Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Gilliland, Sam

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,337
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 656
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.038
Tagged as AYR (Ayrshire) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, a, o, i, tae, s, in, wi, hae,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 82 - Tecumseh
Lallans Magazine (2013 ) in Central dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (214 words)
Lallans 83 - Cochise o the Apache Nation
Lallans Magazine (2013 ) in Central dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (349 words)
Lallans 76 - I am the Lass
Lallans Magazine (2010-07) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (180 words)

Lallans 76 - Oan the Daith o John Law
Lallans Magazine (2010-07) in Central dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (127 words)

Lallans 74 - Thof nae a rigmarie hae I
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (240 words)

Lallans 74 - MacCaig’s draucht oan the waa
Lallans Magazine (2009-07-01) in Central dialect (AYR), categorised as poetry (227 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
daith	8	5,983.55	53.206
am	10	7,479.43	47.641
enoo	4	2,991.77	45.758
i	30	22,438.29	36.889
draucht	3	2,243.83	29.469
yince	5	3,739.72	27.689
siccan	3	2,243.83	25.521
cuiled	2	1,495.89	22.876
aefauldness	2	1,495.89	22.876
bard	3	2,243.83	21.751
salbe	2	1,495.89	21.153
thay	6	4,487.66	20.337
soukit	2	1,495.89	19.970
loe	2	1,495.89	19.970
lig	2	1,495.89	19.970
wyle	2	1,495.89	19.970
thair	9	6,731.49	19.950
dern	2	1,495.89	18.330
oan	10	7,479.43	18.001
hae	13	9,723.26	17.106
yer	11	8,227.37	16.441
thai	5	3,739.72	16.353
ocht	3	2,243.83	14.292
stracht	2	1,495.89	14.175
lass	3	2,243.83	13.890
watters	2	1,495.89	13.735
crack	3	2,243.83	13.280
wis	3	2,243.83	11.957
gryte	2	1,495.89	10.809
ll	7	5,235.60	10.751
lyke	2	1,495.89	10.181
cochise	5	3,739.72	nan
abune	2	1,495.89	9.941
tent	3	2,243.83	9.850
poet	2	1,495.89	9.790
quait	2	1,495.89	9.790
peace	2	1,495.89	9.573
weemin	2	1,495.89	9.050
green	3	2,243.83	8.911
lives	2	1,495.89	8.646
whaur	5	3,739.72	8.594
braith	2	1,495.89	8.538
quhyt	5	3,739.72	nan
cairry	2	1,495.89	8.383
mou	2	1,495.89	8.332
hairt	2	1,495.89	8.282
maun	4	2,991.77	7.969
oor	7	5,235.60	7.764
waa	2	1,495.89	7.733
ettlin	2	1,495.89	7.488
unco	2	1,495.89	7.295
thof	4	2,991.77	nan
yet	3	2,243.83	7.653
my	5	3,739.72	7.100
cum	2	1,495.89	6.806
bluid	2	1,495.89	6.710
thochts	2	1,495.89	6.350
kintra	2	1,495.89	6.238
strang	2	1,495.89	6.129
nou	3	2,243.83	5.660
guid	5	3,739.72	5.600
faither	3	2,243.83	5.575
gae	2	1,495.89	5.456
i'm	2	1,495.89	5.413
s	18	13,462.98	5.372
ither	5	3,739.72	4.962
ich	3	2,243.83	nan
he	5	3,739.72	4.927
sae	6	4,487.66	4.817
leuk	2	1,495.89	4.689
afore	5	3,739.72	4.680
it	8	5,983.55	4.661
apaches	3	2,243.83	nan
aften	2	1,495.89	5.500
bonny	2	1,495.89	4.589
on	3	2,243.83	4.489
mony	3	2,243.83	4.232
lat	2	1,495.89	4.119
me	9	6,731.49	4.001
hert	2	1,495.89	3.852
that	7	5,235.60	3.559
bot	2	1,495.89	3.551
haes	4	2,991.77	3.549
nae	8	5,983.55	3.503
sun	2	1,495.89	3.461
braw	2	1,495.89	3.461
intil	2	1,495.89	3.311
fowk	5	3,739.72	3.121
john	2	1,495.89	3.091
ma	2	1,495.89	3.067
these	2	1,495.89	2.970
here	4	2,991.77	2.936
hou	2	1,495.89	2.803
warld	2	1,495.89	2.786
men	2	1,495.89	2.753
ilka	2	1,495.89	2.712
yin	3	2,243.83	2.694
ye	12	8,975.32	2.690
wark	2	1,495.89	2.687
still	3	2,243.83	2.653
heard	2	1,495.89	2.561
dinnae	2	1,495.89	2.524
hale	2	1,495.89	2.472
rigmarie	2	1,495.89	nan
an	44	32,909.50	2.513
your	2	1,495.89	2.442
years	2	1,495.89	2.364
best	2	1,495.89	2.275
wes	3	2,243.83	2.134
decait	2	1,495.89	nan
thae	2	1,495.89	2.126
thir	2	1,495.89	2.114
want	2	1,495.89	1.863
o	35	26,178.01	1.848
aa	5	3,739.72	1.779
at	5	3,739.72	1.768
thaim	3	2,243.83	1.702
left	2	1,495.89	1.600
there	6	4,487.66	1.576
mither	2	1,495.89	1.558
man	3	2,243.83	1.508
lang	3	2,243.83	1.486
roon	2	1,495.89	1.452
wi	14	10,471.20	1.435
ain	3	2,243.83	1.376
whit	5	3,739.72	1.318
aboot	2	1,495.89	1.221
they	3	2,243.83	1.102
but	3	2,243.83	1.098
bi	3	2,243.83	1.085
up	3	2,243.83	1.060
for	5	3,739.72	0.953
door	2	1,495.89	0.943
are	3	2,243.83	0.875
stevin	2	1,495.89	nan
micht	2	1,495.89	0.801
like	2	1,495.89	0.739
auld	3	2,243.83	0.726
nicht	2	1,495.89	0.667
as	6	4,487.66	0.654
tak	2	1,495.89	0.617
this	7	5,235.60	0.615
her	5	3,739.72	0.550
thocht	2	1,495.89	0.520
oot	4	2,991.77	0.516
be	5	3,739.72	0.488
in	18	13,462.98	0.417
his	6	4,487.66	0.390
ower	2	1,495.89	0.368
cuntre	2	1,495.89	nan
tae	26	19,446.52	0.274
wee	2	1,495.89	0.254
back	2	1,495.89	0.210
is	7	5,235.60	0.200
efter	2	1,495.89	0.158
time	3	2,243.83	0.155
whan	2	1,495.89	0.154
its	2	1,495.89	0.104
awa	2	1,495.89	0.084
been	2	1,495.89	0.081
no	4	2,991.77	0.080
the	75	56,095.74	0.075
or	5	3,739.72	0.075
you	2	1,495.89	0.066
frae	3	2,243.83	0.063
aff	2	1,495.89	0.032
twa	2	1,495.89	0.021
mair	3	2,243.83	0.019
had	2	1,495.89	0.017
noo	2	1,495.89	0.015
a	40	29,917.73	0.014
see	2	1,495.89	0.009
doon	3	2,243.83	0.004
by	2	1,495.89	0.004
if	2	1,495.89	0.000