A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Adamson, Donald

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,261
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,118
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.917
Tagged as SWE (South West (Galloway)) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, and, o, tae, in, ma, it, ye, wi,

List of texts in corpus

Northwords Now 43 - Donald Adamson
northwordsnow.co.uk (2022-06-01 ) in Central dialect (SWE), categorised as poetry (122 words)
Bield
Tapsalteerie (2021-11-02 ) in Central (Dumfries) dialect (SWE), categorised as poetry (3,047 words)
Lallans 90 - The Myndin o Lockerbie
Lallans Magazine (2017-07 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (92 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
and114 34,958.60195.408
an6 1,839.93125.161
ma48 14,719.4151.993
awaa7 2,146.5850.611
yin19 5,826.4347.424
yon15 4,599.8241.310
flooers8 2,453.2441.175
a'm10 3,066.5437.190
twae7 2,146.5834.490
path7 2,146.5833.243
deid10 3,066.5432.712
craws4 1,226.6231.780
watter11 3,373.2030.345
sleep7 2,146.5827.348
thir's4 1,226.6226.241
throu11 3,373.2025.720
a'll6 1,839.9323.640
naa3 919.9623.197
whan16 4,906.4722.534
askin5 1,533.2722.516
psalm3 919.9622.444
haunds5 1,533.2721.800
aa21 6,439.7421.540
gane5 1,533.2721.396
frae21 6,439.7421.231
souns3 919.9621.177
dawin3 919.9621.177
wuid6 1,839.9320.703
nocht5 1,533.2720.518
quate5 1,533.2720.399
een12 3,679.8519.565
cranes2 613.3119.265
traik2 613.3119.265
hud9 2,759.8919.231
fou5 1,533.2719.186
mirk4 1,226.6218.409
o't4 1,226.6218.253
lockerbie2 613.3117.545
oily2 613.3117.545
scaitert2 613.3117.545
dreary2 613.3117.545
aginst2 613.3117.545
faimilies3 919.9617.505
a'd4 1,226.6216.607
yit5 1,533.2716.462
lig2 613.3116.366
back-end2 613.3116.366
splashin2 613.3116.366
gowan2 613.3115.464
like22 6,746.4014.748
wuidnae2 613.3114.733
brainch2 613.3114.733
dwynes2 613.3114.733
wean's2 613.3114.733
are14 4,293.1614.721
bricht5 1,533.2714.638
yer17 5,213.1214.346
he11 3,373.2014.166
cradle2 613.3114.118
sinkin2 613.3114.118
heaps2 613.3114.118
wean4 1,226.6213.967
eemage2 613.3113.586
fak2 613.3113.586
myndin2 613.3113.586
smilin3 919.9613.390
strecht3 919.9613.390
asleep3 919.9612.969
yon's2 613.3112.703
stappin2 613.3112.703
daddy3 919.9612.579
tree5 1,533.2712.333
neebors3 919.9612.333
mornins2 613.3112.326
sing4 1,226.6212.319
wey11 3,373.2012.237
a've3 919.9611.984
retour2 613.3111.984
day's2 613.3111.984
forfochen2 613.3111.984
abuin5 1,533.2711.935
ahin4 1,226.6211.932
willnae2 613.3111.669
echo2 613.3111.669
hairst3 919.9611.656
stories4 1,226.6211.275
dook2 613.3111.108
thir7 2,146.5811.074
luve3 919.9610.870
ugsome2 613.3110.619
slap2 613.3110.619
at8 2,453.2410.598
or23 7,053.0510.588
christmas3 919.9610.432
werenae2 613.3110.397
bield2 613.3110.397
