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Central

Total words in dialect :1,912,792 (60.7% of full corpus)
Total unique words : 85,731 (4.5% of dialect)
Total hapax legomenon (words occurring only once) : 42,888
Total words occurring more than once : 42,843
Locations within this dialect include:-
Glasgow
Fife
Largs
Edinburgh
East Lothian
Galloway
Holyrood
East Dunbartonshire
North Lanarkshire
Perth
Kyle
Bellshill
Kirkcaldy
Ayr
Dunfermline
Buckie
East Central
Central
Angus
Galashiels
North Ayrshire
Stranraer
Stirling
Ayrshire
Dumfries and Galloway
Greenock
Musselburgh
Netherlee
Ormiston
Saltcoats
Turriff
Linlithgow
Ceres
Dundee
Lumphinnans
Arbroath
Ardrossan
Kilmarnock
Aryshire
Aberdeen
East Coast
Dumfries
Glesga
Renfrew
Prestwick
Dollar
New Cumnock
Lothian
Cowcaddens
Bathgate
Hamilton
Midlothian

Number of writers : 251
1. Clark, Thomas 79,977 words 4.18% of this dialect
2. McHardy, Stuart 74,061 words 3.87% of this dialect
3. Percy, Ely 71,820 words 3.75% of this dialect
4. Fitt, Matthew 68,339 words 3.57% of this dialect
5. Kurtoglu, Wulf 68,037 words 3.56% of this dialect
6. Burnett, Colin 66,420 words 3.47% of this dialect
7. Fairnie, Robert 65,535 words 3.43% of this dialect
8. Begg, James A. 64,949 words 3.4% of this dialect
9. Bennett, Peter 54,309 words 2.84% of this dialect
10. Robertson, James 53,977 words 2.82% of this dialect
11. Grae, Emma 49,263 words 2.58% of this dialect
12. Donovan, Anne 47,340 words 2.47% of this dialect
13. Forde, Iain W D 40,645 words 2.12% of this dialect
14. Horsbroch, Dauvit 39,236 words 2.05% of this dialect
15. Rennie, Susan 27,818 words 1.45% of this dialect
16. Wilson, Rab 26,711 words 1.4% of this dialect
17. Farrow, Kenneth D. 26,640 words 1.39% of this dialect
18. Fleemin, Sandy 24,005 words 1.25% of this dialect
19. Paisley, Janet 20,086 words 1.05% of this dialect
20. Purdie, David C. 19,191 words 1% of this dialect
21. Waddell, John 18,361 words 0.96% of this dialect
22. Armstrong, Graeme 17,649 words 0.92% of this dialect
23. Douglas, Ashley 17,618 words 0.92% of this dialect
24. Smith, Donald 16,992 words 0.89% of this dialect
25. Paterson, Stuart A. 16,169 words 0.85% of this dialect
26. McKillop, Roger 16,010 words 0.84% of this dialect
27. McQueer, Chris 15,516 words 0.81% of this dialect
28. Connor, Charles P. 15,507 words 0.81% of this dialect
29. Townsley, Jane 15,259 words 0.8% of this dialect
30. Thomson, Mark 13,739 words 0.72% of this dialect
31. Chisnall, Edward F. H. 13,739 words 0.72% of this dialect
32. Marenich, Margaret 13,620 words 0.71% of this dialect
33. Hubbard, Tom 13,565 words 0.71% of this dialect
34. Morton, Elaine 13,499 words 0.71% of this dialect
35. Smith, Jamie 13,230 words 0.69% of this dialect
36. Muir, Glenn 12,951 words 0.68% of this dialect
37. Heather, Alistair 11,920 words 0.62% of this dialect
38. McClurg, Fernando 11,370 words 0.59% of this dialect
39. Milne, W. S. 10,675 words 0.56% of this dialect
40. Montador, Eileen 10,622 words 0.56% of this dialect
41. Clark, Sara 10,345 words 0.54% of this dialect
42. Hershaw, William 10,033 words 0.52% of this dialect
43. McGregor, Iain 10,005 words 0.52% of this dialect
44. Thoumire, Elizabeth 9,972 words 0.52% of this dialect
45. Philips, Cally 9,723 words 0.51% of this dialect
46. Robinson, Christine 9,698 words 0.51% of this dialect
47. Donati, Colin 9,426 words 0.49% of this dialect
48. Eagle, Andy 9,413 words 0.49% of this dialect
49. Douglas, Sheila 9,169 words 0.48% of this dialect
50. Gillon, Karen 8,909 words 0.47% of this dialect
