A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Duncan, Robert

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,737
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 642
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.706
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, in, o, a, tae, scots, and, i, s, is,

List of texts in corpus

The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?
autumnvoices.co.uk (2022-02-23) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as blog (1,561 words)

Peeweep
Wigtown (2015-09-01) in Central (Lumphinnans) dialect (SEC), categorised as poetry (176 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
scots40 23,028.2184.726
dsl6 3,454.2365.323
an5 2,878.5358.130
speech8 4,605.6454.866
english15 8,635.5846.720
bairn10 5,757.0543.660
was16 9,211.2843.374
snd5 2,878.5340.447
parliament5 2,878.5338.171
our7 4,029.9435.353
leid12 6,908.4634.235
results5 2,878.5333.434
dost4 2,302.8232.669
search5 2,878.5332.257
lorimer4 2,302.8230.782
wullie7 4,029.9430.441
in60 34,542.3130.326
my12 6,908.4629.259
thochts6 3,454.2328.832
and32 18,422.5724.672
advanced3 1,727.1222.583
ilkanither2 1,151.4121.770
citations2 1,151.4121.770
tollie2 1,151.4121.770
sixteenth2 1,151.4121.770
harebell2 1,151.4121.770
heiven3 1,727.1221.215
bairnheid3 1,727.1221.215
pairlament5 2,878.5320.612
threap3 1,727.1220.107
commendit2 1,151.4120.047
scrieve4 2,302.8219.470
highly2 1,151.4118.865
word5 2,878.5318.246
spellin4 2,302.8217.600
i26 14,968.3417.243
wuids2 1,151.4117.226
sangschaw2 1,151.4117.226
online3 1,727.1216.752
instances2 1,151.4116.608
spell3 1,727.1216.213
house3 1,727.1216.086
same7 4,029.9415.997
bird3 1,727.1215.962
even8 4,605.6415.916
dna2 1,151.4115.604
willie3 1,727.1215.490
the141 81,174.4414.828
lairn3 1,727.1214.650
relation2 1,151.4113.849
heidword5 2,878.53nan
loss3 1,727.1214.950
pond2 1,151.4113.320
what6 3,454.2313.309
would4 2,302.8213.113
does3 1,727.1212.696
hus3 1,727.1212.494
hou5 2,878.5312.483
hous2 1,151.4112.440
scotsman2 1,151.4112.440
creepin2 1,151.4112.440
swans2 1,151.4112.065
testament2 1,151.4112.065
dictionars2 1,151.4112.065
guide2 1,151.4111.410
member2 1,151.4111.262
memmer2 1,151.4110.983
section2 1,151.4110.983
speak4 2,302.8210.921
cage2 1,151.4110.851
aulder3 1,727.1210.760
examples2 1,151.4110.723
no13 7,484.1710.537
o56 32,239.499.944
orthography2 1,151.419.831
yin6 3,454.239.815
seem3 1,727.129.725
grown2 1,151.419.638
bible2 1,151.419.545
both2 1,151.419.454
sang3 1,727.129.032
dictionary2 1,151.419.030
abune2 1,151.418.951
paul2 1,151.418.874
century3 1,727.128.832
honest2 1,151.418.723
number2 1,151.418.723
at3 1,727.128.532
schule2 1,151.418.509
hill3 1,727.128.485
flee2 1,151.418.373
aathing2 1,151.418.115
scrievin2 1,151.418.053
fields2 1,151.418.053
scottish5 2,878.537.989
text2 1,151.417.816
matthew2 1,151.417.704
includin2 1,151.417.704
