A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Tindal, Betty

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,658
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,123
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.367
Tagged as SWE (South West (Galloway)) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, a, tae, o, her, in, ah, oan, it,

List of texts in corpus

Chuckies fir the Cairn
Luath (13-01-2009 ) in Southern (Dumfries) dialect (SWE), categorised as poetry (1,335 words)
Lallans 73 - Mither
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (SWE), categorised as poetry (214 words)
Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (SWE), categorised as prose (648 words)
Lallans 67 - Two poems by Betty Tindal
Lallans Magazine (2005-09-01 ) in Central (Dumfries) dialect (SWE), categorised as poetry (461 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
she'd12 4,514.6766.359
oan27 10,158.0160.489
fir19 7,148.2358.375
her44 16,553.8042.553
lass8 3,009.7840.805
dash4 1,504.8932.558
mibbe7 2,633.5632.446
invisible4 1,504.8929.309
ah'm7 2,633.5627.981
polis5 1,881.1124.050
we'll5 1,881.1122.474
sometimes5 1,881.1121.889
wi'oot2 752.4520.081
oanly2 752.4520.081
teresa2 752.4520.081
and3 1,128.6718.947
cooried3 1,128.6718.711
we're5 1,881.1118.368
agin6 2,257.3418.294
no21 7,900.6818.184
shelter3 1,128.6717.364
manes2 752.4517.180
stanes4 1,504.8916.321
swirl2 752.4516.277
impress2 752.4516.277
clad2 752.4515.545
their15 5,643.3415.067
caper2 752.4514.928
jars2 752.4514.928
we'd3 1,128.6714.874
ah'd3 1,128.6714.428
o'er2 752.4514.396
wuids2 752.4514.396
slippin2 752.4513.928
cuddle2 752.4513.928
banes3 1,128.6713.629
sides3 1,128.6713.386
wearin3 1,128.6713.269
story5 1,881.1113.234
steal2 752.4513.133
ah32 12,039.1312.600
d'ye2 752.4512.181
ah've3 1,128.6712.027
bay2 752.4511.910
could9 3,386.0011.865
gae4 1,504.8911.042
horn2 752.4510.984
frae14 5,267.1210.594
lamb2 752.4510.412
saft3 1,128.6710.372
thinking2 752.4510.239
spied2 752.4510.239
planned2 752.4510.239
beild2 752.4510.074
satchel7 2,633.56nan
conter2 752.4510.074
slippit2 752.4510.074
ye're3 1,128.679.981
let's2 752.459.764
whin4 1,504.899.505
they're3 1,128.679.446
masel5 1,881.119.401
letter3 1,128.679.334
jam2 752.459.211
memories2 752.458.963
for5 1,881.118.940
mum2 752.458.845
queue2 752.458.845
bus3 1,128.678.761
moss2 752.458.731
ablow3 1,128.678.568
waitin3 1,128.678.474
are10 3,762.238.363
lobby2 752.458.306
ahint4 1,504.898.138
souch2 752.458.111
he11 4,138.457.872
happit2 752.457.837
there's3 1,128.677.824
kin5 1,881.117.799
bin4 1,504.897.789
maybe3 1,128.677.743
street4 1,504.897.737
ah'll2 752.457.583
p-5 1,881.11nan
draw2 752.457.502
bi9 3,386.007.464
they'll2 752.457.423
noo11 4,138.457.262
they20 7,524.457.257
ma22 8,276.907.222
weather2 752.457.195
notice2 752.457.195
cam7 2,633.567.070
abody2 752.457.052
cos3 1,128.676.940
be5 1,881.116.930
is7 2,633.566.900
tho5 1,881.116.879
station2 752.456.847
till5 1,881.116.846
kens3 1,128.676.808
number2 752.456.717
they'd2 752.456.591
sit3 1,128.676.555
stair2 752.456.411
line3 1,128.676.316
she's2 752.456.240
scrievin2 752.456.185
believe3 1,128.676.145
only5 1,881.116.084
when8 3,009.786.026
langer2 752.456.025
would3 1,128.676.007
glen2 752.455.775
them10 3,762.235.769
that15 5,643.345.710
a58 21,820.925.702
his7 2,633.565.468
roon5 1,881.115.402
pleased2 752.455.325
green3 1,128.675.265
gang4 1,504.895.130
whae3 1,128.675.110
whiles3 1,128.675.024
he's2 752.455.006
blaw2 752.455.006
