A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Peffers, Bob

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,469
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 490
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.998
Tagged as SEC ((South) East Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, tae, ah, an, wis, wi, o, ye, bi,

List of texts in corpus

Whit Aboot Ma Ceevil Richts?
peffers50.freeserve (2002) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as poetry (263 words)

A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther
peffers50.freeserve (2002) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (762 words)

The Pittin Doon o Guid Scots
peffers50.freeserve (2002) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (333 words)

Upheeze
peffers50.freeserve (2002) in Central (Fife) dialect (SEC), categorised as prose (111 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
irn7 4,765.1571.417
bi20 13,614.7062.697
sheugh7 4,765.1557.622
fir15 10,211.0357.050
ah36 24,506.4753.094
grannie7 4,765.1547.424
msps5 3,403.6841.760
pails4 2,722.9441.554
watter10 6,807.3541.255
kis6 4,084.4139.490
spakin3 2,042.2134.977
iz6 4,084.4133.946
whit18 12,253.2333.410
grandfaither4 2,722.9432.230
lochgelly3 2,042.2131.163
schuil6 4,084.4125.312
spak5 3,403.6825.139
hooses5 3,403.6824.063
mibbie4 2,722.9423.533
our5 3,403.6823.458
nou7 4,765.1522.664
wi30 20,422.0622.543
peelie2 1,361.4722.497
ca'ed2 1,361.4722.497
ain10 6,807.3520.628
cast4 2,722.9420.505
want7 4,765.1519.825
hid11 7,488.0919.754
maun7 4,765.1519.749
sent5 3,403.6819.718
chinge2 1,361.4719.592
cobbled2 1,361.4719.592
tawse2 1,361.4718.687
athin4 2,722.9418.561
wis34 23,145.0018.547
scullery3 2,042.2117.966
vote4 2,722.9417.688
wa3 2,042.2117.546
ca'd2 1,361.4717.333
han3 2,042.2117.281
auld10 6,807.3516.836
yone7 4,765.15nan
blenk2 1,361.4717.333
yaised4 2,722.9416.574
causey2 1,361.4716.328
kiz2 1,361.4716.328
mairrit2 1,361.4716.328
four3 2,042.2116.223
dominies2 1,361.4715.908
leid7 4,765.1515.486
syne7 4,765.1515.384
ye21 14,295.4415.017
raw3 2,042.2114.890
polished2 1,361.4714.864
soda2 1,361.4714.864
ane8 5,445.8814.807
mind7 4,765.1514.509
wallie2 1,361.4714.040
bit13 8,849.5613.817
ootside4 2,722.9413.631
connection2 1,361.4713.158
yaise3 2,042.2112.971
room5 3,403.6812.614
sink2 1,361.4712.279
fantoosh2 1,361.4712.279
wee11 7,488.0912.253
page3 2,042.2112.035
pail2 1,361.4711.976
kid2 1,361.4711.833
pairliament2 1,361.4711.696
ceevil2 1,361.4711.310
frae10 6,807.3510.914
inglis3 2,042.2110.860
ah'm3 2,042.2110.820
hoo4 2,722.9410.779
widden2 1,361.4710.250
said8 5,445.8810.204
luk2 1,361.479.733
wha5 3,403.689.683
tent3 2,042.219.387
rule2 1,361.479.350
end4 2,722.949.288
muckle6 4,084.419.213
hoose6 4,084.419.151
ran3 2,042.219.120
dae7 4,765.159.068
kin4 2,722.948.845
bob2 1,361.478.509
he4 2,722.948.427
thin2 1,361.477.874
in11 7,488.097.799
sax2 1,361.477.639
ben3 2,042.217.511
his2 1,361.477.122
wiz5 3,403.686.793
horse2 1,361.476.760
jist7 4,765.156.620
law2 1,361.476.488
that6 4,084.416.482
hae9 6,126.626.100
main2 1,361.476.060
tae46 31,313.825.931
wull3 2,042.215.864
stane2 1,361.475.785
richt6 4,084.415.744
hou3 2,042.215.737
edinburgh2 1,361.475.681
shuid2 1,361.475.531
is3 2,042.215.518
anither4 2,722.945.202
doon8 5,445.885.165
not2 1,361.475.162
when5 3,403.684.940
div2 1,361.474.871
side3 2,042.214.724
micht4 2,722.944.625
gie4 2,722.944.602
mak4 2,722.944.258
afu3 2,042.21nan
a57 38,801.914.186
went3 2,042.213.909
oot2 1,361.473.841
aboot9 6,126.623.735
pit4 2,722.943.631
her3 2,042.213.543
brocht2 1,361.473.417
be3 2,042.213.383
wir3 2,042.213.342
thaim4 2,722.943.239
twa5 3,403.683.230
na2 1,361.473.030
that's2 1,361.472.969
blinkbonnie2 1,361.47nan
lang4 2,722.942.896
kirnitten2 1,361.47nan
canna2 1,361.472.768
aye5 3,403.682.753
git2 1,361.472.749
o22 14,976.172.603
mid-camps2 1,361.47nan
for4 2,722.942.718
wad4 2,722.942.528
dolts2 1,361.47nan
whaur3 2,042.212.469
en2 1,361.472.419
n2 1,361.472.395
still3 2,042.212.280
cauld2 1,361.472.259
the72 49,012.932.211
there7 4,765.152.211
ma10 6,807.352.062
intae5 3,403.682.008
best2 1,361.472.005
hame3 2,042.211.928
tak3 2,042.211.928
thir2 1,361.471.862
ken4 2,722.941.853
i5 3,403.681.759
dinna2 1,361.471.723
alang2 1,361.471.718
keep2 1,361.471.696
set2 1,361.471.637
they9 6,126.621.620
but3 2,042.211.564
on13 8,849.561.488
siever2 1,361.47nan
face2 1,361.471.509
got3 2,042.211.447
three2 1,361.471.424
him2 1,361.471.133
then3 2,042.211.079
like6 4,084.411.068
tell2 1,361.470.997
hanle2 1,361.47nan
fine2 1,361.470.993
klerty2 1,361.47nan
sanitation2 1,361.47nan
stanpipe2 1,361.47nan
didna2 1,361.470.963
weel3 2,042.210.767
door2 1,361.470.747
kent2 1,361.470.697
war2 1,361.470.586
this4 2,722.940.527
cam2 1,361.470.527
did2 1,361.470.523
an34 23,145.000.412
say2 1,361.470.350
she6 4,084.410.301
oor3 2,042.210.298
aa2 1,361.470.277
if3 2,042.210.256
wey2 1,361.470.254
scots4 2,722.940.219
sae3 2,042.210.192
we5 3,403.680.154
noo3 2,042.210.144
guid2 1,361.470.134
so2 1,361.470.119
me4 2,722.940.103
ae2 1,361.470.078
them2 1,361.470.056
fowk2 1,361.470.021
at9 6,126.620.020
peffers2 1,361.47nan
ither2 1,361.470.062
day3 2,042.210.011
no4 2,722.940.010
nae4 2,722.940.008
get2 1,361.470.006
us2 1,361.470.004
it17 11,572.500.004
mair3 2,042.210.001
some2 1,361.470.000