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 50,310.56191.842
gran15 9,316.77108.004
grannie12 7,453.4292.578
tartan11 6,832.3090.722
army10 6,211.1882.746
an2 1,242.2467.747
offence6 3,726.7158.773
grandwean5 3,105.5956.519
yir10 6,211.1850.583
wean8 4,968.9450.092
vampire4 2,484.4740.830
jouk5 3,105.5939.929
betty4 2,484.4736.656
maw6 3,726.7135.321
grandweans3 1,863.3532.205
ma24 14,906.8326.736
words7 4,347.8326.024
eejits3 1,863.3524.914
daftie3 1,863.3524.914
slide3 1,863.3523.954
s32 19,875.7823.348
laddie5 3,105.5922.659
ah've4 2,484.4722.165
dug's2 1,242.2422.136
stakes2 1,242.2422.136
ridd2 1,242.2422.136
daftie's10 6,211.18nan
saturn2 1,242.2420.413
ah25 15,527.9520.183
smairt2 1,242.2419.231
when10 6,211.1819.116
wee14 8,695.6518.643
these6 3,726.7118.319
scunner3 1,863.3518.209
havers2 1,242.2417.591
scotty2 1,242.2416.973
dinnae6 3,726.7116.733
aw14 8,695.6516.151
name6 3,726.7115.977
squirrel2 1,242.2415.169
see11 6,832.3015.102
wizard2 1,242.2414.823
bike3 1,863.3514.624
club3 1,863.3514.624
o14 8,695.6514.541
abuse2 1,242.2414.505
things6 3,726.7113.955
paw2 1,242.2413.682
saut2 1,242.2413.442
cooried2 1,242.2413.217
wan6 3,726.7112.767
solid2 1,242.2412.425
bow2 1,242.2412.250
ye'll3 1,863.3511.726
internet2 1,242.2411.621
moose2 1,242.2411.621
hoose7 4,347.8311.342
awfie2 1,242.2411.341
brek2 1,242.2411.208
fleg2 1,242.2411.080
weans3 1,863.3510.995
ye20 12,422.3610.869
speed2 1,242.2410.836
wear2 1,242.2410.607
keep5 3,105.5910.564
showed2 1,242.2410.287
wisnae4 2,484.4710.065
granda2 1,242.249.899
lowp2 1,242.249.899
widden2 1,242.249.719
they'll2 1,242.249.383
it's6 3,726.719.376
stert3 1,863.359.333
breid2 1,242.249.149
their9 5,590.068.964
caw2 1,242.248.859
ring2 1,242.248.723
cannae4 2,484.478.573
minute2 1,242.248.402
taen4 2,484.478.397
dreich2 1,242.248.164
ever3 1,863.358.085
for2 1,242.248.062
leg2 1,242.247.630
dug3 1,863.357.622
planet2 1,242.247.532
ye're2 1,242.247.038
pass2 1,242.246.996
daft2 1,242.246.756
may2 1,242.246.756
cried3 1,863.356.738
they're2 1,242.246.680
bits2 1,242.246.390
thole2 1,242.246.254
nicht5 3,105.596.225
that's3 1,863.355.951
in14 8,695.655.947
smile2 1,242.245.906
really3 1,863.355.888
fur10 6,211.185.814
withoot2 1,242.245.788
use2 1,242.245.703
bag2 1,242.245.647
airms2 1,242.245.565
came3 1,863.355.483
world2 1,242.245.305
jannie3 1,863.35nan
gaun4 2,484.475.275
soon2 1,242.245.256
richt6 3,726.714.981
nae10 6,211.184.773
is4 2,484.474.603
each2 1,242.244.459
up12 7,453.424.263
gied3 1,863.354.114
scott2 1,242.244.037
yersel2 1,242.244.004
yon3 1,863.353.864
mrs2 1,242.243.847
green2 1,242.243.847
this2 1,242.243.843
sae6 3,726.713.440
hauf2 1,242.243.422
three3 1,863.353.406
aroon2 1,242.243.371
are5 3,105.593.178
place3 1,863.353.151
tae25 15,527.953.006
sayin2 1,242.242.924
braw2 1,242.242.871
doon7 4,347.832.750
slayers2 1,242.24nan
licht2 1,242.242.719
heid4 2,484.472.651
she4 2,484.472.623
warld2 1,242.242.241
gang2 1,242.241.994
by5 3,105.591.890
wis11 6,832.301.886
new3 1,863.351.877
at15 9,316.771.856
think3 1,863.351.784
dae4 2,484.471.765
has2 1,242.241.625
didnae2 1,242.241.608
like7 4,347.831.580
her12 7,453.421.515
ken4 2,484.471.471
on14 8,695.651.449
thocht3 1,863.351.421
be5 3,105.591.376
say3 1,863.351.375
pit3 1,863.351.330
auld4 2,484.471.325
aff4 2,484.471.319
face2 1,242.241.275
said4 2,484.471.197
had4 2,484.471.192
me3 1,863.351.040
wir2 1,242.240.953
aye4 2,484.470.946
oor4 2,484.470.942
ower2 1,242.240.842
then3 1,863.350.821
tell2 1,242.240.799
ll3 1,863.350.690
oot9 5,590.060.675
seen2 1,242.240.627
til2 1,242.240.619
syne2 1,242.240.607
whaur2 1,242.240.543
made2 1,242.240.525
awa3 1,863.350.487
mind2 1,242.240.482
yin2 1,242.240.474
still2 1,242.240.457
micht2 1,242.240.457
frae2 1,242.240.456
they8 4,968.940.448
day2 1,242.240.442
a43 26,708.070.410
no3 1,863.350.365
us3 1,863.350.348
tak2 1,242.240.317
year2 1,242.240.314
the88 54,658.390.306
yer2 1,242.240.298
twa3 1,863.350.282
will2 1,242.240.274
muckle2 1,242.240.233
it21 13,043.480.225
first2 1,242.240.195
got2 1,242.240.149
them2 1,242.240.142
ane2 1,242.240.132
if3 1,863.350.130
wi11 6,832.300.094
whit4 2,484.470.088
but7 4,347.830.085
fae5 3,105.590.080
jist2 1,242.240.076
he15 9,316.770.058
ain2 1,242.240.055
noo3 1,863.350.052
we7 4,347.830.038
mair3 1,863.350.034
intae3 1,863.350.031
hae4 2,484.470.009
time3 1,863.350.007
his9 5,590.060.006
its2 1,242.240.005
afore2 1,242.240.005
slagger2 1,242.24nan
ither2 1,242.240.015
aa3 1,863.350.004
that16 9,937.890.001