A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Chalmers, Aimee

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,601
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 587
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.727
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, ye, yer, was, a, o, tae, i, it, bike,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie
Lallans Magazine (2004-09) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (1,343 words)

Lallans 58 - twa poems
Lallans Magazine (2001-03-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (258 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
ye82 51,217.99227.316
yer49 30,605.87188.728
was39 24,359.78176.647
bike16 9,993.75136.068
judges11 6,870.71136.018
wuid16 9,993.75110.747
ruth12 7,495.3294.284
billy11 6,870.7168.234
yersell5 3,123.0552.582
wuidnae4 2,498.4446.945
closie4 2,498.4446.945
wye11 6,870.7139.671
terrace4 2,498.4435.925
leviticus3 1,873.8334.462
joshua3 1,873.8332.233
genesis3 1,873.8330.649
rinnin6 3,747.6629.491
wasnae4 2,498.4427.917
river5 3,123.0526.572
ahent4 2,498.4425.843
knees4 2,498.4425.073
becomin3 1,873.8323.982
bikes3 1,873.8323.554
juist10 6,246.1023.014
cellar3 1,873.8322.783
an15 9,369.1422.583
watchit2 1,249.2222.154
coat4 2,498.4421.714
ae13 8,119.9320.737
sand3 1,873.8320.678
crib2 1,249.2220.431
fud2 1,249.2220.431
numbers3 1,873.8319.965
hurt3 1,873.8318.942
scuffed2 1,249.2218.344
aff10 6,246.1015.447
bunter7 4,372.27nan
cuid5 3,123.0515.185
bell3 1,873.8315.112
had10 6,246.1014.900
gae4 2,498.4414.773
haunds3 1,873.8314.563
deek2 1,249.2214.230
went6 3,747.6613.805
shottie2 1,249.2213.461
dam2 1,249.2213.235
elements2 1,249.2212.627
thou2 1,249.2212.444
cuidnae2 1,249.2212.269
kirk4 2,498.4412.034
mirror2 1,249.2211.941
second3 1,873.8311.912
bard2 1,249.2211.787
meenit3 1,873.8311.598
shuin2 1,249.2210.975
loose2 1,249.2210.738
but16 9,993.7510.729
return2 1,249.2210.515
stood3 1,873.8310.066
in11 6,870.7110.053
mind6 3,747.6610.014
weet3 1,873.839.843
mither5 3,123.059.444
ready3 1,873.839.425
turnt3 1,873.839.425
stoppit2 1,249.229.401
queer2 1,249.229.244
i20 12,492.199.230
sunday3 1,873.838.978
thy2 1,249.228.877
thocht6 3,747.668.480
windae3 1,873.838.111
claes3 1,873.838.034
bonnie3 1,873.837.885
busy2 1,249.227.748
thee2 1,249.227.748
roond3 1,873.837.741
stanes2 1,249.227.550
likit2 1,249.226.852
d8 4,996.886.774
ee3 1,873.836.520
feet3 1,873.836.466
haud3 1,873.836.395
braw3 1,873.836.342
quick2 1,249.226.271
you8 4,996.886.225
deuteronomy3 1,873.83nan
corner2 1,249.226.109
smile2 1,249.225.954
eneuch3 1,873.835.896
stick2 1,249.225.864
show2 1,249.225.835
legs2 1,249.225.555
cundie3 1,873.83nan
greet2 1,249.227.271
awa6 3,747.665.459
put2 1,249.225.059
never3 1,873.834.972
ane5 3,123.054.966
get6 3,747.664.954
god2 1,249.224.880
lift2 1,249.224.795
faither3 1,873.834.718
esther3 1,873.83nan
let3 1,873.834.649
ma2 1,249.224.554
as4 2,498.444.477
held2 1,249.224.346
couldnae2 1,249.224.346
guid5 3,123.054.335
exodus3 1,873.83nan
not2 1,249.224.859
people2 1,249.224.310
go3 1,873.834.226
thae3 1,873.834.196
toon2 1,249.224.170
agin2 1,249.224.004
bad2 1,249.223.924
keep3 1,873.833.913
yon3 1,873.833.894
cam4 2,498.443.844
if6 3,747.663.796
sea2 1,249.223.772
whiles2 1,249.223.713
wi6 3,747.663.682
gey3 1,873.833.609
fell2 1,249.223.491
far3 1,873.833.484
front2 1,249.223.412
for15 9,369.143.375
my4 2,498.443.353
wee7 4,372.273.026
tae25 15,615.242.898
there8 4,996.882.891
got4 2,498.442.881
licht2 1,249.222.733
sais3 1,873.832.686
thegither2 1,249.222.369
young2 1,249.222.327
til3 1,873.832.312
then4 2,498.442.306
rain2 1,249.222.123
nae8 4,996.882.118
wirds2 1,249.222.043
up10 6,246.102.018
a38 23,735.171.902
didnae2 1,249.221.632
fair2 1,249.221.564
doon6 3,747.661.535
will3 1,873.831.521
alang2 1,249.221.494
richt4 2,498.441.472
she5 3,123.051.390
first3 1,873.831.312
face2 1,249.221.296
oot4 2,498.441.292
three2 1,249.221.210
just2 1,249.221.206
days2 1,249.221.206
wey3 1,873.831.177
same2 1,249.221.085
heid3 1,873.831.062
be11 6,870.710.978
o28 17,489.070.847
gaun2 1,249.220.843
back5 3,123.050.809
s9 5,621.490.761
sae4 2,498.440.749
big2 1,249.220.744
like6 3,747.660.721
whan3 1,873.830.683
her6 3,747.660.652
syne2 1,249.220.615
nor2 1,249.220.595
at8 4,996.880.549
that13 8,119.930.539
made2 1,249.220.537
ower5 3,123.050.512
een2 1,249.220.508
even2 1,249.220.475
frae2 1,249.220.446
aa2 1,249.220.445
time4 2,498.440.420
ken3 1,873.830.408
his11 6,870.710.345
tak2 1,249.220.324
oan3 1,873.830.297
twa3 1,873.830.292
said3 1,873.830.274
they5 3,123.050.259
me4 2,498.440.256
the88 54,965.650.247
intae2 1,249.220.194
aw3 1,873.830.171
them2 1,249.220.135
fowk3 1,873.830.133
by3 1,873.830.091
he13 8,119.930.074
whit3 1,873.830.054
howders2 1,249.22nan
see3 1,873.830.072
aye2 1,249.220.053
browden2 1,249.22nan
it18 11,242.970.035
and10 6,246.100.029
ll2 1,249.220.028
him4 2,498.440.015
hae4 2,498.440.011
weel2 1,249.220.007
dae2 1,249.220.007
on10 6,246.100.001
troth2 1,249.22nan
to2 1,249.220.002