Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Lehane, Matt

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,423
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 978
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.478
Tagged as AYR (Ayrshire) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, an, in, i, la, o, tuim, tae, gif,

List of texts in corpus

Red an Black
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (299 words)

La Le La Le La Iron Mountain
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (277 words)

Cubismo Part III
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (99 words)

Psstt
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (145 words)

Gif I was
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (360 words)

Tuim Tattie
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (246 words)

Mouse Eat Mouse World
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (276 words)

Aye an Ay
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (116 words)

Hush Nou
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (228 words)

Cubismo Part II
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (136 words)

Mair Licht
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (241 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.

Word	Count	Normalised per million	Keyness
la	44	18,159.31	452.831
tuim	39	16,095.75	370.017
tattie	29	11,968.63	262.933
gif	29	11,968.63	251.282
le	24	9,905.08	241.409
anarchist	12	4,952.54	138.574
mouse	11	4,539.83	118.947
thouchts	7	2,888.98	78.907
ou	8	3,301.69	77.974
est	8	3,301.69	77.974
was	25	10,317.79	74.977
penny	10	4,127.12	68.618
cnd	6	2,476.27	67.059
cull	6	2,476.27	67.059
out	15	6,190.67	66.497
scance	7	2,888.98	65.555
eat	11	4,539.83	60.644
weapons	6	2,476.27	54.883
bawbee	5	2,063.56	52.294
youse	6	2,476.27	48.426
hegemony	5	2,063.56	48.314
cowp	6	2,476.27	47.738
wearing	5	2,063.56	45.531
house	7	2,888.98	45.241
swatch	6	2,476.27	44.289
i	46	18,984.73	44.238
unilaterally	4	1,650.85	43.528
hush	4	1,650.85	38.980
thae	12	4,952.54	37.086
need	12	4,952.54	36.211
supportit	5	2,063.56	35.734
thrill	4	1,650.85	35.095
live	7	2,888.98	35.063
damp	6	2,476.27	34.244
warl	5	2,063.56	32.092
dollars	3	1,238.13	31.900
anarchy	3	1,238.13	31.900
wis	3	1,238.13	30.746
yer	20	8,254.23	30.038
kill	6	2,476.27	29.785
toil	3	1,238.13	28.090
goethe	8	3,301.69	nan
he	2	825.42	28.846
chaos	3	1,238.13	26.852
that	4	1,650.85	25.714
inspector	3	1,238.13	23.540
money	6	2,476.27	22.628
torche	8	3,301.69	nan
death	5	2,063.56	23.602
red	5	2,063.56	21.697
thoucht	3	1,238.13	20.615
aa	17	7,016.10	20.460
rockit	2	825.42	20.447
democrat	2	825.42	20.447
autocrat	2	825.42	20.447
sterling	2	825.42	20.447
pundits	2	825.42	20.447
anti	2	825.42	20.447
lowses	2	825.42	20.447
bio	2	825.42	20.447
whar	5	2,063.56	20.207
chosen	3	1,238.13	18.957
weil	3	1,238.13	18.957
ilumme	6	2,476.27	nan
reigns	2	825.42	20.447
childer	2	825.42	18.726
concait	2	825.42	18.726
abstract	2	825.42	18.726
thou	3	1,238.13	18.675
wadnae	3	1,238.13	18.150
lichts	4	1,650.85	18.057
gie	10	4,127.12	17.904
life	9	3,714.40	17.787
rulers	2	825.42	17.546
scrawl	2	825.42	17.546
shud	3	1,238.13	17.014
cradle	2	825.42	16.642
elite	2	825.42	16.642
capitalist	2	825.42	16.642
sned	2	825.42	15.909
goalie	2	825.42	15.909
unco	4	1,650.85	15.384
rhythms	2	825.42	15.292
to	12	4,952.54	15.099
ego	2	825.42	14.760
wards	2	825.42	14.760
d	14	5,777.96	14.719
natural	3	1,238.13	14.285
