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 50,310.56189.670
gran15 9,316.77108.189
grannie12 7,453.4292.247
tartan11 6,832.3089.430
army10 6,211.1884.071
an2 1,242.2466.562
offence6 3,726.7157.540
grandwean5 3,105.5956.380
yir10 6,211.1850.707
wean8 4,968.9450.244
vampire4 2,484.4740.719
jouk5 3,105.5939.791
betty4 2,484.4736.545
maw6 3,726.7135.158
grandweans3 1,863.3532.122
words7 4,347.8325.935
ma24 14,906.8324.937
eejits3 1,863.3524.831
daftie3 1,863.3524.831
slide3 1,863.3523.871
s32 19,875.7822.603
laddie5 3,105.5922.525
dug's2 1,242.2422.080
ridd2 1,242.2422.080
stakes2 1,242.2422.080
ah've4 2,484.4722.057
daftie's10 6,211.18nan
saturn2 1,242.2420.357
smairt2 1,242.2419.175
these6 3,726.7118.756
wee14 8,695.6518.667
scunner3 1,863.3518.469
when10 6,211.1818.308
havers2 1,242.2417.536
ah25 15,527.9517.107
scotty2 1,242.2416.917
dinnae6 3,726.7116.747
name6 3,726.7115.980
aw14 8,695.6515.738
squirrel2 1,242.2415.113
wizard2 1,242.2415.113
see11 6,832.3015.058
bike3 1,863.3514.543
club3 1,863.3514.455
abuse2 1,242.2414.450
o14 8,695.6514.360
things6 3,726.7114.350
paw2 1,242.2413.627
saut2 1,242.2413.387
cooried2 1,242.2413.162
solid2 1,242.2412.746
wan6 3,726.7112.625
bow2 1,242.2412.371
awfie2 1,242.2411.714
ye'll3 1,863.3511.700
hoose7 4,347.8311.571
moose2 1,242.2411.566
weans3 1,863.3511.493
internet2 1,242.2411.424
brek2 1,242.2411.287
fleg2 1,242.2411.026
ye20 12,422.3610.859
speed2 1,242.2410.782
wear2 1,242.2410.553
keep5 3,105.5910.480
granda2 1,242.2410.443
showed2 1,242.2410.233
lowp2 1,242.249.938
wisnae4 2,484.479.765
widden2 1,242.249.754
breid2 1,242.249.329
they'll2 1,242.249.329
stert3 1,863.359.257
it's6 3,726.719.255
their9 5,590.068.988
caw2 1,242.248.877
ring2 1,242.248.474
minute2 1,242.248.411
taen4 2,484.478.355
cannae4 2,484.478.320
dreich2 1,242.248.288
for2 1,242.248.073
ever3 1,863.357.811
leg2 1,242.247.577
planet2 1,242.247.528
dug3 1,863.357.345
ye're2 1,242.247.028
pass2 1,242.246.986
may2 1,242.246.783
daft2 1,242.246.743
cried3 1,863.356.685
they're2 1,242.246.666
bits2 1,242.246.517
nicht5 3,105.596.266
thole2 1,242.246.170
in14 8,695.655.917
that's3 1,863.355.913
really3 1,863.355.897
withoot2 1,242.245.886
fur10 6,211.185.845
smile2 1,242.245.797
use2 1,242.245.797
bag2 1,242.245.597
jannie3 1,863.35nan
came3 1,863.355.516
airms2 1,242.245.515
soon2 1,242.245.281
world2 1,242.245.206
gaun4 2,484.475.116
richt6 3,726.714.959
nae10 6,211.184.796
is4 2,484.474.609
each2 1,242.244.488
up12 7,453.424.338
gied3 1,863.354.030
scott2 1,242.244.023
yersel2 1,242.244.006
yon3 1,863.353.838
green2 1,242.243.831
this2 1,242.243.817
mrs2 1,242.243.816
three3 1,863.353.493
sae6 3,726.713.470
aroon2 1,242.243.430
place3 1,863.353.290
hauf2 1,242.243.275
are5 3,105.592.991
tae25 15,527.952.918
sayin2 1,242.242.892
braw2 1,242.242.839
she4 2,484.472.803
doon7 4,347.832.745
slayers2 1,242.24nan
licht2 1,242.242.766
heid4 2,484.472.607
warld2 1,242.242.201
gang2 1,242.242.019
wis11 6,832.301.996
by5 3,105.591.962
at15 9,316.771.876
new3 1,863.351.827
think3 1,863.351.801
dae4 2,484.471.720
has2 1,242.241.612
didnae2 1,242.241.538
on14 8,695.651.516
her12 7,453.421.500
ken4 2,484.471.491
like7 4,347.831.481
thocht3 1,863.351.387
be5 3,105.591.383
pit3 1,863.351.359
aff4 2,484.471.332
say3 1,863.351.321
auld4 2,484.471.283
had4 2,484.471.273
face2 1,242.241.210
said4 2,484.471.205
me3 1,863.351.181
aye4 2,484.471.069
oor4 2,484.471.025
wir2 1,242.240.945
then3 1,863.350.849
ower2 1,242.240.844
tell2 1,242.240.802
oot9 5,590.060.664
til2 1,242.240.655
ll3 1,863.350.650
seen2 1,242.240.620
syne2 1,242.240.615
yin2 1,242.240.587
awa3 1,863.350.520
whaur2 1,242.240.519
made2 1,242.240.515
they8 4,968.940.477
day2 1,242.240.473
still2 1,242.240.472
mind2 1,242.240.470
micht2 1,242.240.464
frae2 1,242.240.424
no3 1,863.350.402
us3 1,863.350.393
a43 26,708.070.390
the88 54,658.390.381
tak2 1,242.240.327
twa3 1,863.350.305
yer2 1,242.240.303
year2 1,242.240.303
will2 1,242.240.253
muckle2 1,242.240.228
it21 13,043.480.196
first2 1,242.240.178
got2 1,242.240.157
them2 1,242.240.124
ane2 1,242.240.121
if3 1,863.350.111
wi11 6,832.300.085
he15 9,316.770.075
but7 4,347.830.072
whit4 2,484.470.068
we7 4,347.830.061
fae5 3,105.590.060
noo3 1,863.350.057
jist2 1,242.240.056
ain2 1,242.240.055
mair3 1,863.350.027
ither2 1,242.240.022
hae4 2,484.470.015
slagger2 1,242.24nan
intae3 1,863.350.021
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