A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Nicol, Alissa

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,221
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 515
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.371
Tagged as WCE (West Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, tae, a, and, it, wis, livvy, them, ae, her,

List of texts in corpus

Poor Wee Livvy
Scots Hoose (2022-11-07) in Central (North Lanarkshire) dialect (WCE), categorised as weans (1,221 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
liam15 12,285.01190.755
emma13 10,647.01148.077
lewis13 10,647.01137.329
livvy20 16,380.02nan
e'er7 5,733.0178.429
wit10 8,190.0173.442
yelled6 4,914.0072.189
them18 14,742.0148.175
oi4 3,276.0043.033
ae17 13,923.0142.903
night8 6,552.0142.759
and30 24,570.0235.519
abby15 12,285.01nan
shouted5 4,095.0035.243
others4 3,276.0033.294
asked6 4,914.0031.952
group6 4,914.0028.334
yous4 3,276.0028.191
accompanied3 2,457.0026.561
screamed3 2,457.0026.061
fence4 3,276.0025.712
guard3 2,457.0025.599
course5 4,095.0025.031
golf3 2,457.0024.046
skinwalker7 5,733.01nan
hing5 4,095.0023.505
cawld2 1,638.0023.237
widened2 1,638.0021.513
drum3 2,457.0021.141
ow2 1,638.0020.331
dunno2 1,638.0019.425
scratched2 1,638.0019.425
plank2 1,638.0017.535
anywhere2 1,638.0017.535
creepy2 1,638.0016.644
poor3 2,457.0014.285
spoke3 2,457.0014.222
responsible2 1,638.0013.889
huv4 3,276.0013.605
whispered2 1,638.0013.337
sounds2 1,638.0013.169
country3 2,457.0013.094
wisnae4 3,276.0012.141
tall2 1,638.0011.915
liv4 3,276.00nan
whilst2 1,638.0011.574
once2 1,638.0011.467
git4 3,276.0011.460
told2 1,638.0011.065
happened3 2,457.0011.037
beat2 1,638.0010.879
eyes3 2,457.0010.700
her16 13,104.0110.676
except2 1,638.0010.292
couldnae3 2,457.0010.172
four2 1,638.009.922
good3 2,457.009.830
said7 5,733.019.472
polis2 1,638.009.459
club2 1,638.009.397
startit2 1,638.009.397
caught2 1,638.009.337
walked2 1,638.008.677
pals2 1,638.008.677
here6 4,914.008.650
noticed2 1,638.008.481
all3 2,457.008.481
bellshill3 2,457.00nan
only4 3,276.008.343
wan4 3,276.007.692
she14 11,466.017.305
thought2 1,638.007.209
maybe2 1,638.006.983
meant2 1,638.006.952
saturday2 1,638.006.952
we're2 1,638.006.921
help3 2,457.006.899
light2 1,638.006.770
soon2 1,638.006.303
long2 1,638.006.202
they11 9,009.016.027
sign2 1,638.005.985
god2 1,638.005.848
is2 1,638.005.787
believe2 1,638.005.549
back7 5,733.015.510
take2 1,638.005.508
it's4 3,276.005.477
why2 1,638.005.429
livvy's3 2,457.00nan
i'm2 1,638.005.782
wae4 3,276.005.256
wee7 5,733.015.237
i2 1,638.005.186
his2 1,638.005.009
rest2 1,638.004.989
it23 18,837.024.481
tryin2 1,638.004.456
sure2 1,638.004.456
hauf2 1,638.004.371
figurr2 1,638.00nan
phone2 1,638.006.381
next2 1,638.004.371
ahint2 1,638.004.343
aw7 5,733.014.218
wis20 16,380.024.138
bin2 1,638.004.067
by5 4,095.003.453
were4 3,276.003.162
rain2 1,638.002.933
look2 1,638.002.634
name2 1,638.002.605
us4 3,276.002.585
side2 1,638.002.467
he6 4,914.002.462
ma2 1,638.002.460
lik2 1,638.002.202
hadn't2 1,638.00nan
we2 1,638.002.256
in13 10,647.012.200
tae34 27,846.032.153
want2 1,638.002.127
on4 3,276.002.042
me7 5,733.012.021
went2 1,638.001.963
if4 3,276.001.911
just2 1,638.001.901
same2 1,638.001.759
doon5 4,095.001.677
as11 9,009.011.451
for4 3,276.001.406
flashlight2 1,638.00nan
bein2 1,638.001.184
that16 13,104.011.179
creature's2 1,638.00nan
at11 9,009.011.143
get3 2,457.001.020
up7 5,733.010.981
aff3 2,457.000.962
there5 4,095.000.942
no5 4,095.000.910
had3 2,457.000.868
again2 1,638.000.854
or6 4,914.000.839
will2 1,638.000.731
aye3 2,457.000.686
say2 1,638.000.659
jist3 2,457.000.626
got2 1,638.000.532
a32 26,208.030.442
was2 1,638.000.420
man2 1,638.000.408
when2 1,638.000.359
the66 54,054.050.328
you3 2,457.000.278
dae2 1,638.000.196
to2 1,638.000.163
oot6 4,914.000.143
hid2 1,638.000.070
fae3 2,457.000.034
aboot4 3,276.000.034
been2 1,638.000.022
yer2 1,638.000.015
but5 4,095.000.014
like3 2,457.000.009
be6 4,914.000.003
their2 1,638.000.003
intae2 1,638.000.001