yow	2	825.42	13.873
psstt	4	1,650.85	nan
her	2	825.42	13.591
died	3	1,238.13	13.569
black	5	2,063.56	13.568
derri	4	1,650.85	nan
corruption	2	825.42	13.495
leaders	2	825.42	13.495
and	4	1,650.85	13.280
nuclear	2	825.42	13.151
civil	2	825.42	12.834
my	9	3,714.40	12.532
aabody	4	1,650.85	12.518
at	4	1,650.85	12.272
hunt	2	825.42	12.016
johnnie	2	825.42	12.016
pale	2	825.42	11.342
hole	3	1,238.13	11.237
authority	2	825.42	10.951
it	13	5,365.25	10.912
complex	2	825.42	10.769
yirth	2	825.42	10.430
hate	2	825.42	9.973
wins	2	825.42	9.696
baa	2	825.42	9.696
baby	2	825.42	9.565
bars	2	825.42	9.316
sel	2	825.42	9.316
mouse-	3	1,238.13	nan
n	5	2,063.56	9.270
wad	9	3,714.40	9.226
quite	3	1,238.13	9.213
thon	7	2,888.98	8.977
broun	2	825.42	8.759
they	2	825.42	8.601
your	5	2,063.56	8.281
fir	6	2,476.27	7.815
social	3	1,238.13	7.810
rule	2	825.42	7.540
his	5	2,063.56	7.485
penny-	3	1,238.13	nan
human	3	1,238.13	7.354
tae	34	14,032.19	7.132
rab	2	825.42	7.058
fancy	2	825.42	6.994
erse	2	825.42	6.870
me	2	825.42	6.419
streets	2	825.42	6.361
askit	2	825.42	6.158
up	3	1,238.13	5.809
ten	3	1,238.13	5.765
gang	4	1,650.85	5.754
nou	4	1,650.85	5.690
whae	3	1,238.13	5.628
fou	2	825.42	5.571
view	2	825.42	5.370
being	2	825.42	5.294
biggit	2	825.42	5.294
yower	3	1,238.13	nan
faa	2	825.42	5.256
cry	2	825.42	4.869
we	17	7,016.10	4.695
bluid	2	825.42	4.676
sleep	2	825.42	4.409
nae	13	5,365.25	4.321
in	51	21,048.29	4.282
brickbats	2	825.42	nan
government	3	1,238.13	4.634
intil	3	1,238.13	4.235
form	2	825.42	4.217
easy	2	825.42	4.190
but	4	1,650.85	4.086
kull	3	1,238.13	nan
sport	2	825.42	6.931
ay	8	3,301.69	4.077
mair	10	4,127.12	3.997
sin	3	1,238.13	3.963
heids	2	825.42	3.938
as	8	3,301.69	3.753
a	87	35,905.90	3.492
state	2	825.42	3.412
car	2	825.42	3.412
wi	26	10,730.50	3.125
aye	7	2,888.98	2.860
kin	3	1,238.13	2.852
let	3	1,238.13	2.752
knaps	2	825.42	nan
cud	3	1,238.13	2.627
the	123	50,763.52	2.574
about	2	825.42	2.519
aines	2	825.42	nan
an	74	30,540.65	2.485
back	2	825.42	2.321
run	2	825.42	2.321
ken	6	2,476.27	2.235
there	3	1,238.13	2.102
maun	3	1,238.13	2.025
for	19	7,841.52	1.933
is	10	4,127.12	1.861
bawbee-	2	825.42	nan
ee	2	825.42	1.782
past	2	825.42	1.698
be	17	7,016.10	1.694
licht	2	825.42	1.609
demos	2	825.42	nan
hae	3	1,238.13	1.508
onie	2	825.42	1.508
fae	10	4,127.12	1.378
o	42	17,333.88	1.311
or	11	4,539.83	1.131
on	11	4,539.83	1.112
ye	17	7,016.10	1.089
chomp	2	825.42	nan
no	4	1,650.85	1.033
m	5	2,063.56	1.024
us	5	2,063.56	1.021
cannae	2	825.42	0.972
derri-	2	825.42	nan
gien	3	1,238.13	2.893
heid	4	1,650.85	0.929
fowk	2	825.42	0.850
man	4	1,650.85	0.807
een	3	1,238.13	0.752
ainerlie	2	825.42	nan
war	3	1,238.13	0.661
said	2	825.42	0.625
lik	2	825.42	0.573
sic	2	825.42	0.408
augment	2	825.42	nan
mak	3	1,238.13	0.584
mither	2	825.42	0.349
thocht	3	1,238.13	0.344
afore	2	825.42	0.264
were	2	825.42	0.246
efter	2	825.42	0.206
kill-	2	825.42	nan
ither	2	825.42	0.201
snap-	2	825.42	nan
sweeping	2	825.42	nan
get	4	1,650.85	0.194
here	2	825.42	0.182
their	5	2,063.56	0.181
by	3	1,238.13	0.158
than	2	825.42	0.127
re	2	825.42	0.120
demos-	2	825.42	nan
big	2	825.42	0.139
of	4	1,650.85	0.107
then	3	1,238.13	0.086
ain	3	1,238.13	0.081
ower	6	2,476.27	0.065
whan	3	1,238.13	0.035
time	4	1,650.85	0.027
s	19	7,841.52	0.025
twa	3	1,238.13	0.016
oxymoronic	2	825.42	nan
cynically	2	825.42	nan
had	3	1,238.13	0.016
whit	5	2,063.56	0.015
maist	2	825.42	0.014
think	2	825.42	0.011
aff	3	1,238.13	0.011
are	3	1,238.13	0.003