A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Reynolds, Charlie

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,447
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 451
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.208
Tagged as CUL (Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)) dialect.
Top ten most common words - tha, a, o, an, tae, it, bae, in, that, ullans,

List of texts in corpus

Krisamas time is draa’in near
Ullans Speakers Association (2011) in Ulster (Coleraine) dialect (CUL), categorised as prose (426 words)

Tha demise o oor ain tongue
North Antrim Speak (2010-Feb-05) in Ulster (Coleraine) dialect (CUL), categorised as blog (318 words)

An Appeal frae tha hairt
North Antrim Speak (2010-Mar-01) in Ulster (Coleraine) dialect (CUL), categorised as blog (297 words)

Tak pride in yer ain tongue
North Antrim Speak (2009-Jul-10) in Ulster (Coleraine) dialect (CUL), categorised as blog (406 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
tha79 54,595.72436.241
ullans19 13,130.62237.576
bae26 17,968.21227.701
the2 1,382.17153.365
thaur13 8,984.11152.992
mann9 6,219.77112.228
mae13 8,984.1191.872
tongue14 9,675.1991.101
maak6 4,146.5173.400
taak8 5,528.6867.975
taakin6 4,146.5157.095
spake7 4,837.6051.659
ir11 7,601.9451.448
wae15 10,366.2849.557
moather4 2,764.3447.753
yins8 5,528.6847.463
wud8 5,528.6843.135
oul8 5,528.6841.832
bane5 3,455.4340.980
native5 3,455.4333.986
dinnae9 6,219.7733.830
boords3 2,073.2632.839
wha10 6,910.8531.969
santa4 2,764.3431.941
wye9 6,219.7731.139
nir3 2,073.2628.123
lake4 2,764.3427.725
gie10 6,910.8526.949
coorse7 4,837.6024.987
hae16 11,057.3624.339
speakers5 3,455.4323.751
wus6 4,146.5122.878
hale7 4,837.6022.730
richtfa2 1,382.1722.558
maesel2 1,382.1722.558
baen2 1,382.1722.558
feyther2 1,382.1720.834
betther2 1,382.1720.834
why5 3,455.4320.570
jest7 4,837.60nan
naw6 4,146.5120.568
aff11 7,601.9420.507
things7 4,837.6019.665
agen2 1,382.1719.652
proud3 2,073.2618.055
yese2 1,382.1717.393
ain9 6,219.7717.189
aa12 8,293.0216.660
wheen5 3,455.4316.080
shane2 1,382.1715.242
forget3 2,073.2615.063
wull5 3,455.4314.398
opeenion2 1,382.1714.356
meanin3 2,073.2614.337
sae10 6,910.8514.272
wur6 4,146.5114.005
gled3 2,073.2613.971
krisamas6 4,146.51nan
thats2 1,382.1713.860
becaase5 3,455.43nan
noo10 6,910.8513.704
rale2 1,382.1712.666
o51 35,245.3412.585
pit7 4,837.6012.457
ax2 1,382.1712.338
wush2 1,382.1712.338
yer10 6,910.8512.308
dancin2 1,382.1712.184
kan2 1,382.1712.184
somethin4 2,764.3412.178
thae5 3,455.4312.084
stap3 2,073.2611.972
weans3 2,073.2611.592
am4 2,764.3411.501
shud2 1,382.1711.249
toul2 1,382.1711.019
heids3 2,073.2610.904
mine3 2,073.2610.668
think6 4,146.5110.480
thur3 2,073.2610.297
aul2 1,382.1710.128
these4 2,764.3410.096
gret2 1,382.1710.041
themsels2 1,382.179.872
luk2 1,382.179.791
instead2 1,382.179.711
oor8 5,528.689.537
whun2 1,382.178.868
minute2 1,382.178.805
scrievin2 1,382.178.744
brev3 2,073.26nan
they14 9,675.198.849
forrit3 2,073.268.404
gane2 1,382.178.235
neck2 1,382.177.931
mair9 6,219.777.842
scrieve2 1,382.177.696
ulster2 1,382.177.606
wrang3 2,073.267.591
wean2 1,382.177.433
year5 3,455.436.846
spellin2 1,382.176.816
ye16 11,057.366.693
language5 3,455.436.576
weel6 4,146.516.546
country2 1,382.176.544
its6 4,146.516.511
roon4 2,764.346.477
maistly2 1,382.176.416
onythin2 1,382.176.292
times3 2,073.266.236
withoot2 1,382.176.232
know3 2,073.265.925
is17 11,748.455.816
love2 1,382.175.735
haes5 3,455.435.459
time7 4,837.605.205
stert2 1,382.175.172
ava2 1,382.175.151
it27 18,659.305.068
years3 2,073.265.065
pairt3 2,073.265.019
support2 1,382.174.984
culture2 1,382.174.586
if6 4,146.514.548
toon2 1,382.174.516
schuil2 1,382.174.430
dae5 3,455.434.187
tae43 29,716.664.176
try2 1,382.173.964
tryin2 1,382.173.879
at4 2,764.343.859
speak2 1,382.173.703
hard2 1,382.173.407
a54 37,318.592.970
niver2 1,382.172.586
whaur3 2,073.262.529
aboot8 5,528.682.515
efter4 2,764.342.501
an47 32,481.002.419
cannae2 1,382.172.416
english3 2,073.262.388
even3 2,073.262.353
still3 2,073.262.338
that20 13,821.702.049
as5 3,455.432.022
need2 1,382.171.879
keep2 1,382.171.736
nae7 4,837.601.667
for12 8,293.021.626
what2 1,382.171.614
place2 1,382.171.314
thing2 1,382.171.204
guid3 2,073.261.154
life2 1,382.171.076
them4 2,764.341.004
bit2 1,382.170.954
intae4 2,764.340.851
ower5 3,455.430.837
oot4 2,764.340.808
afore3 2,073.260.789
richt3 2,073.260.610
ony2 1,382.170.551
mak2 1,382.170.532
in26 17,968.210.503
doon2 1,382.170.467
on11 7,601.940.435
come2 1,382.170.430
thocht2 1,382.170.392
frae2 1,382.170.254
scots4 2,764.340.189
see3 2,073.260.187
fit2 1,382.170.135
but5 3,455.430.072
up5 3,455.430.061
this6 4,146.510.037
wee3 2,073.260.000
maebae2 1,382.17nan
aye2 1,382.170.007