A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Geraghty, Martin

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,086
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 876
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.381
Tagged as GLA (Glasgow) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, he, an, it, s, ma, ae, in, tae,

List of texts in corpus

A Bad Sport
ABCTales.com (2021-07-17) in Central (Glasgow) dialect (GLA), categorised as prose (785 words)

378
TheCommonBreath.com (2020-10) in Central (Glasgow) dialect (GLA), categorised as prose (586 words)

The Pusher
TheCommonBreath.com (2020-09) in Central (Glasgow) dialect (GLA), categorised as prose (715 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
yir17 8,149.5797.558
am16 7,670.1877.896
hiz16 7,670.1871.460
o2 958.7770.664
soldier6 2,876.3268.832
urr6 2,876.3268.832
ae28 13,422.8268.360
n16 7,670.1868.029
yae12 5,752.6459.991
av6 2,876.3251.703
fir15 7,190.8046.905
wit8 3,835.0946.325
boy9 4,314.4844.704
yi9 4,314.4838.702
coo6 2,876.3232.093
ma30 14,381.5931.768
wul6 2,876.3229.794
peck3 1,438.1628.975
newspaper4 1,917.5527.810
chips4 1,917.5526.839
opposite4 1,917.5523.847
a102 48,897.4123.844
watches3 1,438.1623.821
son6 2,876.3223.656
iz5 2,396.9323.015
mae5 2,396.9322.816
paul4 1,917.5521.856
mer2 958.7721.038
hawdin2 958.7721.038
gony2 958.7721.038
invadin2 958.7721.038
drunks2 958.7721.038
wall3 1,438.1620.440
taxi3 1,438.1620.128
ti14 6,711.4119.868
gun3 1,438.1619.831
frowns2 958.7719.316
stretches2 958.7719.316
polly2 958.7719.316
babe2 958.7719.316
gloves2 958.7719.316
mi4 1,917.5518.976
bridge3 1,438.1618.540
mesh2 958.7718.135
slug2 958.7718.135
bastards2 958.7718.135
wan8 3,835.0917.681
fuckin7 3,355.7017.479
elsewhere2 958.7717.231
holdin2 958.7717.231
hours3 1,438.1616.761
gon2 958.7716.497
whispers2 958.7715.879
thim2 958.7715.879
told3 1,438.1615.822
doos3 1,438.1615.822
parkin2 958.7715.346
al3 1,438.1615.143
call3 1,438.1615.017
don5 2,396.9314.626
wiy2 958.7714.458
peace3 1,438.1614.424
few5 2,396.9314.359
wait4 1,917.5514.258
throwin2 958.7714.079
concentrate2 958.7714.079
im3 1,438.1613.888
hands3 1,438.1613.787
how6 2,876.3213.736
s32 15,340.3613.648
empty3 1,438.1613.589
he36 17,257.9113.588
lungs2 958.7713.418
club3 1,438.1613.399
tae23 11,025.8913.158
says7 3,355.7012.778
block2 958.7712.359
golf2 958.7712.134
take4 1,917.5512.091
night4 1,917.5511.889
asks3 1,438.1611.720
get10 4,793.8611.668
me17 8,149.5711.395
interest3 1,438.1611.323
rattlin2 958.7711.173
ivry2 958.7711.006
sort3 1,438.1610.953
inches2 958.7710.847
merton4 1,917.55nan
drunk2 958.7710.547
sum3 1,438.1610.444
t7 3,355.7010.197
rolls2 958.7710.138
brain2 958.7710.010
respect2 958.779.768
sleep3 1,438.169.692
captain2 958.779.653
bag3 1,438.169.288
joost2 958.778.932
top2 958.778.661
bed4 1,917.558.618
naw4 1,917.558.206
pum3 1,438.16nan
personal2 958.779.027
seven2 958.778.025
