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 17,417.75442.313
mr34 9,400.06178.968
whisky15 4,147.08115.474
matthew17 4,700.03107.681
god17 4,700.0381.461
morag9 2,488.2577.115
tam's7 1,935.3173.313
sir13 3,594.1470.954
desk10 2,764.7262.305
belt10 2,764.7259.622
cud18 4,976.5056.191
peter9 2,488.2554.765
answer11 3,041.1948.814
macneil35 9,676.53nan
dominie7 1,935.3146.383
he75 20,735.4243.015
gowden7 1,935.3141.033
hamewark4 1,105.8940.334
his55 15,205.9738.893
said24 6,635.3337.515
cless7 1,935.3134.673
ye50 13,823.6133.783
pupils6 1,658.8332.383
eyelids3 829.4229.505
almichty4 1,105.8929.345
e'en6 1,658.8329.161
lightnin3 829.4227.281
pu'd3 829.4227.281
meenits6 1,658.8325.890
but37 10,229.4725.768
drawer4 1,105.8925.425
x4 1,105.8924.998
chord3 829.4224.464
she2 552.9424.135
ye're6 1,658.8323.982
question7 1,935.3123.839
luif4 1,105.8923.158
grabbed4 1,105.8922.838
poured3 829.4222.581
cudnae4 1,105.8922.235
test5 1,382.3621.980
maths3 829.4221.828
gless6 1,658.8321.535
added4 1,105.8920.908
wrang8 2,211.7820.853
pile4 1,105.8920.669
exclaimed3 829.4220.563
brain4 1,105.8920.436
a154 42,576.7219.926
hole5 1,382.3619.302
railins3 829.4219.068
dinnae9 2,488.2518.933
cube2 552.9418.852
blurted2 552.9418.852
dominie's2 552.9418.852
whack2 552.9418.852
gates4 1,105.8918.441
papers4 1,105.8918.268
jumped3 829.4218.250
ye've4 1,105.8917.772
looked7 1,935.3117.668
shouted4 1,105.8917.308
last10 2,764.7217.266
c'mon2 552.9417.133
equals2 552.9417.133
harp2 552.9417.133
stingin2 552.9417.133
richt16 4,423.5616.805
each6 1,658.8316.411
argument3 829.4216.324
clessroom3 829.4216.324
exercise3 829.4216.324
gaunie2 552.9415.955
barked2 552.9415.955
shuffled2 552.9415.955
so14 3,870.6115.749
a'm6 1,658.8315.665
ablow5 1,382.3615.585
rational3 829.4215.560
matthew's2 552.9415.054
laddie5 1,382.3614.933
haun8 2,211.7814.919
placed3 829.4214.887
lettin3 829.4214.887
paused3 829.4214.679
brek3 829.4214.479
slapped2 552.9414.323
instantly2 552.9414.323
eternal2 552.9414.323
bedside2 552.9414.323
straps2 552.9414.323
white6 1,658.8314.092
rid5 1,382.3614.073
whit's4 1,105.8914.000
jean-paul5 1,382.36nan
flair5 1,382.3615.585
haudin5 1,382.3613.887
answered3 829.4213.743
you're3 829.4213.743
roastin2 552.9413.708
again11 3,041.1913.277
lawyer2 552.9413.178
strode2 552.9413.178
they3 829.4212.792
hook2 552.9412.296
a'll4 1,105.8912.044
perform2 552.9411.920
herrin2 552.9411.920
cabinet2 552.9411.920
saint2 552.9411.920
middle5 1,382.3611.750
ye'll4 1,105.8911.699
appeared3 829.4211.626
hauns5 1,382.3611.611
felt6 1,658.8311.589
face8 2,211.7811.334
amaist2 552.9411.264
thunder2 552.9411.264
shouders2 552.9410.974
twisted2 552.9410.974
defence2 552.9410.974
quickly3 829.4210.968
rest5 1,382.3610.828
manager2 552.9410.705
prayers2 552.9410.705
conclusion2 552.9410.705
tray2 552.9410.453
wan8 2,211.7810.372
ordered2 552.949.995
passes2 552.949.995
try5 1,382.369.936
juist10 2,764.729.805
questions3 829.429.774
you16 4,423.569.749
nearly3 829.429.613
flyin2 552.949.587
nummers3 829.429.534
lik7 1,935.319.389
achieve2 552.949.049
boys3 829.429.014
somethin5 1,382.368.984
daur2 552.948.885
replied3 829.428.740
like2 552.948.695
breeze2 552.948.579
difficult2 552.948.579
let's2 552.948.579
seats2 552.948.435
there2 552.948.411
yer15 4,147.088.408
nummer4 1,105.898.302
noo14 3,870.618.216
rang2 552.948.163
lass3 829.428.115
let6 1,658.838.059
lines3 829.428.057
silent2 552.947.789
drapped2 552.947.789
waited2 552.947.673
despite2 552.947.673
were11 3,041.197.667
position2 552.947.452
aw2 552.947.402
really5 1,382.367.312
unless2 552.947.243
already2 552.947.243
nae3 829.427.218
table4 1,105.897.212
tried4 1,105.897.180
easier2 552.947.143
then10 2,764.727.118
feenished2 552.947.046
strecht2 552.947.046
an119 32,900.197.022
opened3 829.426.707
eatin2 552.946.599
himself2 552.946.599
aipple2 552.946.599
beat2 552.946.516
speired3 829.426.496
mooth3 829.426.496
