A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Malgrati, Paul

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,968
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 760
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.589
Tagged as SEC ((South) East Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, scots, an, o, a, tae, that, is, in, it,

List of texts in corpus

Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid
Bella Caledonia (02-12-2018) in Central dialect (SEC), categorised as blog (1,968 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
scots66 33,536.59184.358
fake7 3,556.9164.821
fir18 9,146.3464.417
fowks8 4,065.0460.905
leid17 8,638.2155.570
e'en8 4,065.0454.923
makkars5 2,540.6554.354
staunnart4 2,032.5242.545
genuine5 2,540.6538.230
linguistic7 3,556.9135.596
fin'3 1,524.3933.135
leal4 2,032.5232.820
isna7 3,556.9129.986
jyst3 1,524.3928.085
proper5 2,540.6528.012
strength4 2,032.5227.610
national7 3,556.9127.332
is34 17,276.4226.615
aareadies4 2,032.5226.436
or23 11,686.9925.546
clip3 1,524.3925.439
ainly4 2,032.5224.952
braa3 1,524.3924.168
eh7 3,556.9122.391
lallans4 2,032.5221.552
braid5 2,540.6521.346
propriety2 1,016.2621.270
houivver2 1,016.2621.270
demotic2 1,016.2621.270
wye8 4,065.0421.227
hail5 2,540.6521.189
speik3 1,524.3920.786
video3 1,524.3920.786
fae19 9,654.4720.722
maun8 4,065.0420.217
ivver4 2,032.5220.110
ilka7 3,556.9119.705
quirk2 1,016.2619.548
synthetic2 1,016.2619.548
gushetneuk2 1,016.2619.548
people's2 1,016.2618.367
giles2 1,016.2618.367
he3 1,524.3918.088
ettle4 2,032.5217.773
artificial2 1,016.2617.463
moyen2 1,016.2616.729
ayont4 2,032.5216.570
contemporar2 1,016.2615.578
that39 19,817.0715.495
medium3 1,524.3914.876
onybody4 2,032.5214.695
oxford2 1,016.2614.689
whitivver2 1,016.2614.310
comments2 1,016.2614.310
wha7 3,556.9114.266
doric4 2,032.5214.044
uphaudit2 1,016.2613.965
scrievers2 1,016.2613.965
whaurever2 1,016.2613.965
aye11 5,589.4313.292
us10 5,081.3012.768
jeannie2 1,016.2612.588
art2 1,016.2612.588
awaa2 1,016.2612.363
kinrick2 1,016.2612.363
staun3 1,524.3912.121
people4 2,032.5212.038
platform2 1,016.2611.949
whin4 2,032.5211.700
ither9 4,573.1711.690
sic6 3,048.7811.523
wis7 3,556.9111.407
bi9 4,573.1711.347
ithers4 2,032.5211.309
alistair's5 2,540.65nan
authenticity4 2,032.52nan
tongues2 1,016.2611.234
north-east2 1,016.2611.075
labbyists4 2,032.52nan
poets2 1,016.2611.075
foot2 1,016.2610.774
wirds5 2,540.6510.607
phrase2 1,016.2610.496
offeecial2 1,016.2610.364
mak7 3,556.9110.284
modren3 1,524.3910.254
hiv5 2,540.6510.204
we18 9,146.349.694
true3 1,524.399.524
muckle7 3,556.919.122
cultural3 1,524.399.076
speaks2 1,016.269.063
tongue3 1,524.398.848
yon5 2,540.658.805
and4 2,032.528.723
syne6 3,048.788.682
dictionar2 1,016.268.632
happenin2 1,016.268.632
yin6 3,048.788.630
johnny2 1,016.268.552
real3 1,524.398.387
state3 1,524.398.353
rule2 1,016.268.320
trust2 1,016.268.320
