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 52,686.49270.626
and69 35,993.74123.704
musicians11 5,738.13119.061
an6 3,129.8962.510
dad10 5,216.4860.388
you24 12,519.5652.816
robert8 4,173.1949.266
ceilidh5 2,608.2447.992
dance7 3,651.5440.309
ma31 16,171.1038.385
ankle4 2,086.5934.485
pen-knife3 1,564.9533.379
castle5 2,608.2432.354
hypnotised3 1,564.9531.151
strange5 2,608.2430.579
wis47 24,517.4828.848
music6 3,129.8928.727
had15 7,824.7327.850
staring3 1,564.9527.307
corridors3 1,564.9527.307
body8 4,173.1927.187
so13 6,781.4326.578
remembered3 1,564.9525.682
their16 8,346.3725.632
family5 2,608.2425.505
kill5 2,608.2425.270
fiddler3 1,564.9525.012
dancers3 1,564.9524.411
saw8 4,173.1923.715
then12 6,259.7823.015
everyone3 1,564.9522.081
didnae8 4,173.1922.061
myself3 1,564.9521.708
dashing2 1,043.3021.433
bathtub2 1,043.3021.433
where6 3,129.8920.873
could10 5,216.4820.447
over4 2,086.5920.426
hauntit2 1,043.3019.711
your7 3,651.5418.984
someone3 1,564.9518.897
who6 3,129.8918.764
purple3 1,564.9518.678
scarves2 1,043.3018.529
nothing3 1,564.9518.467
mum3 1,564.9517.877
well6 3,129.8917.638
incredibly2 1,043.3017.625
towerin2 1,043.3017.625
die3 1,564.9517.342
happen4 2,086.5916.955
arch2 1,043.3016.891
spots2 1,043.3016.273
glasses2 1,043.3016.273
might4 2,086.5916.108
faint2 1,043.3015.739
sergeant2 1,043.3015.739
deid5 2,608.2415.146
control3 1,564.9514.999
een8 4,173.1914.928
reid4 2,086.5914.506
invited2 1,043.3014.471
stared2 1,043.3014.471
aroond4 2,086.5914.348
boy4 2,086.5914.296
dances2 1,043.3014.126
stage3 1,564.9513.785
go6 3,129.8913.545
daurk3 1,564.9513.348
found3 1,564.9512.715
slowly3 1,564.9512.567
danced2 1,043.3012.523
would4 2,086.5912.492
group4 2,086.5912.375
actin2 1,043.3012.310
went6 3,129.8911.951
mooths2 1,043.3011.734
were9 4,694.8411.708
whispered2 1,043.3011.560
somehow2 1,043.3011.393
taken2 1,043.3011.080
never5 2,608.2411.066
dinnae5 2,608.2410.868
aw13 6,781.4310.575
brought2 1,043.3010.522
bluid3 1,564.9510.433
sighed2 1,043.3010.395
lookin4 2,086.5910.207
ye2 1,043.3010.103
shall2 1,043.309.924
own2 1,043.309.815
already2 1,043.309.815
have4 2,086.599.546
o22 11,476.269.541
is3 1,564.959.469
oors3 1,564.959.378
another3 1,564.959.338
waves2 1,043.309.312
covered2 1,043.308.475
feart3 1,564.958.342
jist9 4,694.848.334
three5 2,608.248.293
worked2 1,043.308.258
race2 1,043.308.188
left5 2,608.248.102
s5 2,608.248.029
band2 1,043.307.986
courtyard3 1,564.95nan
minutes2 1,043.307.986
did6 3,129.897.708
action2 1,043.307.674
people3 1,564.957.654
them9 4,694.847.534
but16 8,346.377.418
faces2 1,043.307.278
ever3 1,564.957.228
plan2 1,043.307.020
death2 1,043.306.970
turned3 1,564.956.885
thin2 1,043.306.874
moment2 1,043.306.780
looked3 1,564.956.633
realised2 1,043.306.304
way3 1,564.956.269
fast2 1,043.306.186
those2 1,043.306.109
me13 6,781.435.907
are7 3,651.545.906
ken7 3,651.545.711
should3 1,564.955.694
sair3 1,564.955.623
through4 2,086.595.559
quite2 1,043.305.550
thought2 1,043.305.550
braw3 1,564.955.434
stap2 1,043.305.424
when6 3,129.895.242
think5 2,608.245.176
watch2 1,043.305.074
wind2 1,043.305.046
talk2 1,043.304.886
stane2 1,043.304.835
half2 1,043.304.784
ceildh3 1,564.95nan
though3 1,564.954.700
these3 1,564.954.686
trees2 1,043.304.685
they14 7,303.084.595
must2 1,043.304.519
the90 46,948.364.452
started2 1,043.304.384
from2 1,043.304.276
ready2 1,043.304.193
sister2 1,043.304.193
first5 2,608.244.160
a42 21,909.234.096
or2 1,043.304.066
rin2 1,043.303.918
couldnae2 1,043.303.737
because2 1,043.303.684
used2 1,043.303.600
which3 1,564.953.562
this13 6,781.433.557
lang5 2,608.243.354
about2 1,043.303.330
find2 1,043.303.286
white2 1,043.303.213
said6 3,129.893.208
passageways2 1,043.30nan
yin4 2,086.593.206
even4 2,086.593.172
run2 1,043.303.046
nae2 1,043.302.913
darted2 1,043.30nan
whit8 4,173.192.920
haein2 1,043.302.889
face3 1,564.952.821
only3 1,564.952.805
oor6 3,129.892.739
be5 2,608.242.729
fire2 1,043.302.549
hard2 1,043.302.527
him2 1,043.302.451
past2 1,043.302.340
it30 15,649.452.286
bit2 1,043.302.246
wisnae2 1,043.302.234
took2 1,043.302.160
heid4 2,086.591.856
wee7 3,651.541.821
tae50 26,082.421.807
man4 2,086.591.701
doon7 3,651.541.638
cauld2 1,043.301.529
how2 1,043.301.485
made3 1,564.951.473
still3 1,564.951.342
has2 1,043.301.198
need2 1,043.301.163
mak3 1,564.951.146
at9 4,694.840.986
will3 1,564.950.967
like3 1,564.950.922
that15 7,824.730.892
auld4 2,086.590.738
place2 1,043.300.698
got3 1,564.950.683
time5 2,608.240.660
in34 17,736.050.544
intae2 1,043.300.535
noo2 1,043.300.463
we6 3,129.890.424
see2 1,043.300.423
can2 1,043.300.316
for9 4,694.840.307
if2 1,043.300.303
dae3 1,564.950.221
ve2 1,043.300.207
some2 1,043.300.174
twa2 1,043.300.145
nicht2 1,043.300.141
as13 6,781.430.129
tak2 1,043.300.117
get3 1,564.950.106
aff3 1,564.950.085
been4 2,086.590.074
on11 5,738.130.066
say2 1,043.300.063
hae5 2,608.240.045
m2 1,043.300.044
he16 8,346.370.036
wi15 7,824.730.031
up7 3,651.540.020
ower4 2,086.590.018
aboot6 3,129.890.013
efter2 1,043.300.009
here2 1,043.300.007
wid2 1,043.300.002
keystane2 1,043.30nan
there5 2,608.240.001
than2 1,043.300.000
no5 2,608.240.000
his11 5,738.130.000
by3 1,564.950.000