A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Bates, Gregor

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,917
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 652
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.94
Tagged as WCE (West Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - i, the, and, tae, wis, a, in, ma, it, you,

List of texts in corpus

The Death Dance
Scots Hoose (2022-11-07) in Central (East Dunbartonshire) dialect (WCE), categorised as weans (1,917 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
i101 52,686.49266.962
and69 35,993.74121.962
musicians11 5,738.13121.229
an6 3,129.8961.209
dad10 5,216.4859.730
you24 12,519.5651.116
ceilidh5 2,608.2449.145
robert8 4,173.1948.842
dance7 3,651.5441.167
ma31 16,171.1035.977
ankle4 2,086.5934.375
pen-knife3 1,564.9533.296
castle5 2,608.2431.977
hypnotised3 1,564.9531.068
strange5 2,608.2430.241
had15 7,824.7328.406
wis47 24,517.4828.271
music6 3,129.8928.073
corridors3 1,564.9527.224
staring3 1,564.9527.224
body8 4,173.1926.981
so13 6,781.4326.371
their16 8,346.3725.680
remembered3 1,564.9525.599
kill5 2,608.2425.252
family5 2,608.2425.135
dancers3 1,564.9524.929
fiddler3 1,564.9524.929
saw8 4,173.1923.549
then12 6,259.7823.233
didnae8 4,173.1921.673
everyone3 1,564.9521.626
myself3 1,564.9521.626
bathtub2 1,043.3021.377
where6 3,129.8920.816
could10 5,216.4820.291
over4 2,086.5919.855
hauntit2 1,043.3019.655
purple3 1,564.9518.815
someone3 1,564.9518.596
who6 3,129.8918.571
scarves2 1,043.3018.474
your7 3,651.5418.417
nothing3 1,564.9518.385
mum3 1,564.9517.985
towerin2 1,043.3017.569
incredibly2 1,043.3017.569
well6 3,129.8917.311
happen4 2,086.5917.154
arch2 1,043.3016.835
die3 1,564.9516.616
sergeant2 1,043.3016.218
spots2 1,043.3016.218
might4 2,086.5915.806
glasses2 1,043.3015.684
faint2 1,043.3015.214
deid5 2,608.2415.132
control3 1,564.9515.032
een8 4,173.1914.973
invited2 1,043.3014.795
reid4 2,086.5914.508
stared2 1,043.3014.416
stage3 1,564.9514.278
dances2 1,043.3014.071
aroond4 2,086.5914.040
boy4 2,086.5914.040
go6 3,129.8913.469
daurk3 1,564.9513.268
danced2 1,043.3012.694
found3 1,564.9512.635
would4 2,086.5912.470
group4 2,086.5912.430
slowly3 1,564.9512.415
actin2 1,043.3012.256
went6 3,129.8912.082
whispered2 1,043.3012.054
were9 4,694.8411.790
mooths2 1,043.3011.680
somehow2 1,043.3011.339
dinnae5 2,608.2410.880
sighed2 1,043.3010.737
taken2 1,043.3010.600
never5 2,608.2410.578
bluid3 1,564.9510.503
brought2 1,043.3010.468
aw13 6,781.4310.231
lookin4 2,086.5910.164
ye2 1,043.3010.110
shall2 1,043.309.870
own2 1,043.309.655
waves2 1,043.309.552
is3 1,564.959.477
already2 1,043.309.451
oors3 1,564.959.381
o22 11,476.269.375
have4 2,086.599.109
another3 1,564.958.994
jist9 4,694.848.656
covered2 1,043.308.498
three5 2,608.248.456
s5 2,608.248.378
feart3 1,564.958.365
worked2 1,043.308.205
