A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Nicol, Alissa

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,221
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 515
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.371
Tagged as WCE (West Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, tae, a, and, it, wis, livvy, them, ae, her,

List of texts in corpus

Poor Wee Livvy
Scots Hoose (2022-11-07) in Central (North Lanarkshire) dialect (WCE), categorised as weans (1,221 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
liam15 12,285.01190.386
emma13 10,647.01157.108
lewis13 10,647.01137.010
e'er7 5,733.0178.257
wit10 8,190.0172.958
yelled6 4,914.0072.042
them18 14,742.0148.613
ae17 13,923.0142.447
abby15 12,285.01nan
oi4 3,276.0042.935
livvy20 16,380.02nan
night8 6,552.0142.567
shouted5 4,095.0035.547
and30 24,570.0234.907
others4 3,276.0032.436
asked6 4,914.0032.332
group6 4,914.0028.442
yous4 3,276.0028.094
accompanied3 2,457.0026.488
screamed3 2,457.0025.526
guard3 2,457.0025.526
fence4 3,276.0025.465
course5 4,095.0025.057
golf3 2,457.0023.973
cawld2 1,638.0023.188
hing5 4,095.0022.852
drum3 2,457.0021.280
ow2 1,638.0020.282
dunno2 1,638.0019.376
skinwalker7 5,733.01nan
widened2 1,638.0021.464
scratched2 1,638.0018.641
plank2 1,638.0017.487
anywhere2 1,638.0017.016
creepy2 1,638.0015.255
responsible2 1,638.0014.725
spoke3 2,457.0014.539
whispered2 1,638.0013.464
country3 2,457.0013.074
sounds2 1,638.0012.959
huv4 3,276.0012.599
tall2 1,638.0011.867
wisnae4 3,276.0011.817
whilst2 1,638.0011.750
git4 3,276.0011.546
once2 1,638.0011.212
told2 1,638.0011.114
happened3 2,457.0010.968
beat2 1,638.0010.742
her16 13,104.0110.658
eyes3 2,457.0010.163
except2 1,638.0010.092
couldnae3 2,457.009.901
four2 1,638.009.736
good3 2,457.009.679
startit2 1,638.009.603
said7 5,733.019.386
polis2 1,638.009.289
club2 1,638.009.289
liv4 3,276.00nan
poor3 2,457.0014.089
caught2 1,638.009.171
here6 4,914.008.689
pals2 1,638.008.630
walked2 1,638.008.531
all3 2,457.008.521
noticed2 1,638.008.482
bellshill3 2,457.00nan
only4 3,276.008.458
wan4 3,276.007.541
thought2 1,638.007.265
she14 11,466.016.986
meant2 1,638.006.937
we're2 1,638.006.937
light2 1,638.006.906
saturday2 1,638.006.906
help3 2,457.006.761
maybe2 1,638.006.581
soon2 1,638.006.336
they11 9,009.016.089
sign2 1,638.006.059
long2 1,638.006.011
is2 1,638.005.781
i'm2 1,638.005.715
wae4 3,276.005.478
believe2 1,638.005.444
it's4 3,276.005.410
livvy's3 2,457.00nan
god2 1,638.005.629
back7 5,733.015.403
i2 1,638.005.384
why2 1,638.005.346
wee7 5,733.015.241
rest2 1,638.004.997
his2 1,638.004.944
take2 1,638.004.878
tryin2 1,638.004.501
sure2 1,638.004.501
ahint2 1,638.004.371
it23 18,837.024.343
figurr2 1,638.00nan
phone2 1,638.005.941
next2 1,638.004.274
bin2 1,638.004.220
hauf2 1,638.004.206
aw7 5,733.014.022
wis20 16,380.024.003
by5 4,095.003.541
were4 3,276.003.197
rain2 1,638.002.936
ma2 1,638.002.797
us4 3,276.002.702
name2 1,638.002.604
side2 1,638.002.498
look2 1,638.002.457
he6 4,914.002.390
hadn't2 1,638.00nan
tae34 27,846.032.228
lik2 1,638.002.215
in13 10,647.012.175
we2 1,638.002.139
want2 1,638.002.092
went2 1,638.001.987
on4 3,276.001.972
if4 3,276.001.842
me7 5,733.011.828
just2 1,638.001.768
same2 1,638.001.745
doon5 4,095.001.675
as11 9,009.011.494
for4 3,276.001.402
bein2 1,638.001.168
up7 5,733.011.007
get3 2,457.000.967
flashlight2 1,638.00nan
at11 9,009.011.155
aff3 2,457.000.965
had3 2,457.000.932
there5 4,095.000.926
creature's2 1,638.00nan
that16 13,104.011.189
or6 4,914.000.916
no5 4,095.000.847
again2 1,638.000.814
aye3 2,457.000.767
will2 1,638.000.703
jist3 2,457.000.684
say2 1,638.000.626
got2 1,638.000.548
was2 1,638.000.514
a32 26,208.030.423
the66 54,054.050.398
man2 1,638.000.391
when2 1,638.000.291
you3 2,457.000.213
dae2 1,638.000.180
oot6 4,914.000.137
to2 1,638.000.129
hid2 1,638.000.061
fae3 2,457.000.048
aboot4 3,276.000.039
been2 1,638.000.029
yer2 1,638.000.016
like3 2,457.000.016
but5 4,095.000.010
intae2 1,638.000.004
be6 4,914.000.004
their2 1,638.000.002