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 2,861.2368.950
has17 8,106.8267.953
ingin4 1,907.4938.713
steam5 2,384.3636.052
it's14 6,676.2035.537
noah3 1,430.6232.845
neebors5 2,384.3630.772
baptist3 1,430.6230.617
hot5 2,384.3630.330
thir's4 1,907.4929.835
lik10 4,768.7228.691
toom3 1,430.6227.795
york3 1,430.6226.774
fur21 10,014.3125.732
morra3 1,430.6223.334
dancing3 1,430.6222.835
oan14 6,676.2022.641
ma26 12,398.6622.323
souvenir2 953.7421.077
locomotive2 953.7421.077
liquorice2 953.7421.077
wagons2 953.7421.077
clappers2 953.7421.077
birlin4 1,907.4920.618
wheels3 1,430.6218.834
braw6 2,861.2317.139
lord4 1,907.4916.580
thir7 3,338.1016.526
beltin2 953.7415.918
dirdum2 953.7415.918
skelps2 953.7415.918
breengin2 953.7415.918
gowpin2 953.7415.385
cruise2 953.7415.385
roond5 2,384.3615.073
culd2 953.7414.916
heezed2 953.7414.916
on2 953.7414.557
perr2 953.7414.497
cuddies2 953.7414.118
keeps3 1,430.6213.945
yaised4 1,907.4913.839
puddock2 953.7413.773
tracks2 953.7413.773
wan7 3,338.1013.673
flytin2 953.7413.456
jeely2 953.7413.456
tae23 10,968.0513.429
i2 953.7413.266
muntain2 953.7413.163
wagon2 953.7413.163
bauchle2 953.7412.891
council2 953.7412.636
for2 953.7412.497
fairy2 953.7412.398
cuddy2 953.7412.398
flingin2 953.7411.385
nivir2 953.7411.045
her2 953.7410.786
stoor2 953.7410.732
games2 953.7410.585
brek2 953.7410.444
baws2 953.7410.444
that8 3,814.9710.289
pechin2 953.7410.176
awa9 4,291.859.884
wir6 2,861.239.807
makars2 953.749.806
haggis2 953.749.691
shall2 953.749.579
erk4 1,907.49nan
belly2 953.749.262
gaun6 2,861.239.234
dunt2 953.749.162
thoosand2 953.749.064
so8 3,814.979.005
doos2 953.748.969
soor2 953.748.613
pieces2 953.748.367
stappit2 953.748.288
pipes2 953.748.288
nor6 2,861.238.041
wance2 953.747.850
nae14 6,676.207.845
whaur6 2,861.237.805
iron2 953.747.522
heid7 3,338.107.417
gairden3 1,430.627.128
haunds2 953.747.108
cam6 2,861.236.925
bbc2 953.746.840
fae13 6,199.336.818
meenister2 953.746.688
then7 3,338.106.625
maw2 953.746.450
hud4 1,907.496.290
neb2 953.746.227
enough3 1,430.626.198
muckle6 2,861.236.012
wis11 5,245.595.890
wi26 12,398.665.725
gied4 1,907.495.631
furst2 953.745.601
an72 34,334.765.572
suddenly2 953.745.531
bides2 953.745.394
pure2 953.745.263
at6 2,861.235.252
sair3 1,430.625.184
waitin2 953.745.168
music2 953.745.076
onythin2 953.744.958
hingin2 953.744.929
hen2 953.744.900
withoot2 953.744.843
mooth2 953.744.816
eat2 953.744.816
full2 953.744.377
they3 1,430.624.317
done2 953.743.892
lift2 953.743.892
says4 1,907.493.891
tea2 953.743.851
makin2 953.743.812
disnae2 953.743.792
hear3 1,430.623.716
be5 2,384.363.641
puir2 953.743.567
doon9 4,291.853.427
agin2 953.743.106
unner2 953.743.106
no10 4,768.723.082
him2 953.743.046
do2 953.743.017
kind2 953.742.988
o55 26,227.942.960
tho3 1,430.622.958
whae2 953.742.945
sea2 953.742.931
black2 953.742.917
naebody2 953.742.917
like2 953.742.894
there2 953.742.813
when5 2,384.362.681
twa-taed2 953.74nan
aw9 4,291.852.678
as19 9,060.562.563
ben2 953.742.496
ony4 1,907.492.437
hert2 953.742.427
street2 953.742.416
me11 5,245.592.357
if6 2,861.232.036
babylon2 953.74nan
its5 2,384.361.971
naw2 953.741.901
s21 10,014.311.750
life3 1,430.621.731
them6 2,861.231.683
comes2 953.741.633
wull2 953.741.603
in40 19,074.871.536
warld2 953.741.524
back2 953.741.498
aff5 2,384.361.471
rain2 953.741.402
mair7 3,338.101.380
cauld2 953.741.301
yer6 2,861.231.154
road2 953.741.102
been2 953.741.043
new3 1,430.621.026
oot6 2,861.231.008
the132 62,947.070.982
aboot4 1,907.490.940
but11 5,245.590.901
till2 953.740.888
a69 32,904.150.888
mak3 1,430.620.885
d2 953.740.805
what2 953.740.747
things2 953.740.736
scots5 2,384.360.729
see5 2,384.360.706
face2 953.740.706
noo2 953.740.689
went2 953.740.677
hoose3 1,430.620.636
ye14 6,676.200.616
wee6 2,861.230.531
us4 1,907.490.521
roon2 953.740.491
oor2 953.740.427
of4 1,907.490.407
is11 5,245.590.309
than3 1,430.620.293
day3 1,430.620.289
guid3 1,430.620.276
tartanic2 953.74nan
ah14 6,676.200.563
auld2 953.740.230
jist4 1,907.490.215
here3 1,430.620.187
lourdie2 953.74nan
richt2 953.740.186
ll3 1,430.620.181
ken2 953.740.176
time3 1,430.620.150
he20 9,537.430.149
een2 953.740.143
bi3 1,430.620.130
even2 953.740.124
gie2 953.740.117
ve2 953.740.116
this9 4,291.850.111
dae3 1,430.620.107
up9 4,291.850.103
ower4 1,907.490.103
intae3 1,430.620.081
his13 6,199.330.080
ill-deedie2 953.74nan
nicht2 953.740.067
are3 1,430.620.059
whit4 1,907.490.054
wad2 953.740.039
we8 3,814.970.026
you4 1,907.490.017
can3 1,430.620.010
fowk3 1,430.620.008
it25 11,921.790.005
aye3 1,430.620.002
or7 3,338.100.001