Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Lehane, Matt

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,423
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 978
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.478
Tagged as AYR (Ayrshire) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, an, in, i, la, o, tuim, tae, gif,

List of texts in corpus

Red an Black
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (299 words)

La Le La Le La Iron Mountain
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (277 words)

Cubismo Part III
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (99 words)

Psstt
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (145 words)

Gif I was
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (360 words)

Tuim Tattie
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (246 words)

Mouse Eat Mouse World
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (276 words)

Aye an Ay
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (116 words)

Hush Nou
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (228 words)

Cubismo Part II
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (136 words)

Mair Licht
bandcamp (2006-07-22) in Central (Ayrshire) dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (241 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.

Word	Count	Normalised per million	Keyness
la	44	18,159.31	452.646
tuim	39	16,095.75	369.853
tattie	29	11,968.63	262.811
gif	29	11,968.63	251.161
le	24	9,905.08	241.308
anarchist	12	4,952.54	138.524
mouse	11	4,539.83	118.900
thouchts	7	2,888.98	78.878
est	8	3,301.69	77.940
ou	8	3,301.69	77.940
was	25	10,317.79	73.091
penny	10	4,127.12	68.576
cnd	6	2,476.27	67.033
cull	6	2,476.27	67.033
out	15	6,190.67	66.865
scance	7	2,888.98	65.526
eat	11	4,539.83	60.223
weapons	6	2,476.27	54.858
bawbee	5	2,063.56	52.273
youse	6	2,476.27	48.401
hegemony	5	2,063.56	48.293
cowp	6	2,476.27	47.713
wearing	5	2,063.56	45.509
house	7	2,888.98	45.212
i	46	18,984.73	44.998
swatch	6	2,476.27	44.264
unilaterally	4	1,650.85	43.511
hush	4	1,650.85	38.963
thae	12	4,952.54	36.695
need	12	4,952.54	36.501
supportit	5	2,063.56	35.713
live	7	2,888.98	35.477
thrill	4	1,650.85	35.078
damp	6	2,476.27	33.215
warl	5	2,063.56	32.071
anarchy	3	1,238.13	31.887
dollars	3	1,238.13	31.887
wis	3	1,238.13	30.859
yer	20	8,254.23	30.553
kill	6	2,476.27	29.620
he	2	825.42	29.162
toil	3	1,238.13	28.078
chaos	3	1,238.13	28.078
goethe	8	3,301.69	nan
that	4	1,650.85	25.686
death	5	2,063.56	23.963
inspector	3	1,238.13	23.528
torche	8	3,301.69	nan
money	6	2,476.27	23.056
red	5	2,063.56	21.677
reigns	2	825.42	20.439
rockit	2	825.42	20.439
democrat	2	825.42	20.439
sterling	2	825.42	20.439
anti	2	825.42	20.439
bio	2	825.42	20.439
autocrat	2	825.42	20.439
ilumme	6	2,476.27	nan
pundits	2	825.42	20.439
lowses	2	825.42	20.439
thoucht	3	1,238.13	20.231
whar	5	2,063.56	20.102
aa	17	7,016.10	19.701
weil	3	1,238.13	18.944
chosen	3	1,238.13	18.944
concait	2	825.42	18.718
abstract	2	825.42	18.718
childer	2	825.42	18.718
thou	3	1,238.13	18.663
wadnae	3	1,238.13	18.138
gie	10	4,127.12	18.105
lichts	4	1,650.85	17.930
life	9	3,714.40	17.828
rulers	2	825.42	17.537
scrawl	2	825.42	17.537
shud	3	1,238.13	17.002
capitalist	2	825.42	16.634
cradle	2	825.42	16.634
elite	2	825.42	16.634
goalie	2	825.42	15.901
sned	2	825.42	15.901
to	12	4,952.54	15.565
unco	4	1,650.85	15.368
rhythms	2	825.42	15.284
d	14	5,777.96	14.836
ego	2	825.42	14.751
wards	2	825.42	14.751
