A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Chalmers, Aimee

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,601
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 587
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.727
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, ye, yer, was, a, o, tae, i, it, bike,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie
Lallans Magazine (2004-09) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (1,343 words)

Lallans 58 - twa poems
Lallans Magazine (2001-03-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (258 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
ye82 51,217.99228.207
yer49 30,605.87189.967
was39 24,359.78177.923
judges11 6,870.71135.701
bike16 9,993.75135.610
wuid16 9,993.75110.292
ruth12 7,495.3293.941
billy11 6,870.7167.923
yersell5 3,123.0552.438
wuidnae4 2,498.4446.830
closie4 2,498.4446.830
wye11 6,870.7139.374
terrace4 2,498.4435.810
leviticus3 1,873.8334.375
joshua3 1,873.8332.147
genesis3 1,873.8330.563
rinnin6 3,747.6629.597
wasnae4 2,498.4428.072
river5 3,123.0526.431
ahent4 2,498.4425.730
knees4 2,498.4425.335
becomin3 1,873.8323.896
bikes3 1,873.8323.469
juist10 6,246.1022.883
cellar3 1,873.8322.697
an15 9,369.1422.317
watchit2 1,249.2222.097
coat4 2,498.4421.720
sand3 1,873.8320.592
ae13 8,119.9320.475
crib2 1,249.2220.374
fud2 1,249.2220.374
numbers3 1,873.8319.880
hurt3 1,873.8318.857
scuffed2 1,249.2218.287
aff10 6,246.1015.438
bunter7 4,372.27nan
had10 6,246.1015.231
cuid5 3,123.0515.053
bell3 1,873.8315.029
gae4 2,498.4414.899
haunds3 1,873.8314.568
deek2 1,249.2214.173
went6 3,747.6613.956
shottie2 1,249.2213.404
dam2 1,249.2213.178
elements2 1,249.2212.570
thou2 1,249.2212.387
cuidnae2 1,249.2212.212
kirk4 2,498.4412.022
bard2 1,249.2211.885
mirror2 1,249.2211.885
second3 1,873.8311.830
meenit3 1,873.8311.517
shuin2 1,249.2210.918
but16 9,993.7510.736
loose2 1,249.2210.682
return2 1,249.2210.459
stood3 1,873.8310.062
in11 6,870.7110.030
mind6 3,747.669.976
weet3 1,873.839.874
mither5 3,123.059.414
ready3 1,873.839.346
turnt3 1,873.839.346
stoppit2 1,249.229.345
queer2 1,249.229.266
i20 12,492.199.079
sunday3 1,873.838.930
thy2 1,249.228.822
thocht6 3,747.668.480
windae3 1,873.838.059
claes3 1,873.838.033
bonnie3 1,873.837.809
busy2 1,249.227.797
thee2 1,249.227.797
roond3 1,873.837.688
stanes2 1,249.227.593
greet2 1,249.227.262
d8 4,996.886.862
likit2 1,249.226.798
feet3 1,873.836.519
ee3 1,873.836.446
cundie3 1,873.83nan
haud3 1,873.836.339
braw3 1,873.836.269
quick2 1,249.226.252
corner2 1,249.226.153
you8 4,996.886.121
show2 1,249.226.025
eneuch3 1,873.835.934
stick2 1,249.225.901
smile2 1,249.225.901
legs2 1,249.225.557
awa6 3,747.665.438
deuteronomy3 1,873.83nan
esther3 1,873.83nan
put2 1,249.225.054
get6 3,747.664.934
not2 1,249.224.918
never3 1,873.834.903
ane5 3,123.054.901
god2 1,249.224.852
lift2 1,249.224.787
let3 1,873.834.627
ma2 1,249.224.599
as4 2,498.444.484
exodus3 1,873.83nan
faither3 1,873.834.709
guid5 3,123.054.418
toon2 1,249.224.333
held2 1,249.224.314
couldnae2 1,249.224.314
people2 1,249.224.278
go3 1,873.834.221
thae3 1,873.834.149
agin2 1,249.224.053
bad2 1,249.223.908
keep3 1,873.833.876
sea2 1,249.223.845
yon3 1,873.833.839
if6 3,747.663.816
cam4 2,498.443.785
whiles2 1,249.223.739
wi6 3,747.663.716
gey3 1,873.833.546
far3 1,873.833.478
fell2 1,249.223.444
front2 1,249.223.430
my4 2,498.443.318
for15 9,369.143.257
wee7 4,372.273.072
got4 2,498.442.959
there8 4,996.882.901
tae25 15,615.242.877
licht2 1,249.222.769
sais3 1,873.832.628
then4 2,498.442.376
til3 1,873.832.372
thegither2 1,249.222.369
young2 1,249.222.335
rain2 1,249.222.120
nae8 4,996.882.109
up10 6,246.102.028
wirds2 1,249.222.002
a38 23,735.171.810
didnae2 1,249.221.664
fair2 1,249.221.549
doon6 3,747.661.547
alang2 1,249.221.500
will3 1,873.831.496
she5 3,123.051.453
richt4 2,498.441.442
oot4 2,498.441.300
first3 1,873.831.276
face2 1,249.221.266
days2 1,249.221.225
three2 1,249.221.220
just2 1,249.221.185
wey3 1,873.831.161
heid3 1,873.831.069
same2 1,249.221.068
be11 6,870.710.964
o28 17,489.070.823
gaun2 1,249.220.820
big2 1,249.220.798
back5 3,123.050.772
s9 5,621.490.760
sae4 2,498.440.750
her6 3,747.660.701
like6 3,747.660.696
whan3 1,873.830.681
nor2 1,249.220.609
syne2 1,249.220.599
at8 4,996.880.567
made2 1,249.220.540
that13 8,119.930.528
ower5 3,123.050.495
een2 1,249.220.495
even2 1,249.220.466
frae2 1,249.220.436
time4 2,498.440.415
aa2 1,249.220.415
ken3 1,873.830.401
his11 6,870.710.343
the88 54,965.650.338
tak2 1,249.220.317
twa3 1,873.830.304
oan3 1,873.830.278
said3 1,873.830.268
they5 3,123.050.252
me4 2,498.440.248
intae2 1,249.220.201
aw3 1,873.830.190
fowk3 1,873.830.135
them2 1,249.220.122
by3 1,873.830.099
he13 8,119.930.075
see3 1,873.830.072
howders2 1,249.22nan
whit3 1,873.830.062
aye2 1,249.220.054
it18 11,242.970.035
browden2 1,249.22nan
and10 6,246.100.039
ll2 1,249.220.028
hae4 2,498.440.017
him4 2,498.440.017
weel2 1,249.220.013
dae2 1,249.220.006
on10 6,246.100.001
troth2 1,249.22nan
to2 1,249.220.001