A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Durie, Nick

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,618
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 949
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.759
Tagged as GLA (Glasgow) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, tae, a, o, is, it, and, an, in, that,

List of texts in corpus

The Best o the Baith o Thaim
The Sair Fecht (07-05-2016) in Central dialect (GLA), categorised as blog (916 words)

Votin Seestems
peffers50.freeserve (2003) in Central (Glasgow) dialect (GLA), categorised as prose (1,333 words)

A Scots Letter
peffers50.freeserve (2002) in Central (Glasgow) dialect (GLA), categorised as prose (369 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
votes21 8,021.39201.047
eleckit17 6,493.51195.916
seestem20 7,639.42193.594
vote16 6,111.5496.824
saets10 3,819.7184.250
leit7 2,673.8071.621
pluralitie6 2,291.8366.109
seestems6 2,291.8366.109
wael6 2,291.8366.109
saicont10 3,819.7156.035
anes10 3,819.7153.056
davidson6 2,291.8348.992
pr5 1,909.8546.032
is49 18,716.5843.646
uize5 1,909.8541.666
sall6 2,291.8341.509
govrenments5 1,909.8540.825
fptp4 1,527.8840.266
disna9 3,437.7438.921
thai11 4,201.6838.590
tories6 2,291.8337.577
divna4 1,527.8836.824
til14 5,347.5934.330
fowk20 7,639.4233.511
reactionary3 1,145.9131.426
eleck3 1,145.9131.426
biz3 1,145.9129.200
democracy5 1,909.8528.909
fir12 4,583.6527.788
nummer7 2,673.8027.177
bodie7 2,673.8026.040
wu3 1,145.9125.360
thi6 2,291.8325.274
aneuch3 1,145.9124.493
southron3 1,145.9124.493
feck5 1,909.8524.463
unionists3 1,145.9123.738
whilk5 1,909.8523.091
candidates3 1,145.9123.069
mukkil5 1,909.8522.595
union5 1,909.8522.357
thar5 1,909.8521.460
faas3 1,145.9121.427
mahsel2 763.9420.132
fuftie2 763.9420.132
bauchil2 763.9420.132
addeetional2 763.9420.132
redistribution2 763.9420.132
outen2 763.9420.132
brah2 763.9420.132
soiree2 763.9420.132
an34 12,987.0119.766
naebodie3 1,145.9119.426
gien8 3,055.7719.302
uized3 1,145.9118.785
soud3 1,145.9118.490
kinrik3 1,145.9118.490
dems2 763.9418.411
neirby2 763.9418.411
creates2 763.9418.411
yoke2 763.9418.411
kis4 1,527.8818.396
his2 763.9417.839
thon10 3,819.7117.255
speikin2 763.9417.231
chyce3 1,145.9116.977
cawin3 1,145.9116.760
thair11 4,201.6816.505
nieve2 763.9416.328
labour5 1,909.8516.033
perties6 2,291.83nan
jonick2 763.9418.411
pertie6 2,291.83nan
ah'v2 763.9418.411
wants4 1,527.8815.861
aefauld2 763.9415.595
tory3 1,145.9115.433
i3 1,145.9115.357
bodies4 1,527.8815.263
wur8 3,055.7714.999
ballot2 763.9414.978
pairlementars6 2,291.83nan
atweel2 763.9414.978
web2 763.9414.978
gits3 1,145.9114.948
gait3 1,145.9114.222
speikers3 1,145.9114.222
stervin2 763.9413.978
lib2 763.9413.978
whar4 1,527.8813.857
voters3 1,145.9113.827
thir7 2,673.8013.714
and35 13,368.9813.643
theday2 763.9413.560
candidate2 763.9413.560
constitouensie5 1,909.85nan
percent2 763.9413.978
gin9 3,437.7413.201
singil2 763.9413.182
uizin2 763.9413.182
lave4 1,527.8813.156
wasna3 1,145.9112.895
sites2 763.9412.839
e'en3 1,145.9112.789
wabsteid3 1,145.9112.685
pairties3 1,145.9112.288
siccan2 763.9412.231
pints2 763.9411.959
amoont2 763.9411.959
her3 1,145.9111.925
doesna2 763.9411.468
than10 3,819.7111.375
oot2 763.9411.251
pucklie2 763.9410.833
votars4 1,527.88nan
poleetical2 763.9410.833
unionist2 763.9410.833
wirks2 763.9410.833
first9 3,437.7410.792
policies2 763.9410.123
alternative2 763.9410.123
tyme3 1,145.919.989
gat3 1,145.919.459
waels4 1,527.88nan
monie4 1,527.889.455
pairliament2 763.949.391
wins2 763.949.391
memmer2 763.949.391
votin2 763.949.012
walcome2 763.948.668
u2 763.948.668
lee2 763.948.668
sauf2 763.948.456
curn2 763.948.354
fate2 763.948.066
data2 763.947.885