51. Macafee, Caroline 8,826 words 0.46% of this dialect
52. Haddow, Kris 8,651 words 0.45% of this dialect
53. Somerville, Shirley-Anne 8,384 words 0.44% of this dialect
54. Sayers, Ross 7,758 words 0.41% of this dialect
55. McMillan, Hugh 7,086 words 0.37% of this dialect
56. Pennie, Len 7,040 words 0.37% of this dialect
57. Mc, Keeks 7,006 words 0.37% of this dialect
58. Shoor Caan, Angus 6,842 words 0.36% of this dialect
59. Ewen, Allan 6,641 words 0.35% of this dialect
60. Docherty, John F. 6,359 words 0.33% of this dialect
61. Cohen, Susan 6,215 words 0.32% of this dialect
62. Kay, Billy 6,134 words 0.32% of this dialect
63. McClure, Derrick J. 5,813 words 0.3% of this dialect
64. Niven, Liz 5,640 words 0.29% of this dialect
65. Falconer, Gavin 5,532 words 0.29% of this dialect
66. Holton, Brian 5,427 words 0.28% of this dialect
67. Crawford, Ross 5,380 words 0.28% of this dialect
68. Calder, Bob 5,315 words 0.28% of this dialect
69. Neill, Willie 5,204 words 0.27% of this dialect
70. McPartlin, John 4,929 words 0.26% of this dialect
71. Scots Language Center 4,800 words 0.25% of this dialect
72. Brown, Ian 4,779 words 0.25% of this dialect
73. Dempster, Michael 4,431 words 0.23% of this dialect
74. Monahan Brown, Ricky 4,357 words 0.23% of this dialect
75. Calderwood, Lynsey 4,272 words 0.22% of this dialect
76. Stevenson, Gerda 4,179 words 0.22% of this dialect
77. Bolland, John 3,956 words 0.21% of this dialect
78. Pyper, Hugh S. 3,922 words 0.21% of this dialect
79. Robertson, Colin 3,877 words 0.2% of this dialect
80. Beekman, Tony 3,617 words 0.19% of this dialect
81. Hardie, George 3,432 words 0.18% of this dialect
82. Adamson, Donald 3,261 words 0.17% of this dialect
83. Tollick, Margaret 3,153 words 0.16% of this dialect
84. Hodgson, Brent 3,036 words 0.16% of this dialect
85. Crichton, Tam 3,025 words 0.16% of this dialect
86. Corbett, John 2,941 words 0.15% of this dialect
87. Stewart, Anna 2,790 words 0.15% of this dialect
88. Hodgart, John 2,735 words 0.14% of this dialect
89. Durie, Nick 2,618 words 0.14% of this dialect
90. Cunningham, Lucy 2,589 words 0.14% of this dialect
91. McAlpine, Joan 2,544 words 0.13% of this dialect
92. McDonald, Hamish 2,542 words 0.13% of this dialect
93. Kirk Jn, Albert 2,514 words 0.13% of this dialect
94. Tait, John M 2,457 words 0.13% of this dialect
95. Lehane, Matt 2,423 words 0.13% of this dialect
96. Harvey, Tracy Anne 2,412 words 0.13% of this dialect
97. grandeicedcoffees 2,387 words 0.12% of this dialect
98. Douglas, David 2,296 words 0.12% of this dialect
99. Briggs, Susi 2,290 words 0.12% of this dialect
100. Capener, Jack 2,289 words 0.12% of this dialect
101. Higgs, Jo 2,273 words 0.12% of this dialect
102. Handy, Robbie 2,235 words 0.12% of this dialect
103. Smith, Elaine C. 2,137 words 0.11% of this dialect
104. Curran, Doug 2,120 words 0.11% of this dialect
105. Robson, Frances 2,097 words 0.11% of this dialect
106. Geraghty, Martin 2,086 words 0.11% of this dialect
107. Travers, Martin 2,076 words 0.11% of this dialect
108. Law, John 2,013 words 0.11% of this dialect
109. Malgrati, Paul 1,968 words 0.1% of this dialect
110. Bates, Gregor 1,917 words 0.1% of this dialect
111. Watt, George T. 1,890 words 0.1% of this dialect
112. Wallace, Lorna 1,849 words 0.1% of this dialect
113. Harrison, Jean 1,790 words 0.09% of this dialect
114. Sprott, Gavin 1,777 words 0.09% of this dialect
115. Allan, Alasdair 1,773 words 0.09% of this dialect
116. Matheson, Ann 1,757 words 0.09% of this dialect
117. Neill, Josie 1,745 words 0.09% of this dialect
