A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Philip, Andrew

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,122
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 493
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.276
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, o, and, wis, that, in, his, tae, like,

List of texts in corpus

Lallans 70 - Fower Poems
Lallans Magazine (2007-06 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as poetry (1,122 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
and30 26,737.9739.206
impatient3 2,673.8031.546
an5 4,456.3330.741
yon8 7,130.1228.755
quait4 3,565.0625.946
aroun3 2,673.8024.558
steps4 3,565.0623.612
orpheus2 1,782.5323.580
belovit2 1,782.5323.580
spirlie2 1,782.5323.580
path's2 1,782.5323.580
path4 3,565.0623.199
daith4 3,565.0622.167
errants2 1,782.5321.856
clarsach2 1,782.5321.856
strauchlin2 1,782.5319.767
god's2 1,782.5319.032
hermes2 1,782.5319.032
windin2 1,782.5319.032
like13 11,586.4518.762
hingit2 1,782.5318.412
mirk3 2,673.8018.380
god4 3,565.0617.389
mair11 9,803.9216.902
awready3 2,673.8016.139
didnae5 4,456.3314.265
strip2 1,782.5314.228
sheets2 1,782.5313.851
he'll2 1,782.5313.042
gloamin2 1,782.5312.899
hail3 2,673.8012.823
stude2 1,782.5312.760
wir5 4,456.3311.829
cannie2 1,782.5311.802
muckle6 5,347.5911.802
souch2 1,782.5311.497
waukent2 1,782.5311.400
i'm3 2,673.8011.315
turnt3 2,673.8011.315
wey6 5,347.5911.046
hissel3 2,673.8010.711
roun2 1,782.5310.704
whyles2 1,782.5310.704
word3 2,673.8010.476
til5 4,456.3310.413
his16 14,260.2510.100
that23 20,499.119.862
aheid2 1,782.539.668
follae2 1,782.539.491
gar2 1,782.539.491
wis23 20,499.119.455
deid3 2,673.809.142
unnerstaun2 1,782.538.955
nocht2 1,782.538.906
it4 3,565.068.885
faur3 2,673.808.558
fire3 2,673.808.519
vyce2 1,782.538.445
pain2 1,782.538.275
tint2 1,782.538.234
bide3 2,673.808.144
heavy2 1,782.538.113
unco2 1,782.537.921
waitin2 1,782.537.399
music2 1,782.537.303
lang5 4,456.337.086
fu2 1,782.536.805
her13 11,586.456.764
nor4 3,565.066.732
haun3 2,673.806.656
bricht2 1,782.536.394
thae3 2,673.805.890
gied3 2,673.805.846
seemed2 1,782.535.678
atween3 2,673.805.483
voice2 1,782.535.452
ower7 6,238.865.417
she12 10,695.195.331
hersel2 1,782.535.027
sittin2 1,782.534.842
front2 1,782.534.584
lassie2 1,782.534.556
gaed3 2,673.804.403
cuid2 1,782.534.056
for2 1,782.534.019
wisnae2 1,782.533.900
that's2 1,782.533.825
anither3 2,673.803.802
syne3 2,673.803.758
body2 1,782.533.731
ae5 4,456.333.651
eurydice3 2,673.80nan
comin2 1,782.533.487
afore4 3,565.063.473
warld2 1,782.533.342
think3 2,673.803.197
tae16 14,260.253.155
aw6 5,347.593.124
heard2 1,782.533.089
nicht3 2,673.803.083
cauld2 1,782.533.065
juist3 2,673.802.846
come3 2,673.802.846
twa4 3,565.062.802
said4 3,565.062.747
o31 27,629.232.427
aye4 3,565.062.410
him6 5,347.592.365
man3 2,673.802.124
left2 1,782.532.073
nae6 5,347.591.955
ye3 2,673.801.880
yammer2 1,782.53nan
wid3 2,673.801.874
we2 1,782.531.790
life2 1,782.531.699
gaun2 1,782.531.691
be3 2,673.801.498
awa3 2,673.801.473
fin2 1,782.531.384
but7 6,238.861.353
they7 6,238.861.351
whaur2 1,782.531.297
kent2 1,782.531.281
us3 2,673.801.249
constrictin2 1,782.53nan
no5 4,456.331.241
een2 1,782.531.236
or6 5,347.591.199
i4 3,565.061.153
new2 1,782.531.146
gin2 1,782.531.131
it's2 1,782.531.083
cam2 1,782.531.063
ony2 1,782.531.061
back4 3,565.061.058
again2 1,782.531.034
oot7 6,238.860.973
tak2 1,782.530.968
he7 6,238.860.904
can3 2,673.800.810
them3 2,673.800.669
in21 18,716.580.665
this6 5,347.590.600
yer3 2,673.800.431
there4 3,565.060.388
quait-like2 1,782.53nan
efter2 1,782.530.380
ither2 1,782.530.351
were2 1,782.530.325
fae4 3,565.060.263
wi7 6,238.860.246
ken2 1,782.530.210
mantle's2 1,782.53nan
on8 7,130.120.152
whit3 2,673.800.141
at8 7,130.120.086
the67 59,714.800.072
fowk2 1,782.530.054
me4 3,565.060.050
hae3 2,673.800.043
by2 1,782.530.032
up4 3,565.060.024
ma5 4,456.330.021
day2 1,782.530.012
their2 1,782.530.005
as7 6,238.860.002
unsiccar2 1,782.53nan
time2 1,782.530.000
sounless2 1,782.53nan
a33 29,411.760.000