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 35,523.98589.198
zoo9 5,328.6090.790
wiz21 12,433.3975.804
jonny41 24,274.72nan
ae27 15,985.7974.228
tram6 3,552.4068.142
lion8 4,736.5363.836
parcel7 4,144.4661.776
humbugs4 2,368.2746.416
oan19 11,249.2646.030
huv10 5,920.6642.821
said17 10,065.1338.593
shoap5 2,960.3338.470
haunded4 2,368.2737.976
bars5 2,960.3336.293
er7 4,144.4634.738
hid15 8,880.9930.949
two7 4,144.4629.331
haw4 2,368.2729.163
money6 3,552.4026.753
paper6 3,552.4026.530
tuppence3 1,776.2026.366
hullo3 1,776.2025.094
approached3 1,776.2024.048
bears3 1,776.2024.048
goat7 4,144.4623.933
weans5 2,960.3323.242
poakit3 1,776.2022.389
asked5 2,960.3321.996
bearsden2 1,184.1321.890
boufin2 1,184.1321.890
pulled4 2,368.2721.317
pokey2 1,184.1320.167
poke3 1,776.2019.802
wit4 2,368.2719.145
dork2 1,184.1318.986
naw6 3,552.4018.858
eyes5 2,960.3318.730
ur5 2,960.3318.382
plooms2 1,184.1318.081
chocolates2 1,184.1318.081
they20 11,841.3317.975
hink4 2,368.2717.907
sweeties3 1,776.2017.370
ye24 14,209.5916.893
wandered2 1,184.1316.728
isa2 1,184.1316.728
stoap3 1,776.2016.653
flung3 1,776.2016.390
excitedly2 1,184.1316.194
owe2 1,184.1316.194
dung2 1,184.1315.724
fun4 2,368.2714.801
keech2 1,184.1314.262
an21 12,433.3914.024
coupon2 1,184.1313.968
suggested2 1,184.1313.439
gave3 1,776.2013.372
walked3 1,776.2013.297
broon4 2,368.2713.257
coonter2 1,184.1313.200
cin2 1,184.1313.200
aw13 7,696.8612.376
string2 1,184.1312.184
whispered2 1,184.1312.184
wan6 3,552.4012.141
man8 4,736.5312.111
entrance2 1,184.1312.009
per2 1,184.1312.009
right5 2,960.3311.903
how5 2,960.3311.641
coins2 1,184.1311.380
enough4 2,368.2711.372
don4 2,368.2711.342
pal3 1,776.2011.026
big6 3,552.4010.985
sighed2 1,184.1310.968
ll8 4,736.5310.767
glesga2 1,184.1310.717
s26 15,393.7210.630
mon2 1,184.1310.258
as22 13,025.4610.109
hat2 1,184.1310.049
passed3 1,776.209.971
knows2 1,184.139.948
i2 1,184.139.669
make3 1,776.209.588
must3 1,776.209.514
soor2 1,184.139.395
themsels2 1,184.139.310
bird2 1,184.139.067
awright2 1,184.139.067
ran3 1,776.208.295
dy2 1,184.138.292
aye8 4,736.538.144
hunners2 1,184.137.988
ootside3 1,776.207.707
dae7 4,144.467.479
sittin3 1,776.207.414
where3 1,776.207.229
replied2 1,184.137.206
tryin3 1,776.207.184
stairs2 1,184.136.893
wummin2 1,184.136.727
bairn3 1,776.206.615
t5 2,960.336.429
cried3 1,776.206.421
colour2 1,184.136.379
ve5 2,960.335.860
in15 8,880.995.842
roon4 2,368.275.699
fur10 5,920.665.298
is4 2,368.275.200
no10 5,920.665.121
her3 1,776.204.976
them7 4,144.464.857
high2 1,184.134.586
fae10 5,920.664.530
hing2 1,184.134.523
but2 1,184.134.461
haun3 1,776.204.452
aff6 3,552.404.385
let3 1,776.204.338
back8 4,736.534.319
close2 1,184.134.230
toon2 1,184.134.067
look3 1,776.204.056
go3 1,776.203.923
five2 1,184.133.799
take2 1,184.133.767
story2 1,184.133.720
windae2 1,184.133.674
it29 17,169.923.612
his16 9,473.063.557
looked2 1,184.133.482
sure2 1,184.133.412
went3 1,776.203.328
ahint2 1,184.133.290
sat2 1,184.133.277
could4 2,368.273.257
next2 1,184.133.199
lookin2 1,184.133.136
street2 1,184.133.099
left3 1,776.203.087
open2 1,184.133.026
ah16 9,473.062.926
that24 14,209.592.875
read2 1,184.132.854
who2 1,184.132.821
eh2 1,184.132.591
oh2 1,184.132.572
really2 1,184.132.485
well2 1,184.132.475
he21 12,433.392.442
git2 1,184.132.365
re3 1,776.202.298
the113 66,903.492.220
then4 2,368.272.100
jist5 2,960.331.996
thit2 1,184.131.938
she5 2,960.331.900
never2 1,184.131.764
up10 5,920.661.661
again3 1,776.201.479
intae5 2,960.331.262
want2 1,184.131.241
whit6 3,552.401.232
only2 1,184.131.198
through2 1,184.131.166
wi9 5,328.601.137
this4 2,368.271.082
last2 1,184.131.079
oot10 5,920.661.049
wur2 1,184.131.021
conductress2 1,184.13nan
ma5 2,960.330.900
day2 1,184.130.589
there6 3,552.400.558
like3 1,776.200.545
wee5 2,960.330.539
seen2 1,184.130.535
aviary2 1,184.13nan
tae32 18,946.120.500
me4 2,368.270.481
him6 3,552.400.469
thon2 1,184.130.422
at13 7,696.860.416
did2 1,184.130.292
yer4 2,368.270.287
be10 5,920.660.250
you4 2,368.270.217
see2 1,184.130.203
say2 1,184.130.155
if2 1,184.130.141
a47 27,827.120.130
doon3 1,776.200.124
we6 3,552.400.072
heid2 1,184.130.068
by3 1,776.200.057
some2 1,184.130.053
twa2 1,184.130.028
auld2 1,184.130.028
get2 1,184.130.023
when2 1,184.130.013
us2 1,184.130.009
m2 1,184.130.009
nae5 2,960.330.008
their3 1,776.200.006
efter2 1,184.130.006
been3 1,776.200.004
aboot5 2,960.330.000