texts4 1,462.5221.633
generation4 1,462.5221.435
print3 1,096.8921.249
has9 3,290.6821.146
uni3 1,096.8920.791
committee3 1,096.8920.365
progress4 1,462.5220.017
gifford2 731.2620.012
wrasslin2 731.2620.012
iona2 731.2620.012
produced3 1,096.8919.598
cringe3 1,096.8919.598
should7 2,559.4119.349
ain13 4,753.2019.189
responsible3 1,096.8918.609
mony9 3,290.6818.440
corbett2 731.2618.292
reduce2 731.2618.292
snobbery2 731.2618.292
weans5 1,828.1518.206
years8 2,925.0518.201
hae20 7,312.6118.195
land5 1,828.1517.832
robertson3 1,096.8917.764
members3 1,096.8917.508
supportit3 1,096.8917.508
documents3 1,096.8917.263
probably4 1,462.5217.221
neglect2 731.2617.112
ruitit2 731.2617.112
conferences2 731.2617.112
alison2 731.2617.112
ironically2 731.2617.112
shamefu2 731.2617.112
prejudice2 731.2617.112
removal2 731.2617.112
supplied2 731.2617.112
educational3 1,096.8916.802
spite3 1,096.8916.802
of14 5,118.8316.654
key4 1,462.5216.385
o89 32,541.1316.286
few6 2,193.7816.270
teaching2 731.2616.209
measures2 731.2616.209
compulsory2 731.2616.209
higher3 1,096.8915.790
project3 1,096.8915.790
mysterious2 731.2615.476
politeecians2 731.2615.476
apologetic2 731.2615.476
includit3 1,096.8915.431
positive3 1,096.8915.431
late5 1,828.1515.310
education6 2,193.7815.269
notes3 1,096.8915.259
helpin3 1,096.8915.093
northern3 1,096.8914.931
measure2 731.2614.860
respectit2 731.2614.860
robbie2 731.2614.860
doot5 1,828.1514.731
literary3 1,096.8914.622
crucial2 731.2614.328
hasnae2 731.2614.328
classroom2 731.2614.328
heritage3 1,096.8914.328
provide3 1,096.8914.187
review3 1,096.8914.187
recognises2 731.2613.860
discrimination2 731.2613.860
available3 1,096.8913.783
kist3 1,096.8913.530
dominies2 731.2613.442
intendit2 731.2613.065
causes2 731.2613.065
study3 1,096.8912.832
uissfu2 731.2612.721
units2 731.2612.721
coursework3 1,096.89nan
furrit2 731.2612.405
ane10 3,656.3112.231
however2 731.2611.842
werenae2 731.2611.589
purposes2 731.2611.589
mixture2 731.2611.351
sadly2 731.2611.351
workin3 1,096.8911.156
apparently2 731.2611.128
countries2 731.2611.128
herald2 731.2611.128
scotland10 3,656.3110.825
such3 1,096.8910.771
build2 731.2610.716
secondary2 731.2610.716
create2 731.2610.716
career2 731.2610.526
aboot19 6,946.9810.511
past5 1,828.1510.354
ayrshire2 731.2610.172
even8 2,925.0510.167
that45 16,453.3810.101
places3 1,096.899.948
maist8 2,925.059.743
published2 731.269.697
languages4 1,462.529.670
member2 731.269.551
sort3 1,096.899.465
yaise3 1,096.899.465
every4 1,462.529.385
produce2 731.269.276
national4 1,462.529.146
dictionaries2 731.269.145
some11 4,021.949.121
hmi3 1,096.89nan
fundin2 731.268.897
publication2 731.268.897
needs3 1,096.898.868
ye5 1,828.158.673
country3 1,096.898.570
legal2 731.268.554
independent2 731.268.447
forgotten2 731.268.241
huge2 731.268.241
central2 731.268.142
depairtment2 731.268.046
recent2 731.267.952
success2 731.267.861
jack2 731.267.861
appeared2 731.267.518
twa-three2 731.267.358
level2 731.267.281
yet4 1,462.527.274
government4 1,462.527.226
confidence2 731.267.205
