A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Beekman, Tony

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,617
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,108
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.264
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, an, tae, o, he, tam, his, wis, it,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 85 - The Belt
Lallans Magazine (2014-12 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (1,907 words)
Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher
Lallans Magazine (2014-07 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (1,710 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
tam63 17,417.75441.962
mr34 9,400.06178.126
whisky15 4,147.08114.673
matthew17 4,700.03107.751
god17 4,700.0379.842
morag9 2,488.2577.153
tam's7 1,935.3173.342
sir13 3,594.1470.734
desk10 2,764.7261.939
belt10 2,764.7259.663
cud18 4,976.5056.260
peter9 2,488.2555.188
dominie7 1,935.3146.412
macneil35 9,676.53nan
answer11 3,041.1948.078
he75 20,735.4243.727
gowden7 1,935.3141.061
hamewark4 1,105.8940.350
his55 15,205.9739.384
said24 6,635.3337.331
cless7 1,935.3134.702
ye50 13,823.6133.235
pupils6 1,658.8332.408
eyelids3 829.4229.518
almichty4 1,105.8929.361
e'en6 1,658.8328.987
lightnin3 829.4227.293
pu'd3 829.4227.293
meenits6 1,658.8326.217
but37 10,229.4725.403
drawer4 1,105.8925.015
she2 552.9424.487
chord3 829.4224.477
ye're6 1,658.8324.131
question7 1,935.3123.602
poured3 829.4223.459
luif4 1,105.8923.175
grabbed4 1,105.8922.854
x4 1,105.8922.854
maths3 829.4222.594
cudnae4 1,105.8922.251
test5 1,382.3622.000
gless6 1,658.8321.658
exclaimed3 829.4221.174
wrang8 2,211.7820.718
pile4 1,105.8920.685
added4 1,105.8920.685
a154 42,576.7219.674
brain4 1,105.8919.590
railins3 829.4219.538
hole5 1,382.3619.322
cube2 552.9418.860
blurted2 552.9418.860
dominie's2 552.9418.860
whack2 552.9418.860
dinnae9 2,488.2518.652
gates4 1,105.8918.635
papers4 1,105.8918.284
jumped3 829.4218.263
looked7 1,935.3117.852
ye've4 1,105.8917.789
shouted4 1,105.8917.476
last10 2,764.7217.270
stingin2 552.9417.141
equals2 552.9417.141
c'mon2 552.9417.141
harp2 552.9417.141
richt16 4,423.5616.955
each6 1,658.8316.374
argument3 829.4216.336
clessroom3 829.4216.336
exercise3 829.4216.336
ablow5 1,382.3616.069
barked2 552.9415.963
gaunie2 552.9415.963
shuffled2 552.9415.963
so14 3,870.6115.773
a'm6 1,658.8315.687
rational3 829.4215.572
flair5 1,382.3615.529
matthew's2 552.9415.062
straps2 552.9415.062
laddie5 1,382.3614.952
placed3 829.4214.899
lettin3 829.4214.899
paused3 829.4214.692
haun8 2,211.7814.553
brek3 829.4214.491
slapped2 552.9414.331
instantly2 552.9414.331
eternal2 552.9414.331
rid5 1,382.3614.092
whit's4 1,105.8914.016
haudin5 1,382.3613.906
white6 1,658.8313.838
answered3 829.4213.755
you're3 829.4213.755
roastin2 552.9413.717
bedside2 552.9413.717
lawyer2 552.9413.186
strode2 552.9413.186
again11 3,041.1913.040
they3 829.4212.745
a'll4 1,105.8912.059
perform2 552.9411.928
saint2 552.9411.928
herrin2 552.9411.928
hook2 552.9411.928
ye'll4 1,105.8911.714
middle5 1,382.3611.675
jean-paul5 1,382.36nan
appeared3 829.4211.638
cabinet2 552.9411.586
felt6 1,658.8311.575
amaist2 552.9411.272
thunder2 552.9411.272
face8 2,211.7811.173
hauns5 1,382.3611.098
twisted2 552.9410.982
shouders2 552.9410.982
defence2 552.9410.982
quickly3 829.4210.980
rest5 1,382.3610.888
prayers2 552.9410.713
conclusion2 552.9410.713
manager2 552.9410.713
tray2 552.9410.461
juist10 2,764.7210.073
ordered2 552.9410.003
wan8 2,211.7810.002
questions3 829.429.868
passes2 552.949.794
nummers3 829.429.786
try5 1,382.369.774
flyin2 552.949.595
nearly3 829.429.545
lik7 1,935.319.411
you16 4,423.569.162
somethin5 1,382.369.065
achieve2 552.949.057
boys3 829.429.026
daur2 552.948.893
nummer4 1,105.898.886
like2 552.948.856
replied3 829.428.685
let's2 552.948.587
breeze2 552.948.587
difficult2 552.948.587
there2 552.948.489
seats2 552.948.304
lass3 829.428.185
noo14 3,870.618.134
yer15 4,147.088.130
rang2 552.948.042
let6 1,658.837.968
silent2 552.947.918
lines3 829.427.842
drapped2 552.947.797
waited2 552.947.797
despite2 552.947.797
were11 3,041.197.696
an119 32,900.197.604
aw2 552.947.566
table4 1,105.897.555
position2 552.947.460
