A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Reynolds, Charlie

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,447
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 451
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.208
Tagged as CUL (Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)) dialect.
Top ten most common words - tha, a, o, an, tae, it, bae, in, that, ullans,

List of texts in corpus

Krisamas time is draa’in near
Ullans Speakers Association (2011) in Ulster (Coleraine) dialect (CUL), categorised as prose (426 words)

Tha demise o oor ain tongue
North Antrim Speak (2010-Feb-05) in Ulster (Coleraine) dialect (CUL), categorised as blog (318 words)

An Appeal frae tha hairt
North Antrim Speak (2010-Mar-01) in Ulster (Coleraine) dialect (CUL), categorised as blog (297 words)

Tak pride in yer ain tongue
North Antrim Speak (2009-Jul-10) in Ulster (Coleraine) dialect (CUL), categorised as blog (406 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
tha79 54,595.72516.782
ullans19 13,130.62237.029
bae26 17,968.21233.842
the2 1,382.17154.852
thaur13 8,984.11152.618
mann9 6,219.77111.969
mae13 8,984.1194.120
tongue14 9,675.1992.042
taak8 5,528.6877.425
maak6 4,146.5173.228
taakin6 4,146.5159.867
ir11 7,601.9452.169
spake7 4,837.6051.459
wae15 10,366.2850.448
yins8 5,528.6848.541
moather4 2,764.3447.637
wud8 5,528.6846.826
oul8 5,528.6845.041
bane5 3,455.4340.837
boords3 2,073.2634.981
native5 3,455.4334.288
dinnae9 6,219.7734.201
wha10 6,910.8532.242
santa4 2,764.3431.827
lake4 2,764.3431.067
wye9 6,219.7730.898
wus6 4,146.5130.500
nir3 2,073.2629.927
gie10 6,910.8527.017
coorse7 4,837.6024.954
hae16 11,057.3624.621
speakers5 3,455.4323.687
hale7 4,837.6023.036
baen2 1,382.1722.500
richtfa2 1,382.1722.500
feyther2 1,382.1720.777
betther2 1,382.1720.777
naw6 4,146.5120.624
why5 3,455.4320.539
aff11 7,601.9420.497
things7 4,837.6019.988
jest7 4,837.60nan
agen2 1,382.1719.595
proud3 2,073.2618.118
yese2 1,382.1717.336
ain9 6,219.7717.178
aa12 8,293.0216.919
wheen5 3,455.4316.603
shane2 1,382.1715.531
forget3 2,073.2615.066
wull5 3,455.4314.966
wur6 4,146.5114.594
opeenion2 1,382.1714.299
sae10 6,910.8514.275
meanin3 2,073.2614.254
noo10 6,910.8513.901
thats2 1,382.1713.803
o51 35,245.3412.686
rale2 1,382.1712.610
becaase5 3,455.43nan
krisamas6 4,146.51nan
gled3 2,073.2614.104
toul2 1,382.1712.610
yer10 6,910.8512.503
pit7 4,837.6012.479
ax2 1,382.1712.442
whun2 1,382.1712.281
dancin2 1,382.1712.281
wush2 1,382.1712.281
somethin4 2,764.3412.130
kan2 1,382.1712.127
weans3 2,073.2612.039
thae5 3,455.4311.996
stap3 2,073.2611.989
shud2 1,382.1711.699
am4 2,764.3411.605
mine3 2,073.2611.556
heids3 2,073.2610.864
think6 4,146.5110.498
these4 2,764.3410.399
luk2 1,382.1710.346
gret2 1,382.1710.253
thur3 2,073.2610.216
aul2 1,382.1710.161
themsels2 1,382.179.900
oor8 5,528.689.780
they14 9,675.198.897
brev3 2,073.26nan
instead2 1,382.179.656
minute2 1,382.178.813
scrievin2 1,382.178.750
forrit3 2,073.268.400
gane2 1,382.178.342
ulster2 1,382.178.025
mair9 6,219.777.886
neck2 1,382.177.876
scrieve2 1,382.177.734
wrang3 2,073.267.577
wean2 1,382.177.552
spellin2 1,382.176.834
year5 3,455.436.799
ye16 11,057.366.791
weel6 4,146.516.726
country2 1,382.176.624
roon4 2,764.346.551
its6 4,146.516.506
maistly2 1,382.176.491
language5 3,455.436.475
times3 2,073.266.335
onythin2 1,382.176.301
withoot2 1,382.176.239
know3 2,073.266.102
is17 11,748.455.806
love2 1,382.175.735
haes5 3,455.435.439
time7 4,837.605.187
ava2 1,382.175.143
stert2 1,382.175.121
years3 2,073.265.088
it27 18,659.305.066
maesel2 1,382.17nan
pairt3 2,073.264.995
support2 1,382.174.954
toon2 1,382.174.682
if6 4,146.514.570
culture2 1,382.174.554
schuil2 1,382.174.519
tae43 29,716.664.203
dae5 3,455.434.167
try2 1,382.174.017
tryin2 1,382.173.901
at4 2,764.343.900
speak2 1,382.173.682
hard2 1,382.173.407
a54 37,318.593.089
niver2 1,382.172.627
whaur3 2,073.262.553
efter4 2,764.342.527
an47 32,481.002.519
aboot8 5,528.682.515
cannae2 1,382.172.469
still3 2,073.262.362
english3 2,073.262.342
even3 2,073.262.332
that20 13,821.702.072
as5 3,455.432.026
need2 1,382.171.852
keep2 1,382.171.714
nae7 4,837.601.660
what2 1,382.171.597
for12 8,293.021.550
place2 1,382.171.362
thing2 1,382.171.288
guid3 2,073.261.191
life2 1,382.171.076
them4 2,764.341.043
bit2 1,382.170.964
intae4 2,764.340.836
ower5 3,455.430.816
oot4 2,764.340.814
afore3 2,073.260.789
richt3 2,073.260.592
ony2 1,382.170.537
mak2 1,382.170.534
in26 17,968.210.509
doon2 1,382.170.462
on11 7,601.940.449
come2 1,382.170.418
thocht2 1,382.170.392
frae2 1,382.170.247
scots4 2,764.340.216
see3 2,073.260.186
fit2 1,382.170.129
but5 3,455.430.072
up5 3,455.430.060
this6 4,146.510.041
aye2 1,382.170.007
maebae2 1,382.17nan
wee3 2,073.260.000