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 8,021.39202.734
eleckit17 6,493.51195.900
seestem20 7,639.42193.575
vote16 6,111.5497.082
saets10 3,819.7184.240
leit7 2,673.8071.614
pluralitie6 2,291.8366.104
seestems6 2,291.8366.104
wael6 2,291.8366.104
saicont10 3,819.7156.241
anes10 3,819.7152.503
davidson6 2,291.8348.986
pr5 1,909.8546.027
is49 18,716.5843.634
uize5 1,909.8541.661
sall6 2,291.8341.504
govrenments5 1,909.8540.820
fptp4 1,527.8840.262
tories6 2,291.8338.853
disna9 3,437.7438.697
thai11 4,201.6838.580
divna4 1,527.8836.820
til14 5,347.5934.246
fowk20 7,639.4233.162
reactionary3 1,145.9131.423
eleck3 1,145.9131.423
biz3 1,145.9129.197
democracy5 1,909.8528.905
fir12 4,583.6527.778
bodie7 2,673.8026.112
nummer7 2,673.8026.034
wu3 1,145.9125.357
thi6 2,291.8325.269
aneuch3 1,145.9124.490
southron3 1,145.9124.490
feck5 1,909.8524.458
unionists3 1,145.9123.735
candidates3 1,145.9123.066
whilk5 1,909.8522.960
mukkil5 1,909.8522.590
union5 1,909.8522.352
thar5 1,909.8521.456
faas3 1,145.9121.424
an34 12,987.0120.425
mahsel2 763.9420.130
bauchil2 763.9420.130
fuftie2 763.9420.130
redistribution2 763.9420.130
outen2 763.9420.130
brah2 763.9420.130
soiree2 763.9420.130
addeetional2 763.9420.130
naebodie3 1,145.9119.423
gien8 3,055.7719.330
uized3 1,145.9118.782
kinrik3 1,145.9118.487
soud3 1,145.9118.487
creates2 763.9418.409
yoke2 763.9418.409
neirby2 763.9418.409
dems2 763.9418.409
kis4 1,527.8818.392
his2 763.9418.053
speikin2 763.9417.229
chyce3 1,145.9116.974
cawin3 1,145.9116.974
thon10 3,819.7116.629
thair11 4,201.6816.388
nieve2 763.9416.326
labour5 1,909.8516.262
perties6 2,291.83nan
jonick2 763.9418.409
pertie6 2,291.83nan
ah'v2 763.9418.409
wants4 1,527.8816.038
tory3 1,145.9115.779
aefauld2 763.9415.593
wur8 3,055.7715.290
bodies4 1,527.8815.178
i3 1,145.9115.026
ballot2 763.9414.977
pairlementars6 2,291.83nan
atweel2 763.9414.977
web2 763.9414.977
gits3 1,145.9114.945
speikers3 1,145.9114.219
gait3 1,145.9114.219
stervin2 763.9413.976
lib2 763.9413.976
percent2 763.9413.976
and35 13,368.9813.911
voters3 1,145.9113.825
thir7 2,673.8013.734
candidate2 763.9413.558
theday2 763.9413.558
constitouensie5 1,909.85nan
whar4 1,527.8813.786
gin9 3,437.7413.212
uizin2 763.9413.181
sites2 763.9413.181
singil2 763.9413.181
lave4 1,527.8813.152
wasna3 1,145.9112.893
e'en3 1,145.9112.893
siccan2 763.9412.521
pairties3 1,145.9112.382
her3 1,145.9112.113
wabsteid3 1,145.9112.005
amoont2 763.9411.958
pints2 763.9411.958
gat3 1,145.9111.739
than10 3,819.7111.625
doesna2 763.9411.466
unionist2 763.9411.242
oot2 763.9411.231
first9 3,437.7410.856
pucklie2 763.9410.831
wirks2 763.9410.831
poleetical2 763.9410.831
alternative2 763.9410.286
votars4 1,527.88nan
policies2 763.9410.121
tyme3 1,145.919.986
waels4 1,527.88nan
monie4 1,527.889.486
memmer2 763.949.389
pairliament2 763.949.389
wins2 763.949.258
votin2 763.949.010
walcome2 763.948.667
u2 763.948.559
lee2 763.948.559
sauf2 763.948.454
curn2 763.948.157
fate2 763.948.157
thaim8 3,055.777.755
pairty3 1,145.917.690
pairlementar5 1,909.85nan
coud3 1,145.9112.097
weys3 1,145.917.690
referendum3 1,145.917.690
out4 1,527.887.492
thae5 1,909.857.074
fechtin2 763.947.027
she5 1,909.856.975
the185 70,664.636.832
persentage3 1,145.91nan
data2 763.947.315
band2 763.946.826
athort2 763.946.575
wirkin2 763.946.456
tae76 29,029.796.454
puir3 1,145.916.206
