A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Hardie, George

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,432
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,214
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.827
Tagged as WCE (West Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, ti, a, o, and, ye, it, ah, in, that,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 82 - As The White Swan Passes
Lallans Magazine (2013-07 ) in Central dialect (WCE), categorised as poetry (140 words)
Lallans 81 - Annie and the New Chairs
Lallans Magazine (2012-12) in Central dialect (WCE), categorised as prose (1,004 words)

Lallans 76 - Chrysanths
Lallans Magazine (2010-07) in Central dialect (WCE), categorised as poetry (90 words)

Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant
Lallans Magazine (2010-07) in Central dialect (WCE), categorised as prose (1,149 words)

Lallans 73 - Pop Gaes the Idol
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central (Hamilton) dialect (WCE), categorised as poetry (112 words)
Lallans 73 - Challenge
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central (Hamilton) dialect (WCE), categorised as poetry (88 words)
Lallans 67 - Ane Amang Monie
Lallans Magazine (2005-09-01 ) in Central (Hamilton) dialect (WCE), categorised as poetry (190 words)
Lallans 59 - Five Poems
Lallans Magazine (2001-12 ) in Central dialect (WCE), categorised as prose (528 words)
Lallans 58 - twa poems bi George Hardie
Lallans Magazine (2001-03-01 ) in Central (Hamilton) dialect (WCE), categorised as poetry (131 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
ti74 21,561.77256.150
tammy21 6,118.88189.688
eddie13 3,787.88136.897
annie16 4,662.00125.486
was32 9,324.0187.525
chairs10 2,913.7585.356
baur9 2,622.3873.229
plant10 2,913.7570.731
ye60 17,482.5259.576
thru8 2,331.0057.450
haean5 1,456.8851.767
wullie12 3,496.5049.253
and63 18,356.6447.951
rab8 2,331.0044.977
an35 10,198.1442.216
cheese7 2,039.6340.123
briefcase4 1,165.5038.107
pint6 1,748.2534.389
aa26 7,575.7633.033
thinkan4 1,165.5030.509
chrysanths3 874.1329.806
mibbies4 1,165.5028.407
sumthing4 1,165.5027.817
furniture4 1,165.5027.817
grinned3 874.1326.000
luiked5 1,456.8825.588
ah44 12,820.5124.498
tuik7 2,039.6324.054
wha12 3,496.5024.029
aisy3 874.1322.881
added4 1,165.5022.343
safe5 1,456.8821.430
thon13 3,787.8821.337
tod3 874.1320.319
swan3 874.1319.823
swallae3 874.1319.365
sweated2 582.7519.052
wuman3 874.1318.942
goad3 874.1318.547
problem5 1,456.8818.090
thare7 2,039.6317.778
passes3 874.1317.502
has9 2,622.3817.343
supposin2 582.7517.333
yankee2 582.7517.333
wife7 2,039.6317.003
awaa3 874.1316.898
caa5 1,456.8816.840
chair4 1,165.5016.452
onywey4 1,165.5016.202
mang2 582.7516.155
makan2 582.7516.155
glances2 582.7516.155
ach4 1,165.5015.961
yer18 5,244.7615.487
athoot5 1,456.8815.462
settan2 582.7515.253
flanders2 582.7515.253
cleart2 582.7515.253
leein2 582.7515.253
contrar2 582.7515.253
bakery2 582.7515.253
they2 582.7515.069
braeside2 582.7514.522
tryan2 582.7514.522
