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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 52,686.49269.358
and69 35,993.74122.826
musicians11 5,738.13121.219
an6 3,129.8962.071
dad10 5,216.4860.301
you24 12,519.5652.398
ceilidh5 2,608.2449.140
robert8 4,173.1949.039
dance7 3,651.5441.344
ma31 16,171.1038.163
ankle4 2,086.5934.371
pen-knife3 1,564.9533.293
castle5 2,608.2432.212
hypnotised3 1,564.9531.065
strange5 2,608.2430.437
music6 3,129.8928.970
had15 7,824.7328.376
wis47 24,517.4828.217
staring3 1,564.9527.221
corridors3 1,564.9527.221
body8 4,173.1927.067
so13 6,781.4326.360
family5 2,608.2425.607
remembered3 1,564.9525.596
fiddler3 1,564.9525.596
their16 8,346.3725.523
kill5 2,608.2425.130
dancers3 1,564.9524.926
saw8 4,173.1923.614
then12 6,259.7823.317
didnae8 4,173.1922.240
everyone3 1,564.9521.995
myself3 1,564.9521.623
dashing2 1,043.3021.375
bathtub2 1,043.3021.375
where6 3,129.8920.712
over4 2,086.5920.314
could10 5,216.4820.243
hauntit2 1,043.3019.653
your7 3,651.5418.896
who6 3,129.8918.846
someone3 1,564.9518.812
purple3 1,564.9518.812
scarves2 1,043.3018.472
nothing3 1,564.9518.382
mum3 1,564.9517.982
well6 3,129.8917.588
towerin2 1,043.3017.567
incredibly2 1,043.3017.567
die3 1,564.9517.257
happen4 2,086.5917.073
arch2 1,043.3016.833
spots2 1,043.3016.216
glasses2 1,043.3016.216
might4 2,086.5915.999
faint2 1,043.3015.682
sergeant2 1,043.3015.682
deid5 2,608.2415.127
control3 1,564.9515.029
een8 4,173.1914.825
invited2 1,043.3014.793
reid4 2,086.5914.451
stared2 1,043.3014.414
stage3 1,564.9514.276
aroond4 2,086.5914.240
boy4 2,086.5914.189
dances2 1,043.3014.069
go6 3,129.8913.534
daurk3 1,564.9513.266
found3 1,564.9512.707
danced2 1,043.3012.692
slowly3 1,564.9512.485
would4 2,086.5912.387
group4 2,086.5912.308
actin2 1,043.3012.254
went6 3,129.8912.097
were9 4,694.8411.772
mooths2 1,043.3011.678
whispered2 1,043.3011.678
somehow2 1,043.3011.337
taken2 1,043.3011.177
dinnae5 2,608.2411.055
never5 2,608.2410.942
bluid3 1,564.9510.500
brought2 1,043.3010.466
aw13 6,781.4310.379
sighed2 1,043.3010.339
lookin4 2,086.5910.133
ye2 1,043.3010.005
shall2 1,043.309.868
already2 1,043.309.868
own2 1,043.309.759
waves2 1,043.309.550
is3 1,564.959.480
have4 2,086.599.471
o22 11,476.269.457
oors3 1,564.959.379
another3 1,564.959.259
covered2 1,043.308.496
jist9 4,694.848.416
feart3 1,564.958.362
three5 2,608.248.329
worked2 1,043.308.203
race2 1,043.308.133
left5 2,608.248.074
courtyard3 1,564.95nan
s5 2,608.248.026
band2 1,043.307.998
minutes2 1,043.307.932
did6 3,129.897.677
them9 4,694.847.670
action2 1,043.307.619
people3 1,564.957.605
but16 8,346.377.424
faces2 1,043.307.278
ever3 1,564.957.178
plan2 1,043.307.016
death2 1,043.306.917
turned3 1,564.956.881
thin2 1,043.306.820
moment2 1,043.306.726
looked3 1,564.956.559
way3 1,564.956.384
realised2 1,043.306.252
fast2 1,043.306.172
those2 1,043.306.056
me13 6,781.435.953
are7 3,651.545.858
ken7 3,651.545.675
should3 1,564.955.641
sair3 1,564.955.552
thought2 1,043.305.530
quite2 1,043.305.498
through4 2,086.595.494
stap2 1,043.305.435
braw3 1,564.955.363
think5 2,608.245.189
when6 3,129.895.170
watch2 1,043.305.135
half2 1,043.305.107
ceildh3 1,564.95nan
wind2 1,043.304.996
stane2 1,043.304.915
these3 1,564.954.890
the90 46,948.364.839
talk2 1,043.304.836
trees2 1,043.304.684
though3 1,564.954.659
they14 7,303.084.632
must2 1,043.304.493
started2 1,043.304.424
from2 1,043.304.291
sister2 1,043.304.144
ready2 1,043.304.144
first5 2,608.244.086
or2 1,043.304.017
a42 21,909.233.951
rin2 1,043.303.907
couldnae2 1,043.303.706
used2 1,043.303.654
because2 1,043.303.637
this13 6,781.433.607
yin4 2,086.593.537
which3 1,564.953.508
lang5 2,608.243.335
about2 1,043.303.314
find2 1,043.303.239
said6 3,129.893.186
passageways2 1,043.30nan
white2 1,043.303.195
even4 2,086.593.145
run2 1,043.303.027
nae2 1,043.302.922
haein2 1,043.302.882
whit8 4,173.192.845
darted2 1,043.30nan
oor6 3,129.892.872
only3 1,564.952.817
face3 1,564.952.769
be5 2,608.242.750
hard2 1,043.302.527
fire2 1,043.302.527
him2 1,043.302.470
past2 1,043.302.338
it30 15,649.452.285
bit2 1,043.302.263
wisnae2 1,043.302.192
took2 1,043.302.119
heid4 2,086.591.866
wee7 3,651.541.858
tae50 26,082.421.827
man4 2,086.591.709
doon7 3,651.541.652
cauld2 1,043.301.499
made3 1,564.951.479
how2 1,043.301.448
still3 1,564.951.362
has2 1,043.301.185
mak3 1,564.951.150
need2 1,043.301.139
at9 4,694.841.012
like3 1,564.950.949
will3 1,564.950.946
that15 7,824.730.876
place2 1,043.300.735
got3 1,564.950.722
auld4 2,086.590.710
time5 2,608.240.653
in34 17,736.050.551
intae2 1,043.300.547
noo2 1,043.300.435
see2 1,043.300.424
we6 3,129.890.379
for9 4,694.840.343
can2 1,043.300.323
if2 1,043.300.298
dae3 1,564.950.217
ve2 1,043.300.197
some2 1,043.300.181
nicht2 1,043.300.148
twa2 1,043.300.137
as13 6,781.430.128
tak2 1,043.300.112
get3 1,564.950.103
aff3 1,564.950.085
say2 1,043.300.072
been4 2,086.590.065
on11 5,738.130.061
hae5 2,608.240.056
m2 1,043.300.041
he16 8,346.370.037
wi15 7,824.730.027
ower4 2,086.590.021
up7 3,651.540.019
aboot6 3,129.890.013
efter2 1,043.300.008
here2 1,043.300.006
wid2 1,043.300.004
there5 2,608.240.001
keystane2 1,043.30nan
than2 1,043.300.000
by3 1,564.950.000
his11 5,738.130.000
no5 2,608.240.000