neither2 1,151.417.704
your4 2,302.827.578
workin2 1,151.417.541
found2 1,151.417.285
single2 1,151.417.237
poetry2 1,151.416.656
ettlin2 1,151.416.575
c2 1,151.416.495
corinthians3 1,727.12nan
is20 11,514.106.450
kìngdom3 1,727.12nan
why3 1,727.128.424
mind5 2,878.536.272
words3 1,727.126.192
had7 4,029.946.139
common2 1,151.416.124
cry2 1,151.415.987
maitter2 1,151.415.854
mony4 2,302.825.796
pi-rip3 1,727.12nan
aiblins2 1,151.415.790
poems2 1,151.415.790
he7 4,029.945.593
leids3 1,727.125.494
speakin2 1,151.415.487
peeweep3 1,727.12nan
oor7 4,029.945.466
laddie2 1,151.415.402
language5 2,878.535.139
say5 2,878.535.107
full2 1,151.415.055
luik2 1,151.414.907
fun2 1,151.414.766
lost2 1,151.414.766
case2 1,151.414.721
burns2 1,151.414.676
uise2 1,151.414.676
his4 2,302.824.648
isnae2 1,151.414.588
are6 3,454.234.585
dinnae3 1,727.124.574
aften2 1,151.414.545
never3 1,727.124.513
nou3 1,727.124.405
for17 9,786.994.302
has3 1,727.123.827
throu3 1,727.123.797
tho3 1,727.123.767
gin4 2,302.823.516
naebody2 1,151.413.499
set3 1,727.123.439
s20 11,514.103.406
did4 2,302.823.370
only3 1,727.123.232
or2 1,151.413.227
deid2 1,151.413.206
sae6 3,454.232.935
yet2 1,151.412.828
am2 1,151.412.816
should2 1,151.412.772
on6 3,454.232.496
wey4 2,302.822.455
this11 6,332.762.418
nae2 1,151.412.288
but11 6,332.762.262
john2 1,151.412.251
him2 1,151.411.903
fae8 4,605.641.818
let2 1,151.411.665
by5 2,878.531.572
road2 1,151.411.571
were4 2,302.821.550
we4 2,302.821.457
pee-weep2 1,151.41nan
tae45 25,906.741.535
come3 1,727.121.235
things2 1,151.411.198
days2 1,151.411.040
sic2 1,151.411.032
first3 1,727.121.031
of4 2,302.820.913
thing2 1,151.410.874
wi10 5,757.050.771
aa5 2,878.530.749
descrivit2 1,151.41nan
says2 1,151.410.711
they9 5,181.350.694
than3 1,727.120.673
when3 1,727.120.640
fowk4 2,302.820.637
re2 1,151.410.627
there6 3,454.230.485
ither3 1,727.120.475
nor2 1,151.410.472
tumshie2 1,151.41nan
piggery2 1,151.41nan
up5 2,878.530.466
time2 1,151.410.439
like6 3,454.230.427
whaur2 1,151.410.425
still2 1,151.410.352
micht2 1,151.410.335
awa3 1,727.120.335
their4 2,302.820.328
d2 1,151.410.325
thon2 1,151.410.324
né2 1,151.41nan
creengin-crabbit2 1,151.41nan
new2 1,151.410.308
kinmont2 1,151.41nan
to3 1,727.120.318
maist2 1,151.410.300
ye8 4,605.640.188
bairnlie2 1,151.41nan
surroonds2 1,151.41nan
been4 2,302.820.194
twa3 1,727.120.178
juist2 1,151.410.176
as12 6,908.460.164
hoose2 1,151.410.143
muckle2 1,151.410.138
pit2 1,151.410.134
manmuckle2 1,151.41nan
can2 1,151.410.170
some3 1,727.120.133
mair3 1,727.120.100
it19 10,938.400.100
that18 10,362.690.044
me6 3,454.230.042
a52 29,936.670.032
lang2 1,151.410.030
get2 1,151.410.028
guid2 1,151.410.025
richt2 1,151.410.025
salbe2 1,151.41nan
scotland2 1,151.410.013
m2 1,151.410.003
ower4 2,302.820.003
its2 1,151.410.001
hae4 2,302.820.001
barbarik2 1,151.41nan
efter2 1,151.410.003