worked2 958.777.882
minutes2 958.777.612
sport2 958.777.485
an35 16,778.527.443
forget2 958.777.071
good3 1,438.166.917
person2 958.776.908
many2 958.776.855
head2 958.776.652
right4 1,917.556.608
wen3 1,438.16nan
do3 1,438.166.588
with3 1,438.166.492
sake2 958.776.323
oan8 3,835.096.306
enough3 1,438.166.260
tryin3 1,438.166.061
furst2 958.775.983
bae2 958.775.983
side4 1,917.555.945
wummin2 958.775.943
daft2 958.775.864
business2 958.775.787
city2 958.775.749
red2 958.775.749
thir4 1,917.555.679
her4 1,917.555.678
mibbe2 958.775.638
back10 4,793.865.553
pure2 958.775.293
scorecard3 1,438.16nan
space2 958.775.293
you9 4,314.485.261
thought2 958.775.228
feet3 1,438.165.188
for5 2,396.935.070
this15 7,190.804.967
off2 958.774.923
mooth2 958.774.894
or2 958.774.792
wind2 958.774.699
course2 958.774.516
stuff2 958.774.491
like11 5,273.254.367
make2 958.774.367
early2 958.774.343
know3 1,438.164.317
ask2 958.774.296
but3 1,438.164.264
sky2 958.774.249
that12 5,752.644.246
school2 958.774.180
cos2 958.774.135
here6 2,876.324.124
ll6 2,876.324.098
not2 958.774.004
important2 958.773.983
lift2 958.773.900
cannae3 1,438.163.886
fae11 5,273.253.826
week2 958.773.799
history2 958.773.799
eyes2 958.773.779
tell4 1,917.553.706
be5 2,396.933.614
da10 4,793.863.559
hauns2 958.773.464
people2 958.773.395
to6 2,876.323.370
wi9 4,314.483.363
room3 1,438.163.323
two2 958.773.311
away2 958.773.294
couple2 958.773.278
on7 3,355.703.244
every2 958.773.214
tried2 958.773.167
windae2 958.773.090
about2 958.773.045
door4 1,917.552.999
black2 958.772.914
sittin2 958.772.845
auld6 2,876.322.829
still4 1,917.552.756
it33 15,819.752.698
i7 3,355.702.683
next2 958.772.611
hair2 958.772.526
three3 1,438.162.364
last3 1,438.162.327
out2 958.772.278
yet2 958.772.278
have2 958.772.215
hae2 958.772.206
afore5 2,396.931.999
well2 958.771.954
in25 11,984.661.924
really2 958.771.874
oot13 6,232.021.792
much2 958.771.772
aff5 2,396.931.489
d6 2,876.321.471
she7 3,355.701.449
intae6 2,876.321.448
man4 1,917.551.371
kin2 958.771.241
time6 2,876.321.198
look2 958.771.155
been2 958.771.058
no8 3,835.091.056
ve3 1,438.161.042
think3 1,438.160.970
need2 958.770.950
while2 958.770.945
did3 1,438.160.922
the112 53,691.280.841
wiz3 1,438.160.800
through2 958.770.732
nae4 1,917.550.726
thirs2 958.77nan
wae3 1,438.160.949
we6 2,876.320.712
is10 4,793.860.700
face2 958.770.691
as10 4,793.860.666
wee6 2,876.320.567
by2 958.770.552
him4 1,917.550.485
aboot8 3,835.090.466
big2 958.770.337
of2 958.770.291
had2 958.770.245
so3 1,438.160.245
bein2 958.770.217
aw4 1,917.550.206
they7 3,355.700.154
mind2 958.770.135
gie2 958.770.125
see4 1,917.550.125
up9 4,314.480.115
could2 958.770.046
noo3 1,438.160.039
my2 958.770.024
when2 958.770.016
at13 6,232.020.015
then2 958.770.012
can3 1,438.160.009
and14 6,711.410.002
was2 958.770.001
aye3 1,438.160.001
day4 1,917.550.000
heid2 958.770.000
his12 5,752.640.000
oor3 1,438.160.000