Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Smith, Elaine C.

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,137
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 635
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.365
Tagged as GLA (Glasgow) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, an, big, moose, wee, gruffalo, tae, aw, iz,

List of texts in corpus

The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean
Itchy Coo (2021 ) in Central (Glasgow) dialect (GLA), categorised as weans (701 words)
The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Totally Princessy Princess
Itchy Coo (2020-09-24 ) in Central (Glasgow) dialect (GLA), categorised as weans (639 words)
The Glasgow Gruffalo
Itchy Coo (2017 ) in Central (Glasgow) dialect (GLA), categorised as weans (797 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
gruffalo	27	12,634.53	320.087
moose	31	14,506.32	305.794
big	43	20,121.67	214.407
princess	18	8,423.02	174.591
iz	23	10,762.75	167.718
sez	13	6,083.29	135.165
g	14	6,551.24	118.508
dead	11	5,147.40	78.883
anen	9	4,211.51	74.207
pure	12	5,615.35	70.653
whiskers	6	2,807.67	65.315
ah'm	12	5,615.35	65.091
eez	7	3,275.62	64.798
d'ye	7	3,275.62	60.847
scary	7	3,275.62	58.490
pea	6	2,807.67	56.388
snake	6	2,807.67	54.151
awright	8	3,743.57	52.746
wee	27	12,634.53	52.280
sammy	6	2,807.67	51.439
prince	7	3,275.62	50.921
royal	7	3,275.62	47.616
snow	6	2,807.67	47.386
diz	5	2,339.73	46.784
wean	8	3,743.57	44.710
wood	5	2,339.73	43.705
fox	6	2,807.67	43.525
oan	20	9,358.91	42.941
clocked	4	1,871.78	39.984
ae	21	9,826.86	39.573
havin	5	2,339.73	38.405
well	10	4,679.46	36.305
that's	10	4,679.46	35.890
queen	6	2,807.67	35.109
haw	5	2,339.73	34.632
posh	5	2,339.73	34.632
aw	23	10,762.75	33.530
peepers	3	1,403.84	32.653
daunered	3	1,403.84	32.653
princesses	3	1,403.84	32.653
who's	3	1,403.84	32.653
giant	4	1,871.78	30.520
tail	6	2,807.67	29.784
princessy	9	4,211.51	nan
where	8	3,743.57	29.878
real	7	3,275.62	29.153
ahead	4	1,871.78	27.635
good	7	3,275.62	26.333
cabin	3	1,403.84	24.959
no	21	9,826.86	24.885
i'll	6	2,807.67	24.745
log	3	1,403.84	23.143
huge	4	1,871.78	23.077
tea	6	2,807.67	22.859
right	8	3,743.57	22.214
heh	3	1,403.84	22.185
favourite	4	1,871.78	21.844
how	8	3,743.57	21.822
wheezin	2	935.89	20.949
naw	7	3,275.62	20.773
totally	3	1,403.84	20.639
goat	7	3,275.62	20.612
go	8	3,743.57	20.363
bad	6	2,807.67	20.173
mingin	3	1,403.84	19.997
gaff	3	1,403.84	19.700
deep-fried	2	935.89	19.227
mattresses	2	935.89	19.227
plook	2	935.89	19.227
sich	3	1,403.84	19.149
pronto	2	935.89	18.046
legged	2	935.89	18.046
nut	3	1,403.84	17.550
evdy	2	935.89	17.142
durty	2	935.89	17.142
hoch	2	935.89	17.142
haud	6	2,807.67	16.793
he's	4	1,871.78	16.493
meetin	3	1,403.84	15.839
gruffalo's	6	2,807.67	nan
duvet	2	935.89	16.409
prints	2	935.89	15.791
coughin	2	935.89	15.791
gonnae	4	1,871.78	15.530
bowfin	2	935.89	15.258
napper	2	935.89	15.258
know	6	2,807.67	15.236
sight	3	1,403.84	14.888
hen	4	1,871.78	14.500
beast	3	1,403.84	14.409
crumble	2	935.89	14.370
stoatin	2	935.89	14.370
claws	2	935.89	14.370
batter	2	935.89	14.370
so	10	4,679.46	14.112
mairrit	2	935.89	13.992
jaws	2	935.89	13.992
i	2	935.89	13.786
mairry	2	935.89	13.647
test	3	1,403.84	13.366
barra	2	935.89	13.330
hullo	2	935.89	13.330
owl	5	2,339.73	nan
nose	3	1,403.84	13.179
said	11	5,147.40	12.975
jumped	2	935.89	12.765
coz	2	935.89	12.765
toes	2	935.89	12.511
bed	5	2,339.73	12.384
bauchle	2	935.89	12.272
paw	2	935.89	12.047
scran	2	935.89	12.047
howlin	2	935.89	11.835
wurnae	2	935.89	11.835
sheets	2	935.89	11.260
