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 8,300.57183.074
laundscape6 2,621.2367.743
thit15 6,553.0858.837
clearance6 2,621.2358.344
laundscapes4 1,747.4943.984
chynge8 3,494.9843.464
glens5 2,184.3639.392
devolution5 2,184.3637.225
interaction4 1,747.4932.974
government9 3,931.8532.330
wir12 5,242.4632.060
fir12 5,242.4630.660
cin4 1,747.4929.975
scots27 11,795.5428.888
anely7 3,058.1028.565
wis3 1,310.6228.348
equality4 1,747.4927.813
thon12 5,242.4627.111
linguistic6 2,621.2326.942
he2 873.7426.730
action5 2,184.3626.397
lack4 1,747.4926.122
benefits4 1,747.4925.824
cairry5 2,184.3625.784
hielands3 1,310.6224.550
its14 6,116.2123.916
community6 2,621.2323.423
needs5 2,184.3621.560
individuals3 1,310.6220.954
paps2 873.7420.675
grassroots2 873.7420.675
serious4 1,747.4920.249
facts3 1,310.6219.294
perceptions2 873.7418.953
contradictory2 873.7418.953
organisations3 1,310.6218.486
leid9 3,931.8518.317
ar5 2,184.3618.281
accept3 1,310.6218.240
thaim11 4,805.5918.075
wirsels3 1,310.6217.778
kinnae2 873.7417.773
offeicial2 873.7417.773
richts4 1,747.4917.171
economic3 1,310.6216.951
facilitate2 873.7416.869
ootdoors2 873.7416.869
owns2 873.7416.869
fact5 2,184.3616.567
value3 1,310.6216.401
noo's2 873.7416.136
scuils3 1,310.6215.899
their14 6,116.2115.764
naitur3 1,310.6215.588
thae7 3,058.1015.547
leid's2 873.7415.519
awmaist3 1,310.6215.292
private3 1,310.6215.012
walkers2 873.7414.986
popular3 1,310.6214.745
contexts2 873.7414.517
o75 32,765.4014.469
confidence3 1,310.6214.246
statit2 873.7413.720
becomin2 873.7413.720
population3 1,310.6213.572
siller5 2,184.3613.286
muckle9 3,931.8513.267
ne'er2 873.7412.767
wioot3 1,310.6212.605
steps3 1,310.6212.517
whither3 1,310.6212.430
ah3 1,310.6212.376
grantit2 873.7412.241
aften4 1,747.4912.075
hisnae2 873.7412.002
futur2 873.7412.002
emotional2 873.7412.002
bi10 4,368.7211.964
tuim3 1,310.6211.860
hills3 1,310.6211.784
massel2 873.7411.566
reaction2 873.7411.566
exackly2 873.7411.566
we21 9,174.3111.551
public4 1,747.4911.351
efforts2 873.7411.174
year8 3,494.9811.033
lose2 873.7410.818
nor7 3,058.1010.364
presence2 873.7410.341
tuimness4 1,747.49nan
chyngin2 873.7410.818
cleared2 873.7410.194
benefit2 873.7410.194
remains2 873.7410.053
deer2 873.749.917
ma2 873.749.700
chynges2 873.749.659
reasons2 873.749.659
biggin3 1,310.629.576
fundin2 873.749.536
aiblins3 1,310.629.429
spend2 873.749.417
donald2 873.749.417
respect2 873.749.417
weel-kent2 873.749.083
access2 873.748.977
equal2 873.748.875
speakers3 1,310.628.750
haund3 1,310.628.344
dowie2 873.748.315
native2 873.748.229
ain8 3,494.988.126
repeople3 1,310.62nan
aroond3 1,310.627.969
scotland's2 873.747.906
sae10 4,368.727.785
kens3 1,310.627.656
jalouse2 873.747.610
board2 873.747.539
isnae3 1,310.627.394
health2 873.747.336
aw13 5,679.347.328
message2 873.747.271
support3 1,310.627.206
thanks2 873.747.144
but18 7,863.707.085
wey7 3,058.106.950
assynt3 1,310.62nan
local3 1,310.626.881
chairge2 873.746.846
haunds2 873.746.789
