A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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McAlpine, Joan

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,544
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 914
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.783
Tagged as SEC ((South) East Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, and, in, o, scots, i, tae, that, is,

List of texts in corpus

Meeting of the Parliament
The Scottish Parliament (06-11-2019) in Central dialect (SEC), categorised as government (2,544 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
doric23 9,040.88150.929
language30 11,792.45103.793
spik13 5,110.0680.785
scots45 17,688.6876.429
motion9 3,537.7475.953
and60 23,584.9167.549
have15 5,896.2365.129
macdonald6 2,358.4954.446
are22 8,647.8048.196
board7 2,751.5742.992
written9 3,537.7441.254
was18 7,075.4739.912
leid15 5,896.2338.921
i44 17,295.6037.826
parliament5 1,965.4134.527
folk11 4,323.9032.656
joan3 1,179.2531.681
mcalpine3 1,179.2531.681
to17 6,682.3930.375
who9 3,537.7430.266
official5 1,965.4129.327
spikkin5 1,965.4128.643
poetry6 2,358.4928.542
is41 16,116.3528.503
loaf4 1,572.3327.867
angus5 1,965.4127.027
has10 3,930.8226.657
north-east4 1,572.3326.016
my13 5,110.0625.108
national7 2,751.5724.079
great8 3,144.6523.917
wis6 2,358.4921.925
awards3 1,179.2521.221
support6 2,358.4920.903
pan4 1,572.3320.743
government7 2,751.5720.404
middleton2 786.1620.302
carrying2 786.1620.302
indigenous3 1,179.2519.678
an34 13,364.7818.860
which8 3,144.6518.621
chapman2 786.1618.580
they26 10,220.1318.214
absolutely3 1,179.2518.191
posh3 1,179.2517.689
scottish9 3,537.7417.678
census4 1,572.3317.557
supported2 786.1617.400
qualifications2 786.1617.400
speaker3 1,179.2517.228
buchan3 1,179.2515.854
bringing2 786.1615.764
galloway2 786.1615.764
recognition3 1,179.2515.682
spoke4 1,572.3315.585
already3 1,179.2515.515
elphinstone2 786.1615.148
artists2 786.1615.148
peter3 1,179.2514.748
her2 786.1614.621
jack3 1,179.2514.607
chamber2 786.1614.147
debate3 1,179.2513.825
loonie2 786.1613.728
evening2 786.1613.351
hamish2 786.1613.351
bòrd3 1,179.2513.140
part3 1,179.2513.034
gàidhlig3 1,179.2512.929
meaning2 786.1612.691
legacy2 786.1612.691
thanks3 1,179.2512.628
working2 786.1612.398
institute2 786.1612.127
bred2 786.1611.635
nebs2 786.1611.411
mentioned2 786.1611.411
am5 1,965.4111.363
words5 1,965.4111.332
thank3 1,179.2511.254
previous2 786.1611.199
such3 1,179.2511.179
stream2 786.1610.999
torn2 786.1610.999
henderson2 786.1610.999
oot2 786.1610.695
award2 786.1610.627
book3 1,179.2510.613
that43 16,902.5210.610
vyce3 1,179.2510.481
pressure2 786.1610.454
diet2 786.1610.454
would4 1,572.3310.444
of11 4,323.9010.421
one4 1,572.3310.330
group4 1,572.3310.330
session2 786.1610.288
unique2 786.1610.130
nip2 786.169.978
specific2 786.169.691
when9 3,537.749.397
with4 1,572.339.354
ian2 786.169.298
higher2 786.169.176
just6 2,358.498.962
among2 786.168.943
recently2 786.168.943
poems3 1,179.258.821
uk3 1,179.258.821
gaelic6 2,358.498.790
born3 1,179.258.727
spoken3 1,179.258.681
once2 786.168.619
south2 786.168.619
he10 3,930.828.587
court2 786.168.517
his5 1,965.418.507
weans3 1,179.258.457
opportunity2 786.168.418
english7 2,751.578.348
stand2 786.168.321
also3 1,179.258.285
realise2 786.168.228
scrievit2 786.168.136
stuart2 786.168.136
skweel2 786.168.136
happy3 1,179.258.119
there15 5,896.238.057
freen2 786.168.047
wrote2 786.167.874
ma3 1,179.257.685
long3 1,179.257.543
