A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Hodgart, John

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,735
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 903
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.029
Tagged as WCE (West Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, o, in, a, an, tae, that, scottish, it, scots,

List of texts in corpus

Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit
The National (2021-March-15) in Central (North Ayrshire) dialect (WCE), categorised as newspaper (1,274 words)

A Catalogue o Sair Neglect
Bella Calledonia (2016-08-18) in Central (North Ayrshire) dialect (WCE), categorised as blog (1,461 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
scottish43 15,722.12203.623
language30 10,968.9299.001
asls8 2,925.0576.003
curriculum10 3,656.3174.043
literature10 3,656.3163.681
culture13 4,753.2059.980
teachers9 3,290.6849.735
cultural10 3,656.3147.222
oor24 8,775.1447.182
macgillivray4 1,462.5242.542
buin4 1,462.5242.542
alan6 2,193.7839.397
ignorance5 1,828.1537.600
by22 8,043.8837.168
volumes4 1,462.5235.201
material5 1,828.1531.832
suirly3 1,096.8931.161
sccc3 1,096.8931.161
chaired3 1,096.8931.161
jordanhill3 1,096.8931.161
deficit3 1,096.8931.161
linguistic7 2,559.4131.140
support8 2,925.0531.063
scots31 11,334.5530.842
often5 1,828.1530.578
teachin6 2,193.7829.234
resources5 1,828.1528.476
owre8 2,925.0528.471
gey11 4,021.9426.836
mibbie5 1,828.1525.466
in79 28,884.8325.283
implementit3 1,096.8925.095
group7 2,559.4124.279
especially5 1,828.1524.183
lit5 1,828.1524.183
text5 1,828.1524.183
act6 2,193.7824.077
but30 10,968.9223.763
or27 9,872.0323.621
still12 4,387.5723.099
studies4 1,462.5223.068
essay3 1,096.8922.205
report6 2,193.7821.764
texts4 1,462.5221.520
generation4 1,462.5221.323
print3 1,096.8921.164
committee3 1,096.8921.164
has9 3,290.6821.060
uni3 1,096.8920.705
progress4 1,462.5220.068
iona2 731.2619.955
wrasslin2 731.2619.955
gifford2 731.2619.955
produced3 1,096.8919.513
cringe3 1,096.8919.513
should7 2,559.4119.214
ain13 4,753.2019.175
weans5 1,828.1518.955
members3 1,096.8918.835
responsible3 1,096.8918.524
hae20 7,312.6118.499
mony9 3,290.6818.334
years8 2,925.0518.269
corbett2 731.2618.234
reduce2 731.2618.234
snobbery2 731.2618.234
land5 1,828.1517.698
robertson3 1,096.8917.680
supportit3 1,096.8917.424
documents3 1,096.8917.178
probably4 1,462.5217.111
conferences2 731.2617.054
alison2 731.2617.054
ironically2 731.2617.054
shamefu2 731.2617.054
neglect2 731.2617.054
removal2 731.2617.054
prejudice2 731.2617.054
supplied2 731.2617.054
ruitit2 731.2617.054
spite3 1,096.8916.718
educational3 1,096.8916.718
of14 5,118.8316.488
o89 32,541.1316.442
few6 2,193.7816.293
key4 1,462.5216.275
compulsory2 731.2616.152
teaching2 731.2616.152
measures2 731.2616.152
higher3 1,096.8915.706
project3 1,096.8915.706
politeecians2 731.2615.419
mysterious2 731.2615.419
apologetic2 731.2615.419
positive3 1,096.8915.347
includit3 1,096.8915.347
late5 1,828.1515.344
notes3 1,096.8915.175
education6 2,193.7815.156
helpin3 1,096.8915.009
northern3 1,096.8914.848
robbie2 731.2614.803
measure2 731.2614.803
respectit2 731.2614.803
literary3 1,096.8914.691
doot5 1,828.1514.651
crucial2 731.2614.271
hasnae2 731.2614.271
classroom2 731.2614.271
heritage3 1,096.8914.244
review3 1,096.8914.103
provide3 1,096.8914.103
recognises2 731.2613.803
discrimination2 731.2613.803
available3 1,096.8913.700
kist3 1,096.8913.572
dominies2 731.2613.385
causes2 731.2613.008
intendit2 731.2613.008
study3 1,096.8912.972
units2 731.2612.664
ignorant2 731.2612.664
coursework3 1,096.89nan
uissfu2 731.2612.664
furrit2 731.2612.349
ane10 3,656.3112.092
however2 731.2612.057
werenae2 731.2611.532
herald2 731.2611.532
purposes2 731.2611.532
mixture2 731.2611.295
sadly2 731.2611.295
apparently2 731.2611.295
workin3 1,096.8911.075
countries2 731.2611.071
such3 1,096.8910.765
create2 731.2610.660
build2 731.2610.660