died	3	1,238.13	14.668
yow	2	825.42	13.864
black	5	2,063.56	13.830
psstt	4	1,650.85	nan
natural	3	1,238.13	14.147
her	2	825.42	13.801
corruption	2	825.42	13.487
leaders	2	825.42	13.487
nuclear	2	825.42	13.142
civil	2	825.42	13.142
derri	4	1,650.85	nan
and	4	1,650.85	13.131
my	9	3,714.40	12.627
hunt	2	825.42	12.534
mouse-	3	1,238.13	nan
aabody	4	1,650.85	12.503
at	4	1,650.85	12.404
johnnie	2	825.42	12.008
pale	2	825.42	11.546
hole	3	1,238.13	11.226
complex	2	825.42	10.761
it	13	5,365.25	10.666
authority	2	825.42	10.588
yirth	2	825.42	10.422
hate	2	825.42	9.965
baa	2	825.42	9.688
baby	2	825.42	9.557
wins	2	825.42	9.557
sel	2	825.42	9.308
wad	9	3,714.40	9.233
n	5	2,063.56	9.231
quite	3	1,238.13	9.201
bars	2	825.42	9.075
broun	2	825.42	8.750
they	2	825.42	8.633
your	5	2,063.56	8.578
fir	6	2,476.27	7.795
penny-	3	1,238.13	nan
thon	7	2,888.98	8.584
social	3	1,238.13	7.690
his	5	2,063.56	7.613
rule	2	825.42	7.532
tae	34	14,032.19	7.264
human	3	1,238.13	7.244
rab	2	825.42	7.050
fancy	2	825.42	6.924
sport	2	825.42	6.924
erse	2	825.42	6.862
streets	2	825.42	6.354
askit	2	825.42	6.150
me	2	825.42	6.013
ten	3	1,238.13	5.897
up	3	1,238.13	5.864
gang	4	1,650.85	5.725
whae	3	1,238.13	5.617
nou	4	1,650.85	5.598
fou	2	825.42	5.522
view	2	825.42	5.402
biggit	2	825.42	5.286
being	2	825.42	5.248
yower	3	1,238.13	nan
faa	2	825.42	5.174
cry	2	825.42	4.796
bluid	2	825.42	4.669
we	17	7,016.10	4.595
government	3	1,238.13	4.537
brickbats	2	825.42	nan
sleep	2	825.42	4.459
nae	13	5,365.25	4.279
form	2	825.42	4.263
in	51	21,048.29	4.250
easy	2	825.42	4.209
ay	8	3,301.69	4.058
intil	3	1,238.13	4.042
but	4	1,650.85	3.998
sin	3	1,238.13	3.968
heids	2	825.42	3.931
mair	10	4,127.12	3.895
as	8	3,301.69	3.843
a	87	35,905.90	3.577
car	2	825.42	3.446
state	2	825.42	3.446
wi	26	10,730.50	3.005
gien	3	1,238.13	2.895
kin	3	1,238.13	2.854
let	3	1,238.13	2.793
the	123	50,763.52	2.643
aye	7	2,888.98	2.615
kull	3	1,238.13	nan
cud	3	1,238.13	2.618
knaps	2	825.42	nan
aines	2	825.42	nan
about	2	825.42	2.582
run	2	825.42	2.315
back	2	825.42	2.314
an	74	30,540.65	2.218
ken	6	2,476.27	2.173
derri-	2	825.42	nan
there	3	1,238.13	2.068
maun	3	1,238.13	2.025
bawbee-	2	825.42	nan
is	10	4,127.12	1.873
for	19	7,841.52	1.819
ee	2	825.42	1.758
be	17	7,016.10	1.686
past	2	825.42	1.683
licht	2	825.42	1.595
demos	2	825.42	nan
hae	3	1,238.13	1.531
onie	2	825.42	1.502
fae	10	4,127.12	1.459
o	42	17,333.88	1.374
m	5	2,063.56	1.246
ye	17	7,016.10	1.162
chomp	2	825.42	nan
on	11	4,539.83	1.164
cannae	2	825.42	1.097
or	11	4,539.83	1.046
us	5	2,063.56	1.004
no	4	1,650.85	0.984
heid	4	1,650.85	0.968
fowk	2	825.42	0.890
man	4	1,650.85	0.848
een	3	1,238.13	0.720
war	3	1,238.13	0.644
said	2	825.42	0.612
lik	2	825.42	0.569
mak	3	1,238.13	0.538
augment	2	825.42	nan
ainerlie	2	825.42	nan
sic	2	825.42	0.399
mither	2	825.42	0.331
snap-	2	825.42	nan
thocht	3	1,238.13	0.360
afore	2	825.42	0.296
were	2	825.42	0.250
kill-	2	825.42	nan
get	4	1,650.85	0.221
ither	2	825.42	0.219
efter	2	825.42	0.193
here	2	825.42	0.186
their	5	2,063.56	0.171
by	3	1,238.13	0.167
big	2	825.42	0.154
of	4	1,650.85	0.130
demos-	2	825.42	nan
re	2	825.42	0.147
than	2	825.42	0.110
then	3	1,238.13	0.092
ain	3	1,238.13	0.079
ower	6	2,476.27	0.057
sweeping	2	825.42	nan
whan	3	1,238.13	0.030
time	4	1,650.85	0.022
twa	3	1,238.13	0.019
maist	2	825.42	0.013
aff	3	1,238.13	0.012
oxymoronic	2	825.42	nan
had	3	1,238.13	0.017
think	2	825.42	0.010
whit	5	2,063.56	0.010
are	3	1,238.13	0.000
cynically	2	825.42	nan
s	19	7,841.52	0.060