A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Bolland, John

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 4,167
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,574
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.647
Tagged as DOR (General Northern) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, a, o, ah, tae, in, s, wiz, ma,

List of texts in corpus

Tales Fae The Doric Side - Hadean Eon: 4.5 Billion Years ago
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (211 words)
A Chocolate Cowboy
From Glasgow To Saturn (01-01-2008) in Central dialect (GLA), categorised as prose (2,213 words)

Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress
Lallans Magazine (2007-12) in Central dialect (GLA), categorised as prose (1,743 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
wiz47 11,279.10162.353
derek14 3,359.73118.899
thi21 5,039.60117.967
seyd12 2,879.77100.835
margaret13 3,119.7598.574
ah83 19,918.4184.744
aat13 3,119.7578.141
mars9 2,159.8369.771
bars9 2,159.8360.953
an176 42,236.6240.341
mither16 3,839.6936.333
light9 2,159.8336.242
church5 1,199.9034.735
night10 2,399.8134.078
thon17 4,079.6731.257
screens4 959.9229.824
and5 1,199.9028.710
glug3 719.9428.650
cameras3 719.9428.650
discretion3 719.9428.650
street10 2,399.8127.780
bairn10 2,399.8127.569
nuts4 959.9227.517
towards6 1,439.8827.115
sey4 959.9226.879
grass5 1,199.9026.473
tomatoes3 719.9426.426
tinned3 719.9426.426
doon28 6,719.4625.784
brae7 1,679.8725.446
screen5 1,199.9025.375
mi6 1,439.8825.344
where9 2,159.8325.007
sensed3 719.9424.847
portsoy3 719.9424.847
camera4 959.9224.751
sight5 1,199.9024.162
chain4 959.9223.470
for5 1,199.9021.447
ess3 719.9420.979
harbour3 719.9420.979
wifey3 719.9420.979
beans3 719.9420.979
oan20 4,799.6220.919
at7 1,679.8720.793
i6 1,439.8820.647
space6 1,439.8820.545
fae30 7,199.4220.406
milky3 719.9419.716
presst2 479.9618.282
waistcoat2 479.9618.282
stript2 479.9618.282
operator2 479.9618.282
ernie2 479.9618.282
themselves3 719.9417.409
mebbe7 1,679.8717.281
dizzy2 479.9616.564
wunna2 479.9616.564
hoodie2 479.9616.564
ma38 9,119.2716.288
acts3 719.9416.060
swing3 719.9415.767
aabdy2 479.9615.387
premises2 479.9615.387
suspension2 479.9615.387
slippery2 479.9615.387
eon2 479.9615.387
hovering2 479.9615.387
ablo4 959.9215.376
damp4 959.9215.376
wally3 719.9415.224
focussed2 479.9614.487
lexwell7 1,679.87nan
passt2 479.9614.487
dense2 479.9614.487
adjust2 479.9614.487
eric2 479.9614.487
docks2 479.9613.757
strips2 479.9613.757
slabs2 479.9613.757
dried3 719.9413.275
dragged2 479.9613.144
mattress2 479.9613.144
smelly2 479.9613.144
shoulda2 479.9613.144
tall3 719.9413.095
asia2 479.9612.615
lobby3 719.9412.589
up32 7,679.3912.564
opent3 719.9412.430
behind4 959.9212.402
pokes2 479.9612.149
pistol2 479.9612.149
aneath3 719.9411.838
greens3 719.9411.838
flats2 479.9611.734
slung2 479.9611.734
a87 20,878.3311.547
like24 5,759.5411.526
monkey2 479.9611.360
draw3 719.9411.304
then13 3,119.7511.304
s52 12,479.0011.274
coffee3 719.9411.179
hill5 1,199.9011.038
avenue2 479.9611.019
applied2 479.9611.019
slate2 479.9611.019
but5 1,199.9010.864
dad4 959.9210.803
close5 1,199.9010.750
