A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Spence, Laura

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,475
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 707
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.501
Tagged as PUL (Peninsular Ulster (Ards)) dialect.
Top ten most common words - tha, an, a, wus, john, tae, o, it, she, grace,

List of texts in corpus

Tha Thoarn Tree
Ullans Magazine (01-01-2013) in Ulster dialect (PUL), categorised as prose (2,475 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
tha188 75,959.601,382.623
wus59 23,838.38533.173
john46 18,585.86290.885
grace29 11,717.17270.491
the14 5,656.57202.874
dan25 10,101.01191.380
brench15 6,060.61173.866
laik8 3,232.3275.999
whun9 3,636.3675.322
wuid12 4,848.4865.204
oul12 4,848.4864.835
tree13 5,252.5363.031
boadie7 2,828.2861.616
tuk8 3,232.3260.818
wudden6 2,424.2459.074
wumman13 5,252.5356.402
cairved5 2,020.2052.061
wundae5 2,020.2052.061
growein6 2,424.2449.658
oan22 8,888.8945.770
wile6 2,424.2442.172
wur14 5,656.5742.026
sayed16 6,464.6541.416
thur9 3,636.3640.549
fur28 11,313.1340.451
gye6 2,424.2440.217
wud8 3,232.3238.442
haed16 6,464.6538.069
an117 47,272.7337.452
hoose16 6,464.6536.767
saa6 2,424.2434.617
cum7 2,828.2834.459
bak6 2,424.2433.762
moss5 2,020.2032.818
heerd4 1,616.1632.335
glentin4 1,616.1632.335
perfec3 1,212.1231.760
that3 1,212.1230.460
pinny3 1,212.1229.533
quare4 1,616.1628.400
snare3 1,212.1227.950
yin12 4,848.4826.496
sut5 2,020.2025.936
rape3 1,212.1225.693
wasnae4 1,616.1624.627
wrocht5 2,020.2024.154
leg5 2,020.2024.020
teuch3 1,212.1223.401
ootby4 1,616.1623.376
thoarn8 3,232.32nan
coul3 1,212.1220.873
and2 808.0820.565
hirple2 808.0820.354
sonsy2 808.0820.354
dure2 808.0820.354
hoult2 808.0820.354
leukkin2 808.0820.354
grun6 2,424.2419.710
box5 2,020.2019.404
aa17 6,868.6919.174
cottar3 1,212.1219.115
she31 12,525.2519.037
eneuch7 2,828.2818.930
lichtnin3 1,212.1218.819
cape2 808.0818.633
brenches2 808.0818.633
haetae2 808.0818.633
med4 1,616.1618.336
thon10 4,040.4017.543
ben6 2,424.2416.761
craps2 808.0816.549
splittin2 808.0816.549
weethin2 808.0816.549
heidstane2 808.0816.549
poakits2 808.0816.549
fiels2 808.0816.549
takkin5 2,020.2016.490
thunner3 1,212.1216.108
wheen6 2,424.2416.064
thonner2 808.0815.816
waakin2 808.0815.816
streetchin2 808.0815.816
blocks2 808.0815.200
lukkin2 808.0815.200
cottar-hoose5 2,020.20nan
cud7 2,828.2815.133
mair16 6,464.6514.882
oothoose2 808.0814.667
forenenst2 808.0814.667
gress3 1,212.1214.024
aff12 4,848.4813.886
wechty2 808.0813.780
amaist2 808.0813.403
airms4 1,616.1613.099
rocky2 808.0813.058
ahint5 2,020.2012.752
epple5 2,020.20nan
sooth4 1,616.1612.501
bricht4 1,616.1612.297
lown2 808.0812.178
deep4 1,616.1612.049
fun4 1,616.1612.001
is4 1,616.1611.899
flooers3 1,212.1211.804
landit2 808.0811.687
ocht3 1,212.1211.561
lukked2 808.0811.462
guidwife2 808.0811.462
t8 3,232.3211.194
boag4 1,616.16nan
wun3 1,212.1210.892
wye6 2,424.2410.570
dowlings4 1,616.16nan
throch2 808.0811.050
nearhaun2 808.0810.339
boxes2 808.0810.339
ma2 808.0810.214
muir2 808.0810.029
thrie2 808.089.882
grave2 808.089.882
roses2 808.089.742
hadnae2 808.089.606
flittit2 808.089.606
wather2 808.089.475
nor7 2,828.289.386
wame2 808.089.349
lenth2 808.089.349
leukked4 1,616.16nan
