A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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McAlpine, Joan

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,544
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 914
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.783
Tagged as SEC ((South) East Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, and, in, o, scots, i, tae, that, is,

List of texts in corpus

Meeting of the Parliament
The Scottish Parliament (06-11-2019) in Central dialect (SEC), categorised as government (2,544 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
doric23 9,040.88150.371
language30 11,792.45103.107
spik13 5,110.0681.043
scots45 17,688.6876.393
motion9 3,537.7475.733
and60 23,584.9166.342
have15 5,896.2363.346
macdonald6 2,358.4954.299
are22 8,647.8047.070
board7 2,751.5742.553
was18 7,075.4741.719
leid15 5,896.2341.280
written9 3,537.7440.922
i44 17,295.6036.718
parliament5 1,965.4134.405
folk11 4,323.9032.748
joan3 1,179.2531.608
mcalpine3 1,179.2531.608
who9 3,537.7429.880
to17 6,682.3929.429
official5 1,965.4129.207
is41 16,116.3528.531
spikkin5 1,965.4128.523
poetry6 2,358.4928.400
loaf4 1,572.3327.769
angus5 1,965.4126.907
has10 3,930.8226.597
north-east4 1,572.3325.919
my13 5,110.0624.817
great8 3,144.6524.333
national7 2,751.5724.046
wis6 2,358.4922.271
awards3 1,179.2521.148
support6 2,358.4920.896
pan4 1,572.3320.648
government7 2,751.5720.482
middleton2 786.1620.253
carrying2 786.1620.253
census4 1,572.3320.167
indigenous3 1,179.2519.954
which8 3,144.6518.547
chapman2 786.1618.531
they26 10,220.1318.374
absolutely3 1,179.2518.119
an34 13,364.7817.868
posh3 1,179.2517.382
qualifications2 786.1617.351
supported2 786.1617.351
speaker3 1,179.2517.155
scottish9 3,537.7417.125
galloway2 786.1616.448
buchan3 1,179.2516.331
spoke4 1,572.3316.003
bringing2 786.1615.715
recognition3 1,179.2515.610
artists2 786.1615.099
elphinstone2 786.1615.099
already3 1,179.2514.971
peter3 1,179.2514.822
her2 786.1614.642
jack3 1,179.2514.535
chamber2 786.1614.098
loonie2 786.1614.098
debate3 1,179.2513.877
evening2 786.1613.302
hamish2 786.1613.302
bòrd3 1,179.2513.069
gàidhlig3 1,179.2512.859
part3 1,179.2512.757
meaning2 786.1612.642
legacy2 786.1612.642
thanks3 1,179.2512.461
working2 786.1612.350
institute2 786.1612.079
bred2 786.1611.587
previous2 786.1611.363
nebs2 786.1611.363
words5 1,965.4111.288
such3 1,179.2511.261
am5 1,965.4111.257
mentioned2 786.1611.151
thank3 1,179.2511.110
torn2 786.1610.951
stream2 786.1610.951
henderson2 786.1610.951
oot2 786.1610.752
that43 16,902.5210.655
book3 1,179.2510.612
award2 786.1610.579
would4 1,572.3310.434
vyce3 1,179.2510.412
diet2 786.1610.406
pressure2 786.1610.406
session2 786.1610.406
group4 1,572.3310.395
ian2 786.1610.241
one4 1,572.3310.205
of11 4,323.9010.038
unique2 786.169.930
nip2 786.169.930
specific2 786.169.643
gaelic6 2,358.499.406
ah5 1,965.419.395
with4 1,572.339.141
higher2 786.169.128
uk3 1,179.258.946
among2 786.168.896
poems3 1,179.258.849
recently2 786.168.785
when9 3,537.748.777
weans3 1,179.258.707
freen2 786.168.572
born3 1,179.258.569
spoken3 1,179.258.569
ma3 1,179.258.510
just6 2,358.498.507
court2 786.168.470
south2 786.168.470
he10 3,930.828.397
his5 1,965.418.381
opportunity2 786.168.371
once2 786.168.371
also3 1,179.258.347
english7 2,751.578.222
skweel2 786.168.181
happy3 1,179.258.136
stuart2 786.168.089
realise2 786.168.000
there15 5,896.237.987
scrievit2 786.167.913
stand2 786.167.828
wrote2 786.167.664
