A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Calder, Bob

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 5,315
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 2,056
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.585
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, and, o, in, to, he, that, it, his,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict
Lallans Magazine (2013-07 ) in Central dialect (SEC), categorised as poetry (687 words)
Lallans 70 - Hame-combin
Lallans Magazine (2009-07) in Central dialect (SEC), categorised as poetry (225 words)

Lallans 70 - St Anndra’s Day, 2008
Lallans Magazine (2009-07) in Central dialect (SEC), categorised as poetry (110 words)

Lallans 67 - Reviews
Lallans Magazine (2005-09-01 ) in Central dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (1,326 words)
Lallans 58 - Allmairshall
Lallans Magazine (2001-03-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (2,288 words)
Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit
Lallans Magazine (2000-03-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (679 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
and155 29,162.75218.189
tae2 376.29209.106
to63 11,853.25168.543
an22 4,139.23147.961
envelope14 2,634.0592.468
there's19 3,574.7988.664
duis9 1,693.3274.974
wes32 6,020.7071.117
publican7 1,317.0367.949
til27 5,079.9662.613
s3 564.4458.799
builder6 1,128.8857.667
he'd14 2,634.0557.033
he's11 2,069.6147.185
duisna5 940.7337.734
hes11 2,069.6137.367
gantry4 752.5937.271
stamp5 940.7336.602
poets6 1,128.8832.778
puit4 752.5932.734
whyte5 940.7332.356
it's20 3,762.9431.023
receipt4 752.5928.865
receipts3 564.4427.209
sanct5 940.7326.789
dr8 1,505.1726.389
gin18 3,386.6425.676
buke3 564.4424.988
suir3 564.4424.988
scots2 376.2923.476
nou12 2,257.7622.759
saut4 752.5922.411
maclean3 564.4422.178
railway4 752.5921.987
raither7 1,317.0321.532
criticism3 564.4421.164
nor15 2,822.2020.023
peace5 940.7319.305
owre8 1,505.1719.238
merit3 564.4418.293
standards3 564.4417.754
priorities3 564.4417.754
gray4 752.5917.703
wesna5 940.7317.331
fable2 376.2917.323
woud2 376.2917.323
moths2 376.2917.323
bylt2 376.2917.323
flecks2 376.2917.323
three-piece2 376.2917.323
mcculloch2 376.2917.323
reliance2 376.2917.323
maccaig2 376.2917.323
invoice2 376.2917.323
strata2 376.2917.323
bar6 1,128.8817.196
they5 940.7316.861
arena3 564.4416.388
ye10 1,881.4716.183
aye21 3,951.0816.159
mou5 940.7316.070
i12 2,257.7615.996
delaney10 1,881.47nan
thon14 2,634.0515.898
mairshall10 1,881.47nan
athoot6 1,128.8815.701
muriel2 376.2915.607
smellin2 376.2915.607
sauls2 376.2915.607
door's2 376.2915.607
clearances2 376.2915.607
toxic2 376.2915.607
greenock2 376.2915.607
things11 2,069.6115.557
o152 28,598.3115.097
doun10 1,881.4715.064
soutar3 564.4414.962
i'll6 1,128.8814.771
office5 940.7314.769
ane16 3,010.3514.650
extensive2 376.2914.432
impeccable2 376.2914.432
goodsir2 376.2914.432
rippit2 376.2914.432
concerns3 564.4414.090
fluir3 564.4413.827
discomfort2 376.2913.534
