A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Watt, George T.

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,088
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 943
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.214
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - thi, a, an, o, tae, thay, the, in, wi, nae,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 104 - Ordnar Fowk
Lallans Magazine (2024-07 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (198 words)
Lallans 82 - Caul Stane
Lallans Magazine (2013-07 ) in Central dialect (SWE), categorised as poetry (215 words)
Lallans 74 - Januar 19th, 2009
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (SWE), categorised as poetry (148 words)

Lallans 74 - Distempered
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (544 words)

Lallans 73 - Land o Fallen Empires
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (156 words)
Lallans 73 - Thi Leerie
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (119 words)
Lallans 73 - Red on Maroon
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (117 words)
Lallans 73 - Gruggie
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (75 words)
Lallans 73 - Wir we that young!
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (151 words)
Lallans 73 - Nae Tae Be Taein
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (99 words)
Lallans 73 - A Braw Bairn
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (112 words)
Lallans 73 - Buffalo Bill
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (154 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
thi96 45,977.01952.043
thay39 18,678.16236.769
the33 15,804.6095.351
aul9 4,310.3464.130
taein5 2,394.6456.740
wurld7 3,352.4955.600
fan10 4,789.2734.902
nae25 11,973.1833.746
cooboys3 1,436.7832.788
thaim14 6,704.9830.784
wis2 957.8529.163
oor16 7,662.8427.740
evry3 1,436.7826.718
trains3 1,436.7825.850
cavalry3 1,436.7823.278
dairk3 1,436.7822.319
bumbaze2 957.8521.039
empires2 957.8521.039
caul3 1,436.7820.130
he3 1,436.7819.814
neether2 957.8519.317
oer5 2,394.6418.690
gaein4 1,915.7118.659
nocht4 1,915.7118.254
clydebank2 957.8518.136
testimony2 957.8518.136
moos2 957.8518.136
leerie2 957.8518.136
wund3 1,436.7816.935
thair10 4,789.2716.853
andras2 957.8516.499
slee2 957.8516.499
ainly3 1,436.7816.120
fallen2 957.8515.881
craws2 957.8515.348
divna2 957.8514.878
sma4 1,915.7114.790
thochts4 1,915.7114.609
abune3 1,436.7814.540
glint2 957.8514.459
keen3 1,436.7813.789
hoors2 957.8513.736
cuddies2 957.8513.736
rid4 1,915.7113.717
luve3 1,436.7813.496
fiver2 957.8513.419
sonsie2 957.8513.419
shootin2 957.8513.126
lift4 1,915.7112.652
raws2 957.8512.599
covert2 957.8512.599
throu6 2,873.5612.462
ocht3 1,436.7812.380
thir6 2,873.5612.373
wie3 1,436.7811.933
weary2 957.8511.722
awaa2 957.8511.722
fit9 4,310.3411.678
horizon2 957.8511.530
glaur2 957.8511.348
roll2 957.8511.174
spied2 957.8511.174
agin4 1,915.7111.031
breist2 957.8510.407
rise3 1,436.7810.183
stauns2 957.8510.012
wame2 957.859.770
tune2 957.859.770
thare4 1,915.719.737
wir6 2,873.569.636
nicht7 3,352.499.617
yer11 5,268.209.490
snell2 957.859.434
hae13 6,226.059.262
land3 1,436.789.121
stravaigin2 957.859.028
