A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Tindal, Betty

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,658
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 1,123
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.367
Tagged as SWE (South West (Galloway)) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, an, a, tae, o, her, in, ah, oan, it,

List of texts in corpus

Chuckies fir the Cairn
Luath (13-01-2009 ) in Southern (Dumfries) dialect (SWE), categorised as poetry (1,335 words)
Lallans 73 - Mither
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (SWE), categorised as poetry (214 words)
Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale
Lallans Magazine (2008-10-01 ) in Central dialect (SWE), categorised as prose (648 words)
Lallans 67 - Two poems by Betty Tindal
Lallans Magazine (2005-09-01 ) in Central (Dumfries) dialect (SWE), categorised as poetry (461 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
she'd12 4,514.6766.685
oan27 10,158.0162.235
fir19 7,148.2358.750
her44 16,553.8042.677
lass8 3,009.7840.691
dash4 1,504.8932.668
mibbe7 2,633.5632.633
invisible4 1,504.8929.419
ah'm7 2,633.5628.166
polis5 1,881.1124.475
sometimes5 1,881.1122.369
we'll5 1,881.1122.252
wi'oot2 752.4520.137
teresa2 752.4520.137
oanly2 752.4520.137
cooried3 1,128.6718.793
no21 7,900.6818.617
and3 1,128.6718.496
we're5 1,881.1118.346
agin6 2,257.3418.080
manes2 752.4517.236
shelter3 1,128.6717.211
impress2 752.4516.333
swirl2 752.4516.333
stanes4 1,504.8916.236
ah32 12,039.1315.861
clad2 752.4515.600
their15 5,643.3415.029
jars2 752.4514.983
caper2 752.4514.983
we'd3 1,128.6714.955
ah'd3 1,128.6714.508
o'er2 752.4514.451
wuids2 752.4514.451
cuddle2 752.4513.983
wearin3 1,128.6713.709
banes3 1,128.6713.586
sides3 1,128.6713.349
slippin2 752.4513.187
story5 1,881.1113.032
d'ye2 752.4512.236
steal2 752.4512.236
ah've3 1,128.6712.106
could9 3,386.0011.991
bay2 752.4511.964
horn2 752.4511.038
gae4 1,504.8910.922
lamb2 752.4510.466
frae14 5,267.1210.330
saft3 1,128.6710.315
spied2 752.4510.293
thinking2 752.4510.293
planned2 752.4510.128
conter2 752.4510.128
satchel7 2,633.56nan
beild2 752.4510.128
ye're3 1,128.679.996
slippit2 752.459.969
masel5 1,881.119.848
let's2 752.459.817
letter3 1,128.679.694
they're3 1,128.679.466
whin4 1,504.899.396
jam2 752.459.265
queue2 752.459.265
memories2 752.459.265
for5 1,881.118.924
moss2 752.458.899
mum2 752.458.784
are10 3,762.238.778
bus3 1,128.678.643
waitin3 1,128.678.549
ablow3 1,128.678.367
ma22 8,276.908.335
maybe3 1,128.678.322
souch2 752.458.164
he11 4,138.458.078
lobby2 752.458.070
ahint4 1,504.898.041
kin5 1,881.117.909
happit2 752.457.803
street4 1,504.897.677
ah'll2 752.457.635
bi9 3,386.007.521
bin4 1,504.897.504
they'll2 752.457.475
draw2 752.457.397
p-5 1,881.11nan
there's3 1,128.677.777
notice2 752.457.247
cam7 2,633.567.194
noo11 4,138.457.173
abody2 752.457.104
they20 7,524.457.097
cos3 1,128.677.046
station2 752.457.034
number2 752.456.965
be5 1,881.116.910
tho5 1,881.116.902
weather2 752.456.898
is7 2,633.566.891
kens3 1,128.676.783
till5 1,881.116.659
they'd2 752.456.642
line3 1,128.676.565
when8 3,009.786.529
sit3 1,128.676.505
stair2 752.456.404
scrievin2 752.456.347
believe3 1,128.676.300
she's2 752.456.291
would3 1,128.676.023
only5 1,881.115.944
glen2 752.455.825
a58 21,820.925.798
that15 5,643.345.754
langer2 752.455.730
his7 2,633.565.593
them10 3,762.235.584
pleased2 752.455.375
green3 1,128.675.288
whae3 1,128.675.177
roon5 1,881.115.142
haun4 1,504.895.137
gang4 1,504.895.076
