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 37,704.00124.452
cain7 3,939.2275.068
wes21 11,817.6771.783
an4 2,250.9864.956
yit9 5,064.7248.941
banes7 3,939.2248.256
i'5 2,813.7347.628
his39 21,947.1047.443
tramp5 2,813.7343.348
o's3 1,688.2431.616
feinish3 1,688.2431.616
abel3 1,688.2431.616
de5 2,813.7329.500
til11 6,190.2129.150
oa3 1,688.2428.792
monument3 1,688.2426.903
fearsome3 1,688.2426.146
o71 39,954.9825.670
tae12 6,752.9524.948
ken't3 1,688.2423.368
liverpool2 1,125.4921.743
mason's2 1,125.4921.743
their14 7,878.4520.998
weil3 1,688.2420.067
backlins2 1,125.4920.020
fountain2 1,125.4918.839
airmies2 1,125.4918.839
daecent2 1,125.4918.839
creish2 1,125.4918.839
bigg3 1,688.2417.308
cathedral2 1,125.4917.200
shairly3 1,688.2417.003
hand4 2,250.9816.632
turn't2 1,125.4916.581
reik2 1,125.4916.581
des2 1,125.4916.581
nivver5 2,813.7316.523
notions2 1,125.4916.047
badness2 1,125.4916.047
stane4 2,250.9815.142
s2 1,125.4914.858
michtna2 1,125.4914.779
out5 2,813.7314.566
edward2 1,125.4913.549
wis5 2,813.7313.063
auld-farrant2 1,125.4913.054
rage2 1,125.4913.054
terror2 1,125.4912.829
scarce2 1,125.4912.616
grand3 1,688.2412.523
shairp2 1,125.4912.414
silly2 1,125.4912.414
cruel2 1,125.4912.222
forest2 1,125.4911.384
mainner2 1,125.4911.236
france2 1,125.4911.236
et3 1,688.2411.222
nip2 1,125.4911.094
mannie3 1,688.2410.966
passion2 1,125.4910.825
them10 5,627.4610.819
some9 5,064.7210.289
has5 2,813.7310.286
him13 7,315.709.803
marie2 1,125.499.707
scotch2 1,125.499.612
polyphème4 2,250.98nan
backs2 1,125.4910.697
generation2 1,125.499.428
kill't3 1,688.24nan
proud2 1,125.499.428
notion2 1,125.499.339
whyles2 1,125.498.925
o't2 1,125.498.925
i'm3 1,688.248.763
it9 5,064.728.668
dout2 1,125.498.347
hands2 1,125.498.152
she2 1,125.498.005
loss2 1,125.497.967
whan7 3,939.227.605
forget2 1,125.497.569
fat2 1,125.497.516
kind3 1,688.247.339
aathin2 1,125.497.310
neuk2 1,125.496.977
amang3 1,688.246.903
galathée3 1,688.24nan
england2 1,125.497.211
neb2 1,125.496.799
fou2 1,125.496.631
by8 4,501.976.466
lest2 1,125.496.317
lord2 1,125.496.207
t's2 1,125.49nan
aa9 5,064.726.218
colour2 1,125.496.171
faur3 1,688.246.140
auld7 3,939.226.029
bairns4 2,250.985.920
acis3 1,688.24nan
ayont2 1,125.495.996
he26 14,631.405.886
this14 7,878.455.816
rax't2 1,125.49nan
bed3 1,688.245.786
gets2 1,125.495.703
corner2 1,125.495.672
eh3 1,688.245.637
intil3 1,688.245.556
king2 1,125.495.463
wind2 1,125.495.267
nae11 6,190.215.209
happy2 1,125.495.187
love2 1,125.494.957
watter3 1,688.244.812
god2 1,125.494.479
cause2 1,125.494.336
they13 7,315.704.269
bodie2 1,125.494.237
duin2 1,125.494.142
for17 9,566.694.099
hill2 1,125.494.014
sicht2 1,125.493.925
gairden2 1,125.493.891
north2 1,125.493.773
scott2 1,125.493.676
een4 2,250.983.661
fair3 1,688.243.583
while3 1,688.243.555
bad2 1,125.493.552
micht4 2,250.983.535
bonnie2 1,125.493.478
sinews2 1,125.49nan
forrit2 1,125.493.463
sea2 1,125.493.434
maun3 1,688.243.279
here5 2,813.733.276
aye6 3,376.483.235
fell2 1,125.493.133
fowk6 3,376.483.038
hair2 1,125.493.019
sic3 1,688.243.002
turn2 1,125.492.971
wi20 11,254.922.950
craetur2 1,125.49nan
but3 1,688.242.813
on17 9,566.692.809
muckle4 2,250.982.725
gae't2 1,125.49nan
as6 3,376.482.641
read2 1,125.492.571
jardin2 1,125.49nan
life3 1,688.242.334
body2 1,125.492.293
fae2 1,125.492.156
that24 13,505.912.140
hormone2 1,125.49nan
comes2 1,125.492.088
wheat-shaef2 1,125.49nan
be5 2,813.732.070
man4 2,250.982.018
syne3 1,688.241.886
bein3 1,688.241.876
doun2 1,125.491.572
name2 1,125.491.541
doctrine2 1,125.49nan
dei't2 1,125.49nan
thon3 1,688.241.446
hae2 1,125.491.442
sae5 2,813.731.417
see5 2,813.731.336
wye2 1,125.491.317
in22 12,380.421.292
awa4 2,250.981.265
win2 1,125.491.245
yon2 1,125.491.201
will3 1,688.241.183
thocht3 1,688.241.110
at15 8,441.191.036
wee2 1,125.490.960
mair2 1,125.490.918
ower6 3,376.480.904
back2 1,125.490.859
had4 2,250.980.858
ye7 3,939.220.756
thing2 1,125.490.753
day2 1,125.490.689
says2 1,125.490.683
yer2 1,125.490.499
you2 1,125.490.498
whaur2 1,125.490.379
kent2 1,125.490.369
afore3 1,688.240.336
think2 1,125.490.255
again2 1,125.490.227
or7 3,939.220.206
we6 3,376.480.203
juist2 1,125.490.159
come2 1,125.490.159
a55 30,951.040.154
the106 59,651.100.106
first2 1,125.490.099
is12 6,752.950.096
peacefae2 1,125.49nan
naakit2 1,125.49nan
like4 2,250.980.086
twa2 1,125.490.070
got2 1,125.490.066
heid2 1,125.490.042
there5 2,813.730.041
i11 6,190.210.039
can3 1,688.240.034
me6 3,376.480.020
whit4 2,250.980.011
dae2 1,125.490.004
her9 5,064.720.001
ither2 1,125.490.000