savour2 376.2913.534
critics2 376.2913.534
scholarship2 376.2913.534
inby3 564.4413.105
shoud3 564.4413.105
macdiarmid3 564.4412.884
she11 2,069.6112.854
hailly2 376.2912.807
tanner2 376.2912.807
premises2 376.2912.807
fac2 376.2912.807
dern2 376.2912.807
definitive2 376.2912.807
quite5 940.7312.584
ony13 2,445.9112.571
muir3 564.4412.468
whisky3 564.4412.271
few7 1,317.0312.213
secretary2 376.2912.195
advantages2 376.2912.195
whaur's2 376.2912.195
special4 752.5911.957
firm3 564.4411.897
produce3 564.4411.897
least6 1,128.8811.786
spylt2 376.2911.668
unusual2 376.2911.668
apron2 376.2911.668
allwullie6 1,128.88nan
accessible2 376.2911.668
thumb2 376.2911.668
cleaner2 376.2911.668
accoont4 752.5911.463
the369 69,426.1511.453
journal2 376.2911.205
pest2 376.2911.205
slack2 376.2911.205
ms2 376.2911.205
tid2 376.2911.205
cd2 376.2911.205
blend2 376.2911.205
restaurant2 376.2911.205
bottle4 752.5911.184
rest6 1,128.8811.031
juist13 2,445.9110.875
representative2 376.2910.792
cites2 376.2910.792
literary3 564.4410.480
beer3 564.4410.344
i'd3 564.4410.344
notion3 564.4410.082
sunlicht2 376.2910.081
legend2 376.2910.081
poetry4 752.5910.021
fresh4 752.599.945
drap4 752.599.871
waas3 564.449.832
coal3 564.449.712
inevitable2 376.299.484
saul2 376.299.484
sexual2 376.299.484
poetic2 376.299.484
moments2 376.299.484
roun3 564.449.479
enough6 1,128.889.425
ideas3 564.449.367
faas2 376.299.217
gey9 1,693.329.193
perfectly2 376.298.969
coin2 376.298.969
sey2 376.298.969
nae28 5,268.118.765
perspective2 376.298.736
anes4 752.598.727
duin5 940.738.690
pub3 564.448.644
across5 940.738.558
throu8 1,505.178.518
cellar2 376.298.518
has8 1,505.178.493
gets4 752.598.428
guest2 376.298.311
pavement2 376.298.311
feelins2 376.298.311
till8 1,505.178.295
haurd3 564.448.275
finnd3 564.448.275
solid2 376.298.116
benedict4 752.59nan
thing9 1,693.328.108
aathing3 564.448.100
delaney's4 752.59nan
sen3 564.448.275
aa20 3,762.948.024
lets2 376.297.931
dram2 376.297.931
prayin2 376.297.755
allmairshall4 752.59nan
onywey3 564.447.849
mense2 376.297.755
sowl2 376.297.755
adult2 376.297.755
sheet2 376.297.587
braw6 1,128.887.566
attention3 564.447.534
deil3 564.447.534
haill3 564.447.534
some16 3,010.357.493
langsyne2 376.297.427
sorts2 376.297.427
bolt2 376.297.427
mebbe5 940.737.328
landscape2 376.297.274
talk4 752.597.273
bit5 940.737.263
himsel5 940.737.221
he'll2 376.297.127
pocket2 376.297.127
mairshall's3 564.44nan
upper2 376.296.986
peyin2 376.296.986
it'll2 376.296.986
tither3 564.446.962
suin4 752.596.952
hairy2 376.296.851
novel2 376.296.851
reference2 376.296.851
source2 376.296.851
tellt4 752.596.819
peyed3 564.446.764
if2 376.296.621
breist2 376.296.595
obvious2 376.296.595
specific2 376.296.595
twelve2 376.296.595
phrase2 376.296.474
inbye2 376.296.474
book3 564.446.454
me8 1,505.176.432
publican's3 564.44nan
wather2 376.296.357
academic2 376.296.357
manahan's3 564.44nan
his45 8,466.606.264
formal2 376.296.244
ay2 376.296.194
grant2 376.296.135
slow2 376.296.029
hurt2 376.295.927