thirty2 552.946.355
cool2 552.946.355
me21 5,805.926.328
aa-kennin3 829.42nan
roun2 552.946.278
staunin3 829.426.255
easy3 829.426.255
asked3 829.426.101
wark5 1,382.366.041
weill4 1,105.895.993
sorry3 829.425.917
david2 552.945.916
study2 552.945.916
spot2 552.945.782
wine2 552.945.717
aa-powerfu3 829.42nan
wance2 552.945.653
wis52 14,376.565.634
bein7 1,935.315.576
pu2 552.945.529
stage2 552.945.469
simple2 552.945.469
your5 1,382.365.430
started3 829.425.408
put3 829.425.408
point3 829.425.408
bell2 552.945.351
am4 1,105.895.335
aheid2 552.945.238
raised2 552.945.183
done3 829.425.043
day2 552.944.955
hairt2 552.944.921
mind7 1,935.314.899
goin2 552.944.727
believe3 829.424.708
well4 1,105.894.682
takin3 829.424.426
if11 3,041.194.400
noticed2 552.944.372
spinal3 829.42nan
why3 829.424.603
because3 829.424.304
stuck2 552.944.170
doon14 3,870.613.977
ootside3 829.423.962
ten3 829.423.919
drap2 552.943.909
five3 829.423.898
aboot5 1,382.363.892
seat2 552.943.873
bit4 1,105.893.857
c2 552.943.838
went5 1,382.363.837
turned3 829.423.732
black3 829.423.671
cannae4 1,105.893.634
is14 3,870.613.589
or6 1,658.833.558
taewards2 552.943.480
oot23 6,358.863.459
glesca2 552.943.420
naethin3 829.423.367
aye10 2,764.723.286
macneil's2 552.94nan
caa2 552.943.304
meenit2 552.943.276
hauf3 829.423.243
how4 1,105.893.170
sat3 829.423.090
onythin2 552.943.086
still6 1,658.833.084
piece2 552.942.958
widnae2 552.942.934
ither8 2,211.782.920
cried3 829.422.852
there's2 552.942.837
true2 552.942.814
airms2 552.942.791
gate2 552.942.791
think6 1,658.832.783
fear2 552.942.768
legs2 552.942.768
talk2 552.942.700
it's6 1,658.832.672
go4 1,105.892.652
feelin2 552.942.634
yaised2 552.942.570
tell5 1,382.362.566
while4 1,105.892.525
been3 829.422.498
boy2 552.942.467
licht3 829.422.390
back12 3,317.672.363
that's3 829.422.241
atween4 1,105.892.239
simone2 552.94nan
when7 1,935.312.162
times3 829.422.146
hae13 3,594.142.075
aff2 552.942.052
it52 14,376.562.007
o87 24,053.081.994
get8 2,211.781.938
too2 552.941.937
whit12 3,317.671.936
no14 3,870.611.920
wid7 1,935.311.904
three4 1,105.891.881
across2 552.941.876
us2 552.941.869
seemed2 552.941.861
on29 8,017.691.824
held2 552.941.759
a'richt2 552.94nan
sense2 552.941.745
word2 552.941.717
sent2 552.941.704
voice2 552.941.690
grun2 552.941.650
gie5 1,382.361.605
every2 552.941.585
end3 829.421.576
yersel2 552.941.572
wha4 1,105.891.523
dae7 1,935.311.452
mak5 1,382.361.329
as17 4,700.031.324
awa7 1,935.311.311
sittin2 552.941.293
efter2 552.941.235
here2 552.941.214
sure2 552.941.181
deid2 552.941.133
big4 1,105.891.124
haein2 552.941.124
ahint2 552.941.114
tae87 24,053.081.108
front2 552.941.105
ken7 1,935.311.079
didnae3 829.421.065
in49 13,547.141.027
aa-mercifu2 552.94nan
lookin2 552.941.024
the197 54,465.031.003
than2 552.940.973
fae7 1,935.310.970
some3 829.420.953
fair3 829.420.941
hit3 829.420.861
had7 1,935.310.856
words2 552.940.855
was2 552.940.804
tap2 552.940.796
yin4 1,105.890.777
want3 829.420.775
haud2 552.940.748
only3 829.420.677
wisnae2 552.940.645
pupil's2 552.94nan
for25 6,911.810.925
that31 8,570.640.642
to3 829.420.520
are6 1,658.830.447
did4 1,105.890.428
will2 552.940.411
weel3 829.420.363
chided2 552.94nan
left3 829.420.538
time5 1,382.360.343
mair6 1,658.830.305
be16 4,423.560.284
cam2 552.940.278
nicht2 552.940.276
twa6 1,658.830.254
this12 3,317.670.246
thocht4 1,105.890.237
at21 5,805.920.236
him11 3,041.190.186
een2 552.940.164
ower7 1,935.310.160
made2 552.940.133
lang3 829.420.132
got4 1,105.890.130
intae7 1,935.310.126
afore5 1,382.360.113
throu2 552.940.106
them5 1,382.360.097
gied2 552.940.097
ma14 3,870.610.092
up15 4,147.080.083
heid4 1,105.890.068
kent3 829.420.063
can6 1,658.830.045
man4 1,105.890.036
wee8 2,211.780.029
wi28 7,741.220.028
fine2 552.940.028
pit3 829.420.010
ony3 829.420.009
see6 1,658.830.008
slook2 552.94nan
place2 552.940.003
aa7 1,935.310.002
tak3 829.420.001
hid5 1,382.360.000