view2 752.454.968
haun4 1,504.894.919
getting2 752.454.894
years4 1,504.894.746
smell2 752.454.717
spring2 752.454.682
again6 2,257.344.672
ayont2 752.454.582
lookin3 1,128.674.470
da2 752.454.395
weans2 752.454.299
mam2 752.454.269
ca2 752.454.239
get8 3,009.784.236
didnae4 1,504.894.105
hingin2 752.454.096
use2 752.454.041
dark2 752.453.986
see9 3,386.003.980
should3 1,128.673.956
on9 3,386.003.946
haud3 1,128.673.893
watch2 752.453.881
grey2 752.453.881
fear2 752.453.855
weel7 2,633.563.692
seein2 752.453.657
got6 2,257.343.610
we5 1,881.113.597
heids2 752.453.586
kent5 1,881.113.555
that's3 1,128.673.538
thon5 1,881.113.421
lost2 752.453.363
mind5 1,881.113.308
case2 752.453.217
bit12 4,514.673.183
sang2 752.453.060
think5 1,881.113.047
winter2 752.453.041
hae11 4,138.452.999
son2 752.452.967
verra2 752.452.967
god2 752.452.949
nane2 752.452.931
wee10 3,762.232.857
seems2 752.452.842
stertit2 752.452.808
able2 752.452.808
chance2 752.452.791
close2 752.452.757
ye21 7,900.682.751
why2 752.452.707
hale3 1,128.672.643
feel3 1,128.672.561
grun2 752.452.549
work2 752.452.549
whit10 3,762.232.515
here6 2,257.342.468
free2 752.452.372
sea2 752.452.344
o44 16,553.802.279
you2 752.452.263
windae2 752.452.262
but6 2,257.342.219
later2 752.452.209
box-bed2 752.45nan
across2 752.452.740
naebody2 752.452.183
sittin2 752.452.170
it24 9,029.351.936
was5 1,881.111.910
alang3 1,128.671.894
yer8 3,009.781.830
things3 1,128.671.761
aw10 3,762.231.731
lot2 752.451.724
brocht2 752.451.714
open2 752.451.704
ken6 2,257.341.694
o'2 752.451.523
bed2 752.451.426
it's4 1,504.891.398
ower9 3,386.001.368
mither3 1,128.671.361
licht2 752.451.359
cuid2 752.451.351
by2 752.451.329
hid6 2,257.341.323
back3 1,128.671.321
renfield2 752.45nan
up14 5,267.121.291
there10 3,762.231.267
same3 1,128.671.265
sin2 752.451.265
thing3 1,128.671.255
wisnae2 752.451.242
times2 752.451.198
wha3 1,128.671.191
body2 752.451.190
thegither2 752.451.059
at13 4,890.901.039
were5 1,881.111.032
oot8 3,009.781.007
pit4 1,504.890.996
watter2 752.450.983
tell3 1,128.670.925
awa5 1,881.110.899
unicorn2 752.45nan
hear2 752.450.894
the166 62,452.970.849
rain2 752.450.849
thit2 752.450.833
twa2 752.450.793
wey4 1,504.890.785
in36 13,544.020.752
sae6 2,257.340.721
how2 752.450.720
she17 6,395.790.715
fin3 1,128.670.648
wis23 8,653.120.625
door3 1,128.670.618
intae3 1,128.670.599
thae2 752.450.522
its2 752.450.447
gie3 1,128.670.441
lik2 752.450.413
yon2 752.450.397
mak3 1,128.670.385
aye5 1,881.110.377
me7 2,633.560.370
ither2 752.450.357
through2 752.450.310
an72 27,088.040.308
went2 752.450.305
ewe2 752.45nan
better2 752.450.302
sic2 752.450.272
face2 752.450.272
ain2 752.450.245
i14 5,267.120.217
hoose3 1,128.670.215
if5 1,881.110.202
as18 6,772.010.201
can5 1,881.110.199
lang2 752.450.191
muckle3 1,128.670.190
oor3 1,128.670.180
ane2 752.450.130
time4 1,504.890.130
like8 3,009.780.129
day6 2,257.340.124
aboot7 2,633.560.102
ae5 1,881.110.083
aff3 1,128.670.071
this11 4,138.450.069
fine2 752.450.068
auld4 1,504.890.059
thocht2 752.450.042
us3 1,128.670.042
man3 1,128.670.035
will2 752.450.031
come2 752.450.027
nae8 3,009.780.026
some4 1,504.890.025
syne2 752.450.023
then3 1,128.670.020
or9 3,386.000.016
doon6 2,257.340.011
hame2 752.450.011
dae3 1,128.670.009
whaur2 752.450.006
wid3 1,128.670.004
jist4 1,504.890.003
afore3 1,128.670.003
been5 1,881.110.002
wi20 7,524.450.002
wad3 1,128.670.001
tae57 21,444.700.000
even2 752.450.000
new2 752.450.000
war2 752.450.000
maist2 752.450.000