hou6 1,839.9310.283
watters2 613.3110.187
hidden2 613.3110.187
bleezin2 613.3110.187
aroon5 1,533.2710.175
laugh3 919.9610.107
chynged3 919.9610.107
daurk3 919.9610.028
funny3 919.969.951
oor13 3,986.519.898
gaan3 919.969.875
a127 38,945.119.839
rain6 1,839.939.813
frien2 613.319.798
us12 3,679.859.754
finnish9 2,759.89nan
waas4 1,226.6218.409
singin3 919.969.654
vyces2 613.319.447
lift4 1,226.629.377
knowe2 613.319.283
gaither2 613.319.126
wants3 919.968.979
gloamin2 613.318.830
it'll2 613.318.830
hus3 919.968.794
speir3 919.968.733
holes2 613.318.691
lang10 3,066.548.687
ettle3 919.968.673
whaur8 2,453.248.607
scots3 919.968.602
ye31 9,506.298.584
grave2 613.318.557
weirin2 613.318.427
terrible2 613.318.427
they're3 919.968.330
o92 28,212.208.322
biggins2 613.318.302
sall2 613.318.182
noo13 3,986.518.085
metal2 613.317.951
up4 1,226.627.947
repone2 613.317.842
cloods2 613.317.842
reek2 613.317.735
yins3 919.967.708
we'd2 613.317.632
flooer2 613.317.632
it's8 2,453.247.367
blether2 613.317.246
wis19 5,826.437.185
greetin3 919.967.116
here's2 613.317.068
shore2 613.317.068
ilka5 1,533.276.860
laddie3 919.966.827
feels2 613.316.817
spreid2 613.316.817
ye've2 613.316.737
passin2 613.316.737
wings2 613.316.737
thirsels2 613.316.659
aiblains3 919.96nan
airms3 919.966.669
gress2 613.316.583
da2 613.316.570
laughin2 613.316.509
nou5 1,533.276.370
that19 5,826.436.351
haund3 919.966.334
echt2 613.316.294
suin3 919.966.228
magic2 613.316.226
mindin2 613.316.226
dyke2 613.316.028
dream2 613.315.965
deep3 919.965.957
aye11 3,373.205.882
haurd2 613.315.842
mind7 2,146.585.827
smaa2 613.315.782
memory2 613.315.782
cless2 613.315.723
athort2 613.315.665
their12 3,679.855.565
gealt3 919.96nan
nummi3 919.96nan
silence2 613.315.553
sheddae3 919.96nan
son3 919.965.550
braw4 1,226.625.541
bide4 1,226.625.541
sib2 613.315.498
licht4 1,226.625.399
lives2 613.315.339
life6 1,839.935.334
cam7 2,146.585.176
bittie3 919.965.153
luikin2 613.315.043
lassies2 613.315.043
keepin2 613.315.043
moment2 613.314.730
tears2 613.314.687
greet2 613.314.605
daith2 613.314.564
back2 613.314.557
monie3 919.964.508
five3 919.964.374
lass2 613.314.369
warld4 1,226.624.364
ken9 2,759.894.237
bonnie3 919.964.181
hear4 1,226.624.088
wird3 919.964.058
gang4 1,226.623.929
talkin2 613.313.884
ye'll2 613.313.821
loch2 613.313.730
hauf3 919.963.696
bus2 613.313.641
sae10 3,066.543.630
lassi3 919.96nan
weans2 613.313.583
lassie3 919.963.572
huv3 919.963.572
born2 613.313.499
think6 1,839.933.477
we're2 613.313.390
hert3 919.963.386
braid2 613.313.338
mine2 613.313.312
faur3 919.963.210
am3 919.963.194
he'd2 613.313.114
stane2 613.313.090
tak6 1,839.933.073
month2 613.313.067
till4 1,226.622.994
sun3 919.962.971
haud3 919.962.957
hope2 613.312.930
tellt2 613.312.908
ae2 613.312.876
bit4 1,226.622.855
there4 1,226.622.825
lugs2 613.312.822
