A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Robson, Frances

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,097
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 959
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.187
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, a, o, in, ma, wi, it, tae, s,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 85 - What Kind Of Scots?
Lallans Magazine (2014-12 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (285 words)
Lallans 82 - The Locomotive
Lallans Magazine (2013-07 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (431 words)
Lallans 75 - The MacNificat
Lallans Magazine (2009-12-01) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (223 words)

Lallans 74 - The Tartanic
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (414 words)

Lallans 74 - Gentlemen of the road
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (387 words)

Lallans 74 - Soor Ploom Fairy
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (168 words)

Lallans 74 - Sloth
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (189 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
rat-a-tat6 2,861.2368.783
has17 8,106.8267.792
ingin4 1,907.4938.602
steam5 2,384.3636.312
it's14 6,676.2035.223
noah3 1,430.6232.761
neebors5 2,384.3630.635
baptist3 1,430.6230.534
hot5 2,384.3629.980
thir's4 1,907.4929.725
lik10 4,768.7228.739
toom3 1,430.6227.711
york3 1,430.6225.823
fur21 10,014.3125.815
morra3 1,430.6223.251
dancing3 1,430.6222.752
oan14 6,676.2021.801
wagons2 953.7421.021
souvenir2 953.7421.021
locomotive2 953.7421.021
liquorice2 953.7421.021
birlin4 1,907.4920.645
ma26 12,398.6620.528
clappers2 953.7419.299
culd2 953.7418.118
wheels3 1,430.6218.070
lord4 1,907.4917.208
braw6 2,861.2317.025
thir7 3,338.1016.383
breengin2 953.7415.863
dirdum2 953.7415.863
skelps2 953.7415.863
beltin2 953.7415.863
gowpin2 953.7415.330
heezed2 953.7415.330
cruise2 953.7415.330
perr2 953.7414.442
on2 953.7414.376
roond5 2,384.3614.360
yaised4 1,907.4913.950
cuddies2 953.7413.718
puddock2 953.7413.718
tracks2 953.7413.718
i2 953.7413.687
keeps3 1,430.6213.566
wan7 3,338.1013.511
jeely2 953.7413.401
flytin2 953.7413.401
tae23 10,968.0513.227
muntain2 953.7413.108
bauchle2 953.7412.836
wagon2 953.7412.836
for2 953.7412.513
fairy2 953.7412.343
council2 953.7412.343
cuddy2 953.7412.343
nivir2 953.7411.331
flingin2 953.7411.331
stoor2 953.7410.831
her2 953.7410.821
games2 953.7410.678
brek2 953.7410.531
pechin2 953.7410.390
baws2 953.7410.253
that8 3,814.9710.239
awa9 4,291.8510.085
wir6 2,861.239.770
makars2 953.749.752
haggis2 953.749.637
erk4 1,907.49nan
shall2 953.749.525
pipes2 953.749.416
belly2 953.749.311
dunt2 953.749.311
thoosand2 953.749.011
gaun6 2,861.238.985
doos2 953.748.916
so8 3,814.978.897
soor2 953.748.734
pieces2 953.748.476
stappit2 953.748.235
nor6 2,861.238.209
nae14 6,676.207.880
whaur6 2,861.237.679
iron2 953.747.597
wance2 953.747.597
heid7 3,338.107.328
haunds2 953.747.112
gairden3 1,430.627.002
cam6 2,861.236.814
bbc2 953.746.788
then7 3,338.106.729
meenister2 953.746.687
fae13 6,199.336.561
maw2 953.746.399
neb2 953.746.308
an72 34,334.766.128
wis11 5,245.596.103
muckle6 2,861.235.979
enough3 1,430.625.892
hud4 1,907.495.848
wi26 12,398.665.814
furst2 953.745.772
suddenly2 953.745.623
gied4 1,907.495.519
bides2 953.745.378
pure2 953.745.311
at6 2,861.235.219
sair3 1,430.625.168
waitin2 953.745.119
onythin2 953.745.027
hingin2 953.744.967
eat2 953.744.967
withoot2 953.744.938
music2 953.744.880
hen2 953.744.795
mooth2 953.744.739
full2 953.744.305
they3 1,430.624.232
disnae2 953.743.969
hear3 1,430.623.880
lift2 953.743.866
done2 953.743.845
tea2 953.743.825
makin2 953.743.766
be5 2,384.363.655
says4 1,907.493.532
puir2 953.743.486
doon9 4,291.853.421
unner2 953.743.249
agin2 953.743.169
kind2 953.743.169
sea2 953.743.092
o55 26,227.943.072
him2 953.743.032
like2 953.743.019
tho3 1,430.622.946
no10 4,768.722.943
do2 953.742.916
naebody2 953.742.916
whae2 953.742.902
there2 953.742.837
black2 953.742.792
as19 9,060.562.660
ony4 1,907.492.597
aw9 4,291.852.515
babylon2 953.74nan
ben2 953.742.501
street2 953.742.443
when5 2,384.362.409
twa-taed2 953.74nan
hert2 953.742.364
me11 5,245.592.086
its5 2,384.362.036
naw2 953.741.951
if6 2,861.231.943
wull2 953.741.786
them6 2,861.231.769
life3 1,430.621.716
comes2 953.741.582
in40 19,074.871.555
s21 10,014.311.551
back2 953.741.543
warld2 953.741.488
aff5 2,384.361.487
mair7 3,338.101.445
rain2 953.741.400
cauld2 953.741.249
road2 953.741.145
yer6 2,861.231.142
been2 953.741.094
oot6 2,861.231.023
new3 1,430.620.987
till2 953.740.941
mak3 1,430.620.941
a69 32,904.150.924
aboot4 1,907.490.910
but11 5,245.590.851
the132 62,947.070.839
things2 953.740.812
d2 953.740.801
what2 953.740.747
scots5 2,384.360.738
went2 953.740.701
see5 2,384.360.698
hoose3 1,430.620.685
noo2 953.740.670
face2 953.740.654
ye14 6,676.200.614
us4 1,907.490.584
tartanic2 953.74nan
roon2 953.740.554
wee6 2,861.230.534
oor2 953.740.375
of4 1,907.490.348
day3 1,430.620.319
is11 5,245.590.311
guid3 1,430.620.279
jist4 1,907.490.261
than3 1,430.620.258
auld2 953.740.247
here3 1,430.620.191
he20 9,537.430.179
ken2 953.740.170
time3 1,430.620.166
lourdie2 953.74nan
richt2 953.740.190
ah14 6,676.200.164
ll3 1,430.620.159
een2 953.740.147
bi3 1,430.620.125
this9 4,291.850.117
up9 4,291.850.116
even2 953.740.113
gie2 953.740.108
ill-deedie2 953.74nan
ower4 1,907.490.104
intae3 1,430.620.102
dae3 1,430.620.096
his13 6,199.330.096
whit4 1,907.490.073
nicht2 953.740.071
ve2 953.740.066
wad2 953.740.048
are3 1,430.620.036
can3 1,430.620.014
we8 3,814.970.011
or7 3,338.100.006
fowk3 1,430.620.005
you4 1,907.490.002
it25 11,921.790.001
aye3 1,430.620.001