Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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McDonald, Hamish

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,542
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 809
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.142
Tagged as SWE (South West (Galloway)) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, an, we, wis, tae, in, it, that, goes,

List of texts in corpus

The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3
Itchy Coo (01-01-2003) in Central dialect (SWE), categorised as prose (540 words)

The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12
Itchy Coo (01-01-2003) in Central dialect (SWE), categorised as prose (2,002 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
goes	31	12,195.12	258.530
anen	21	8,261.21	244.673
ther	20	7,867.82	177.899
spencer	11	4,327.30	121.225
mr	22	8,654.60	116.834
gates	12	4,720.69	94.308
baker's	8	3,147.13	89.991
heh	8	3,147.13	81.008
gote	10	3,933.91	80.697
ees	9	3,540.52	77.581
ee	17	6,687.65	77.223
hud	19	7,474.43	76.155
josephine	7	2,753.74	72.027
loch	12	4,720.69	69.307
wur	19	7,474.43	66.995
girnin	8	3,147.13	64.256
we	44	17,309.21	62.313
oan	26	10,228.17	60.453
larsson	5	1,966.96	51.794
thum	8	3,147.13	40.482
wae	16	6,294.26	39.317
how	12	4,720.69	38.289
prayin	5	1,966.96	37.185
an	118	46,420.14	35.749
gobbs	20	7,867.82	nan
yez	7	2,753.74	72.027
bank	6	2,360.35	33.655
sister	8	3,147.13	32.907
a	127	49,960.66	32.037
ee'd	3	1,180.17	31.600
merr	3	1,180.17	31.600
ur	8	3,147.13	30.413
somehin	4	1,573.56	30.190
toby	3	1,180.17	29.373
ther's	3	1,180.17	29.373
mingin	4	1,573.56	29.125
da	24	9,441.38	29.060
rod	4	1,573.56	28.643
camera	4	1,573.56	28.188
evrubdy	3	1,180.17	27.790
know	9	3,540.52	26.931
shoap	4	1,573.56	25.909
jimmie	3	1,180.17	25.533
gee	4	1,573.56	24.979
right	9	3,540.52	24.402
awey	4	1,573.56	22.092
stoap	4	1,573.56	21.702
so's	3	1,180.17	21.599
huv	7	2,753.74	21.451
miracle	3	1,180.17	21.140
set	9	3,540.52	20.831
boarn	3	1,180.17	20.318
wu'll	2	786.78	20.247
gorge	2	786.78	20.247
clydebank	2	786.78	20.247
bunnies	2	786.78	20.247
miles	4	1,573.56	20.003
supply	3	1,180.17	19.598
angel	3	1,180.17	19.598
decidit	4	1,573.56	19.419
stretchin	2	786.78	18.526
err	2	786.78	18.526
intervene	2	786.78	18.526
demolished	2	786.78	18.526
haw	3	1,180.17	17.609
rabbit	3	1,180.17	17.148
us	13	5,114.08	16.741
big	9	3,540.52	16.678
cawed	4	1,573.56	16.638
drapped	3	1,180.17	16.518
fallen	2	786.78	16.443
stupit	3	1,180.17	16.323
nun	6	2,360.35	nan
photies	3	1,180.17	16.134
brew	2	786.78	15.710
wher	6	2,360.35	nan
flooer	3	1,180.17	15.603
road	7	2,753.74	14.897
mister	2	786.78	14.561
good	5	1,966.96	14.349
and	4	1,573.56	14.336
buildin	3	1,180.17	14.255
sutton	5	1,966.96	nan
nuhin	2	786.78	14.561
mairead	5	1,966.96	nan
stoaped	2	786.78	14.561
savin	2	786.78	14.093
perr	2	786.78	13.674
pendicle	5	1,966.96	nan
worm	2	786.78	13.674
came	6	2,360.35	13.392
spot	3	1,180.17	13.170
nur	3	1,180.17	13.062
merry	2	786.78	12.953
d'ye	2	786.78	12.953
mountains	2	786.78	12.953
bakers	2	786.78	12.953
anyhin	2	786.78	12.953
went	7	2,753.74	12.627
ah've	3	1,180.17	12.550
man	10	3,933.91	12.495
peel	2	786.78	12.345
startit	3	1,180.17	12.173
stood	4	1,573.56	12.152
fur	17	6,687.65	11.844
mills	2	786.78	11.820
landit	2	786.78	11.582
hing	4	1,573.56	11.478
dam	2	786.78	11.358
wheeched	2	786.78	11.358
she	3	1,180.17	11.269
hills	3	1,180.17	11.177
shoutit	2	786.78	11.146
exackly	2	786.78	11.146
whit's	3	1,180.17	11.102
ah	28	11,014.95	10.920
maw	3	1,180.17	10.812
burras	3	1,180.17	nan
hecla	4	1,573.56	nan
breath	3	1,180.17	10.604
drove	2	786.78	10.574
stepped	2	786.78	10.574
well	5	1,966.96	10.542
wean	3	1,180.17	10.470
that's	5	1,966.96	10.349
firrits	4	1,573.56	nan
stove	2	786.78	11.820
it's	8	3,147.13	10.314
works	2	786.78	9.779
drum	2	786.78	9.638
