Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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.

Word	Count	Normalised per million	Keyness
she'd	12	4,514.67	66.348
oan	27	10,158.01	61.693
fir	19	7,148.23	58.358
her	44	16,553.80	42.015
lass	8	3,009.78	40.632
dash	4	1,504.89	32.554
mibbe	7	2,633.56	32.440
invisible	4	1,504.89	29.305
ah'm	7	2,633.56	27.975
polis	5	1,881.11	24.336
sometimes	5	1,881.11	22.231
we'll	5	1,881.11	22.114
wi'oot	2	752.45	20.079
teresa	2	752.45	20.079
oanly	2	752.45	20.079
and	3	1,128.67	18.723
cooried	3	1,128.67	18.708
no	21	7,900.68	18.417
we're	5	1,881.11	18.287
agin	6	2,257.34	18.236
manes	2	752.45	17.178
shelter	3	1,128.67	17.126
stanes	4	1,504.89	16.317
impress	2	752.45	16.275
swirl	2	752.45	16.275
clad	2	752.45	15.543
ah	32	12,039.13	15.381
their	15	5,643.34	14.938
jars	2	752.45	14.926
caper	2	752.45	14.926
we'd	3	1,128.67	14.872
ah'd	3	1,128.67	14.425
o'er	2	752.45	14.394
wuids	2	752.45	14.394
cuddle	2	752.45	13.926
wearin	3	1,128.67	13.752
banes	3	1,128.67	13.626
slippin	2	752.45	13.508
sides	3	1,128.67	13.266
story	5	1,881.11	13.188
steal	2	752.45	12.787
d'ye	2	752.45	12.179
ah've	3	1,128.67	12.025
bay	2	752.45	11.908
could	9	3,386.00	11.827
gae	4	1,504.89	11.039
horn	2	752.45	10.982
saft	3	1,128.67	10.437
lamb	2	752.45	10.410
frae	14	5,267.12	10.407
thinking	2	752.45	10.237
spied	2	752.45	10.237
planned	2	752.45	10.237
conter	2	752.45	10.072
beild	2	752.45	10.072
ye're	3	1,128.67	9.916
masel	5	1,881.11	9.806
let's	2	752.45	9.762
satchel	7	2,633.56	nan
slippit	2	752.45	9.914
letter	3	1,128.67	9.615
they're	3	1,128.67	9.443
whin	4	1,504.89	9.432
queue	2	752.45	9.340
memories	2	752.45	9.210
jam	2	752.45	9.210
for	5	1,881.11	9.121
moss	2	752.45	8.843
mum	2	752.45	8.843
are	10	3,762.23	8.709
waitin	3	1,128.67	8.613
bus	3	1,128.67	8.613
ablow	3	1,128.67	8.289
maybe	3	1,128.67	8.289
ma	22	8,276.90	8.230
souch	2	752.45	8.109
he	11	4,138.45	8.089
ahint	4	1,504.89	8.053
lobby	2	752.45	8.016
bin	4	1,504.89	7.838
there's	3	1,128.67	7.821
kin	5	1,881.11	7.814
street	4	1,504.89	7.760
happit	2	752.45	7.749
p-	5	1,881.11	nan
ah'll	2	752.45	7.581
bi	9	3,386.00	7.458
they'll	2	752.45	7.421
draw	2	752.45	7.343
noo	11	4,138.45	7.343
notice	2	752.45	7.194
they	20	7,524.45	7.151
weather	2	752.45	7.121
cam	7	2,633.56	7.089
abody	2	752.45	7.050
station	2	752.45	6.980
number	2	752.45	6.980
cos	3	1,128.67	6.971
be	5	1,881.11	6.948
is	7	2,633.56	6.903
tho	5	1,881.11	6.875
kens	3	1,128.67	6.805
till	5	1,881.11	6.743
they'd	2	752.45	6.589
sit	3	1,128.67	6.583
line	3	1,128.67	6.553
when	8	3,009.78	6.436
stair	2	752.45	6.409
scrievin	2	752.45	6.352
she's	2	752.45	6.239
believe	3	1,128.67	6.227
only	5	1,881.11	5.965
would	3	1,128.67	5.951
glen	2	752.45	5.773
langer	2	752.45	5.725
them	10	3,762.23	5.714
that	15	5,643.34	5.710
his	7	2,633.56	5.603
a	58	21,820.92	5.595
pleased	2	752.45	5.323
roon	5	1,881.11	5.223
green	3	1,128.67	5.218
gang	4	1,504.89	5.111
whae	3	1,128.67	5.107
whiles	3	1,128.67	5.064
haun	4	1,504.89	5.050
view	2	752.45	5.004
blaw	2	752.45	4.967
getting	2	752.45	4.929
he's	2	752.45	4.929
again	6	2,257.34	4.771
years	4	1,504.89	4.757
spring	2	752.45	4.715
smell	2	752.45	4.580
ayont	2	752.45	4.547
lookin	3	1,128.67	4.449
da	2	752.45	4.403
get	8	3,009.78	4.385
didnae	4	1,504.89	4.326
mam	2	752.45	4.267
weans	2	752.45	4.267
ca	2	752.45	4.238
use	2	752.45	4.094
should	3	1,128.67	4.035
on	9	3,386.00	4.020
hingin	2	752.45	4.012
see	9	3,386.00	3.998