freedom2 1,016.268.246
mony5 2,540.658.027
million2 1,016.267.898
thegither4 2,032.527.852
new6 3,048.787.734
sound2 1,016.267.642
warld4 2,032.527.567
ony6 3,048.787.408
makkit2 1,016.267.234
bbc2 1,016.267.179
happens2 1,016.267.179
artifice3 1,524.39nan
the88 44,715.457.208
agin3 1,524.397.117
tak6 3,048.787.066
poo'er3 1,524.39nan
coorse4 2,032.528.011
oot2 1,016.266.889
whit's2 1,016.266.819
orra2 1,016.266.493
vyce2 1,016.266.362
may2 1,016.266.115
its7 3,556.916.101
at5 2,540.656.092
harry2 1,016.266.037
yaise2 1,016.265.960
nor5 2,540.655.892
problem2 1,016.265.848
learn2 1,016.265.776
politics2 1,016.265.740
pure2 1,016.265.501
siccar2 1,016.265.372
o56 28,455.285.363
aa9 4,573.175.290
european2 1,016.265.248
gin5 2,540.655.074
maist5 2,540.655.066
that's3 1,524.394.930
kintra2 1,016.264.903
fu2 1,016.264.822
canna3 1,524.394.619
yaised2 1,016.264.593
na'hin2 1,016.26nan
form2 1,016.264.986
shuid2 1,016.264.449
means2 1,016.264.449
either2 1,016.264.425
oor7 3,556.914.376
scottish4 2,032.524.274
but14 7,113.824.261
baith4 2,032.524.181
isnae2 1,016.264.159
ilk2 1,016.264.138
line2 1,016.264.055
nae11 5,589.434.053
nummer2 1,016.263.915
on6 3,048.783.858
tent2 1,016.263.782
up3 1,524.393.602
bein4 2,032.523.472
itsel2 1,016.263.418
as19 9,654.473.411
door4 2,032.523.301
thae3 1,524.393.228
need3 1,524.393.191
kind2 1,016.263.170
wird2 1,016.263.041
amang2 1,016.262.986
ahint2 1,016.262.789
aroon2 1,016.262.776
faker2 1,016.26nan
want3 1,524.392.872
speak2 1,016.262.702
yet2 1,016.262.449
can6 3,048.782.347
me3 1,524.392.099
wull2 1,016.261.940
his7 3,556.911.896
an60 30,487.801.763
dinnae2 1,016.261.517
doon2 1,016.261.481
there8 4,065.041.471
a49 24,898.371.363
tawk2 1,016.26nan
whaur3 1,524.391.433
gie3 1,524.391.259
best2 1,016.261.242
tae49 24,898.371.054
day2 1,016.261.034
atween2 1,016.260.939
hunert2 1,016.26nan
it's3 1,524.391.087
ken4 2,032.520.762
this10 5,081.300.752
yer2 1,016.260.736
ainership2 1,016.26nan
thing2 1,016.260.628
intae2 1,016.260.614
said4 2,032.520.552
noo2 1,016.260.494
see2 1,016.260.483
fowk2 1,016.260.352
it26 13,211.380.351
wi17 8,638.210.328
mair3 1,524.390.304
here3 1,524.390.284
wad3 1,524.390.281
in28 14,227.640.246
ye9 4,573.170.232
kent2 1,016.260.222
some2 1,016.260.218
were3 1,524.390.216
hid2 1,016.260.199
mind2 1,016.260.196
still2 1,016.260.191
micht2 1,016.260.178
twa2 1,016.260.169
aff2 1,016.260.147
like6 3,048.780.135
to3 1,524.390.134
whit5 2,540.650.128
their4 2,032.520.116
be11 5,589.430.115
are3 1,524.390.115
you3 1,524.390.089
hae4 2,032.520.085
time4 2,032.520.069
auld3 1,524.390.055
thocht2 1,016.260.055
ayebidan2 1,016.26nan
sae4 2,032.520.248
say2 1,016.260.055
dae2 1,016.260.048
ower4 2,032.520.040
pit2 1,016.260.040
weel2 1,016.260.033
they8 4,065.040.018
them3 1,524.390.004
meddlin2 1,016.26nan
scotland2 1,016.260.004
pairt-takkers2 1,016.26nan
aboot6 3,048.780.003
ain2 1,016.260.002
lang2 1,016.260.000