historical2 376.295.927
no24 4,515.525.888
fae25 4,703.675.862
are14 2,634.055.792
faa3 564.445.788
sort3 564.445.788
series2 376.295.731
broun2 376.295.731
seems4 752.595.657
unco3 564.445.587
he63 11,853.255.571
in105 19,755.415.546
faur5 940.735.544
page3 564.445.443
brig3 564.445.396
suit2 376.295.371
lips2 376.295.371
she'd3 564.445.304
i've2 376.295.205
brings2 376.295.205
review2 376.295.205
personal2 376.295.205
tree4 752.595.197
hadna2 376.295.126
flung2 376.295.126
but32 6,020.705.123
day4 752.595.085
past5 940.735.068
indeed2 376.295.048
ill3 564.445.039
it46 8,654.755.038
ablow3 564.444.996
whase2 376.294.972
hae21 3,951.084.904
mark2 376.294.898
at22 4,139.234.882
professor2 376.294.826
maclean's3 564.44nan
queyn3 564.44nan
maitter3 564.444.913
ha2 376.294.755
or27 5,079.964.708
main3 564.444.672
says8 1,505.174.631
that's5 940.734.591
except2 376.294.552
research2 376.294.488
thinks2 376.294.488
poet2 376.294.425
times5 940.734.400
shut3 564.444.374
k2 376.294.363
been17 3,198.494.339
air5 940.734.339
clean3 564.444.303
serious2 376.294.302
gowd2 376.294.302
band2 376.294.302
coud2 376.294.243
alive2 376.294.243
its12 2,257.764.242
wind3 564.444.234
whiles4 752.594.220
plain2 376.294.127
seein3 564.444.099
whether2 376.294.072
tho6 1,128.884.023
price2 376.294.017
feelin3 564.444.001
trees3 564.443.969
picked2 376.293.963
waur2 376.293.963
sound2 376.293.963
needit2 376.293.910
save2 376.293.858
proper2 376.293.858
afore2 376.293.839
haein4 752.593.818
gaes2 376.293.807
she's2 376.293.807
as44 8,278.463.779
haunds2 376.293.708
gane2 376.293.708
when11 2,069.613.691
waa2 376.293.660
hauds2 376.293.660
neither2 376.293.613
somethin4 752.593.600
hauf4 752.593.557
poem3 564.443.521
friday3 564.443.521
lie2 376.293.431
aboot9 1,693.323.428
there21 3,951.083.328
my9 1,693.323.294
i'm3 564.443.228
wheen4 752.593.218
idea3 564.443.202
isna3 564.443.177
so2 376.293.157
whyte's2 376.29nan
nane3 564.443.128
for40 7,525.873.123
heat2 376.293.102
on43 8,090.312.984
tells2 376.292.952
moment2 376.292.952
buke's2 376.29nan
twa3 564.442.994
fowler2 376.29nan
wild2 376.293.102
public3 564.442.914
ain10 1,881.472.831
frost2 376.292.811
intil4 752.592.791
wey9 1,693.322.645
they're2 376.292.583
culture3 564.442.432
could8 1,505.172.428
thae5 940.732.381
free3 564.442.357
ithers3 564.442.357
ye'll2 376.292.292
less3 564.442.284
geynear2 376.29nan
readin2 376.292.186
aince3 564.442.178
dae3 564.442.173
allwullie's2 376.29nan
need5 940.732.173
whaur7 1,317.032.153
later3 564.442.143
corner2 376.292.135
heich2 376.292.135
alang5 940.732.128
weans2 376.292.110
him9 1,693.322.107
hame-combin2 376.29nan
poems2 376.292.060
thocht8 1,505.172.030
white3 564.442.027
muckle8 1,505.172.022
black3 564.441.979
speakin2 376.291.897
morn2 376.291.897
shop2 376.291.897
dark2 376.291.853
you6 1,128.881.772
ae13 2,445.911.772
thochts2 376.291.727
true2 376.291.727
easy2 376.291.727
said4 752.591.722
care2 376.291.628
monday2 376.291.609
turn3 564.441.576
did7 1,317.031.562
up15 2,822.201.543