luik5 1,456.8814.464
wey12 3,496.5014.111
punters2 582.7513.907
glowered3 874.1313.864
stranger3 874.1313.699
sae16 4,662.0013.658
while8 2,331.0013.591
thare's2 582.7513.376
guinness2 582.7513.376
spoke4 1,165.5013.323
frae18 5,244.7613.311
pain4 1,165.5013.242
juist11 3,205.1313.236
hunkert2 582.7512.910
confused2 582.7512.910
were13 3,787.8812.881
cum4 1,165.5012.776
banged2 582.7512.493
gonnae4 1,165.5012.270
broon5 1,456.8812.189
his37 10,780.8912.189
command2 582.7512.117
squirrel2 582.7512.117
straucht3 874.1311.911
table5 1,456.8811.515
flair4 1,165.5011.483
scott5 1,456.8811.472
glower2 582.7511.461
eneuch6 1,748.2511.191
innocent2 582.7511.170
ootower2 582.7510.649
leant2 582.7510.649
whaur9 2,622.3810.534
silence3 874.1310.482
lik7 2,039.6310.042
daurk3 874.139.971
wardrup5 1,456.88nan
said13 3,787.889.947
bricht4 1,165.509.807
jenny4 1,165.509.666
sowl2 582.759.593
glaur2 582.759.413
paper4 1,165.509.394
gae4 1,165.509.306
lift4 1,165.509.091
thaim10 2,913.759.010
whan11 3,205.138.919
daith3 874.138.690
blawn2 582.758.627
haud5 1,456.888.471
a73 21,270.408.425
bi11 3,205.138.412
grave2 582.758.354
challenge2 582.758.225
drave2 582.758.225
business3 874.138.212
stauns2 582.758.100
saunny5 1,456.88nan
naw5 1,456.888.012
rolls2 582.757.980
inti3 874.137.725
muin2 582.757.641
thrapple2 582.757.641
fur2 582.757.606
ten4 1,165.507.448
story4 1,165.507.385
noo13 3,787.887.363
ve8 2,331.007.361
raxed2 582.757.332
joke2 582.757.332
bar3 874.137.331
you14 4,079.257.313
thay5 1,456.887.184
gin8 2,331.007.140
no18 5,244.767.101
white4 1,165.507.051
ll10 2,913.757.018
niver5 1,456.886.982
ancient2 582.756.958
papers2 582.756.958
iver3 874.136.925
shut3 874.136.925
naething3 874.136.882
passin2 582.756.701
weel10 2,913.756.514
ahint4 1,165.506.466
mirk2 582.756.463
breid2 582.756.387
broke2 582.756.387
three6 1,748.256.348
dinnae5 1,456.886.337
sat4 1,165.506.235
mindin2 582.756.169
aabody3 874.135.993
queen2 582.755.899
wecht2 582.755.835
as33 9,615.385.821
faur4 1,165.505.733
loss2 582.755.710
smaa2 582.755.649
trouble2 582.755.649
feet4 1,165.505.598
rose2 582.755.590
cud5 1,456.885.499
sud2 582.755.474
stairt2 582.755.474
waur2 582.755.474
picked2 582.755.474
finger2 582.755.418
gaes2 582.755.201
back2 582.755.071
seems3 874.135.059
luikit2 582.754.951
aathin2 582.754.903
wrocht2 582.754.856
walked2 582.754.809
close3 874.134.765
neb2 582.754.545
grew2 582.754.462
grun3 874.134.444
vyce2 582.754.381
went5 1,456.884.190
het2 582.754.188
geordie2 582.754.188
men4 1,165.504.078
my7 2,039.634.010
suddenly2 582.753.972
pick2 582.753.937
hell2 582.753.903
he20 5,827.513.844
aye10 2,913.753.817
is13 3,787.883.687
roon5 1,456.883.539
haein3 874.133.533
few3 874.133.533
mind6 1,748.253.499
like4 1,165.503.496
got7 2,039.633.496
whit13 3,787.883.474
thair7 2,039.633.471
fingers2 582.753.438
let4 1,165.503.395
lot3 874.133.356
wrang3 874.133.356
had9 2,622.383.332
intae2 582.753.331
born2 582.753.326
there4 1,165.503.299
onythin2 582.753.299
new6 1,748.253.258
tammas2 582.753.193
pynt2 582.753.142