leid6 2,291.836.171
happens2 763.946.122
force2 763.946.122
mah2 763.946.070
gif2 763.945.819
gies3 1,145.915.780
gie6 2,291.835.482
maist6 2,291.835.233
was7 2,673.805.194
haes7 2,673.805.186
forby3 1,145.915.082
pitten2 763.945.011
mak6 2,291.834.985
like2 763.944.787
ah7 2,673.804.756
politics2 763.944.725
ken8 3,055.774.716
ye'll2 763.944.624
aiblins2 763.944.340
raither2 763.944.340
ill2 763.944.310
bot3 1,145.914.295
fecht2 763.944.137
naething2 763.944.109
anent3 1,145.914.109
winna2 763.944.054
lik4 1,527.884.030
ir3 1,145.913.996
whit11 4,201.683.989
kintra2 763.943.921
braw3 1,145.913.886
wuid2 763.943.870
bi7 2,673.803.801
eh3 1,145.913.780
heids2 763.943.673
ah'm2 763.943.649
dae7 2,673.803.638
onie3 1,145.913.620
ower11 4,201.683.575
o68 25,974.033.442
pittin2 763.943.402
canna3 1,145.913.321
s12 4,583.653.301
real2 763.943.216
isnae2 763.943.216
ilk2 763.943.196
state2 763.943.196
thegither3 1,145.913.194
can8 3,055.773.150
taks2 763.943.118
guid6 2,291.833.025
hou3 1,145.913.025
isna2 763.943.024
each2 763.942.915
tent2 763.942.863
least2 763.942.794
tak5 1,909.852.792
moniepairlementarconstitouensies2 763.94nan
wittins2 763.942.744
twa7 2,673.802.701
gang3 1,145.912.692
in31 11,841.102.621
it40 15,278.842.580
muckle5 1,909.852.397
mebbe2 763.942.324
their8 3,055.772.270
run2 763.942.092
tho3 1,145.912.072
ye9 3,437.742.056
they6 2,291.832.000
cumms2 763.94nan
lat2 763.941.997
haein2 763.941.962
up6 2,291.831.936
win3 1,145.911.892
wheen2 763.941.647
doubil2 763.94nan
ben2 763.941.819
supplementarie2 763.94nan
d2 763.941.647
gey3 1,145.911.604
new4 1,527.881.589
sic3 1,145.911.533
doon3 1,145.911.501
ain5 1,909.851.495
again4 1,527.881.412
na2 763.941.357
intil2 763.941.349
wha3 1,145.911.260
voits2 763.94nan
this14 5,347.591.440
git2 763.941.183
hae9 3,437.741.178
juist4 1,527.881.175
but7 2,673.801.117
say4 1,527.881.114
aw9 3,437.741.075
aye2 763.941.072
houanivver2 763.94nan
that31 11,841.100.992
day3 1,145.910.981
fae10 3,819.710.980
crehd2 763.94nan
en2 763.940.943
ilka2 763.940.914
percentage2 763.94nan
m5 1,909.850.938
critiseesms2 763.94nan
wi24 9,167.300.916
wark2 763.940.902
on20 7,639.420.854
hale2 763.940.815
ane4 1,527.880.751
aa7 2,673.800.725
you3 1,145.910.722
hiv2 763.940.706
bein3 1,145.910.704
nor3 1,145.910.697
get5 1,909.850.674
no9 3,437.740.631
be16 6,111.540.563
at20 7,639.420.554
has2 763.940.543
cerries2 763.94nan
need2 763.940.509
said5 1,909.850.500
ae3 1,145.910.484
its2 763.940.445
dinna2 763.940.435
plouralitie2 763.94nan
wee4 1,527.880.427
guidars2 763.94nan
ay2 763.941.096
scots11 4,201.680.396
noo3 1,145.910.387
yer6 2,291.830.383
nae6 2,291.830.311
by3 1,145.910.309
here2 763.940.307
nats2 763.94nan
back4 1,527.880.389
as14 5,347.590.279
will3 1,145.910.256
thocht3 1,145.910.230
or10 3,819.710.219
thing2 763.940.198
dis2 763.940.177
see5 1,909.850.149
wir2 763.940.144
fuftiesax2 763.94nan
some3 1,145.910.119
gaed2 763.940.113
heid3 1,145.910.082
had4 1,527.880.071
auld3 1,145.910.068
mair6 2,291.830.065
for14 5,347.590.049
lang3 1,145.910.042
we11 4,201.680.032
a75 28,647.820.030
seen2 763.940.029
syne2 763.940.024
summbodie2 763.94nan
wey2 763.940.090
are3 1,145.910.022
scotland3 1,145.910.018
haed2 763.940.015
been5 1,909.850.008
wad3 1,145.910.004
ll3 1,145.910.004
efter3 1,145.910.003
sae4 1,527.880.003
micht2 763.940.002
ither3 1,145.910.001