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 8,149.5797.628
am16 7,670.1877.048
hiz16 7,670.1871.618
o2 958.7770.335
urr6 2,876.3268.857
soldier6 2,876.3268.857
ae28 13,422.8268.236
n16 7,670.1868.177
yae12 5,752.6460.040
av6 2,876.3251.728
fir15 7,190.8046.963
wit8 3,835.0946.171
boy9 4,314.4844.377
yi9 4,314.4838.738
coo6 2,876.3232.118
wul6 2,876.3230.843
ma30 14,381.5929.769
peck3 1,438.1628.987
newspaper4 1,917.5527.166
chips4 1,917.5526.557
opposite4 1,917.5523.863
watches3 1,438.1623.833
a102 48,897.4123.628
son6 2,876.3223.268
iz5 2,396.9323.137
mae5 2,396.9322.836
paul4 1,917.5521.872
drunks2 958.7721.046
hawdin2 958.7721.046
mer2 958.7721.046
invadin2 958.7721.046
gony2 958.7721.046
wall3 1,438.1620.140
ti14 6,711.4119.914
gun3 1,438.1619.561
gloves2 958.7719.324
frowns2 958.7719.324
stretches2 958.7719.324
polly2 958.7719.324
babe2 958.7719.324
mi4 1,917.5518.992
taxi3 1,438.1618.552
bridge3 1,438.1618.552
mesh2 958.7718.143
bastards2 958.7718.143
slug2 958.7718.143
fuckin7 3,355.7017.475
wan8 3,835.0917.252
elsewhere2 958.7717.239
hours3 1,438.1616.946
holdin2 958.7716.505
gon2 958.7716.505
told3 1,438.1615.980
thim2 958.7715.888
whispers2 958.7715.888
doos3 1,438.1615.834
parkin2 958.7715.354
al3 1,438.1615.156
wiy2 958.7714.466
peace3 1,438.1614.436
don5 2,396.9314.303
im3 1,438.1614.108
wait4 1,917.5514.106
throwin2 958.7714.088
concentrate2 958.7714.088
few5 2,396.9314.083
he36 17,257.9113.882
hands3 1,438.1613.799
call3 1,438.1613.699
how6 2,876.3213.680
empty3 1,438.1613.318
club3 1,438.1613.227
tae23 11,025.8912.999
s32 15,340.3612.975
block2 958.7712.367
lungs2 958.7712.367
says7 3,355.7012.150
golf2 958.7712.142
night4 1,917.5511.864
ivry2 958.7711.728
rattlin2 958.7711.537
get10 4,793.8611.429
asks3 1,438.1611.399
interest3 1,438.1611.335
sort3 1,438.1610.906
take4 1,917.5510.905
inches2 958.7710.855
drunk2 958.7710.702
merton4 1,917.55nan
me17 8,149.5710.677
sum3 1,438.1610.455
t7 3,355.7010.362
rolls2 958.7710.146
respect2 958.779.776
sleep3 1,438.169.611
brain2 958.779.549
captain2 958.779.549
pum3 1,438.16nan
bag3 1,438.169.257
joost2 958.778.940
personal2 958.778.847
bed4 1,917.558.585
top2 958.778.583
naw4 1,917.558.177
seven2 958.778.033
worked2 958.777.890
sport2 958.777.493
minutes2 958.777.430
forget2 958.777.079
an35 16,778.527.047
scorecard3 1,438.16nan
person2 958.776.969
bae2 958.776.811
good3 1,438.166.798
many2 958.776.611
wen3 1,438.16nan
head2 958.776.611
right4 1,917.556.589
do3 1,438.166.455
with3 1,438.166.385
sake2 958.776.376
city2 958.776.199
tryin3 1,438.166.093
side4 1,917.555.973
wummin2 958.775.950
business2 958.775.950
oan8 3,835.095.921
enough3 1,438.165.902
furst2 958.775.871
daft2 958.775.871
red2 958.775.756
thir4 1,917.555.678
mibbe2 958.775.645
her4 1,917.555.543
back10 4,793.865.539
space2 958.775.366
pure2 958.775.333
thought2 958.775.300
feet3 1,438.165.251
this15 7,190.804.957
you9 4,314.484.933
for5 2,396.934.925
off2 958.774.816
mooth2 958.774.761
or2 958.774.661
wind2 958.774.627
course2 958.774.574
stuff2 958.774.448
but3 1,438.164.346
that12 5,752.644.258
sky2 958.774.256
early2 958.774.256
like11 5,273.254.249
school2 958.774.187
make2 958.774.187
here6 2,876.324.146
ask2 958.774.142
cos2 958.774.120
know3 1,438.164.059
important2 958.773.969
ll6 2,876.323.924
not2 958.773.907
lift2 958.773.886
week2 958.773.747
tell4 1,917.553.717
fae11 5,273.253.698
cannae3 1,438.163.636
history2 958.773.615
be5 2,396.933.605
da10 4,793.863.583
eyes2 958.773.453
room3 1,438.163.448
people2 958.773.351
couple2 958.773.318
hauns2 958.773.269
wi9 4,314.483.264
to6 2,876.323.193
tried2 958.773.189
on7 3,355.703.166
away2 958.773.142
two2 958.773.112
every2 958.773.096
door4 1,917.553.067
windae2 958.772.993
about2 958.772.978
sittin2 958.772.879
black2 958.772.824
auld6 2,876.322.819
i7 3,355.702.810
still4 1,917.552.780
it33 15,819.752.564
next2 958.772.544
hair2 958.772.508
three3 1,438.162.431
last3 1,438.162.328
yet2 958.772.305
out2 958.772.242
hae2 958.772.182
afore5 2,396.932.098
have2 958.772.071
in25 11,984.661.906
really2 958.771.879
well2 958.771.871
oot13 6,232.021.777
much2 958.771.770
she7 3,355.701.529
aff5 2,396.931.495
d6 2,876.321.441
intae6 2,876.321.372
man4 1,917.551.321
kin2 958.771.240
time6 2,876.321.166
been2 958.771.075
look2 958.771.043
no8 3,835.091.003
while2 958.770.993
think3 1,438.160.983
wae3 1,438.160.962
need2 958.770.922
did3 1,438.160.901
ve3 1,438.160.878
wiz3 1,438.160.805
the112 53,691.280.805
through2 958.770.713
nae4 1,917.550.712
is10 4,793.860.693
face2 958.770.666
thirs2 958.77nan
we6 2,876.320.681
as10 4,793.860.630
wee6 2,876.320.549
by2 958.770.536
aboot8 3,835.090.490
him4 1,917.550.471
of2 958.770.322
big2 958.770.316
so3 1,438.160.246
had2 958.770.241
aw4 1,917.550.231
bein2 958.770.206
they7 3,355.700.149
mind2 958.770.132
up9 4,314.480.124
see4 1,917.550.123
gie2 958.770.114
could2 958.770.046
noo3 1,438.160.042
when2 958.770.035
my2 958.770.022
then2 958.770.014
can3 1,438.160.011
at13 6,232.020.010
his12 5,752.640.001
day4 1,917.550.001
heid2 958.770.001
aye3 1,438.160.001
was2 958.770.001
and14 6,711.410.000
oor3 1,438.160.000