race2 1,043.308.135
left5 2,608.248.093
band2 1,043.308.000
minutes2 1,043.307.743
them9 4,694.847.727
action2 1,043.307.621
did6 3,129.897.615
people3 1,564.957.552
turned3 1,564.957.363
faces2 1,043.307.334
but16 8,346.377.267
plan2 1,043.307.069
thin2 1,043.307.018
ever3 1,564.956.956
death2 1,043.306.775
looked3 1,564.956.674
courtyard3 1,564.95nan
moment2 1,043.306.548
realised2 1,043.306.418
way3 1,564.956.199
fast2 1,043.306.020
those2 1,043.305.909
ken7 3,651.545.757
thought2 1,043.305.631
are7 3,651.545.618
sair3 1,564.955.607
should3 1,564.955.554
quite2 1,043.305.500
me13 6,781.435.471
through4 2,086.595.449
stap2 1,043.305.437
braw3 1,564.955.382
think5 2,608.245.210
half2 1,043.305.137
watch2 1,043.305.052
stane2 1,043.304.970
wind2 1,043.304.916
these3 1,564.954.877
when6 3,129.894.853
ceildh3 1,564.95nan
talk2 1,043.304.812
the90 46,948.364.745
trees2 1,043.304.711
they14 7,303.084.704
though3 1,564.954.592
must2 1,043.304.494
started2 1,043.304.426
from2 1,043.304.166
ready2 1,043.304.166
first5 2,608.244.055
sister2 1,043.304.044
a42 21,909.234.027
rin2 1,043.303.928
or2 1,043.303.913
used2 1,043.303.639
this13 6,781.433.592
couldnae2 1,043.303.571
yin4 2,086.593.555
which3 1,564.953.531
because2 1,043.303.472
lang5 2,608.243.373
about2 1,043.303.241
find2 1,043.303.226
passageways2 1,043.30nan
said6 3,129.893.223
even4 2,086.593.114
white2 1,043.303.112
run2 1,043.303.029
nae2 1,043.302.898
darted2 1,043.30nan
oor6 3,129.892.901
haein2 1,043.302.897
only3 1,564.952.884
whit8 4,173.192.774
be5 2,608.242.740
face3 1,564.952.709
fire2 1,043.302.607
hard2 1,043.302.485
him2 1,043.302.440
past2 1,043.302.350
bit2 1,043.302.256
took2 1,043.302.184
it30 15,649.452.178
wisnae2 1,043.302.111
tae50 26,082.421.889
wee7 3,651.541.828
heid4 2,086.591.817
man4 2,086.591.679
doon7 3,651.541.634
cauld2 1,043.301.475
how2 1,043.301.462
made3 1,564.951.454
still3 1,564.951.372
mak3 1,564.951.208
has2 1,043.301.187
need2 1,043.301.105
like3 1,564.950.995
at9 4,694.840.972
will3 1,564.950.922
that15 7,824.730.876
place2 1,043.300.761
auld4 2,086.590.705
got3 1,564.950.702
time5 2,608.240.626
intae2 1,043.300.583
in34 17,736.050.555
noo2 1,043.300.448
see2 1,043.300.429
we6 3,129.890.357
can2 1,043.300.336
if2 1,043.300.333
for9 4,694.840.310
dae3 1,564.950.206
some2 1,043.300.181
as13 6,781.430.149
nicht2 1,043.300.146
ve2 1,043.300.140
twa2 1,043.300.129
tak2 1,043.300.123
aff3 1,564.950.089
get3 1,564.950.087
m2 1,043.300.080
been4 2,086.590.060
hae5 2,608.240.059
on11 5,738.130.053
say2 1,043.300.052
wi15 7,824.730.037
he16 8,346.370.024
ower4 2,086.590.018
aboot6 3,129.890.017
dashing2 1,043.30nan
up7 3,651.540.016
efter2 1,043.300.010
here2 1,043.300.006
wid2 1,043.300.003
his11 5,738.130.001
keystane2 1,043.30nan
there5 2,608.240.001
by3 1,564.950.001
no5 2,608.240.000
than2 1,043.300.000