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 9,040.88150.275
language30 11,792.45103.053
spik13 5,110.0680.417
motion9 3,537.7475.695
scots45 17,688.6875.420
and60 23,584.9166.874
have15 5,896.2364.820
macdonald6 2,358.4954.274
are22 8,647.8048.003
board7 2,751.5742.794
written9 3,537.7441.125
was18 7,075.4740.430
leid15 5,896.2338.576
i44 17,295.6037.413
parliament5 1,965.4134.384
folk11 4,323.9032.853
mcalpine3 1,179.2531.595
joan3 1,179.2531.595
who9 3,537.7430.393
to17 6,682.3930.149
official5 1,965.4129.186
spikkin5 1,965.4128.502
is41 16,116.3528.472
poetry6 2,358.4928.375
loaf4 1,572.3327.753
angus5 1,965.4126.886
has10 3,930.8226.559
north-east4 1,572.3325.903
my13 5,110.0624.966
national7 2,751.5723.955
great8 3,144.6523.903
wis6 2,358.4922.375
awards3 1,179.2521.135
support6 2,358.4920.807
pan4 1,572.3320.631
carrying2 786.1620.244
middleton2 786.1620.244
government7 2,751.5720.221
indigenous3 1,179.2519.593
an34 13,364.7818.541
chapman2 786.1618.523
which8 3,144.6518.453
they26 10,220.1318.306
absolutely3 1,179.2518.107
posh3 1,179.2517.605
scottish9 3,537.7417.460
census4 1,572.3317.447
qualifications2 786.1617.343
supported2 786.1617.343
speaker3 1,179.2517.143
galloway2 786.1616.440
buchan3 1,179.2515.770
bringing2 786.1615.707
already3 1,179.2515.598
recognition3 1,179.2515.598
spoke4 1,572.3315.559
elphinstone2 786.1615.090
artists2 786.1615.090
her2 786.1614.864
peter3 1,179.2514.665
jack3 1,179.2514.523
chamber2 786.1614.090
debate3 1,179.2513.865
loonie2 786.1613.671
hamish2 786.1613.294
evening2 786.1613.294
bòrd3 1,179.2513.057
part3 1,179.2512.951
gàidhlig3 1,179.2512.847
thanks3 1,179.2512.745
legacy2 786.1612.634
meaning2 786.1612.634
working2 786.1612.342
institute2 786.1612.070
bred2 786.1611.579
am5 1,965.4111.489
words5 1,965.4111.457
nebs2 786.1611.355
previous2 786.1611.355
mentioned2 786.1611.355
thank3 1,179.2511.249
such3 1,179.2511.173
henderson2 786.1610.943
torn2 786.1610.943
stream2 786.1610.943
oot2 786.1610.721
that43 16,902.5210.681
book3 1,179.2510.668
award2 786.1610.571
vyce3 1,179.2510.400
diet2 786.1610.398
pressure2 786.1610.398
would4 1,572.3310.342
of11 4,323.9010.299
group4 1,572.3310.266
ian2 786.1610.232
session2 786.1610.232
one4 1,572.3310.228
unique2 786.1610.074
nip2 786.169.922
specific2 786.169.635
with4 1,572.339.286
when9 3,537.749.284
higher2 786.169.120
among2 786.168.888
recently2 786.168.888
weans3 1,179.258.886
just6 2,358.498.879
poems3 1,179.258.837
born3 1,179.258.742
uk3 1,179.258.742
gaelic6 2,358.498.655
spoken3 1,179.258.603
he10 3,930.828.598
freen2 786.168.564
once2 786.168.564
south2 786.168.564
his5 1,965.418.519
court2 786.168.462
opportunity2 786.168.363
also3 1,179.258.336
stand2 786.168.267
english7 2,751.578.227
realise2 786.168.173
happy3 1,179.258.083
scrievit2 786.168.081
stuart2 786.168.081
skweel2 786.168.081
there15 5,896.238.078
wrote2 786.167.905
ah5 1,965.417.769
ma3 1,179.257.760
in58 22,798.747.563
long3 1,179.257.503
creative2 786.167.423
number2 786.167.276
braw4 1,572.337.191
not3 1,179.257.087
from3 1,179.257.087
oh4 1,572.336.971
million2 786.166.933
dinna5 1,965.416.881
erse2 786.166.681
speech2 786.166.681
action2 786.166.562
by10 3,930.826.510
awfy2 786.166.504
