Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Lehane, Matt

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,423
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 978
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.478
Tagged as AYR (Ayrshire) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, an, in, i, la, o, tuim, tae, gif,

List of texts in corpus

Red an Black
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (299 words)

La Le La Le La Iron Mountain
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (277 words)

Cubismo Part III
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (99 words)

Psstt
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (145 words)

Gif I was
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (360 words)

Tuim Tattie
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (246 words)

Mouse Eat Mouse World
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (276 words)

Aye an Ay
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (116 words)

Hush Nou
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (228 words)

Cubismo Part II
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (136 words)

Mair Licht
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (241 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.

Word	Count	Normalised per million	Keyness
la	44	18,159.31	451.688
tuim	39	16,095.75	370.973
tattie	29	11,968.63	263.643
gif	29	11,968.63	251.992
le	24	9,905.08	241.998
anarchist	12	4,952.54	138.869
mouse	11	4,539.83	119.217
thouchts	7	2,888.98	79.079
est	8	3,301.69	78.170
ou	8	3,301.69	78.170
was	25	10,317.79	72.330
cull	6	2,476.27	67.206
cnd	6	2,476.27	67.206
penny	10	4,127.12	67.042
out	15	6,190.67	66.851
scance	7	2,888.98	65.727
eat	11	4,539.83	59.622
weapons	6	2,476.27	55.030
bawbee	5	2,063.56	50.212
youse	6	2,476.27	48.573
hegemony	5	2,063.56	48.437
cowp	6	2,476.27	47.884
wearing	5	2,063.56	45.653
i	46	18,984.73	45.450
house	7	2,888.98	45.411
swatch	6	2,476.27	44.435
unilaterally	4	1,650.85	43.626
hush	4	1,650.85	39.078
thae	12	4,952.54	36.913
need	12	4,952.54	36.720
supportit	5	2,063.56	35.855
live	7	2,888.98	35.673
thrill	4	1,650.85	35.193
damp	6	2,476.27	33.384
warl	5	2,063.56	32.213
anarchy	3	1,238.13	31.974
dollars	3	1,238.13	31.974
wis	3	1,238.13	30.368
yer	20	8,254.23	30.138
kill	6	2,476.27	29.787
he	2	825.42	29.144
toil	3	1,238.13	28.164
chaos	3	1,238.13	28.164
goethe	8	3,301.69	nan
that	4	1,650.85	25.763
death	5	2,063.56	24.102
inspector	3	1,238.13	23.614
torche	8	3,301.69	nan
money	6	2,476.27	22.991
red	5	2,063.56	21.615
reigns	2	825.42	20.497
rockit	2	825.42	20.497
democrat	2	825.42	20.497
sterling	2	825.42	20.497
anti	2	825.42	20.497
bio	2	825.42	20.497
autocrat	2	825.42	20.497
ilumme	6	2,476.27	nan
pundits	2	825.42	20.497
lowses	2	825.42	20.497
thoucht	3	1,238.13	20.316
whar	5	2,063.56	19.904
aa	17	7,016.10	19.353
weil	3	1,238.13	19.029
chosen	3	1,238.13	19.029
abstract	2	825.42	18.775
concait	2	825.42	18.775
childer	2	825.42	18.775
thou	3	1,238.13	18.748
gie	10	4,127.12	18.043
wadnae	3	1,238.13	17.977
lichts	4	1,650.85	17.932
life	9	3,714.40	17.828
rulers	2	825.42	17.595
scrawl	2	825.42	17.595
elite	2	825.42	16.691
capitalist	2	825.42	16.691
cradle	2	825.42	16.691
shud	3	1,238.13	16.316
goalie	2	825.42	15.958
sned	2	825.42	15.958
to	12	4,952.54	15.712
unco	4	1,650.85	15.477
rhythms	2	825.42	15.341
ego	2	825.42	14.808
wards	2	825.42	14.808
d	14	5,777.96	14.671
died	3	1,238.13	14.617
