Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Gilliland, Sam

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,337
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 656
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.038
Tagged as AYR (Ayrshire) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, a, o, i, tae, s, in, wi, hae,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 82 - Tecumseh
Lallans Magazine (2013 ) in Central dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (214 words)
Lallans 83 - Cochise o the Apache Nation
Lallans Magazine (2013 ) in Central dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (349 words)
Lallans 76 - I am the Lass
Lallans Magazine (2010-07) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (180 words)

Lallans 76 - Oan the Daith o John Law
Lallans Magazine (2010-07) in Central dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (127 words)

Lallans 74 - Thof nae a rigmarie hae I
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (240 words)

Lallans 74 - MacCaig’s draucht oan the waa
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (227 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.

Word	Count	Normalised per million	Keyness
daith	8	5,983.55	53.355
am	10	7,479.43	47.925
enoo	4	2,991.77	45.643
i	30	22,438.29	36.575
draucht	3	2,243.83	29.383
yince	5	3,739.72	27.867
siccan	3	2,243.83	25.435
aefauldness	2	1,495.89	22.819
cuiled	2	1,495.89	22.819
bard	3	2,243.83	21.924
salbe	2	1,495.89	21.095
lig	2	1,495.89	21.095
thair	9	6,731.49	20.298
thay	6	4,487.66	20.177
loe	2	1,495.89	19.913
wyle	2	1,495.89	19.913
soukit	2	1,495.89	19.913
dern	2	1,495.89	18.272
oan	10	7,479.43	17.811
hae	13	9,723.26	17.325
yer	11	8,227.37	16.666
thai	5	3,739.72	16.220
ocht	3	2,243.83	14.870
stracht	2	1,495.89	14.118
lass	3	2,243.83	13.872
watters	2	1,495.89	13.678
crack	3	2,243.83	13.255
wis	3	2,243.83	12.196
gryte	2	1,495.89	10.753
lyke	2	1,495.89	10.126
quait	2	1,495.89	10.126
abune	2	1,495.89	9.886
tent	3	2,243.83	9.831
poet	2	1,495.89	9.734
cochise	5	3,739.72	nan
ll	7	5,235.60	10.773
peace	2	1,495.89	9.588
weemin	2	1,495.89	9.182
green	3	2,243.83	8.832
hairt	2	1,495.89	8.702
lives	2	1,495.89	8.646
whaur	5	3,739.72	8.643
braith	2	1,495.89	8.483
cairry	2	1,495.89	8.483
mou	2	1,495.89	8.277
quhyt	5	3,739.72	nan
oor	7	5,235.60	7.972
maun	4	2,991.77	7.926
waa	2	1,495.89	7.722
thof	4	2,991.77	nan
yet	3	2,243.83	7.596
ettlin	2	1,495.89	7.473
cum	2	1,495.89	7.241
unco	2	1,495.89	7.241
my	5	3,739.72	7.050
bluid	2	1,495.89	6.753
thochts	2	1,495.89	6.354
kintra	2	1,495.89	6.241
strang	2	1,495.89	6.185
guid	5	3,739.72	5.690
nou	3	2,243.83	5.638
faither	3	2,243.83	5.564
gae	2	1,495.89	5.515
aften	2	1,495.89	5.470
s	18	13,462.98	5.375
i'm	2	1,495.89	5.362
ich	3	2,243.83	nan
he	5	3,739.72	4.933
apaches	3	2,243.83	nan
ither	5	3,739.72	5.009
sae	6	4,487.66	4.819
afore	5	3,739.72	4.681
it	8	5,983.55	4.662
leuk	2	1,495.89	4.639
bonny	2	1,495.89	4.539
on	3	2,243.83	4.455
mony	3	2,243.83	4.199
lat	2	1,495.89	4.070
me	9	6,731.49	4.032
hert	2	1,495.89	3.804
bot	2	1,495.89	3.692
that	7	5,235.60	3.535
haes	4	2,991.77	3.534
nae	8	5,983.55	3.492
sun	2	1,495.89	3.459
braw	2	1,495.89	3.414
intil	2	1,495.89	3.265
fowk	5	3,739.72	3.134
these	2	1,495.89	3.104
ma	2	1,495.89	3.101
john	2	1,495.89	3.046
yin	3	2,243.83	2.951
here	4	2,991.77	2.942
men	2	1,495.89	2.784
hou	2	1,495.89	2.784
warld	2	1,495.89	2.776
ye	12	8,975.32	2.748
ilka	2	1,495.89	2.692
still	3	2,243.83	2.678
wark	2	1,495.89	2.676
an	44	32,909.50	2.612
dinnae	2	1,495.89	2.588
hale	2	1,495.89	2.541
rigmarie	2	1,495.89	nan
heard	2	1,495.89	2.534
your	2	1,495.89	2.421
years	2	1,495.89	2.378
best	2	1,495.89	2.274
wes	3	2,243.83	2.196
decait	2	1,495.89	nan
thae	2	1,495.89	2.098
thir	2	1,495.89	2.085
o	35	26,178.01	1.883
want	2	1,495.89	1.852
aa	5	3,739.72	1.847
at	5	3,739.72	1.796
thaim	3	2,243.83	1.708
left	2	1,495.89	1.591
there	6	4,487.66	1.582
mither	2	1,495.89	1.549
man	3	2,243.83	1.514
roon	2	1,495.89	1.481
lang	3	2,243.83	1.476
wi	14	10,471.20	1.412
ain	3	2,243.83	1.373
whit	5	3,739.72	1.277
aboot	2	1,495.89	1.221
but	3	2,243.83	1.097
they	3	2,243.83	1.089
bi	3	2,243.83	1.069
up	3	2,243.83	1.055
stevin	2	1,495.89	nan
for	5	3,739.72	1.003
door	2	1,495.89	0.915
are	3	2,243.83	0.862
micht	2	1,495.89	0.790
like	2	1,495.89	0.759
auld	3	2,243.83	0.703
nicht	2	1,495.89	0.682
as	6	4,487.66	0.656
this	7	5,235.60	0.631
tak	2	1,495.89	0.608
her	5	3,739.72	0.591
oot	4	2,991.77	0.521
thocht	2	1,495.89	0.520
be	5	3,739.72	0.495
in	18	13,462.98	0.412
his	6	4,487.66	0.392
tae	26	19,446.52	0.268
wee	2	1,495.89	0.244
cuntre	2	1,495.89	nan
ower	2	1,495.89	0.379
back	2	1,495.89	0.225
is	7	5,235.60	0.202
efter	2	1,495.89	0.163
whan	2	1,495.89	0.153
time	3	2,243.83	0.152
the	75	56,095.74	0.123
its	2	1,495.89	0.103
been	2	1,495.89	0.089
awa	2	1,495.89	0.082
or	5	3,739.72	0.082
you	2	1,495.89	0.075
no	4	2,991.77	0.073
frae	3	2,243.83	0.067
aff	2	1,495.89	0.031
had	2	1,495.89	0.025
twa	2	1,495.89	0.024
a	40	29,917.73	0.023
mair	3	2,243.83	0.021
noo	2	1,495.89	0.011
see	2	1,495.89	0.009
doon	3	2,243.83	0.005
by	2	1,495.89	0.003
if	2	1,495.89	0.000