118. Bryden, Hugh 1,674 words 0.09% of this dialect
119. Moodie, Gordon D. 1,624 words 0.08% of this dialect
120. Steele, Gregor 1,610 words 0.08% of this dialect
121. Chalmers, Aimee 1,601 words 0.08% of this dialect
122. astrothsknot 1,560 words 0.08% of this dialect
123. Meikle, William 1,520 words 0.08% of this dialect
124. Peffers, Bob 1,469 words 0.08% of this dialect
125. McDermid, Val 1,458 words 0.08% of this dialect
126. Campbell, Karen 1,446 words 0.08% of this dialect
127. Connor, Bailey 1,384 words 0.07% of this dialect
128. Mortimer, Cara 1,356 words 0.07% of this dialect
129. MacMinto, Gregor 1,348 words 0.07% of this dialect
130. Armstrong, Kate 1,338 words 0.07% of this dialect
131. Gilliland, Sam 1,337 words 0.07% of this dialect
132. Sneddon, Duncan 1,332 words 0.07% of this dialect
133. Tindal, Betty 1,323 words 0.07% of this dialect
134. Cameron, Peter 1,318 words 0.07% of this dialect
135. Alston, Connor 1,268 words 0.07% of this dialect
136. Nicol, Alissa 1,221 words 0.06% of this dialect
137. Davidson, Alistair 1,205 words 0.06% of this dialect
138. Dareau, Mareau 1,196 words 0.06% of this dialect
139. McCrory, Pat 1,193 words 0.06% of this dialect
140. Jarvie, Gordon 1,185 words 0.06% of this dialect
141. Ross, Derek 1,182 words 0.06% of this dialect
142. Forrest, Liam 1,175 words 0.06% of this dialect
143. Scott, Hamish 1,155 words 0.06% of this dialect
144. Macdonald, Amy 1,145 words 0.06% of this dialect
145. Young, Clive 1,143 words 0.06% of this dialect
146. Philip, Andrew 1,122 words 0.06% of this dialect
147. MacDonald, Bo 1,109 words 0.06% of this dialect
148. Mc Rae, Thomas 1,089 words 0.06% of this dialect
149. Smith, Ethyl 1,078 words 0.06% of this dialect
150. Burnett, Mikey 1,068 words 0.06% of this dialect
151. Morning, Carey 1,066 words 0.06% of this dialect
152. Beckett, Mavis Duncan 1,044 words 0.05% of this dialect
153. Gilmour, Rosie 1,018 words 0.05% of this dialect
154. Puchowski, James 1,011 words 0.05% of this dialect
155. Bremner, Stewart 1,004 words 0.05% of this dialect
156. Philip, George 981 words 0.05% of this dialect
157. Widmann, Thomas 955 words 0.05% of this dialect
158. Sutherland, Hope 953 words 0.05% of this dialect
159. Logan, Kirsty 947 words 0.05% of this dialect
160. Neil, Gabriel 944 words 0.05% of this dialect
161. Matthews, Lily 904 words 0.05% of this dialect
162. Connelly, Gordon 900 words 0.05% of this dialect
163. Burns, John 875 words 0.05% of this dialect
164. Geddes, Jenny 845 words 0.04% of this dialect
165. McFarlane, Ishbel 827 words 0.04% of this dialect
166. McKinlay, Kieran 820 words 0.04% of this dialect
167. Seth-Smith, Niki 810 words 0.04% of this dialect
168. Donaldson, Gordon 773 words 0.04% of this dialect
169. Cairns, Pauline 739 words 0.04% of this dialect
170. Coyne, Hilary 738 words 0.04% of this dialect
171. Fenton, Janet 736 words 0.04% of this dialect
172. Mackintosh, Henrietta 727 words 0.04% of this dialect
173. Perrie, Walter 714 words 0.04% of this dialect
174. Ahmad, Nyla 699 words 0.04% of this dialect
175. Letford, William 663 words 0.03% of this dialect
176. Fyall, Aitken 653 words 0.03% of this dialect
177. Robertson, Sine 628 words 0.03% of this dialect
178. Bratchpiece, Neil 624 words 0.03% of this dialect
179. McKenzie, Roddy 589 words 0.03% of this dialect
180. Macdonald, Ileene 587 words 0.03% of this dialect
181. Sneddon, Alison 578 words 0.03% of this dialect
182. DaibhidC 571 words 0.03% of this dialect
183. MacKinnon, Ann 556 words 0.03% of this dialect
