A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Atkins, Elise

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,689
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 575
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.937
Tagged as GLA (Glasgow) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, billy, a, jonny, tae, it, ae, s, that, ye,

List of texts in corpus

Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!
Scottish Book Trust (2023-09-20) in Central dialect (GLA), categorised as prose (1,689 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
billy60 35,523.98598.004
zoo9 5,328.6091.011
wiz21 12,433.3976.288
tram6 3,552.4068.289
lion8 4,736.5364.031
jonny41 24,274.72nan
ae27 15,985.7974.965
parcel7 4,144.4661.948
oan19 11,249.2647.675
humbugs4 2,368.2746.514
huv10 5,920.6645.459
shoap5 2,960.3339.007
said17 10,065.1338.832
haunded4 2,368.2738.074
bars5 2,960.3335.785
er7 4,144.4633.862
hid15 8,880.9931.262
two7 4,144.4630.230
haw4 2,368.2728.937
money6 3,552.4027.123
tuppence3 1,776.2026.440
paper6 3,552.4026.380
hullo3 1,776.2025.167
approached3 1,776.2024.122
bears3 1,776.2024.122
goat7 4,144.4624.093
weans5 2,960.3322.794
poakit3 1,776.2022.462
boufin2 1,184.1321.939
bearsden2 1,184.1321.939
asked5 2,960.3321.686
pulled4 2,368.2721.294
pokey2 1,184.1320.216
poke3 1,776.2020.111
hink4 2,368.2720.095
eyes5 2,960.3319.641
wit4 2,368.2719.330
dork2 1,184.1319.035
naw6 3,552.4018.851
ur5 2,960.3318.400
chocolates2 1,184.1318.130
plooms2 1,184.1318.130
they20 11,841.3317.841
sweeties3 1,776.2017.597
stoap3 1,776.2017.001
ye24 14,209.5916.985
wandered2 1,184.1316.777
isa2 1,184.1316.777
flung3 1,776.2016.462
excitedly2 1,184.1316.243
owe2 1,184.1316.243
dung2 1,184.1315.773
fun4 2,368.2714.747
an21 12,433.3914.733
coupon2 1,184.1314.017
keech2 1,184.1313.743
walked3 1,776.2013.518
suggested2 1,184.1313.488
broon4 2,368.2713.308
cin2 1,184.1313.248
coonter2 1,184.1313.248
gave3 1,776.2013.221
aw13 7,696.8612.807
wan6 3,552.4012.371
man8 4,736.5312.254
string2 1,184.1312.232
whispered2 1,184.1312.057
right5 2,960.3312.033
enough4 2,368.2711.925
entrance2 1,184.1311.890
how5 2,960.3311.813
don4 2,368.2711.704
coins2 1,184.1311.429
per2 1,184.1311.286
s26 15,393.7211.174
glesga2 1,184.1311.149
pal3 1,776.2011.047
ll8 4,736.5311.033
sighed2 1,184.1310.888
knows2 1,184.1310.888
big6 3,552.4010.866
mon2 1,184.1310.306
hat2 1,184.1310.096
as22 13,025.469.969
passed3 1,776.209.960
make3 1,776.209.768
must3 1,776.209.656
soor2 1,184.139.442
i2 1,184.139.367
themsels2 1,184.139.275
bird2 1,184.139.194
awright2 1,184.139.114
dy2 1,184.138.535
ran3 1,776.208.361
hunners2 1,184.137.920
ootside3 1,776.207.874
aye8 4,736.537.778
dae7 4,144.467.627
where3 1,776.207.317
replied2 1,184.137.300
sittin3 1,776.207.294
tryin3 1,776.207.116
stairs2 1,184.136.732
wummin2 1,184.136.692
bairn3 1,776.206.619
cried3 1,776.206.522
colour2 1,184.136.424
ve5 2,960.336.357
t5 2,960.336.300
in15 8,880.995.888
roon4 2,368.275.505
no10 5,920.665.317
fur10 5,920.665.292
is4 2,368.275.206
her3 1,776.204.965
hing2 1,184.134.757
fae10 5,920.664.740
them7 4,144.464.740
haun3 1,776.204.653
high2 1,184.134.545
back8 4,736.534.427
let3 1,776.204.406
but2 1,184.134.391
aff6 3,552.404.380
take2 1,184.134.367
look3 1,776.204.328
close2 1,184.134.198
ah16 9,473.064.177
toon2 1,184.133.988
go3 1,776.203.979
windae2 1,184.133.808
five2 1,184.133.792
it29 17,169.923.758
story2 1,184.133.669
looked2 1,184.133.480
his16 9,473.063.473
sure2 1,184.133.369
could4 2,368.273.322
went3 1,776.203.290
next2 1,184.133.290
ahint2 1,184.133.264
open2 1,184.133.251
sat2 1,184.133.175
lookin2 1,184.133.175
left3 1,776.203.108
street2 1,184.133.089
who2 1,184.132.892
that24 14,209.592.857
read2 1,184.132.741
eh2 1,184.132.649
oh2 1,184.132.609
well2 1,184.132.579
really2 1,184.132.493
the113 66,903.492.435
re3 1,776.202.410
he21 12,433.392.344
git2 1,184.132.331
then4 2,368.272.061
thit2 1,184.131.972
never2 1,184.131.928
jist5 2,960.331.873
she5 2,960.331.750
up10 5,920.661.621
again3 1,776.201.544
intae5 2,960.331.349
whit6 3,552.401.325
want2 1,184.131.270
through2 1,184.131.213
wi9 5,328.601.171
only2 1,184.131.159
this4 2,368.271.100
last2 1,184.131.081
oot10 5,920.661.068
wur2 1,184.130.950
conductress2 1,184.13nan
ma5 2,960.330.666
there6 3,552.400.571
day2 1,184.130.556
seen2 1,184.130.544
tae32 18,946.120.541
wee5 2,960.330.537
like3 1,776.200.496
at13 7,696.860.408
me4 2,368.270.389
thon2 1,184.130.324
did2 1,184.130.307
you4 2,368.270.294
yer4 2,368.270.293
be10 5,920.660.255
see2 1,184.130.200
aviary2 1,184.13nan
him6 3,552.400.465
say2 1,184.130.173
a47 27,827.120.142
doon3 1,776.200.124
if2 1,184.130.123
we6 3,552.400.102
heid2 1,184.130.075
some2 1,184.130.050
by3 1,776.200.046
twa2 1,184.130.036
when2 1,184.130.033
auld2 1,184.130.023
us2 1,184.130.017
get2 1,184.130.015
nae5 2,960.330.007
efter2 1,184.130.007
their3 1,776.200.006
been3 1,776.200.001
m2 1,184.130.001
aboot5 2,960.330.000