A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Corbett, John

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,941
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,080
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.723
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, o, a, and, tae, in, s, that, scots, is,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots
Lallans Magazine (2007-06) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (2,941 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
owersettins18 6,120.37169.309
molière14 4,760.29157.062
and89 30,261.82133.381
kemp13 4,420.27122.940
owersettin17 5,780.35117.721
scots53 18,021.0890.518
morgan10 3,400.2089.749
lochhead9 3,060.1880.771
an14 4,760.2977.040
leiterarie8 2,720.1676.634
owdience6 2,040.1259.002
o126 42,842.5755.245
s63 21,421.2952.137
phaedra6 2,040.1251.366
tragedy5 1,700.1046.358
mibbes6 2,040.1245.400
miseryguts4 1,360.0841.961
lallans7 2,380.1440.264
leiterature4 1,360.0839.332
drama6 2,040.1236.196
findlay4 1,360.0834.622
screivars4 1,360.0833.533
tradeetion5 1,700.1032.950
liz5 1,700.1032.950
plays6 2,040.1232.812
stage6 2,040.1231.945
glaswegian4 1,360.0831.728
dramatic4 1,360.0831.728
french7 2,380.1430.785
edwin4 1,360.0829.624
thro4 1,360.0829.624
braid7 2,380.1429.119
byrne3 1,020.0626.917
patter4 1,360.0825.445
de5 1,700.1025.290
he5 1,700.1025.288
purves3 1,020.0624.662
by18 6,120.3722.675
douglas6 2,040.1222.165
comedy3 1,020.0621.773
inglis6 2,040.1221.744
uiss5 1,700.1021.718
classical3 1,020.0620.732
owresettin3 1,020.0620.274
tartuffe3 1,020.0620.274
topical2 680.0419.665
plenitude2 680.0419.665
foundit2 680.0419.665
bergerac4 1,360.08nan
diverse3 1,020.0619.083
classic3 1,020.0619.083
mixter-maxter3 1,020.0619.083
modren5 1,700.1018.188
lorimer3 1,020.0618.095
eild2 680.0417.944
abidin2 680.0417.944
hector2 680.0417.944
macrae2 680.0417.944
fulton2 680.0417.944
burdies2 680.0417.944
shenanigans2 680.0417.944
that54 18,361.1017.424
reenge3 1,020.0617.252
warks4 1,360.0817.130
delichts2 680.0416.765
selsame2 680.0416.765
bounds2 680.0416.765
macbeth2 680.0416.765
is38 12,920.7816.658
urban3 1,020.0616.517
merk3 1,020.0616.292
play6 2,040.1216.252
smaw3 1,020.0616.075
thir8 2,720.1615.940
bishop2 680.0415.863
intimate2 680.0415.863
cyrano9 3,060.18nan
eftir5 1,700.1016.948
young7 2,380.1415.495
anerlie3 1,020.0615.470
hamely2 680.0415.131
owersetters2 680.0415.131
swanky2 680.0415.131
isnae5 1,700.1015.019
fremmit3 1,020.0614.753
century5 1,700.1014.626
successfu2 680.0414.515
crouse2 680.0413.983
characters3 1,020.0613.824
raisons2 680.0413.515
revival2 680.0413.515
chorus2 680.0413.515
whase3 1,020.0613.281
intae15 5,100.3113.208
practice3 1,020.0613.153
inspector2 680.0413.098
besides2 680.0413.098
agnes2 680.0413.098
shakespeare2 680.0412.721
warth2 680.0412.721
gavin2 680.0412.721
owerset3 1,020.0612.670
ye4 1,360.0812.561
cities2 680.0412.378
paris2 680.0412.378
scottish8 2,720.1612.088
rhymes2 680.0412.063
are12 4,080.2411.877
contribution2 680.0411.771
amangst2 680.0411.771
carin2 680.0411.771
sibness2 680.0411.771
goldoni4 1,360.08nan
comic2 680.0411.501
fergusson2 680.0411.501
hinner2 680.0411.501
natur2 680.0411.248
text3 1,020.0611.080
expeckit2 680.0411.011
waant2 680.0410.787
haes10 3,400.2010.673
frae15 5,100.3110.627
link2 680.0410.577
rax2 680.0410.377
aw17 5,780.3510.201
france2 680.049.834
heize2 680.049.670
wyce2 680.049.670
dialogue2 680.049.512
in68 23,121.399.498
the212 72,084.339.484
her5 1,700.109.362
eik2 680.049.361
