A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Capener, Jack

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,289
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 870
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.631
Tagged as EDN (Edinburgh) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, o, an, tae, a, in, it, scots, wi, that,

List of texts in corpus

Eemis Stane 1 - Syne
Eemis Stane (2022-05-06 ) in Central dialect (EDN), categorised as poetry (88 words)
This laund wis wrocht for you an me
Mak Forrit (2021-08-23) in Central (Edinburgh) dialect (EDN), categorised as blog (1,211 words)

No Guid Eneuch
Bella Caledonia (25-07-2019) in Central dialect (EDN), categorised as blog (990 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
laund19 8,300.57183.540
laundscape6 2,621.2367.890
thit15 6,553.0859.186
clearance6 2,621.2358.491
laundscapes4 1,747.4944.082
chynge8 3,494.9843.485
glens5 2,184.3639.514
devolution5 2,184.3637.347
interaction4 1,747.4933.072
government9 3,931.8532.225
wir12 5,242.4632.106
fir12 5,242.4630.854
cin4 1,747.4930.073
anely7 3,058.1029.065
scots27 11,795.5428.908
wis3 1,310.6227.994
equality4 1,747.4927.910
linguistic6 2,621.2327.083
he2 873.7427.009
action5 2,184.3626.516
lack4 1,747.4925.921
thon12 5,242.4625.743
benefits4 1,747.4925.357
cairry5 2,184.3625.052
hielands3 1,310.6224.623
its14 6,116.2123.584
community6 2,621.2323.413
needs5 2,184.3621.308
individuals3 1,310.6221.027
grassroots2 873.7420.724
serious4 1,747.4920.205
facts3 1,310.6219.085
perceptions2 873.7419.003
paps2 873.7419.003
contradictory2 873.7419.003
ar5 2,184.3618.396
organisations3 1,310.6218.313
thaim11 4,805.5918.167
accept3 1,310.6217.850
wirsels3 1,310.6217.850
kinnae2 873.7417.822
offeicial2 873.7417.822
richts4 1,747.4917.265
leid9 3,931.8516.995
facilitate2 873.7416.918
ootdoors2 873.7416.918
owns2 873.7416.918
economic3 1,310.6216.834
fact5 2,184.3616.521
value3 1,310.6216.473
noo's2 873.7416.185
scuils3 1,310.6215.971
their14 6,116.2115.728
leid's2 873.7415.568
naitur3 1,310.6215.510
thae7 3,058.1015.454
awmaist3 1,310.6215.222
private3 1,310.6215.083
walkers2 873.7415.035
popular3 1,310.6214.687
contexts2 873.7414.566
confidence3 1,310.6214.199
o75 32,765.4014.112
becomin2 873.7413.769
siller5 2,184.3613.432
statit2 873.7413.424
population3 1,310.6213.334
muckle9 3,931.8513.300
ne'er2 873.7412.815
wioot3 1,310.6212.675
whither3 1,310.6212.331
grantit2 873.7412.289
steps3 1,310.6212.167
aften4 1,747.4912.164
emotional2 873.7412.050
hisnae2 873.7412.050
bi10 4,368.7212.011
tuim3 1,310.6211.930
futur2 873.7411.826
hills3 1,310.6211.778
exackly2 873.7411.614
reaction2 873.7411.614
massel2 873.7411.614
public4 1,747.4911.280
efforts2 873.7411.222
year8 3,494.9811.112
we21 9,174.3111.069
lose2 873.7411.040
chyngin2 873.7410.866
presence2 873.7410.389
tuimness4 1,747.49nan
ah3 1,310.6210.397
benefit2 873.7410.242
cleared2 873.7410.242
nor7 3,058.1010.143
reasons2 873.7410.101
remains2 873.749.965
deer2 873.749.965
fundin2 873.749.584
spend2 873.749.465
chynges2 873.749.465
respect2 873.749.465
donald2 873.749.465
biggin3 1,310.629.353
aiblins3 1,310.629.167
weel-kent2 873.749.130
ma2 873.748.886
equal2 873.748.823
speakers3 1,310.628.732
access2 873.748.631
dowie2 873.748.449
haund3 1,310.628.371
aroond3 1,310.628.182
native2 873.748.111
repeople3 1,310.62nan
