A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Hodgson, Brent

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 3,036
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,281
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.37
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, o, an, in, tae, is, on, at, i,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 73 - reviews
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (806 words)
Lallans 67 - Reviews
Lallans Magazine (2005-03-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as prose (1,539 words)
Lallans 59 - Eleiven Quad Bike Poems
Lallans Magazine (2001-09-01 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (531 words)
Lallans 58 - The Rooks
Lallans Magazine (2001-07 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (160 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
beuk13 4,281.9592.903
bike13 4,281.9582.723
poems14 4,611.3375.605
hes13 4,281.9562.133
wis2 658.7646.311
poem10 3,293.8142.328
haiku4 1,317.5241.844
hyde5 1,646.9041.278
that3 988.1440.341
baskin4 1,317.5239.216
shepherd5 1,646.9038.743
wyfe4 1,317.5234.506
jack6 1,976.2834.080
the255 83,992.0933.575
shark4 1,317.5232.462
jekyll4 1,317.5230.846
gaes6 1,976.2828.848
yuise3 988.1428.412
wes15 4,940.7128.110
quad14 4,611.33nan
brock3 988.1426.830
jackie4 1,317.5226.084
ar7 2,305.6725.960
yon11 3,623.1925.956
sheep6 1,976.2825.896
wudna3 988.1425.593
backgrun3 988.1425.593
apon3 988.1424.575
defineetion3 988.1424.575
readin6 1,976.2823.773
luve5 1,646.9023.491
kay3 988.1422.954
sonnet3 988.1422.954
spence3 988.1422.286
betty3 988.1422.286
wha11 3,623.1922.251
o103 33,926.2222.050
kennedy3 988.1421.687
hir8 2,635.0521.594
whilk5 1,646.9021.098
hie4 1,317.5221.042
wud6 1,976.2820.048
punctuation2 658.7619.607
princesses2 658.7619.607
epitaphs2 658.7619.607
anerly2 658.7619.607
naether2 658.7619.607
'2 658.7619.607
novella2 658.7619.607
shepherds2 658.7619.607
weill7 2,305.6719.311
it13 4,281.9519.206
wul5 1,646.9019.111
at's5 1,646.9018.743
blackhall3 988.1418.649
wer3 988.1418.320
sum5 1,646.9017.181
soud3 988.1416.911
career3 988.1416.911
ir7 2,305.6716.847
vairsions2 658.7616.707
sheena3 988.1416.666
sik3 988.1416.666
marrae2 658.7615.805
roamin2 658.7615.805
plot2 658.7615.805
frainch2 658.7615.805
novel3 988.1415.781
fra2 658.7615.073
yirdit2 658.7615.073
she3 988.1414.975
men's2 658.7614.457
isna5 1,646.9014.068
makar3 988.1414.032
braes3 988.1414.032
is37 12,187.0913.912
mackay2 658.7613.458
whispers2 658.7613.458
whan12 3,952.5713.069
subjeck3 988.1412.704
be-in2 658.7612.664
pictish2 658.7612.664
bi12 3,952.5712.557
owther5 1,646.90nan
up2 658.7612.328
reiver2 658.7612.321
pruive2 658.7612.321
ridin2 658.7612.006
with5 1,646.9011.940
white5 1,646.9011.745
lan3 988.1411.540
objeck2 658.7611.444
finnd3 988.1411.353
mune2 658.7611.191
kis3 988.1411.085
midgie5 1,646.90nan
hou6 1,976.2811.045
edinburgh4 1,317.5210.989
buit2 658.7610.954
here11 3,623.1910.817
warna2 658.7610.731
graphic2 658.7610.520
iain2 658.7610.320
speik2 658.7610.131
ilk4 1,317.5210.020
gae4 1,317.529.978
plane2 658.769.950
disna4 1,317.529.935
bot5 1,646.909.642
picturs2 658.769.456
granite2 658.769.456
deith2 658.769.456
sun5 1,646.909.414
reader2 658.769.159
fantoosh2 658.769.159
ettle3 988.149.141
na5 1,646.909.033
fitt2 658.769.020
wurd2 658.769.020
airlie2 658.768.885
thrie2 658.768.885
humour2 658.768.755
press3 988.148.419
fowk12 3,952.578.281
grant2 658.768.277
includit2 658.768.060
cuttin2 658.768.060
heeze2 658.767.956
cum3 988.147.928
chapter2 658.767.757
radical2 658.767.568
characters2 658.767.389
sudden2 658.767.389
form3 988.147.316
he14 4,611.337.225
the'r3 988.147.038
they4 1,317.526.952
derk2 658.766.901
mr4 1,317.526.828
bird2 658.766.826
your5 1,646.906.778
craitur2 658.766.752
gress2 658.766.681
dead2 658.766.610
wurds2 658.766.541
poet2 658.766.541
echt2 658.766.407
de2 658.766.342
weir2 658.766.342
war7 2,305.676.233
bit2 658.766.141
braw4 1,317.526.075
fore2 658.765.919
polis2 658.765.919