secondary2 731.2610.660
career2 731.2610.660
scotland10 3,656.3110.620
aboot19 6,946.9810.511
past5 1,828.1510.348
that45 16,453.3810.172
ayrshire2 731.2610.116
even8 2,925.0510.104
places3 1,096.8910.062
published2 731.269.793
maist8 2,925.059.751
languages4 1,462.529.569
member2 731.269.496
sort3 1,096.899.443
yaise3 1,096.899.385
every4 1,462.529.285
produce2 731.269.220
dictionaries2 731.269.090
hmi3 1,096.89nan
national4 1,462.529.080
some11 4,021.949.043
needs3 1,096.898.945
fundin2 731.268.842
publication2 731.268.842
country3 1,096.898.688
independent2 731.268.610
ye5 1,828.158.558
legal2 731.268.499
forgotten2 731.268.287
huge2 731.268.186
central2 731.268.087
depairtment2 731.267.991
recent2 731.267.898
jack2 731.267.807
success2 731.267.807
appeared2 731.267.464
twa-three2 731.267.304
level2 731.267.227
confidence2 731.267.227
yet4 1,462.527.203
development2 731.267.151
government4 1,462.527.131
etc2 731.267.077
school3 1,096.896.980
case3 1,096.896.843
range2 731.266.796
younger2 731.266.796
keen2 731.266.729
college2 731.266.729
real3 1,096.896.644
rich2 731.266.474
history3 1,096.896.393
ireland2 731.266.295
st2 731.266.295
fact3 1,096.896.184
eichties2 731.26nan
scotlit2 731.26nan
status2 731.266.125
hauds2 731.266.070
original2 731.266.070
for26 9,506.405.956
schuils2 731.265.758
system2 731.265.709
plan2 731.265.709
young4 1,462.525.631
sometimes2 731.265.519
ed2 731.265.384
book2 731.265.340
gaelic5 1,828.155.305
noo10 3,656.315.262
bit2 731.265.063
aw13 4,753.205.008
wha5 1,828.154.979
james2 731.264.933
learn2 731.264.607
and10 3,656.314.426
glesca2 731.264.407
anes2 731.264.221
wi12 4,387.574.193
opened2 731.264.103
teacher2 731.264.074
mair11 4,021.944.004
fecht2 731.263.989
withoot2 731.263.989
at10 3,656.313.942
been10 3,656.313.860
form2 731.263.853
our2 731.263.750
douglas2 731.263.674
licht3 1,096.893.585
as25 9,140.773.532
world2 731.263.529
hunner2 731.263.482
seem2 731.263.459
tung3 1,096.893.344
oot6 2,193.783.203
bring2 731.263.177
their9 3,290.683.174
john3 1,096.893.172
like3 1,096.893.103
stert2 731.262.980
are7 2,559.412.909
did5 1,828.152.783
ony5 1,828.152.762
revised2 731.26nan
across2 731.262.711
i10 3,656.312.665
least2 731.262.660
would2 731.262.611
never3 1,096.892.527
they6 2,193.782.385
later2 731.262.294
very2 731.262.171
ither6 2,193.782.159
yer2 731.262.127
play2 731.262.042
were6 2,193.782.042
ma7 2,559.412.037
first5 1,828.152.002
tho3 1,096.891.912
naethin2 731.261.910
its6 2,193.781.893
jist7 2,559.411.733
somethin2 731.261.712
set3 1,096.891.651
them2 731.261.578
wee3 1,096.891.548
faur2 731.261.534
english4 1,462.521.517
back3 1,096.891.477
read2 731.261.399
folios2 731.26nan
guid5 1,828.151.391
if2 731.261.332
great2 731.261.307
wisnae2 731.261.251
mither3 1,096.891.245
same3 1,096.891.185
really2 731.261.182
year4 1,462.521.126
help2 731.260.989
fae5 1,828.150.961
twa2 731.260.910
tae66 24,131.630.894
auld2 731.260.879
cannae2 731.260.833
it37 13,528.340.716
whit4 1,462.520.692
gien2 731.260.678
up8 2,925.050.662
folk2 731.260.619
bein3 1,096.890.600
us5 1,828.150.586
afore2 731.260.552
wis24 8,775.140.551
which2 731.260.514
see3 1,096.890.488
nae6 2,193.780.454
had5 1,828.150.450
need2 731.260.437
while2 731.260.434
efter2 731.260.401
we13 4,753.200.388
alang2 731.260.387
ve3 1,096.890.387
day4 1,462.520.339
things2 731.260.327
a75 27,422.300.318
workload2 731.26nan
wid4 1,462.520.311
mcconnell2 731.26nan
there5 1,828.150.647
mak3 1,096.890.301
than2 731.260.271
only2 731.260.270
s18 6,581.350.267
on19 6,946.980.257
lang2 731.260.243
three2 731.260.234
no6 2,193.780.191
time4 1,462.520.163
said3 1,096.890.159
pit3 1,096.890.137
awa4 1,462.520.132
the164 59,963.440.132
to4 1,462.520.119
baith2 731.260.079
richt3 1,096.890.079
gaun2 731.260.063
an72 26,325.410.054
will2 731.260.043
this11 4,021.940.030
when3 1,096.890.006
whaur2 731.260.004
be14 5,118.830.003
new2 731.260.002
war2 731.260.001
is17 6,215.720.001