Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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McPartlin, John

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 4,188
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,931
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.169
Tagged as EDN (Edinburgh) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, o, a, tae, his, oan, in, fur, he,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems
Lallans Magazine (2012 ) in Central (Dollar) dialect (EDN), categorised as poetry (858 words)
Lallans 76 - The Gied Ower Gairden
Lallans Magazine (2010-07) in Central dialect (EDN), categorised as poetry (295 words)

Lallans 73 - Wrack
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (EDN), categorised as poetry (169 words)
Lallans 68 - Black Staff
Lallans Magazine (2006-02-01 ) in Central dialect (EDN), categorised as poetry (2,632 words)
Lallans 67 - Efter the Bonspiel
Lallans Magazine (2005-03-01 ) in Central dialect (EDN), categorised as poetry (234 words)

Author word usage frequencies

Word	Count	Normalised per million
the	277	66,141.36
an	131	31,279.85
o	104	24,832.86
a	95	22,683.86
tae	93	22,206.30
his	57	13,610.32
oan	49	11,700.10
in	42	10,028.65
fur	38	9,073.54
he	29	6,924.55
frae	27	6,446.99
that	27	6,446.99
wis	27	6,446.99
wi	21	5,014.33
bi	21	5,014.33
aa	19	4,536.77
as	18	4,297.99
nae	18	4,297.99
at	17	4,059.22
weir	16	3,820.44
ah	16	3,820.44
ye	16	3,820.44
which	16	3,820.44
or	16	3,820.44
this	15	3,581.66
it	15	3,581.66
is	15	3,581.66
like	15	3,581.66
then	14	3,342.88
had	14	3,342.88
ma	14	3,342.88
ower	14	3,342.88
some	13	3,104.11
but	13	3,104.11
were	13	3,104.11
its	12	2,865.33
thomas	12	2,865.33
weir's	12	2,865.33
be	12	2,865.33
sae	11	2,626.55
aff	11	2,626.55
they	10	2,387.77
whit	10	2,387.77
her	10	2,387.77
yer	10	2,387.77
when	10	2,387.77
oot	9	2,149.00
staff	9	2,149.00
their	9	2,149.00
mair	9	2,149.00
oor	9	2,149.00
black	9	2,149.00
man	8	1,910.22
afore	8	1,910.22
him	8	1,910.22
up	8	1,910.22
here	8	1,910.22
hoose	8	1,910.22
heard	8	1,910.22
we	7	1,671.44
can	7	1,671.44
maun	7	1,671.44
flesh	7	1,671.44
noo	7	1,671.44
auld	7	1,671.44
still	7	1,671.44
me	7	1,671.44
day	7	1,671.44
whaur	7	1,671.44
could	7	1,671.44
lang	7	1,671.44
deid	7	1,671.44
said	6	1,432.66
are	6	1,432.66
cauld	6	1,432.66
aince	6	1,432.66
ain	6	1,432.66
nicht	6	1,432.66
city	6	1,432.66
aye	6	1,432.66
yon	6	1,432.66
wid	6	1,432.66
intae	6	1,432.66
ayont	6	1,432.66
s	6	1,432.66
provost	6	1,432.66
you	6	1,432.66
air	5	1,193.89
doon	5	1,193.89
tak	5	1,193.89
if	5	1,193.89
lowe	5	1,193.89
o'	5	1,193.89
cannae	5	1,193.89
law	5	1,193.89
nou	5	1,193.89
words	5	1,193.89
white	5	1,193.89
fowk	5	1,193.89
see	5	1,193.89
whan	5	1,193.89
een	5	1,193.89
aneath	5	1,193.89