she5 1,965.416.501
growin2 786.166.281
susi3 1,179.25nan
culture3 1,179.256.027
gies3 1,179.255.924
unnerstaun2 786.165.923
aboot2 786.165.872
hole2 786.165.781
campaign2 786.165.735
wants2 786.165.514
very3 1,179.255.489
try3 1,179.255.244
suddenly2 786.165.002
few3 1,179.254.933
scotland7 2,751.574.768
speak3 1,179.254.757
lot3 1,179.254.719
short2 786.164.531
media2 786.164.531
ca2 786.164.439
please2 786.164.379
teacher2 786.164.320
use2 786.164.292
should3 1,179.254.275
under2 786.164.263
mine2 786.164.179
sma2 786.164.151
first6 2,358.494.135
our2 786.163.992
snp2 786.163.940
month2 786.163.915
better4 1,572.333.872
course2 786.163.841
na3 1,179.253.835
their9 3,537.743.829
stuff2 786.163.816
leids3 1,179.253.691
ask2 786.163.628
mony4 1,572.333.567
school2 786.163.517
if8 3,144.653.502
annoys2 786.16nan
little2 786.163.431
though3 1,179.253.368
help3 1,179.253.330
sang2 786.163.288
ower2 786.163.230
been9 3,537.743.180
history2 786.163.152
wi12 4,716.983.056
year5 1,965.412.938
hear3 1,179.252.928
local2 786.162.917
work2 786.162.900
public2 786.162.866
says4 1,572.332.817
miss2 786.162.816
held2 786.162.800
languages2 786.162.719
back2 786.162.617
ever2 786.162.522
five2 786.162.465
do2 786.162.437
forrit2 786.162.368
tae44 17,295.602.257
a62 24,371.072.234
where2 786.162.186
looked2 786.162.174
tryin2 786.162.137
yin4 1,572.332.130
makkin2 786.162.101
way2 786.162.077
capener2 786.16nan
at11 4,323.902.023
ye9 3,537.741.779
cross-party2 786.16nan
brocht2 786.161.803
through3 1,179.251.770
wheen2 786.161.723
funding2 786.16nan
guid5 1,965.411.724
new4 1,572.331.707
this14 5,503.141.680
think4 1,572.331.644
had6 2,358.491.632
read2 786.161.583
intae2 786.161.534
but14 5,503.141.528
d2 786.161.513
here5 1,965.411.396
could4 1,572.331.380
really2 786.161.356
whit3 1,179.251.356
him4 1,572.331.340
these2 786.161.288
oor6 2,358.491.269
much2 786.161.265
bit4 1,572.331.157
mair3 1,179.251.142
fowk2 786.161.059
aye2 786.160.969
didna3 1,179.250.966
dinnae2 786.160.913
day3 1,179.250.867
heard2 786.160.864
o46 18,081.760.850
some2 786.160.793
seen3 1,179.250.780
no9 3,537.740.762
we13 5,110.060.753
like9 3,537.740.750
said2 786.160.749
look2 786.160.729
fae5 1,965.410.633
yer3 1,179.250.557
us2 786.160.551
fair2 786.160.536
on13 5,110.060.500
wid4 1,572.330.474
yon2 786.160.458
atween2 786.160.452
for17 6,682.390.441
the141 55,424.530.399
went2 786.160.371
fur5 1,965.410.370
were4 1,572.330.352
wee4 1,572.330.348
weel2 786.160.335
noo3 1,179.250.321
last2 786.160.316
dae4 1,572.330.299
its4 1,572.330.297
say3 1,179.250.275
efter2 786.160.267
ll2 786.160.264
fit2 786.160.199
as14 5,503.140.173
hae5 1,965.410.164
aa4 1,572.330.158
get4 1,572.330.144
fir2 786.160.118
telt2 786.160.094
you4 1,572.330.078
up9 3,537.740.065
time4 1,572.330.063
til2 786.160.056
be12 4,716.980.054
twa3 1,179.250.051
or9 3,537.740.049
it31 12,185.530.042
ain3 1,179.250.040
syne2 786.160.038
so3 1,179.250.030
richt3 1,179.250.023
kent2 786.160.018
thocht2 786.160.016
will2 786.160.010
nae7 2,751.570.009
gie2 786.160.008
ither3 1,179.250.006
can4 1,572.330.005
ve2 786.160.005
maist2 786.160.002
s19 7,468.550.001
me8 3,144.650.001
them4 1,572.330.000
nicht2 786.160.000
ony2 786.160.000