stane3 1,436.788.998
aw13 6,226.058.959
awthin2 957.858.841
ee4 1,915.718.692
chaumer2 957.858.663
till5 2,394.648.659
ar3 1,436.788.570
faw2 957.858.493
thirsels2 957.858.493
slaw2 957.858.411
that9 4,310.348.338
yett2 957.858.175
a've2 957.858.175
turnt3 1,436.787.845
minds2 957.857.746
penny2 957.857.614
ma18 8,620.697.500
west2 957.857.486
but17 8,141.767.419
st2 957.857.186
are8 3,831.427.178
pride2 957.857.129
a'm3 1,436.787.106
gaes2 957.857.073
howp2 957.857.017
cam6 2,873.566.832
taen4 1,915.716.677
tak6 2,873.566.521
up2 957.856.518
upon2 957.856.462
dear2 957.856.415
wun2 957.856.280
wild2 957.856.280
here7 3,352.496.173
em2 957.856.025
pain2 957.855.944
fell3 1,436.785.812
has4 1,915.715.736
wi26 12,452.115.722
tho4 1,915.715.667
hert3 1,436.785.461
it14 6,704.985.398
can8 3,831.425.150
sair3 1,436.785.121
maun4 1,915.715.104
cuid3 1,436.784.936
hoo3 1,436.784.920
braw3 1,436.784.904
we're2 957.854.896
ken7 3,352.494.883
hingin2 957.854.839
o58 27,777.784.771
kintra2 957.854.674
fur11 5,268.204.632
noo8 3,831.424.609
airms2 957.854.594
left4 1,915.714.528
ony5 2,394.644.453
ae8 3,831.424.271
bricht2 957.854.250
deep2 957.854.136
young3 1,436.784.116
toun2 957.854.006
will5 2,394.643.968
ava2 957.853.860
she5 2,394.643.782
hear3 1,436.783.779
sense2 957.853.413
awa6 2,873.563.411
sicht2 957.853.379
is7 3,352.493.241
s9 4,310.343.202
scots3 1,436.783.176
as7 3,352.493.175
syne4 1,915.713.101
us6 2,873.563.095
frae8 3,831.423.062
while3 1,436.782.928
man5 2,394.642.895
black2 957.852.888
micht4 1,915.712.700
yon3 1,436.782.677
at8 3,831.422.607
chyave2 957.85nan
aroon2 957.852.575
siller2 957.852.539
bairn2 957.852.355
wife2 957.852.344
we13 6,226.052.268
gulsoch2 957.85nan
days3 1,436.782.350
on8 3,831.422.158
sun2 957.852.105
thocht4 1,915.712.014
licht2 957.851.991
oot5 2,394.641.929
intil2 957.851.928
like9 4,310.341.921
goat2 957.851.883
coorse2 957.851.693
though2 957.851.669
an63 30,172.411.631
mair2 957.851.542
d6 2,873.561.473
was4 1,915.711.447
for8 3,831.421.408
rain2 957.851.398
feel2 957.851.365
nor3 1,436.781.341
haun2 957.851.309
gruggie2 957.85nan
bit3 1,436.781.250
bill2 957.851.248
best2 957.851.107
in27 12,931.031.022
you2 957.850.996
think3 1,436.780.967
faw's2 957.85nan
by5 2,394.640.815
her8 3,831.420.801
me9 4,310.340.768
face2 957.850.688
be8 3,831.420.661
last2 957.850.638
or9 4,310.340.616
skule2 957.85nan
just2 957.850.627
wee6 2,873.560.567
roon2 957.850.524
naewan2 957.85nan
if2 957.850.466
ye9 4,310.340.448
tell2 957.850.349
his10 4,789.270.345
lang3 1,436.780.320
injuns2 957.85nan
hieds2 957.85nan
than3 1,436.780.294
day3 1,436.780.288
a65 31,130.270.266
aye4 1,915.710.265
tae48 22,988.510.227
ll3 1,436.780.190
whaur2 957.850.178
een2 957.850.139
mind2 957.850.134
its3 1,436.780.107
ower4 1,915.710.106
afore2 957.850.097
dae2 957.850.094
intae3 1,436.780.082
were2 957.850.072
ouzel2 957.85nan
mak2 957.850.075
weel2 957.850.072
see3 1,436.780.036
sae3 1,436.780.024
so2 957.850.023
aff3 1,436.780.022
scotland2 957.850.021
ain2 957.850.017
guid2 957.850.010
oan3 1,436.780.009
first2 957.850.007
fowk3 1,436.780.006
ane2 957.850.000
distempered2 957.85nan
muckle2 957.850.016
yowkit2 957.85nan
wey2 957.850.001