development2 731.267.205
etc2 731.267.131
school3 1,096.896.986
college2 731.266.783
range2 731.266.783
keen2 731.266.783
case3 1,096.896.751
mcconnell2 731.26nan
younger2 731.266.717
real3 1,096.896.686
rich2 731.266.527
ireland2 731.266.348
st2 731.266.348
fact3 1,096.896.199
history3 1,096.896.199
status2 731.266.177
for26 9,506.406.165
hauds2 731.266.122
original2 731.266.068
schuils2 731.265.761
plan2 731.265.713
system2 731.265.713
young4 1,462.525.615
sometimes2 731.265.571
ed2 731.265.436
gaelic5 1,828.155.408
book2 731.265.306
aw13 4,753.205.159
noo10 3,656.315.119
bit2 731.265.033
wha5 1,828.154.877
learn2 731.264.589
glesca2 731.264.457
james2 731.264.393
and10 3,656.314.299
anes2 731.264.270
opened2 731.264.151
wi12 4,387.574.144
teacher2 731.264.123
withoot2 731.263.983
mair11 4,021.943.965
fecht2 731.263.955
been10 3,656.313.952
form2 731.263.902
at10 3,656.313.883
douglas2 731.263.722
our2 731.263.722
as25 9,140.773.541
licht3 1,096.893.533
world2 731.263.529
hunner2 731.263.529
seem2 731.263.506
tung3 1,096.893.407
john3 1,096.893.233
their9 3,290.683.212
oot6 2,193.783.187
bring2 731.263.182
like3 1,096.893.048
stert2 731.263.025
are7 2,559.412.946
ony5 1,828.152.810
did5 1,828.152.803
across2 731.262.721
least2 731.262.704
revised2 731.26nan
would2 731.262.655
never3 1,096.892.584
i10 3,656.312.579
they6 2,193.782.411
later2 731.262.322
yer2 731.262.201
very2 731.262.173
ither6 2,193.782.120
first5 1,828.152.059
play2 731.262.033
were6 2,193.782.016
ma7 2,559.411.994
tho3 1,096.891.925
its6 2,193.781.897
naethin2 731.261.825
somethin2 731.261.729
jist7 2,559.411.694
set3 1,096.891.659
them2 731.261.632
wee3 1,096.891.582
faur2 731.261.571
english4 1,462.521.564
back3 1,096.891.421
read2 731.261.392
if2 731.261.343
guid5 1,828.151.337
great2 731.261.309
wisnae2 731.261.285
mither3 1,096.891.256
same3 1,096.891.207
really2 731.261.194
year4 1,462.521.148
twa2 731.260.933
tae66 24,131.630.878
auld2 731.260.849
cannae2 731.260.797
it37 13,528.340.717
folios2 731.26nan
fae5 1,828.150.924
eichties2 731.26nan
help2 731.261.001
scotlit2 731.26nan
ignorant2 731.2612.721
gien2 731.260.687
up8 2,925.050.668
whit4 1,462.520.657
there5 1,828.150.652
folk2 731.260.601
bein3 1,096.890.594
afore2 731.260.552
which2 731.260.535
us5 1,828.150.527
see3 1,096.890.486
wis24 8,775.140.467
need2 731.260.453
nae6 2,193.780.449
workload2 731.26nan
while2 731.260.416
efter2 731.260.412
ve3 1,096.890.402
had5 1,828.150.394
alang2 731.260.384
a75 27,422.300.370
wid4 1,462.520.341
we13 4,753.200.333
day4 1,462.520.328
mak3 1,096.890.298
things2 731.260.292
s18 6,581.350.267
only2 731.260.266
than2 731.260.264
on19 6,946.980.243
lang2 731.260.239
three2 731.260.229
the164 59,963.440.225
no6 2,193.780.176
time4 1,462.520.159
said3 1,096.890.154
awa4 1,462.520.135
pit3 1,096.890.135
to4 1,462.520.130
baith2 731.260.080
richt3 1,096.890.071
gaun2 731.260.071
will2 731.260.038
an72 26,325.410.036
this11 4,021.940.026
when3 1,096.890.009
be14 5,118.830.005
whaur2 731.260.003
war2 731.260.002
new2 731.260.001
is17 6,215.720.001