fear	5	1,193.89
heid	5	1,193.89
nisi	5	1,193.89
wrack	5	1,193.89
sic	5	1,193.89
new	4	955.11
god's	4	955.11
ae	4	955.11
stained	4	955.11
warld	4	955.11
damned	4	955.11
watter	4	955.11
rain	4	955.11
skailed	4	955.11
waas	4	955.11
hert	4	955.11
aboot	4	955.11
beast	4	955.11
william	4	955.11
it's	4	955.11
ah'll	4	955.11
an'	4	955.11
ane	4	955.11
siller	4	955.11
sea	4	955.11
no	4	955.11
there	4	955.11
ken	4	955.11
sang	4	955.11
close	4	955.11
a'	4	955.11
gied	4	955.11
seek	4	955.11
will	4	955.11
days	4	955.11
hame	4	955.11
andra	4	955.11
through	4	955.11
been	4	955.11
baillie	4	955.11
below	4	955.11
wha	4	955.11
ither	4	955.11
saw	4	955.11
ye're	4	955.11
caskie	4	955.11
heids	4	955.11
though	4	955.11
hae	3	716.33
eftir	3	716.33
of	3	716.33
dee	3	716.33
ah've	3	716.33
glaur	3	716.33
gin	3	716.33
ye'll	3	716.33
warlock	3	716.33
thranged	3	716.33
dream	3	716.33
ramsay	3	716.33
chain	3	716.33
raip	3	716.33
haud	3	716.33
laird	3	716.33
end	3	716.33
wheesht	3	716.33
held	3	716.33
san	3	716.33
links	3	716.33
wund	3	716.33
strand	3	716.33
mind	3	716.33
open	3	716.33
wuid	3	716.33
muckle	3	716.33
best	3	716.33
ramsay's	3	716.33
bring	3	716.33
saints	3	716.33
hung	3	716.33
say	3	716.33
ireland	3	716.33
whase	3	716.33
wind	3	716.33
burn	3	716.33
secret	3	716.33
straw	3	716.33
fell	3	716.33
us	3	716.33
lik	3	716.33
near	3	716.33
madlove	3	716.33
than	3	716.33
maister	3	716.33
reek	3	716.33
birled	3	716.33
faither	3	716.33
juist	3	716.33
thocht	3	716.33
mak	3	716.33
nihil	3	716.33
burnin	3	716.33
wumman	3	716.33
sangs	3	716.33
thrawn	3	716.33
bow	3	716.33
win	3	716.33
banes	3	716.33
couldnae	3	716.33
madlove's	3	716.33
damask	2	477.55
sair	2	477.55
there's	2	477.55
pleesures	2	477.55
flauntin	2	477.55
ship's	2	477.55
daith	2	477.55
west	2	477.55
warst	2	477.55
earth	2	477.55
sleep	2	477.55
waa	2	477.55
gowd	2	477.55
reekin	2	477.55
history	2	477.55
love	2	477.55
whill	2	477.55
thir	2	477.55
shadda	2	477.55
humphed	2	477.55
weavin	2	477.55
ash	2	477.55
skreich	2	477.55
scots	2	477.55
shouthers	2	477.55
bairn	2	477.55
drunk	2	477.55
trade	2	477.55
taen	2	477.55
heidless	2	477.55
hawksbeard	2	477.55
done	2	477.55
man's	2	477.55
feet	2	477.55
howked	2	477.55
tide	2	477.55
april	2	477.55
greenside	2	477.55
silversauns	2	477.55
prood	2	477.55
braes	2	477.55
orra	2	477.55
horse	2	477.55
wud	2	477.55
gallowlie	2	477.55
made	2	477.55
shame	2	477.55
takin	2	477.55
comin	2	477.55
anither	2	477.55
giein	2	477.55
fire	2	477.55
bein	2	477.55
sailed	2	477.55
pittsburgh	2	477.55
played	2	477.55
least	2	477.55
banks	2	477.55
swithered	2	477.55
stood	2	477.55
monongahela	2	477.55
tell	2	477.55
slabtoun	2	477.55
stude	2	477.55
quayside	2	477.55
chaff	2	477.55
satyrs	2	477.55
wummen	2	477.55
word	2	477.55
spittle	2	477.55
humble	2	477.55
haudan	2	477.55
