A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Harrison, Jean

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,790
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 658
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.72
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - an, the, we, a, for, was, tae, o, she, on,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934
Lallans Magazine (2001-09 ) in Central (East Lothian) dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (1,790 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
was37 20,670.39153.380
we50 27,932.96108.539
got24 13,407.8283.063
barry5 2,793.3055.463
were19 10,614.5350.290
cats6 3,351.9647.110
for38 21,229.0545.514
awfu7 3,910.6142.509
miss9 5,027.9342.332
aa20 11,173.1837.141
must7 3,910.6132.564
ca'ad3 1,675.9831.573
fields5 2,793.3028.321
cream4 2,234.6424.391
chairlie3 1,675.9823.785
us13 7,262.5723.395
fermers4 2,234.6423.342
silk3 1,675.9823.324
had13 7,262.5722.371
an81 45,251.4022.175
christie2 1,117.3221.714
clever3 1,675.9821.132
wid11 6,145.2520.150
learned3 1,675.9819.313
she25 13,966.4818.939
maxwell2 1,117.3218.810
swearin2 1,117.3218.810
puss3 1,675.9818.482
live4 2,234.6417.957
ett3 1,675.9817.929
fermer's2 1,117.3217.905
q2 1,117.3217.905
when10 5,586.5917.343
showed3 1,675.9817.110
laddies3 1,675.9817.110
my9 5,027.9316.986
wore3 1,675.9816.813
sweeties3 1,675.9816.813
white5 2,793.3016.497
strippit2 1,117.3214.404
bell3 1,675.9814.283
christmas3 1,675.9813.925
kail2 1,117.3213.793
over3 1,675.9813.754
chocolate2 1,117.3213.265
coos2 1,117.3213.265
cat4 2,234.6413.212
her22 12,290.5012.928
sometimes3 1,675.9812.826
goad2 1,117.3212.800
schuil4 2,234.6412.185
nice3 1,675.9812.032
mither6 3,351.9611.959
bonny4 2,234.6411.943
on24 13,407.8211.313
is2 1,117.3211.278
buyin2 1,117.3210.928
anes3 1,675.9810.778
lassie4 2,234.6410.679
setterday2 1,117.3210.668
prince2 1,117.3210.545
mental2 1,117.3210.545
camp2 1,117.3210.425
big6 3,351.9610.225
hens2 1,117.3210.196
hat2 1,117.329.679
mince2 1,117.329.584
oh4 2,234.649.325
ane7 3,910.619.202
ah2 1,117.329.150
ah'll2 1,117.329.140
supper2 1,117.329.140
tea3 1,675.988.691
abody2 1,117.328.597
sit3 1,675.988.595
cause3 1,675.988.595
tatties2 1,117.328.320
queen2 1,117.328.320
onywye2 1,117.328.253
penny2 1,117.327.940
fancy2 1,117.327.821
aboot13 7,262.577.820
flooers2 1,117.327.436
faither4 2,234.647.388
the78 43,575.427.262
oor8 4,469.277.090
roond3 1,675.987.089
class2 1,117.326.995
gave2 1,117.326.949
h2 1,117.326.904
to7 3,910.616.711
made5 2,793.306.237
widna2 1,117.326.108
smell2 1,117.326.004
ice2 1,117.326.004
gonnae2 1,117.325.936
then6 3,351.965.682
hoo3 1,675.985.520
forbye2 1,117.325.268
mary2 1,117.325.031
came3 1,675.984.967
love2 1,117.324.931
write2 1,117.324.672
wi22 12,290.504.665
it12 6,703.914.627
telt4 2,234.644.449
feart2 1,117.324.331
them7 3,910.614.228
your3 1,675.984.155
sunday2 1,117.324.117
as5 2,793.304.102
puir2 1,117.324.062
would2 1,117.323.989
hauns2 1,117.323.971
broon2 1,117.323.936
aff6 3,351.963.928
two2 1,117.323.799
kent4 2,234.643.722
table2 1,117.323.621
till3 1,675.983.486
bonnie2 1,117.323.454
story2 1,117.323.454
black2 1,117.323.410
keep3 1,675.983.396
he9 5,027.933.369
sittin2 1,117.323.269
did4 2,234.643.213
kirk2 1,117.323.202
what3 1,675.983.197
through3 1,675.983.172
went3 1,675.983.026
hair2 1,117.322.997
sat2 1,117.322.972
efternane2 1,117.32nan
if6 3,351.963.006
lot2 1,117.322.924
juist4 2,234.642.849
wife2 1,117.322.819
this3 1,675.982.761
yet2 1,117.322.751
who2 1,117.322.696
have2 1,117.322.685
hae8 4,469.272.642
sayin2 1,117.322.590
wha3 1,675.982.554
quack2 1,117.32nan
read2 1,117.322.549
djeuks2 1,117.32nan
a42 23,463.692.340
and7 3,910.612.296
tell3 1,675.982.228
times2 1,117.322.184
didna3 1,675.982.170
up11 6,145.252.074
said5 2,793.302.049
some5 2,793.301.986
oot4 2,234.641.985
you6 3,351.961.955
fur2 1,117.321.922
no2 1,117.321.910
ye14 7,821.231.750
cauld2 1,117.321.700
be13 7,262.571.567
name2 1,117.321.522
quince2 1,117.32nan
road2 1,117.321.475
o30 16,759.781.443
in22 12,290.501.378
owl2 1,117.32nan
weel4 2,234.641.342
could3 1,675.981.255
year3 1,675.981.248
come3 1,675.981.161
ken4 2,234.641.078
only2 1,117.321.022
three2 1,117.320.956
ma5 2,793.300.927
time5 2,793.300.892
yer5 2,793.300.869
of4 2,234.640.840
tae33 18,435.750.831
been5 2,793.300.807
heid3 1,675.980.754
or4 2,234.640.698
like3 1,675.980.670
frae5 2,793.300.601
fine2 1,117.320.593
efter3 1,675.980.438
bein2 1,117.320.423
mair5 2,793.300.409
intae2 1,117.320.382
whaur2 1,117.320.369
english2 1,117.320.317
him6 3,351.960.302
awa3 1,675.980.286
i12 6,703.910.224
at10 5,586.590.203
whit3 1,675.980.192
get3 1,675.980.189
but8 4,469.270.150
they8 4,469.270.149
twa3 1,675.980.131
pit2 1,117.320.105
day4 2,234.640.087
there4 2,234.640.081
wis19 10,614.530.056
aye3 1,675.980.053
lang2 1,117.320.019
me6 3,351.960.016
afore2 1,117.320.007
that18 10,055.870.006
dae2 1,117.320.006
here2 1,117.320.000
minister's2 1,117.32nan
wee7 3,910.612.241