A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Capener, Jack

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,289
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 870
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.631
Tagged as EDN (Edinburgh) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, o, an, tae, a, in, it, scots, wi, that,

List of texts in corpus

Eemis Stane 1 - Syne
Eemis Stane (2022-05-06 ) in Central dialect (EDN), categorised as poetry (88 words)
This laund wis wrocht for you an me
Mak Forrit (2021-08-23) in Central (Edinburgh) dialect (EDN), categorised as blog (1,211 words)

No Guid Eneuch
Bella Caledonia (25-07-2019) in Central dialect (EDN), categorised as blog (990 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
laund19 8,300.57183.012
laundscape6 2,621.2367.723
thit15 6,553.0858.943
clearance6 2,621.2358.324
laundscapes4 1,747.4943.971
chynge8 3,494.9843.438
glens5 2,184.3639.376
devolution5 2,184.3637.209
interaction4 1,747.4932.962
government9 3,931.8532.302
wir12 5,242.4632.025
cin4 1,747.4931.028
fir12 5,242.4630.626
scots27 11,795.5428.826
anely7 3,058.1028.544
wis3 1,310.6228.414
equality4 1,747.4927.800
thon12 5,242.4627.133
linguistic6 2,621.2326.923
he2 873.7426.704
action5 2,184.3626.381
lack4 1,747.4926.109
benefits4 1,747.4925.811
cairry5 2,184.3625.768
hielands3 1,310.6224.540
its14 6,116.2123.879
community6 2,621.2323.405
needs5 2,184.3621.544
individuals3 1,310.6220.944
paps2 873.7420.669
grassroots2 873.7420.669
serious4 1,747.4920.237
facts3 1,310.6219.284
perceptions2 873.7418.947
contradictory2 873.7418.947
organisations3 1,310.6218.477
leid9 3,931.8518.292
ar5 2,184.3618.266
accept3 1,310.6218.231
thaim11 4,805.5918.046
wirsels3 1,310.6217.768
kinnae2 873.7417.766
offeicial2 873.7417.766
richts4 1,747.4917.159
economic3 1,310.6216.942
facilitate2 873.7416.863
ootdoors2 873.7416.863
owns2 873.7416.863
fact5 2,184.3616.552
value3 1,310.6216.391
noo's2 873.7416.130
scuils3 1,310.6215.890
their14 6,116.2115.766
naitur3 1,310.6215.578
thae7 3,058.1015.528
leid's2 873.7415.512
awmaist3 1,310.6215.283
private3 1,310.6215.002
walkers2 873.7414.979
popular3 1,310.6214.735
contexts2 873.7414.511
o75 32,765.4014.376
confidence3 1,310.6214.236
statit2 873.7413.714
becomin2 873.7413.714
population3 1,310.6213.563
siller5 2,184.3613.271
muckle9 3,931.8513.244
ne'er2 873.7412.760
wioot3 1,310.6212.595
steps3 1,310.6212.508
whither3 1,310.6212.421
ah3 1,310.6212.355
grantit2 873.7412.234
aften4 1,747.4912.063
hisnae2 873.7411.996
futur2 873.7411.996
emotional2 873.7411.996
bi10 4,368.7211.940
tuim3 1,310.6211.851
hills3 1,310.6211.774
massel2 873.7411.559
reaction2 873.7411.559
exackly2 873.7411.559
we21 9,174.3111.547
public4 1,747.4911.339
efforts2 873.7411.167
year8 3,494.9811.013
lose2 873.7410.812
nor7 3,058.1010.346
presence2 873.7410.334
tuimness4 1,747.49nan
chyngin2 873.7410.812
cleared2 873.7410.188
benefit2 873.7410.188
remains2 873.7410.047
deer2 873.749.911
ma2 873.749.709
chynges2 873.749.653
reasons2 873.749.653
biggin3 1,310.629.567
fundin2 873.749.530
aiblins3 1,310.629.420
respect2 873.749.411
spend2 873.749.411
donald2 873.749.411
weel-kent2 873.749.076
access2 873.748.971
equal2 873.748.869
speakers3 1,310.628.741
haund3 1,310.628.335
dowie2 873.748.309
ain8 3,494.988.107
aroond3 1,310.627.961
scotland's2 873.747.900
