A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Johnston, Mary

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,360
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,021
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.291
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - e, an, a, in, ti, o, on, wis, i, wi,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 82 - Life Spang
Lallans Magazine (2013-07 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (615 words)
Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither
Lallans Magazine (2013 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (975 words)
Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival
Lallans Magazine (2012-12) in Doric dialect (MNA), categorised as prose (1,555 words)

Lallans 73 - Ceilidh
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (68 words)
Lallans 73 - Back-Eyn
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (147 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
e151 44,940.481,056.408
the15 4,464.29295.030
fen23 6,845.24231.542
ti59 17,559.52180.539
att16 4,761.90176.084
ey24 7,142.86159.288
moose16 4,761.90128.031
eir11 3,273.81115.117
tae4 1,190.48114.497
edinbro11 3,273.81111.737
cat21 6,250.00108.543
iss13 3,869.05100.568
gid14 4,166.6791.462
aat14 4,166.6786.943
em14 4,166.6783.737
said29 8,630.9557.893
princes6 1,785.7155.429
ee15 4,464.2955.115
answert7 2,083.3350.811
cuddie6 1,785.7148.731
til19 5,654.7648.030
god11 3,273.8145.405
ilky5 1,488.1045.045
teen11 3,273.8143.959
speered4 1,190.4840.909
i've7 2,083.3340.422
fit20 5,952.3836.243
an145 43,154.7634.384
aa26 7,738.1033.712
thirty6 1,785.7131.967
gweed8 2,380.9530.586
back-eyn3 892.8629.937
ere8 2,380.9529.277
ett5 1,488.1028.573
citie3 892.8627.712
years11 3,273.8126.917
and3 892.8626.690
tyke4 1,190.4826.447
hinnereyn3 892.8626.131
mibbes4 1,190.4825.566
leen3 892.8624.894
on47 13,988.1024.621
fite5 1,488.1021.363
bairn8 2,380.9521.339
catcht3 892.8620.448
een12 3,571.4319.164
nae26 7,738.1019.153
cuistin2 595.2419.140
spirk2 595.2419.140
lach2 595.2419.140
monkey's2 595.2419.140
i'se2 595.2419.140
speert2 595.2419.140
lachin3 892.8619.070
picnic3 892.8618.675
lord5 1,488.1018.489
weel15 4,464.2918.378
time19 5,654.7617.989
street7 2,083.3317.750
cam12 3,571.4317.646
margit11 3,273.81nan
furrit3 892.8619.070
i41 12,202.3817.609
creesh10 2,976.19nan
midders2 595.2417.420
paddlin2 595.2417.420
girss2 595.2417.420
anither11 3,273.8117.403
gings3 892.8617.320
neist7 2,083.3317.085
france3 892.8616.480
fleerish2 595.2416.241
kis4 1,190.4816.127
avaa2 595.2415.340
kizzen2 595.2415.340
puddle2 595.2415.340
hisel2 595.2415.340
faister2 595.2415.340
spang2 595.2415.340
aat's9 2,678.57nan
werk2 595.2415.340
name8 2,380.9515.129
crock9 2,678.57nan
hud8 2,380.9515.098
hae21 6,250.0015.025
i'll5 1,488.1014.725
gyan3 892.8614.517
efter13 3,869.0513.936
gairdens3 892.8613.664
dunts2 595.2413.463
winter5 1,488.1013.333
eese3 892.8613.210
ging4 1,190.4813.012
castle3 892.8612.926
americay2 595.2412.579
think10 2,976.1912.225
fyow2 595.2412.203
birls2 595.2412.203
it's10 2,976.1911.915
turning2 595.2411.861
kicks2 595.2411.861
raxes2 595.2411.861
queer3 892.8611.806
monkey2 595.2411.546
joco2 595.2411.546
tak10 2,976.1911.338
neen3 892.8611.271
sandwiches2 595.2411.256
syne9 2,678.5711.175
happent3 892.8611.171
scones2 595.2410.986
sticks3 892.8610.880
feestival6 1,785.71nan
deen3 892.8610.786
affa7 2,083.3310.702
like20 5,952.3810.549
wye7 2,083.3310.535
caald2 595.2410.497
scarce2 595.2410.497
naebdy2 595.2410.275
bleezin2 595.2410.275
catchin2 595.2410.275
niver6 1,785.7110.223
pavement2 595.2410.065
trail2 595.249.866
lookin5 1,488.109.777
sit4 1,190.489.243
we'll3 892.869.133
neuk3 892.869.067
ee'll5 1,488.10nan
fit's2 595.249.162
wun3 892.869.067
year9 2,678.578.818
draps2 595.248.710
hoo5 1,488.108.481
stannin2 595.248.437
lang10 2,976.198.309
he's3 892.868.273
pool2 595.248.183
midder2 595.248.183
faa3 892.868.106
american2 595.248.062
answered2 595.247.946
doon16 4,761.907.905
mind8 2,380.957.860
me21 6,250.007.846
looks3 892.867.841
fair6 1,785.717.638
names3 892.867.591
shooders2 595.247.514