t8 2,720.169.122
mellin2 680.049.075
voice4 1,360.089.063
auncient2 680.048.941
phrase2 680.048.941
shilpit2 680.048.685
it19 6,460.398.474
dialeck2 680.048.222
cries2 680.048.222
maistly3 1,020.068.100
i7 2,380.147.951
leid7 2,380.147.582
pynt3 1,020.067.560
speaks2 680.047.532
success2 680.047.532
insteid3 1,020.067.192
cultur2 680.047.191
pynts2 680.047.191
greek2 680.047.191
nae2 680.047.069
here9 3,060.186.899
medium2 680.046.806
miles2 680.046.734
faur4 1,360.086.729
at9 3,060.186.544
younger2 680.046.527
maist7 2,380.146.467
they4 1,360.086.453
thrang2 680.046.331
of10 3,400.206.261
him2 680.046.226
between2 680.046.147
late3 1,020.066.083
macmillan3 1,020.06nan
canny2 680.046.087
theatre2 680.045.860
leids4 1,360.085.798
racine3 1,020.06nan
tung4 1,360.085.758
kenspeckle2 680.045.647
unnerstaun2 680.045.399
r4 1,360.085.310
whilk2 680.045.259
aboot3 1,020.065.136
hae2 680.044.847
ettle2 680.044.794
kind3 1,020.064.782
find3 1,020.064.760
mair12 4,080.244.540
yaise2 680.044.531
crack2 680.044.531
bill4 1,360.084.381
policy2 680.044.289
hauf3 1,020.064.207
was7 2,380.144.195
mak6 2,040.124.092
speak3 1,020.064.077
media2 680.044.035
aiblins2 680.043.945
ablow2 680.043.830
be8 2,720.163.801
back2 680.043.672
actorly2 680.04nan
tho4 1,360.083.659
answer2 680.043.613
bit3 1,020.063.600
airts2 680.043.485
we6 2,040.123.412
weys2 680.043.340
misanthrope2 680.04nan
ibsen2 680.04nan
their11 3,740.225.337
atween4 1,360.083.284
full2 680.043.270
nor5 1,700.103.187
luik2 680.043.136
report2 680.043.093
eneuch3 1,020.063.087
gey4 1,360.082.966
burns2 680.042.928
tae77 26,181.572.924
whit11 3,740.222.816
coorse3 1,020.062.804
you2 680.042.711
gascon2 680.04nan
as25 8,500.512.418
maks2 680.042.256
gies2 680.042.212
baith4 1,360.082.119
there4 1,360.082.020
less2 680.042.018
see2 680.041.994
wee3 1,020.061.972
pairt3 1,020.061.939
language5 1,700.101.918
whiles2 680.041.877
forby2 680.041.817
ither6 2,040.121.751
if2 680.041.660
seen4 1,360.081.575
its6 2,040.121.507
thaim5 1,700.101.432
cried2 680.041.397
things3 1,020.061.389
yet2 680.041.351
government2 680.041.324
mind4 1,360.081.272
can7 2,380.141.226
twa2 680.041.173
sic3 1,020.061.164
full-bluidit2 680.04nan
wur3 1,020.061.136
yer3 1,020.061.088
intil2 680.041.074
for21 7,140.431.049
wi27 9,180.551.045
get2 680.041.039
this8 2,720.161.035
auld6 2,040.120.969
had6 2,040.120.948
john2 680.040.909
d3 1,020.060.890
warld2 680.040.742
were2 680.040.669
weel5 1,700.100.669
end2 680.040.648
sae3 1,020.060.647
like10 3,400.200.637
taen2 680.040.600
first4 1,360.080.591
ll2 680.040.563
how2 680.040.529
saw2 680.040.524
his14 4,760.290.520
fowk3 1,020.060.518
to5 1,700.100.486
anither3 1,020.060.466
doun2 680.040.463
ane4 1,360.080.439
satirical2 680.04nan
ower5 1,700.100.424
then2 680.040.408
been4 1,360.080.396
no6 2,040.120.395
guid2 680.040.393
lang2 680.040.372
need2 680.040.328
while2 680.040.325
aristophanes2 680.04nan
time4 1,360.080.315
day7 2,380.140.289
gie3 1,020.060.283
bowman2 680.04nan
micht3 1,020.060.274
ain4 1,360.080.251
up13 4,420.270.242
scotland4 1,360.080.229
aff3 1,020.060.214
oot14 4,760.290.211
a90 30,601.840.197
again3 1,020.060.178
richt3 1,020.060.173
face2 680.040.171
come3 1,020.060.102
dae4 1,360.080.076
year2 680.040.073
tak2 680.040.070
pit3 1,020.060.064
lesser-yaised2 680.04nan
think2 680.040.031
gin2 680.040.026
aye4 1,360.080.023
wey3 1,020.060.021
big2 680.040.018
but11 3,740.220.016
or10 3,400.200.012
een2 680.040.009
whaur2 680.040.002
quastion2 680.04nan
howanivver2 680.04nan
on18 6,120.370.001