through	6	2,360.35	9.412
taewards	3	1,180.17	9.293
waitit	2	786.78	9.245
you're	2	786.78	9.245
gonnae	3	1,180.17	9.241
bonnie	4	1,573.56	9.195
looked	4	1,573.56	8.796
forward	2	786.78	8.672
ago	3	1,180.17	8.212
fish	3	1,180.17	8.128
pot	2	786.78	8.084
some	10	3,933.91	7.928
huvin	2	786.78	7.908
ah'll	2	786.78	7.908
is	6	2,360.35	7.892
naewher	3	1,180.17	nan
manage	2	786.78	7.823
cried	4	1,573.56	7.813
heids	3	1,180.17	7.769
another	3	1,180.17	7.731
aw	14	5,507.47	7.608
weird	2	786.78	7.579
cave	2	786.78	7.502
doon	13	5,114.08	7.469
fun	3	1,180.17	7.294
could	7	2,753.74	7.151
burn	3	1,180.17	6.928
up	19	7,474.43	6.856
banks	2	786.78	6.808
cause	3	1,180.17	6.770
wis	40	15,735.64	6.741
rose	2	786.78	6.684
van	2	786.78	6.684
follaed	2	786.78	6.684
oot	20	7,867.82	6.508
she's	2	786.78	6.507
take	3	1,180.17	6.471
night	3	1,180.17	6.329
laugh	2	786.78	6.284
boay	2	786.78	6.230
used	3	1,180.17	6.111
goin	2	786.78	6.075
mi	2	786.78	6.075
glen	2	786.78	6.024
as	7	2,753.74	6.015
watter	4	1,573.56	5.981
away	3	1,180.17	5.979
walked	2	786.78	5.878
shook	2	786.78	5.878
moment	2	786.78	5.692
five	3	1,180.17	5.633
six	2	786.78	5.603
never	4	1,573.56	5.445
did	6	2,360.35	5.259
tae	39	15,342.25	5.041
decided	2	786.78	5.004
hauf	3	1,180.17	4.897
ahint	3	1,180.17	4.897
when	7	2,753.74	4.878
talkin	2	786.78	4.794
et	2	786.78	4.760
ye'll	2	786.78	4.727
him	2	786.78	4.678
aff	8	3,147.13	4.658
pure	2	786.78	4.597
gied	4	1,573.56	4.454
faur	3	1,180.17	4.363
opened	2	786.78	4.352
eat	2	786.78	4.266
withoot	2	786.78	4.237
widnae	2	786.78	4.127
staunin	2	786.78	4.047
bag	2	786.78	4.047
ah'm	2	786.78	3.747
took	3	1,180.17	3.722
haudin	2	786.78	3.677
much	3	1,180.17	3.542
help	3	1,180.17	3.333
god	2	786.78	3.290
line	2	786.78	3.212
be	7	2,753.74	3.179
until	2	786.78	2.954
scobie	2	786.78	nan
whit	2	786.78	2.941
at	10	3,933.91	2.911
middle	2	786.78	2.886
macglinchy	2	786.78	nan
toon	2	786.78	2.819
tellin	2	786.78	2.786
frae	9	3,540.52	2.770
two	2	786.78	2.690
tell	4	1,573.56	2.679
ower	10	3,933.91	2.655
inside	2	786.78	2.628
fine	4	1,573.56	2.610
years	3	1,180.17	2.569
ever	2	786.78	2.524
white	2	786.78	2.330
didnae	3	1,180.17	2.276
day	2	786.78	2.230
soasij	2	786.78	nan
but	15	5,900.87	2.308
few	2	786.78	2.056
next	2	786.78	2.033
lik	3	1,180.17	1.999
keep	3	1,180.17	1.969
yon	3	1,180.17	1.939
see	7	2,753.74	1.747
feet	2	786.78	1.658
this	6	2,360.35	1.644
tap	2	786.78	1.630
it	37	14,555.47	1.612
past	2	786.78	1.558
ae	7	2,753.74	1.504
no	10	3,933.91	1.489
great	2	786.78	1.489
eh	2	786.78	1.472
wan	3	1,180.17	1.431
wisnae	2	786.78	1.430
roon	3	1,180.17	1.391
that	31	12,195.12	1.324
noo	2	786.78	1.318
come	4	1,573.56	1.282
wee	8	3,147.13	1.203
bi	5	1,966.96	1.192
back	3	1,180.17	1.122
been	7	2,753.74	1.023
cannae	2	786.78	0.989
heard	2	786.78	0.865
haun	2	786.78	0.860
your	2	786.78	0.788
seen	3	1,180.17	0.782
let	2	786.78	0.773
get	5	1,966.96	0.772
said	2	786.78	0.747
yin	3	1,180.17	0.743
name	2	786.78	0.739
look	2	786.78	0.730
mornin	2	786.78	0.711
auld	5	1,966.96	0.684
side	2	786.78	0.654
go	2	786.78	0.603
me	6	2,360.35	0.584
atween	2	786.78	0.453
again	3	1,180.17	0.422
aye	5	1,966.96	0.395
afore	2	786.78	0.387
garscadden	2	786.78	nan
wid	4	1,573.56	0.476
its	2	786.78	0.383
the	142	55,861.53	0.287
efter	2	786.78	0.265
hoose	3	1,180.17	0.253
aboot	9	3,540.52	0.250
same	2	786.78	0.241
so	2	786.78	0.206
fit	2	786.78	0.198
says	2	786.78	0.144
kerry-bag	2	786.78	nan
ye	15	5,900.87	0.143
oor	3	1,180.17	0.123
heid	2	786.78	0.092
you	4	1,573.56	0.077
they	9	3,540.52	0.077
yer	5	1,966.96	0.059
time	5	1,966.96	0.050
then	3	1,180.17	0.050
pit	2	786.78	0.026
made	2	786.78	0.022
intae	4	1,573.56	0.020
jist	4	1,573.56	0.012
ma	11	4,327.30	0.011
mind	2	786.78	0.011
in	39	15,342.25	0.010
will	2	786.78	0.010
are	3	1,180.17	0.009
nae	7	2,753.74	0.009
even	2	786.78	0.007
to	3	1,180.17	0.004
new	2	786.78	0.003
dae	3	1,180.17	0.000