A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Allan, Alasdair

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,773
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 547
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.241
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, scots, an, o, tae, in, and, scottish, language, a,

List of texts in corpus

Scots Language Policy
Scots Parliament (2015-09-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as government (1,773 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
scots82 46,249.29277.121
scottish35 19,740.55175.509
language34 19,176.54146.001
government21 11,844.33117.863
will29 16,356.46116.070
education18 10,152.2896.396
develop10 5,640.1688.691
continue10 5,640.1688.691
scotland26 14,664.4188.179
policy12 6,768.1977.206
encourage8 4,512.1368.640
yiss6 3,384.0959.935
manifesto6 3,384.0954.513
within7 3,948.1145.783
recognises5 2,820.0844.727
lairnin7 3,948.1144.014
professional6 3,384.0941.062
national9 5,076.1440.716
literacy5 2,820.0840.264
and39 21,996.6238.861
scotland's6 3,384.0938.583
pairtners4 2,256.0637.589
implementation4 2,256.0636.632
languages8 4,512.1335.627
excellence4 2,256.0635.011
plan6 3,384.0934.179
promote5 2,820.0833.252
context5 2,820.0833.252
heritage5 2,820.0832.076
engage4 2,256.0632.007
approach5 2,820.0831.857
provide5 2,820.0831.857
coordinators8 4,512.13nan
curriculum5 2,820.0832.530
raising3 1,692.0529.962
developin4 2,256.0629.840
practitioners3 1,692.0528.723
culture7 3,948.1128.619
include4 2,256.0628.455
literature5 2,820.0828.429
steps5 2,820.0827.699
network3 1,692.0526.833
aspects3 1,692.0526.833
commitments4 2,256.0626.751
whilk5 2,820.0826.267
attainment3 1,692.0526.076
community6 3,384.0925.899
commitment4 2,256.0625.354
recognition4 2,256.0625.144
current4 2,256.0624.940
agenda3 1,692.0524.804
assessment3 1,692.0524.259
promotin3 1,692.0523.759
media5 2,820.0822.775
appropriate3 1,692.0522.473
life9 5,076.1422.422
amangst3 1,692.0522.101
for28 15,792.4421.938
supportin3 1,692.0521.750
transferable2 1,128.0321.696
relatit3 1,692.0521.419
regional4 2,256.0621.307
therefore3 1,692.0521.106
indigenous3 1,692.0521.106
wirkin4 2,256.0620.820
implement2 1,128.0319.974
preservation2 1,128.0319.974
carers2 1,128.0319.974
of12 6,768.1918.800
ensure2 1,128.0318.792
ministerial2 1,128.0318.792
skills3 1,692.0518.653
communication3 1,692.0518.653
coherent2 1,128.0317.888
aims2 1,128.0317.153
dedicatit2 1,128.0316.535
vibrant2 1,128.0316.535
o63 35,532.9916.176
publishin2 1,128.0316.001
popularity2 1,128.0316.001
strand2 1,128.0316.001
increased2 1,128.0315.531
values2 1,128.0315.531
provisions2 1,128.0315.112
continues2 1,128.0315.112
recommendations2 1,128.0314.733
contribute2 1,128.0314.733
encouragement2 1,128.0314.387
lairners2 1,128.0314.387
parents3 1,692.0514.166
valid2 1,128.0314.070
action3 1,692.0513.987
wider2 1,128.0313.776
relevant2 1,128.0313.503
engagement2 1,128.0313.248
awareness2 1,128.0313.248
uphaud3 1,692.0513.018
glow2 1,128.0313.009
teachin3 1,692.0512.872
people4 2,256.0612.590
establishment2 1,128.0312.570
learning2 1,128.0312.570
resoorces2 1,128.0312.570
essential2 1,128.0312.368
affairs2 1,128.0312.176
poetry3 1,692.0512.008
profile2 1,128.0311.652
children2 1,128.0311.492
heize2 1,128.0311.338
organisations2 1,128.0311.338
policies2 1,128.0311.338
greed2 1,128.0310.911
document2 1,128.0310.911
ablow3 1,692.0510.802
practical2 1,128.0310.779
all4 2,256.0610.648
it8 4,512.1310.607
minority3 1,692.0510.563
spoken3 1,692.0510.424
reasons2 1,128.0310.408
respect2 1,128.0310.179
historical2 1,128.0310.070
speakers3 1,692.0510.029
its8 4,512.139.771
access2 1,128.039.760
forms2 1,128.039.662
cultural3 1,692.059.584
means3 1,692.059.321
library2 1,128.039.208
shuid3 1,692.059.176
as22 12,408.358.987
important3 1,692.058.864
study2 1,128.038.803
level2 1,128.038.803
at3 1,692.058.752
sang3 1,692.058.732
census2 1,128.038.580
further2 1,128.038.509
support3 1,692.058.478
public3 1,692.058.236
ettles2 1,128.038.172
local3 1,692.058.148
a33 18,612.528.137
group3 1,692.058.091
an65 36,661.038.031
identity2 1,128.037.923
dialects2 1,128.037.747
theirsels2 1,128.037.368
the131 73,886.077.337
key2 1,128.037.266
wab2 1,128.037.266
groups2 1,128.037.168
throu4 2,256.066.737
in42 23,688.666.542
this14 7,896.225.893
space2 1,128.035.886
order2 1,128.035.853
europe2 1,128.035.853
siccar2 1,128.035.820
linguistic2 1,128.035.692
airts2 1,128.035.093
weys2 1,128.035.041
yaised2 1,128.035.016
cooncil2 1,128.034.941
question2 1,128.034.843
tae52 29,328.824.781
leid4 2,256.064.557
are6 3,384.094.209
with2 1,128.033.410
they3 1,692.052.734
leids2 1,128.032.683
haes4 2,256.062.260
fae2 1,128.032.245
young2 1,128.032.031
folk2 1,128.031.566
aw7 3,948.111.467
stakehauder2 1,128.03nan
weel4 2,256.061.460
while2 1,128.031.363
is15 8,460.241.356
establisht2 1,128.03nan
thir2 1,128.031.336
alang2 1,128.031.263
gaelic2 1,128.031.068
three2 1,128.031.021
identifeeit2 1,128.03nan
mony2 1,128.031.004
practitioner2 1,128.03nan
atween2 1,128.031.237
sic2 1,128.030.991
face2 1,128.030.991
ane3 1,692.050.801
hae6 3,384.090.732
by4 2,256.060.511
nor2 1,128.030.454
ither3 1,692.050.453
that15 8,460.240.373
english2 1,128.030.311
mak2 1,128.030.256
to3 1,692.050.238
can2 1,128.030.207
tak2 1,128.030.203
we8 4,512.130.133
or5 2,820.080.103
oor3 1,692.050.081
on10 5,640.160.075
wey2 1,128.030.068
wi14 7,896.220.047
cfe2 1,128.03nan
mair4 2,256.060.038
been3 1,692.050.022
wad2 1,128.030.001
be9 5,076.140.001
their3 1,692.050.000