A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Atkins, Elise

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,689
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 575
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.937
Tagged as GLA (Glasgow) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, billy, a, jonny, tae, it, ae, s, that, ye,

List of texts in corpus

Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!
Scottish Book Trust (2023-09-20) in Central dialect (GLA), categorised as prose (1,689 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
billy60 35,523.98596.279
zoo9 5,328.6090.752
wiz21 12,433.3975.722
tram6 3,552.4068.116
lion8 4,736.5363.802
jonny41 24,274.72nan
ae27 15,985.7974.350
parcel7 4,144.4661.747
oan19 11,249.2647.288
humbugs4 2,368.2746.399
huv10 5,920.6645.182
shoap5 2,960.3338.864
said17 10,065.1338.738
haunded4 2,368.2737.959
bars5 2,960.3335.642
er7 4,144.4634.225
hid15 8,880.9930.896
two7 4,144.4630.176
haw4 2,368.2729.146
money6 3,552.4027.190
paper6 3,552.4026.506
tuppence3 1,776.2026.354
hullo3 1,776.2025.081
approached3 1,776.2024.036
bears3 1,776.2024.036
goat7 4,144.4623.906
weans5 2,960.3323.561
poakit3 1,776.2022.377
asked5 2,960.3322.049
bearsden2 1,184.1321.882
boufin2 1,184.1321.882
pulled4 2,368.2721.182
pokey2 1,184.1320.159
poke3 1,776.2020.026
hink4 2,368.2719.984
eyes5 2,960.3319.672
wit4 2,368.2719.219
dork2 1,184.1318.977
naw6 3,552.4018.906
ur5 2,960.3318.362
chocolates2 1,184.1318.072
plooms2 1,184.1318.072
they20 11,841.3317.918
sweeties3 1,776.2017.512
ye24 14,209.5917.163
stoap3 1,776.2016.917
isa2 1,184.1316.720
wandered2 1,184.1316.720
flung3 1,776.2016.377
owe2 1,184.1316.186
excitedly2 1,184.1316.186
dung2 1,184.1315.716
fun4 2,368.2714.835
an21 12,433.3914.505
coupon2 1,184.1313.960
keech2 1,184.1313.686
walked3 1,776.2013.435
suggested2 1,184.1313.431
broon4 2,368.2713.241
coonter2 1,184.1313.192
cin2 1,184.1313.192
gave3 1,776.2013.139
aw13 7,696.8612.598
wan6 3,552.4012.458
man8 4,736.5312.277
whispered2 1,184.1312.176
string2 1,184.1312.176
right5 2,960.3311.930
enough4 2,368.2711.884
entrance2 1,184.1311.834
how5 2,960.3311.688
don4 2,368.2711.600
coins2 1,184.1311.520
per2 1,184.1311.230
s26 15,393.7211.179
big6 3,552.4011.133
glesga2 1,184.1311.093
ll8 4,736.5311.057
pal3 1,776.2011.014
knows2 1,184.1310.960
sighed2 1,184.1310.832
mon2 1,184.1310.250
hat2 1,184.1310.040
passed3 1,776.209.959
as22 13,025.469.956
make3 1,776.209.880
must3 1,776.209.613
i2 1,184.139.479
soor2 1,184.139.387
themsels2 1,184.139.302
bird2 1,184.139.138
awright2 1,184.139.059
dy2 1,184.138.480
ran3 1,776.208.312
hunners2 1,184.137.980
ootside3 1,776.207.823
aye8 4,736.537.756
dae7 4,144.467.596
sittin3 1,776.207.356
replied2 1,184.137.246
where3 1,776.207.241
tryin3 1,776.207.151
stairs2 1,184.136.886
wummin2 1,184.136.719
bairn3 1,776.206.545
cried3 1,776.206.468
colour2 1,184.136.408
t5 2,960.336.316
ve5 2,960.336.297
in15 8,880.995.869
roon4 2,368.275.577
fur10 5,920.665.499
no10 5,920.665.237
is4 2,368.275.215
her3 1,776.205.090
them7 4,144.464.839
hing2 1,184.134.707
fae10 5,920.664.660
haun3 1,776.204.585
high2 1,184.134.537
but2 1,184.134.388
let3 1,776.204.385
aff6 3,552.404.375
back8 4,736.534.330
take2 1,184.134.317
look3 1,776.204.283
close2 1,184.134.186
toon2 1,184.134.149
ah16 9,473.063.990
go3 1,776.203.974
windae2 1,184.133.776
five2 1,184.133.760
it29 17,169.923.756
story2 1,184.133.728
his16 9,473.063.466
looked2 1,184.133.433
sure2 1,184.133.364
went3 1,776.203.353
next2 1,184.133.270
ahint2 1,184.133.270
could4 2,368.273.259
open2 1,184.133.205
sat2 1,184.133.154
lookin2 1,184.133.142
street2 1,184.133.129
left3 1,776.203.094
who2 1,184.132.915
that24 14,209.592.886
read2 1,184.132.749
eh2 1,184.132.615
oh2 1,184.132.585
well2 1,184.132.565
really2 1,184.132.479
re3 1,776.202.408
git2 1,184.132.350
he21 12,433.392.338
the113 66,903.492.165
then4 2,368.272.128
thit2 1,184.131.932
jist5 2,960.331.906
never2 1,184.131.889
she5 2,960.331.822
up10 5,920.661.630
again3 1,776.201.528
intae5 2,960.331.328
whit6 3,552.401.280
want2 1,184.131.260
wi9 5,328.601.191
through2 1,184.131.189
only2 1,184.131.166
this4 2,368.271.079
last2 1,184.131.078
wur2 1,184.131.074
oot10 5,920.661.060
conductress2 1,184.13nan
ma5 2,960.330.686
there6 3,552.400.576
day2 1,184.130.567
wee5 2,960.330.556
tae32 18,946.120.531
seen2 1,184.130.527
him6 3,552.400.456
at13 7,696.860.391
me4 2,368.270.380
thon2 1,184.130.365
yer4 2,368.270.319
did2 1,184.130.302
you4 2,368.270.274
be10 5,920.660.248
see2 1,184.130.201
aviary2 1,184.13nan
like3 1,776.200.514
say2 1,184.130.188
if2 1,184.130.120
doon3 1,776.200.120
a47 27,827.120.117
we6 3,552.400.081
heid2 1,184.130.077
some2 1,184.130.054
by3 1,776.200.052
twa2 1,184.130.032
when2 1,184.130.029
auld2 1,184.130.027
get2 1,184.130.016
us2 1,184.130.011
efter2 1,184.130.009
nae5 2,960.330.007
their3 1,776.200.005
been3 1,776.200.003
aboot5 2,960.330.000
m2 1,184.130.000