184. Foyle, Ghillie 553 words 0.03% of this dialect
185. McClelland, Ben 536 words 0.03% of this dialect
186. Curt_Kenobi 525 words 0.03% of this dialect
187. Smirnov, Kuzma 522 words 0.03% of this dialect
188. Sands, Finn 508 words 0.03% of this dialect
189. Goodbrand Saunders, Donald 494 words 0.03% of this dialect
190. McNulty, Victoria 487 words 0.03% of this dialect
191. Shepherd, J. Barrie 476 words 0.02% of this dialect
192. Eunson, Catherine 452 words 0.02% of this dialect
193. Anderson, Elizabeth 437 words 0.02% of this dialect
194. Cunningham, Liam 435 words 0.02% of this dialect
195. Grace, Reyzl 392 words 0.02% of this dialect
196. gov.scot 391 words 0.02% of this dialect
197. Jamie, Kathleen 381 words 0.02% of this dialect
198. Lochhead, Liz 380 words 0.02% of this dialect
199. Grubb, Adrian 371 words 0.02% of this dialect
200. Drosten, John 362 words 0.02% of this dialect
201. McCabe, Mary 360 words 0.02% of this dialect
202. Thom, Williamina 352 words 0.02% of this dialect
203. Robertson, Gary 341 words 0.02% of this dialect
204. McLachlan, Jack 341 words 0.02% of this dialect
205. Smith, George 340 words 0.02% of this dialect
206. Mackie, Caroline 323 words 0.02% of this dialect
207. Dornan, Stephen 322 words 0.02% of this dialect
208. Liddell, Faith 307 words 0.02% of this dialect
209. wee-windaes 291 words 0.02% of this dialect
210. Bramwell, Colin 270 words 0.01% of this dialect
211. Love, Rowena M. 268 words 0.01% of this dialect
212. McCabe, Alan 251 words 0.01% of this dialect
213. MacKenzie, Douglas 248 words 0.01% of this dialect
214. Piondargas, Criostoir 245 words 0.01% of this dialect
215. McGibbon, Joe 243 words 0.01% of this dialect
216. Porter, Steve 241 words 0.01% of this dialect
217. Lamb, Darcie 240 words 0.01% of this dialect
218. Lang, Charles 239 words 0.01% of this dialect
219. Scott, Colin 229 words 0.01% of this dialect
220. Johnston, Mary 215 words 0.01% of this dialect
221. solonggaybowser 200 words 0.01% of this dialect
222. Wilson, Lucy 195 words 0.01% of this dialect
223. McNeil, Andrew 190 words 0.01% of this dialect
224. Duncan, Robert 176 words 0.01% of this dialect
225. Robb, Fraser 160 words 0.01% of this dialect
226. Strachan, Shane 158 words 0.01% of this dialect
227. Harper, Emma 157 words 0.01% of this dialect
228. Wilde, Jacqueline Jay 156 words 0.01% of this dialect
229. Landles, William 153 words 0.01% of this dialect
230. Reider O'Doom 149 words 0.01% of this dialect
231. Havery, Hannah 145 words 0.01% of this dialect
232. Templeton, Sheila 136 words 0.01% of this dialect
233. McCallum, Andrew 127 words 0.01% of this dialect
234. McDonald, Alistair 119 words 0.01% of this dialect
235. McClure, Alan 108 words 0.01% of this dialect
236. Annand, J. K. 107 words 0.01% of this dialect
237. Sulhunt, Miriam 106 words 0.01% of this dialect
238. McClure, Rob 100 words 0.01% of this dialect
239. Aitchison, Craig 99 words 0.01% of this dialect
240. White, Ian Nimmo 96 words 0.01% of this dialect
241. Valentine, Lynn 90 words 0% of this dialect
242. Le Marie, Nicole 89 words 0% of this dialect
243. Sangster, Maureen 88 words 0% of this dialect
244. Heron, Caitlin 83 words 0% of this dialect
245. Lawrenson, Dorothy 81 words 0% of this dialect
246. Rhind, Neil 76 words 0% of this dialect
247. Stephenson, Michael 70 words 0% of this dialect
248. Underhill, James William 61 words 0% of this dialect
249. Stirling, Alison 51 words 0% of this dialect
250. St Luke's Primary Schuil, Midlothian 34 words 0% of this dialect
251. Law, Laura 31 words 0% of this dialect

