A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Geraghty, Martin

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,086
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 876
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.381
Tagged as GLA (Glasgow) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, he, an, it, s, ma, ae, in, tae,

List of texts in corpus

A Bad Sport
ABCTales.com (2021-07-17) in Central (Glasgow) dialect (GLA), categorised as prose (785 words)

378
TheCommonBreath.com (2020-10) in Central (Glasgow) dialect (GLA), categorised as prose (586 words)

The Pusher
TheCommonBreath.com (2020-09) in Central (Glasgow) dialect (GLA), categorised as prose (715 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
yir17 8,149.5797.574
am16 7,670.1876.998
hiz16 7,670.1871.662
o2 958.7770.471
ae28 13,422.8268.930
urr6 2,876.3268.838
soldier6 2,876.3268.838
n16 7,670.1868.211
yae12 5,752.6460.003
av6 2,876.3251.709
fir15 7,190.8046.919
wit8 3,835.0946.911
boy9 4,314.4844.349
yi9 4,314.4838.710
coo6 2,876.3232.099
wul6 2,876.3230.824
ma30 14,381.5929.747
peck3 1,438.1628.978
newspaper4 1,917.5527.153
chips4 1,917.5526.544
opposite4 1,917.5523.851
watches3 1,438.1623.823
a102 48,897.4123.622
son6 2,876.3223.317
iz5 2,396.9323.121
mae5 2,396.9322.821
paul4 1,917.5521.859
drunks2 958.7721.040
hawdin2 958.7721.040
invadin2 958.7721.040
mer2 958.7721.040
wall3 1,438.1620.131
ti14 6,711.4119.879
gun3 1,438.1619.552
frowns2 958.7719.318
gloves2 958.7719.318
stretches2 958.7719.318
polly2 958.7719.318
babe2 958.7719.318
mi4 1,917.5518.979
taxi3 1,438.1618.543
bridge3 1,438.1618.543
mesh2 958.7718.137
slug2 958.7718.137
bastards2 958.7718.137
fuckin7 3,355.7017.455
wan8 3,835.0917.372
elsewhere2 958.7717.233
hours3 1,438.1616.936
holdin2 958.7716.499
gon2 958.7716.499
told3 1,438.1615.971
thim2 958.7715.881
whispers2 958.7715.881
doos3 1,438.1615.825
parkin2 958.7715.348
al3 1,438.1615.146
wiy2 958.7714.460
don5 2,396.9314.439
peace3 1,438.1614.427
im3 1,438.1614.099
wait4 1,917.5514.094
concentrate2 958.7714.081
throwin2 958.7714.081
few5 2,396.9314.068
he36 17,257.9113.908
how6 2,876.3213.793
hands3 1,438.1613.789
call3 1,438.1613.690
empty3 1,438.1613.402
club3 1,438.1613.218
s32 15,340.3613.031
tae23 11,025.8913.007
lungs2 958.7712.361
block2 958.7712.361
golf2 958.7712.136
says7 3,355.7012.131
night4 1,917.5511.852
ivry2 958.7711.722
rattlin2 958.7711.531
get10 4,793.8611.427
asks3 1,438.1611.390
interest3 1,438.1611.326
sort3 1,438.1610.897
inches2 958.7710.849
drunk2 958.7710.696
me17 8,149.5710.668
sum3 1,438.1610.446
t7 3,355.7010.416
rolls2 958.7710.139
respect2 958.779.770
sleep3 1,438.169.602
brain2 958.779.543
merton4 1,917.55nan
take4 1,917.5510.962
captain2 958.779.543
pum3 1,438.16nan
bag3 1,438.169.291
joost2 958.778.934
personal2 958.778.841
top2 958.778.663
bed4 1,917.558.574
naw4 1,917.558.299
seven2 958.778.027
worked2 958.777.884
