A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Macdonald, Amy

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,145
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 440
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.602
Tagged as AYR (Ayrshire) dialect.
Top ten most common words - ah, the, tae, her, and, she, in, a, it, o,

List of texts in corpus

Evelynn and Peter
Scots Hoose (2020) in Central (Ayr) dialect (AYR), categorised as prose (1,145 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
ah61 53,275.11161.404
awmaist8 6,986.9068.264
her30 26,200.8750.274
disease4 3,493.4537.158
now6 5,240.1730.971
coudnae3 2,620.0930.322
going4 3,493.4524.366
forgetting2 1,746.7223.445
an8 6,986.9021.848
nurse4 3,493.4521.730
where5 4,366.8120.359
don5 4,366.8119.878
looking3 2,620.0919.666
takes3 2,620.0919.222
who5 4,366.8118.505
m9 7,860.2617.856
goodbye2 1,746.7217.743
leave4 3,493.4517.463
even7 6,113.5417.291
car4 3,493.4517.271
night4 3,493.4516.342
she18 15,720.5216.028
find4 3,493.4515.053
friends2 1,746.7214.298
evelynn8 6,986.90nan
has5 4,366.8114.199
patients2 1,746.7213.902
and20 17,467.2513.894
had8 6,986.9013.650
thought3 2,620.0913.602
entrance2 1,746.7213.542
trying2 1,746.7213.542
t6 5,240.1713.295
time9 7,860.2612.803
small2 1,746.7212.628
ve6 5,240.1712.508
ower10 8,733.6212.498
barely2 1,746.7212.494
give2 1,746.7211.365
round2 1,746.7211.365
aw10 8,733.6211.309
anely3 2,620.0911.296
ages2 1,746.7210.735
feel4 3,493.4510.687
loved2 1,746.7210.573
notice2 1,746.7210.573
one3 2,620.0910.433
caw2 1,746.7210.342
stopped2 1,746.7210.195
race2 1,746.7210.124
check2 1,746.729.852
go4 3,493.459.697
area2 1,746.729.419
meenits2 1,746.729.138
a18 15,720.528.898
straight2 1,746.728.777
into2 1,746.728.632
meet2 1,746.728.231
just4 3,493.458.220
have3 2,620.098.036
sort2 1,746.727.986
reason2 1,746.727.794
times3 2,620.097.567
corner2 1,746.727.438
withoot2 1,746.727.209
show2 1,746.727.209
main2 1,746.727.146
me10 8,733.627.124
talk2 1,746.726.680
oors2 1,746.726.653
walk2 1,746.726.573
wid5 4,366.816.433
when5 4,366.816.393
lost2 1,746.726.343
here5 4,366.816.334
since2 1,746.725.993
job2 1,746.725.862
other2 1,746.725.841
believe2 1,746.725.675
eyes2 1,746.725.518
things3 2,620.095.427
voice2 1,746.725.350
ma11 9,606.995.308
are5 4,366.815.241
away2 1,746.725.173
two2 1,746.725.138
every2 1,746.725.121
mrs2 1,746.725.021
last3 2,620.094.967
thing3 2,620.094.680
wan3 2,620.094.565
out2 1,746.724.144
tae35 30,567.694.082
the52 45,414.853.699
ll4 3,493.453.615
door3 2,620.093.596
fae7 6,113.543.412
still3 2,620.093.347
maist3 2,620.093.191
to4 3,493.453.068
hame3 2,620.092.917
been5 4,366.812.863
come3 2,620.092.745
i3 2,620.092.709
hoose3 2,620.092.703
look2 1,746.722.650
need2 1,746.722.484
first3 2,620.092.454
oor4 3,493.452.438
alzheimer2 1,746.72nan
like6 5,240.172.277
through2 1,746.722.185
went2 1,746.722.169
face2 1,746.722.114
by4 3,493.452.077
o17 14,847.162.043
place2 1,746.722.019
them4 3,493.451.971
then3 2,620.091.928
see4 3,493.451.913
they2 1,746.721.684
avery2 1,746.72nan
for10 8,733.621.716
up2 1,746.721.636
aboot6 5,240.171.632
seen2 1,746.721.360
it18 15,720.521.340
us3 2,620.091.264
as10 8,733.621.162
s12 10,480.351.160
mind2 1,746.721.154
get3 2,620.091.153
some3 2,620.090.994
did2 1,746.720.991
could2 1,746.720.901
be8 6,986.900.777
was2 1,746.720.628
nae2 1,746.720.563
is9 7,860.260.495
we6 5,240.170.437
there4 3,493.450.336
no4 3,493.450.291
oot6 5,240.170.270
wi10 8,733.620.245
ye5 4,366.810.241
on6 5,240.170.158
whit3 2,620.090.096
this5 4,366.810.087
back2 1,746.720.056
but4 3,493.450.054
that12 10,480.350.043
if2 1,746.720.035
day2 1,746.720.024
at7 6,113.540.016
wis12 10,480.350.013
d2 1,746.720.002
in18 15,720.520.002