ye're	3	1,403.84	11.135
he'll	2	935.89	10.461
tae	26	12,166.59	10.387
purple	2	935.89	10.183
wan	6	2,807.67	10.028
looked	4	1,871.78	9.900
you're	2	935.89	9.683
burd	2	935.89	9.567
gallus	2	935.89	9.347
are	9	4,211.51	9.236
wind	3	1,403.84	8.998
twenty	2	935.89	8.942
wiz	7	3,275.62	8.895
asked	3	1,403.84	8.875
storm	2	935.89	8.847
have	4	1,871.78	8.634
flew	2	935.89	8.577
tap	4	1,871.78	8.538
see	10	4,679.46	8.301
shouted	2	935.89	8.090
treehoose	3	1,403.84	nan
orange	2	935.89	8.755
wis	10	4,679.46	7.977
hing	3	1,403.84	7.888
through	5	2,339.73	7.706
went	5	2,339.73	7.630
wance	2	935.89	7.594
eyes	3	1,403.84	7.568
check	2	935.89	7.465
she	21	9,826.86	7.309
minute	2	935.89	7.219
whitz	3	1,403.84	nan
night	3	1,403.84	7.155
but	17	7,955.08	6.990
moon	2	935.89	6.879
whitzat	3	1,403.84	nan
man	7	3,275.62	6.837
laugh	2	935.89	6.826
on	5	2,339.73	6.705
as	5	2,339.73	6.600
aff	8	3,743.57	6.337
a	83	38,839.49	6.322
picky	3	1,403.84	nan
noo	9	4,211.51	6.206
ersnae	3	1,403.84	nan
auld	8	3,743.57	6.254
black	3	1,403.84	6.192
size	2	935.89	6.068
at	6	2,807.67	5.588
his	5	2,339.73	5.559
she'd	2	935.89	5.280
snored	3	1,403.84	nan
mibbe	2	935.89	5.486
who	3	1,403.84	5.150
jist	8	3,743.57	5.105
shot	2	935.89	4.934
sleep	2	935.89	4.845
piece	2	935.89	4.704
eh	3	1,403.84	4.684
wisnae	3	1,403.84	4.607
legs	2	935.89	4.491
wait	2	935.89	4.465
in	22	10,294.81	4.427
then	6	2,807.67	4.396
tongue	2	935.89	4.128
aboot	2	935.89	4.120
errza	2	935.89	nan
long	2	935.89	4.150
must	2	935.89	4.082
be	5	2,339.73	3.875
och	2	935.89	3.867
ontae	2	935.89	3.867
happened	2	935.89	3.805
feart	2	935.89	3.745
i'm	2	935.89	3.745
and	22	10,294.81	3.691
hear	3	1,403.84	3.655
yer	8	3,743.57	3.588
ah	6	2,807.67	3.467
tellin	2	935.89	3.306
tree	2	935.89	3.290
whit	9	4,211.51	3.265
blue	2	935.89	3.207
look	3	1,403.84	3.207
later	2	935.89	3.020
yin	4	1,871.78	2.950
find	2	935.89	2.874
thae	3	1,403.84	2.862
this	13	6,083.29	2.441
sat	2	935.89	2.413
only	3	1,403.84	2.367
did	4	1,871.78	2.321
again	4	1,871.78	2.264
it	18	8,423.02	2.250
wur	3	1,403.84	2.214
me	11	5,147.40	2.209
should	2	935.89	2.141
felt	2	935.89	2.101
jaggies	2	935.89	nan
ower	2	935.89	2.091
place	3	1,403.84	2.090
roon	3	1,403.84	1.979
that	15	7,019.19	1.960
oh	2	935.89	1.892
back	2	935.89	1.634
ma	13	6,083.29	1.600
tell	3	1,403.84	1.594
came	2	935.89	1.580
cannae	2	935.89	1.388
end	2	935.89	1.336
highrise	2	935.89	nan
taen	2	935.89	1.273
erz	2	935.89	nan
day	2	935.89	1.353
jowly	2	935.89	nan
rain	2	935.89	1.342
cauld	2	935.89	1.224
gien	2	935.89	1.200
when	4	1,871.78	1.118
c'moan	2	935.89	nan
let	2	935.89	1.143
wi	12	5,615.35	1.114
best	2	935.89	1.045
bowly	2	935.89	nan
fur	8	3,743.57	1.045
ye	15	7,019.19	1.023
you	6	2,807.67	1.023
didnae	2	935.89	0.959
here	4	1,871.78	0.945
her	8	3,743.57	0.939
oot	12	5,615.35	0.921
curried	2	935.89	nan
their	2	935.89	0.890
it's	3	1,403.84	0.852
they	11	5,147.40	0.809
nashers	2	935.89	nan
could	3	1,403.84	0.726
an	61	28,544.69	0.703
fae	4	1,871.78	0.674
them	2	935.89	0.665
or	5	2,339.73	0.645
hoose	3	1,403.84	0.588
nae	8	3,743.57	0.542
if	2	935.89	0.522
mair	3	1,403.84	0.505
he	16	7,487.13	0.414
had	4	1,871.78	0.410
there	7	3,275.62	0.387
was	3	1,403.84	0.341
gaun	2	935.89	0.321
him	7	3,275.62	0.281
us	2	935.89	0.210
even	2	935.89	0.102
zat	2	935.89	nan
doon	6	2,807.67	0.385
new	2	935.89	0.084
maist	2	935.89	0.079
snakebake	2	935.89	nan
up	9	4,211.51	0.072
like	5	2,339.73	0.064
efter	2	935.89	0.061
is	14	6,551.24	0.049
snowin	2	935.89	nan
by	3	1,403.84	0.032
pit	2	935.89	0.008
the	124	58,025.27	0.004
some	3	1,403.84	0.000
underground	3	1,403.84	nan
craw	2	935.89	10.052