natural	3	1,238.13	13.987
black	5	2,063.56	13.919
psstt	4	1,650.85	nan
yow	2	825.42	13.921
her	2	825.42	13.571
derri	4	1,650.85	nan
leaders	2	825.42	13.543
corruption	2	825.42	13.543
civil	2	825.42	13.199
nuclear	2	825.42	13.199
and	4	1,650.85	12.942
my	9	3,714.40	12.718
aabody	4	1,650.85	12.609
hunt	2	825.42	12.319
at	4	1,650.85	12.314
johnnie	2	825.42	12.065
pale	2	825.42	11.390
hole	3	1,238.13	11.307
complex	2	825.42	10.817
it	13	5,365.25	10.662
authority	2	825.42	10.644
yirth	2	825.42	10.478
hate	2	825.42	10.021
baa	2	825.42	9.613
baby	2	825.42	9.613
wins	2	825.42	9.613
wad	9	3,714.40	9.382
sel	2	825.42	9.364
mouse-	3	1,238.13	nan
n	5	2,063.56	9.284
quite	3	1,238.13	9.280
bars	2	825.42	9.130
broun	2	825.42	8.806
they	2	825.42	8.674
your	5	2,063.56	8.635
thon	7	2,888.98	8.289
fir	6	2,476.27	7.898
penny-	3	1,238.13	nan
social	3	1,238.13	7.766
his	5	2,063.56	7.602
rule	2	825.42	7.441
human	3	1,238.13	7.319
tae	34	14,032.19	7.304
rab	2	825.42	7.040
sport	2	825.42	6.977
erse	2	825.42	6.855
fancy	2	825.42	6.796
streets	2	825.42	6.406
askit	2	825.42	6.203
me	2	825.42	6.051
up	3	1,238.13	5.880
ten	3	1,238.13	5.874
whae	3	1,238.13	5.689
kull	3	1,238.13	nan
gang	4	1,650.85	5.687
nou	4	1,650.85	5.625
fou	2	825.42	5.574
yower	3	1,238.13	nan
aines	2	825.42	nan
view	2	825.42	5.453
biggit	2	825.42	5.300
being	2	825.42	5.300
faa	2	825.42	5.153
cry	2	825.42	4.814
bluid	2	825.42	4.627
sleep	2	825.42	4.509
brickbats	2	825.42	nan
government	3	1,238.13	4.605
we	17	7,016.10	4.398
form	2	825.42	4.312
nae	13	5,365.25	4.295
easy	2	825.42	4.232
in	51	21,048.29	4.228
ay	8	3,301.69	4.140
intil	3	1,238.13	4.108
but	4	1,650.85	4.002
sin	3	1,238.13	3.975
heids	2	825.42	3.955
mair	10	4,127.12	3.859
as	8	3,301.69	3.835
car	2	825.42	3.492
state	2	825.42	3.413
a	87	35,905.90	3.412
wi	26	10,730.50	3.050
gien	3	1,238.13	2.913
knaps	2	825.42	nan
kin	3	1,238.13	2.903
let	3	1,238.13	2.812
aye	7	2,888.98	2.629
about	2	825.42	2.597
cud	3	1,238.13	2.467
run	2	825.42	2.332
the	123	50,763.52	2.322
back	2	825.42	2.251
ken	6	2,476.27	2.196
derri-	2	825.42	nan
an	74	30,540.65	2.098
there	3	1,238.13	2.075
maun	3	1,238.13	2.048
bawbee-	2	825.42	nan
for	19	7,841.52	1.925
is	10	4,127.12	1.866
ee	2	825.42	1.796
be	17	7,016.10	1.708
demos	2	825.42	nan
past	2	825.42	1.685
hae	3	1,238.13	1.591
licht	2	825.42	1.564
onie	2	825.42	1.523
fae	10	4,127.12	1.509
o	42	17,333.88	1.413
ye	17	7,016.10	1.114
cannae	2	825.42	1.057
chomp	2	825.42	nan
on	11	4,539.83	1.189
or	11	4,539.83	1.012
heid	4	1,650.85	0.960
no	4	1,650.85	0.952
us	5	2,063.56	0.930
fowk	2	825.42	0.897
man	4	1,650.85	0.842
een	3	1,238.13	0.739
war	3	1,238.13	0.639
said	2	825.42	0.604
lik	2	825.42	0.565
mak	3	1,238.13	0.535
sic	2	825.42	0.403
thocht	3	1,238.13	0.360
ainerlie	2	825.42	nan
mither	2	825.42	0.336
afore	2	825.42	0.296
were	2	825.42	0.257
get	4	1,650.85	0.226
efter	2	825.42	0.200
here	2	825.42	0.187
kill-	2	825.42	nan
by	3	1,238.13	0.179
snap-	2	825.42	nan
ither	2	825.42	0.229
re	2	825.42	0.148
of	4	1,650.85	0.141
big	2	825.42	0.128
than	2	825.42	0.105
ain	3	1,238.13	0.080
demos-	2	825.42	nan
then	3	1,238.13	0.077
sweeping	2	825.42	nan
their	5	2,063.56	0.178
ower	6	2,476.27	0.064
s	19	7,841.52	0.060
whan	3	1,238.13	0.031
had	3	1,238.13	0.029
twa	3	1,238.13	0.023
time	4	1,650.85	0.021
maist	2	825.42	0.012
oxymoronic	2	825.42	nan
aff	3	1,238.13	0.011
think	2	825.42	0.010
whit	5	2,063.56	0.006
cynically	2	825.42	nan
are	3	1,238.13	0.000
augment	2	825.42	nan
m	5	2,063.56	1.223