sport2 958.777.486
minutes2 958.777.424
an35 16,778.527.077
forget2 958.777.073
person2 958.776.963
scorecard3 1,438.16nan
bae2 958.776.805
good3 1,438.166.790
right4 1,917.556.661
head2 958.776.654
many2 958.776.605
with3 1,438.166.377
wen3 1,438.16nan
do3 1,438.166.447
sake2 958.776.370
city2 958.776.193
tryin3 1,438.166.151
oan8 3,835.096.038
wummin2 958.776.025
enough3 1,438.165.978
side4 1,917.555.963
business2 958.775.944
daft2 958.775.866
furst2 958.775.866
red2 958.775.751
thir4 1,917.555.668
mibbe2 958.775.639
back10 4,793.865.564
her4 1,917.555.557
space2 958.775.361
pure2 958.775.361
thought2 958.775.327
feet3 1,438.165.243
this15 7,190.804.949
for5 2,396.934.947
you9 4,314.484.938
off2 958.774.811
mooth2 958.774.755
or2 958.774.674
wind2 958.774.621
course2 958.774.569
stuff2 958.774.442
but3 1,438.164.358
sky2 958.774.250
make2 958.774.250
early2 958.774.250
that12 5,752.644.246
like11 5,273.254.243
school2 958.774.204
here6 2,876.324.140
ask2 958.774.137
cos2 958.774.114
know3 1,438.164.065
important2 958.773.964
ll6 2,876.323.962
not2 958.773.901
lift2 958.773.881
week2 958.773.742
fae11 5,273.253.717
tell4 1,917.553.709
cannae3 1,438.163.640
history2 958.773.609
be5 2,396.933.602
da10 4,793.863.567
eyes2 958.773.536
room3 1,438.163.452
people2 958.773.363
couple2 958.773.313
wi9 4,314.483.270
hauns2 958.773.263
two2 958.773.215
on7 3,355.703.185
tried2 958.773.184
to6 2,876.323.183
away2 958.773.137
every2 958.773.106
door4 1,917.553.065
windae2 958.773.017
about2 958.772.973
sittin2 958.772.916
i7 3,355.702.824
black2 958.772.819
auld6 2,876.322.818
still4 1,917.552.772
it33 15,819.752.577
next2 958.772.563
hair2 958.772.503
three3 1,438.162.425
last3 1,438.162.336
yet2 958.772.301
out2 958.772.237
hae2 958.772.191
afore5 2,396.932.094
have2 958.772.067
in25 11,984.661.916
really2 958.771.892
well2 958.771.884
oot13 6,232.021.782
much2 958.771.774
she7 3,355.701.534
aff5 2,396.931.508
d6 2,876.321.436
intae6 2,876.321.378
man4 1,917.551.344
kin2 958.771.236
time6 2,876.321.158
been2 958.771.075
look2 958.771.054
no8 3,835.091.013
while2 958.770.989
think3 1,438.160.978
wae3 1,438.160.961
need2 958.770.918
did3 1,438.160.903
ve3 1,438.160.890
wiz3 1,438.160.867
the112 53,691.280.800
through2 958.770.718
nae4 1,917.550.712
is10 4,793.860.699
we6 2,876.320.682
face2 958.770.663
thirs2 958.77nan
as10 4,793.860.620
wee6 2,876.320.551
by2 958.770.536
aboot8 3,835.090.490
him4 1,917.550.470
big2 958.770.326
of2 958.770.325
so3 1,438.160.245
gony2 958.77nan
had2 958.770.243
aw4 1,917.550.223
bein2 958.770.204
they7 3,355.700.142
mind2 958.770.132
up9 4,314.480.126
see4 1,917.550.122
gie2 958.770.113
could2 958.770.047
noo3 1,438.160.043
when2 958.770.035
my2 958.770.021
then2 958.770.013
can3 1,438.160.012
at13 6,232.020.010
his12 5,752.640.002
aye3 1,438.160.001
day4 1,917.550.001
heid2 958.770.001
was2 958.770.000
oor3 1,438.160.000
and14 6,711.410.000