A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Hodgson, Brent

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,036
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,281
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.37
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, o, an, in, tae, is, on, at, i,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 73 - reviews
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (806 words)
Lallans 67 - Reviews
Lallans Magazine (2005-03-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (1,539 words)
Lallans 59 - Eleiven Quad Bike Poems
Lallans Magazine (2001-09-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (531 words)
Lallans 58 - The Rooks
Lallans Magazine (2001-07 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (160 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
beuk13 4,281.9592.533
bike13 4,281.9582.355
poems14 4,611.3375.657
hes13 4,281.9561.772
wis2 658.7646.963
poem10 3,293.8142.054
haiku4 1,317.5241.730
hyde5 1,646.9041.135
that3 988.1440.235
baskin4 1,317.5239.101
shepherd5 1,646.9038.601
wyfe4 1,317.5234.392
jack6 1,976.2833.912
shark4 1,317.5232.348
the255 83,992.0932.157
jekyll4 1,317.5230.732
gaes6 1,976.2828.844
wes15 4,940.7128.515
brock3 988.1426.745
jackie4 1,317.5226.376
sheep6 1,976.2825.855
ar7 2,305.6725.771
yon11 3,623.1925.719
quad14 4,611.33nan
yuise3 988.1428.326
wudna3 988.1425.507
backgrun3 988.1425.507
apon3 988.1424.489
defineetion3 988.1424.489
readin6 1,976.2823.610
luve5 1,646.9023.506
kay3 988.1422.868
sonnet3 988.1422.868
wud6 1,976.2822.549
wha11 3,623.1922.517
o103 33,926.2222.239
spence3 988.1422.201
betty3 988.1422.201
kennedy3 988.1421.601
hir8 2,635.0521.437
hie4 1,317.5221.138
whilk5 1,646.9020.961
'2 658.7619.549
princesses2 658.7619.549
novella2 658.7619.549
epitaphs2 658.7619.549
punctuation2 658.7619.549
shepherds2 658.7619.549
anerly2 658.7619.549
naether2 658.7619.549
wer3 988.1419.282
it13 4,281.9519.210
weill7 2,305.6719.131
wul5 1,646.9018.975
at's5 1,646.9018.608
blackhall3 988.1418.564
sum5 1,646.9018.342
ir7 2,305.6717.247
career3 988.1417.082
soud3 988.1416.827
vairsions2 658.7616.650
sheena3 988.1416.582
sik3 988.1416.582
roamin2 658.7615.748
plot2 658.7615.748
frainch2 658.7615.748
marrae2 658.7615.748
fra2 658.7615.748
novel3 988.1415.697
she3 988.1415.222
yirdit2 658.7615.016
men's2 658.7614.400
makar3 988.1414.102
braes3 988.1413.949
is37 12,187.0913.888
whispers2 658.7613.401
mackay2 658.7613.401
owther5 1,646.90nan
isna5 1,646.9013.939
whan12 3,952.5713.055
subjeck3 988.1412.622
lan3 988.1412.622
pictish2 658.7612.607
be-in2 658.7612.607
bi12 3,952.5712.467
up2 658.7612.304
pruive2 658.7612.264
reiver2 658.7612.264
ridin2 658.7611.949
with5 1,646.9011.854
white5 1,646.9011.697
objeck2 658.7611.387
midgie5 1,646.90nan
finnd3 988.1411.272
mune2 658.7611.135
kis3 988.1411.004
hou6 1,976.2810.984
buit2 658.7610.898
edinburgh4 1,317.5210.886
here11 3,623.1910.834
warna2 658.7610.675
graphic2 658.7610.464
iain2 658.7610.265
gae4 1,317.5210.092
speik2 658.7610.075
bot5 1,646.9010.000
ilk4 1,317.529.962
plane2 658.769.895
disna4 1,317.529.834
picturs2 658.769.558
sun5 1,646.909.408
deith2 658.769.400
granite2 658.769.400
wurd2 658.769.104
reader2 658.769.104
fantoosh2 658.769.104
ettle3 988.149.063
fitt2 658.768.964
na5 1,646.908.942
airlie2 658.768.830
thrie2 658.768.830
humour2 658.768.700
cum3 988.148.552
press3 988.148.341
fowk12 3,952.578.312
grant2 658.768.222
heeze2 658.768.005
includit2 658.768.005
cuttin2 658.768.005
chapter2 658.767.703
radical2 658.767.514
sudden2 658.767.424
characters2 658.767.335
form3 988.147.240
he14 4,611.337.236
mr4 1,317.527.011
the'r3 988.146.963
they4 1,317.526.908
gress2 658.766.848
derk2 658.766.848
wurds2 658.766.848
craitur2 658.766.773
bird2 658.766.773
your5 1,646.906.724
dead2 658.766.699
echt2 658.766.557
poet2 658.766.488
weir2 658.766.354
de2 658.766.289
war7 2,305.676.253
bit2 658.766.174
bak2 658.766.041
braw4 1,317.525.985
polis2 658.765.867