in58 22,798.747.607
creative2 786.167.507
long3 1,179.257.267
braw4 1,572.337.205
number2 786.167.007
dinna5 1,965.416.946
oh4 1,572.336.942
million2 786.166.941
not3 1,179.256.934
from3 1,179.256.903
erse2 786.166.689
she5 1,965.416.674
susi3 1,179.25nan
by10 3,930.826.588
action2 786.166.570
speech2 786.166.570
awfy2 786.166.511
unnerstaun2 786.166.235
growin2 786.166.235
gies3 1,179.255.884
campaign2 786.165.883
culture3 1,179.255.834
aboot2 786.165.798
hole2 786.165.788
very3 1,179.255.476
wants2 786.165.396
try3 1,179.255.148
speak3 1,179.255.064
suddenly2 786.165.009
scotland7 2,751.574.786
few3 1,179.254.786
lot3 1,179.254.599
media2 786.164.507
ca2 786.164.446
short2 786.164.446
teacher2 786.164.357
please2 786.164.328
leids3 1,179.254.268
use2 786.164.242
mine2 786.164.214
should3 1,179.254.202
sma2 786.164.186
first6 2,358.494.112
under2 786.164.025
snp2 786.163.922
month2 786.163.897
course2 786.163.897
their9 3,537.743.886
our2 786.163.872
na3 1,179.253.859
stuff2 786.163.775
better4 1,572.333.765
mony4 1,572.333.681
school2 786.163.524
ask2 786.163.481
annoys2 786.16nan
little2 786.163.355
if8 3,144.653.345
though3 1,179.253.314
help3 1,179.253.240
sang2 786.163.235
ower2 786.163.179
been9 3,537.743.139
hear3 1,179.253.038
history2 786.162.976
wi12 4,716.982.949
public2 786.162.941
year5 1,965.412.937
local2 786.162.890
held2 786.162.774
languages2 786.162.774
miss2 786.162.710
work2 786.162.710
back2 786.162.625
says4 1,572.332.550
five2 786.162.499
ever2 786.162.401
forrit2 786.162.374
do2 786.162.360
a62 24,371.072.300
looked2 786.162.217
tae44 17,295.602.180
where2 786.162.180
tryin2 786.162.155
yin4 1,572.332.145
makkin2 786.162.131
way2 786.161.980
cross-party2 786.16nan
capener2 786.16nan
at11 4,323.901.962
ye9 3,537.741.863
funding2 786.16nan
brocht2 786.161.850
wheen2 786.161.749
through3 1,179.251.737
new4 1,572.331.694
guid5 1,965.411.681
this14 5,503.141.674
read2 786.161.671
think4 1,572.331.663
had6 2,358.491.647
intae2 786.161.606
d2 786.161.540
but14 5,503.141.462
here5 1,965.411.409
whit3 1,179.251.408
could4 1,572.331.379
really2 786.161.362
him4 1,572.331.316
oor6 2,358.491.295
these2 786.161.278
much2 786.161.263
bit4 1,572.331.144
mair3 1,179.251.097
fowk2 786.161.015
didna3 1,179.250.998
day3 1,179.250.901
dinnae2 786.160.873
aye2 786.160.853
heard2 786.160.852
o46 18,081.760.799
seen3 1,179.250.793
we13 5,110.060.792
some2 786.160.791
said2 786.160.763
no9 3,537.740.714
like9 3,537.740.700
fae5 1,965.410.683
look2 786.160.635
yer3 1,179.250.607
us2 786.160.540
fair2 786.160.536
atween2 786.160.503
for17 6,682.390.498
wid4 1,572.330.490
yon2 786.160.472
on13 5,110.060.464
fur5 1,965.410.425
the141 55,424.530.372
wee4 1,572.330.363
went2 786.160.363
were4 1,572.330.356
weel2 786.160.333
noo3 1,179.250.332
its4 1,572.330.328
last2 786.160.317
ll2 786.160.304
efter2 786.160.282
dae4 1,572.330.276
say3 1,179.250.226
fit2 786.160.161
hae5 1,965.410.156
as14 5,503.140.152
get4 1,572.330.122
you4 1,572.330.120
fir2 786.160.119
aa4 1,572.330.111
telt2 786.160.095
time4 1,572.330.070
or9 3,537.740.068
til2 786.160.059
up9 3,537.740.058
be12 4,716.980.053
syne2 786.160.046
twa3 1,179.250.046
ain3 1,179.250.042
so3 1,179.250.030
it31 12,185.530.026
kent2 786.160.024
thocht2 786.160.019
richt3 1,179.250.019
me8 3,144.650.016
will2 786.160.012
ither3 1,179.250.009
nae7 2,751.570.007
gie2 786.160.005
ony2 786.160.004
can4 1,572.330.003
s19 7,468.550.003
maist2 786.160.003
ve2 786.160.000
them4 1,572.330.000
nicht2 786.160.000