weirdly	2	477.55
dominus	2	477.55
picked	2	477.55
sister	2	477.55
whiles	2	477.55
offend	2	477.55
glintin	2	477.55
deep	2	477.55
our	2	477.55
thurible	2	477.55
bowed	2	477.55
he'd	2	477.55
sword	2	477.55
sent	2	477.55
trembled	2	477.55
weird	2	477.55
flycloud	2	477.55
bend	2	477.55
glass	2	477.55
lord	2	477.55
condemned	2	477.55
cracklin	2	477.55
send	2	477.55
wolf	2	477.55
doubtfu	2	477.55
waukened	2	477.55
must	2	477.55
tolbooth	2	477.55
visit	2	477.55
kept	2	477.55
blink	2	477.55
busy	2	477.55
seen	2	477.55
hush	2	477.55
gruel	2	477.55
mesh	2	477.55
back	2	477.55
pig	2	477.55
foredaw	2	477.55
god	2	477.55
sand	2	477.55
het	2	477.55
green	2	477.55
baith	2	477.55
snaw	2	477.55
israel	2	477.55
inside	2	477.55
bane	2	477.55
firth	2	477.55
lift	2	477.55
cobbles	2	477.55
erd	2	477.55
saft	2	477.55
sleet	2	477.55
atween	2	477.55
turnkey	2	477.55
alane	2	477.55
dae	2	477.55
satan	2	477.55
peat	2	477.55
grund	2	477.55
cooncil	2	477.55
awa	2	477.55
guid	2	477.55
peat-hags	2	477.55
last	2	477.55
body's	2	477.55
gaird	2	477.55
them	2	477.55
commander	2	477.55
haar	2	477.55
grace	2	477.55
drumskin	2	477.55
bluid	2	477.55
inspiration	2	477.55
texts	2	477.55
dowie	2	477.55
irish	2	477.55
meltit	2	477.55
clover	2	477.55
faithers	2	477.55
bog-cotton	2	477.55
naewhere	2	477.55
thochts	2	477.55
office	2	477.55
wheeshed	2	477.55
riven	2	477.55
comfort	2	477.55
pouer	2	477.55
until	2	477.55
deave	2	477.55
answer	2	477.55
crushed	2	477.55
flair	2	477.55
on	2	477.55
major	2	477.55
whispered	2	477.55
ye've	2	477.55
silence	2	477.55
empty	2	477.55
blawn	2	477.55
whit's	2	477.55
dinnae	2	477.55
come	2	477.55
dirk-kaimed	2	477.55
provost's	2	477.55
papists	2	477.55
body	2	477.55
why	2	477.55
face	2	477.55
witchcraft	2	477.55
meant	2	477.55
bowhead	2	477.55
cloak	2	477.55
yersel	2	477.55
laid	2	477.55
jaloused	2	477.55
tears	2	477.55
touch	2	477.55
lowse	2	477.55
presence	2	477.55
douce	2	477.55
first	2	477.55
lurch	2	477.55
tongues	2	477.55
unpattrened	2	477.55
bees	2	477.55
place	2	477.55
while	2	477.55
micht	2	477.55
pages	2	477.55
door	2	477.55
never	2	477.55
banefed	2	477.55
to	2	477.55
ah'd	2	477.55
reid	2	477.55
walcome	2	477.55
wracked	2	477.55
neck	2	477.55
waves	2	477.55
satisfied	2	477.55
leaves	2	477.55
agin	2	477.55
alow	2	477.55
purple	2	477.55
set	2	477.55
hauns	2	477.55
exile	2	477.55
dreich	2	477.55
fillet	2	477.55
glut	2	477.55
patullo	2	477.55
cooried	2	477.55
trig	2	477.55
matsuo	2	477.55
grass	2	477.55
screen	2	477.55
cock	2	477.55
ice	2	477.55
fae	2	477.55
ness	2	477.55
skeel	2	477.55
abune	2	477.55
cleek	2	477.55
and	2	477.55
feed	2	477.55
bonspiel	2	477.55
fan	2	477.55
wey	2	477.55
hard	2	477.55
sets	2	477.55
flotsam	2	477.55
mile	2	477.55
screeds	2	477.55
whae	2	477.55
gairden	2	477.55
time	2	477.55
tea	2	477.55