A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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McDermid, Val

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,458
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 495
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.945
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, a, he, and, tae, heid, o, high, in, claes,

List of texts in corpus

The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks
Itchy Coo (2020-09-24 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as weans (1,458 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
high24 16,460.91171.807
claes23 15,775.03152.942
heid31 21,262.00132.030
yin's7 4,801.1086.221
yin19 13,031.5573.408
lawyer6 4,115.2361.139
scud6 4,115.2355.401
an3 2,057.6154.717
a'8 5,486.9747.228
onyhing4 2,743.4845.072
threid5 3,429.3640.485
gowd6 4,115.2339.997
pearls4 2,743.4839.261
like21 14,403.2937.616
gowk4 2,743.4835.337
and33 22,633.7434.952
breeks5 3,429.3634.369
see16 10,973.9434.329
naebdy4 2,743.4831.892
he37 25,377.2330.665
glaikit4 2,743.4827.224
baillie3 2,057.6126.055
royal4 2,743.4825.462
them13 8,916.3223.314
gaggin2 1,371.7422.533
couldnae5 3,429.3619.900
foremaist3 2,057.6119.891
buff2 1,371.7419.628
you're3 2,057.6119.139
mile4 2,743.4818.214
hied2 1,371.7417.987
junior2 1,371.7417.987
jotters2 1,371.7417.369
sleekit3 2,057.6116.959
then9 6,172.8416.934
guids2 1,371.7416.834
presses2 1,371.7416.834
swanky2 1,371.7416.834
ah'm4 2,743.4816.480
tellt4 2,743.4816.427
big7 4,801.1016.155
tapster6 4,115.23nan
braw5 3,429.3615.835
his22 15,089.1615.408
silk2 1,371.7414.899
invisible2 1,371.7414.605
single3 2,057.6114.078
smert2 1,371.7414.076
kists2 1,371.7414.076
blink2 1,371.7413.836
kingdom2 1,371.7413.836
buttons2 1,371.7413.836
mak7 4,801.1013.597
gonnae3 2,057.6112.292
he'll2 1,371.7412.011
swatch2 1,371.7411.868
jist9 6,172.8411.843
awfie2 1,371.7411.731
show3 2,057.6111.421
laddie3 2,057.6111.288
he'd3 2,057.6111.117
jouksters5 3,429.36nan
gan3 2,057.6110.910
joukster5 3,429.36nan
iver3 2,057.6111.511
the115 78,875.1710.679
new6 4,115.2310.603
wid7 4,801.1010.064
cheer2 1,371.749.609
wurds2 1,371.749.312
keek2 1,371.749.242
cannae4 2,743.489.241
hoose6 4,115.239.174
they14 9,602.198.688
wunner2 1,371.748.601
whether2 1,371.748.543
haill2 1,371.748.159
boys2 1,371.747.812
runnin2 1,371.747.812
said7 4,801.107.592
ye're2 1,371.747.410
wanted2 1,371.746.900
tak5 3,429.366.772
ye'll2 1,371.746.688
if7 4,801.106.645
fowk7 4,801.106.621
were6 4,115.236.597
shair2 1,371.746.521
took3 2,057.616.441
thocht5 3,429.366.353
awa6 4,115.236.215
greetin2 1,371.746.209
onybody2 1,371.745.870
her2 1,371.745.674
quo2 1,371.745.662
world2 1,371.745.662
rid2 1,371.745.563
kept2 1,371.745.350
deep2 1,371.745.350
whit8 5,486.975.329
doon8 5,486.975.217
look3 2,057.615.000
when5 3,429.364.970
room3 2,057.614.966
so5 3,429.364.857
it9 6,172.844.709
held2 1,371.744.636
sicht2 1,371.744.600
yon3 2,057.614.302
bonnie2 1,371.744.136
himsel2 1,371.744.136
whiles2 1,371.744.001
a'bdy3 2,057.61nan
makkin2 1,371.743.803
haein2 1,371.743.749
wan3 2,057.613.544
cried2 1,371.743.458
ee2 1,371.743.295
twa5 3,429.363.262
sun2 1,371.743.184
up2 1,371.743.106
flunkies2 1,371.74nan
wisnae2 1,371.743.048
than4 2,743.482.843
aye5 3,429.362.786
wis21 14,403.292.446
feel2 1,371.742.360
gien2 1,371.742.220
no7 4,801.102.197
fur7 4,801.102.183
on5 3,429.362.158
their5 3,429.361.979
are4 2,743.481.970
could3 2,057.611.947
need2 1,371.741.850
richt4 2,743.481.850
pit3 2,057.611.659
this3 2,057.611.446
for5 3,429.361.445
oor4 2,743.481.292
ah5 3,429.361.247
ma9 6,172.841.220
fae2 1,371.741.206
lang3 2,057.611.205
oot9 6,172.841.188
there6 4,115.231.149
wee5 3,429.361.039
be5 3,429.360.838
seen2 1,371.740.821
afore3 2,057.610.767
whaur2 1,371.740.722
gie2 1,371.740.623
ken3 2,057.610.606
think2 1,371.740.555
cam2 1,371.740.538
that12 8,230.450.429
back2 1,371.740.354
him5 3,429.360.302
but7 4,801.100.293
day2 1,371.740.255
at8 5,486.970.208
a40 27,434.840.194
ye9 6,172.840.165
o28 19,204.390.158
noo3 2,057.610.153
guid2 1,371.740.140
we5 3,429.360.140
as10 6,858.710.122
wi12 8,230.450.107
aboot5 3,429.360.092
hae4 2,743.480.083
ither2 1,371.740.067
yer3 2,057.610.058
dae2 1,371.740.044
sae2 1,371.740.038
me5 3,429.360.027
ower3 2,057.610.020
get2 1,371.740.007
tae31 21,262.000.004
in23 15,775.030.003
had2 1,371.740.000
mair3 2,057.610.000