pride2 873.746.789
maist6 2,621.236.399
agin3 1,310.626.345
be21 9,174.316.307
nocht2 873.746.221
hae12 5,242.466.155
shaw2 873.746.127
cannae4 1,747.496.046
vyce2 873.745.818
ye5 2,184.365.683
twanty3 1,310.62nan
whiles3 1,310.625.801
folk4 1,747.495.674
hings2 873.745.654
speak3 1,310.625.584
sindry2 873.745.575
politics2 873.745.206
up3 1,310.625.120
brocht3 1,310.625.089
maitter2 873.744.814
bein5 2,184.364.770
yit2 873.744.664
fecht2 873.744.635
speakin2 873.744.606
kintra2 873.744.521
hoo3 1,310.624.518
aboot13 5,679.344.504
hail2 873.744.466
time9 3,931.854.385
micht5 2,184.364.283
sic4 1,747.494.239
weys2 873.744.204
strang2 873.744.204
really3 1,310.624.195
us7 3,058.104.156
wi26 11,358.674.101
body3 1,310.624.094
hunner2 873.744.034
social2 873.743.988
as22 9,611.183.977
it's5 2,184.363.884
shuid2 873.743.852
is22 9,611.183.803
case2 873.743.743
little2 873.743.701
hou3 1,310.623.615
jura2 873.74nan
stert2 873.743.559
juist5 2,184.363.513
there2 873.743.488
nane2 873.743.442
wad6 2,621.233.439
seems2 873.743.349
bittie2 873.743.349
tent2 873.743.330
clear2 873.743.312
thair's2 873.74nan
duin2 873.743.276
this4 1,747.493.241
hauns2 873.742.974
fowk7 3,058.102.927
an71 31,017.912.783
mebbe2 873.742.734
syne4 1,747.492.727
it36 15,727.392.691
throu3 1,310.622.654
forby2 873.742.541
a55 24,027.962.378
nimbyism2 873.74nan
few2 873.742.270
maun3 1,310.622.239
bin2 873.742.224
wrang2 873.742.201
neist2 873.742.168
better3 1,310.622.105
gey3 1,310.622.077
mair8 3,494.981.961
sair2 873.741.948
tak4 1,747.491.898
haud2 873.741.880
no3 1,310.621.880
oor6 2,621.231.837
cuid2 873.741.751
eneuch2 873.741.681
will4 1,747.491.667
tae58 25,338.581.618
or11 4,805.591.515
comes2 873.741.370
warld2 873.741.274
ilka2 873.741.254
are5 2,184.361.220
haes4 1,747.491.215
hale2 873.741.129
nae4 1,747.491.125
ootdoorsy2 873.74nan
taen2 873.741.123
gang2 873.741.123
the144 62,909.570.895
repeoplin2 873.74nan
scotland4 1,747.490.861
still3 1,310.620.855
wee3 1,310.620.777
thir2 873.740.774
new3 1,310.620.754
gin3 1,310.620.751
s21 9,174.310.743
think3 1,310.620.735
for16 6,989.950.729
whit7 3,058.100.725
whan4 1,747.490.715
atween2 873.740.690
bit4 1,747.490.679
lik2 873.740.678
weel4 1,747.490.612
on17 7,426.820.591
some2 873.740.504
behauder2 873.74nan
day3 1,310.620.540
language3 1,310.620.484
they7 3,058.100.420
been3 1,310.620.391
aff2 873.740.386
first3 1,310.620.365
dis2 873.740.355
wha2 873.740.352
in39 17,038.010.312
twa4 1,747.490.273
tell2 873.740.230
awa2 873.740.212
like5 2,184.360.194
lang3 1,310.620.190
guid3 1,310.620.154
ower6 2,621.230.151
ither2 873.740.129
made2 873.740.078
can3 1,310.620.075
een2 873.740.072
fae7 3,058.100.061
t2 873.740.056
gie2 873.740.046
ony2 873.740.043
jist3 1,310.620.038
at14 6,116.210.031
dae3 1,310.620.025
hame2 873.740.012
that23 10,048.060.008
ae4 1,747.490.007
ken3 1,310.620.005
thair2 873.740.003
richt3 1,310.620.002
intae4 1,747.490.001
hoose2 873.740.001
auld3 1,310.620.001
thocht2 873.740.000
pit2 873.740.000