A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Manson, John

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,255
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 584
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.149
Tagged as NNB (North Northern B (Caithness)) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, o, and, a, in, i, on, ye, nicht, aa,

List of texts in corpus

Chuckies fir the Cairn
Luath (13-01-2009 ) in Doric (Dumfries) dialect (NNB), categorised as poetry (1,255 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
lek8 6,374.5097.634
and37 29,482.0753.157
an2 1,593.6349.256
sleepan4 3,187.2548.804
tae2 1,593.6339.765
agane6 4,780.8839.068
deid8 6,374.5037.339
ir8 6,374.5035.087
soun5 3,984.0634.861
sheddas3 2,390.4433.627
lyan3 2,390.4433.627
pu'd3 2,390.4433.627
nicht11 8,764.9433.009
vyces4 3,187.2531.534
til10 7,968.1331.462
paris3 2,390.4424.941
doun7 5,577.6923.806
fais2 1,593.6323.083
cords2 1,593.6323.083
alreddy2 1,593.6323.083
gravestanes2 1,593.6321.359
gell2 1,593.6321.359
hus4 3,187.2520.290
wir7 5,577.6919.300
skroo2 1,593.6319.271
lichted2 1,593.6318.536
bonfires2 1,593.6318.536
banes3 2,390.4418.016
gress3 2,390.4417.648
nakit2 1,593.6317.382
evin2 1,593.6317.382
john's2 1,593.6316.490
crushed2 1,593.6316.490
mature2 1,593.6316.490
houses2 1,593.6316.110
fyow2 1,593.6315.764
owre4 3,187.2515.175
heerd2 1,593.6315.151
the107 85,258.9614.717
aroun2 1,593.6314.380
pints2 1,593.6314.380
aa10 7,968.1313.881
naethin4 3,187.2513.747
rod2 1,593.6313.737
that2 1,593.6313.549
frae10 7,968.1313.444
thae5 3,984.0613.325
throu5 3,984.0613.286
sanct2 1,593.6313.016
yirth2 1,593.6312.701
i19 15,139.4412.539
stude2 1,593.6312.271
fuirsday4 3,187.25nan
macdiarmid2 1,593.6312.701
without2 1,593.6312.138
eftir3 2,390.4411.939
stane3 2,390.4411.896
sall2 1,593.6311.884
anerlie2 1,593.6311.764
neeps2 1,593.6311.316
notes2 1,593.6311.211
bi7 5,577.6910.943
asleep2 1,593.6310.914
round2 1,593.6310.820
strae2 1,593.6310.729
i've2 1,593.6310.639
yella2 1,593.6310.552
train2 1,593.6310.552
gangs2 1,593.6310.301
them8 6,374.5010.286
-3 2,390.449.589
syne5 3,984.069.463
coman3 2,390.44nan
haurd2 1,593.639.437
auld7 5,577.699.415
find3 2,390.449.094
whan6 4,780.888.308
lass2 1,593.637.887
year5 3,984.067.873
vallejo3 2,390.44nan
dee3 2,390.447.700
wha4 3,187.257.344
bides2 1,593.637.236
cesar2 1,593.63nan
brae2 1,593.636.934
canna3 2,390.446.836
bifore2 1,593.63nan
yit2 1,593.636.777
in32 25,498.016.760
sleep2 1,593.636.717
no9 7,171.316.649
grey2 1,593.636.540
airms2 1,593.636.428
rain3 2,390.446.231
wis5 3,984.066.147
weet2 1,593.635.963
o38 30,278.885.161
bit8 6,374.505.006
merrynes2 1,593.63nan
on15 11,952.195.445
mebbe2 1,593.634.687
about2 1,593.634.639
black2 1,593.634.470
lat2 1,593.634.309
twa5 3,984.064.308
nae8 6,374.504.067
hert2 1,593.633.975
chaak-white2 1,593.63nan
gaed3 2,390.443.853
out2 1,593.633.815
as3 2,390.443.696
ye12 9,561.753.298
masel2 1,593.633.237
whaur3 2,390.443.050
end2 1,593.632.879
gang2 1,593.632.750
near2 1,593.632.657
day5 3,984.062.049
ah4 3,187.251.997
forgettan2 1,593.63nan
cam3 2,390.442.645
karm2 1,593.63nan
maun2 1,593.632.007
ma9 7,171.311.852
days2 1,593.631.751
for4 3,187.251.561
see4 3,187.251.526
scots2 1,593.631.520
scottish2 1,593.631.416
at5 3,984.061.336
its3 2,390.441.238
hae5 3,984.061.210
nor2 1,593.631.143
is5 3,984.061.112
time4 3,187.251.110
een2 1,593.630.991
english2 1,593.630.931
aff3 2,390.440.886
it's2 1,593.630.817
did2 1,593.630.795
some3 2,390.440.746
haed2 1,593.630.712
mair4 3,187.250.690
bitween2 1,593.63nan
sae3 2,390.440.477
ane2 1,593.630.438
lang2 1,593.630.362
he9 7,171.310.353
man2 1,593.630.349
me3 2,390.440.339
guid2 1,593.630.323
here2 1,593.630.244
ither2 1,593.630.227
a34 27,091.630.219
wi8 6,374.500.204
his6 4,780.880.195
fur4 3,187.250.159
up4 3,187.250.144
back2 1,593.630.142
been2 1,593.630.044
him3 2,390.440.033
oan2 1,593.630.029
there3 2,390.440.018
this5 3,984.060.009
they5 3,984.060.004
can2 1,593.630.003
we5 3,984.060.000
laachan2 1,593.63nan
of2 1,593.630.034