structure2 479.9610.706
bar4 959.9210.604
es3 719.9410.483
quine4 959.9210.474
glow2 479.9610.149
-5 1,199.9010.033
blade2 479.969.898
swept2 479.969.898
dark4 959.929.806
twinty3 719.949.681
whatever2 479.969.663
jonjo4 959.92nan
buddy2 479.969.663
drive3 719.949.589
waant2 479.969.442
february2 479.969.442
road7 1,679.879.432
see16 3,839.699.403
wisnae6 1,439.889.280
well6 1,439.889.280
low3 719.949.237
encourage2 479.969.234
below2 479.969.234
shoppie2 479.969.234
bit22 5,279.589.197
mary4 959.929.100
screamin2 479.969.037
loaf2 479.969.037
haet2 479.968.849
streets3 719.948.829
hiz6 1,439.888.727
egg2 479.968.671
his11 2,639.798.599
the288 69,114.478.577
love4 959.928.562
halloween2 479.968.501
that24 5,759.548.483
d16 3,839.698.425
gas2 479.968.339
kept4 959.928.287
shite3 719.948.239
smokin2 479.968.183
fox2 479.968.183
ken13 3,119.758.166
loon4 959.928.068
into3 719.948.035
stoor2 479.968.034
quinie2 479.967.891
burn4 959.927.858
planets2 479.967.754
there21 5,039.607.703
nothing2 479.967.621
bi12 2,879.777.610
thit6 1,439.887.542
else4 959.927.497
voices2 479.967.494
quarter2 479.967.494
smiles2 479.967.494
cowboy3 719.94nan
scheme2 479.967.371
ye11 2,639.797.279
rope2 479.967.136
bunnet2 479.967.136
fast3 719.947.075
snaa2 479.967.025
nae22 5,279.586.999
past5 1,199.906.971
unless2 479.966.917
aa16 3,839.696.840
braes2 479.966.812
ur4 959.926.705
day2 479.966.649
quick3 719.946.612
hat2 479.966.612
expect2 479.966.516
lips2 479.966.423
hae3 719.946.411
efterneen2 479.966.332
every4 959.926.226
wa2 479.966.073
guess2 479.966.073
green4 959.926.017
him4 959.925.996
pint2 479.965.991
wave2 479.965.991
october2 479.965.834
broken2 479.965.834
white4 959.925.733
aboot5 1,199.905.701
period2 479.965.683
ha2 479.965.683
black4 959.925.678
still8 1,919.855.576
plastic2 479.965.401
daen2 479.965.401
seys3 719.94nan
front4 959.925.286
linwood3 719.94nan
enough4 959.925.286
rid3 719.945.208
hung2 479.965.142
bank2 479.965.080
wee3 719.945.063
they8 1,919.855.056
sky3 719.944.970
lost3 719.944.905
silence2 479.964.902
this8 1,919.854.847
ask3 719.944.809
between2 479.964.789
empty2 479.964.789
he24 5,759.544.701
it35 8,399.334.698
her32 7,679.394.653
steps2 479.964.627
now3 719.944.593
be12 2,879.774.585
neither2 479.964.524
jist12 2,879.774.474
late3 719.944.447
faither5 1,199.904.419
high3 719.944.419
fuckin5 1,199.904.306
sae2 479.964.299
gone2 479.964.280
path2 479.964.280
line3 719.944.198
gif2 479.964.188
tay2 479.964.143
intil4 959.924.107
lassies2 479.964.099
we9 2,159.834.093
months2 479.964.055
leavin2 479.963.970
sometimes2 479.963.928
fit9 2,159.833.927
neb2 479.963.887
places2 479.963.767
lane2 479.963.728
been3 719.943.726
hadean3 719.94nan
across3 719.943.964
toon3 719.943.723
she31 7,439.403.690
brediland2 479.96nan
couldnae3 719.943.631
grun3 719.943.631
yes2 479.963.579
masel4 959.923.509
dinna5 1,199.903.482
view2 479.963.471
time3 719.943.465
good3 719.943.454
spik2 479.963.437
more2 479.963.368
livin2 479.963.269
colour2 479.963.237
milk2 479.963.237
reason2 479.963.205
ayont2 479.963.143
catch2 479.963.112
far5 1,199.903.051
ice2 479.963.023
bus2 479.962.993
hooses2 479.962.993
mair4 959.922.991
