A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Philip, George

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,687
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 716
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.356
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, o, a, tae, in, i, wis, on, his,

List of texts in corpus

Tales Fae The Doric Side - Winter
Doric Books (2023-02-20 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as poetry (157 words)
Luikin Back
Jas Gaesham (2008-01-06 ) in Doric dialect (DOR), categorised as prose (549 words)
Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent
Lallans Magazine (2000-03-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (981 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
fergusson13 7,705.99127.352
scotsoun8 4,742.1592.862
kistie6 3,556.6165.693
myn5 2,963.8444.442
robert7 4,149.3841.559
skweel6 3,556.6140.845
soun6 3,556.6139.857
our7 4,149.3835.047
kisties3 1,778.3034.070
i32 18,968.5831.069
video4 2,371.0729.860
society5 2,963.8427.372
archive3 1,778.3026.370
burns6 3,556.6126.247
sang6 3,556.6125.894
waatch3 1,778.3025.700
holy3 1,778.3024.552
ye'll5 2,963.8423.851
poems5 2,963.8423.083
nurses3 1,778.3022.043
diphtheria2 1,185.5421.893
fergusson's2 1,185.5421.893
kiver2 1,185.5421.893
hugh3 1,778.3020.548
firsten2 1,185.5420.170
farin2 1,185.5420.170
ospital2 1,185.5420.170
poem5 2,963.8420.162
whilk4 2,371.0719.613
thir7 4,149.3818.921
races2 1,185.5418.084
garioch2 1,185.5418.084
wul4 2,371.0717.989
himsel5 2,963.8417.037
winda2 1,185.5416.731
gait3 1,778.3016.394
birks2 1,185.5415.727
anent5 2,963.8414.811
on25 14,819.2114.705
fair6 3,556.6114.361
it6 3,556.6113.391
gif3 1,778.3013.301
his23 13,633.6713.266
merriet2 1,185.5412.977
model2 1,185.5412.562
mebbe4 2,371.0712.168
leith2 1,185.5412.012
ssc6 3,556.61nan
thon7 4,149.3812.483
glisk2 1,185.5412.012
sheet2 1,185.5412.012
milk3 1,778.3011.704
fag2 1,185.5411.685
macdiarmid2 1,185.5411.531
frae11 6,520.4511.341
readin3 1,778.3011.279
thrie2 1,185.5411.104
grave2 1,185.5411.104
harns2 1,185.5411.104
makars2 1,185.5410.600
screive2 1,185.5410.600
forbye3 1,778.3010.432
alang5 2,963.8410.242
ainly2 1,185.5410.051
trainin2 1,185.5410.051
bed4 2,371.0710.012
by9 5,334.919.450
slaw2 1,185.549.230
lallans2 1,185.548.491
invermay4 2,371.07nan
speikers2 1,185.549.397
gearie4 2,371.07nan
yin6 3,556.6110.032
tak6 3,556.618.412
sicht3 1,778.308.242
p2 1,185.547.933
bob2 1,185.547.876
possible2 1,185.547.820
forget2 1,185.547.765
fite2 1,185.547.765
includin2 1,185.547.711
years4 2,371.077.621
university2 1,185.547.401
wordies4 2,371.07nan
tuik3 1,778.309.446
teachers2 1,185.546.896
places2 1,185.546.896
vyce2 1,185.546.854
wis29 17,190.286.845
ettle2 1,185.546.729
may2 1,185.546.609
lord2 1,185.546.609
pitten2 1,185.546.531
out3 1,778.306.331
throwe2 1,185.546.237
spellin2 1,185.546.202
raither2 1,185.545.839
haed5 2,963.845.513
thochts2 1,185.545.484
i'll2 1,185.545.114
hae9 5,334.914.726
puckle2 1,185.544.695
winter2 1,185.544.546
stert2 1,185.544.546
near3 1,778.304.444
fin4 2,371.074.255
pairt3 1,778.304.241
twa6 3,556.614.233
guid5 2,963.844.061
made4 2,371.074.052
thinkin2 1,185.543.983
later2 1,185.543.785
and18 10,669.833.496
a37 21,932.423.443
aa7 4,149.383.328
bairns3 1,778.303.314
weill2 1,185.543.227
mony3 1,778.303.168
mither3 1,778.303.014
scots10 5,927.682.456
scotscreive2 1,185.54nan
for15 8,891.522.645
niver2 1,185.542.162
watter2 1,185.542.122
hear2 1,185.541.954
gang2 1,185.541.875
fowk5 2,963.841.860
nou2 1,185.541.820
new3 1,778.301.677
doun2 1,185.541.670
sae5 2,963.841.655
cud2 1,185.541.620
oot4 2,371.071.603
birsay2 1,185.54nan
in33 19,561.351.601
did3 1,778.301.566
cam3 1,778.301.550
afore4 2,371.071.548
has2 1,185.541.491
gied2 1,185.541.447
wi17 10,077.061.357
come3 1,778.301.320
set2 1,185.541.276
they4 2,371.071.148
first3 1,778.301.112
sic2 1,185.541.093
ma10 5,927.681.075
o41 24,303.501.069
an50 29,638.411.036
left2 1,185.541.026
ower2 1,185.541.018
some4 2,371.070.964
thing2 1,185.540.932
wha2 1,185.540.906
shankland2 1,185.54nan
me9 5,334.912.063
whit2 1,185.540.883
day5 2,963.840.802
lang3 1,778.300.785
life2 1,185.540.746
tell2 1,185.540.709
keeker-kistie2 1,185.54nan
back2 1,185.540.732
is8 4,742.150.609
scotsleir2 1,185.54nan
the106 62,833.430.606
mair5 2,963.840.586
wad3 1,778.300.583
efter3 1,778.300.576
whan3 1,778.300.556
see4 2,371.070.546
anither2 1,185.540.544
bein2 1,185.540.524
waard2 1,185.54nan
no6 3,556.610.523
syne2 1,185.540.510
or4 2,371.070.475
there3 1,778.300.457
that14 8,298.760.444
kent2 1,185.540.435
een2 1,185.540.408
but5 2,963.840.402
gie2 1,185.540.384
time2 1,185.540.377
gie-in2 1,185.54nan
still2 1,185.540.394
gin2 1,185.540.341
are3 1,778.300.338
hame2 1,185.540.263
as12 7,113.220.252
aboot4 2,371.070.229
juist2 1,185.540.207
pit2 1,185.540.162
can2 1,185.540.134
thair2 1,185.540.121
got2 1,185.540.120
ye8 4,742.150.120
he16 9,484.290.101
this7 4,149.380.048
of2 1,185.540.045
tae35 20,746.890.042
up7 4,149.380.039
than2 1,185.540.036
doon4 2,371.070.035
bit4 2,371.070.028
richt2 1,185.540.013
we7 4,149.380.012
us2 1,185.540.010
ken2 1,185.540.010
at11 6,520.450.002
kko3 1,778.30nan
tellt2 1,185.545.114