A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Spence, Laura

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,475
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 707
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.501
Tagged as PUL (Peninsular Ulster (Ards)) dialect.
Top ten most common words - tha, an, a, wus, john, tae, o, it, she, grace,

List of texts in corpus

Tha Thoarn Tree
Ullans Magazine (01-01-2013) in Ulster dialect (PUL), categorised as prose (2,475 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
tha188 75,959.601,178.576
wus59 23,838.38440.020
john46 18,585.86292.190
grace29 11,717.17271.324
the14 5,656.57200.521
dan25 10,101.01192.095
brench15 6,060.61174.297
laik8 3,232.3276.229
wuid12 4,848.4865.541
tree13 5,252.5363.122
boadie7 2,828.2860.800
oul12 4,848.4859.963
wudden6 2,424.2459.246
tuk8 3,232.3257.950
whun9 3,636.3657.927
wumman13 5,252.5356.657
epple5 2,020.2055.169
cairved5 2,020.2052.205
wundae5 2,020.2052.205
growein6 2,424.2449.050
oan22 8,888.8946.202
sayed16 6,464.6541.789
thur9 3,636.3640.798
wur14 5,656.5740.583
gye6 2,424.2440.033
fur28 11,313.1339.652
wile6 2,424.2439.030
haed16 6,464.6537.859
an117 47,272.7336.906
hoose16 6,464.6536.769
wud8 3,232.3234.812
saa6 2,424.2434.786
moss5 2,020.2032.960
cum7 2,828.2832.803
glentin4 1,616.1632.449
perfec3 1,212.1231.846
femlie3 1,212.1231.846
bak6 2,424.2431.195
that3 1,212.1230.543
heerd4 1,616.1630.517
pinny3 1,212.1229.620
snare3 1,212.1228.037
quare4 1,616.1626.234
rape3 1,212.1225.779
sut5 2,020.2025.754
yin12 4,848.4825.205
wasnae4 1,616.1624.473
leg5 2,020.2024.159
thoarn8 3,232.32nan
wrocht5 2,020.2023.768
ootby4 1,616.1623.489
teuch3 1,212.1223.487
sonsy2 808.0820.412
hoult2 808.0820.412
boags2 808.0820.412
hirple2 808.0820.412
leukkin2 808.0820.412
beece2 808.0820.412
and2 808.0820.340
grun6 2,424.2419.756
she31 12,525.2519.404
box5 2,020.2019.381
cottar3 1,212.1219.200
coul3 1,212.1218.904
lichtnin3 1,212.1218.904
eneuch7 2,828.2818.832
aa17 6,868.6918.829
brenches2 808.0818.690
cape2 808.0818.690
med4 1,616.1618.447
spiered3 1,212.1218.354
dure2 808.0817.510
thon10 4,040.4017.077
ben6 2,424.2416.916
craps2 808.0816.607
heidstane2 808.0816.607
poakits2 808.0816.607
splittin2 808.0816.607
takkin5 2,020.2016.452
thunner3 1,212.1216.015
weethin2 808.0815.874
thonner2 808.0815.874
haetae2 808.0815.874
cottar-hoose5 2,020.20nan
wheen6 2,424.2415.458
streetchin2 808.0815.257
blocks2 808.0815.257
mair16 6,464.6514.802
fiels2 808.0814.724
oothoose2 808.0814.724
forenenst2 808.0814.724
cud7 2,828.2814.675
aff12 4,848.4813.896
wechty2 808.0813.837
gress3 1,212.1213.746
amaist2 808.0813.459
airms4 1,616.1613.205
rocky2 808.0813.115
cruik4 1,616.16nan
ahint5 2,020.2012.735
sooth4 1,616.1612.607
lown2 808.0812.235
bricht4 1,616.1612.203
deep4 1,616.1612.010
fun4 1,616.1611.915
is4 1,616.1611.884
flooers3 1,212.1211.803
lukkin2 808.0811.743
landit2 808.0811.743
guidwife2 808.0811.519
boag4 1,616.16nan
t8 3,232.3211.167
throch2 808.0811.106
ocht3 1,212.1210.973
lukked2 808.0810.916
wun3 1,212.1210.904
wye6 2,424.2410.711
nearhaun2 808.0810.395
ma2 808.0810.133
muir2 808.0810.084
boxes2 808.0810.084
grave2 808.089.938
thrie2 808.089.938
roses2 808.089.662
flittit2 808.089.662
wame2 808.089.404
wather2 808.089.404
lenth2 808.089.404