thochts2 582.753.067
happy2 582.752.994
grey2 582.752.994
eftir2 582.752.994
am3 874.132.985
legs2 582.752.970
asked2 582.752.970
strang2 582.752.947
fu2 582.752.923
talk2 582.752.900
course2 582.752.832
re5 1,456.882.807
tellt2 582.752.766
lang7 2,039.632.732
reid2 582.752.722
in42 12,237.762.710
suin2 582.752.680
hae13 3,787.882.585
at30 8,741.262.563
fun2 582.752.538
aggrieved2 582.75nan
intil3 874.132.523
quaiet3 874.13nan
drink2 582.753.193
goat3 874.132.485
for13 3,787.882.436
poem2 582.752.422
kens2 582.752.404
god2 582.752.331
pair2 582.752.313
this8 2,331.002.310
bedruim2 582.75nan
thocht6 1,748.252.445
disnae2 582.752.278
oor2 582.752.247
here7 2,039.632.198
else2 582.752.192
wad7 2,039.632.164
door5 1,456.882.150
s33 9,615.382.095
last4 1,165.502.086
puir2 582.752.015
on28 8,158.512.011
hissel2 582.751.984
left4 1,165.501.971
time3 874.131.942
hauns2 582.751.940
toon2 582.751.925
sense2 582.751.881
we9 2,622.381.819
gies2 582.751.783
itsel2 582.751.743
yersel2 582.751.730
taen3 874.131.668
haun3 874.131.632
d3 874.131.609
bad2 582.751.603
ae3 874.131.577
up18 5,244.761.570
aince2 582.751.542
faither3 874.131.531
that41 11,946.391.440
to2 582.751.436
her13 3,787.881.417
life4 1,165.501.415
then6 1,748.251.410
me15 4,370.631.401
kirk2 582.751.342
naethin2 582.751.311
richt7 2,039.631.304
she13 3,787.881.301
its2 582.751.286
hauf2 582.751.251
hair2 582.751.175
feinished2 582.75nan
thae3 874.131.168
or8 2,331.001.064
neist2 582.751.051
bit6 1,748.251.023
seen4 1,165.501.000
bein4 1,165.500.996
keep3 874.130.993
nor4 1,165.500.981
i16 4,662.000.939
maun3 874.130.886
ma11 3,205.130.868
great2 582.750.801
it46 13,403.260.785
badinage2 582.75nan
hir2 582.750.864
licht2 582.750.781
ane5 1,456.880.766
man2 582.750.714
aboot13 3,787.880.691
are6 1,748.250.624
same3 874.130.582
aff3 874.130.579
nicht4 1,165.500.553
him7 2,039.630.546
again4 1,165.500.528
us3 874.130.485
hame4 1,165.500.479
first2 582.750.445
oot12 3,496.500.432
cannae2 582.750.421
wark2 582.750.400
hear2 582.750.388
rain2 582.750.388
end2 582.750.388
see7 2,039.630.380
heard2 582.750.331
be15 4,370.630.318
cauld2 582.750.313
afore3 874.130.309
wi23 6,701.630.305
gien2 582.750.299
near2 582.750.296
your2 582.750.283
saw2 582.750.283
o67 19,522.140.213
ower9 2,622.380.208
wee6 1,748.250.192
m5 1,456.880.181
didnae2 582.750.176
gied2 582.750.144
fair2 582.750.129
kent3 874.130.116
ken5 1,456.880.090
still3 874.130.087
guid3 874.130.081
made2 582.750.080
want2 582.750.079
micht3 874.130.077
get5 1,456.880.070
nae9 2,622.380.066
better2 582.750.060
the197 57,400.930.056
syne2 582.750.054
only2 582.750.052
doon8 2,331.000.047
ain4 1,165.500.044
auld5 1,456.880.042
anither2 582.750.041
did3 874.130.035
twa5 1,456.880.034
ony3 874.130.034
but14 4,079.250.032
mither2 582.750.015
place2 582.750.015
been6 1,748.250.014
can5 1,456.880.009
tell2 582.750.005
areadies2 582.75nan
ither4 1,165.500.004
gaun2 582.750.004
will3 874.130.003
say3 874.130.001
mair7 2,039.630.001
pit3 874.130.000
suir2 582.75nan
dae4 1,165.500.001
muckle3 874.130.000