watch	2	752.45	3.958
dark	2	752.45	3.879
haud	3	1,128.67	3.845
grey	2	752.45	3.828
fear	2	752.45	3.752
weel	7	2,633.56	3.688
we	5	1,881.11	3.670
got	6	2,257.34	3.666
seein	2	752.45	3.631
heids	2	752.45	3.584
that's	3	1,128.67	3.508
kent	5	1,881.11	3.468
mind	5	1,881.11	3.329
lost	2	752.45	3.298
case	2	752.45	3.256
thon	5	1,881.11	3.188
bit	12	4,514.67	3.171
sang	2	752.45	3.116
god	2	752.45	3.116
son	2	752.45	3.059
winter	2	752.45	3.040
think	5	1,881.11	3.030
nane	2	752.45	3.002
hae	11	4,138.45	2.975
verra	2	752.45	2.947
wee	10	3,762.23	2.902
able	2	752.45	2.876
seems	2	752.45	2.858
chance	2	752.45	2.841
ye	21	7,900.68	2.837
stertit	2	752.45	2.789
across	2	752.45	2.772
why	2	752.45	2.772
work	2	752.45	2.739
box-bed	2	752.45	nan
close	2	752.45	2.689
feel	3	1,128.67	2.683
hale	3	1,128.67	2.600
whit	10	3,762.23	2.593
grun	2	752.45	2.517
here	6	2,257.34	2.454
later	2	752.45	2.357
o	44	16,553.80	2.330
windae	2	752.45	2.329
free	2	752.45	2.288
sea	2	752.45	2.261
naebody	2	752.45	2.169
but	6	2,257.34	2.139
sittin	2	752.45	2.105
you	2	752.45	2.085
yer	8	3,009.78	1.933
alang	3	1,128.67	1.862
open	2	752.45	1.838
it	24	9,029.35	1.831
lot	2	752.45	1.795
aw	10	3,762.23	1.794
was	5	1,881.11	1.718
things	3	1,128.67	1.716
brocht	2	752.45	1.673
ken	6	2,257.34	1.647
o'	2	752.45	1.459
bed	2	752.45	1.442
cuid	2	752.45	1.425
it's	4	1,504.89	1.391
by	2	752.45	1.357
licht	2	752.45	1.350
ower	9	3,386.00	1.336
back	3	1,128.67	1.325
mither	3	1,128.67	1.325
wisnae	2	752.45	1.310
there	10	3,762.23	1.297
hid	6	2,257.34	1.271
same	3	1,128.67	1.264
unicorn	2	752.45	nan
sin	2	752.45	1.264
up	14	5,267.12	1.251
thing	3	1,128.67	1.242
renfield	2	752.45	nan
wha	3	1,128.67	1.205
body	2	752.45	1.204
times	2	752.45	1.196
at	13	4,890.90	1.088
thegither	2	752.45	1.039
were	5	1,881.11	1.027
oot	8	3,009.78	1.000
pit	4	1,504.89	0.973
watter	2	752.45	0.969
tell	3	1,128.67	0.924
rain	2	752.45	0.848
hear	2	752.45	0.842
awa	5	1,881.11	0.834
thit	2	752.45	0.821
twa	2	752.45	0.814
the	166	62,452.97	0.802
she	17	6,395.79	0.790
wey	4	1,504.89	0.768
in	36	13,544.02	0.758
how	2	752.45	0.710
sae	6	2,257.34	0.706
fin	3	1,128.67	0.643
wis	23	8,653.12	0.633
door	3	1,128.67	0.588
intae	3	1,128.67	0.556
thae	2	752.45	0.495
its	2	752.45	0.477
gie	3	1,128.67	0.469
lik	2	752.45	0.412
yon	2	752.45	0.387
ither	2	752.45	0.378
mak	3	1,128.67	0.349
better	2	752.45	0.328
through	2	752.45	0.320
went	2	752.45	0.307
face	2	752.45	0.291
aye	5	1,881.11	0.286
sic	2	752.45	0.266
me	7	2,633.56	0.259
if	5	1,881.11	0.240
an	72	27,088.04	0.224
ewe	2	752.45	nan
ain	2	752.45	0.246
can	5	1,881.11	0.212
lang	2	752.45	0.200
oor	3	1,128.67	0.188
hoose	3	1,128.67	0.186
muckle	3	1,128.67	0.178
i	14	5,267.12	0.172
as	18	6,772.01	0.171
like	8	3,009.78	0.151
day	6	2,257.34	0.140
ane	2	752.45	0.127
time	4	1,504.89	0.117
aboot	7	2,633.56	0.114
aff	3	1,128.67	0.075
this	11	4,138.45	0.071
fine	2	752.45	0.070
ae	5	1,881.11	0.069
auld	4	1,504.89	0.060
us	3	1,128.67	0.045
man	3	1,128.67	0.040
thocht	2	752.45	0.036
come	2	752.45	0.027
will	2	752.45	0.027
some	4	1,504.89	0.025
nae	8	3,009.78	0.023
then	3	1,128.67	0.022
syne	2	752.45	0.018
doon	6	2,257.34	0.013
whaur	2	752.45	0.010
hame	2	752.45	0.010
or	9	3,386.00	0.008
afore	3	1,128.67	0.007
dae	3	1,128.67	0.006
been	5	1,881.11	0.003
wid	3	1,128.67	0.003
wad	3	1,128.67	0.001
even	2	752.45	0.001
jist	4	1,504.89	0.000
maist	2	752.45	0.000
wi	20	7,524.45	0.000
new	2	752.45	0.000
tae	57	21,444.70	0.000
war	2	752.45	0.000