A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Sprott, Gavin

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,777
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 790
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.249
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, o, and, a, his, he, that, in, wes, wi,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 73 - In Liverpool Cathedral
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (271 words)
Lallans 73 - Monument
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (299 words)
Lallans 73 - Banes
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (165 words)
Lallans 73 - Cain
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (242 words)
Lallans 68 - Gairdens
Lallans Magazine (2006-10-24 ) in Central (Edinburgh) dialect (EDN), categorised as poetry (800 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
and67 37,704.00122.750
cain7 3,939.2274.874
wes21 11,817.6772.432
an4 2,250.9863.703
yit9 5,064.7249.923
banes7 3,939.2248.346
his39 21,947.1047.882
i'5 2,813.7347.489
tramp5 2,813.7343.210
o's3 1,688.2431.533
feinish3 1,688.2431.533
abel3 1,688.2431.533
oa3 1,688.2429.949
til11 6,190.2129.519
de5 2,813.7329.364
monument3 1,688.2426.820
fearsome3 1,688.2426.820
o71 39,954.9825.993
tae12 6,752.9524.707
ken't3 1,688.2423.285
liverpool2 1,125.4921.687
mason's2 1,125.4921.687
their14 7,878.4521.037
weil3 1,688.2419.985
backlins2 1,125.4919.965
creish2 1,125.4918.783
airmies2 1,125.4918.783
fountain2 1,125.4918.783
daecent2 1,125.4918.783
cathedral2 1,125.4917.879
bigg3 1,688.2417.226
shairly3 1,688.2416.921
nivver5 2,813.7316.770
hand4 2,250.9816.660
reik2 1,125.4916.526
des2 1,125.4916.526
turn't2 1,125.4916.526
badness2 1,125.4915.992
notions2 1,125.4915.522
stane4 2,250.9815.424
s2 1,125.4915.278
michtna2 1,125.4914.724
out5 2,813.7314.440
edward2 1,125.4913.494
wis5 2,813.7313.332
rage2 1,125.4913.239
auld-farrant2 1,125.4913.000
terror2 1,125.4912.774
shairp2 1,125.4912.774
scarce2 1,125.4912.561
grand3 1,688.2412.510
silly2 1,125.4912.359
cruel2 1,125.4912.167
france2 1,125.4911.483
forest2 1,125.4911.329
et3 1,688.2411.197
mainner2 1,125.4911.182
them10 5,627.4611.049
nip2 1,125.4911.040
polyphème4 2,250.98nan
mannie3 1,688.2410.888
passion2 1,125.4910.770
backs2 1,125.4910.643
has5 2,813.7310.243
some9 5,064.7210.224
him13 7,315.709.834
scotch2 1,125.499.751
marie2 1,125.499.653
proud2 1,125.499.465
generation2 1,125.499.374
notion2 1,125.499.286
o't2 1,125.498.872
kill't3 1,688.24nan
whyles2 1,125.498.872
it9 5,064.728.841
i'm3 1,688.248.655
she2 1,125.498.307
loss2 1,125.498.294
dout2 1,125.498.294
hands2 1,125.498.099
whan7 3,939.227.654
kind3 1,688.247.642
forget2 1,125.497.571
aathin2 1,125.497.571
fat2 1,125.497.571
england2 1,125.497.159
amang3 1,688.247.009
neuk2 1,125.496.925
neb2 1,125.496.880
aa9 5,064.726.697
fou2 1,125.496.621
by8 4,501.976.615
lord2 1,125.496.499
lest2 1,125.496.266
colour2 1,125.496.192
galathée3 1,688.24nan
faur3 1,688.246.106
he26 14,631.406.064
ayont2 1,125.496.014
auld7 3,939.225.926
acis3 1,688.24nan
this14 7,878.455.860
bairns4 2,250.985.845
corner2 1,125.495.748
bed3 1,688.245.734
intil3 1,688.245.683
gets2 1,125.495.653
eh3 1,688.245.568
king2 1,125.495.443
nae11 6,190.215.235
happy2 1,125.495.191
wind2 1,125.495.137
watter3 1,688.244.812
love2 1,125.494.764
they13 7,315.704.370
cause2 1,125.494.308
god2 1,125.494.268
bodie2 1,125.494.229
t's2 1,125.49nan
hill2 1,125.494.132
for17 9,566.694.088
duin2 1,125.494.076
north2 1,125.493.879
sicht2 1,125.493.879
gairden2 1,125.493.810
while3 1,688.243.695
een4 2,250.983.679
scott2 1,125.493.662
rax't2 1,125.49nan
sea2 1,125.493.599
micht4 2,250.983.557
bonnie2 1,125.493.492
aye6 3,376.483.487
sinews2 1,125.49nan
forrit2 1,125.493.462
bad2 1,125.493.447
here5 2,813.733.297
maun3 1,688.243.245
fowk6 3,376.483.124
fell2 1,125.493.115
wi20 11,254.923.007
sic3 1,688.243.006
hair2 1,125.492.976
turn2 1,125.492.927
on17 9,566.692.909
but3 1,688.242.883
muckle4 2,250.982.705
read2 1,125.492.698
as6 3,376.482.565
life3 1,688.242.317
fae2 1,125.492.258
body2 1,125.492.253
that24 13,505.912.166
gae't2 1,125.49nan
be5 2,813.732.080
comes2 1,125.492.033
doctrine2 1,125.49nan
hormone2 1,125.49nan
jardin2 1,125.49nan
wheat-shaef2 1,125.49nan
craetur2 1,125.49nan
fair3 1,688.243.550
man4 2,250.981.995
syne3 1,688.241.902
bein3 1,688.241.846
thon3 1,688.241.669
doun2 1,125.491.548
dei't2 1,125.49nan
name2 1,125.491.542
sae5 2,813.731.436
hae2 1,125.491.382
win2 1,125.491.330
see5 2,813.731.325
awa4 2,250.981.323
wye2 1,125.491.320
in22 12,380.421.276
yon2 1,125.491.188
will3 1,688.241.135
thocht3 1,688.241.079
at15 8,441.191.051
wee2 1,125.490.956
had4 2,250.980.929
ower6 3,376.480.902
back2 1,125.490.890
mair2 1,125.490.878
thing2 1,125.490.831
ye7 3,939.220.758
day2 1,125.490.729
you2 1,125.490.599
says2 1,125.490.562
yer2 1,125.490.505
kent2 1,125.490.377
afore3 1,688.240.370
whaur2 1,125.490.359
think2 1,125.490.261
or7 3,939.220.249
again2 1,125.490.206
juist2 1,125.490.170
a55 30,951.040.168
we6 3,376.480.159
come2 1,125.490.151
like4 2,250.980.110
is12 6,752.950.095
first2 1,125.490.086
got2 1,125.490.072
naakit2 1,125.49nan
peacefae2 1,125.49nan
the106 59,651.100.066
twa2 1,125.490.059
there5 2,813.730.038
heid2 1,125.490.037
can3 1,688.240.028
i11 6,190.210.017
dae2 1,125.490.006
whit4 2,250.980.004
me6 3,376.480.004
her9 5,064.720.001
ither2 1,125.490.000