thought2 479.962.964
hear4 959.922.955
sing2 479.962.936
centre2 479.962.936
watchin2 479.962.880
waitin2 479.962.798
are2 479.962.742
dry3 719.942.714
might2 479.962.693
flair2 479.962.693
left5 1,199.902.645
ury2 479.96nan
shop2 479.962.643
right4 959.922.615
on34 8,159.352.554
grey2 479.962.497
mooth2 479.962.497
bag2 479.962.451
tae75 17,998.562.419
airms2 479.962.405
so8 1,919.852.314
can3 719.942.232
afore2 479.962.154
even6 1,439.882.147
tap3 719.942.144
baith5 1,199.902.092
doric2 479.962.091
fuck2 479.962.053
another2 479.962.053
must2 479.961.978
is19 4,559.641.935
deep2 479.961.906
case2 479.961.906
didnae4 959.921.873
disnae2 479.961.854
atween4 959.921.773
turnt2 479.961.706
son2 479.961.675
no7 1,679.871.666
of3 719.941.666
wifie2 479.961.659
hid9 2,159.831.633
guesst2 479.96nan
some3 719.941.635
these3 719.941.612
rin2 479.961.584
each2 479.961.569
maun4 959.921.561
clear2 479.961.555
canna3 719.941.530
offie2 479.96nan
cried3 719.942.282
man2 479.961.477
fur15 3,599.711.461
middle2 479.961.456
comin3 719.941.414
had3 719.941.409
one2 479.961.390
tree2 479.961.390
know3 719.941.323
noo4 959.921.303
door5 1,199.901.291
hauns2 479.961.289
wi25 5,999.521.262
back12 2,879.771.231
inside2 479.961.217
take2 479.961.149
when7 1,679.871.143
ootside2 479.961.128
een5 1,199.901.116
ten2 479.961.095
got2 479.961.084
same4 959.921.081
thing4 959.921.075
by4 959.921.067
intae10 2,399.811.027
cauld3 719.940.982
twa8 1,919.850.962
kin3 719.940.947
how3 719.940.933
yer5 1,199.900.924
room3 719.940.920
folk3 719.940.873
thocht2 479.960.858
rustle2 479.96nan
fell2 479.960.838
its3 719.940.823
were3 719.940.775
ben2 479.960.756
which3 719.940.751
hair2 479.960.748
ower12 2,879.770.731
ll3 719.940.724
turn2 479.960.718
aye4 959.920.693
thir3 719.940.641
wye3 719.940.630
spikit2 479.96nan
in59 14,158.870.563
who2 479.960.546
am2 479.960.546
set3 719.940.502
maist2 479.960.489
settlit2 479.96nan
year5 1,199.900.650
as22 5,279.580.480
have2 479.960.476
ony2 479.960.474
mean2 479.960.443
bein4 959.920.413
here6 1,439.880.398
naw2 479.960.392
three3 719.940.355
us4 959.920.340
oot20 4,799.620.334
if5 1,199.900.316
git2 479.960.310
place3 719.940.274
wur3 719.940.265
syne2 479.960.262
seen2 479.960.257
nor2 479.960.253
niver2 479.960.233
anither2 479.960.232
dae4 959.920.208
wan3 719.940.178
hillman2 479.96nan
young2 479.960.230
first3 719.940.173
their6 1,439.880.170
big2 479.960.157
n2 479.960.153
tell2 479.960.126
again4 959.920.121
streetlamp2 479.96nan
years3 719.940.880
ay7 1,679.870.115
near2 479.960.094
could4 959.920.093
whit10 2,399.810.091
hoose3 719.940.089
haun2 479.960.085
never2 479.960.081
you7 1,679.870.075
come4 959.920.066
wid4 959.920.063
name2 479.960.059
them6 1,439.880.054
aff5 1,199.900.043
get5 1,199.900.043
side2 479.960.038
auld6 1,439.880.038
me13 3,119.750.035
pixellation2 479.96nan
fine3 719.940.063
onyhow2 479.96nan
ain4 959.920.030
roon2 479.960.028
say4 959.920.026
o87 20,878.330.022
or14 3,359.730.019
till2 479.960.016
think3 719.940.011
lang4 959.920.010
keep2 479.960.002
through2 479.960.002
kent3 719.940.002
things2 479.960.001
oor6 1,439.880.000
made3 719.940.000
forty-twa2 479.96nan
cloud2 479.967.371