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 45,977.01954.798
thay39 18,678.16237.872
the33 15,804.6093.756
aul9 4,310.3464.014
taein5 2,394.6456.884
wurld7 3,352.4955.800
fan10 4,789.2735.116
nae25 11,973.1833.799
cooboys3 1,436.7832.874
thaim14 6,704.9830.744
wis2 957.8528.728
oor16 7,662.8427.206
evry3 1,436.7826.804
trains3 1,436.7825.936
cavalry3 1,436.7823.363
dairk3 1,436.7821.978
empires2 957.8521.097
bumbaze2 957.8521.097
caul3 1,436.7820.215
he3 1,436.7819.801
neether2 957.8519.374
oer5 2,394.6418.825
gaein4 1,915.7118.667
nocht4 1,915.7118.365
testimony2 957.8518.193
clydebank2 957.8518.193
moos2 957.8518.193
leerie2 957.8518.193
wund3 1,436.7817.020
slee2 957.8516.556
andras2 957.8516.556
thair10 4,789.2716.490
fallen2 957.8515.938
craws2 957.8515.405
ainly3 1,436.7815.359
divna2 957.8514.935
sma4 1,915.7114.898
abune3 1,436.7814.623
thochts4 1,915.7114.599
glint2 957.8514.516
keen3 1,436.7813.872
cuddies2 957.8513.793
hoors2 957.8513.793
rid4 1,915.7113.567
luve3 1,436.7813.484
fiver2 957.8513.476
shootin2 957.8513.183
sonsie2 957.8513.183
lift4 1,915.7112.669
raws2 957.8512.656
thir6 2,873.5612.475
covert2 957.8512.417
throu6 2,873.5612.365
ocht3 1,436.7811.804
awaa2 957.8511.778
weary2 957.8511.778
fit9 4,310.3411.763
horizon2 957.8511.231
spied2 957.8511.231
glaur2 957.8511.064
agin4 1,915.7110.928
roll2 957.8510.905
wie3 1,436.7810.635
breist2 957.8510.463
rise3 1,436.7810.263
stauns2 957.8510.068
wame2 957.859.825
wir6 2,873.569.759
thare4 1,915.719.613
tune2 957.859.598
nicht7 3,352.499.537
snell2 957.859.489
yer11 5,268.209.299
land3 1,436.789.200
aw13 6,226.059.146
hae13 6,226.059.081
stravaigin2 957.858.988
awthin2 957.858.896
stane3 1,436.788.877
ee4 1,915.718.790
chaumer2 957.858.718
ar3 1,436.788.648
till5 2,394.648.569
thirsels2 957.858.548
faw2 957.858.548
slaw2 957.858.385
that9 4,310.348.383
yett2 957.858.230
a've2 957.858.230
turnt3 1,436.787.922
minds2 957.857.668
ma18 8,620.697.590
west2 957.857.478
but17 8,141.767.413
penny2 957.857.357
st2 957.857.240
are8 3,831.427.234
a'm3 1,436.787.182
pride2 957.857.126
howp2 957.857.071
gaes2 957.857.071
cam6 2,873.566.926
taen4 1,915.716.720
tak6 2,873.566.564
up2 957.856.532
dear2 957.856.468
upon2 957.856.377
wild2 957.856.333
wun2 957.856.289
here7 3,352.496.162
em2 957.856.077
pain2 957.855.957
fell3 1,436.785.884
wi26 12,452.115.781
has4 1,915.715.770
tho4 1,915.715.689
hert3 1,436.785.532
it14 6,704.985.396
sair3 1,436.785.191
can8 3,831.425.186
maun4 1,915.715.142
cuid3 1,436.785.006
braw3 1,436.784.973
we're2 957.854.917
ken7 3,352.494.917
hingin2 957.854.889
hoo3 1,436.784.782
o58 27,777.784.700
kintra2 957.854.671
airms2 957.854.644
left4 1,915.714.548
ony5 2,394.644.509
noo8 3,831.424.492
fur11 5,268.204.426
ae8 3,831.424.386
bricht2 957.854.208
deep2 957.854.119
young3 1,436.784.104
toun2 957.854.054
will5 2,394.644.018
ava2 957.853.868
hear3 1,436.783.726
she5 2,394.643.670
awa6 2,873.563.429
sense2 957.853.426
sicht2 957.853.392
is7 3,352.493.234
s9 4,310.343.204
as7 3,352.493.169
syne4 1,915.713.146
scots3 1,436.783.060
frae8 3,831.423.027
us6 2,873.562.964
black2 957.852.919
man5 2,394.642.885
chyave2 957.85nan
while3 1,436.782.881
yon3 1,436.782.727
micht4 1,915.712.727
siller2 957.852.582
aroon2 957.852.558
bairn2 957.852.397
wife2 957.852.353
days3 1,436.782.320
gulsoch2 957.85nan
at8 3,831.422.564
on8 3,831.422.190
we13 6,226.052.142
sun2 957.852.107
thocht4 1,915.712.013
like9 4,310.341.969
intil2 957.851.967
licht2 957.851.958
goat2 957.851.923
oot5 2,394.641.918
coorse2 957.851.700
though2 957.851.692
mair2 957.851.558
an63 30,172.411.536
d6 2,873.561.431
rain2 957.851.401
was4 1,915.711.384
feel2 957.851.382
haun2 957.851.344
for8 3,831.421.333
nor3 1,436.781.316
gruggie2 957.85nan
bill2 957.851.270
bit3 1,436.781.236
best2 957.851.108
in27 12,931.031.031
think3 1,436.780.962
you2 957.850.961
me9 4,310.340.753
faw's2 957.85nan
by5 2,394.640.788
her8 3,831.420.741
face2 957.850.712
be8 3,831.420.650
just2 957.850.644
last2 957.850.640
naewan2 957.85nan
or9 4,310.340.592
roon2 957.850.505
ye9 4,310.340.473
if2 957.850.472
tell2 957.850.347
his10 4,789.270.343
lang3 1,436.780.325
skule2 957.85nan
wee6 2,873.560.547
injuns2 957.85nan
hieds2 957.85nan
than3 1,436.780.301
day3 1,436.780.279
aye4 1,915.710.269
a65 31,130.270.226
tae48 22,988.510.220
ll3 1,436.780.188
whaur2 957.850.171
een2 957.850.147
mind2 957.850.138
its3 1,436.780.108
ower4 1,915.710.098
afore2 957.850.098
dae2 957.850.092
weel2 957.850.090
intae3 1,436.780.077
were2 957.850.076
ouzel2 957.85nan
mak2 957.850.074
see3 1,436.780.035
sae3 1,436.780.024
aff3 1,436.780.022
muckle2 957.850.020
so2 957.850.019
scotland2 957.850.016
guid2 957.850.014
oan3 1,436.780.013
first2 957.850.010
fowk3 1,436.780.007
ane2 957.850.000
distempered2 957.85nan
ain2 957.850.017
yowkit2 957.85nan
wey2 957.850.001