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 2,861.2368.777
has17 8,106.8267.776
ingin4 1,907.4938.598
steam5 2,384.3636.307
it's14 6,676.2035.180
noah3 1,430.6232.758
neebors5 2,384.3630.630
baptist3 1,430.6230.531
hot5 2,384.3630.188
thir's4 1,907.4929.721
lik10 4,768.7228.730
toom3 1,430.6227.708
york3 1,430.6226.688
fur21 10,014.3126.303
morra3 1,430.6223.248
dancing3 1,430.6222.749
oan14 6,676.2022.382
ma26 12,398.6622.157
souvenir2 953.7421.019
clappers2 953.7421.019
liquorice2 953.7421.019
locomotive2 953.7421.019
wagons2 953.7421.019
birlin4 1,907.4920.642
wheels3 1,430.6218.749
culd2 953.7418.116
lord4 1,907.4917.035
braw6 2,861.2316.983
thir7 3,338.1016.404
dirdum2 953.7415.861
breengin2 953.7415.861
skelps2 953.7415.861
beltin2 953.7415.861
gowpin2 953.7415.328
cruise2 953.7415.328
heezed2 953.7415.328
roond5 2,384.3614.982
on2 953.7414.487
perr2 953.7414.440
cuddies2 953.7414.061
keeps3 1,430.6213.861
wan7 3,338.1013.772
yaised4 1,907.4913.732
puddock2 953.7413.716
tracks2 953.7413.716
i2 953.7413.412
jeely2 953.7413.399
flytin2 953.7413.399
tae23 10,968.0513.380
muntain2 953.7413.107
wagon2 953.7413.107
bauchle2 953.7412.834
for2 953.7412.691
council2 953.7412.580
cuddy2 953.7412.341
fairy2 953.7412.341
flingin2 953.7411.329
nivir2 953.7410.989
her2 953.7410.978
stoor2 953.7410.829
games2 953.7410.529
brek2 953.7410.529
baws2 953.7410.388
pechin2 953.7410.251
that8 3,814.9710.239
awa9 4,291.859.851
makars2 953.749.750
wir6 2,861.239.685
haggis2 953.749.635
shall2 953.749.523
belly2 953.749.309
dunt2 953.749.309
erk4 1,907.49nan
gaun6 2,861.239.128
thoosand2 953.749.009
doos2 953.748.914
so8 3,814.978.891
soor2 953.748.558
pieces2 953.748.392
pipes2 953.748.312
stappit2 953.748.233
nor6 2,861.238.114
whaur6 2,861.237.859
nae14 6,676.207.823
wance2 953.747.795
iron2 953.747.595
heid7 3,338.107.441
haunds2 953.747.110
gairden3 1,430.627.053
bbc2 953.746.838
cam6 2,861.236.831
then7 3,338.106.769
fae13 6,199.336.710
meenister2 953.746.635
maw2 953.746.397
neb2 953.746.262
hud4 1,907.496.198
enough3 1,430.626.169
wis11 5,245.596.123
muckle6 2,861.235.910
furst2 953.745.886
an72 34,334.765.756
wi26 12,398.665.667
suddenly2 953.745.621
gied4 1,907.495.583
bides2 953.745.376
at6 2,861.235.310
pure2 953.745.244
waitin2 953.745.212
music2 953.745.148
sair3 1,430.625.114
onythin2 953.744.966
eat2 953.744.907
hingin2 953.744.878
hen2 953.744.878
mooth2 953.744.878
withoot2 953.744.850
full2 953.744.351
they3 1,430.624.288
lift2 953.743.884
done2 953.743.864
says4 1,907.493.839
tea2 953.743.803
disnae2 953.743.803
makin2 953.743.784
hear3 1,430.623.769
be5 2,384.363.667
puir2 953.743.520
doon9 4,291.853.449
agin2 953.743.152
unner2 953.743.136
him2 953.743.067
no10 4,768.723.018
o55 26,227.943.016
sea2 953.743.001
do2 953.743.001
tho3 1,430.622.944
kind2 953.742.943
like2 953.742.940
whae2 953.742.900
naebody2 953.742.900
black2 953.742.886
there2 953.742.805
when5 2,384.362.631
aw9 4,291.852.584
as19 9,060.562.556
street2 953.742.453
ben2 953.742.453
ony4 1,907.492.397
me11 5,245.592.386
twa-taed2 953.74nan
hert2 953.742.385
its5 2,384.361.968
babylon2 953.74nan
if6 2,861.232.052
naw2 953.741.914
wull2 953.741.768
s21 10,014.311.752
them6 2,861.231.744
life3 1,430.621.731
comes2 953.741.611
in40 19,074.871.548
back2 953.741.547
warld2 953.741.515
aff5 2,384.361.468
mair7 3,338.101.399
rain2 953.741.399
cauld2 953.741.272
yer6 2,861.231.214
road2 953.741.112
been2 953.741.077
oot6 2,861.231.017
new3 1,430.620.999
a69 32,904.150.966
aboot4 1,907.490.940
till2 953.740.912
but11 5,245.590.903
mak3 1,430.620.889
the132 62,947.070.797
scots5 2,384.360.790
things2 953.740.786
d2 953.740.780
what2 953.740.735
see5 2,384.360.704
went2 953.740.704
face2 953.740.682
noo2 953.740.653
ye14 6,676.200.649
hoose3 1,430.620.636
us4 1,907.490.573
wee6 2,861.230.551
roon2 953.740.510
ah14 6,676.200.493
of4 1,907.490.389
is11 5,245.590.311
day3 1,430.620.298
guid3 1,430.620.297
than3 1,430.620.286
tartanic2 953.74nan
oor2 953.740.384
auld2 953.740.245
lourdie2 953.74nan
jist4 1,907.490.226
richt2 953.740.197
here3 1,430.620.188
ll3 1,430.620.184
ken2 953.740.181
time3 1,430.620.153
he20 9,537.430.147
een2 953.740.136
bi3 1,430.620.124
gie2 953.740.120
this9 4,291.850.120
even2 953.740.119
ower4 1,907.490.111
ve2 953.740.109
up9 4,291.850.106
dae3 1,430.620.104
intae3 1,430.620.086
his13 6,199.330.079
nicht2 953.740.072
whit4 1,907.490.063
are3 1,430.620.055
wad2 953.740.046
you4 1,907.490.012
ill-deedie2 953.74nan
we8 3,814.970.015
can3 1,430.620.011
fowk3 1,430.620.008
it25 11,921.790.005
or7 3,338.100.002
aye3 1,430.620.002