pairlementar5 1,909.85nan
coud3 1,145.9112.685
weys3 1,145.917.731
referendum3 1,145.917.692
thaim8 3,055.777.659
pairty3 1,145.917.577
out4 1,527.887.399
persentage3 1,145.91nan
thae5 1,909.857.198
fechtin2 763.947.170
she5 1,909.857.167
leid6 2,291.837.023
the185 70,664.636.971
athort2 763.946.894
band2 763.946.828
tae76 29,029.796.592
wirkin2 763.946.458
force2 763.946.177
puir3 1,145.916.153
ah7 2,673.806.099
mah2 763.946.071
happens2 763.945.969
gif2 763.945.821
gies3 1,145.915.732
was7 2,673.805.549
haes7 2,673.805.439
gie6 2,291.835.370
maist6 2,291.835.267
mak6 2,291.835.136
forby3 1,145.915.085
pitten2 763.945.013
like2 763.944.897
ken8 3,055.774.800
politics2 763.944.726
ye'll2 763.944.626
ill2 763.944.403
raither2 763.944.342
aiblins2 763.944.342
bot3 1,145.914.297
anent3 1,145.914.245
fecht2 763.944.195
naething2 763.944.139
ir3 1,145.914.095
winna2 763.944.056
kintra2 763.944.056
lik4 1,527.884.032
braw3 1,145.913.904
whit11 4,201.683.890
wuid2 763.943.871
bi7 2,673.803.805
eh3 1,145.913.767
heids2 763.943.675
ah'm2 763.943.651
ower11 4,201.683.628
onie3 1,145.913.622
s12 4,583.653.586
dae7 2,673.803.579
o68 25,974.033.508
pittin2 763.943.425
canna3 1,145.913.323
thegither3 1,145.913.234
ilk2 763.943.217
real2 763.943.158
taks2 763.943.158
state2 763.943.158
isnae2 763.943.100
can8 3,055.773.093
isna2 763.943.044
hou3 1,145.913.027
guid6 2,291.832.954
each2 763.942.917
tent2 763.942.899
moniepairlementarconstitouensies2 763.94nan
tak5 1,909.852.864
twa7 2,673.802.750
wittins2 763.942.746
least2 763.942.729
gang3 1,145.912.705
in31 11,841.102.611
it40 15,278.842.448
muckle5 1,909.852.442
mebbe2 763.942.326
their8 3,055.772.314
ye9 3,437.742.120
run2 763.942.093
tho3 1,145.912.074
win3 1,145.912.074
doubil2 763.94nan
lat2 763.942.010
haein2 763.941.975
ben2 763.941.863
supplementarie2 763.94nan
cumms2 763.94nan
up6 2,291.831.894
d2 763.941.681
wheen2 763.941.668
gey3 1,145.911.593
new4 1,527.881.570
sic3 1,145.911.548
doon3 1,145.911.518
ain5 1,909.851.498
this14 5,347.591.430
cerries2 763.94nan
na2 763.941.366
again4 1,527.881.363
wha3 1,145.911.245
juist4 1,527.881.239
voits2 763.94nan
intil2 763.941.449
git2 763.941.206
hae9 3,437.741.193
percentage2 763.94nan
but7 2,673.801.176
ay2 763.941.094
nats2 763.94nan
aw9 3,437.741.027
day3 1,145.911.020
say4 1,527.881.009
that31 11,841.100.992
wi24 9,167.300.979
en2 763.940.950
ilka2 763.940.944
aye2 763.940.935
critiseesms2 763.94nan
fae10 3,819.710.922
on20 7,639.420.894
aa7 2,673.800.845
guidars2 763.94nan
hale2 763.940.837
you3 1,145.910.833
hiv2 763.940.750
ane4 1,527.880.744
m5 1,909.850.743
nor3 1,145.910.723
bein3 1,145.910.678
get5 1,909.850.621
no9 3,437.740.595
crehd2 763.94nan
wark2 763.940.875
at20 7,639.420.593
be16 6,111.540.569
has2 763.940.544
said5 1,909.850.516
need2 763.940.484
dinna2 763.940.446
scots11 4,201.680.443
plouralitie2 763.94nan
ae3 1,145.910.453
wee4 1,527.880.442
its2 763.940.416
noo3 1,145.910.402
back4 1,527.880.386
summbodie2 763.94nan
yer6 2,291.830.340
houanivver2 763.94nan
they6 2,291.831.955
here2 763.940.303
nae6 2,291.830.300
by3 1,145.910.295
or10 3,819.710.255
as14 5,347.590.245
will3 1,145.910.243
thocht3 1,145.910.214
thing2 763.940.202
dis2 763.940.181
wir2 763.940.153
fuftiesax2 763.94nan
see5 1,909.850.146
some3 1,145.910.118
gaed2 763.940.118
wey2 763.940.085
mair6 2,291.830.076
had4 1,527.880.072
heid3 1,145.910.071
auld3 1,145.910.070
lang3 1,145.910.046
we11 4,201.680.040
a75 28,647.820.039
are3 1,145.910.038
for14 5,347.590.035
seen2 763.940.032
syne2 763.940.030
scotland3 1,145.910.018
haed2 763.940.011
been5 1,909.850.007
wad3 1,145.910.004
micht2 763.940.003
ither3 1,145.910.002
sae4 1,527.880.002
efter3 1,145.910.002
ll3 1,145.910.001