coud2 658.765.807
p2 658.765.807
wesna2 658.765.753
shaws2 658.765.753
durin2 658.765.699
feck2 658.765.646
daurk2 658.765.544
hame7 2,305.675.530
awfu2 658.765.493
herd2 658.765.493
puir3 988.145.467
haill2 658.765.444
agane2 658.765.444
lichts2 658.765.395
accoont2 658.765.347
bak2 658.765.300
gif2 658.765.254
university2 658.765.208
thay4 1,317.525.169
my7 2,305.675.104
wun2 658.764.946
leuk3 988.144.917
bidin2 658.764.783
speir2 658.764.704
aiberdeen2 658.764.628
poetry2 658.764.628
tae49 16,139.664.502
mebbe3 988.144.498
may2 658.764.480
lest2 658.764.409
red2 658.764.340
micht6 1,976.284.282
spring2 658.764.272
suddenly2 658.764.239
tale2 658.764.206
deid3 988.144.065
glesca2 658.764.047
james2 658.763.986
maitter2 658.763.896
dr2 658.763.867
back2 658.763.830
stap2 658.763.781
and12 3,952.573.758
flair2 658.763.725
aboot4 1,317.523.581
throu4 1,317.523.441
wind2 658.763.438
sair3 988.143.426
eftir2 658.763.413
wrait2 658.76nan
thir4 1,317.523.521
airt2 658.763.389
true2 658.763.340
park2 658.763.317
on27 8,893.283.156
reid2 658.763.134
atween4 1,317.523.093
lay2 658.762.943
twa8 2,635.052.896
you2 658.762.845
toun2 658.762.843
rooks2 658.76nan
of8 2,635.052.831
see9 2,964.432.820
an64 21,080.372.804
och2 658.762.728
sang2 658.762.691
winter2 658.762.655
taks2 658.762.637
thair6 1,976.282.629
high2 658.762.601
mind5 1,646.902.575
take2 658.762.448
aa10 3,293.812.400
haes6 1,976.282.362
erth2 658.76nan
gin5 1,646.902.379
hill2 658.762.320
dis4 1,317.522.304
writin2 658.762.289
tellin2 658.762.214
wee3 988.142.209
wint2 658.762.184
maks2 658.762.170
this17 5,599.472.166
scots6 1,976.282.157
gies2 658.762.141
scottish4 1,317.522.098
ti8 2,635.052.068
owre2 658.762.044
nou3 988.142.037
oot8 2,635.052.036
i24 7,905.142.020
year5 1,646.901.988
or6 1,976.281.890
jist2 658.761.814
ay2 658.761.686
kirk2 658.761.652
said7 2,305.671.627
lat2 658.761.620
wi17 5,599.471.578
thae3 988.141.577
fower2 658.761.556
ae8 2,635.051.516
anither4 1,317.521.472
leid4 1,317.521.466
turn2 658.761.446
at25 8,234.521.437
dinna3 988.141.408
alang3 988.141.402
tarot2 658.76nan
all2 658.761.446
had2 658.761.365
for22 7,246.381.326
whaur4 1,317.521.288
want3 988.141.286
as14 4,611.331.256
anent2 658.761.237
what3 988.141.230
like5 1,646.901.215
us2 658.761.168
gey3 988.141.166
haud2 658.761.147
tap2 658.761.140
new4 1,317.521.059
man5 1,646.901.037
licht2 658.761.012
onie2 658.760.977
it's4 1,317.520.967
leids2 658.760.963
sae7 2,305.670.915
awa2 658.760.914
guid5 1,646.900.911
nae6 1,976.280.909
mak4 1,317.520.899
nicht4 1,317.520.884
john2 658.760.865
times2 658.760.859
canna2 658.760.847
its2 658.760.837
came2 658.760.787
enfield's2 658.76nan
me7 2,305.670.814
comes2 658.760.775
by3 988.140.743
but9 2,964.430.724
men2 658.760.656
life3 988.140.634
muckle4 1,317.520.619
wark2 658.760.612
rain2 658.760.593
gang2 658.760.525
than2 658.760.464
been4 1,317.520.459
we10 3,293.810.441
name2 658.760.414
til3 988.140.392
thaim4 1,317.520.389
road2 658.760.385
ane4 1,317.520.385
hed2 658.760.368
nor3 988.140.358
heid2 658.760.341
cud2 658.760.326
made3 988.140.296
in51 16,798.420.274
till2 658.760.254
freits2 658.76nan
fae7 2,305.670.210
hae6 1,976.280.209
set2 658.760.202
onnerstaun2 658.76nan
frae7 2,305.670.205
ken3 988.140.200
scotland4 1,317.520.198
be17 5,599.470.191
face2 658.760.150
to3 988.140.137
come2 658.760.124
days2 658.760.116
ye15 4,940.710.110
hadfield2 658.76nan
afore3 988.140.105
dae3 988.140.098
left2 658.760.098
ower6 1,976.280.091
mither2 658.760.085
mair7 2,305.670.079
were3 988.140.079
aye5 1,646.900.067
ither3 988.140.061
cam2 658.760.058
thon2 658.760.051
think2 658.760.051
oor4 1,317.520.046
tarset2 658.76nan
hoose3 988.140.046
maist2 658.760.045
thing2 658.760.042
can5 1,646.900.034
gie2 658.760.029
yin2 658.760.022
his18 5,928.850.021
telt2 658.760.006
day6 1,976.280.005
richt4 1,317.520.004
big2 658.760.003
no8 2,635.050.002
bloodaxe2 658.76nan
lang3 988.140.002
get4 1,317.520.002
auld4 1,317.520.000
rodeo2 658.76nan
a103 33,926.222.109