A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Dareau, Mareau

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,196
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 466
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.567
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, o, an, a, tae, in, that, wi, is, oo,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST)
Lallans Magazine (2001 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as newspaper (1,196 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
dictionar13 10,869.57113.084
oo14 11,705.6996.802
dost9 7,525.0888.436
scottis9 7,525.0877.434
share8 6,688.9654.950
leid12 10,033.4444.339
o63 52,675.5942.865
nineteen5 4,180.6040.395
universitie3 2,508.3636.135
jack5 4,180.6035.748
inglish6 5,016.7234.407
screivins3 2,508.3633.906
oed3 2,508.3632.320
throch4 3,344.4832.243
aitken4 3,344.4830.129
modern5 4,180.6029.878
siclik3 2,508.3625.218
auld11 9,197.3223.737
sense5 4,180.6021.556
mun2 1,672.2421.545
ventur2 1,672.2421.545
feenish3 2,508.3621.400
j3 2,508.3621.400
ayr2 1,672.2420.363
wird5 4,180.6020.023
hunder3 2,508.3619.721
wes8 6,688.9619.415
saxteen2 1,672.2416.675
wull5 4,180.6016.650
nar2 1,672.2416.295
stertit4 3,344.4816.090
haill3 2,508.3615.931
twae3 2,508.3615.848
itsel4 3,344.4815.565
uiss3 2,508.3615.147
fand3 2,508.3615.003
wirds5 4,180.6014.918
sklent2 1,672.2414.805
scots14 11,705.6914.710
lest3 2,508.3613.905
yin6 5,016.7213.523
spellin3 2,508.3613.509
snd2 1,672.2413.368
wheen4 3,344.4812.986
aulder3 2,508.3612.939
dundee2 1,672.2412.592
edinburgh3 2,508.3611.790
in35 29,264.2111.597
ar3 2,508.3611.594
hes3 2,508.3611.369
frae9 7,525.0811.300
century3 2,508.3610.745
native2 1,672.2410.563
fifty2 1,672.2410.482
bak2 1,672.249.553
aa8 6,688.968.993
maist5 4,180.608.876
set4 3,344.488.872
gin5 4,180.608.845
date2 1,672.248.559
meanin2 1,672.248.559
fack2 1,672.248.325
sir2 1,672.248.148
wis4 3,344.487.452
william2 1,672.247.044
eftir2 1,672.246.627
en3 2,508.366.621
war4 3,344.485.783
rin2 1,672.245.537
cam4 3,344.485.451
the89 74,414.725.279
year4 3,344.485.205
haed4 3,344.485.184
i2 1,672.245.173
he4 3,344.485.155
whae2 1,672.244.738
is14 11,705.694.720
be12 10,033.444.618
fower2 1,672.244.601
wey4 3,344.484.448
brocht2 1,672.244.170
hoo2 1,672.243.773
by5 4,180.603.661
sin2 1,672.243.578
times2 1,672.243.486
an41 34,280.943.458
git2 1,672.243.436
thay2 1,672.243.358
thegither2 1,672.243.291
tae35 29,264.213.177
auchtie3 2,508.36nan
ah3 2,508.363.111
unnerstanin2 1,672.24nan
wark2 1,672.242.966
thit2 1,672.242.958
cannae2 1,672.242.869
haun2 1,672.242.784
hae6 5,016.722.764
ma2 1,672.242.658
juist3 2,508.362.627
wi14 11,705.692.495
till2 1,672.242.392
fur6 5,016.722.136
went2 1,672.242.049
roon2 1,672.241.838
sae4 3,344.481.828
jint2 1,672.24nan
as4 3,344.481.773
whit5 4,180.601.736
noo4 3,344.481.683
on11 9,197.321.582
whan3 2,508.361.541
ither3 2,508.361.527
its3 2,508.361.384
his4 3,344.481.361
time4 3,344.481.278
bein2 1,672.241.209
ken3 2,508.361.146
this7 5,852.841.114
at5 4,180.601.059
micht2 1,672.241.044
ony2 1,672.240.993
oot3 2,508.360.962
that15 12,541.810.811
oor3 2,508.360.795
nae2 1,672.240.678
say2 1,672.240.664
him2 1,672.240.498
heid2 1,672.240.484
a39 32,608.700.446
lang2 1,672.240.433
intae3 2,508.360.388
ye5 4,180.600.347
or3 2,508.360.217
oxfurd2 1,672.24nan
dae2 1,672.240.207
vailleant2 1,672.24nan
craigie2 1,672.24nan
ain2 1,672.240.377
aff2 1,672.240.109
but4 3,344.480.107
it13 10,869.570.097
wee3 2,508.360.093
aboot4 3,344.480.056
aye2 1,672.240.055
fowk2 1,672.240.026
been2 1,672.240.019
throchoot2 1,672.24nan
afore2 1,672.240.235