Number of twitter people : 45
1. kennethbryce184 52,344 words 2.74% of this dialect
2. LairnScots 12,896 words 0.67% of this dialect
3. jax6754 11,865 words 0.62% of this dialect
4. Chazzbat 10,561 words 0.55% of this dialect
5. rosa_alba_macd 8,218 words 0.43% of this dialect
6. DABArbuckle 6,379 words 0.33% of this dialect
7. g_hibby 6,355 words 0.33% of this dialect
8. billykayscot 6,147 words 0.32% of this dialect
9. ThonJacobite 4,944 words 0.26% of this dialect
10. raiphsays 4,866 words 0.25% of this dialect
11. Seperatist_No1 4,480 words 0.23% of this dialect
12. bigandymccoll 4,068 words 0.21% of this dialect
13. DavidJWood2 3,800 words 0.2% of this dialect
14. OliphantWullie 3,678 words 0.19% of this dialect
15. MartinBroon 3,107 words 0.16% of this dialect
16. annieones 2,652 words 0.14% of this dialect
17. fairpechtoot 2,438 words 0.13% of this dialect
18. PeoplesPoet77 2,195 words 0.11% of this dialect
19. rattlecans 2,106 words 0.11% of this dialect
20. Cobradile94 1,964 words 0.1% of this dialect
21. weenell3 1,919 words 0.1% of this dialect
22. IshbelMcF 1,841 words 0.1% of this dialect
23. jack_capener 1,710 words 0.09% of this dialect
24. pmcm1355 1,610 words 0.08% of this dialect
25. mcfarlane_irene 1,561 words 0.08% of this dialect
26. alistairdunn 1,501 words 0.08% of this dialect
27. RickHJohnston 1,487 words 0.08% of this dialect
28. MizLiot 1,483 words 0.08% of this dialect
29. iainnicol 1,298 words 0.07% of this dialect
30. Angela1Sinclair 1,288 words 0.07% of this dialect
31. ionafyfe 1,199 words 0.06% of this dialect
32. SusiBriggs1 1,154 words 0.06% of this dialect
33. johnstone_shane 1,113 words 0.06% of this dialect
34. ClashCityClarky 890 words 0.05% of this dialect
35. changed_days 874 words 0.05% of this dialect
36. LowEndJardo 864 words 0.05% of this dialect
37. FaetheRye 488 words 0.03% of this dialect
38. gordimhor1 483 words 0.03% of this dialect
39. Sinethugcat 457 words 0.02% of this dialect
40. WhenDidADidny 434 words 0.02% of this dialect
41. fourmenterian 315 words 0.02% of this dialect
42. _Erinboyle_ 294 words 0.02% of this dialect
43. ricky_ballboy 226 words 0.01% of this dialect
44. GMacminto 225 words 0.01% of this dialect
45. jamieonkeys 203 words 0.01% of this dialect

Number of Facebook people : 4
Total words on Facebook : 13,470 words, 0.7% of this dialect

Genres

2000 ........ - 44,540 words in total
2001 ........... - 59,899 words in total
2002 ......... - 43,293 words in total
2003 ................. - 86,564 words in total
2004 ....... - 31,701 words in total
2005 ........ - 33,837 words in total
2006 ........ - 39,261 words in total
2007 ........... - 60,314 words in total
2008 ............ - 59,877 words in total
2009 ........ - 40,307 words in total
2010 ................ - 89,481 words in total
2011 ................ - 93,617 words in total
2012 ............. - 61,786 words in total
2013 ...... - 24,364 words in total
2014 .................... - 102,999 words in total
2015 ............. - 62,004 words in total
2016 ............... - 74,712 words in total
2017 ................... - 95,498 words in total
2018 ............. - 54,123 words in total
2019 ................ - 72,797 words in total
2020 ................................ - 187,056 words in total
2021 .......................................................... - 335,573 words in total
2022 .................... - 107,588 words in total
2023 ......... - 45,460 words in total
2024 . - 6,141 words in total
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