coud2 658.765.867
fore2 658.765.867
p2 658.765.755
wesna2 658.765.701
shaws2 658.765.701
durin2 658.765.647
feck2 658.765.595
hame7 2,305.675.591
agane2 658.765.543
herd2 658.765.492
daurk2 658.765.492
awfu2 658.765.442
puir3 988.145.396
lichts2 658.765.393
haill2 658.765.393
accoont2 658.765.296
university2 658.765.249
gif2 658.765.202
thay4 1,317.525.083
my7 2,305.675.046
wun2 658.764.937
leuk3 988.144.848
bidin2 658.764.772
speir2 658.764.654
mebbe3 988.144.622
poetry2 658.764.578
aiberdeen2 658.764.578
may2 658.764.503
james2 658.764.503
tae49 16,139.664.465
lest2 658.764.431
red2 658.764.360
suddenly2 658.764.325
spring2 658.764.257
micht6 1,976.284.242
tale2 658.764.223
deid3 988.144.055
glesca2 658.763.999
back2 658.763.920
and12 3,952.573.884
maitter2 658.763.848
dr2 658.763.819
stap2 658.763.790
flair2 658.763.678
aboot4 1,317.523.581
throu4 1,317.523.491
thir4 1,317.523.468
wind2 658.763.391
true2 658.763.367
eftir2 658.763.367
airt2 658.763.367
sair3 988.143.364
park2 658.763.294
on27 8,893.283.208
reid2 658.763.110
atween4 1,317.523.092
twa8 2,635.052.950
you2 658.762.914
lay2 658.762.898
see9 2,964.432.814
toun2 658.762.799
rooks2 658.76nan
thair6 1,976.282.772
of8 2,635.052.769
och2 658.762.741
sang2 658.762.703
an64 21,080.372.662
winter2 658.762.630
taks2 658.762.630
high2 658.762.594
mind5 1,646.902.553
aa10 3,293.812.516
hill2 658.762.405
take2 658.762.405
haes6 1,976.282.345
gin5 1,646.902.336
erth2 658.76nan
scots6 1,976.282.280
writin2 658.762.278
a103 33,926.222.253
dis4 1,317.522.245
tellin2 658.762.232
this17 5,599.472.212
wee3 988.142.168
maks2 658.762.143
gies2 658.762.100
oot8 2,635.052.050
scottish4 1,317.522.034
nou3 988.142.021
owre2 658.762.003
ti8 2,635.051.971
year5 1,646.901.957
i24 7,905.141.932
or6 1,976.281.845
jist2 658.761.780
wrait2 658.76nan
wint2 658.762.158
ay2 658.761.732
kirk2 658.761.648
fower2 658.761.637
wi17 5,599.471.610
said7 2,305.671.608
lat2 658.761.582
thae3 988.141.543
anither4 1,317.521.477
all2 658.761.469
ae8 2,635.051.440
tarot2 658.76nan
turn2 658.761.439
leid4 1,317.521.416
alang3 988.141.409
at25 8,234.521.395
dinna3 988.141.369
whaur4 1,317.521.310
had2 658.761.277
want3 988.141.272
as14 4,611.331.261
like5 1,646.901.254
for22 7,246.381.230
what3 988.141.211
anent2 658.761.203
tap2 658.761.178
gey3 988.141.123
enfield's2 658.76nan
haud2 658.761.122
us2 658.761.092
man5 1,646.901.044
rodeo2 658.76nan
licht2 658.761.038
new4 1,317.521.027
onie2 658.760.960
guid5 1,646.900.957
leids2 658.760.932
awa2 658.760.923
it's4 1,317.520.919
nae6 1,976.280.916
sae7 2,305.670.916
nicht4 1,317.520.908
mak4 1,317.520.904
times2 658.760.899
its2 658.760.839
john2 658.760.835
canna2 658.760.817
me7 2,305.670.796
came2 658.760.769
comes2 658.760.758
but9 2,964.430.722
by3 988.140.717
men2 658.760.675
life3 988.140.633
wark2 658.760.605
rain2 658.760.590
muckle4 1,317.520.586
gang2 658.760.535
been4 1,317.520.488
than2 658.760.473
til3 988.140.422
thaim4 1,317.520.393
road2 658.760.392
we10 3,293.810.383
cud2 658.760.381
nor3 988.140.373
ane4 1,317.520.364
hed2 658.760.347
heid2 658.760.336
made3 988.140.299
in51 16,798.420.280
till2 658.760.268
fae7 2,305.670.229
ken3 988.140.207
onnerstaun2 658.76nan
frae7 2,305.670.215
set2 658.760.200
hae6 1,976.280.183
be17 5,599.470.183
scotland4 1,317.520.175
to3 988.140.148
face2 658.760.138
come2 658.760.133
days2 658.760.123
afore3 988.140.105
hadfield2 658.76nan
dae3 988.140.102
ower6 1,976.280.100
ye15 4,940.710.095
left2 658.760.095
mair7 2,305.670.084
mither2 658.760.082
were3 988.140.074
cam2 658.760.066
aye5 1,646.900.065
thing2 658.760.063
ither3 988.140.055
think2 658.760.050
hoose3 988.140.046
maist2 658.760.044
thon2 658.760.034
tarset2 658.76nan
can5 1,646.900.031
oor4 1,317.520.030
gie2 658.760.027
his18 5,928.850.020
big2 658.760.008
telt2 658.760.004
yin2 658.760.004
day6 1,976.280.003
richt4 1,317.520.003
lang3 988.140.002
bloodaxe2 658.76nan
get4 1,317.520.001
no8 2,635.050.001
auld4 1,317.520.000
freits2 658.76nan
name2 658.760.421