Building the Parsed Corpus of Scottish Correspondence

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|Sep 2026

Figures & Tables

Gender balance in ScotsCorr.

TIME PERIOD	FEMALE WRITERS (WORDS)	MALE WRITERS (WORDS)	TOT. WORDS	PROPORTION, WORDS BY FEMALE WRITERS
1540–1599	3,603	48,048	51,651	0.07
1600–1649	32,113	161,302	193,415	0.17
1650–1699	37,041	79,429	116,470	0.32
1700–1749	14,699	41,474	56,173	0.26

Gender balance in the PCSC.

TIME PERIOD	FEMALE WRITERS (WORDS)	MALE WRITERS (WORDS)	TOT. WORDS	PROPORTION, WORDS BY FEMALE WRITERS
1540–1599	3,603	48,048	51,651	0.07
1600–1649	32,113	46,190	78,303	0.41
1650–1699	37,041	47,385	84,426	0.44
1700–1749	14,699	41,474	56,173	0.26

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/johd.622 | Journal eISSN: 2059-481X

Language: English

Page range: 125 - 125

Submitted on: Jul 17, 2026

Accepted on: Aug 31, 2026

Published on: Sep 22, 2026

Published by: Ubiquity Press

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