in58 22,798.747.532
ah5 1,965.417.523
creative2 786.167.477
braw4 1,572.337.286
number2 786.167.258
from3 1,179.257.063
oh4 1,572.337.023
not3 1,179.256.999
million2 786.166.987
dinna5 1,965.416.976
speech2 786.166.734
susi3 1,179.25nan
erse2 786.166.674
action2 786.166.615
awfy2 786.166.557
by10 3,930.826.417
she5 1,965.416.343
growin2 786.166.334
culture3 1,179.256.074
gies3 1,179.255.997
unnerstaun2 786.165.975
aboot2 786.165.871
hole2 786.165.833
campaign2 786.165.741
wants2 786.165.565
very3 1,179.255.492
try3 1,179.255.166
few3 1,179.254.923
suddenly2 786.164.910
scotland7 2,751.574.893
speak3 1,179.254.788
lot3 1,179.254.676
media2 786.164.581
short2 786.164.581
ca2 786.164.429
please2 786.164.429
teacher2 786.164.370
should3 1,179.254.325
under2 786.164.284
first6 2,358.494.219
sma2 786.164.200
use2 786.164.146
snp2 786.163.989
month2 786.163.963
our2 786.163.963
course2 786.163.889
na3 1,179.253.885
their9 3,537.743.869
better4 1,572.333.865
leids3 1,179.253.755
mine2 786.163.653
ask2 786.163.653
stuff2 786.163.631
mony4 1,572.333.605
school2 786.163.521
annoys2 786.16nan
if8 3,144.653.479
though3 1,179.253.405
help3 1,179.253.355
little2 786.163.314
sang2 786.163.275
been9 3,537.743.260
ower2 786.163.187
history2 786.163.032
wi12 4,716.983.016
year5 1,965.412.975
public2 786.162.911
work2 786.162.894
hear3 1,179.252.879
says4 1,572.332.865
local2 786.162.828
held2 786.162.828
languages2 786.162.763
ever2 786.162.551
back2 786.162.549
five2 786.162.493
do2 786.162.451
forrit2 786.162.370
a62 24,371.072.363
tae44 17,295.602.281
where2 786.162.228
looked2 786.162.215
tryin2 786.162.118
makkin2 786.162.095
way2 786.162.014
at11 4,323.901.981
yin4 1,572.331.854
ye9 3,537.741.834
through3 1,179.251.807
brocht2 786.161.772
new4 1,572.331.746
guid5 1,965.411.665
this14 5,503.141.643
capener2 786.16nan
funding2 786.16nan
think4 1,572.331.637
wheen2 786.161.575
read2 786.161.575
d2 786.161.551
but14 5,503.141.525
had6 2,358.491.524
intae2 786.161.512
could4 1,572.331.426
here5 1,965.411.391
really2 786.161.368
him4 1,572.331.323
whit3 1,179.251.309
much2 786.161.249
these2 786.161.186
oor6 2,358.491.174
mair3 1,179.251.158
bit4 1,572.331.142
fowk2 786.161.067
cross-party2 786.16nan
miss2 786.162.844
didna3 1,179.251.006
aye2 786.160.962
heard2 786.160.883
o46 18,081.760.881
dinnae2 786.160.867
day3 1,179.250.850
seen3 1,179.250.806
no9 3,537.740.796
like9 3,537.740.782
some2 786.160.776
look2 786.160.747
said2 786.160.739
we13 5,110.060.677
fae5 1,965.410.604
us2 786.160.601
yer3 1,179.250.597
fair2 786.160.546
on13 5,110.060.517
wid4 1,572.330.510
for17 6,682.390.493
yon2 786.160.478
atween2 786.160.452
fur5 1,965.410.427
weel2 786.160.375
wee4 1,572.330.364
went2 786.160.350
noo3 1,179.250.349
were4 1,572.330.342
last2 786.160.318
dae4 1,572.330.305
its4 1,572.330.299
the141 55,424.530.276
efter2 786.160.275
ll2 786.160.267
say3 1,179.250.254
fit2 786.160.190
hae5 1,965.410.186
aa4 1,572.330.182
as14 5,503.140.171
get4 1,572.330.148
fir2 786.160.128
telt2 786.160.102
up9 3,537.740.067
you4 1,572.330.067
time4 1,572.330.061
twa3 1,179.250.057
be12 4,716.980.050
til2 786.160.047
syne2 786.160.043
it31 12,185.530.042
or9 3,537.740.042
ain3 1,179.250.041
so3 1,179.250.036
kent2 786.160.021
richt3 1,179.250.019
thocht2 786.160.016
nae7 2,751.570.008
will2 786.160.008
gie2 786.160.007
ve2 786.160.006
can4 1,572.330.006
ither3 1,179.250.004
maist2 786.160.002
them4 1,572.330.001
me8 3,144.650.001
s19 7,468.550.001
ony2 786.160.000
nicht2 786.160.000