A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Chalmers, Aimee

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,601
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 587
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.727
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, ye, yer, was, a, o, tae, i, it, bike,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie
Lallans Magazine (2004-09) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (1,343 words)

Lallans 58 - twa poems
Lallans Magazine (2001-03-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (258 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
ye82 51,217.99227.266
yer49 30,605.87188.491
was39 24,359.78180.938
judges11 6,870.71135.712
bike16 9,993.75135.625
wuid16 9,993.75110.307
ruth12 7,495.3293.952
billy11 6,870.7180.572
yersell5 3,123.0552.443
wuidnae4 2,498.4444.202
wye11 6,870.7139.693
terrace4 2,498.4435.814
leviticus3 1,873.8334.378
joshua3 1,873.8332.150
genesis3 1,873.8330.565
rinnin6 3,747.6629.603
wasnae4 2,498.4427.807
river5 3,123.0526.436
ahent4 2,498.4425.733
becomin3 1,873.8323.899
bikes3 1,873.8323.471
juist10 6,246.1023.192
cellar3 1,873.8323.073
coat4 2,498.4421.968
an15 9,369.1421.798
ae13 8,119.9320.712
fud2 1,249.2220.376
crib2 1,249.2220.376
sand3 1,873.8320.348
numbers3 1,873.8320.111
hurt3 1,873.8318.497
scuffed2 1,249.2218.289
bunter7 4,372.27nan
knees4 2,498.4425.149
aff10 6,246.1015.504
had10 6,246.1015.250
bell3 1,873.8315.129
gae4 2,498.4414.903
cuid5 3,123.0514.780
haunds3 1,873.8314.570
deek2 1,249.2214.174
went6 3,747.6613.940
shottie2 1,249.2213.406
dam2 1,249.2212.967
elements2 1,249.2212.572
thou2 1,249.2212.389
cuidnae2 1,249.2212.214
kirk4 2,498.4412.152
bard2 1,249.2211.887
mirror2 1,249.2211.733
meenit3 1,873.8311.570
second3 1,873.8311.469
shuin2 1,249.2211.044
loose2 1,249.2210.800
but16 9,993.7510.557
return2 1,249.2210.461
stood3 1,873.8310.143
in11 6,870.7110.016
mind6 3,747.669.943
weet3 1,873.839.914
mither5 3,123.059.509
queer2 1,249.229.428
ready3 1,873.839.382
stoppit2 1,249.229.347
turnt3 1,873.839.250
closie4 2,498.44nan
sunday3 1,873.838.841
thy2 1,249.228.824
i20 12,492.198.799
thocht6 3,747.668.382
claes3 1,873.838.062
windae3 1,873.837.935
bonnie3 1,873.837.910
thee2 1,249.227.799
busy2 1,249.227.747
stanes2 1,249.227.595
roond3 1,873.837.325
greet2 1,249.227.264
likit2 1,249.226.840
d8 4,996.886.788
feet3 1,873.836.577
ee3 1,873.836.485
haud3 1,873.836.394
cundie3 1,873.83nan
quick2 1,249.226.356
braw3 1,873.836.288
corner2 1,249.226.187
eneuch3 1,873.836.018
show2 1,249.225.964
stick2 1,249.225.873
smile2 1,249.225.843
you8 4,996.885.805
awa6 3,747.665.585
legs2 1,249.225.559
esther3 1,873.83nan
ane5 3,123.054.884
deuteronomy3 1,873.83nan
ma2 1,249.225.065
not2 1,249.224.810
get6 3,747.664.804
lift2 1,249.224.767
put2 1,249.224.705
never3 1,873.834.699
faither3 1,873.834.606
let3 1,873.834.606
as4 2,498.444.387
guid5 3,123.054.346
toon2 1,249.224.280
held2 1,249.224.280
exodus3 1,873.83nan
god2 1,249.224.663
people2 1,249.224.244
thae3 1,873.834.224
go3 1,873.834.193
couldnae2 1,249.224.174
agin2 1,249.224.072
sea2 1,249.223.941
keep3 1,873.833.869
yon3 1,873.833.869
bad2 1,249.223.816
cam4 2,498.443.775
whiles2 1,249.223.711
if6 3,747.663.678
wi6 3,747.663.631
far3 1,873.833.616
gey3 1,873.833.531
fell2 1,249.223.472
front2 1,249.223.472
for15 9,369.143.365
my4 2,498.443.274
wee7 4,372.273.035
got4 2,498.442.920
there8 4,996.882.864
tae25 15,615.242.812
licht2 1,249.222.781
sais3 1,873.832.630
thegither2 1,249.222.396
til3 1,873.832.385
then4 2,498.442.356
young2 1,249.222.336
nae8 4,996.882.133
rain2 1,249.222.121
up10 6,246.102.068
wirds2 1,249.222.004
a38 23,735.171.858
didnae2 1,249.221.562
fair2 1,249.221.545
doon6 3,747.661.532
she5 3,123.051.526
alang2 1,249.221.523
will3 1,873.831.468
richt4 2,498.441.462
oot4 2,498.441.306
first3 1,873.831.262
three2 1,249.221.258
face2 1,249.221.230
wey3 1,873.831.178
days2 1,249.221.139
just2 1,249.221.093
same2 1,249.221.069
heid3 1,873.831.036
be11 6,870.710.971
s9 5,621.490.872
o28 17,489.070.799
gaun2 1,249.220.789
big2 1,249.220.783
back5 3,123.050.775
sae4 2,498.440.762
whan3 1,873.830.695
her6 3,747.660.661
like6 3,747.660.656
nor2 1,249.220.628
syne2 1,249.220.623
at8 4,996.880.539
that13 8,119.930.528
made2 1,249.220.527
een2 1,249.220.513
ower5 3,123.050.510
even2 1,249.220.457
ken3 1,873.830.418
frae2 1,249.220.414
time4 2,498.440.396
his11 6,870.710.374
aa2 1,249.220.357
tak2 1,249.220.334
watchit2 1,249.22nan
me4 2,498.440.331
twa3 1,873.830.316
the88 54,965.650.315
said3 1,873.830.277
they5 3,123.050.239
oan3 1,873.830.236
intae2 1,249.220.221
aw3 1,873.830.205
fowk3 1,873.830.149
them2 1,249.220.117
by3 1,873.830.106
whit3 1,873.830.071
he13 8,119.930.058
howders2 1,249.22nan
see3 1,873.830.070
and10 6,246.100.049
it18 11,242.970.048
browden2 1,249.22nan
aye2 1,249.220.031
ll2 1,249.220.021
hae4 2,498.440.018
him4 2,498.440.014
weel2 1,249.220.013
dae2 1,249.220.005
on10 6,246.100.003
troth2 1,249.22nan
to2 1,249.220.000