pickin2 808.089.226
cloods2 808.089.108
muin2 808.089.108
ablow3 1,212.128.799
morn3 1,212.128.707
in22 8,888.898.583
wee13 5,252.538.422
luk2 808.088.277
sleekit2 808.088.096
aul2 808.088.096
banes2 808.088.009
was8 3,232.327.969
tummock3 1,212.12nan
mon2 808.088.774
cruik4 1,616.16nan
spiered3 1,212.1218.269
nixt3 1,212.127.951
rid3 1,212.127.874
lan2 808.087.841
gaed6 2,424.247.820
rïngs3 1,212.12nan
frae12 4,848.487.746
on6 2,424.247.391
licht4 1,616.167.217
set5 2,020.206.918
west2 808.086.907
nichts2 808.086.907
til6 2,424.246.890
or2 808.086.671
whut2 808.086.605
we3 1,212.126.600
sicna2 808.086.492
lit2 808.086.492
agane2 808.086.382
haggin3 1,212.12nan
moontin3 1,212.12nan
sicht3 1,212.126.300
sweet2 808.086.023
quate2 808.085.927
gled2 808.085.834
slowly2 808.085.834
femlie3 1,212.12nan
roon5 2,020.205.781
bonnie3 1,212.125.557
drap2 808.085.287
watther3 1,212.12nan
wean2 808.085.570
mate2 808.085.248
then7 2,828.285.227
richt8 3,232.325.152
smell2 808.084.887
ayont2 808.084.854
whuttled2 808.08nan
mile2 808.084.722
pit6 2,424.244.547
gettin3 1,212.124.489
her21 8,484.854.424
yit2 808.084.386
anither5 2,020.204.379
ee3 1,212.124.320
sair3 1,212.124.320
tap3 1,212.124.320
rinnin2 808.084.273
grey2 808.084.111
intil3 1,212.123.945
days4 1,616.163.789
o38 15,353.543.737
whuttlin2 808.08nan
lay2 808.083.586
comin3 1,212.123.437
ontae2 808.083.417
och2 808.083.417
guid6 2,424.243.407
nicht5 2,020.203.355
doon10 4,040.403.254
giein2 808.083.221
en3 1,212.123.169
hissel2 808.082.952
hauns2 808.082.918
his21 8,484.852.869
watthery2 808.08nan
as9 3,636.362.974
s26 10,505.052.858
gien3 1,212.122.807
leuk2 808.082.634
owre2 808.082.620
a86 34,747.472.526
white2 808.082.408
hersel2 808.082.408
whiles2 808.082.369
glimmert2 808.08nan
no3 1,212.122.322
he15 6,060.612.321
run2 808.082.253
ye19 7,676.772.235
naethin2 808.082.192
makkin2 808.082.179
whaur4 1,616.162.172
dry2 808.082.156
haein2 808.082.120
hair2 808.082.029
it37 14,949.492.021
een4 1,616.161.997
maun3 1,212.121.947
day8 3,232.321.814
been2 808.081.803
mak4 1,616.161.666
ir2 808.081.664
time2 808.081.650
bed2 808.081.636
d7 2,828.281.619
yer2 808.081.608
intae7 2,828.281.593
tak4 1,616.161.515
wha3 1,212.121.439
masel2 808.081.425
beece2 808.08nan
thocht4 1,616.161.319
him4 1,616.161.191
niver2 808.081.170
gaun3 1,212.121.149
be9 3,636.361.079
got4 1,616.161.072
by6 2,424.241.035
wark2 808.081.025
tae46 18,585.861.024
them6 2,424.240.952
fut2 808.08nan
byue2 808.08nan
hale2 808.080.933
haun2 808.080.916
heid4 1,616.160.898
aboot5 2,020.200.875
lang4 1,616.160.745
gie3 1,212.120.630
hae4 1,616.160.628
wi22 8,888.890.607
oot13 5,252.530.606
blecker2 808.08nan
fair2 808.080.584
us2 808.080.485
dae2 808.080.330
awa4 1,616.160.301
thing2 808.080.266
noo3 1,212.120.264
at18 7,272.730.256
ither2 808.080.251
efter2 808.080.223
here2 808.080.216
thair3 1,212.120.213
nae6 2,424.240.168
ower5 2,020.200.057
fit3 1,212.120.051
stoarm2 808.08nan
ain3 1,212.120.061
aye4 1,616.160.037
ll3 1,212.120.024
up10 4,040.400.024
this9 3,636.360.021
but10 4,040.400.015
can4 1,616.160.015
muckle2 808.080.013
ve2 808.080.011
new2 808.080.008
say2 808.080.007
gin2 808.080.007
sae4 1,616.160.004
its3 1,212.120.002
see4 1,616.160.000
hame2 808.080.000
guldert2 808.08nan
boags2 808.08nan
afore2 808.080.335