ask2 613.312.801
oh3 919.962.764
say6 1,839.932.743
thocht6 1,839.932.743
but19 5,826.432.742
me16 4,906.472.643
masel3 919.962.621
leave2 613.312.581
bouks2 613.31nan
isnae2 613.312.506
wuirds2 613.31nan
sang2 613.312.488
bairns4 1,226.622.454
feart2 613.312.416
disnae2 613.312.398
days4 1,226.622.355
thegither3 919.962.278
just4 1,226.622.269
clear2 613.312.213
wee11 3,373.202.193
why2 613.312.166
dae7 2,146.582.060
afore7 2,146.582.045
sicht2 613.312.029
tellin2 613.312.029
cannae3 919.962.016
roon4 1,226.622.009
schuil2 613.311.929
the209 64,090.771.904
dinnae3 919.961.891
day10 3,066.541.846
rest2 613.311.820
been3 919.961.816
windae2 613.311.756
you3 919.961.717
delyt2 613.31nan
near3 919.961.712
faither3 919.961.703
saw3 919.961.695
airth2 613.31nan
sea2 613.311.693
fowk8 2,453.241.637
year5 1,533.271.611
naebody2 613.311.609
whiles2 613.311.586
can8 2,453.241.571
on26 7,973.011.570
amang2 613.311.518
time9 2,759.891.512
come5 1,533.271.474
naethin2 613.311.432
auld7 2,146.581.383
cheen2 613.31nan
they17 5,213.121.357
nae6 1,839.931.341
them8 2,453.241.328
efter6 1,839.931.307
speak2 613.311.292
mair4 1,226.621.290
no12 3,679.851.272
ither6 1,839.931.222
alang3 919.961.185
wi30 9,199.631.177
brocht2 613.311.164
syne4 1,226.621.135
were6 1,839.931.130
see3 919.961.112
tap2 613.311.016
its6 1,839.931.015
bi2 613.311.007
weel2 613.310.992
beuchs2 613.31nan
oot10 3,066.541.106
by3 919.960.986
her13 3,986.510.969
cuid2 613.310.948
ower10 3,066.540.883
she13 3,986.510.882
if7 2,146.580.803
gin4 1,226.620.781
when2 613.310.691
nicht4 1,226.620.689
hae10 3,066.540.665
whit5 1,533.270.653
than2 613.310.652
hame4 1,226.620.615
men2 613.310.545
said3 919.960.542
feel2 613.310.446
thaim2 613.310.436
his16 4,906.470.411
muckle4 1,226.620.408
get3 919.960.390
first2 613.310.341
doun2 613.310.306
got4 1,226.620.304
anither3 919.960.272
side2 613.310.256
seen3 919.960.256
didnae2 613.310.231
heid4 1,226.620.208
need2 613.310.195
while2 613.310.193
him10 3,066.540.190
made3 919.960.188
kent3 919.960.176
mak2 613.310.133
micht3 919.960.128
want2 613.310.119
blindin-bricht2 613.31nan
maist2 613.310.101
better2 613.310.098
gie2 613.310.074
still2 613.310.068
three2 613.310.065
is19 5,826.430.064
shairds2 613.31nan
face2 613.310.077
sic2 613.310.064
aboot9 2,759.890.057
dims2 613.31nan
ain3 919.960.053
as21 6,439.740.049
intae6 1,839.930.044
here4 1,226.620.044
guid3 919.960.038
wan2 613.310.029
thing2 613.310.024
fin2 613.310.024
man3 919.960.023
will3 919.960.022
juist3 919.960.022
bein2 613.310.020
be17 5,213.120.019
in50 15,332.720.014
it39 11,959.520.013
for18 5,519.780.013
says2 613.310.002
baith2 613.310.002
we13 3,986.510.000
tell2 613.310.000
huvvin2 613.31nan
doon7 2,146.580.000
tae70 21,465.810.000
tummlt2 613.31nan
this12 3,679.850.016
straungers2 613.31nan
then4 1,226.620.109