view2 752.455.055
whiles3 1,128.675.027
blaw2 752.455.017
getting2 752.454.980
he's2 752.454.980
again6 2,257.344.808
spring2 752.454.731
years4 1,504.894.729
smell2 752.454.597
ayont2 752.454.564
lookin3 1,128.674.498
get8 3,009.784.408
da2 752.454.342
mam2 752.454.316
didnae4 1,504.894.257
ca2 752.454.228
should3 1,128.674.084
on9 3,386.004.068
hingin2 752.454.060
weans2 752.454.006
see9 3,386.004.004
use2 752.453.953
watch2 752.453.901
haud3 1,128.673.894
grey2 752.453.876
dark2 752.453.876
we5 1,881.113.822
fear2 752.453.775
heids2 752.453.608
seein2 752.453.585
that's3 1,128.673.571
got6 2,257.343.557
weel7 2,633.563.526
kent5 1,881.113.524
mind5 1,881.113.353
lost2 752.453.323
case2 752.453.201
bit12 4,514.673.201
god2 752.453.143
sang2 752.453.104
winter2 752.453.066
son2 752.453.048
think5 1,881.113.020
thon5 1,881.113.020
nane2 752.452.992
verra2 752.452.992
able2 752.452.903
chance2 752.452.885
hae11 4,138.452.869
seems2 752.452.851
wee10 3,762.232.847
stertit2 752.452.817
across2 752.452.783
why2 752.452.783
ye21 7,900.682.757
work2 752.452.733
close2 752.452.701
box-bed2 752.45nan
feel3 1,128.672.710
whit10 3,762.232.675
grun2 752.452.530
hale3 1,128.672.507
here6 2,257.342.447
later2 752.452.385
o44 16,553.802.381
windae2 752.452.357
free2 752.452.316
sea2 752.452.197
naebody2 752.452.184
but6 2,257.342.142
sittin2 752.452.073
you2 752.452.029
aw10 3,762.231.880
open2 752.451.877
alang3 1,128.671.853
yer8 3,009.781.847
it24 9,029.351.829
lot2 752.451.771
ken6 2,257.341.668
brocht2 752.451.642
was5 1,881.111.641
things3 1,128.671.630
o'2 752.451.496
cuid2 752.451.461
bed2 752.451.452
it's4 1,504.891.447
by2 752.451.390
ower9 3,386.001.372
wisnae2 752.451.345
hid6 2,257.341.339
mither3 1,128.671.337
licht2 752.451.322
there10 3,762.231.289
same3 1,128.671.287
back3 1,128.671.274
sin2 752.451.268
up14 5,267.121.242
body2 752.451.223
wha3 1,128.671.161
renfield2 752.45nan
times2 752.451.152
thing3 1,128.671.136
at13 4,890.901.057
thegither2 752.451.039
the166 62,452.971.011
were5 1,881.111.009
oot8 3,009.780.991
watter2 752.450.983
tell3 1,128.670.921
she17 6,395.790.859
rain2 752.450.850
thit2 752.450.850
awa5 1,881.110.843
twa2 752.450.836
hear2 752.450.818
wey4 1,504.890.784
in36 13,544.020.767
how2 752.450.738
sae6 2,257.340.705
unicorn2 752.45nan
pit4 1,504.890.966
fin3 1,128.670.657
door3 1,128.670.618
wis23 8,653.120.545
intae3 1,128.670.542
thae2 752.450.512
its2 752.450.476
gie3 1,128.670.462
lik2 752.450.409
yon2 752.450.406
ither2 752.450.391
mak3 1,128.670.347
through2 752.450.335
better2 752.450.327
face2 752.450.308
aye5 1,881.110.291
sic2 752.450.270
me7 2,633.560.269
ain2 752.450.244
if5 1,881.110.234
ewe2 752.45nan
went2 752.450.287
oor3 1,128.670.223
can5 1,881.110.219
lang2 752.450.196
muckle3 1,128.670.195
hoose3 1,128.670.186
an72 27,088.040.186
as18 6,772.010.173
like8 3,009.780.166
i14 5,267.120.150
day6 2,257.340.148
ane2 752.450.117
aboot7 2,633.560.114
time4 1,504.890.114
ae5 1,881.110.084
fine2 752.450.078
aff3 1,128.670.075
auld4 1,504.890.069
this11 4,138.450.064
us3 1,128.670.061
man3 1,128.670.038
thocht2 752.450.036
some4 1,504.890.028
nae8 3,009.780.024
will2 752.450.023
come2 752.450.023
syne2 752.450.022
then3 1,128.670.015
hame2 752.450.012
doon6 2,257.340.011
whaur2 752.450.009
afore3 1,128.670.007
wid3 1,128.670.007
been5 1,881.110.006
or9 3,386.000.006
dae3 1,128.670.006
wad3 1,128.670.003
even2 752.450.001
wi20 7,524.450.001
maist2 752.450.000
tae57 21,444.700.000
jist4 1,504.890.000
new2 752.450.000
war2 752.450.000