A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Philip, Andrew

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,122
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 493
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.276
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, o, and, wis, that, in, his, tae, like,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 70 - Fower Poems
Lallans Magazine (2007-06 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (1,122 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
and30 26,737.9738.853
impatient3 2,673.8031.459
an5 4,456.3330.499
yon8 7,130.1228.570
quait4 3,565.0626.585
aroun3 2,673.8024.472
belovit2 1,782.5323.522
path's2 1,782.5323.522
spirlie2 1,782.5323.522
orpheus2 1,782.5323.522
steps4 3,565.0623.499
path4 3,565.0623.086
daith4 3,565.0622.232
errants2 1,782.5321.798
clarsach2 1,782.5321.798
strauchlin2 1,782.5320.616
hermes2 1,782.5318.974
god's2 1,782.5318.974
windin2 1,782.5318.974
like13 11,586.4518.626
mirk3 2,673.8018.416
hingit2 1,782.5318.355
god4 3,565.0617.325
mair11 9,803.9216.965
awready3 2,673.8016.218
didnae5 4,456.3314.374
strip2 1,782.5314.171
sheets2 1,782.5313.794
he'll2 1,782.5312.985
gloamin2 1,782.5312.985
hail3 2,673.8012.830
stude2 1,782.5312.704
cannie2 1,782.5311.854
wir5 4,456.3311.718
muckle6 5,347.5911.679
souch2 1,782.5311.441
waukent2 1,782.5311.344
turnt3 2,673.8011.234
i'm3 2,673.8011.234
wey6 5,347.5910.994
roun2 1,782.5310.728
whyles2 1,782.5310.648
hissel3 2,673.8010.630
til5 4,456.3310.546
word3 2,673.8010.424
his16 14,260.2510.089
that23 20,499.119.909
aheid2 1,782.539.612
gar2 1,782.539.493
follae2 1,782.539.493
wis23 20,499.119.189
deid3 2,673.809.130
unnerstaun2 1,782.538.900
it4 3,565.068.887
nocht2 1,782.538.851
fire3 2,673.808.481
faur3 2,673.808.481
vyce2 1,782.538.390
pain2 1,782.538.262
tint2 1,782.538.179
bide3 2,673.808.085
heavy2 1,782.538.059
unco2 1,782.537.866
waitin2 1,782.537.443
music2 1,782.537.377
lang5 4,456.337.061
fu2 1,782.536.807
nor4 3,565.066.783
her13 11,586.456.606
haun3 2,673.806.582
bricht2 1,782.536.439
thae3 2,673.805.840
gied3 2,673.805.807
seemed2 1,782.535.665
atween3 2,673.805.482
voice2 1,782.535.437
ower7 6,238.865.364
she12 10,695.195.206
hersel2 1,782.534.976
sittin2 1,782.534.883
front2 1,782.534.603
lassie2 1,782.534.520
gaed3 2,673.804.335
for2 1,782.534.105
cuid2 1,782.534.008
wisnae2 1,782.533.852
anither3 2,673.803.808
that's2 1,782.533.777
syne3 2,673.803.719
body2 1,782.533.704
ae5 4,456.333.571
afore4 3,565.063.474
comin2 1,782.533.468
warld2 1,782.533.331
think3 2,673.803.204
tae16 14,260.253.136
nicht3 2,673.803.115
heard2 1,782.533.060
aw6 5,347.593.046
cauld2 1,782.533.028
twa4 3,565.062.836
come3 2,673.802.814
juist3 2,673.802.814
said4 3,565.062.731
aye4 3,565.062.401
him6 5,347.592.347
left2 1,782.532.063
nae6 5,347.591.948
ye3 2,673.801.844
wid3 2,673.801.823
yammer2 1,782.53nan
man3 2,673.802.130
sounless2 1,782.53nan
o31 27,629.232.464
we2 1,782.531.723
life2 1,782.531.699
gaun2 1,782.531.661
be3 2,673.801.511
awa3 2,673.801.464
fin2 1,782.531.369
they7 6,238.861.366
but7 6,238.861.354
whaur2 1,782.531.311
us3 2,673.801.310
kent2 1,782.531.259
or6 5,347.591.224
een2 1,782.531.218
no5 4,456.331.212
gin2 1,782.531.112
it's2 1,782.531.050
ony2 1,782.531.042
cam2 1,782.531.039
again2 1,782.531.023
back4 3,565.061.022
constrictin2 1,782.53nan
i4 3,565.061.190
eurydice3 2,673.80nan
new2 1,782.531.124
oot7 6,238.860.966
tak2 1,782.530.957
he7 6,238.860.907
can3 2,673.800.801
them3 2,673.800.696
in21 18,716.580.670
this6 5,347.590.615
yer3 2,673.800.457
quait-like2 1,782.53nan
there4 3,565.060.390
efter2 1,782.530.388
ither2 1,782.530.361
were2 1,782.530.332
wi7 6,238.860.254
fae4 3,565.060.249
mantle's2 1,782.53nan
ken2 1,782.530.205
on8 7,130.120.159
whit3 2,673.800.129
at8 7,130.120.080
fowk2 1,782.530.055
me4 3,565.060.052
hae3 2,673.800.050
the67 59,714.800.039
by2 1,782.530.036
up4 3,565.060.024
ma5 4,456.330.018
day2 1,782.530.013
as7 6,238.860.002
a33 29,411.760.002
unsiccar2 1,782.53nan
their2 1,782.530.004
time2 1,782.530.000