A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Steele, Gregor

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 1,610
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 617
Ratio of total words to unique words - 2.609
Tagged as LAL (General Central) dialect.
Top ten most common words - the, and, a, s, tae, ah, ma, it, ye, that,

List of texts in corpus

Dinnae Mak Me Laugh
Scots Hoose (2021 ) in Central dialect (LAL), categorised as weans (1,234 words)
When Scotty said “Scunner”
Dictionaries of the Scots Language (2021-11-30) in Central dialect (WCE), categorised as poetry (376 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
and81 50,310.56189.879
gran15 9,316.77108.237
grannie12 7,453.4292.285
tartan11 6,832.3089.466
army10 6,211.1884.103
an2 1,242.2466.497
offence6 3,726.7157.560
grandwean5 3,105.5956.396
yir10 6,211.1850.739
wean8 4,968.9450.083
vampire4 2,484.4740.732
jouk5 3,105.5939.807
betty4 2,484.4736.558
maw6 3,726.7135.177
grandweans3 1,863.3532.132
words7 4,347.8325.957
ma24 14,906.8324.955
eejits3 1,863.3524.841
daftie3 1,863.3524.841
slide3 1,863.3523.881
laddie5 3,105.5922.541
s32 19,875.7822.536
dug's2 1,242.2422.087
ridd2 1,242.2422.087
stakes2 1,242.2422.087
ah've4 2,484.4722.069
daftie's10 6,211.18nan
saturn2 1,242.2420.364
smairt2 1,242.2419.182
these6 3,726.7118.740
wee14 8,695.6518.653
scunner3 1,863.3518.479
when10 6,211.1818.306
havers2 1,242.2417.542
ah25 15,527.9517.078
scotty2 1,242.2416.924
dinnae6 3,726.7116.765
name6 3,726.7115.972
aw14 8,695.6515.667
wizard2 1,242.2415.120
squirrel2 1,242.2415.120
see11 6,832.3015.065
bike3 1,863.3514.553
club3 1,863.3514.465
abuse2 1,242.2414.456
things6 3,726.7114.367
o14 8,695.6514.297
paw2 1,242.2413.634
saut2 1,242.2413.394
cooried2 1,242.2413.168
solid2 1,242.2412.752
wan6 3,726.7112.536
bow2 1,242.2412.202
awfie2 1,242.2411.721
ye'll3 1,863.3511.709
hoose7 4,347.8311.590
moose2 1,242.2411.573
internet2 1,242.2411.430
brek2 1,242.2411.293
weans3 1,863.3511.254
fleg2 1,242.2411.032
ye20 12,422.3610.799
speed2 1,242.2410.788
wear2 1,242.2410.559
keep5 3,105.5910.477
granda2 1,242.2410.449
showed2 1,242.2410.239
lowp2 1,242.249.944
widden2 1,242.249.760
wisnae4 2,484.479.755
breid2 1,242.249.335
they'll2 1,242.249.335
it's6 3,726.719.271
stert3 1,863.359.266
their9 5,590.068.987
caw2 1,242.248.883
ring2 1,242.248.480
minute2 1,242.248.417
taen4 2,484.478.366
cannae4 2,484.478.314
dreich2 1,242.248.294
for2 1,242.248.050
ever3 1,863.357.819
leg2 1,242.247.583
planet2 1,242.247.534
dug3 1,863.357.353
ye're2 1,242.247.034
pass2 1,242.246.950
may2 1,242.246.789
daft2 1,242.246.749
they're2 1,242.246.672
cried3 1,863.356.636
bits2 1,242.246.487
nicht5 3,105.596.278
thole2 1,242.246.176
that's3 1,863.355.922
in14 8,695.655.901
withoot2 1,242.245.892
really3 1,863.355.874
fur10 6,211.185.821
use2 1,242.245.802
jannie3 1,863.35nan
smile2 1,242.245.773
bag2 1,242.245.575
came3 1,863.355.524
airms2 1,242.245.521
soon2 1,242.245.286
world2 1,242.245.188
gaun4 2,484.475.126
richt6 3,726.714.972
nae10 6,211.184.796
is4 2,484.474.597
each2 1,242.244.474
up12 7,453.424.328
gied3 1,863.354.038
scott2 1,242.244.028
yersel2 1,242.244.012
yon3 1,863.353.846
green2 1,242.243.821
mrs2 1,242.243.821
this2 1,242.243.812
three3 1,863.353.500
sae6 3,726.713.481
aroon2 1,242.243.422
place3 1,863.353.297
hauf2 1,242.243.268
are5 3,105.593.001
tae25 15,527.952.915
sayin2 1,242.242.897
braw2 1,242.242.833
she4 2,484.472.797
licht2 1,242.242.771
doon7 4,347.832.747
heid4 2,484.472.605
slayers2 1,242.24nan
warld2 1,242.242.205
gang2 1,242.242.024
wis11 6,832.301.978
by5 3,105.591.960
at15 9,316.771.873
new3 1,863.351.833
think3 1,863.351.806
dae4 2,484.471.703
has2 1,242.241.616
didnae2 1,242.241.537
on14 8,695.651.529
her12 7,453.421.508
ken4 2,484.471.497
like7 4,347.831.484
thocht3 1,863.351.392
be5 3,105.591.385
pit3 1,863.351.364
aff4 2,484.471.322
say3 1,863.351.319
auld4 2,484.471.284
had4 2,484.471.279
face2 1,242.241.214
me3 1,863.351.179
said4 2,484.471.167
aye4 2,484.471.056
oor4 2,484.471.029
wir2 1,242.240.948
then3 1,863.350.844
ower2 1,242.240.839
tell2 1,242.240.805
oot9 5,590.060.661
til2 1,242.240.658
ll3 1,863.350.638
syne2 1,242.240.618
seen2 1,242.240.618
yin2 1,242.240.587
awa3 1,863.350.524
whaur2 1,242.240.522
made2 1,242.240.517
still2 1,242.240.475
day2 1,242.240.472
mind2 1,242.240.471
micht2 1,242.240.466
they8 4,968.940.465
frae2 1,242.240.420
no3 1,863.350.407
us3 1,863.350.393
a43 26,708.070.389
the88 54,658.390.384
tak2 1,242.240.330
twa3 1,863.350.306
year2 1,242.240.305
yer2 1,242.240.304
will2 1,242.240.255
muckle2 1,242.240.230
it21 13,043.480.193
first2 1,242.240.179
got2 1,242.240.159
them2 1,242.240.126
ane2 1,242.240.122
if3 1,863.350.112
wi11 6,832.300.084
but7 4,347.830.074
he15 9,316.770.073
whit4 2,484.470.067
we7 4,347.830.061
noo3 1,863.350.058
fae5 3,105.590.058
jist2 1,242.240.057
ain2 1,242.240.056
mair3 1,863.350.026
ither2 1,242.240.022
slagger2 1,242.24nan
intae3 1,863.350.020
hae4 2,484.470.016
afore2 1,242.240.009
its2 1,242.240.008
time3 1,863.350.005
his9 5,590.060.003
that16 9,937.890.001
aa3 1,863.350.000