A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Peffers, Bob

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,469
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 490
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.998
Tagged as SEC ((South) East Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, tae, ah, an, wis, wi, o, ye, bi,

List of texts in corpus

Whit Aboot Ma Ceevil Richts?
peffers50.freeserve (2002) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as poetry (263 words)

A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther
peffers50.freeserve (2002) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (762 words)

The Pittin Doon o Guid Scots
peffers50.freeserve (2002) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (333 words)

Upheeze
peffers50.freeserve (2002) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (111 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
sheugh7 4,765.1582.391
irn7 4,765.1571.215
bi20 13,614.7062.505
fir15 10,211.0356.733
ah36 24,506.4752.323
grannie7 4,765.1547.225
msps5 3,403.6841.616
pails4 2,722.9441.439
watter10 6,807.3541.143
kis6 4,084.4139.319
spakin3 2,042.2134.890
iz6 4,084.4133.900
whit18 12,253.2333.127
grandfaither4 2,722.9432.115
lochgelly3 2,042.2131.077
schuil6 4,084.4125.610
spak5 3,403.6825.000
hooses5 3,403.6824.826
our5 3,403.6823.541
mibbie4 2,722.9423.420
nou7 4,765.1522.609
peelie2 1,361.4722.440
ca'ed2 1,361.4722.440
wi30 20,422.0622.436
ain10 6,807.3520.616
cast4 2,722.9420.581
sent5 3,403.6819.778
want7 4,765.1519.771
maun7 4,765.1519.669
cobbled2 1,361.4719.535
chinge2 1,361.4719.535
hid11 7,488.0919.494
tawse2 1,361.4718.629
athin4 2,722.9418.450
wis34 23,145.0018.110
scullery3 2,042.2118.029
han3 2,042.2117.882
vote4 2,722.9417.577
wa3 2,042.2117.461
ca'd2 1,361.4717.276
auld10 6,807.3516.685
yone7 4,765.15nan
blenk2 1,361.4717.276
yaised4 2,722.9416.464
mairrit2 1,361.4716.271
causey2 1,361.4716.271
soda2 1,361.4716.271
kiz2 1,361.4716.271
four3 2,042.2116.139
dominies2 1,361.4715.851
leid7 4,765.1515.330
syne7 4,765.1515.279
ye21 14,295.4415.173
raw3 2,042.2114.892
polished2 1,361.4714.807
ane8 5,445.8814.683
mind7 4,765.1514.463
wallie2 1,361.4714.239
bit13 8,849.5613.764
ootside4 2,722.9413.560
connection2 1,361.4713.101
yaise3 2,042.2112.888
room5 3,403.6812.571
page3 2,042.2112.484
wee11 7,488.0912.352
fantoosh2 1,361.4712.222
sink2 1,361.4712.222
pail2 1,361.4711.920
kid2 1,361.4711.777
pairliament2 1,361.4711.639
ceevil2 1,361.4711.378
hoo4 2,722.9410.987
frae10 6,807.3510.978
inglis3 2,042.2110.820
ah'm3 2,042.2110.739
luk2 1,361.4710.288
widden2 1,361.4710.194
said8 5,445.8810.166
wha5 3,403.689.806
rule2 1,361.479.443
tent3 2,042.219.369
end4 2,722.949.225
hoose6 4,084.419.150
muckle6 4,084.419.098
ran3 2,042.219.071
dae7 4,765.159.036
kin4 2,722.948.763
bob2 1,361.478.512
he4 2,722.948.435
thin2 1,361.477.819
in11 7,488.097.779
sax2 1,361.477.630
ben3 2,042.217.435
his2 1,361.477.130
horse2 1,361.476.742
jist7 4,765.156.685
wiz5 3,403.686.684
law2 1,361.476.468
that6 4,084.416.449
hae9 6,126.626.224
wull3 2,042.216.179
main2 1,361.476.065
tae46 31,313.825.964
stane2 1,361.475.867
hou3 2,042.215.707
richt6 4,084.415.681
edinburgh2 1,361.475.629
is3 2,042.215.526
shuid2 1,361.475.479
not2 1,361.475.221
anither4 2,722.945.209
doon8 5,445.885.188
when5 3,403.684.878
div2 1,361.474.821
side3 2,042.214.754
gie4 2,722.944.624
micht4 2,722.944.593
a57 38,801.914.330
afu3 2,042.21nan
mak4 2,722.944.266
went3 2,042.213.974
oot2 1,361.473.853
aboot9 6,126.623.735
her3 2,042.213.643
pit4 2,722.943.641
brocht2 1,361.473.455
be3 2,042.213.403
wir3 2,042.213.287
twa5 3,403.683.272
blinkbonnie2 1,361.47nan
thaim4 2,722.943.248
na2 1,361.472.995
that's2 1,361.472.924
lang4 2,722.942.880
for4 2,722.942.803
mid-camps2 1,361.47nan
git2 1,361.472.770
aye5 3,403.682.742
dolts2 1,361.47nan
canna2 1,361.472.724
kirnitten2 1,361.47nan
o22 14,976.172.564
whaur3 2,042.212.493
wad4 2,722.942.472
the72 49,012.932.453
en2 1,361.472.448
n2 1,361.472.376
still3 2,042.212.304
cauld2 1,361.472.225
there7 4,765.152.219
ma10 6,807.352.024
best2 1,361.472.003
intae5 3,403.681.984
hame3 2,042.211.953
tak3 2,042.211.910
ken4 2,722.941.836
thir2 1,361.471.834
i5 3,403.681.810
alang2 1,361.471.724
dinna2 1,361.471.690
keep2 1,361.471.674
they9 6,126.621.639
but3 2,042.211.562
on13 8,849.561.513
got3 2,042.211.498
hanle2 1,361.47nan
set2 1,361.471.631
face2 1,361.471.478
three2 1,361.471.434
him2 1,361.471.144
then3 2,042.211.123
like6 4,084.411.039
klerty2 1,361.47nan
tell2 1,361.470.999
sanitation2 1,361.47nan
fine2 1,361.470.969
siever2 1,361.47nan
stanpipe2 1,361.47nan
didna2 1,361.470.932
weel3 2,042.210.821
door2 1,361.470.721
kent2 1,361.470.679
war2 1,361.470.590
did2 1,361.470.517
this4 2,722.940.513
cam2 1,361.470.509
an34 23,145.000.374
say2 1,361.470.369
oor3 2,042.210.334
she6 4,084.410.331
if3 2,042.210.261
aa2 1,361.470.254
scots4 2,722.940.248
wey2 1,361.470.247
sae3 2,042.210.192
noo3 2,042.210.160
guid2 1,361.470.146
we5 3,403.680.130
so2 1,361.470.111
me4 2,722.940.099
ae2 1,361.470.089
them2 1,361.470.048
at9 6,126.620.023
fowk2 1,361.470.020
day3 2,042.210.009
us2 1,361.470.009
nae4 2,722.940.009
peffers2 1,361.47nan
ither2 1,361.470.066
no4 2,722.940.007
get2 1,361.470.005
it17 11,572.500.004
some2 1,361.470.001
mair3 2,042.210.000