haund2 376.291.534
sae5 940.731.531
daein3 564.441.512
aff4 752.591.495
scotland3 564.441.483
than3 564.441.441
cam2 376.291.413
either2 376.291.412
nicht2 376.291.407
another2 376.291.395
richt4 752.591.346
feet3 564.441.321
kept2 376.291.314
folk4 752.591.305
toun2 376.291.267
maist2 376.291.256
leave2 376.291.207
state2 376.291.150
real2 376.291.150
bide3 564.441.140
her22 4,139.231.091
giein2 376.291.081
century2 376.291.068
een2 376.291.051
week2 376.291.042
line2 376.291.016
this25 4,703.671.008
fact2 376.291.004
still6 1,128.880.975
guid8 1,505.170.974
history2 376.290.955
close2 376.290.919
even6 1,128.880.906
clerical2 376.29nan
can11 2,069.610.903
got3 564.440.869
that46 8,654.750.818
thinkin2 376.290.797
canna3 564.440.788
set4 752.590.785
blue2 376.290.757
schuil2 376.290.737
gies2 376.290.717
agin2 376.290.698
watter3 564.440.652
pedestrian2 376.29nan
every2 376.290.643
be31 5,832.550.638
get5 940.730.627
ti6 1,128.880.621
whit9 1,693.320.613
went4 752.590.607
big2 376.290.601
fine2 376.290.597
will3 564.440.580
naebody2 376.290.543
sic4 752.590.541
life2 376.290.522
last4 752.590.517
scottish2 376.290.511
wark3 564.440.499
amang2 376.290.498
forby2 376.290.490
kirk2 376.290.469
then4 752.590.463
place4 752.590.458
compairtments2 376.29nan
naethin2 376.290.448
baith2 376.290.444
door5 940.730.430
nugget2 376.29nan
bein5 940.730.453
tak3 564.440.428
ahint2 376.290.396
mair13 2,445.910.392
fell2 376.290.389
gien3 564.440.385
dry2 376.290.383
ben2 376.290.330
say6 1,128.880.328
wha4 752.590.323
name3 564.440.310
is36 6,773.280.306
new3 564.440.295
them10 1,881.470.293
just2 376.290.290
lot2 376.290.288
open2 376.290.278
suinest2 376.29nan
fiend2 376.29nan
best3 564.440.259
fire2 376.290.258
which3 564.440.241
mind3 564.440.225
weel5 940.730.220
read2 376.290.210
out2 376.290.210
face2 376.290.199
convent2 376.29nan
sair2 376.290.197
gettin2 376.290.193
ither7 1,317.030.181
efter7 1,317.030.176
auld6 1,128.880.170
through2 376.290.161
fair3 564.440.149
first4 752.590.149
only2 376.290.144
wad5 940.730.138
what2 376.290.133
were7 1,317.030.122
their8 1,505.170.118
naw2 376.290.118
bi7 1,317.030.112
queyn's2 376.29nan
lik2 376.290.084
dinna2 376.290.082
anither3 564.440.081
atween2 376.290.079
by9 1,693.320.075
a159 29,915.330.073
lang6 1,128.880.071
wee12 2,257.760.068
these2 376.290.063
like15 2,822.200.063
come5 940.730.056
hoose5 940.730.050
seen4 752.590.049
better3 564.440.047
while2 376.290.041
thegither2 376.290.035
time9 1,693.320.030
year4 752.590.030
though2 376.290.030
comin2 376.290.030
esau2 376.29nan
man5 940.730.027
comes2 376.290.026
of7 1,317.030.025
greenfield's2 376.29nan
didna3 564.440.032
side2 376.290.023
awa6 1,128.880.018
oot23 4,327.380.018
again4 752.590.016
hou2 376.290.015
pairt2 376.290.013
your2 376.290.012
men2 376.290.009
wi39 7,337.720.009
years2 376.290.006
let2 376.290.005
here6 1,128.880.004
same3 564.440.004
rain2 376.290.003
haun2 376.290.001
had7 1,317.030.001
near2 376.290.001
back11 2,069.610.001
taen2 376.290.000
gie4 752.590.000