ain8 3,494.988.110
scotland's2 873.747.953
sae10 4,368.727.708
aw13 5,679.347.689
board2 873.747.656
health2 873.747.656
kens3 1,310.627.621
jalouse2 873.747.586
isnae3 1,310.627.523
message2 873.747.317
thanks2 873.747.253
support3 1,310.627.210
twanty3 1,310.62nan
wey7 3,058.106.930
pride2 873.746.892
chairge2 873.746.892
assynt3 1,310.62nan
but18 7,863.707.224
haunds2 873.746.779
local3 1,310.626.777
maist6 2,621.236.343
be21 9,174.316.335
cannae4 1,747.496.288
nocht2 873.746.266
agin3 1,310.626.235
hings2 873.745.992
shaw2 873.745.992
hae12 5,242.465.951
vyce2 873.745.863
whiles3 1,310.625.796
folk4 1,747.495.646
ye5 2,184.365.638
sindry2 873.745.619
speak3 1,310.625.301
politics2 873.745.250
up3 1,310.625.185
brocht3 1,310.624.948
maitter2 873.744.919
bein5 2,184.364.816
fecht2 873.744.536
speakin2 873.744.536
hail2 873.744.481
time9 3,931.854.475
yit2 873.744.454
aboot13 5,679.344.421
kintra2 873.744.374
hoo3 1,310.624.372
strang2 873.744.246
micht5 2,184.364.244
sic4 1,747.494.223
weys2 873.744.221
really3 1,310.624.208
body3 1,310.624.150
hunner2 873.744.100
wi26 11,358.674.017
shuid2 873.743.983
social2 873.743.960
us7 3,058.103.959
it's5 2,184.363.956
as22 9,611.183.881
is22 9,611.183.794
case2 873.743.721
jura2 873.74nan
little2 873.743.659
hou3 1,310.623.633
stert2 873.743.599
wad6 2,621.233.525
nane2 873.743.501
there2 873.743.455
juist5 2,184.363.440
seems2 873.743.352
thair's2 873.74nan
clear2 873.743.352
bittie2 873.743.352
duin2 873.743.334
tent2 873.743.298
this4 1,747.493.276
hauns2 873.743.194
it36 15,727.392.836
fowk7 3,058.102.823
syne4 1,747.492.697
mebbe2 873.742.645
throu3 1,310.622.580
forby2 873.742.565
a55 24,027.962.439
an71 31,017.912.382
maun3 1,310.622.263
wrang2 873.742.237
better3 1,310.622.173
nimbyism2 873.74nan
few2 873.742.353
gey3 1,310.622.137
neist2 873.742.127
bin2 873.742.095
sair2 873.741.953
haud2 873.741.876
mair8 3,494.981.870
cuid2 873.741.866
tak4 1,747.491.859
no3 1,310.621.776
will4 1,747.491.728
oor6 2,621.231.697
eneuch2 873.741.613
tae58 25,338.581.532
comes2 873.741.415
or11 4,805.591.380
are5 2,184.361.347
warld2 873.741.304
ilka2 873.741.232
nae4 1,747.491.135
haes4 1,747.491.118
gang2 873.741.099
ootdoorsy2 873.74nan
the144 62,909.571.055
hale2 873.741.053
s21 9,174.310.901
scotland4 1,747.490.900
still3 1,310.620.826
whit7 3,058.100.807
new3 1,310.620.786
wee3 1,310.620.778
repeoplin2 873.74nan
thir2 873.740.795
gin3 1,310.620.770
for16 6,989.950.724
think3 1,310.620.720
whan4 1,747.490.696
bit4 1,747.490.678
lik2 873.740.670
atween2 873.740.632
weel4 1,747.490.552
on17 7,426.820.533
language3 1,310.620.510
day3 1,310.620.502
some2 873.740.493
they7 3,058.100.439
first3 1,310.620.392
aff2 873.740.388
dis2 873.740.365
been3 1,310.620.358
wha2 873.740.336
in39 17,038.010.299
twa4 1,747.490.247
awa2 873.740.238
tell2 873.740.226
lang3 1,310.620.184
like5 2,184.360.159
ither2 873.740.151
guid3 1,310.620.150
ower6 2,621.230.150
fae7 3,058.100.089
made2 873.740.082
een2 873.740.068
can3 1,310.620.066
jist3 1,310.620.057
gie2 873.740.051
t2 873.740.045
dae3 1,310.620.033
at14 6,116.210.033
ony2 873.740.026
ae4 1,747.490.013
hame2 873.740.011
thair2 873.740.010
that23 10,048.060.007
intae4 1,747.490.006
ken3 1,310.620.004
richt3 1,310.620.002
thocht2 873.740.001
pit2 873.740.000
auld3 1,310.620.000
hoose2 873.740.000
behauder2 873.74nan
taen2 873.741.134