jenners4 1,190.48nan
ithers4 1,190.487.498
dinna6 1,785.717.353
peety2 595.247.316
stand2 595.247.221
brithers2 595.247.221
notion2 595.246.866
kirk4 1,190.486.768
hame8 2,380.956.720
naethin4 1,190.486.714
cheer2 595.246.543
pipe2 595.246.467
o't2 595.246.467
morning2 595.246.467
man9 2,678.576.396
hid11 3,273.816.365
thocht8 2,380.956.107
or4 1,190.485.961
band2 595.245.914
leaves2 595.245.914
half-awa3 892.86nan
sacrament3 892.86nan
loons2 595.245.851
memory2 595.245.789
ablo2 595.245.728
eence3 892.865.702
dee4 1,190.485.580
is11 3,273.815.559
wid9 2,678.575.511
gie7 2,083.335.458
emsels3 892.86nan
quines2 595.245.668
loon3 892.865.455
thon7 2,083.335.388
durin2 595.245.386
i'm3 892.865.366
aff10 2,976.195.151
oh4 1,190.485.149
intil4 1,190.485.149
life6 1,785.715.082
hospital2 595.245.076
fine-tasty3 892.86nan
did7 2,083.334.997
gled2 595.244.706
canna4 1,190.484.614
wint3 892.864.595
ower14 4,166.674.427
comes4 1,190.484.427
awa9 2,678.574.406
bairns5 1,488.104.309
ten3 892.864.250
wee13 3,869.054.125
a79 23,511.904.118
wi36 10,714.294.117
live2 595.244.116
ee're3 892.86nan
daft2 595.244.116
hoose7 2,083.334.061
livin2 595.244.011
sittin3 892.863.956
deein2 595.243.909
bides2 595.243.780
fower3 892.863.760
it28 8,333.333.741
aa-deen3 892.86nan
roon5 1,488.103.687
teeth2 595.243.656
near4 1,190.483.618
bus2 595.243.596
aroon3 892.863.557
siller3 892.863.539
wisna4 1,190.483.486
hiv4 1,190.483.473
hair3 892.863.469
lot3 892.863.451
show2 595.243.424
tap-aff2 595.24nan
kin4 1,190.483.551
be10 2,976.193.344
stick2 595.243.343
onythin2 595.243.316
iver2 595.243.316
cud4 1,190.483.296
half2 595.243.186
some9 2,678.573.182
park2 595.243.015
feet3 892.863.001
fu2 595.242.991
feelin2 595.242.877
tellt2 595.242.855
ere's2 595.242.833
duncin2 595.24nan
didna5 1,488.102.818
tongue2 595.242.664
jist9 2,678.572.574
little2 595.242.564
things4 1,190.482.530
fowk9 2,678.572.517
eneuch3 892.862.509
kens2 595.242.487
pit6 1,785.712.410
disna2 595.242.377
three4 1,190.482.227
comin3 892.862.181
twall2 595.24nan
aside2 595.242.188
waatchin3 892.86nan
world2 595.242.833
sae9 2,678.572.180
grimm2 595.24nan
div2 595.242.140
fine-tastit2 595.24nan
bittie2 595.242.124
o58 17,261.901.983
gin5 1,488.101.821
gies2 595.241.815
yersel2 595.241.762
twa2 595.241.760
table2 595.241.749
wis42 12,500.001.711
ony5 1,488.101.683
bonny2 595.241.672
cucumber2 595.24nan
werkin2 595.24nan
free2 595.241.660
frae10 2,976.191.655
at16 4,761.901.630
black2 595.241.551
s19 5,654.761.519
ken2 595.241.511
look3 892.861.498
ae3 892.861.461
tell4 1,190.481.438
aboot14 4,166.671.399
to2 595.241.342
lat2 595.241.324
tho3 892.861.228
afore2 595.241.211
its2 595.241.205
somethin2 595.241.198
achteen2 595.24nan
hert2 595.241.126
as16 4,761.901.125
bi2 595.241.122
seen4 1,190.481.070
oot18 5,357.140.978
ll2 595.240.954
ye14 4,166.670.946
warran2 595.24nan
lerbin2 595.24nan
fire2 595.241.042
bide2 595.240.874
day9 2,678.570.874
in59 17,559.520.814
far3 892.860.805
still4 1,190.480.803
days3 892.860.795
sic3 892.860.785
ain2 595.240.780
aye7 2,083.330.775
mony3 892.860.761
he25 7,440.480.705
air2 595.240.704
are6 1,785.710.688
up16 4,761.900.681
wull2 595.240.662
of3 892.860.639
but16 4,761.900.628
coorse2 595.240.618
nicht4 1,190.480.608
young2 595.240.550
d4 1,190.480.529
him11 3,273.810.438
got2 595.240.437
for22 6,547.620.435
first2 595.240.403
hale2 595.240.370
big3 892.860.366
heard2 595.240.362
fine3 892.860.355
say2 595.240.301
my2 595.240.299
if4 1,190.480.228
side2 595.240.224
didnae2 595.240.200
ither3 892.860.179
heid4 1,190.480.161
mair8 2,380.950.157
alang2 595.240.134
maist2 595.240.132
new2 595.240.124
t2 595.240.111
sombdy2 595.24nan
mun2 595.24nan
micht2 595.240.105
richt5 1,488.100.102
set2 595.240.101
she16 4,761.900.082
better2 595.240.076
noo6 1,785.710.065
mak3 892.860.047
we14 4,166.670.030
get4 1,190.480.029
see5 1,488.100.026
place2 595.240.025
here4 1,190.480.023
her18 5,357.140.022
us4 1,190.480.019
bit9 2,678.570.014
thing2 595.240.014
come3 892.860.009
by5 1,488.100.009
oor5 1,488.100.007
his19 5,654.760.004
back7 2,083.330.002
yer6 1,785.710.001
ma14 4,166.670.001
you6 1,785.710.001