leukked4 1,616.16nan
nor7 2,828.289.300
dowlings4 1,616.16nan
waakin2 808.0815.257
hadnae2 808.089.282
pickin2 808.089.163
muin2 808.089.163
cloods2 808.089.048
ablow3 1,212.128.877
tummock3 1,212.12nan
mon2 808.088.829
morn3 1,212.128.785
in22 8,888.898.611
wee13 5,252.538.325
aul2 808.088.064
banes2 808.087.979
gaed6 2,424.247.951
sleekit2 808.087.895
nixt3 1,212.127.800
was8 3,232.327.785
rid3 1,212.127.763
luk2 808.087.734
frae12 4,848.487.682
rïngs3 1,212.12nan
on6 2,424.247.451
licht4 1,616.167.139
lan2 808.087.089
haggin3 1,212.12nan
set5 2,020.206.935
west2 808.086.898
nichts2 808.086.837
we3 1,212.126.787
til6 2,424.246.753
or2 808.086.740
sicna2 808.086.545
lit2 808.086.435
sicht3 1,212.126.320
agane2 808.086.276
quate2 808.085.980
slowly2 808.085.887
gled2 808.085.752
bonnie3 1,212.125.628
wean2 808.085.457
mate2 808.085.262
richt8 3,232.325.226
watther3 1,212.12nan
drap2 808.085.224
whut2 808.085.114
whuttled2 808.08nan
roon5 2,020.205.697
moontin3 1,212.12nan
sweet2 808.086.027
then7 2,828.285.095
smell2 808.084.904
ayont2 808.084.871
mile2 808.084.676
her21 8,484.854.604
pit6 2,424.244.533
gettin3 1,212.124.505
sair3 1,212.124.387
ee3 1,212.124.387
anither5 2,020.204.370
tap3 1,212.124.241
rinnin2 808.084.240
yit2 808.084.186
grey2 808.084.160
intil3 1,212.124.010
whuttlin2 808.08nan
o38 15,353.543.800
days4 1,616.163.744
lay2 808.083.633
ontae2 808.083.444
och2 808.083.403
guid6 2,424.243.321
watthery2 808.08nan
comin3 1,212.123.462
nicht5 2,020.203.310
giein2 808.083.267
doon10 4,040.403.232
en3 1,212.123.127
hissel2 808.082.997
as9 3,636.362.967
hauns2 808.082.946
his21 8,484.852.877
s26 10,505.052.856
gien3 1,212.122.826
leuk2 808.082.678
owre2 808.082.663
hersel2 808.082.451
white2 808.082.424
a86 34,747.472.387
whiles2 808.082.346
he15 6,060.612.315
run2 808.082.270
glimmert2 808.08nan
no3 1,212.122.273
dry2 808.082.197
makkin2 808.082.173
ye19 7,676.772.167
whaur4 1,616.162.145
haein2 808.082.126
naethin2 808.082.103
hair2 808.082.047
een4 1,616.162.032
it37 14,949.492.022
maun3 1,212.121.970
day8 3,232.321.843
been2 808.081.756
yer2 808.081.671
mak4 1,616.161.660
bed2 808.081.647
time2 808.081.640
intae7 2,828.281.620
ir2 808.081.577
d7 2,828.281.572
tak4 1,616.161.535
masel2 808.081.437
wha3 1,212.121.391
thocht4 1,616.161.319
gaun3 1,212.121.183
him4 1,616.161.176
niver2 808.081.138
be9 3,636.361.063
tae46 18,585.861.040
wark2 808.081.033
got4 1,616.161.019
by6 2,424.241.002
haun2 808.080.947
them6 2,424.240.905
heid4 1,616.160.890
hale2 808.080.883
aboot5 2,020.200.875
lang4 1,616.160.754
hae4 1,616.160.669
wi22 8,888.890.627
gie3 1,212.120.622
oot13 5,252.530.614
fair2 808.080.595
us2 808.080.531
dae2 808.080.324
noo3 1,212.120.289
ither2 808.080.262
efter2 808.080.231
thing2 808.080.222
here2 808.080.217
thair3 1,212.120.182
nae6 2,424.240.165
fut2 808.08nan
awa4 1,616.160.306
byue2 808.08nan
at18 7,272.730.273
ain3 1,212.120.061
fit3 1,212.120.056
ower5 2,020.200.051
stoarm2 808.08nan
aye4 1,616.160.039
this9 3,636.360.025
ll3 1,212.120.023
up10 4,040.400.023
can4 1,616.160.017
but10 4,040.400.015
ve2 808.080.014
say2 808.080.011
new2 808.080.011
muckle2 808.080.009
gin2 808.080.009
sae4 1,616.160.003
its3 1,212.120.002
see4 1,616.160.000
hame2 808.080.000
guldert2 808.08nan
blecker2 808.08nan
afore2 808.080.335