really5 1,382.367.329
unless2 552.947.251
tried4 1,105.897.226
nae3 829.427.167
easier2 552.947.151
strecht2 552.947.054
feenished2 552.947.054
then10 2,764.727.041
himself2 552.946.960
already2 552.946.868
opened3 829.426.805
eatin2 552.946.779
aipple2 552.946.606
speired3 829.426.507
cool2 552.946.442
beat2 552.946.442
thirty2 552.946.363
mooth3 829.426.305
roun2 552.946.286
staunin3 829.426.266
easy3 829.426.227
study2 552.946.136
asked3 829.426.075
weill4 1,105.896.032
wark5 1,382.365.959
david2 552.945.924
wis52 14,376.565.713
me21 5,805.925.682
wine2 552.945.661
sorry3 829.425.615
pu2 552.945.537
bein7 1,935.315.493
aa-kennin3 829.42nan
stage2 552.945.476
simple2 552.945.476
point3 829.425.451
started3 829.425.419
aa-powerfu3 829.42nan
spot2 552.945.598
wance2 552.945.417
aheid2 552.945.417
bell2 552.945.359
raised2 552.945.302
am4 1,105.895.175
your5 1,382.365.172
day2 552.945.043
done3 829.425.024
put3 829.424.938
hairt2 552.944.879
mind7 1,935.314.872
believe3 829.424.639
why3 829.424.511
noticed2 552.944.421
goin2 552.944.379
takin3 829.424.243
spinal3 829.42nan
well4 1,105.894.509
if11 3,041.194.193
stuck2 552.944.138
turned3 829.424.127
because3 829.424.082
five3 829.423.950
doon14 3,870.613.943
drap2 552.943.916
ootside3 829.423.865
bit4 1,105.893.831
aboot5 1,382.363.816
c2 552.943.811
seat2 552.943.811
ten3 829.423.802
went5 1,382.363.802
aye10 2,764.723.617
is14 3,870.613.569
black3 829.423.544
taewards2 552.943.518
oot23 6,358.863.431
glesca2 552.943.427
or6 1,658.833.401
cannae4 1,105.893.338
caa2 552.943.311
meenit2 552.943.311
macneil's2 552.94nan
naethin3 829.423.450
sat3 829.423.252
onythin2 552.943.145
how4 1,105.893.143
still6 1,658.833.115
hauf3 829.423.066
ither8 2,211.783.017
piece2 552.942.940
widnae2 552.942.940
fear2 552.942.868
there's2 552.942.844
true2 552.942.820
gate2 552.942.820
cried3 829.422.815
think6 1,658.832.812
airms2 552.942.797
legs2 552.942.751
it's6 1,658.832.693
talk2 552.942.684
yaised2 552.942.662
while4 1,105.892.630
go4 1,105.892.598
feelin2 552.942.598
tell5 1,382.362.578
boy2 552.942.414
licht3 829.422.411
simone2 552.94nan
been3 829.422.532
atween4 1,105.892.383
back12 3,317.672.353
that's3 829.422.273
times3 829.422.154
hae13 3,594.142.113
o87 24,053.082.094
aff2 552.942.045
three4 1,105.891.956
wid7 1,935.311.944
seemed2 552.941.927
on29 8,017.691.914
when7 1,935.311.912
it52 14,376.561.859
across2 552.941.852
whit12 3,317.671.850
us2 552.941.847
too2 552.941.837
get8 2,211.781.831
no14 3,870.611.826
held2 552.941.737
word2 552.941.709
sent2 552.941.696
grun2 552.941.669
a'richt2 552.94nan
sense2 552.941.723
voice2 552.941.655
end3 829.421.637
yersel2 552.941.552
gie5 1,382.361.549
wha4 1,105.891.511
every2 552.941.491
mak5 1,382.361.419
awa7 1,935.311.415
dae7 1,935.311.389
sittin2 552.941.320
efter2 552.941.271
as17 4,700.031.257
sure2 552.941.216
here2 552.941.202
tae87 24,053.081.177
deid2 552.941.138
haein2 552.941.138
ken7 1,935.311.129
ahint2 552.941.128
front2 552.941.128
big4 1,105.891.072
fae7 1,935.311.043
aa-mercifu2 552.94nan
than2 552.941.031
for25 6,911.811.023
lookin2 552.941.020
in49 13,547.141.009
didnae3 829.420.953
the197 54,465.030.951
some3 829.420.950
fair3 829.420.941
hit3 829.420.889
had7 1,935.310.869
tap2 552.940.815
words2 552.940.815
pupil's2 552.94nan
yin4 1,105.890.787
haud2 552.940.772
want3 829.420.755
only3 829.420.711
was2 552.940.683
that31 8,570.640.649
to3 829.420.597
wisnae2 552.940.591
will2 552.940.426
did4 1,105.890.411
are6 1,658.830.377
chided2 552.94nan
left3 829.420.535
time5 1,382.360.364
weel3 829.420.360
be16 4,423.560.281
cam2 552.940.279
nicht2 552.940.276
mair6 1,658.830.276
twa6 1,658.830.271
this12 3,317.670.248
ma14 3,870.610.236
thocht4 1,105.890.221
at21 5,805.920.211
him11 3,041.190.198
een2 552.940.149
ower7 1,935.310.145
afore5 1,382.360.142
made2 552.940.139
lang3 829.420.122
got4 1,105.890.121
throu2 552.940.113
intae7 1,935.310.100
them5 1,382.360.094
up15 4,147.080.093
gied2 552.940.090
kent3 829.420.077
heid4 1,105.890.057
wi28 7,741.220.043
can6 1,658.830.039
fine2 552.940.028
ony3 829.420.027
man4 1,105.890.027
wee8 2,211.780.024
aa7 1,935.310.015
see6 1,658.830.007
slook2 552.94nan
pit3 829.420.007
place2 552.940.006
tak3 829.420.003
hid5 1,382.360.001