A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Intro a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Texts Writers Statistics Top200 Search Compare

. .Previous author - Next author
- dialect comparison - fine grain dialect comparison - Venn diagrams - punctuation analysis - chronology -

astrothsknot

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,560
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 497
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.139
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, an, tae, fyr, her, she, ye, bhain, laren,

List of texts in corpus

The Auld Man O Jerah
archiveofourown.org (2018-12-03) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (1,560 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
donald11 7,051.28100.423
lassie13 8,333.3367.114
yon15 9,615.3862.899
prince7 4,487.1860.851
fyr32 20,512.82nan
sayed16 10,256.4154.935
yir9 5,769.2345.196
jennet20 12,820.51nan
bhain24 15,384.62nan
jyst4 2,564.1042.489
laren22 14,102.56nan
true8 5,128.2144.358
kent12 7,692.3135.802
wummin6 3,846.1534.232
burns7 4,487.1834.042
auld15 9,615.3833.728
shairp4 2,564.1033.529
her29 18,589.7433.058
swum3 1,923.0832.304
whur4 2,564.1030.843
she28 17,948.7230.130
theym4 2,564.1029.457
ye28 17,948.7228.584
mortal4 2,564.1028.558
fairm4 2,564.1028.011
a85 54,487.1827.979
sidhe12 7,692.31nan
miller3 1,923.0823.226
queen4 2,564.1022.816
thit7 4,487.1822.407
burnside2 1,282.0522.201
waantit2 1,282.0522.201
ways3 1,923.0822.171
love5 3,205.1321.774
hairt4 2,564.1021.573
folk7 4,487.1821.236
crag2 1,282.0520.478
ve9 5,769.2320.343
hyd7 4,487.18nan
cliver2 1,282.0518.391
strath2 1,282.0517.038
cuild7 4,487.18nan
hoat2 1,282.0517.038
laddie4 2,564.1016.812
tis2 1,282.0516.504
er4 2,564.1016.457
byre3 1,923.0816.236
guid9 5,769.2316.200
dived2 1,282.0516.033
that3 1,923.0815.069
hills3 1,923.0813.974
watter5 3,205.1313.569
thyr6 3,846.15nan
ur4 2,564.1013.795
fairy2 1,282.0513.508
wyr5 3,205.13nan
book3 1,923.0813.386
waant2 1,282.0513.282
man8 5,128.2113.201
acroass2 1,282.0511.988
fond2 1,282.0511.686
hair4 2,564.1011.643
didnae5 3,205.1311.194
wuild4 2,564.10nan
pool2 1,282.0511.145
asked3 1,923.0810.908
break2 1,282.0510.901
sae9 5,769.2310.445
o16 10,256.4110.099
kept3 1,923.089.945
burn3 1,923.089.558
high3 1,923.089.558
tales2 1,282.059.528
feart3 1,923.089.490
turnt3 1,923.089.391
why3 1,923.088.891
bank2 1,282.058.719
plain2 1,282.058.654
stairt2 1,282.058.527
moved2 1,282.058.464
ochils4 2,564.10nan
davie2 1,282.058.003
lie2 1,282.057.844
white3 1,923.087.780
menstrie3 1,923.08nan
replied2 1,282.057.594
dance2 1,282.057.594
faimly2 1,282.057.546
fell3 1,923.087.417
fair4 2,564.107.393
way3 1,923.087.266
spoke2 1,282.057.184
hell2 1,282.056.666
aye7 4,487.186.634
tale2 1,282.056.629
laird2 1,282.056.593
braw3 1,923.086.420
left4 2,564.106.360
ill2 1,282.056.249
second2 1,282.056.216
as18 11,538.466.083
wisnae3 1,923.086.051
music2 1,282.055.936
awa6 3,846.155.805
mooth2 1,282.055.791
came3 1,923.085.711
fae10 6,410.265.428
ken6 3,846.155.348
aw9 5,769.235.277
byt3 1,923.08nan
jerah3 1,923.08nan
whyn3 1,923.08nan
ere2 1,282.055.101
disnae2 1,282.055.010
how3 1,923.084.858
son2 1,282.054.774
nane2 1,282.054.733
faither3 1,923.084.728
oan6 3,846.154.547
is4 2,564.104.251
unner2 1,282.054.244
take2 1,282.054.060
keep3 1,923.083.986
inchna2 1,282.05nan
black2 1,282.053.753
speak2 1,282.053.639
wife2 1,282.053.250
yet2 1,282.053.190
dis3 1,923.083.184
wha3 1,923.083.177
fir3 1,923.082.798
well2 1,282.052.730
it12 7,692.312.609
oot3 1,923.082.439
niver2 1,282.052.420
young2 1,282.052.412
be4 2,564.102.322
dinnae2 1,282.052.090
mind3 1,923.082.078
near2 1,282.052.026
myther2 1,282.05nan
hiv2 1,282.052.005
the104 66,666.671.949
laran2 1,282.05nan
doon7 4,487.182.982
at6 3,846.151.875
dae4 2,564.101.859
nae2 1,282.051.689
win2 1,282.051.669
s16 10,256.411.373
went2 1,282.051.353
an47 30,128.211.348
and14 8,974.361.106
sluagh2 1,282.05nan
in19 12,179.491.275
wan2 1,282.051.088
aboot7 4,487.181.057
he10 6,410.261.024
wis20 12,820.511.021
or3 1,923.080.987
tell2 1,282.050.871
so3 1,923.080.869
wee5 3,205.130.796
no6 3,846.150.771
up4 2,564.100.739
wi9 5,769.230.645
even2 1,282.050.499
ony2 1,282.050.480
his7 4,487.180.429
nicht2 1,282.050.410
him3 1,923.080.345
hoose2 1,282.050.293
me4 2,564.100.269
say2 1,282.050.245
they7 4,487.180.154
hae3 1,923.080.122
noo2 1,282.050.117
lang2 1,282.050.105
whit4 2,564.100.102
see3 1,923.080.094
then2 1,282.050.083
ain2 1,282.050.077
rae2 1,282.05nan
if2 1,282.050.065
here2 1,282.050.045
ll2 1,282.050.032
afore2 1,282.050.019
time3 1,923.080.015
some2 1,282.050.013
back3 1,923.080.013
tae33 21,153.850.004
like4 2,564.100.004
but6 3,846.150.002
m2 1,282.050.000
nuhing2 1,282.05nan