A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Reynolds, Charlie

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,447
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 451
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.208
Tagged as CUL (Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)) dialect.
Top ten most common words - tha, a, o, an, tae, it, bae, in, that, ullans,

List of texts in corpus

Krisamas time is draa’in near
Ullans Speakers Association (2011) in Ulster (Coleraine) dialect (CUL), categorised as prose (426 words)

Tha demise o oor ain tongue
North Antrim Speak (2010-Feb-05) in Ulster (Coleraine) dialect (CUL), categorised as blog (318 words)

An Appeal frae tha hairt
North Antrim Speak (2010-Mar-01) in Ulster (Coleraine) dialect (CUL), categorised as blog (297 words)

Tak pride in yer ain tongue
North Antrim Speak (2009-Jul-10) in Ulster (Coleraine) dialect (CUL), categorised as blog (406 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
tha79 54,595.72517.111
bae26 17,968.21247.715
ullans19 13,130.62237.109
the2 1,382.17154.540
thaur13 8,984.11152.673
mann9 6,219.77112.007
mae13 8,984.1194.174
tongue14 9,675.1991.711
taak8 5,528.6877.459
maak6 4,146.5173.253
taakin6 4,146.5165.543
ir11 7,601.9452.669
spake7 4,837.6051.489
wae15 10,366.2850.576
yins8 5,528.6848.574
moather4 2,764.3447.654
wud8 5,528.6847.132
oul8 5,528.6845.074
bane5 3,455.4340.858
boords3 2,073.2634.994
native5 3,455.4334.309
dinnae9 6,219.7733.882
wha10 6,910.8532.185
santa4 2,764.3431.843
wye9 6,219.7731.190
lake4 2,764.3431.084
wus6 4,146.5130.525
nir3 2,073.2629.940
gie10 6,910.8526.799
coorse7 4,837.6025.021
hae16 11,057.3624.727
speakers5 3,455.4323.783
hale7 4,837.6023.164
richtfa2 1,382.1722.509
betther2 1,382.1722.509
feyther2 1,382.1720.785
naw6 4,146.5120.575
why5 3,455.4320.348
things7 4,837.6020.170
agen2 1,382.1719.603
proud3 2,073.2618.130
aa12 8,293.0217.484
yese2 1,382.1717.344
ain9 6,219.7717.210
wheen5 3,455.4316.691
shane2 1,382.1715.539
forget3 2,073.2615.079
wull5 3,455.4315.042
sae10 6,910.8514.365
wur6 4,146.5114.344
jest7 4,837.60nan
aff11 7,601.9420.522
opeenion2 1,382.1714.307
meanin3 2,073.2614.266
gled3 2,073.2614.191
noo10 6,910.8513.823
thats2 1,382.1713.811
krisamas6 4,146.51nan
o51 35,245.3412.856
becaase5 3,455.43nan
toul2 1,382.1712.618
rale2 1,382.1712.618
ax2 1,382.1712.618
pit7 4,837.6012.579
whun2 1,382.1712.290
dancin2 1,382.1712.290
wush2 1,382.1712.290
yer10 6,910.8512.260
somethin4 2,764.3412.203
thae5 3,455.4312.151
kan2 1,382.1712.136
stap3 2,073.2612.001
weans3 2,073.2611.853
shud2 1,382.1711.707
mine3 2,073.2611.614
am4 2,764.3411.412
heids3 2,073.2610.876
think6 4,146.5110.543
these4 2,764.3410.370
luk2 1,382.1710.355
gret2 1,382.1710.261
thur3 2,073.2610.228
aul2 1,382.1710.170
themsels2 1,382.179.908
oor8 5,528.689.845
instead2 1,382.179.664
minute2 1,382.178.821
brev3 2,073.26nan
they14 9,675.198.932
scrievin2 1,382.178.578
gane2 1,382.178.462
forrit3 2,073.268.411
ulster2 1,382.178.033
mair9 6,219.778.008
neck2 1,382.177.933
scrieve2 1,382.177.650
wrang3 2,073.267.526
wean2 1,382.177.430
spellin2 1,382.176.842
year5 3,455.436.797
weel6 4,146.516.737
roon4 2,764.346.679
ye16 11,057.366.642
its6 4,146.516.637
maistly2 1,382.176.531
country2 1,382.176.531
language5 3,455.436.483
onythin2 1,382.176.371
times3 2,073.266.346
withoot2 1,382.176.339
is17 11,748.455.825
know3 2,073.265.821
haes5 3,455.435.655
love2 1,382.175.541
ava2 1,382.175.150
stert2 1,382.175.129
time7 4,837.605.125
support2 1,382.174.982
pairt3 2,073.264.971
it27 18,659.304.908
toon2 1,382.174.597
schuil2 1,382.174.491
maesel2 1,382.17nan
years3 2,073.265.087
if6 4,146.514.426
culture2 1,382.174.422
tae43 29,716.664.291
baen2 1,382.17nan
dae5 3,455.434.090
try2 1,382.173.951
tryin2 1,382.173.922
speak2 1,382.173.894
at4 2,764.343.839
hard2 1,382.173.367
a54 37,318.593.028
an47 32,481.002.740
niver2 1,382.172.651
aboot8 5,528.682.564
efter4 2,764.342.484
whaur3 2,073.262.480
still3 2,073.262.381
english3 2,073.262.340
even3 2,073.262.315
cannae2 1,382.172.304
that20 13,821.702.063
as5 3,455.431.976
need2 1,382.171.816
keep2 1,382.171.709
nae7 4,837.601.680
for12 8,293.021.632
what2 1,382.171.618
place2 1,382.171.398
thing2 1,382.171.301
guid3 2,073.261.164
life2 1,382.171.070
them4 2,764.341.050
bit2 1,382.170.956
ower5 3,455.430.840
afore3 2,073.260.840
oot4 2,764.340.822
intae4 2,764.340.789
ony2 1,382.170.611
richt3 2,073.260.607
mak2 1,382.170.571
in26 17,968.210.517
on11 7,601.940.477
doon2 1,382.170.468
come2 1,382.170.419
thocht2 1,382.170.378
frae2 1,382.170.228
scots4 2,764.340.190
see3 2,073.260.184
fit2 1,382.170.157
but5 3,455.430.082
up5 3,455.430.055
maebae2 1,382.17nan
this6 4,146.510.040
aye2 1,382.170.001
wee3 2,073.260.000