A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Curran, Doug

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,120
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 904
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.345
Tagged as SWE (South West (Galloway)) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, tae, a, o, wi, in, they, by, her,

List of texts in corpus

Chuckies fir the Cairn
Luath (2009 ) in Central (Galloway) dialect (SWE), categorised as poetry (2,120 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
ina7 3,301.8962.820
window7 3,301.8961.873
the208 98,113.2151.440
by23 10,849.0650.194
smiddy5 2,358.4943.806
sits7 3,301.8943.578
horses5 2,358.4934.390
thir11 5,188.6834.110
whar7 3,301.8933.924
amangst4 1,886.7930.117
liam4 1,886.7929.232
heichts3 1,415.0927.664
huif3 1,415.0925.775
silent4 1,886.7925.104
bare5 2,358.4923.633
dug's2 943.4020.990
anvil2 943.4020.990
hemmer2 943.4020.990
auld13 6,132.0819.358
pu'd2 943.4019.268
sperks2 943.4019.268
wands2 943.4019.268
simmer5 2,358.4918.826
burnside2 943.4018.087
dancin3 1,415.0918.023
they23 10,849.0617.893
days8 3,773.5817.688
waarm3 1,415.0917.610
high5 2,358.4917.516
chris3 1,415.0917.224
huifs2 943.4017.183
soople2 943.4017.183
naa2 943.4017.183
close5 2,358.4916.574
and2 943.4016.551
wunnert2 943.4016.449
forge2 943.4016.449
fireside2 943.4015.832
caa'd2 943.4015.832
risin3 1,415.0915.073
slips2 943.4014.829
getherin2 943.4014.829
ower15 7,075.4714.120
stood4 1,886.7913.418
echo2 943.4013.370
watches2 943.4013.370
lugs4 1,886.7913.368
a36 16,981.1313.248
ticht3 1,415.0913.146
dawn2 943.4013.077
dances2 943.4013.077
empty3 1,415.0912.968
chair3 1,415.0912.795
sees3 1,415.0912.795
aye11 5,188.6812.563
daurk3 1,415.0912.466
growin3 1,415.0912.466
cam8 3,773.5812.404
while6 2,830.1912.335
hears2 943.4012.312
glow2 943.4012.312
it10 4,716.9811.879
bleezin2 943.4011.874
danced2 943.4011.874
folks2 943.4011.673
she'll2 943.4011.673
is3 1,415.0911.337
lichtit2 943.4011.300
anither7 3,301.8911.284
wid9 4,245.2811.137
aince4 1,886.7910.438
place6 2,830.1910.422
horse3 1,415.0910.270
frae12 5,660.3810.238
granfaither2 943.4010.091
stauns2 943.409.964
begins2 943.409.722
aroon4 1,886.799.650
weans3 1,415.099.579
lang8 3,773.589.374
laund2 943.409.280
turn4 1,886.799.264
an77 36,320.759.100
wife4 1,886.799.028
fire4 1,886.799.028
wind3 1,415.098.930
corn2 943.408.793
ee4 1,886.798.655
hot2 943.408.529
wa2 943.408.445
bricht3 1,415.098.356
sky3 1,415.098.356
tongue3 1,415.098.285
kist2 943.408.283
queer2 943.408.205
mark2 943.408.205
syne6 2,830.198.071
abune2 943.408.053
cheek2 943.408.053
windaes2 943.407.907
prood2 943.407.767
sit3 1,415.097.747
wecht2 943.407.632
her21 9,905.667.442
thegither4 1,886.797.364
fields2 943.407.256
radio2 943.407.197
wark4 1,886.796.697
busy2 943.406.608
wir5 2,358.496.584
then7 3,301.896.564
askit2 943.406.559
ulster2 943.406.510
hame6 2,830.196.454
upon2 943.406.370
wun2 943.406.324
saft2 943.406.279
amang3 1,415.096.109
blaw2 943.405.820
were7 3,301.895.640
dugs2 943.405.558
bits2 943.405.487
awa7 3,301.895.330
lik4 1,886.795.238
door5 2,358.495.203
whaur5 2,358.494.983
aa9 4,245.284.804
licht3 1,415.094.748
watch2 943.404.657
wi25 11,792.454.596
gate2 943.404.577
airms2 943.404.551
stane2 943.404.551
that12 5,660.384.528
wait2 943.404.424
but15 7,075.474.362
world2 943.404.231
again5 2,358.494.169
lost2 943.404.117
when6 2,830.194.060
watter3 1,415.093.994
aboot2 943.403.993
their8 3,773.583.987
deep2 943.403.985
buik2 943.403.922
men3 1,415.093.844
ilka3 1,415.093.832
pair2 943.403.819
westlan2 943.40nan
time8 3,773.583.523
across2 943.403.460
cauld3 1,415.093.451
oot4 1,886.793.434
broon2 943.403.356
ran2 943.403.322
faither3 1,415.093.312
agin2 943.403.128
nor4 1,886.793.110
ah7 3,301.893.072
ane5 2,358.493.057
sea2 943.403.037
wis14 6,603.773.003
shae2 943.402.934
bit2 943.402.881
me3 1,415.092.878
white2 943.402.781
een4 1,886.792.769
in24 11,320.752.756
twa6 2,830.192.696
yon3 1,415.092.652
new4 1,886.792.498
through3 1,415.092.399
brocht2 943.402.351
nicht4 1,886.792.339
hert2 943.402.318
o34 16,037.742.306
hae2 943.402.269
last3 1,415.092.252
o'2 943.402.139
jist6 2,830.192.117
i8 3,773.581.937
whit2 943.401.890
his17 8,018.871.793
them6 2,830.191.691
tae37 17,452.831.668
noo6 2,830.191.578
mair2 943.401.567
young2 943.401.554
him3 1,415.091.475
be7 3,301.891.446
or4 1,886.791.412
intae6 2,830.191.288
haun2 943.401.195
some5 2,358.491.186
years2 943.401.144
let2 943.401.138
still3 1,415.091.063
side2 943.401.032
throu2 943.400.957
tho2 943.400.929
atween2 943.400.843
afore4 1,886.790.804
ae2 943.400.801
she14 6,603.770.776
for9 4,245.280.769
year3 1,415.090.754
maun2 943.400.739
on16 7,547.170.646
my3 1,415.090.626
up6 2,830.190.609
left2 943.400.565
cairnfield2 943.40nan
can2 943.400.550
wee3 1,415.090.527
aff4 1,886.790.463
gaed2 943.400.372
oan2 943.400.371
yer5 2,358.490.347
fir2 943.400.331
man3 1,415.090.294
we7 3,301.890.242
are2 943.400.203
richt2 943.400.202
ma8 3,773.580.196
at12 5,660.380.192
fin2 943.400.192
ye10 4,716.980.188
day5 2,358.490.173
nae7 3,301.890.150
mind2 943.400.117
bendie2 943.40nan
he17 8,018.870.111
gin2 943.400.087
mak2 943.400.077
as12 5,660.380.067
like5 2,358.490.067
doon5 2,358.490.037
could2 943.400.037
back4 1,886.790.030
sae3 1,415.090.029
ain2 943.400.022
hoose2 943.400.020
first2 943.400.003
said3 1,415.090.002
wey2 943.400.000
was2 943.400.000
shaen3 1,415.09nan
cairt2 943.407.836