sae10 4,368.727.764
repeople3 1,310.62nan
native2 873.748.223
kens3 1,310.627.647
jalouse2 873.747.604
board2 873.747.533
isnae3 1,310.627.385
aw13 5,679.347.381
health2 873.747.330
message2 873.747.265
support3 1,310.627.198
thanks2 873.747.138
twanty3 1,310.62nan
but18 7,863.707.064
wey7 3,058.106.934
local3 1,310.626.873
chairge2 873.746.840
pride2 873.746.783
haunds2 873.746.783
maist6 2,621.236.385
agin3 1,310.626.337
assynt3 1,310.62nan
be21 9,174.316.312
nocht2 873.746.215
hae12 5,242.466.133
shaw2 873.746.121
cannae4 1,747.496.052
vyce2 873.745.812
whiles3 1,310.625.793
folk4 1,747.495.664
hings2 873.745.648
ye5 2,184.365.644
speak3 1,310.625.576
sindry2 873.745.569
politics2 873.745.200
up3 1,310.625.110
brocht3 1,310.625.081
maitter2 873.744.808
bein5 2,184.364.759
yit2 873.744.658
fecht2 873.744.629
speakin2 873.744.600
kintra2 873.744.516
hoo3 1,310.624.510
aboot13 5,679.344.504
hail2 873.744.460
time9 3,931.854.369
micht5 2,184.364.273
sic4 1,747.494.230
really3 1,310.624.217
weys2 873.744.199
strang2 873.744.199
us7 3,058.104.155
wi26 11,358.674.093
body3 1,310.624.086
hunner2 873.744.029
as22 9,611.184.007
social2 873.743.982
it's5 2,184.363.874
shuid2 873.743.846
is22 9,611.183.787
case2 873.743.738
little2 873.743.696
hou3 1,310.623.608
jura2 873.74nan
stert2 873.743.553
juist5 2,184.363.503
there2 873.743.483
nane2 873.743.437
wad6 2,621.233.428
seems2 873.743.343
bittie2 873.743.343
tent2 873.743.325
clear2 873.743.307
thair's2 873.74nan
duin2 873.743.271
this4 1,747.493.247
hauns2 873.742.969
fowk7 3,058.102.915
an71 31,017.912.761
mebbe2 873.742.729
syne4 1,747.492.719
it36 15,727.392.705
throu3 1,310.622.647
forby2 873.742.537
a55 24,027.962.380
nimbyism2 873.74nan
few2 873.742.265
maun3 1,310.622.233
bin2 873.742.219
wrang2 873.742.196
neist2 873.742.163
better3 1,310.622.106
gey3 1,310.622.070
mair8 3,494.981.950
sair2 873.741.944
tak4 1,747.491.891
haud2 873.741.876
no3 1,310.621.868
oor6 2,621.231.832
cuid2 873.741.747
eneuch2 873.741.677
will4 1,747.491.661
tae58 25,338.581.615
or11 4,805.591.506
comes2 873.741.366
warld2 873.741.270
ilka2 873.741.250
are5 2,184.361.214
haes4 1,747.491.210
hale2 873.741.131
nae4 1,747.491.124
ootdoorsy2 873.74nan
taen2 873.741.119
gang2 873.741.119
the144 62,909.570.900
repeoplin2 873.74nan
scotland4 1,747.490.856
still3 1,310.620.851
wee3 1,310.620.774
thir2 873.740.771
s21 9,174.310.756
new3 1,310.620.750
gin3 1,310.620.747
think3 1,310.620.731
whit7 3,058.100.729
for16 6,989.950.719
whan4 1,747.490.710
atween2 873.740.687
bit4 1,747.490.684
lik2 873.740.675
weel4 1,747.490.610
on17 7,426.820.581
behauder2 873.74nan
day3 1,310.620.542
some2 873.740.505
language3 1,310.620.480
they7 3,058.100.408
been3 1,310.620.391
aff2 873.740.381
first3 1,310.620.362
dis2 873.740.352
wha2 873.740.350
in39 17,038.010.308
twa4 1,747.490.273
tell2 873.740.228
awa2 873.740.215
like5 2,184.360.195
lang3 1,310.620.188
guid3 1,310.620.152
ower6 2,621.230.148
ither2 873.740.131
made2 873.740.077
can3 1,310.620.076
een2 873.740.070
fae7 3,058.100.064
t2 873.740.059
gie2 873.740.045
ony2 873.740.042
jist3 1,310.620.037
at14 6,116.210.030
dae3 1,310.620.027
ae4 1,747.490.012
hame2 873.740.012
that23 10,048.060.008
ken3 1,310.620.005
thair2 873.740.004
richt3 1,310.620.002
intae4 1,747.490.002
hoose2 873.740.001
auld3 1,310.620.001
thocht2 873.740.000
pit2 873.740.000